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Eric Winegard

Eric Winegard

CEO and founder of Rare Blue Moon Marketing, a digital marketing agency he scaled from startup to an eight-figure business in 3 years after leaving a 17-year corporate VP role.

Jul 13, 2026

28:51
Mm.
28:51
It's, it's being all in.
28:52
It's not giving yourself another option.
28:55
So the last year I was at that company, CGI, I, I actually had a discussion with the CEO and I said, "Hey, you know, I don't really wanna be in management anymore.
29:04
I think it's obvious." I, I said, "I, I'm looking at other things." I said, "I'd be happy to be a 1099 salesperson for until whatever." And, you know, obviously he was a little disappointed, but said, "No, no worries, Eric.
29:16
Whatever you want.
29:16
You've been here forever.
34:14
What are most business owners/founders, what are the biggest mistakes that you see them making when it comes to content?
33:13
Mm.
33:13
It's, it's being all in.
33:14
It's not giving yourself another option.
33:17
So the last year I was at that company, CGI, I, I actually had a discussion with the CEO and I said, "Hey, you know, I don't really wanna be in management anymore.
33:26
I think it's obvious." I, I said, "I, I'm looking at other things." I said, "I'd be happy to be a 1099 salesperson for, until whatever." And, you know, obviously he was a little disappointed but said, "No, no worries, Eric, whatever you want.
33:39
You've been here forever.
33:39
Like, whatever you want in your life." That was the first-- I did that on purpose because the first time in my life I didn't have a big salary.

18 MINS LATER

51:56
This is probably part one of 200 of these things that we could keep doing.

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