meet Davey
I’ve been able to build a life around the things that are most important to me like time with my family.
The businesses I’ve built have afforded me opportunities like building our dream home in the Shenandoah Valley, working remotely from anywhere in the world, setting my own schedule, and spending a lot of time with friends and family.
But if you’re more curious about my business background…
The businesses I’ve built have afforded me opportunities like building our dream home in the Shenandoah Valley, working remotely from anywhere in the world, setting my own schedule, and spending a lot of time with friends and family.
But if you’re more curious about my business background…
I'm Davey Jones, and I believe ordinary is underrated...
And I’ve been able to do these things without building a big following on social media or going to business school.
Instead, I’ve focused on doing really ordinary things (like building email lists). Ordinary is underrated.
Instead, I’ve focused on doing really ordinary things (like building email lists). Ordinary is underrated.
I’m the CEO over at BDOW! (formerly Sumo), a form and pop-up tool that helps people build big email lists, fast.
I’ve cofounded a number of businesses, including two digital agencies: Till Agency and Davey & Krista.
At Till Agency, a digital advertising agency, we managed millions of dollars in ad spend for companies like Showit, Flodesk, Dubsado, CloudSpot, numerous course creators, and e-commerce businesses. (I’m no longer at Till Agency, but they’re still around!)
At Davey & Krista, a brand and Showit website design agency, we’ve served thousands of design clients, sold over a million dollars of templates, courses, and digital products, and have won awards like Showit Designer of the Year and Website Template of the Year.
I cohost a podcast with my wife Krista that has over 1 million downloads.
You could say entrepreneurship wasn’t on my roadmap.
Yet here I am, CEO of a SAAS company having founded multiple businesses along the way that have allowed us to build our dream home in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
In college, I turned things around academically and graduated–with honors–but with a degree in theology.
I barely scraped by in high school.
Most of the founder resources I come across are littered with TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms 😜) that I assume are covered in business school—I wouldn't know because I didn't go.
And others promise that if you do just this one thing or follow this specific strategy, you’ll make more money while working less.
I can’t promise any of that. But what I can offer is…
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And others promise that if you do just this one thing or follow this specific strategy, you’ll make more money while working less.
I can’t promise any of that. But what I can offer is…
- Fundamental, practical advice for building a business.
- Tips for growing your list, the key to scaling your business.
- How to have more conversations that lead to opportunities.
- My simple approach to finding more leads.
- Why focusing on the ordinary is key to living a fulfilling life.
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Currently experimenting with using a CGM to track my blood glucose levels throughout the day. Will report back soon...
current health kick:
what I'm playing:
pickleball
training for:
strength
list building
current marketing experiment:
Learning about:
mindset
Currently Working On
An advanced form and pop-up tool that supercharges a businesses email marketing platform by helping them generate more email leads and create a better experience on their website.
Building BDOW!
This Newsletter
Sharing Consistently
Nutrition
Training
It's an outlet for educating others, running email marketing experiments (and sharing about them), and writing. My goal is to write one email each week.
I've never liked sharing on social, but I do believe it's critical for building a brand, especially in the age of AI. I also think it will provide good reps in the way of writing and being on camera (and yes, I realize I'm late to the game here).
After taking an allergy test, I'm cutting out dairy, gluten, and eggs from my diet 😬 for the next 6-months. I don't *feel* a reaction to those allergens, but my test said differently. I'm also experimenting with Levels App (connected to a CGM) to monitor my blood glucose levels and metabolic health.
Focusing on hypertrophy training and speed training. I have two very different cardio goals this year: run a sub 6-minute mile (first half of 2025) and a marathon (second half of 2025; time goal TBD).
