Coffee with Closers is an educational short video series. Our goal is to educate viewers about practical insights & useful trends within a multitude of industries relating to the emergence of the internet. How has the internet and social media transformed the way your industry performs sales and marketing? Do you think your industry has grown from the integration of the internet into day-to-day sales and marketing? In the future, what do you expect from the partnership of your industry and the internet?
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May 29, 202629 min
How to Use LinkedIn to Drive 90% of Your SaaS Revenue
Still burning budget on ads and cold email with nothing to show for it?Troy built Demo a fast-growing SaaS marketplace and scaled it almost entirely through LinkedIn content strategy, personal branding, and organic lead generation. No SDRs. No ad spend. Just consistent LinkedIn posting that turned followers into pipeline.In this episode, he breaks down his exact LinkedIn growth strategy, how to build a personal brand that drives B2B sales, and why LinkedIn organic reach is still the highest-ROI channel for SaaS founders and entrepreneurs in 2026.Watch till the end to steal his exact playbook.
April 30, 202643 min
Why Your Customer Success Team Is Always Reactive
Struggling with customer churn? Your client retention strategy might be the biggest gap in your SaaS business growth.Jeff Kushmerek has spent his career scaling customer success teams — and he breaks down why SaaS onboarding best practices are the real foundation of membership retention, how to reduce churn before renewal season, and what it actually takes to improve customer lifetime value without hiring more CSMs.Whether you're in startup advice mode or scaling a $50M SaaS business, this episode is packed with actionable sales strategy and customer experience insights you can apply immediately.Watch till the end to find out how entrepreneurship and client retention go hand in hand.
April 2, 202643 min
How to Build a Business That Runs Without You
In this episode of Coffee with Closers, I sits down with Mandy Ellefson — business strategist, consultant, and author of The Hands-Off CEO. Mandy's story starts with a hard truth: she built an agency that nearly broke her, and had to shut it down while nine months pregnant. What came next changed everything — not just for her, but for hundreds of service-based business owners she's helped since.This is a conversation every agency owner, consultant, or service-based entrepreneur needs to hear. Mandy breaks down exactly why most businesses get stuck, and what it actually takes to scale — without watering down your work or burning yourself out.
March 12, 202645 min
The Secret to Scaling a Business Successfully
In this episode of Coffee with Closers, Travis Heberling shares powerful insights on leadership, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. After years of focusing on mastering his craft, Travis realized that true growth comes from learning how to run a business, lead teams, and delegate effectively.Learn how to develop leadership skills, delegate effectively, build a thriving company culture, and grow beyond your craft.In this conversation, you'll learn:✅ Why separating your brands can double your revenue✅ How to get referrals without asking for them✅ The mindset shift that took Travis from technician to business owner✅ Why hiring a hungry beginner beats hiring a seasoned pro✅ How audiobooks, journaling, and CRM automation changed everything✅ The video content strategy every business owner needs to know✅ What storytelling in video really means (and why your customers should be the hero, not you
February 20, 202652 min
Why Your Finance Leader Might Be Quietly Holding Your Growth Back
Jeremy is a recovering CFO who's led finance and strategy at billion-dollar companies, navigated 16 M&A transactions, and turned around 6 struggling businesses. In this episode of Coffee with Closers, he breaks down the frameworks every founder needs — whether you're early-stage, prepping for exit, or fighting to turn things around.Topics covered:- The "Playing to Win" framework for business strategy- How to get your CFO and sales team speaking the same language- What buyers actually look for before acquiring your company- VC funding vs. bootstrapping — what you're really giving up- The KPIs that reveal the true health of your business- How to build a turnaround plan that actually works
February 6, 202637 min
The Surprising Formula Behind Teams That Achieve 10X Results
In this video, we dive into the core of human behaviour and the power of mindset. Discover essential psychology facts that contribute to self improvement, guiding you toward a success mindset. This motivational speech offers practical insights for personal development.Learn how to:- Identify and develop A-players while uplifting underperformers- Foster collaboration across hybrid and remote teams- Multiply individual performance to drive exponential team success- Implement practical frameworks that turn dysfunction into breakthrough results
January 8, 202634 min
How Top Sales Leaders Close More Deals
Event marketing ROI, predictable revenue, and B2B sales growth break down when in-person leads aren’t tracked, enriched, or followed up fast enough. In this episode of Coffee With Closers, Zach Barney, founder of Moly and former VP of Sales explains why most event leads fail and how to turn face-to-face conversations into a predictable revenue engine.Zach shares his entrepreneurial journey from early-stage startups to scaling U.S. revenue from $5M to $30M, why event marketing remains one of the most underserved go-to-market channels, and how poor attribution and slow follow-up destroy ROI.You’ll learn:👉 Why companies shouldn’t start businesses unless they’re solving a problem they personally feel👉 How to build a repeatable, predictable sales machine👉 Why event marketing data is broken—and how to fix it👉 How OCR, CRM integrations, and enrichment transform event leads👉 What actually drives ROI at trade shows, conferences, and private events👉 How founders and sales leaders should think about in-person events in an AI-saturated worldThis conversation is a must-watch for B2B founders, sales leaders, event marketers, and revenue operators who want to stop wasting money on events and start closing deals faster.👉 Subscribe for more insights from top sales operators and founders👉 Share this episode with your revenue and marketing team
December 4, 202540 min
The Brutal Truth About Product Market Fit l Coffee With Closers
In this episode of Coffee With Closers, Adam breaks down the real reasons startups fail, why product-market fit matters more than anything, and how founders can avoid the most common anti-patterns that destroy early-stage companies.He also explains why service companies struggle to become product companies, how “founding DNA” becomes an anchor for future pivots, and why discovery work—not code—is the real foundation of innovation.If you're a founder, product builder, consultant, or anyone working in emerging tech, this is one of the most insightful and actionable conversations you’ll hear.
November 19, 202541 min
The Power of Organic Growth in a Noisy Digital World
In this episode of Coffee With Closers, we dive deep into the real journey of building a business from scratch, the power of storytelling in marketing, and how founders can use organic strategies to grow without massive budgets. We talk about mindset, customer education, organic reach, delegation, building systems, and why the “one handshake at a time” approach still works today.This conversation is packed with lessons for entrepreneurs, B2B leaders, digital marketers, and creators who want to grow a brand using authenticity, curiosity, and strategic content.Here are 5 simple things to learn from this video:1. Storytelling is the most powerful marketing tool2. Organic growth still works in 20253. Quality wins over speed4. Delegation is key to scaling5. There is no such thing as a saturated market--------------------------------------------------▶️ How strong is your growth strategy? Find out for FREE with our Growth Score Quiz—get custom insights and a roadmap to scale. Take the quiz now!👉 https://oneims.com/growthscore👉 Struggling to generate leads? Schedule Your Growth Strategy Session Now:🚀 https://www.oneims.com/get-started/ (Limited Spots Available)
November 12, 202537 min
What a Former Lawyer Learned About Leadership in the Kitchen
In this episode of Coffee With Closers, Ric Gruber shares his remarkable journey from being a Chicago attorney to becoming the CEO of a thriving multi-location restaurant group. He opens up about leaving behind the billable-hour grind, learning every role from dishwasher to CEO, and mastering the art of leadership, branding, and team culture.Ric also discusses how he’s leveraged social media — especially LinkedIn — to grow his brand, attract talent, and build trust in an era of AI-driven content. This episode is filled with insights on entrepreneurship, scaling without burning out, and staying authentic in business.👉 Topics covered:Transitioning from law to hospitalityBuilding scalable business systemsUsing social media to grow a local brandLeadership lessons in a family businessBalancing work, family, and personal growth
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