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S1|Ep64 Elite Entrepreneurship & AI: Scaling to 8 Figures Without Funding or a Sales Team
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Forest Bronzan from the United States is here to share a powerful story of elite entrepreneurship in the AI era.
Forest reveals how he founded and scaled Email Aptitude—named the #1 fastest-growing CRM/Loyalty agency in the U.S. by Inc. 5000 and #2 Best Place to Work in California by Ad Age. He grew it from zero to 100 employees and 8-figure revenue, fast, without funding or a sales team.
After a strategic merger, he stepped into an even bigger game, helping grow the combined company to over 1,000 full-time employees—and exited once again.
Forest is now the Co-Founder & CEO of Jetset, and a board member at Digital Detox®, after over 15 years in e-commerce, building award-winning agencies and driving revenue growth for brands like Bombas, MVMT, Walmart, and more.
🔥 Key Topics Covered:
- Scaling without a sales team: what most founders miss
- System design & clarity vs. hustle culture
- Scaling from 300 to 1,000+ employees in 18 months
- How AI would change everything if he built again today
- Founders’ blind spots & high-leverage shortcuts in the AI era
- Real moments of truth in hypergrowth
- Advice for high-performing founders & agency leaders
This is a must-listen for entrepreneurs, AI-curious leaders, and agency builders looking to create extraordinary results with a lean, bold, and intelligent approach to scale.
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About the host, Emi Olausson Fourounjieva
With over 20 years in IT, digital transformation, business growth & leadership, Emi specializes in turning challenges into opportunities for business expansion and personal well-being.
Her contributions have shaped success stories across the corporations and individuals, from driving digital growth, managing resources and leading teams in big companies to empowering leaders to unlock their inner power and succeed in this era of transformation.
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Chapters
1. Introducing Forrest Bronson (00:00:00)
2. From Lemonade Stands to Agency Founder (00:04:22)
3. Scaling Without Sales or Funding (00:06:17)
4. Creating Award-Winning Company Culture (00:14:47)
5. Navigating AI in Business Growth (00:19:58)
6. Human-Centered Decision Making (00:28:36)
7. Product First, Technology Second (00:35:45)
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