How to Hire a VP of Growth | Ep. #953

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode #953, we discuss how to hire a VP of Growth. Tune in to hear how you should approach this type of hire.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress</span> <a href= "http://marketingschool.io/stats/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><strong>TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:27] Today’s Topic:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to Hire a VP of Growth</span></em></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:31] A VP of Growth is the person responsible for making your numbers go up. That could mean anything, really. They use whatever knowledge they have to increase all your numbers.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:15] Ask for referrals.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:30] Neil recommends researching your competitors and who their growth people are.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:55] Shoot the growth people messages and introduce yourself.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:10] Then ask these people for referrals (this may even include them).</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:40] Ask potential hires what they would do to grow your business and achieve your goals. This will help you understand their thought process and abilities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:40] Eric’s friend hired two growth people based on Eric’s recommendation.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:50] That’s it for today!</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:57] We hit our goal of 1 Million downloads! So, we will be throwing a free event in Los Angeles this June. Check out</span> <a href= "http://singlegrain.com/dtla"><span s