{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Nathan Barry Show","title":"The #1 Way to Grow Your Audience in 2026 | Domonkos Eross | 149","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5138dbfc\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4082,"description":"Most creators try to grow by posting more. More content, more platforms, more hours. But the biggest creators and thought leaders grow in a very different way, and most of it happens behind the scenes.\nI sat down with Domonkos \"Doma\" Eross, founder of Flowin, a creative agency for thought leaders, to talk about what actually drives audience growth right now. We get into his seven strategic steps to succeed as a thought leader, why creator partnerships are the number one source of growth in the creator economy, and Doma’s outreach technique for landing dream clients.\nIf you've ever wanted to know the systems the biggest creators use to consistently grow their audiences, I think you'll get a lot out of this conversation.\nTimestamps:\n00:00 Introduction\n01:33 How Doma started working with thought leaders\n03:03 Why direct outreach works\n03:33 The Manchester United cold email\n05:05 Why a well-packaged pitch gets attention\n06:49 Using credibility to get past the first filter\n08:06 How office hours turned into clients\n09:13 Leaving energy vs lingering energy\n10:13 Why curiosity beats a target list\n11:59 How your network compounds\n12:54 The seven steps to succeed as a thought leader\n13:18 Step 1: Develop exceptional knowledge first\n14:17 Step 2: Define your mission and theory of change\n16:19 Step 3: Build an ecosystem strategy\n18:21 Matching your ecosystem to how you make money\n19:51 Step 4: Turn your ideas into the right content\n21:18 Protecting clients from the wrong projects\n22:38 Step 5: Build the right team\n23:12 Why team size and influence don't correlate\n24:55 How James Clear decides what to work on\n26:32 Building a team around impact\n28:26 The most surprising role on a thought leader's team\n30:53 What thought leaders know about saying no\n32:17 Focus on your craft and outsource the rest\n33:22 Step 6: Creator partnerships, the #1 source of growth\n35:14 Why Creator Network works better than list swaps\n37:19 How partnerships work at a smaller scale\n39:00 How much...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/94Z7X6faUKE41kiKTRfZPH0m-h9g7ytYNEt5v0i7EJE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODMx/YjU2MDE1OGMwYTVj/YWE2MjUyOTkwNTVi/YmJkMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}