In today’s episode, I set out to answer one of the hardest questions in marketing: how do you become a thought leader?I pick the brain of Animalz’s strategist Katie Parrott, and we chat through the defining traits of a true thought-leader (and why it requires more than adding the phrase to your LinkedIn bio); we discuss the idea of “earned secrets” as the fuel for thought leadership; we dig into the 5 “sources” of thought leadership we use at Animalz; and we wrap up by asking—is it really worth it? (spoiler: yes).---Mentioned in the EpisodeEverybody Wants Thought Leadership Content. But How Do You Do It, Exactly?a16z Podcast: Earned SecretsFollow Katie and RyanFollow Katie on TwitterFollow Ryan on Twitter