How A Growth Marketer Used Chess Mental Models To Grow A Multi-million Media Business & Side Hustles

In this episode, we dive into Steph Smith's growth marketing career lessons, mental models, and stories. 2:29 - How growth marketing & chess are very similar 5:58 - The whacky path to growth marketing but with the right mindset 9:33 - Key mental model learned with paid ads 17:25 - Generalist vs specialist debate 21:54 - Growth experiments with Trends newsletter 27:27 - How to be ahead with influencer marketing 32:53 - Copywriting mental model from Sam Parr 33:35 - Product-Led Growth experiment at Trends 41:21 - Side hustle mental models and lessons (how to do it right) Key Links Stephsmith.ioDoing Content RightDoing Time RightSh*t You Don't Learn in School

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