E36: What's it like to go from 0 to 300k+ followers in 2 years? Clint Murphy, the host and creator of The Growth Guide podcast and newsletter, did exactly that. Clint is the Chief Financial Officer at Mosaic Homes, a Real Estate Development company. But, what I’m most impressed by is Clint’s audience growth, which has skyrocketed over the past 2-3 years. Clint is a master at audience growth and lucky for you, I invited him on to this podcast to tell us all about it.  This is a masterclass in personal brand growth. This is one episode you don't want to miss. Let's get down to business! *** SPONSOR:  I love using Riverside.fm to record all guest interviews like this one with Clint Murphy. Try it out 100% free here and when you're ready, use the code FIRSTCLASS to get 20% off any paid plan. *** EXCERPTS: Audience Building Flywheel: "And so the flywheel is, as we grow the social media, the access to guests increases. As we have larger and larger guests, the threads that we write on social media to promote the episode get more eyeballs because people wanna learn lessons from those people that you had on the show...Until they're both growing bigger and bigger." — Clint Murphy (8:32) Viral Networking: "And so what you do is you create a network of friends. I'm gonna share your stuff. You're gonna share my stuff. We share each other's stuff. We lift each other up. We get it in front of more eyeballs." — Clint Murphy (12:00) *** TOPICS: [00:05:27] Reverse Engineering Goals for Success [00:08:32] Creating a Flywheel to Grow Your Audience [00:10:52] Mindset: Be Willing to Suck For a While [00:20:11] Differences Between LinkedIn vs. Twitter [00:21:55] How to Choose the Right Platform For Your Content [00:25:33] Focus on the Long Game for Growth [00:26:15] Focus on Process, Not Results - Your Inner Scorecard [00:34:56] 7 Lessons for Successful Content Creation *** LINKS: Jeremy Enns - Episode 28 Sam Browne - Episode 32 JOIN: First Class Founders Premium Membership *** FOLLOW / REVIEW: - Follow - Leave 5-star review *** CONNECT: - Twitter - Threads - LinkedIn - Newsletter *** ABOUT THE SHOW: In today's digital age, anyone can start a side hustle and grow it to millions. We explore proven strategies to grow your business each week through the lens of a successful founder, creator, and CEO. Past guests: Arvid Kahl, Tyler Denk, Clint Murphy, Andrew Warner, Chenell Basilio, Matt McGarry, Nick Huber. If you're a creator, solopreneur, indie hacker, startup founder, or CEO looking to grow your business, this show is for you. *** ABOUT THE HOST: Yong-Soo Chung is a serial entrepreneur who bootstrapped from $0 to $20m in over 8 years. Yong-Soo is the founder of 3 businesses in e-commerce and now, he's documenting his own journey of building an 8-figure business.