Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Before You Touch Your Marketing, Do This First written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Most founders come to a marketing conversation with a tactic already in mind. Better website. More leads. A LinkedIn strategy. Maybe an AI tool that’ll finally make content easy. The tactic changes. The assumption underneath it doesn’t:…

How to Know When Your Business Is Ready to Scale written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode Overview Scaling too fast kills companies. So does scaling too slow. But most business owners never stop to ask whether they have actually earned the right to scale at all. In…

Why Some Entrepreneurs Keep Growing While Others Stall written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most business owners are not failing because they lack ambition. They are failing because the daily practices that drive performance quietly erode under pressure, and nobody notices until the stall is already…

Why the Smartest Leader Usually Fails written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the full episode: Overview Most companies hit a ceiling not because of strategy or market conditions, but because the leader is still trying to be the smartest person in the room. In this episode, John Jantsch sits down…

The 5 Stages From Operator to Owner written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most agency founders think becoming CEO is the finish line. Jason Swenk says it is actually one of the traps. In this episode, John Jantsch sits down with Jason Swenk, founder of Agency…

Tom Rath on Purpose, Meaning, and the Question Every Business Owner Needs to Answer written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode:     Overview Most small business owners are not stuck because of strategy. They are stuck because they have drifted away from a clear answer to one…

When Referrals Stop, Do This Before Touching a Single Marketing Tactic written by Shawna Salinger read more at Duct Tape Marketing When Referrals Dry Up: What Small Businesses Should Do Before Touching a Single Marketing Tactic Featuring insights from Sara Nay, CEO of Duct Tape Marketing It starts with a sick feeling. You built your…

Turn Talks Into Your Most Effective Marketing Tool written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most small business owners are sitting on one of the most powerful marketing channels available and never use it. In this episode, John Jantsch welcomes back Jess Ekstrom, founder of Mic Drop…

Build a Business AI Can’t Replace written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most conversations about AI focus on tools, workflows, and competitive advantage. This episode goes deeper. John Jantsch sits down with Derek Rydall, bestselling author of A Whole New Human, to explore a question that…

Write Press Releases That Generate Real Media written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most small businesses have written off the press release as a relic. They should not have. In this episode, John Jantsch sits down with Mickie Kennedy, founder of eReleases, to make the case…