Morning Brew CEO: Our goal is to build a billion dollar company (with video)

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On Friday’s WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and The Dude caught up with Morning Brew CEO/co-founder Alex Lieberman. Listen in for the full interview where we discuss:

Treating your newsletter as the product.

Growing the brand into a $20 million media empire.

What’s the secret to Morning Brew’s success?

Why is voice so important in email?

Will they sell to Business Insider as The Wall Street Journal reported?

If you’re at all interested in marketing your business or personal brand properly, you are going to want to watch this.

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