About Jon
I made $300K in college by figuring out one thing. How to hijack attention on the internet. And that skill changed my life.
I've been an entrepreneur for as long as I can remember. It comes naturally to me. Which is kinda crazy. Because entrepreneurship is wild and unforgiving.
I've had my ups and downs. Here's my story in 93 seconds:
2004: I build an online magazine and make money by selling ads. I run it while in college and sell to a large publisher in 2009.
2011: I stumble into the world of YouTube influencers and figure they could make money working with brands. So I start brokering deals. It’s a good little business — but I have bigger plans.
2015: I launch Influicity, an early influencer marketing agency. Too early. It was a grind. And I make so many mistakes. But with the help of a great team, we find our groove. Eventually we win clients like Warner Bros, Walmart, and Bank of America.
2019: Influicity grows fast and starts offering more services. Podcasts, social media, email, SEO and more. I want to help businesses grow through marketing that actually works.
2021: I start a podcast called Making It with Jon Davids. It’s not too good. But who cares. No one’s listening. Fast forward 3 years — now it’s very good. And there are a lot of listeners. According to Apple, it’s the #1 Marketing podcast in the world.
2024: I publish my first book, Marketing Superpowers. Sharing my lessons from a decade of knowledge working with 100’s of brands. It’s the book I wish existed when I started.
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As a purebred entrepreneur, I love sharing my insights on business and growth.
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If you’re a business leader (or want to be one), I’ve created some advanced training you might like. You can find that in the Training tab on this website.
There’s more to my story, but that’s all for now.
