Episodes

  • We Blowing Up Episode 6
    Nov 24 2022

    We Blowing Up Podcast you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handles a bit of everything.


    What you'll learn in episode 6:
    Live VS Virtual Business Events
    Cracking the Social Media Code
    Growing Pains
    Act Like Your Working!
    Da Pizza Boyz
    Bad Service is Killing Your Business!


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • We Blowing Up Episode 5
    Nov 17 2022

    We Blowing Up Podcast you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handles a bit of everything.


    What you'll learn in episode 5:

    The WORST Sports Franchise of All Time
    The Daily Grind Mindset
    Ideas VS Execution
    Gamify Business for Max Production
    How to Handle Plummeting Email Engagement
    Building Relationships in Business
    Success in Business without Establishing Relationships
    Is Meeting in Person Important in 2022?

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • We Blowing Up Episode 4
    Nov 10 2022

    We Blowing Up Podcast you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handles a bit of everything.


    What you'll learn in episode 4:

    The Most Unsuccessful Commercial in the World
    Importance of Clear Concise Communication
    Getting Roasted in the Comments Section
    Small Business Blog and Youtube Discussion
    Are Giveaways a Good Strategy for Business Growth?
    Majors vs Minors
    The Best Kept Youtube Creator Secret
    Grant Cardone vs Dave Ramsey

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • We Blowing Up Episode 3
    Nov 3 2022

    We Blowing Up Podcast you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handles a bit of everything.


    What you'll learn in episode 3:

    Dealing with Anxiety and Panic Attacks in Business
    How Blowing Up Your Business Actually Works
    Strategic Partnerships are Vital for Exponential Growth
    Value of Relationships in Business (Relational vs Transactional)
    The Pain of Discipline vs The Weight of Regret
    Create the Celebrity Effect to Blow Up Your Business



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    48 mins
  • We Blowing Up Episode 2
    Oct 25 2022

    We Blowing Up Podcast you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handles a bit of everything.

    What you'll learn in episode 2:
    How do you get to 80% margin when selling commoditized product? 
    Differentiating yourself in a competitive market 
    Your business better know your CAC and LTV 
    2 Vital Business Metrics for Success 
    Effective Branding and Marketing in a Boring Industry 
    Doing the job vs Doing the Job Well 
    This is what I'm talking about
    Salespeople are a bit different 
    Average Joes win in the End 

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • We Blowing Up Episode 1
    Oct 19 2022

    This is the first episode in the We Blowing Up Podcast series, where you'll be introduced to a close nit family trying to figure out how to grow a family business. The challenge they face is  how to grow their nearly 30 year old business from 10 million dollars in annual sales, to 100 million.

    Follow these guys as they do what they do best which is winging it in business decision making. Not always the best path forward but as you'll find out, old habits are hard to break as they discover the choices they made that were good, and those that flopped.

    There will be ups, and you can be sure there will be downs as these guys try to figure out how to blow up their small family business. Anyone who runs a business understands the challenges that business owners face. The correct path forward isn't always obvious, and it requires taking risks, and the results can be unpredictable.  

    So learn from the mistakes you'll see in this series, and benefit from those decisions that were solid. Either way, you should find We Blowin Up to be informative, insightful, entertaining, and more.

    The individuals in this series include the business Founder, and CEO,  Doug Merritt, and his three  Sons; Dustin, the VP of  Sales, Drew, the VP  of Marketing, and David, the President who handels a bit of everything.

    In this episode you'll get a mixed bag of things including;

    • The Boneheads guide to creating a podcast
    • How to convert content into customers
    • Who the "We Blowing Up" podcast is for
    • Drew, on what he's personall committed for
    • Lessons learned so far on 10Xing our business
    • Marketing  the old days vs. how things are today
    • Drew and a Mullet
    • The path to business ownership
    • And why redundancy is so important

    With so many things covered, it's no wonder why this episode runs well over an hour. But staying true to form, from start to finish, it's a typical fly by the seat of your pants approach to podcasting, that's unscripted with topics and discussion that evolves naturally. No track to run on, and no scripts. What you get is spontaneous and real. 







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    1 hr and 33 mins