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How to Convert Social Media Views into Customers In the second episode of Season 6 of Leaders Create Leaders, host Gerard Adams talks to the CEO and founder of Billy Gene Is Marketing.

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Billy Gene Shaw is the CEO and founder of Billy Gene Is Marketing, a San Diego-based digital marketing business that coaches marketers on social media strategy. In Episode 2 of Season 6 of Leaders Create Leaders, host Gerard Adams talks to Shaw about using paid social media ads, converting social media views and clicks into customers, and his professional path to marketing and entrepreneurship.

Adams visits Billy Gene Is Marketing's office and chats with Shaw about early professional experiences, his business's focus on education, and the importance of content for marketing and social ads for sales. Shaw also suggests hiring strategies and tips for leadership.

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Gerard Adams

Entrepreneur, angel investor, self-made millionaire at 24

Gerard Adams is The Millennial Mentor™, inspiring the generation to leverage their passions for success and create the lifestyle they dream of. A serial entrepreneur, angel investor, self-made millionaire by the age of 24 and millennial himself, he is most popularly known as the co-founder of Elite Daily. To date, he has built, backed or invested in nine businesses across multiple industries that have all delivered over seven-figure profits. Gerard has recently developed a video series, Leaders Create Leaders, to offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Learn more at GerardAdams.com

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