Jake Karls is the co-founder and Chief Rainmaker of Midday Squares, a chocolate brand, that’s shaking up the $140B chocolate industry.

Jake shares how Mid-Day Squares is growing a $100M brand by embracing the power of storytelling, vulnerability, and authenticity, sharing their behind the scenes story of entrepreneurial drama.

Timestamps:
(0:00 ) - Intro

(1:45 ) - The future of marketing

(4:44 )- The founding story of Mid-Day Squares

(7:44 ) - $140 billion chocolate industry, growth in saturated market

(9:40 ) - The power of authenticity and vulnerability

(12:45 ) - Reality TV Show storytelling, Shark Tank, The Kardashians & Hollywood

(14:55 ) - Overcoming burnout

(17:46 ) - ‘Therapy saved our partnership’

(19:33 ) - There’s no great story without conflict

(21:44 ) - Positive momentum & compounding action

(23:44 ) - ‘failure is a privilege’

(25:00 ) - Does your story evoke emotion?

(27:00 ) - Over 50 million organic content views

(28:55 ) - Curiosity, how can we be better storytellers?

(30:00 ) - The ground game, building true community

(33:23 ) - Sam Walton built Walmart by SHOWING UP

(35:30 ) - What the hell is a Chief Rainmaker?

(37:35 ) - ‘I was a horrible manager’

(38:38 ) - Scaling to $100 million

(40:44 ) - Advice to listeners overcoming fear

(41:47 ) - ‘LinkedIn is a playground for opportunities’

(43:30 ) - 'Being myself is my greatest superpower'

(45:04 ) - Outro

Connect with Jake and Mid-Day Squares:

https://www.instagram.com/jakekarls_/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-karls-653106ba/

https://www.instagram.com/middaysquares/

https://www.tiktok.com/ @middaysquares 

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