Is Anything Real In Paid Advertising?
"Is Anything Real in Paid Advertising?" is the show where agency founders, marketers, and skeptics unpack what’s actually working, and what’s just noise.
Hosted by Adam W. Barney (author, strategist, and energy coach with $100M+ in ad experience), this no-fluff, 20-minute video podcast dives into the tactics, tools, and truths shaping modern agency growth.
Each episode is a co-hosted conversation - unfiltered, spicy, and built for anyone tired of the same recycled playbooks.
🎯 Running a $250K–$5M agency? Join the mastermind: https://quickclick.com/r/cgat5uvqcd0zfa1c79ic2ca3u7gbzo
Latest Episode
Building a Global VA Agency Without Ads | Ep. 25 w/Utsav Nagori (DynaPro Global) (12.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Stop the Ad Addiction | Ep. 24 w/Jared Tang (Gaggle Social)
- Scrappy ABM, Real Results: Building Pipeline Without Paid Ads | Ep. 23 w/Mason Cosby (Scrappy ABM)
- EQ, Resilience & Real Influence | Ep. 22 w/Chuck Garcia (Climb Leadership International)
- Fix Your Bank. Scale Your Ads. | Ep. 21 w/Alex Steele (Opal)
- Narrative Power in a Noisy World | Ep. 20 w/MK McGowan (MK McGowan Studios)
- Filtering Noise with AI: Authentic Growth & Real Connections | Ep. 19 w/ Joe Apfelbaum (evyAI)
- CRM That Pays: Lead Scoring, Attribution & ROI | Ep. 18 w/ Jason Kramer (Cultivize)
- Building Trust Before Ads | Ep. 17 w/ Abu Kamara (Green Zone Solutions)
- The Future of AI & Creativity | Ep. 16 (Exclusive Drop) w/ Mike Todasco (SDSU, Ex-PayPal)
- AI That Actually Delivers: Clarity Before Paid Ads | Ep. 15 with Vinod Kumar (Syntheum AI)
- Filtering the Noise: Offline Data, Ad Fraud & LTV | Ep. 14 w/ Noel Geer (Connected Interactive)
- How Fuzia Built a 10M+ Community That Actually Converts | Ep. 13 with Priyanka Mishra (Fuzia Talent)
- Strategy Over Shortcuts: Small Biz Growth That Lasts | Ep. 12 w/Lucy Wang (Pocketflows)
- Data That Cuts Through the Noise | Ep. 11 with Ryan Stevens (Digital Reference)
- Scaling Smarter: Agency Growth, Balance & Real ROI | Ep. 10 with Anthony Tsigourakos (ScaleSmarter)
- Beyond Clicks and Chaos | Ep. 9 with Patrick Cumming (KleintBoost)
- Breaking the Vice Stigma | Ep. 8 with Pauline Schmiechen (Fanblast)
- Alignment Over Algorithms | Ep. 7 with Lea Miner (Intention & Insight)
- From Grind to Growth: Micro-Niching, Daily Emails & Ditching the Social Media Hustle | Ep. 6 with Ziv Raviv (Kivi Media)
- Creative Metrics, Messaging Clarity & Creator Grit | Ep. 5 with Nuria Garcia (NbN Marketing)
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