
The Founder-Led Marketing Show
In this podcast, Finn Thormeier, Founder of Project 33, shares the best Founder-Led Marketing strategies & playbooks from CEOs & Founders. Prior guests include Jason Fried, Henry Schuck, Megan Bowen, Guillaume Moubeche, Josh Braun, Todd Busler, Peter Caputa, Chris Walker, Greg Head, Adam Robinson, Gal Aga, Alina Vandenbergh, Alec Paul, Melissa Kwan and many more.
Key Topics: Demand Gen, SaaS Growth, B2B Marketing, B2B Content, Linkedin, Personal Branding, Founder Branding.
Latest episodes

Jun 7, 2024 • 53min
How to Get Your CEO to Post on LinkedIn
MJ Smith, CMO at CoLab, discusses getting CEOs to post on LinkedIn, leveraging the platform for B2B marketing, crafting a strategic narrative, using visuals and videos, and creating ongoing content. Topics cover CEO engagement, content strategy, creating engaging posts, and maximizing LinkedIn for enterprise selling success.

Jun 4, 2024 • 48min
Alina Vandenbergh: How Chili Piper’s CEO uses LinkedIn & Being a Woman in SaaS
Alina Vandenbergh is the Co-CEO at Chili Piper. Chili Piper helps qualify, route, and schedule leads from anywhere — be it your webform, cold calls, campaigns, G2 page, and more.
We talk about:
- Running a Company with Your Spouse
- The Role of AI in Content Creation and Authenticity
- The Decision to Raise Money and the Benefits of Bootstrapping
- How She Uses LinkedIn & Founder-Led Marketing
- and many more topics
Alina's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinav/
Chili Piper: https://www.chilipiper.com/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 31, 2024 • 44min
Early-stage SaaS GTM with GTMfund's GP Max Altschuler
Max Altschuler is the Founder & General Partner at GTMfund. GTMfund is an exclusive network of revenue leaders investing in the next wave of SaaS.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Early-stage SaaS GTM
- Max Altschuler's Playbook for an early-stage SaaS founder trying to figure out your GTM
- Common Problems with GTM
- and many more topics
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 28, 2024 • 38min
Sam Levan: The new Signal-Based Selling Playbook
Sam Levan is the Co-founder and CEO at MadKudu. MadKudu is translating buyer signals into actions for sellers.
In this episode we talk about:
- The new Signal-Based Selling Playbook
- How to Handle Old Opportunities
- and many more topics
Sam's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anselmelevan/
MadKudu: https://www.madkudu.com/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 24, 2024 • 47min
How to Get your CEO Posting on Linkedin with Champify's Head of Growth
Taylor Udell is the Head of Growth at Champify, former Twilio.
Champify finds your next champions by tracking your customers as they change jobs. Activate the right people to help you create and close new revenue.
In this episode we talk about:
- How to Get your CEO Posting on LinkedIn
- How to Stay Top of Mind with ICPs
- How to Run LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads
- and many more topics
Taylor's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-udell-64181355/
Champify: https://www.champify.io/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 17, 2024 • 48min
Chris Shutts: From selling to Oracle for $400M+ to Running his next SaaS Startup
Chris Shutts is the Co-Founder and CEO of logik.io, an advanced configuration solution built to make every product simpler to sell in CPQ and Commerce, no matter how complex.
In this episode, we are talking about:
- How logik.io Was Started
- How to Find Product Market Fit
- and many more topics
Chris's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-shutts-0622237/
Logik.io: https://www.logik.io/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 15, 2024 • 32min
Sold His Last SaaS for $10-140M, Now Launching His Next SaaS Helping Enterprise Go PLG
Gururaj Pandurangi is the CEO and Founder of ThriveStack.
ThriveStack equips SaaS builders with tools that facilitate user signup, product trial, purchase, and operating Self-Serve on a large scale.
In this episode we talk about:
- Sales-Led vs. Product-Led Growth
- How to Add a PLG to a Sales-Led Motion
- Gururaj's learnings of founding his 3rd SaaS Business
Gururaj's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gururajp/
ThriveStack: https://www.thrivestack.ai/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

May 9, 2024 • 46min
A primer on GTM Ops with CS2’s Crissy Saunders
Crissy Saunders is the CEO at CS2. CS2 is a leading GTM Ops consultancy.
In this episode we talk about:
- How to Build a GTM Ops Team
- How to Track a Buyer Funnel
- and many more topics
Crissy's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crveteresaunders/
CS2: https://www.cs2marketing.com/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

Apr 28, 2024 • 47min
How This SaaS Founder Barely Avoided the Series B Trap
Gil Allouche is the CEO of metadata.io.
In this episode, we are talking about:
- How Gil ended up in Dave Gerhardts book
- How Gil barely avioded the series B trap
- How to work with investors
- The future of SDRs
Gil's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilallouche/
Metadata: https://metadata.io/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
#linkedin #founderledmarketing #linkedinads #linkedinagency #founderbranding #saas #b2bmarketing #demandgeneration #demandgen #content #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #performancemarketing #videomarketing #personalbranding

Apr 23, 2024 • 50min
Todd Busler: How Champify’s CEO Nails LinkedIn Founder Content
Todd Busler, CEO at Champify, discusses crushing LinkedIn founder content, the future of SDRs, and balancing inbound/outbound marketing strategies. He also shares insights on mastering LinkedIn content creation, evolving SDR roles, and utilizing intent data for effective outbound marketing.
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