Growth Advising by Darrell Lerner (DCL Corp)

I help businesses, startups, influencers, and creators grow, monetize, and optimize their digital strategy & product growth strategy.

https://www.darrelllerner.com/

🔸 Creator Monetization
🔸 Management consulting
🔸 Growth and revenue generation
🔸 Product strategy and development
🔸 Problem-Solving & Strategic Planning
🔸 AI integration and optimization for your business
🔸 Digital strategy (Social media / conversion optimization)


Consulting/advising businesses and startups on growth, product, operations, scaling, management, digital strategy, marketing, and social media etc. 

Will consider new advising and digital consulting engagements on a case by case basis.

Growth and Strategy Advisor for Businesses & Startups | Fractional COO

PEF Community

A global community of the world's top post-exit founders.

Member

Syndicate 11

• Syndicate11 is a private creator network of 350+ top creative talent (creators, influencers, actresses, models etc), with a collective reach of 400M+ followers. (Top niches: Health & wellness, luxury, lifestyle, fashion)

• All talent is hand selected, vetted & manually approved.

• We specialize in creating boutique highly curated luxury experiences to generate organic content.

Each event is invite-only and designed for intimate, high-touch connection. 

@syndicate11_ on IG

Founder

Network Effects

We grow loyal audiences for top entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders through industry leading content strategy, creation, and distribution. 

We turn invisible experts into respected authorities. 

Achieve your business goals faster by letting us take the hassle out of building your personal brand on X and LinkedIn.

‘Saturday’ App by FOMO Ventures, Inc.

Saturday is a venture-backed, community-driven social app designed to help users forge meaningful connections with those around them. 

It combats loneliness and engineers serendipity through the use of cutting-edge AI and geolocation technology. 

Saturday offers AI-curated local connections and personalized conversation starters, fostering a community where meaningful relationships can flourish.

Co-Founder & Board Member 

AllPaws.com (acquired by PetSmart)

🐶 FOUNDER & CEO of ALLPAWS - a leading digital pet adoption platform with over 1.5 million registered users on web & iPhone. 

AllPaws was acquired by pet industry leader PetSmart in October 2016.

AllPaws was a best-in-class web & mobile platform and community for pet lovers which applied an online dating approach to pet adoption and used proprietary technology to re-imagine the way people find their next dog, cat, or pets. AllPaws was one of the largest pet adoption platforms on the internet and offered a comprehensive solution on web and a fun & addicting mobile app experience on iPhone. 

Key stats and achievements:

🔹 Over 1.5 Million Registered Users

🔹 More than 1 Million Visits per month  

🔹 Over 500,000 iPhone App Downloads & Top 100 Ranking in Lifestyle Category of App Store. 

🔹 Generated over $1.5 million in advertising revenue from highly engaging custom placements created for premium pet brands designed to reach new pet parents at the point of market entry.  

🔹 Top tier press coverage + many unsolicited product recommendations - incl. featured on ABC News, Fox News, Huffington Post (2x), Forbes, MSN, Mashable, Good Morning America, Engadget, Fast Company, Product Hunt, and being recommended by Good Housekeeping Magazine, PureWow, Netted & more.

Following the acquisition by PetSmart, I stayed on as General Manager and Consultant for a transitional period.

Founder | Chief Executive Officer | President | Consultant | General Manager

Founder & CEO

Paltalk, Inc.

CO-FOUNDER of SNAP INTERACTIVE (now PalTalk) - one of the first publicly traded company in the online dating & social media space.  SNAP's leading online dating apps and social apps experienced extraordinary growth - attracting more than 100 million users. Ranked as the 36th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 for achieving 4,400% revenue growth over 5 years.

As Co-Founder and one of only two members of Senior Management from 2005 through late 2011, I was primarily responsible for all legal, financial, administrative, human resource, hiring, anti-fraud, and public company regulatory and operational functions as we scaled the company. I was also responsible for writing all company press releases since inception. 

We grew SNAP to nearly 50 employees and approximately $20 million in annual revenue. We hit a peak market cap of ~ $150 million and raised $8.5 million in capital from institutional investors in January 2011.  Prior to that, we succeeded while raising under $ 1 mm in total capital (with no new capital since 2007) - growing entirely on revenue generated from operations for 3+ years.

Co-Founder

Serial Entrepreneur (2 exits) & Growth Advisor • Founded AllPaws (Sold to PetSmart) • Co-Founded Saturday App & Snap Interactive (100m users & $100m revenue)

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 & $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 • 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝘄/ 𝟮 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀 • 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Serial tech entrepreneur, business operator, and strategic advisor with deep experience starting and growing consumer-digital businesses. 

As a growth and product-driven startup founder, I have a proven track record of building and growing innovative products used by millions. I have achieved successful exits while overseeing multiple C-Level executive roles for publicly traded, growth stage, and venture-backed startups. I have a bias for action and a passion for solving big problems. Proven ability to innovate and deliver rapid revenue and user growth. 

At the intersection of my passion for pets and online dating expertise, I co-founded AllPaws. This innovative, online dating-style pet adoption platform quickly gained millions of users and was acquired by the pet industry leader, PetSmart. 

Before that, as co-founder I helped build and lead publicly traded SNAP Interactive from inception to rank as the 36th fastest growing technology company in North America with 4,400% revenue growth over 5 years, $20 million+ in annual revenue, and over 100 million users of our online dating apps and social products. 

Today, I advise businesses and startups on optimizing their digital and product growth strategies. Additionally, I coach entrepreneurs and business leaders on building high-income personal brands, and advise top influencers, models, and creators on growing and monetizing their audiences.

I continue to work on new projects, explore new opportunities, and advise. 

Been featured in ABC News, Bloomberg, Good Morning America, TechCrunch, Fox 5 News,  Huffington Post, Mashable, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, and many other top tier publications. 

SPECIALTIES: Growth, Optimization, Digital Strategy, Product Strategy, Personal Branding 

Start-ups | Digital Strategy | General Management | Product Strategy and Development |  Rapid Revenue Growth | Strategic Vision | User Growth & User Acquisition | Marketplaces | Business Strategy | Business Operator | Problem-Solving | Business Operations (CEO, COO, GM) | Product Management | Conversion Optimization | A/B Testing | Web and Mobile Analytics | Mobile Applications | Mobile Growth | iTunes App Store Optimization | e-Commerce | Social Media Marketing & Strategy | M&A Process | Pet Industry | Online Dating Apps

Darrell Lerner

We built Syndicate 11 quietly. 
Now PEOPLE are noticing. 

Syndicate11 wasn’t designed to be loud. 

It was built as a tight, high-signal network of top creators, models, and cultural catalysts who actually move attention - not just post into it.

And when you do that well enough, visibility finds you anyway.

This People feature is a great example: no PR push, zero agenda, just a powerful moment that got noticed.

That’s the power of momentum compounding.

2x Exited Founder & Growth Advisor • Built AllPaws (Acquired by PetSmart) • Co-Founded SNAP Interactive (100m users & $100m revenue)

Conscious Creators School

The creator economy's home for positive-sum wealth creation and consciousness elevation.

Transcendence

The private school of Conscious Creators designed to unlock human potential.

Jack Moses Consulting LLC

Kortex

Head of Social Media & Education Consultant

Industry Leading Results

Intern

Northwestern University

Residential Assistant

•	Committed 40+ hours per week year-round to athletics while balancing a rigorous academic course load
•	Furthered time management skills by earning All-Academic Big Ten Honors during the 2021 football season
•	Enhanced competitive mindset and built teamwork skills through daily 6am practices and workouts with team

Student Athlete (Football)

Monroe Capital LLC

•	Conducted market research for the Capital Markets Team to assist with the firmwide weekly market update
•	Led company overview presentation in front of 20 investment professionals as well as the CEO of the firm
•	Used Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to update 15+ fund specific presentations and brochures used in front of investors
•	Answered over 750 fund specific questions in the form of investor portals and qualitative and quantitative RFPs

Investor Relations Intern

Vibequest

•	Negotiated exclusive deals with over 25 Evanston businesses for the VibeQuest app to encourage use of app
•	Managed Instagram account with over 1200 followers to promote and market the app to Northwestern students
•	Planned launch event, resulting in over 1000 attendees as well as over 1800 downloads on the first day on the app store

Writing about creative work and human potential

D1 Football ➟ Writer, Podcaster & Creator Consultant

Jack Moses

In 2023, his book inspired me to drop out of college, travel the world, and become a full-time writer.

2 years later - we recorded a podcast in Thailand - and he came to speak at my men’s retreat.

Paul Millerd is the author of The Pathless Path.

His book sold 50,000+ copies and generated over $200,000 in revenue.

But more importantly, it inspired thousands of people to choose a new path and create a life on their terms.

The book blew up out of nowhere, without any fancy marketing strategy or well-known publisher.

In fact, Paul self-published the book.

It spread because it spoke to people’s hearts and souls.

~

When I read The Pathless Path, I was looking for answers.

⦿ I was at a top 10 university in the US.

⦿ I had a 3.5 GPA and was studying economics and psychology.

⦿ I was on my way to a high-paid finance job.

But my heart was pulling me in another direction.

✮ I loved writing

✮ I craved travel

✮ I wanted to be free

I didn’t buy the idea that I had to wait until 65 to retire and live the life I wanted.

Who came up with that idea anyways?

The Pathless Path clarified everything I was already feeling internally.

💡 Maybe there was another way to live than the way society told me I had to!?

💡 Maybe I could escape the 9-5 world before I ever entered!?

💡 Maybe I never had to work a corporate job!?

The book gave me the conviction to go all in on my dreams.

It reassured me that there were other people out there like me.

And made me feel like I wasn’t crazy for wanting something different.

A quote from the book that I still think about to this day:

⮑ “On the pathless path, retirement is neither a destination nor a financial calculation, but a continuation of a life well-lived.”

Three years later, I’ve become a full-time writer, traveled the world, hosted retreats, and now get paid to help others create their own path.

And if you had told me I’d be doing a podcast with Paul in Thailand just a few years after his book changed my life…

I would have said you were crazy.

But that’s the power of the internet.

That's the power of the creator economy.

And that’s the power of walking The Pathless Path.

Thank you, Paul.

~

If you’re looking for permission to go your own way…
or simply want to imagine another way to live…

Read The Pathless Path.
(Link in comments. No affiliate, just appreciation.)

Frequency Coach & Creator Consultant | Helping founders & creators unlock clarity, vitality & revenue through inner alignment and strategic execution | DM me “ENERGY” for a free consult.

Transurfing your highest timeline happens through the energy of the heart - not the mind.

The mind thinks in terms of fear, limitation, and practicality - whereas the heart KNOWS through love, feeling, and intuition.

The mind is not to be dismissed, but instead to be used as a tool for the soul to navigate reality.

But it is the frequency of the HEART that's the compass to your highest path in the quantum field.

Tune into the heart through breathwork, guided meditations, and play, and once you find it, live from your chest before your mind.

This is the way to your highest timeline.

You metaphysically become your environment.

You don't just absorb the energy of the people you surround yourself with or the content you consume.

You also absorb the energy of the environment you live in.

All physical locations contain unique "auras" or "energy fields." The longer you stay in a physical location, the deeper the energy imprints into your own biology, psychology, and spirit.

This is why when someone moves to a masculine city like New York or Dubai, they become more masculine.

But when they move to a beach town in Costa Rica or Thailand, they naturally become more feminine.

From a nondual perspective, there is no separation between you and your environment.

It is all "one."

Where do “you” end and your environment begin?

This is why it’s a death sentence for your own personal expansion to stay locked away in your room for months on end.

You will literally become the room. Your energy field will morph with the rooms. The room's characteristics become your own:

- The rigid walls will make your thinking rigid
- The stale air will make you lazy and apathetic
- The lack of novelty will stunt your personal evolution

Look at any location you’ve lived in over the course of your life, and you’ll notice the energy or the aura of the environment became your own.

The Kyabllion states:

“Everything moves, everything vibrates.”

The environment you live in is not a stagnant entity.

It moves, vibrates, imprints, and programs as much as you do.

This is why there are very few fat people in Bali or Costa Rica. The environment has the energy of movement, flow, and heat, so people adapt to it.

There are also very few unambitious people in New York or Dubai. The fast-paced environment pulls everyone into forward motion.

Knowing this subtle truth, you can work with it intentionally.

Identify who you want to be.

Look on the level of ENERGY.

Note the key traits you want to adopt:

- Creative
- High energy
- Masculine
- Feminine
- Focused
- Light
- Lean
- Healthy

Then, move to a location that already carries your intended energy, and your energy field will naturally rewire itself to match its energy.

And if you can’t move, then go to more places in your current environment that match your intended energy.

Just being in the gym, going to yoga classes, or spending more time outside will naturally make you more fit.

Or spending more time at cafes, art studios, and in nature will make you more creative.

Even going out to the bar or club scene will do wonders for elevating your energy if you’ve been stuck inside your room for months on end.

The fastest way to step into your next identity is to put your body in the rooms and places that reflect who you’re becoming.

Your entire bio-energetic system will literally rewire itself to reflect the environment you put yourself in.

Challenge for today:

Only allow yourself to think thoughts of abundance.

When a thought of lack or scarcity arises, notice the thought, and replace it with a thought of abundance:

- "I am a magnet for abundance."
- "Abundance flows to and through me."
- "I am infinitely creative, intelligent, and intuitive."
- "I spot money-making opportunities others can't see."
- "There are infinite amounts of abundance around me."

The key here is maintaining constant awareness of your thoughts.

Through awareness and intention, you can change the frequency of your thoughts from lack-energy to abundant-energy, and you begin to reprogram your mind to a default state of abundance.

Once this becomes habit (through practice), it's only a matter of time before your external reality reflects the frequency of abundance happening within your mind.

Energy, Frequency, Vibration ∞ Helping high-performers optimize their energy and unlock peak performance ∞ DM me “ENERGY” for a free consult.

10 ways to enhance your creativity as a creator (and stand out in the age of AI slop):

Open article: 10 ways to enhance your creativity as a creator (and stand out in the age of AI slop) by livinginternet.substack.com

10 ways to enhance your creativity as a creator (and stand out in the age of AI slop)

Success is a game of frequency.

The person with the most energy always wins.

I’m not just talking about "success" as numbers in a bank account or followers on your social media account.

I’m talking about success that cannot be measured.

• Joy
• Peace
• Energy
• Vitality 
• Alignment
• Clarity 
• Passion 
• Meaning
• Aura 

Frequency cannot be quantified.

But it is felt by everyone.

• Potential clients feel it
• Business partners sense it
• Romantic interests are magnetized to it

Your AURA is your most powerful asset.

When you realize everything in life is downstream of your frequency, it becomes obvious that you should optimize for staying in a high-frequency state.

The most powerful thing you can do for your life, business, and relationships is raise your consciousness.

~

If you’re a high-performing founder, creative, or executive ready to elevate your energy, clarity, and focus — DM me “ENERGY” for a free consult.

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