The Dave Gerhardt Show

Ok turning the tables on this one - Dave is the guest on this episode and chats with GTMFund's Scott Barker for their GTM podcast. Scott is a Partner and Co-Founder at GTMfund and formerly head of partnerships at Sales Hacker and through their acquisition by Outreach. Dave a Scott talk through:
  • Behind Dave's career story and starting Exit Five
  • Some personal philosophies and current goals and the different chapters of life
  • Dave's systems, does he have an assistant or VA? How does he run his business today?
  • How to successfully set yourself up as a one person team
  • Evolving your strategy and goals as your companies goals change
  • How to nail your companies messaging
  • Effectively building a founder brand
  • The importance of niching down to drive growth
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Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.
  • They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.
  • Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.
  • Visit hatch.fm to learn more

What is The Dave Gerhardt Show?

Conversations about marketing and business. Hosted by Dave Gerhardt (Founder of Exit Five, Former CMO). Join the top community for B2B marketers at exitfive.com