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Eric Siu and Neil Patel

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In episode #2964, Eric Siu and Neil Patel discuss the value of events for networking, balancing work and family, and how CEOs adapt during tough times. They share travel experiences, reflect on leadership cycles, and explore the future of e-commerce and websites. Note: This episode was recorded while traveling. Audio quality may be lower than our usual standards. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES (00:00) The Value of Free Events and Networking (03:01) Balancing Work and Family Life (06:04) Traveling and Personal Experiences (09:02) CEO Mindset: Rampage and Efficiency (12:02) Cycles of Strength and Weakness (15:07) The Future of E-commerce and Websites Prefer single topic episodes? Head over to our YouTube channel. To suggest a topic, go to https://www.marketingschool.io. For more content from Eric and Neil, check out Eric’s Leveling Up with Eric Siu YouTube channel and Neil’s Neil Patel YouTube channel. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric's ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency X @neilpatel, @ericosiu Instagram @neilpatel, @ericosiu Drop Us a Review If You Enjoyed the Episode!

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0:00.0	You asked me last time, why do I, why do I, why do I do this event for free?
0:07.9	And I kind of mentioned that whenever I do these things, everything comes back to me 10 or 100
0:12.0	fold, but just on a different timeline. But I also know there's levels to these events too.
0:18.4	So the event that I told you about the business summit, they actually
0:21.8	hit me up because I did this event. And this event actually, this is the record for a number of
0:27.6	attendees. And they're up 50%. Yeah. Wow. And so they're like, how did you do that? Right. And they're like,
0:31.9	okay, can you help with this event over here? Which is that event? And then what's going to happen is I'm going to get you involved because you're my friend, right?
0:37.8	But I'm going to get involved with that one too and hopefully help and see where it goes.
0:41.8	But like if you do something and it's clear that you're competent,
0:47.3	other people are going to come ask you, especially if it's groups like this.
0:50.3	Yeah.
0:50.5	There's level ups to everything.
0:52.5	Yeah, I agree with that.
0:53.6	I think doing events is worth it.
0:57.2	I go to a lot of events.
0:59.4	Next year, I'll pick back up.
1:01.6	This year was slowed down because I decided at the, towards the end of last year, I'm
1:05.1	going to slow it down.
1:06.5	He changes my very quickly.
1:08.0	Uh-huh.
1:08.2	Well, the economy also started getting bad. And dude, when crap gets bad, I need to generate revenue, so I had to hit the road.
1:14.0	Sure, man.
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