Jake Karls explains the rise of Mid-Day Squares' chocolate empire - EP 10 from Not Your Story

Jake Karls explains the rise of Mid-Day Squares' chocolate empire - EP 10

45 minutes Posted Nov 20, 2024 at 12:00 pm.

) Intro

) The future of marketing

)The founding story of Mid-Day Squares

) $140 billion chocolate industry, growth in saturated market

) The power of authenticity and vulnerability

) Reality TV Show storytelling, Shark Tank, The Kardashians & Hollywood

) Overcoming burnout

) ‘Therapy saved our partnership’

) There’s no great story without conflict

) Positive momentum & compounding action

) ‘failure is a privilege’

) Does your story evoke emotion?

) Over 50 million organic content views

) Curiosity, how can we be better storytellers?

) The ground game, building true community

) Sam Walton built Walmart by SHOWING UP

) What the hell is a Chief Rainmaker?

) ‘I was a horrible manager’

) Scaling to $100 million

) Advice to listeners overcoming fear

) ‘LinkedIn is a playground for opportunities’

) 'Being myself is my greatest superpower'

) Outro

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Jake Karls is the co-founder and Chief Rainmaker of Midday Squares, a chocolate brand, that’s shaking up the $140B chocolate industry.

Jake shares how Mid-Day Squares is growing a $100M brand by embracing the power of storytelling, vulnerability, and authenticity, sharing their behind the scenes story of entrepreneurial drama.

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