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Founder's Journal

Alex Lieberman, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, gives you an insider’s look into building businesses. Alex explores the founder’s journey, from the painful challenges of 0-to-1 to the powerful frameworks that help you scale to millions in revenue as well as the emotional rollercoaster that is present throughout.

Episodes

My Mom

Today I tell you about my Chief of Staff, Stacey Lieberman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 20209 minEp. 65

Future of The Founder's Journal

Today I discuss what we're doing well, not doing well, and what we can improve with The Founder's Journal going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19, 202018 minEp. 64

There's More to Social Media

Today I discuss how social media is more than just a tool to build a brand or kill time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 202011 minEp. 63

Words Affect Your Identity

Today I reflect on the words I used to describe myself in a conversation, and how the things I consistently repeat shape my identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 20207 minEp. 62

What is Productive?

Today I discuss productivity (again). Specifically, what activities that you do are actually productive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 20206 minEp. 61

10-Ks and Rabbit Holes

Today I breakdown AT&Ts 10-K and go through my takeaways after dissecting their financial documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 202013 minEp. 60

Org Structure

Today I go through Morning Brew's organization structure and explain why every employee should understand their org structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 202011 minEp. 59

Replicate Success

Today I reflect on reflecting. I discuss why you need to find out why you had a success and how you can replicate successes in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 07, 20208 minEp. 58

Hiring Strategy

Today I remind myself what to keep in mind during the hiring process to make sure we find unicorns and avoid mistakes when hiring quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 202010 minEp. 57

Strategic Likability

Today I discuss strategic likability: How do build up the skills you need to be liked and trusted across your organization? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 05, 20207 minEp. 56

The Compound Interest of Process

Today I discuss how discipline and process compound into great results over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 04, 202012 minEp. 55

LinkedIn AMA

Today I answer questions submitted on our LinkedIn Live, including: What does Morning Brew look like in 2 years? What changes and challenges have we faced due to COVID-19? What is Morning Brew's culture like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 202013 minEp. 54

Blind Spots

Today I talk about two situations where my ego got in the way of my learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 20208 minEp. 53

Organized Chaos

Today I discuss how chaos within the structures of an organization can lead to innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 202011 minEp. 52

Brand Ambassador Program

Today I discuss BrewU: Morning Brew's brand ambassador program. We discuss our history in brand ambassadors and how things have changed as we relaunch the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 28, 202011 minEp. 51

Stealing Ideas

Today we talk about "stealing" or taking inspiration from things that already exist (and putting your own spin on it). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 20208 minEp. 50

Depth Learning vs. Breadth Learning

Today is the second part of our media diet discussion. We discuss the differences between depth and breadth in learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 20209 minEp. 49

My Conversation with Alicia Tillman

Today I reflect on my interview with Alicia Tillman, CMO of SAP. The three main takeaways: All marketing is B2C marketing Communicate the balance between autonomy and authority Understand history to set strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 202013 minEp. 48

Scaling Sales

Today I discuss how Morning Brew has been able to scale our sales organization, why you need specialists as you grow, and where we aim to go with our advertising business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20209 minEp. 47

Tough Conversations

Today I talk about tough conversations: what they are why they're so important how to have them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 202010 minEp. 46

Substack Strategy

Today we do a strategy breakdown of Substack and see how they can become the front and back office for creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 202013 minEp. 45

Personal Brand

Today I discuss why I'm doing the CMO Series and how to make yourself a top-of-the-funnel asset for your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 20209 minEp. 44

Overwhelm

Today I discuss how I had a productive day, but couldn't find enough time to accomplish everything I wanted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 20207 minEp. 43

Paid Product

Today I reflect on a meeting I just had on building and testing a new paid product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 13, 202010 minEp. 41

Your Content Diet

Today I discuss diets... content diets. What are the things you're consuming and how does it affect your outputs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 202010 minEp. 42

Culture Brainstorm

Today I brainstorm ways that we can impact Morning Brew's culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 202013 minEp. 40

The Cadence of Work

Today I reflect on my 4th of July Weekend and how it felt to unplug from work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 202012 minEp. 39

Be the Consumer of Your Product

Today I discuss the reasons behind why I'm joining David Perell's Write of Passage Course and how I believe it will help in our mission to create an education product at Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 20208 minEp. 38

The Onboarding Process

Today I discuss employee onboarding and how we are working to improve our process at Morning Brew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 01, 202011 minEp. 37

State of the Brewnion

Today I give a behind-the-scenes look at the State of the Brewnion (Morning Brew's town hall) and 12 things I've learned from presenting during these quarterly meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 202010 minEp. 36