The Long Game

Redefining Thought Leadership with Ryan McCready (Reforge)

Episode Summary

In this conversation, we dive into thought leadership and how we define it, why hot takes are the bedrock of thought leadership, and we talk about how to work with experts.

Episode Notes

What is thought leadership? 

Some would say it’s the expression of ideas that demonstrate you have expertise in a particular field or topic. 

It could also be described as a tactic marketers use to build credibility for themselves in their company. 

Ryan McCready is the Managing Editor at Reforge. In this conversation, we dive into thought leadership and how we define it, why hot takes are the bedrock of thought leadership, and we talk about how to work with experts.

Connect with Ryan:
https://twitter.com/RyanMcCready1
https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=ryan%20mccready&origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=0&searchId=28ddbd3d-00be-42d2-afe1-e7a035908b0c&sid=y!X

Past guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Sean Blanda (Crossbeam), Ilona Abramova (AppSumo), and many more.

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