Dave Gerhardt

Exit Five · Burlington

Built Exit Five into one of the largest paid communities for B2B marketers

Why they're worth your time

He is the clearest working example of building a company on an audience rather than a paid funnel, and he narrates the mechanics openly. Useful if you want to see how B2B brand, founder-led content and community actually convert.

Background

Dave Gerhardt spent his career in B2B marketing before going independent: VP of Marketing and then Chief Brand Officer at Drift, and CMO at Privy. He founded Exit Five, a paid community for B2B marketers that runs a podcast, a newsletter and in-person events, and wrote the book Founder Brand. He publishes constantly on LinkedIn and hosts the Exit Five podcast.

Known for

Inbound & content Community Positioning

Where they're public

Their own channels. Read the work first.

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