{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Demand Geniuses: Revenue-Driven B2B Marketing","title":"Growth lessons from Darren Chait (beehiiv CMO /ex-Calendly)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2952,"description":"Darren Chait is the CMO at beehiiv and ex-Head of Growth at Calendly. He joins the show to share how an Australian corporate lawyer ended up co-founding Hugo, leading growth at Calendly, and now shaping the playbook at one of the fastest-growing creator platforms. Along the way, he explains why the best CMOs think like CFOs, how the role of a marketer has shifted in 2026, and what actually makes a newsletter worth subscribing to.Tune in to this episode as we explore:(00:34) The beehiiv philosophy: why creators should own their audience, not rent it(06:35) From corporate lawyer in Australia to co-founding Hugo and joining Calendly(08:26) What four years at Calendly taught Darren about growth at real volume(11:23) Why there's no traditional marketer archetype left in 2026(15:41) The best CMOs are actually CFOs: understanding every lever in your business(19:33) A three-step playbook for the first weeks in a new marketing leadership role(22:12) Calendly vs beehiiv: incremental experiments vs big swings(28:35) How AI changes the job of a marketer without replacing judgment(34:25) What makes a newsletter genuinely work: trust, consistency, and multi-channel reach(45:53) Newsletter vs email marketing: the two-way relationship that changes everything(49:28) Darren's dream campaign: dominating cities with out-of-home advertising(53:17) Final recommendation: Growth Daily by Marketing MaxLinks:Darren Chait's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenchait/ beehiiv: https://www.beehiiv.com/ Calendly: https://calendly.com/ Kyle Poyar: https://www.growthunhinged.com/ Growth Daily by Marketing Max: https://www.marketingmax.com/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TfPOHgaM8NrJd4ReBHkMtG7fXN8oIQKHbVYizF4JdNE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mOTVl/MWU1MDFmNmI0ODg3/YjE3MTAwODk0ZTYy/NmQyYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}