Tech to Content and Virtual Summits
Humans are hard-wired to care about things when we hear them in the context of a story. Today’s guest has learned that first-hand while making his signature creative, engaging content for himself and for other entrepreneurs. Now, he’s using his skills to help run virtual summits and workshops to help other entrepreneurs carry on as we all continue to adjust to life during COVID-19.
Moby Hayat is an entrepreneur and content creator who helps other businesses and entrepreneurs share their stories. He is the host of the Fire Show Podcast, creator of the 2 Week Content Bootcamp, and host of the Online-First Summit 2020.
Moby takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his time working in tech at Dell while waiting to get his green card in the USA. We chat about his time working at a startup accelerator, how COVID-19 has changed the job landscape for so many of us, and how he is using his talent for making content to help other people and build his own business.
In this episode, we’re discussing…
How Moby created connections in the entrepreneurial world while waiting to get his US green card so he could start his own business.
What he learned working for a startup accelerator in Austin, Texas.
How COVID-19 has changed Moby’s plans and made him take on new challenges.
His top three tips for putting together and running a virtual summit, and why they can be a great marketing tool.
How Moby is taking his content-making skills into the next phase of his life and business.
Moby’s Top Tips:
If you can’t start a business, you can still dip your toes into entrepreneurship – while Moby was waiting on his green card, he couldn’t make any money outside his day job. So to scratch the entrepreneurial itch, he started making free content and interviewing successful entrepreneurs so he would be prepared to launch a new career when the time came.
Roll with the punches - COVID-19 has changed a lot, and Moby isn’t the only person to have lost their job in the middle of the pandemic. He decided to make the most of the unexpected time by learning something new and helping out a new business partner - and that experience is helping him pave the way for what’s next.
Utilize your networks – If you’re hosting an online summit, half the battle is marketing. Create social media and marketing assets for your speakers to share so they can spread the word to their own audiences. That will go a long way to bumping up attendance at your summit and put you in front of a lot more people!
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ABOUT MOBY HAYAT
Immigrant to the US since 2010.
Program Manager since 2014.
Podcaster since 2016.
Event host since 2017.
Full-time entrepreneur as of March 2020 #LaidOff
Host of the Fire Show Podcast. Creator of 2 Week Content Bootcamp. Host of the Online-First Summit 2020.
Fun Fact: I once got chased by a police helicopter. The cops let us go.