So it doesn't have to be a polished thing.

Again, you're starting.

My mentor, Ryan Lavec, always says,

if you're going to do something well,

it's worth doing something badly first.

Because you've got to learn somewhere.

So if you're just starting out and you don't have anything,

it's worth starting these emails, so you're practicing.

And yes, you put your grandmother and your mother on your email list. My mother's on my

email list, by the way. She doesn't read every email, but every once in a while I get a weird

email back going, I love this. You did really good.

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I'm thrilled to have Tanya Brody on today.

Tanya, you started out, I see you got your degree in creative writing and drama.

You were a performer, but it seems in everything you did, you were always the creative writing person as well.

So I'd love to hear how that brought you to where you are today being an expert in email marketing, an evangelist on email marketing, which I would argue is one of the most important techniques that we have today in a

cluttered market, AI, people don't know what's coming up next, but being able to communicate

effectively with those that you already have on a list is gold. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly.

So regarding my writing path, I've always loved stories. Like, you know, I was one of those kids

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