#147: Inside Exit Five | Behind The Scenes Launching Our First Event and Exit Five's Recent Growth

B2B Marketing with Dave Gerhardt

Dave and Dan (COO at Exit Five) share the behind the scenes on Exit Five's growth. They cover

• How we sold out Drive in 24 hours
• Why we used a waitlist strategy
• How much Exit Five has grown
• How much we're investing into the business this year
• Solopreneurship

PS. We’d love to get your questions and feature you on this podcast. Have a hot topic, a burning question, or just want to say hi? Send us a voicenote at [e-mail], and we will feature you on the show. Emails are fine too, but a voice note might get you on the pod :)

Timestamps

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (07:27) - - The Power of Collaboration
• (10:15) - - The Exit Five Journey
• (13:28) - - The Drive Event
• (14:21) - - Launching Our Event
• (19:17) - - The Success Behind Our Event
• (20:55) - - Brand Connection and Storytelling
• (25:22) - - The Power of Building an Audience
• (27:27) - - Content and Audience Strategy

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