200 - Chocolate Mogul: “We sold 47 million bars and we’re just warming up” | Jake Karls, Mid-Day Squares

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, we're taking a dive back into the Making It archives for JD's excellent chat with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares. Tune in to hear how Jake and his team went from a simple kitchen operation to a full-blown booming chocolate brand.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD delves into Rolex's $11 billion success story and the brand's ability to manufacture scarcity. Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD tells us about the journey Chomps. They make meat sticks. And they're redefining the category for the modern day consumer. Hear how this business started small and grew to $490 million last year. Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com.

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD chats with Mike Lazerow, serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Buddy Media. He sold that company to Salesforce.com for $800M. They get into Mike's journey through business, technology, venture capital, and more.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Get Mike's book here.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon tells us about how Ron Mittelstaedt took a few small town trash companies to $7.2 billion in annual sales. This is the story of Waste Connections and the big business of small-town trash.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get JD's 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon shares the inspiring story of Harris Rosen, who transformed a rundown motel near Disney World into a thriving hotel business with $260M in annual sales.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get JD's new playbook Instagram Selling Machine here. Today, JD talks with Bobbi Brown. She's the founder of the billion-dollar makeup brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and later Jones Road Beauty. How did Bobbi go from a freelance makeup artist to a business mogul and the industry's first beauty influencer? Don't miss out on this story!Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, JD talks with Gregory Zamfotis, the founder of Gregory's Coffee. How did Gregory transition from law school to creating a thriving coffee business with over 50 locations? Tune in and find out!Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks about Mike Salguero and his $600 million business ButcherBox. How did Mike navigate the chaos of 2020 and master logistics, marketing, and customer service to thrive without outside capital? Tune in and find out! Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells about Pantone, a company that revolutionized the colour industry with the Pantone Matching System (PMS), which became an industry standard.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com.