#347: Turning Email into a US$225M Business that Changes the Game for Business Owners

#347: Turning Email into a US$225M Business that Changes the Game for Business Owners

Unscripted with Spencer Lodge · 2025-05-26
01:22:00

Social media algorithms control your audience. Email lets you take back that control.

Tyler Denk, founder of Beehiiv, an email newsletter platform that has scaled to a US$225 million valuation in just four years, shares his journey from building Morning Brew (sold for US$75 million) to launching Beehiiv.

He unpacks why email newsletters remain one of the most powerful and underutilised tools for building loyal audiences and generating consistent revenue.

Whether you’re a business owner, content creator, or just curious about the future of digital marketing, this episode is packed with insights that could change how you think about audience growth forever.


03:00 – Tyler’s early life, school, and becoming an entrepreneur
19:10 – Leaving startups for YouTube Music & Google
29:54 – Why algorithms, not followers, control your audience
33:20 – What Beehiiv can do for content creators and businesses
42:23 – How to write email newsletters that people actually open
49:42 – Email vs. WhatsApp for audience engagement
54:57 – Getting your emails into inboxes, not junk folders
1:02:37 – Turning an email newsletter into consistent revenue


Show Sponsors:

AYS Developers: A design-focused company dedicated to crafting exceptional homes, vibrant communities, and inspiring lifestyle experiences.
https://bit.ly/AYS-Developers

Allsopp & Allsopp: Redefining real estate, through cutting-edge technology and setting new standards for seamless, elevated customer experience. Keep moving with Allsopp & Allsopp.
https://bit.ly/Allsopp-and-Allsopp


Socials:

Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV
https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/

Follow Tyler Denk on Social Media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-denk/
https://www.instagram.com/tylerdenk_/?hl=en
https://x.com/denk_tweets?lang=en

Unscripted with Spencer Lodge

Join Spencer Lodge as he connects with the most fascinating personalities on the planet. From Tony Robbins and Marisa Peer to a NASA astronaut, a former mafia boss and a North Korean defector, Spencer interviews everyone from the world’s most popular experts to ordinary people with extraordinary stories and remarkable achievements.

Tune in every Monday for a new episode.

Where can you listen?

Apple Podcasts Logo Podtail Logo Google Podcasts Logo RSS

Episodes