Episode 30: How Jon Garcia Built ‘StrikingEye’ and Found His Purpose

About this episode

Jon Garcia discusses his journey from a corporate career to content creation and the impact of storytelling.

Episode Summary In this episode of The Marketing Boost, Leon sits down with longtime friend Jon Garcia, the creator behind the viral TikTok account StrikingEye. After leaving an eight-year career at Geekdom and facing personal loss, Jon turned to content creation to find his purpose. He shares how he grew to 10,000 followers in just two months by telling the "lost and lesser-known stories" of San Antonio, the mechanics of his creative process, and how storytelling is bridging the gap between...

People in this episode

Host: Leon

Guest: Jon Garcia

Topics covered

• content creation
• storytelling
• social media growth
• personal purpose
• viral marketing

Keywords

• TikTok
• followers
• creative process
• San Antonio stories
• personal loss

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Geekdom

Books & works: StrikingEye

Places: San Antonio

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