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Recent Episodes
#129: Inside Exit Five | Do Nurture Sequences Work? How to Become a Better Copywriter and Why Brand Matters in B2B
We are debuting a new regular segment of the podcast called “Inside Exit Five.” We will dive into some of the popular topics and share lessons and learnings from inside the Exit Five community.Dave i…
#128: Marketing Leadership | The Role of CMO, Taking a New Job, Making Changes in the Marketing Org (with Peter Mahoney, CMO, GoTo)
Dave is joined by Peter Mahoney, CMO of GoTo. Prior to that, he was the CMO at Nuance Communications and later founded Plannuh, which was acquired by Planful. Peter is the author of The Next CMO: A G…
#127: LinkedIn | Video, Ads, and Slicing Fruit (with Tim Davidson)
Dave is joined by Tim Davidson, Founder of B2B Rizz. Tim has 10+ years of digital marketing experience in SaaS organizations, driving pipeline and revenue through ABM and LinkedIn ads, which he now d…
#126: Career | How to Navigate Early-Stage Marketing and Your Compensation Package (with Emily Kramer and Kathleen Estreich from MKT1)
Kathleen Estreich and Emily Kramer are the co-founders of MKT1. They advise founders, recruit and advise marketers, and invest in SaaS startups, and join Dave on this episode of the Exit Five podcast…
#125: Career | How Chili Piper’s New VP of Marketing Landed His Job (with Brandon Redlinger)
Dave is joined by Brandon Redlinger, VP of Marketing at Chili Piper. Brandon takes us through how he landed his new role at Chili Piper against hundreds of applicants andHow to think through and nego…
#124: Events | How to Create Memorable Events that Drive Pipeline (with Kera Wright, Founder of Planner Pal)
Dave is joined by Kera Wright, Founder of Planner Pal. Kera ran Event Marketing at companies like Microdesk and Aircall, where she managed planning and execution at high-profile trade shows like Drea…
#123: Marketing Leadership | How To Run Marketing, Creating Categories, and the Role of Marketing in Revenue Growth (with Kyle Coleman from Copy.ai)
Dave is joined by Kyle Coleman, CMO at Copy.ai. Kyle went from Individual Contributor to Senior Director at Looker and Director to CMO at Clari. During his time there, he helped both companies 10x th…
#121: Content | B2B Content Strategy, Distribution Tactics, and Organic Social (with Ross Simmonds)
This week, Dave is joined by Ross Simmonds. Ross is the Founder & CEO of Foundation, a content marketing agency that strategizes, distributes, and optimizes content for some of the most successful Sa…
#120: Design – How To Drive More Pipeline by Taking Risks with Design and Brand (with Eli Rubel)
In this episode, Dave is joined by Eli Rubel. Eli is the CEO of Matter Made and NoBoring Design and a Marketing Advisor for companies like Dropbox and Loom. Eli discusses how companies that take risk…
#119: Strategy | B2B Positioning, Understanding How People Buy and Building Wynter (with Peep Laja)
In this episode, Dave sits down with Peep Laja. Peep is an entrepreneur; he founded a portfolio of companies, including CXL, Speero, and Wynter. He's the active CEO for Wynter, a B2B target customer…
#118: Marketing Leadership | How to align sales and marketing, why messaging matters over everything, and a new way to compensate marketing leaders (with Brian Kotlyar, VP of Marketing and Growth at Hightouch)
This week, Dave is joined by Brian Kotlyar. Brian leads Marketing and Growth at Hightouch and previously led teams at Sprinklr, Intercom, and New Relic. He shares his perspective onAligning revenue t…
#117: Career | When to Make a Move, Negotiating Offers, and Working with Recruiters (with Kelly Gordon and Matthew Kanter from Creative People)
Kelly Gordon and Matthew Kanter are marketing recruiters at Creative People and join Dave to share some insider strategies to help you land your next marketing job and make your next big career move.…