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Serial Entrepreneur And Marketing Whiz Everette Taylor

Serial Entrepreneur And Marketing Whiz Everette Taylor

GHOGH With Jamarlin Martin | Episode 23 | Guest Everette Taylor

Jamarlin talks to serial entrepreneur and marketing whiz, Everette Taylor, about building GrowthHackers, PopSocial and other companies. Everette shares what he learned from selling his first tech business at age 21 and working with Snapchat on a new startup accelerator. They also discuss founders investing too much in public relations, and whether negro tech elites need to step up, reach back and help more Black people.

Recorded on July 3, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA.

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