Chris Strub's Academy

Google 'learn social media,' and you'll encounter more than 1.2 billion search results.

I'm not here to simply teach you 'how to do social media.' I'm here to show you how to get results.

Over the last 10 years, I've used an evolving combination of Twitter, live-streaming video, Instagram Stories and Snapchat to deliver these concrete results: 

-- Worked as a long-term social media contractor with a Fortune 60 company, and was featured in the Louisville Business Journal

-- Raised $6,200+ for the Salvation Army USA as a Red Kettle Ambassador, with a national partnership with NBC Universal

-- Co-hosted Give for Good Louisville 2017 on Facebook Live, helping the Community Foundation of Louisville raise more than $4.6 million in 24 hours

-- Been featured in Forbes and Inc. Magazine, and is a Forbes contributor

-- Been interviewed more than 70 times on various podcasts and live-stream shows, including:

       -->   Joel.Live with Joel Comm, April 12, 2018       
       -->   Mario Armstrong's Never Settle Show, Season 2 Finale, live from the NASDAQ Studio in Times Square
       -->   The Business of Video podcast with Owen Video
       -->   Social Pros podcast with Jay Baer (recording Aug. 31, 2018)

-- Co-hosted the Big Brothers of Big Sisters of America national conference on Facebook Live in San Diego

-- Spoke on stage in San Francisco (twice), Atlanta (three times), St. Louis (three times), San Diego, Houston, Dayton, Wichita, Rockford, and Denver: see the whole list

-- Keynoted the Business Vlog Summit 2017 in Las Vegas, and will soon keynote my first international conference in Nottingham, UK

-- Self-published two books with five-star ratings on Amazon: '50 States, 100 Days: The Book' and 'Fight For Good Tour: The Book'

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So what will you learn in these courses?

In the Instagram Stories course ($197 value), which includes more than two hours of intense video training, I will:

-- Explain the Stories phenomenon -- did you know Stories are expected to outpace Feeds by 2019, as the primary means of consuming content on social media?

-- Walk you through the Top 10 core features of Instagram Stories, and explain both how you can use them to your advantage, and why each feature is important for different strategies

In the live-streaming course ($147 value), which includes more than an hour of intense video training, I will:

-- Detail why live-streaming is the perfect way to connect with your customers and audience

-- Walk you through, step-by-step, how to overcome your fear of using live-streaming video

-- Show you how to build an authentic, engaged and passionate audience for your live-streams

In the Twitter course ($147 value), which includes more than 90 minutes of intense video training, I will:

-- Describe how I've used Twitter as my primary means of building relationships that have led to the many business partnerships above

-- Walk you through the principle of being "authoritatively conversational and conversationally authoritative"

-- Detail how I earned the title of No. 1 Twitter influencer at Social Media Marketing World -- ahead of even Social Media Examiner itself -- and how you can do it, too

-- Describe one of Twitter's most under-utilized features, to connect with a concentrated and engaged audience with next to no effort

In the Snapchat course ($97 value), which includes more than 45 minutes of intense video training, I will:

-- Explain why, even though Snapchat may be on its way out, Snap's hardware experiment is important to you

-- Show you exactly how to use Spectacles to obtain the rich, vivid video content your brand needs to stand out on social media

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Is this series of courses the right fit for you? I've spent the last month-plus building this series specifically for you, if:

-- You're a college student or recent graduate who wants to step up her digital networking game

-- You've got an online passion project and want to build a community around your work

-- You work for a nonprofit and you want to learn how to leverage social media without investing a ton of time, and without fancy equipment

-- You're a social media manager for a small business or a group of clients, and you want to grow their audiences while establishing your own personal brand

-- You're an aspiring social media speaker and want to learn a well-rounded digital approach from someone who's reached more than a dozen stages

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Here's what some of my colleagues in the industry say about my work:

Kristy Gillentine

Community Builder | Storyteller | Communications Strategist
July 7, 2017, Chris worked with Kristy in the same group

Chris Strub is fiercely passionate about helping people and brands tell their stories using social media. A talented storyteller himself, he excels at helping others find their own voices and use their voices to drive their messages to the public. He is incredibly creative. He brings big ideas to every meeting, and he backs them up with strategic methods for making them happen efficiently and effectively. Chris is also an exceptionally good speaker, speaking from the heart as his deeply held beliefs about community, authenticity, accessibility and consistency are delivered passionately - in a way that people of all experience levels can glean amazing value from. Chris is a doer, and he will do great things for any brand smart and forward-thinking enough to bring him on board. I give him my highest recommendation.

Cara Baribeau

Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Community Foundation of Louisville
January 12, 2017, Cara was a client of Chris’

It is with great pleasure that I recommend Chris Strub. He is truly a leader in the social media field and I am so grateful for the assistance he provided me and my team as we were ramping up our social media efforts around Give Local Louisville. We were able to "go live" literally and figuratively with new strategies that helped our giving day initiative generate 28 million impressions through social media. Tons of practical knowledge and a super nice guy on top of it all!