Alycia Kaback has built her career around the idea that people buy people before they buy products. She joined Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour, fresh off a 10X Award win, to talk through the networking mistake she says holds most entrepreneurs back.
Alycia Kaback and Sean trade stories that range from meeting Al Pacino backstage to scaling a business alongside a co-founder, landing on practical lessons about proximity, partnership, and staying authentic while building something at scale.
About Alycia Kaback
Alycia Kaback is the co-founder of Vision Craft and VIP Ignite, businesses she has said she and her co-founder scaled to eight figures. Her career has been shaped by high-profile encounters and relationships, including meetings with figures like Al Pacino, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong, which she credits as early lessons in the power of networking.
Alongside her business partner, Kaback recently won a 10X Award recognizing their growth, and she has built a public profile around teaching entrepreneurs how to network authentically rather than transactionally.
What Alycia Kaback and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Her account of the single networking mistake she says most entrepreneurs make
- How she and her co-founder scaled Vision Craft and VIP Ignite to eight figures
- Her stories of high-profile encounters, including Al Pacino, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong
- Her perspective on why people buy the person before they buy the product
- Her take on finding the right business partner and building real accountability
- How she says her business adapted and pivoted during the pandemic
- Her reflections on the value of proximity and surrounding yourself with the right people
- Her account of winning the 10X Award alongside her co-founder
Why This Conversation Matters
Alycia Kaback's conversation is a practical look at how relationships, not just strategy, shape entrepreneurial success. For anyone building a business or a brand, her account of networking, partnership, and staying authentic under pressure offers grounded, experience-based lessons.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
