Podcasts by Go With the Flo

Go With the Flo

The Go With the Flo podcast, hosted by CEO of Flo Media, Josiah Merta, brings you the current state of the business world, insights into digital marketing, and exclusive interviews with leading entrepreneurs and influential online personalities. In every episode, the goal is to deliver value and touch on subjects that you find helpful to your career and provide different perspectives on business-related topics by deep diving into certain theories and by sharing the stories of influential guests on the show.

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From U.S. Army Psychological Operations to Donating $70,000 to Stop Soldier Suicide With Combat Flags | Interview With Owner Dan Berei from 2020-03-28T20:28:40

During this time of the coronavirus and mandatory quarantine, we were given the opportunity to sit down with Dan Berei - the owner/founder of Combat Flags<...

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How Three Farmers Got an Investment on Dragons Den | Interview with CEO Natasha Vandenhurk from 2020-01-30T21:55:22

To kick start our new year, we interviewed Three Farmers CEO, Natasha Vandenhurk, to talk about her experience of successfully getting an investment on CBC's Dragons Den for her company, and man...

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CCO of Vaynermedia Shares His Perspective on Creative Agencies | Interview With Steve Babcock from 2019-10-21T22:29:07

A few months ago, we interviewed Steve Babcock, the CCO of Vaynermedia,  who has been included in industry lists such as, Forbes’ “30 Most Creative People in Social Media” and XYZ’s “Top 25...

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Is "Passive" Income a Real Thing & How to Get an Interview with Someone Famous from 2019-10-21T07:12:40

There's a big trend among entrepreneurs and "fast money searchers" when it comes to finances, and that thing is "passive income". So in this episode, we wanted to dive into the world of passive ...

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Capitalism VS Communism & Why It's Impossible to Achieve Marxism In Our Society from 2019-08-23T22:41:45

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS MAY BE VERY CONTROVERSIAL


In the last few weeks, we've mentioned in our podcast that we want to share our thoughts on more "controversial" subjects an...

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Why the E-sports Industry is About to Collapse & the Power of Using Influencers from 2019-08-06T20:52:52

Over the past few years, the e-sports industry has been gaining more and more traction, gathering the attention of big name investors such as Drake, Scooter Braun, and other major VC firms, but ...

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Growing up in a "Cult" & the Things That Helped Shape Who He Is Today | Interview with Josiah Merta from 2019-07-31T22:23:22

To complete our goal of helping our listeners understand who we are, Levi interviews Josiah in this episode, and talks about his past growing up in a "cult", being a young entrepreneur, his expe...

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What Life Looked like Before the "Sidekicks" Career | Interview with Co-Host Levi Harder from 2019-07-22T22:07:28

In our efforts to help our audience understand who we are, we interview our co-host Levi "Sidekick" Harder, and discuss his childhood growing up in Lloydminster, Alberta, what made him the perso...

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Facebook's New Cryptocurrency: Libra & Why Real Estate is a Smart Investment from 2019-07-17T17:14:14

With Facebook recently announcing their new cryptocurrency, Libra, we wanted to share our point of view on this business move and how it could potentially make cryptocurrency a practical thing i...

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NASA Using Private Aerospace Companies & Will SpaceX Become an ISP Monopoly from 2019-06-11T01:26:48

Space exploration and the aerospace industry are both things that we have always found fascinating. So in this episode, we discuss: 

  • NASA using private aerospace companies to ...

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Recognize That the World Is Transitioning over to Audio from 2019-05-24T02:45:55

I know we've talked about this in the past, but I don't think enough people fully understand how fast the world is moving towards audio, and if you can start a podcast or build an Alexa Skill so...

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Should Monopoly's Be Broken Up & Why Followers Are a Bad Metric to Base Your Success On from 2019-05-21T20:21:05

This is another week of just winging it and seeing what subjects we touch on. So in this episode you can expect: 

  • Our thoughts on monopoly's
  • How quality is subjectiv...

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Why You Need to Understand That Social Media Algorithms Are Interest-Based from 2019-05-19T23:24:47

As marketers, it's our job to adapt to new changes in algorithms and find the best ways to distribute our content in an online world.

Lots of people are upset that algorithms are "interes...

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The CEO Behind Vendasta's 275+ Employee Operation in Saskatchewan | Interview with Brendan King from 2019-05-15T01:28:50

In this episode, we interview Brendan King, the CEO of Vendasta in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and discuss his childhood, different business ventures, rapidly scaling to 275+ employees, and much mo...

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How Much Content Should You Post in 2019? from 2019-05-09T19:24:04

How much content should you be posting on social media? My opinion: as much as you can while still creating relevant content for your audience.



In 2019, the more content ...

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How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting Industries & Why You Should Embrace Innovation from 2019-05-06T17:52:48

As technology advances and artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, it's going to start replacing jobs that humans would normally do, and people are getting worried about that. 

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What to Do When Organic Reach Goes Down on Instagram from 2019-04-25T22:08:52

 Lately, the Instagram organic reach has been going down and when something like this happens on a social media platform, lots of people start to freak out.


So this week...

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Why You Should Pay Attention to Tik Tok & How to Handle Your Weaknesses from 2019-04-22T20:24:12

Tik Tok has started to make a name for itself in North America in the past few months, especially right after it acquired Musical.ly at the end of 2017, and we think that people need to pay atte...

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Why You Need to Show Your Company Culture on Social Media from 2019-04-18T06:39:56

When companies post on social media, most of them do the exact same thing all the time: they promote their services/products, post motivational quotes, and sometimes showcase some testimonials.<...

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Disney Plus vs Netflix & Why Iconic Brands Are Going Out of Business from 2019-04-15T06:06:28

After Disney announced their new streaming service, Disney Plus, their market value increased by $23 billion dollars, while Netflix decreased $7 billion dollars in one day. This has caught a lot...

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Why buying Fake Social Media Engagement Is a Bad Strategy from 2019-04-11T22:43:49

Buying fake engagement on social media is way more common than most people think. 


I understand why people do it, but I don't believe it's a good strategy to build a real...

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Why Content Creation Systems Are Necessary & Caring About the End Consumer from 2019-04-08T06:00:38

Without developing content creation systems for social media, you will never be able to push out high volumes of content consistently. Period. You need to take the time to figure out content sys...

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Why You Need to Be Unemotional in Business & Not Overthink Every Decision from 2019-04-02T02:54:04

The faster you move in business, the better, but in order to move fast, you need to be unemotional towards your company. What does that mean though?


Well in this week's episod...

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From U.S. Army Special Forces to Host of Beer, Wine and Spirits | Interview with Jeff Bradford from 2019-03-28T02:44:45

In this interview, we sit down with Jeff Bradford, a retired U.S. Army soldier, and discussed how he sold everything he had after 20 years of service in the military, and pursued his desire of s...

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Building Brand By Pushing Out Free Information & Branching Into Different Industries from 2019-03-20T21:18:12

In 2019, branding is everything. I firmly believe the best way to build brand is by pushing out consistent content online and delivering value to your audience for free through platforms like Tw...

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The Backstory Of Valuetainment's Founder | Interview With Patrick Bet-David from 2019-03-11T22:51:23

In this episode of Go With the Flo, we interview the founder of Valuetainment, Patrick Bet-David, and discuss his life as a child in Ir...

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Exposing Fake Online Entrepreneurs & the Reality of Becoming Part of the Top 1% from 2019-03-04T06:04:26

This episode is a passionate one for me and Levi...


There's a huge trend happening in the world right now where it's cool to be an entrepreneur and run your own business, and ...

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Establishing Yourself As THE Local Podcast In Your City from 2019-02-20T18:06:06

Establishing yourself as "THE" local podcast in your city for your specific industry will start to become more of a common strategy in the business world as our culture transitions over to audio...

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Why Video Content Is King & the Ultimate Content Creation Strategy for Businesses from 2019-02-12T05:58:30

In this episode, we first explain exactly why video content is king and how you can leverage it to create the ultimate social media strategy for your business and start building your brand onlin...

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Culture Gravitating Towards Hip-Hop & How Music Artists Should Gain Exposure In 2019 from 2019-02-05T05:03:38

Hip-hop is now the most popular genre of music by far in the 21st century and has become a huge part of our culture. We talk about artists like Russ, J-Cole, and Joyner Lucas, who have all come ...

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SpaceX vs Blue Origin & Could Uber Compete In the Aviation Industry? from 2019-01-29T22:02:26

In this week's episode of GWTF, Levi and I discuss who we think will be the first to commercialize space travel to the masses between SpaceX and Blue Origin. Will we agree on the same company, o...

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Stop Focusing On Your Follower Count & Create Entertaining/Valuable Content for Your Audience from 2019-01-29T01:14:56

So many people are focused on their follower count and base their online success on how many followers they have, and I think this is one of the worst mindsets you can have when it comes to your...

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The Internet Replacing Universities & Why You Don't Need a Degree to Be Successful from 2019-01-21T04:18:20

In today's episode, we talk about how the internet has the ability to completely replace the traditional university through online education websites such as Listen

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The Rise of Online Personalities & How They Got To Where They're At from 2019-01-13T20:26:23

With the launch of social media, there have been a lot of different online personalities popping up in the world, and in this episode of Go With the Flo, we talk about exactly who some these peo...

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Video Platforms Are Dominating TV Channels & Why You Should Distribute As Many Videos As Possible from 2018-12-30T20:04:18

In today's episode of Go With the Flo, we discuss how Twitch could potentially take over the sport networks on TV and why Facebook Watch could compete against YouTube in the video space.

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How Social Creates a Huge Opportunity for Personal Brands & Why Universities Will Lose Their Value from 2018-12-25T00:38:42

In this episode of Go With the Flo, we introduce our new co-host, Levi Harder, and talk about how the internet has opened up a huge opportuni...

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End of Year Thoughts on How to Brand Yourself in 2019 from 2018-12-03T20:19:53

Coming to the end of the year, we wanted to discuss our thoughts on what marketing looked like in 2018, and our recommendations on how to brand yourself going on into 2019. Voice is a major factor...

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How Contextualizing Ads Delivers Quality Engagement & Better Business Results from 2018-11-20T19:00:17

Lots of businesses these days use Facebook and Instagram ads as a way to market themselves online, but the majority of them fail at deploying those ads effectively. So in this episode, we tackle wh...

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Testing Your Content To Understand Your Audience & Maximize Your Results from 2018-11-08T04:08:07

In this episode, we talk about the importance of testing out your content in order to understand what your audience wants, and to maximize your results. This is a crucial step for any business tryi...

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The Quality of Followers Is More Important Than the Quantity of Followers from 2018-09-06T23:43:34

In this week's episode, we address how too many people get lost in the number of followers they have, and don't focus enough on the quality of their followers. Gaining quality followers is the key ...

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Quick Minute on Content For Mobile Platforms from 2018-08-24T17:49:47

Here's a little 1-minute segment talking about why you need to stop questioning the effectiveness of social platforms, and start creating content at scale for the mobile device. Hope it brings you ...

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Content for Mobile Platforms, & Next Marketing Opportunity from 2018-08-11T20:16:14

In this week's episode of #GoWithTheFlo, we explain why you should be creating content for the mobile device, on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or risk your business becoming i...

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The Instagram Algorithm Update and Addressing Its Rumors from 2018-08-02T05:50:26

There was a recent update to the Instagram algorithm in June, and in this episode of Go With the Flo, we explain exactly how it works and address some rumors surrounding it. Hope it brings you value!

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Introduction to Go With the Flo from 2018-07-20T18:54:21

This is the first episode of the Go With the Flo podcast by Flo Media! In this episode, we explain our goal of bringing you marketing insights and updates on major platforms such as Facebook and Tw...

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