Daniel Weiner is a former agency executive turned Founder. He started YouShouldTalkTo in 2020 amidst the madness of the pandemic and 3 years later has turned it into a 7-figure business. He also hosts a podcast and private CMO dinners in Atlanta. Outside of work he enjoys all things food/cooking, playing basketball, and working on renovating his loft.
What You Will Learn:
How to assess what type of external support is the best fit is for you (agency/fractional/freelancer).
Insight behind the story of founding a company during the 2020 pandemic.
Why your network is your net worth and tactics for navigating business with this philosophy.
Advice for posting on LinkedIn consistently.
A playbook for vetting agencies upfront andmaking process as efficient as possible.
Highlights:
(3:18) Starting with a strong foundation in order to partner with external support.
(4:43) The danger of asking peers which agencies / fractional / freelancer partners they work with.
(18:39) The two biggest mistakes that brands make.
(22:22) The use case for fractional work compared to agency work.
(28:04) Daniel's journey starting YouShouldTalkTo, which began in 2020.
(34:16) The biggest lesson learned in growing his business.
(36:18) Advice for posting on LinkedIn, derived from three years of putting out content.
(40:46) Tactical advice for vetting agencies upfront and how to make the process as efficient as possible.
(48:16) One thing revenue leaders believe to be true that Daniel thinks is bull$***.
(50:00) One thing that is working for Daniel in go-to-market right now.
Guest Speaker Link:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danielweiner
Podcast: podcast.youshouldtalkto.com
Website: www.youshouldtalkto.com
Host Speaker Links:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sophiebuonassisi
Newsletter: thegtmnewsletter.substack.com
Sponsor:
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