2. Carlos Gil | "The End of Marketing" Author | Social Media Strategist | Gil Media Founder
In this episode, we learn all about Carlos Gil.
He shares about his upbringing, dropping out of high school, running social media for some of the biggest brands in the world, touring the world as a speaker for marketing conferences, and even shares a bit of insight to his new book "The End of Marketing".
Find Carlos on Instagram @CarlosGil83 and check out his new book on Amazon: http://bit.ly/carlosgilbook
⚡️Show Notes:
1:15 - Who is Carlos Gil?
4:30 - Carlos' Forces
4:40 - Growing up with a entrepreneurial parents
8:10 - Working at young age
9:54 - High school hobbies and experiences
11:17 - Why I dropped out from high school and my mantra in life
11:59 - Married at young age
13:04 - The Big Break
14:54 - Branch Bank Manager at Regents
15:28 - Economy Hits, lost job and joined LinkedIn
16:59 - Jobs Direct USA
17:15 - Built my Own Business and rebranded myself
17:34 - How to flip social media into a business
17:54 - Met the venture capitalist in Florida
20:38 - How to growth hack LinkedIn
21:54 - "Pink Slip Party"
22:29 - Started Growth Hacking Twitter
24:02 - "I went Broke"
27:43 - Winn Dixie offered me to be their 1st Social Media Head
32:11 - Carlos left Winn Dixie and worked at Savla
33:45 - Started going to conferences
34:54 - Moved to West Coast
38:50 - "LinkedIn Offered me a Job"
39:45 - Social Media Marketing Aspiration
47:40 - Going back to LinkedIn
49:10 - Tipping Point
51:20 - Things Carlos has learned from the Corporate World
52:40 - Gil Media Journey
1:01:53 - The Day in a life of Carlos Gil
1:07:05 - Daily Routine
1:08:22 - Things I’ve learned while writing The End of Marketing Book
1:14:38 - Advise for People who want to go with Social Media Marketing
1:18:40 - How do you manage to unplug
1:20:38 - Upcoming goals
1:23:30 - Advise to a younger Carlos Gil
1:29:16 - Speaking engagement preparation