Helping B2B Startups Get More Leads With Content & SEO | Founder at DuoQ

Most successful international brands stumble entering the U.S. - not because their product isn't ready, but because the operational maze eats them alive.

At CrossBridge, we don't just fix that. We architect your entire U.S. entry strategy and then execute it. Whether you're going DTC, retail, or hybrid, we handle the full operational stack - from negotiating prime 3PL locations near your customers to processing orders 7 hours ahead of U.S. teams (hello, same-day shipping). One integrated system. One point of contact. Zero operational headaches.

- For retail brands: We make you fully compliant - EDI, ERP, returns - and connect you with the right retail consultants to expand your footprint.

- For DTC brands: We own the ops so you can focus on what matters - marketing, product development, and customer experience.

Our core: accounting, order processing, supply chain strategy, and 3PL management - all tightly integrated and running at a fraction of the cost of building an in-house U.S. team.

I lead marketing and growth for Crossbridge, helping operators who've already proven success outside the U.S. understand how we can accelerate their American expansion.

If you're crushing it internationally but need a strategic partner to dominate the U.S. market - let's talk.

⚡Luka Susanj

Louder Online — We Deliver Growth

Louder.Online is an Internet Marketing business with a focus on search marketing, content marketing and social media. We work with some of the world's most recognised brands to deliver high ROI to their businesses through the web.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
Our straightforward, sound SEO tactics deliver more than just high rankings. By creating a solid technical platform, as well as taking a considered approach to content creation and backlinks, we are able to ease prospective customers from the search results through to conversion.

Content Marketing
Our meaningful, engaging content marketing plans generate content that genuinely connects with your customers in a way that’s relevant and personal. We’ll deliver content ideas for your brand that are so good, it will be impossible for your readers not to comment, like and share.

Social Media
We can help you connect the dots between content marketing, search and social media, creating a comprehensive strategy that helps with your site’s rankings. Our expert team are here to help you create a clever, relevant social media plan that engages your audience wherever they hang out.

Managing Director

Forbes Agency Council

Official Member

Social Media Today, LLC

Contributor

Content Marketing Institute

Search Engine Journal

HubSpot

Entrepreneur Media

Acquisitionpreneur

We are business acquisition specialists who help entrepreneurs acquire their next 7 figure business. We teach you how to buy wildly profitable businesses for little to  no money out of pocket.

We purchase businesses for a living and actively mentor other entrepreneurs through our exclusive Mastermind on how to acquire businesses. We teach our mastermind members;

- How to Position Yourself
- Sourcing Acquisition Deals
- Due Diligence Investigation
- Calculate how much a business is worth
- Deal Structuring
- How to understand the dynamics and issues that frequently arise
- Transfer business ownership
- Leverage the business owner through the transition
- How to grow income and market share
- and so much more

Owning a business is one of the best ways to create lasting wealth and freedom. But there’s a lot of uncertainty. Maybe you don't have the funding, connections, or world-changing vision required to get moon-shot ideas like Tesla, Amazon, or SpaceX off the ground. Perhaps you have a business but are struggling to build momentum. Or you have a franchise but want to create something of your own. 

You can grow your business by buying or merging with a smaller business. 

The Acquisitionpreneur Mastermind is for all the frustrated business owners & entrepreneurs that have been paying their dues, at the cost of their family, health, and mental wellness trying to get ahead in business and just can't seem to find the gas pedal. 

This is your chance to make waves, break out, end the frustration, and find your stride in business. If you're ready to stand up and become an Acquisitionpreneur we're ready to help you make the transition from a world of mediocrity to a world of exceptional.

Whether you stay involved in the day-to-day or step back and let others do that, you'll now have a valuable asset — and more personal freedom.

👉 If you want to learn how we buy businesses with  no money out of pocket then get in touch now!

Co-Founder

Heritage Wealth Capital

Atomic 212º Group

As Search Director, I developed strategic planning for client's search campaigns to help them attain their business goals with increase ROI. Multiple initiatives were also taken to implement internal search strategy approach and strategies to enable clients achieve the best long term search benefits through our onsite and offsite strategies.

Search Director

Co-Founder & M.D @ Louder.Online

As a businessman,  entrepreneur, and author, I've spent 16 years reshaping the landscape of our industry. 

Co-founding Louder.Online 16 years ago was the beginning of a journey that has led to global recognition, transformative partnerships, and multiple successful ventures.

Some of my journey's highlights include:

→ Co-authored the book "Faster, Smarter, Louder"
→ Consulted for Fortune 100 clients including Salesforce, Intel, IBM, Coca-Cola, and Target
→ Authored over 1,000 articles for major publications like Forbes, HubSpot, and Entrepreneur
→ Recognized as a thought leader by Content Marketing Institute and Search Engine Journal
→ Delivered speeches across the US, UK, Asia, and Australia

As a serial entrepreneur, I've:

→ Co-founded Louder.Online, recognized among the top 25 Martech Companies in Asia-Pacific
→ Started multiple businesses across various industries
→ Launched an M&A education business focused on small business acquisitions
→ Developed expertise in multi-channel marketing, SEO, PPC, CRO, and content marketing

My work has garnered attention from prestigious media outlets:

→ Featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, and the Sydney Morning Herald
→ Regular contributor to HubSpot, Entrepreneur, and Fortune
→ Guest on popular podcasts like Mixergy and Entrepreneur on Fire

My approach goes beyond traditional marketing. I create actionable, thoughtful strategies that not only deliver new customers but build lasting brand relationships. 

If you're looking to revolutionize your digital presence, explore business acquisition opportunities, or drive your brand into the future, let's connect.

Aaron Agius

Think your SEO strategy is bulletproof? That’s exactly why it’s dead weight dragging your business into stagnation.

Most of you are clinging so hard to outdated tactics you can’t smell the rot.

You’re afraid to invite outsiders to tear apart your “proven” methods because deep down, you know—you’re not innovating, you’re stagnating.

And if that stings, good.

Comfort is the last refuge of the small-minded.

My 2025 work strategy:
➔ Let specialists dissect every inch of my SEO until there’s nowhere left to hide.

Too confrontational? Perfect.

Anything less is a waste of payroll and potential.

Every week I:
➔ Recruit external SEO pros to dismantle our strategy
➔ Measure performance in traffic, conversions, and bottom-line ROI
➔ Purge dead tactics—no matter who built them

Also:
➔ Kill in-house ego with critique from people who don’t care about politics
➔ Force teams to justify every move—no data, no value, it’s gone
➔ Build a culture obsessed with evolution—AI, schema, predictive insights, nothing is sacred

What worked? Admitting I know less than the right outsider.

Letting specialists destroy our old ways exploded traffic 60% and doubled conversions in six months.

What doesn’t work?

Comfort. Sentimentality. Pet projects.

They’ll get you to page three on Google—if you’re lucky.

SEO isn’t about feelings.

It’s about ROI.

If your strategy can’t survive external critique, it’s garbage.

I treat my business like a surgeon treats a dying patient: cut deep, cut fast, cut often.

The best specialists don’t care about your feelings.

They care about results.

Still convinced your sacred SEO cow doesn’t need slaughtering? Stay cozy—while the competition eats your lunch.

For the rest: dismantle your superficiality.

Only then will you see real progress.

Letting SEO Specialists Challenge Our Methods

I’ve watched decades of experience get destroyed in seconds—by a single AI aptitude test.

Still think your resume matters?

If you’re clinging to job titles and “years in the field,” you’re living in a fairy tale that’s already obsolete.

The future of hiring spits on traditional experience.

There’s only one thing that matters now—your capacity for AI-driven, adaptive thinking.

Don’t believe it?

The 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report by Microsoft and LinkedIn says:
➔ 71% of business leaders now prioritize AI proficiency over tenure
➔ 75% of employees use AI tools daily

The PwC 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer also mentions:
➔ AI-centric roles are growing 3.5x faster than all others

If you’re not testing for AI aptitude, you’re selecting for irrelevance.

The old system worshipped “what you did yesterday.”

AI only cares about what you can do right now.

So stop the delusion.

If you’re:
➔ Recruiting for mission-critical roles
➔ Building teams for rapid change
➔ Hunting true innovators

You need to rip tradition out by the roots.

AI aptitude testing reveals raw potential, annihilates bias, and uncovers what experience never could.

The best organizations already get it.

I only use the highest-rated AI assessment platforms to ensure every hire is built for the future—not clinging to the past.

Keep ignoring this shift, and you’ll be gutted by faster, sharper, AI-native teams built for results.

Experience as a hiring metric is dead.

Adapt or get wiped out—with nowhere to hide.

This is the new hiring landscape.

Are you building a future-proof team—or choosing comfortable irrelevance?

Testing AI Aptitude Over Traditional Experience

The difference between survivors and casualties is willingness to invite outside critique. It’s willingness to hold every tactic, every page, every word to a standard where good enough is indistinguishable from failure.

You’re not going to like this. Your so-called “robust” SEO strategy? It’s a problem. It’s quietly strangling your business while you convince yourself

Open article: The Lie You Tell Yourself: Why Your SEO Strategy Needs Brutal, External Critique (Or Why Your Business Will Die) by Aaron Agius • 8 min read

The Lie You Tell Yourself: Why Your SEO Strategy Needs Brutal, External Critique (Or Why Your Business Will Die)

The landscape has changed—inarguably, irrevocably, forever. If your recruitment process clings to the mythology of experience, you are walking your business to the chopping block. If you demand AI aptitude, you’re building the only kind of company that stands a chance for dominance.

Stop clinging to your resume. Time in the trenches means nothing if you can’t adapt to the only reality that matters: artificial intelligence has bull

Open article: Experience is Dead. AI Aptitude is the Only Metric that Matters. by Aaron Agius • 8 min read

Experience is Dead. AI Aptitude is the Only Metric that Matters.

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