Dave and Dan (COO at Exit Five) share the behind the scenes on Exit Five's growth. They cover

• How we sold out Drive in 24 hours
• Why we used a waitlist strategy
• How much Exit Five has grown
• How much we're investing into the business this year
• Solopreneurship

PS. We’d love to get your questions and feature you on this podcast. Have a hot topic, a burning question, or just want to say hi? Send us a voicenote at hi@exitfive.com, and we will feature you on the show. Emails are fine too, but a voice note might get you on the pod :)

Timestamps

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (07:09) - - The Power of Collaboration
• (09:57) - - The Exit Five Journey
• (13:10) - - The Drive Event
• (14:03) - - Launching Our Event
• (20:17) - - The Success Behind Our Event
• (21:55) - - Brand Connection and Storytelling
• (26:22) - - The Power of Building an Audience
• (28:27) - - Content and Audience Strategy

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