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The Hive Mind Podcast

Real conversations with authors, marketers, and operators on turning a book into a business asset — pipeline, deal velocity, and the keynote circuit.

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Why Most Business Books Never Grow the Business

Most experts treat their book as something to promote. Kory Kirby — a publishing strategist who's taken 100+ books across the finish line — treats it as a product to design first. We get into why product comes before…

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Why Write a Business Book? Leads, Leverage, Legacy

Why write a business book — and what does it actually do for your business? Marina Aris, founder of hybrid publisher Brooklyn Writers Press, makes the case that a book is a funnel, not a keepsake: a way to generate le…

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How to Run Amazon Ads for a Business Book (Without Wasting Your Budget) — Michal Stawicki

Most authors waste money on Amazon ads. Here's how to run them properly for a business book. In this episode, Cristian Ungureanu sits down with Michal Stawicki, an Amazon ads specialist who has managed campaigns for h…

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What to Expect

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No fluff, only tactics

Every episode is built around one question: what actually works? Guests share real numbers, real campaigns, and real lessons.

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For business-minded authors

Founders, consultants, and experts — self-published or traditional, debut or established — who want their book to drive leads, close deals, and book stages.

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Frameworks that compound

Funnel, attribution, and conversion thinking from SaaS, applied to books and the businesses behind them.

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Guests who've done it

Not theorists. Authors, marketers, and operators who have turned books into pipeline, speaking deals, and premium clients.

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