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Omar Farook - Adapting A Refine Mantra in Branding and the Tech Space

Omar Farook - Adapting A Refine Mantra in Branding and the Tech Space

Episode 34 Published 5 years ago
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In the branding space, it’s common knowledge and even canon to set up a solid market-centric brand strategy first before launching a product or service.

This episode’s guest begs to differ.

We discuss:
● His stepping stone into entrepreneurship as a creative at core
● Why the Amazon FBA model is the easiest to understand and how it gives creative professionals an advantage in the marketplace
● Using his experiences as an Amazon seller to identify problems in the system that he now solves through Glorify
● Patterning Glorify after the Nathan Latka model for having a successful million dollar SaaS company
● How he used the psychology of the buyer and principles of motion picture to help over 15 Amazon businesses reach 7-figure revenues
● Why he believes tech startups should follow the “launch first, brand later” philosophy
● The perfect rebranding case study: Instagram
● His career trajectory, mentors, and heavy influences to his career
● His refine mantra and relentless persistence that keep him going
● Why he doesn’t believe in competition
● How underdogs move faster than slow-moving titans and three examples of startups that achieved massive growth in recent years
● Battling narcissism by valuing emotional intelligence

Mentioned in this episode:
Aaron Draplin: http://draplin.com/ 
Clickup: https://clickup.com/
Design: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80237097 
Design Inspiration App Muzli: https://muz.li/ 
Gary Vee: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ 
Ian Spalter’s Digital Product Design episode on the Netflix Documentary Abstract: The Art of
Nathan Latka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanlatka/ 
Razer: https://www.razer.com/ 
Tenzing: https://tenzingnaturalenergy.com/ 
Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory Podcast: https://impacttheory.com/episodes/ 

Connect with Omar here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-farook-1a9bb612b 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarnfarook 

For more information on Glorify, head on over to these channels:
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/glorifydesign   
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glorify.app 
Website: https://www.glorify.com/

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