If you’ve been reading our blog lately, you know that we launched an exciting new product last month that goes by the name of the 9 Clouds Academy.
We launched the 9 Clouds Academy to help business owners, entrepreneurs and marketers effectively use digital media by supplying members with online courses, small group consulting sessions, and membership in exclusive social media groups.
We’ve already seen great things happen because of the Academy, and it’s only been a few months! We can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Because many members have had such a great experience in the Academy, we wanted to help communicate it’s value by offering you social proof from an existing Academy member.
With that said, we are pleased to announce our very first member spotlight within the 9 Clouds Academy Community:
Mike Browne
Mike has been a very valuable member to the Academy.
Mike is a talented artist, both in the traditional and digital world. He defines himself as an Inventor/Digital Content Machine/Black Belt Vector Illustrator/Designer of unique vehicle wraps and ridiculous animations.
His self representation below is a good example of Mike’s humor-latent design.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself
I was born in NY and raised in Southern California.
I am a former baseball player and black belt. For exercise these days I row and ride bicycle.
On a day-to-day basis I change hats between inventor, illustrator, animator, web developer and car wrap designer. My new invention for tablets, the Qwickdraw Microfiber Cleaner, takes a huge amount of brain bandwidth.
What are three words that best describe you?
Won’t give up
What is one random fact about you?
My first cartoon got me suspended from Catholic school.
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced in your online efforts?
Finding the right audience
Why did you join the 9 Clouds Academy?
Social media takes a lot of time. It is hard to be good at social media and also be a top-notch creator. I rarely Tweet and barely use Facebook.
How has the 9 Clouds Academy helped you with your digital marketing efforts?
I am self-syndicating a cartoon strip based on my product to a list I created with Mailchimp. My first mailing had a 50% open rate. I put the pieces together using 9 Clouds methods we discussed during consulting sessions.
How has the 9 Clouds Academy helped you to connect with others and gain new business?
Beth Ellyn Rosenthal and I connected during a number of sessions. We are now doing a two year campaign for her Henderson, NV, real estate market.
What tool or resource within the Academy has been the most helpful for you?
The Academy member website is a good reference. I also look forward to the consulting sessions. Being able to pre-submit a question to Scott before the session is a good thing.
Would you recommend others use the Academy to improve their digital marketing efforts? Why?
The Academy is great if you aren’t an expert on everything social related to business. You can get a general understanding than actually have a discussion online with experts and other business people.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Traveling the world kite surfing
To learn more about Mike and his many talents, view his LinkedIn profile or his product website.
Mike was also kind enough to mock up a celebrity car wrap for us, 9 Clouds style. Now that’s what we call riding in style!
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To learn how you can tap into the Academy and draw success from it just like Mike has, click the button below. We can’t wait to help you on your quest to digital literacy!