{"id":3669,"date":"2014-03-18T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/breaking-the-mold-with-chris-brogan\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T22:10:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:10:53","slug":"breaking-the-mold-with-chris-brogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/breaking-the-mold-with-chris-brogan\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Mold with Chris Brogan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Brogan is a lot of things. Yes, he\u2019s a six time <i>New York Times<\/i> best selling author, an oft sought after keynote speaker and <i>Forbes<\/i> #1 Social Media Power Influencer. He\u2019s also the CEO and publisher of <i>Owner Magazine<\/i>, a blogger, newsletter writer, father and an incredibly funny interview. We were honored to have him as a guest on this episode of the Heart of Business.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Brogan exudes everything for which the Heart of Business podcast stands. He\u2019s passionate about people, business and doing things in an effective, authentic way. His new book, <i>The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth<\/i>, is for those of us that dare to break the mold and do business in a way that fits you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/140217429&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_artwork=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen, laugh and learn along with us. Many thanks to Chris Brogan for taking the time to join us on the Heart of Business. We can\u2019t wait to read his new book!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Brogan is a lot of things. Yes, he\u2019s a six time New York Times best selling author, an oft sought after keynote speaker and Forbes #1 Social Media Power Influencer. 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