Resources & tools · 5 & Rise
Resources & tools.
The tools we use every day, the books that shaped how we work, and the products we recommend to clients. Everything here is something we would use ourselves.
01 · Our stack
The tools behind the work.

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Marketing
Simplified Social Hub
Simplify Social Media with our proprietary creation, scheduling, posting platform across most social media channels. Connects to your favorite AI tool to automate the process.

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Content & design
Descript
Create, Transcribe, Edit all your videos in one place. Simple and a must have tool.

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Websites & automation
Go High Level
Our team uses GHL daily and across most of our SMB clients for funnels, lead tracking, and marketing automation

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Business
Skool
Our favorite membership and course platform used by our own team and for our clients.
02 · Books
Books we recommend.

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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
I like this one because it collects Naval’s thinking on building wealth, leverage, and clear decision making into short, quotable ideas I can return to again and again.

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Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
I like this one because it explores how opportunity, timing, and thousands of hours of practice shape extraordinary success, and it gives me a fresh perspective on the stories behind the businesses I work with.

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Rewired: McKinsey’s Playbook on How Leading Companies Win with Technology and AI
Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, Robert Levin, and others
I like this one because it breaks down how large organizations actually build and scale digital and AI capabilities, which gives me a practical lens for advising clients on where technology fits into their growth.

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Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
Dan Martell
I like this one because it lays out a clear system for handing off low-value tasks and reinvesting those hours in the work only I can do, which fits how I think about building a team and scaling an agency.

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One to Many: The Secret to Webinar Success
Jason Fladlien
I like this one because it shows how to package expertise into a scalable offer that serves many people at once, which lines up with how I approach education and membership models.
03 · Products
Gear and extras we like.

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Magician2 Multi-Pod Coffee Maker & Espresso Machine
I like it because it supports several types of coffee pods like Keurig, Nespresso, etc.

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Full Year Wall Calendar, Dry-Erase
I like it to plan and organize the year in the life of our team.
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