127: 2026 Marketing Trends: Why My ‘Losing’ Pitch Still Drove Sales (with Monica Schrock)

WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas · Jan 8, 2026 · 1h 2m · transcript

Main Points

Why my losing pitch led to sales

Personal brand > AI: my actual techniques on how my conversion rate is 70%

How I grew my email open rate from 10% to 75%

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