Virtual summits are all the rage these days, but my friend Dave Shrein was doing them before they were cool. I participated in his event last year for his agency Campaign Donut, and I thought it was so well-run, I had to have him on the show to talk about it. Dave's story is great and he offers lots of actionable advice. It's always great when I can take something from an interview and implement it, and I did just that with Dave.Show Notes<ul><li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/daveshrein">Dave Shrein</a></li><li><a href="https://campaigndonut.com">Campaign Donut</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amyporterfield.com/2018/11/235/">How to Identify Your Ideal Customer Avatar | Marketing Made Easy</a></li><li><a href="https://create.campaigndonut.com/free-seo-training-course/">Dave's Free SEO Course</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/topic-clusters-seo">Topic Clusters | Hubspot</a></li><li><a href="https://casabona.org/2020/05/podcast-live-events/">How A Podcast Can Replace A Live Event</a></li><li><a href="https://howibuilt.it/allie-nimmons-and-freelancing-mental-health/">Allie Nimmons and Freelancing / Mental Health</a></li><li><a href="https://campaigndonut.com/summit/">Unleashed Summit</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/?fp_ref=joe97">eCamm Call Recorder</a></li><li><a href="https://thrivecart.com">ThriveCart</a></li><li><a href="https://casabona.org/go/ecamm-live/">eCamm Live</a></li></ul>Sponsored by: <a href="https://howibuilt.it/recommends/expressvpn/">ExpressVPN</a> | <a href="https://howibuilt.it/yes">Yes Plz</a> | <a href="https://howibuilt.it/ithemes">iThemes</a>

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