

The Founder-Led Marketing Show
Finn Thormeier
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.
Key Topics: Demand Gen, SaaS Growth, B2B Marketing, B2B Content, Linkedin, Personal Branding, Founder Branding.
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2024 • 53min
How to align Marketing & Sales with Laura Erdem
Laura Erdem is the Sales Manager at Dreamdata.
We'll dive into how Dreamdata aligns Marketing and Sales and more:
- Are MQLs the right metric for optimizing?
- What does a good lead handoff look like?
- How important is Speed to Lead?
- Should the Sales & Marketing functions be owned by 1 person?
Laura's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lerdem/
Dreamdata: https://dreamdata.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

Mar 14, 2024 • 53min
Bootstrapper’s Guide to Scaling a $1M+ “Lifestyle” SasS Startup
Melissa Kwan is the co-founder and CEO of eWebinar.
We are diving into all things bootstrapping, including:
- Lessons from Figuring Out Pricing for Your Solution
- Her Non-Negotiables for Founding a Business
- Lifestyle Businesses vs. VC-funded Businesses
- and many more topics.
Melissa's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakwan/
eWebinar: https://ewebinar.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

Mar 11, 2024 • 55min
How this CEO gets 2M Impressions on LinkedIn every Month
Adam Robinson is the Founder/CEO of R!B2B and Retention.com.
He is currently crushing LinkedIn. What people don't know: he pays $12,500 per MONTH for a LinkedIn consultant...
- he grew from 10 to 70,000+ followers in a matter of weeks
- his LinkedIn posts consistently get over 1,000+ likes
- ALL while running a $22m+ ARR SaaS company and launching a new B2B product
We are divining into:
1. Why he pays $12,500/month for a LinkedIn consultant that *only* helps him with STRATEGY
2. How he creates his content - the full process from ideation, creation, copywriting, distribution, repurposing
3. Why he's so bullish on video
4. How he justifies spending $100,000s per year on *his personal* content
5. His blueprint to go from 0 to 50,000+ followers on Linkedin as a B2B CEO in a matter of months
Adam's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/retentionadam/
Retention.com: https://retention.com/
R!B2B: https://www.rb2b.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

Mar 9, 2024 • 54min
Nathan Latka’s CMO Reveals Founder-Led Marketing Secrets
Danielle Messler is Nathan Latka's CMO at Founderpath.
In this episode, we are diving into:
- Why Nathan Latka leverages Founder-Led Marketing
- Nathan Latka’s Founder-Led Marketing Secrets
- How to Run Engaging Live Events
- and many more topics
Danielle's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemessler
Founderpath: https://founderpath.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

Mar 7, 2024 • 40min
From Head of Operations to SaaS CEO
Jeff Whitlock is the CEO of Grain, a conversation Intelligence and AI Sales assistant that automates note-taking, record-keeping, and insight-capture so you can spend your time where it matters most — coaching your team and closing deals.
Grain: https://grain.com/
Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-whitlock/
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

Mar 1, 2024 • 56min
Greg Head: How to Build a Valuable Software Company without Big Founding
Greg Head is an Advisor to 40 practical SaaS founders who are building valuable software companies without big funding and the host of the Practical Founders Podcast.
We talk about:
- Patterns he sees between the 40 practical SaaS founders he's advising
- How today's practical founders compete with the millions of funding of their VC-funded peers
- The most efficient ways for companies to go to market in 2024
- How to run your SaaS startup capital efficiently
- When does VC funding *actually* make sense?
- Many more things
Make sure to check out Greg if you don't already know him.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregheadaz/
Podcast: https://practicalfounders.com/podcast/
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

Feb 27, 2024 • 45min
How He scaled this SaaS beyond $10M ARR in 4 Years
Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz is the CEO and Co-founder at Chapter, a technology-driven Medicare advisor improving how seniors choose their health coverage.
How do you reduce the time spent on founder-led sales? This is one of many topics I covered in my conversation with Cobi Blumenfeld Gantz.
In this episode, we are talking about:
- Why the Founder Should Drive Your Marketing
- How to Reduce the Time Spent on Founder-Led Sales
- The Big Problem in the Medicare Industry
- How 90% of Partners Get Referrals Working With Chapter
Cobi Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cobibgantz/
Chapter: https://askchapter.org/
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

Feb 23, 2024 • 49min
Mike DeVries: How Enterprise SaaS Marketing and GTM Has Evolved
Mike is a veteran of the Enterprise SaaS world:
- entered the software business in 1990
- was part of the internet boom as CMO of Versata, taking it public in 2000
- ran Wakesoft, Clarus Systems, and Instill Corporation as CEO
- "semi-retired" to join the boards of various software companies
- currently serving as President for LiftLab
I will dive into how Enterprise SaaS marketing has evolved, what it takes to win in today's world, how companies need to rethink their go-to-market, how to do hand-shake-trust-based business in a virtual-first world, and many more things.
Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkdevries/
LiftLab: https://www.liftlab.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

Feb 19, 2024 • 36min
Steven Charlap: How to Build a B2B SaaS Company in the Healthcare Space
How to Build a B2B SaaS in the Healthcare Space
Steven's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-charlap-md-mba-8911906/
SOAP Health: https://soap.health/
Website: https://www.project33.io/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH?si=439e607dc707473a
LinkedIn (Finn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
LinkedIn (Jay): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-flores/
LinkedIn (Tobi): https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-moelenkamp/
#linkedinads #linkedinagency #linkedinadsagency #linkedinfounderbranding #saasmarketing #b2bmarketing #b2bcontent #demandgeneration #awareness #content #linkedin #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #contentcreation #performancemarketing #videomarketing #inboundmarketing #personalbranding #founderledmarketing #contentstrategie #SMMA #contenttips

Feb 6, 2024 • 52min
Chris Walker: How to Run an Executive Thought-Leadership Program
I chatted with Chris Walker about Founder-Led Marketing and how to run a successful CEO thought leadership program on LinkedIn in 2024.
In this episode we will cover:
How Content Consumption Has Changed
Outbound Sdr vs Thought
Leadership Program
How to Start Testing Founder-Led Marketing
Founder-Led Marketing as a Category
How to Start Driving Business Outcomes Through LinkedIn
CEOs Crushing LinkedIn
and many more topics
Chris Walker:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswalker171/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ @ChrisWalker171
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b2b-revenue-vitals/id1511588213
Refine Labs: refinelabs.com
Project 33:
Website: https://www.project33.io/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/03CXzsZp7wdqIRVDcqPTFH?si=439e607dc707473a
LinkedIn (Finn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/finnthormeier/
LinkedIn (Jay): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-flores/
LinkedIn (Tobi): https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-moelenkamp/
#linkedinads #linkedinagency #linkedinadsagency #linkedinfounderbranding #saasmarketing #b2bmarketing #b2bcontent #demandgeneration #awareness #content #linkedin #b2b #revenue #contentmarketing #contentcreation #performancemarketing #videomarketing #inboundmarketing #personalbranding #founderledmarketing #contentstrategie #SMMA #contenttips