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The Origin Story: How a Hot Dog Cart at the Hardware Store Became My Idea of Success
Jan 28, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
That’s Not How This Works, Levi’s
A very human take on trust + AI, and the cost of pretending these are separate things.
Dec 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Giving your content the ho phase it deserves
Why no one wants to bend your content over the algorithm (and how to fix it)
Dec 3, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
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The Feral Autobiography of Gen X
Sep 2, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
101 Tiny, Ridiculous Ways To Heal From Hustle Culture
May 21, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
That’s Not How This Works, Levi’s
Dec 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Personality Bombs For Your Newsletter
Oct 29, 2024 • Dre Beltrami
10 Ways to Write Like YOU, Without the Fear, the Filter, or the Factory Programming
Apr 9, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Giving your content the ho phase it deserves
Dec 3, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Brand Personality

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That’s Not How This Works, Levi’s
A very human take on trust + AI, and the cost of pretending these are separate things.
Dec 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Giving your content the ho phase it deserves
Why no one wants to bend your content over the algorithm (and how to fix it)
Dec 3, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
10 Ways to Write Like YOU, Without the Fear, the Filter, or the Factory Programming
You’ve been trained to write like a boring, approval-seeking adult. That ends today!
Apr 9, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Why Fitting In Feels Like STARVATION
We said things we might disagree with later. And that’s the point!
Apr 2, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Liz Reitzig
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The Magician’s Field Notes On Fun, Feel-Good Sales + Marketing
Why you keep sabotaging every funnel, blueprint, and proven strategy, why that’s exactly right, and how to create like the magic-wielding force of…
Apr 2, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Feel-Good Marketing

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The Pivot Nobody Glamorizes
Some will call it quitting. I call it rerouting.
May 6, 2025
Visibility Is an Absolute Mindfuck (Let’s Talk About It)
This isn’t about being seen. It’s about being fearless enough to stop performing... and just fucking show up.
Mar 21, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Katie Kastner
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10 JOY-Hits to Make Your Business Instantly More “YOU”
You don’t have to burn it all down—just drop these 10 JOY-hits and let the growth + healing begin.
Mar 4, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Gary Vaynerchuk called. Why I let it go to voicemail.
Maybe he was calling to talk business. Maybe I was too busy shooting my shot to care. 🤷‍♀️ The latest ballsy, feel-good thing I'm doing to spark growth…
Feb 11, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Oprah Called, She Wants Her Pedestal Back (I Was Using It for Chili)
I stopped selling answers. Here's what I'm doing instead to build a thriving "hot dog cart" kinda life + business
Jan 30, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Feel-Good Sales

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A Convo So Anti-Capitalist, It Would Totally Get Flagged On Instagram
Two weirdos. One Livestream. The only thing that survived was our integrity.
Apr 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Marisa Guthrie
Monetizing Your Passion is the Biggest Catfish of the 21st Century
A recording from Dre Beltrami's live video
Mar 27, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Vanessa Redford
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🔥 27 Fun, Feel-Good Ideas for Taking Your Sales + Marketing on a JOYride
Real, raw, unfiltered sales + marketing advice for hustle culture expats who don’t know where to start
Feb 25, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
Your Funnel Isn’t Going To Save You But Showing Up + Selling? That Just Might.
The real reason you keep tweaking instead of selling? It’s not your fault.
Feb 18, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
The Middle Finger Reframe for Showing Up + Selling Without Feeling Like a Keebler Elf in Witness Protection
What I'm UNlearning To Be Able To Make Money In A Way That's Fun + Feels Good
Feb 4, 2025 • Dre Beltrami
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