1 00:00:00.465 --> 00:00:01.085 Hi, how are you? 2 00:00:01.105 --> 00:00:03.445 Hi, how are you? Doing well, good to meet. Nice meeting you. 3 00:00:03.445 --> 00:00:04.645 Likewise. Introduce yourself. 4 00:00:04.645 --> 00:00:06.005 Who are you and uh, what are you, who 5 00:00:06.005 --> 00:00:07.005 Are you with? Um, I'm with 6 00:00:07.005 --> 00:00:09.365 Camilla Ortiz and I'm with Meridian Leads. 7 00:00:09.375 --> 00:00:11.525 We've been in this space for 13 years doing, uh, 8 00:00:11.525 --> 00:00:13.205 lead generation, actually. Awesome. 9 00:00:13.265 --> 00:00:14.285 So what makes you guys unique? 10 00:00:14.325 --> 00:00:15.205 I mean, what makes you guys different? 11 00:00:15.205 --> 00:00:17.045 Why should people work with you guys? Well, 12 00:00:17.045 --> 00:00:19.485 We, like I said, we've been in this space for 13 years. 13 00:00:19.825 --> 00:00:21.205 Um, we have a big database 14 00:00:21.345 --> 00:00:24.765 and the fact is that we've know a good amount 15 00:00:24.765 --> 00:00:28.085 of people in this space, and that's what's getting us, uh, 16 00:00:28.105 --> 00:00:29.245 that's what's getting us there. 17 00:00:29.625 --> 00:00:30.725 So talk to me, what, 18 00:00:30.725 --> 00:00:32.245 what are you looking forward to the most in the event 19 00:00:32.675 --> 00:00:36.325 Meeting, uh, meeting anyone, funders, ISOs, trying to get 20 00:00:36.325 --> 00:00:40.085 to meet them, help them out, um, especially funders, um, 21 00:00:40.265 --> 00:00:42.565 to get them more iso recruitments. A hundred percent. 22 00:00:42.905 --> 00:00:44.085 And then talk to me, I mean, 23 00:00:44.085 --> 00:00:45.485 what do you think is the biggest mistake people 24 00:00:45.505 --> 00:00:46.685 do when handling leads? 25 00:00:47.085 --> 00:00:49.165 I mean, how, how do you be successful 26 00:00:49.165 --> 00:00:50.365 and how do you be unsuccessful in it? 27 00:00:50.625 --> 00:00:51.925 Uh, not following up 28 00:00:51.925 --> 00:00:53.365 and not building a relationship with 29 00:00:53.365 --> 00:00:54.805 that merchant that you're trying to reach out? 30 00:00:54.805 --> 00:00:56.165 That's a hundred percent. 31 00:00:56.585 --> 00:00:59.565 The most thing that I hear is people don't follow up 32 00:00:59.565 --> 00:01:00.645 and they don't make a connection 33 00:01:00.755 --> 00:01:01.965 with the merchant themselves. 34 00:01:02.235 --> 00:01:04.525 Awesome. And then overall, your experience in it. 35 00:01:04.525 --> 00:01:06.485 What piece of advice would you have to, uh, 36 00:01:06.485 --> 00:01:07.725 people that are in this industry? 37 00:01:08.615 --> 00:01:10.245 Don't give up. It's a numbers game. 38 00:01:10.345 --> 00:01:11.645 The more swings that the plate is, 39 00:01:11.645 --> 00:01:13.885 you could get something's bound to stick on that. 40 00:01:14.235 --> 00:01:16.525 Awesome. Thank you so much, Camilla. Appreciate it. 41 00:01:16.585 --> 00:01:18.485 You No problem. Likewise. Nice meeting you too.