Transform your business and mindset with hard-won
wisdom from eight extraordinary entrepreneurs.
“The Grateful Eight has powerful lessons from Stephan’s awesome podcast interviews. They are full of wisdom I’m genuinely grateful for, and that’s helped me grow in life and leadership.”
Embark on a powerful exploration through the minds of eight marketing masters who’ve built billion-dollar empires, viral content, and life-changing businesses. This isn’t just another marketing guide—it’s a blueprint for integrating gratitude, authenticity, and strategic brilliance into every aspect of your entrepreneurial path.
Dive deep into unique strategies that have generated hundreds of millions in revenue, while discovering how a gratitude-first mindset becomes the catalyst for both business success and personal fulfillment.
This guide distills intimate conversations with industry legends into eight powerful frameworks that you can implement immediately:
These aren’t just successful entrepreneurs—they’re the visionaries who’ve cracked the code on building meaningful businesses while staying true to their humanity.
Stephan Spencer is a three-time author, international speaker, and SEO consultant whose 20+ year career has been dedicated to unlocking the secrets of digital marketing excellence.
As the founder of his own SEO agency and creator of innovative pay-for-performance SEO technology, Stephan has witnessed firsthand how the marketing landscape has evolved—and more importantly, what timeless principles separate lasting success from fleeting trends.
His true passion lies in connecting with the brightest minds in marketing and entrepreneurship. Through his two weekly podcasts, Marketing Speak and Get Yourself Optimized, Stephan has curated conversations with an extraordinary roster of industry legends and emerging trailblazers. His guest list reads like a Who’s Who of marketing mastery—they are thought leaders who have shaped how we think about business and human behavior.
Apple recognized the exceptional quality of Stephan’s work by selecting Marketing Speak as one of iTunes’ “New & Noteworthy” podcasts. What sets his interviews apart isn’t just the caliber of guests, but his unique ability to extract actionable wisdom from complex minds—distilling hundreds of hours of conversations into practical insights that entrepreneurs can immediately implement.
The Grateful Eight represents the culmination of Stephan’s journey as both interviewer and student, offering readers the same powerful access to marketing masters that has made his podcasts essential listening worldwide.
