Episode description

I invited Lee Anne Grant, Chief Growth Officer at babylist, onto the show and we unpacked some very cool stuff happening at their startup.

Prior to babylist, Lee Anne held sales roles at Google, AOL, POPSUGAR and Brandless.

Babylist was founded in 2011, has 212 people, and is based out of CA (also remote). They've raised Series C ($40.7M total). Babylist is the leading vertical marketplace and commerce destination for baby, driving purchase decisions for more than 8 million people each year! Babylist is way more than a baby registry and we talk about those different revenue streams.

Here's what we hit on:

You’ve been in sales for much of your career and now you’re CGO. What does that mean, what are you in charge of, and how does that impact how you lead;

Babylist is a commerce company that has a media business - tell me more about how this works and how that affects your marketing decisions (HINT: having 3 revenue streams is incredibly intellectually interesting);

Tell me more about your growth strategy during this downturn, where are you putting your dollars, what marketing channels are you leaning into;

Their Halsey influencer story and how that has impacted their growth;

What kinds of marketing content are you leaning into;

What are the last 1-2 really good, creative marketing ideas you’ve come up with (HINT: in-person plays plus the metaverse);

What are your top marketing challenges;

Some goals you want to accomplish (personal, professional) in 2022;

Lee Anne asked me a question to round out the conversation.

You can reach Lee Anne on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leeannegrant/

Find out more about babylist: www.babylist.com

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