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Brendan Hufford

Judge · DISC type Dc
Strategic Advisor at Banzai
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Brendan Hufford is the founder of Growth Sprints, where he helps B2B SaaS companies scale from $10M to $100M ARR. A former high school teacher and assistant principal, he applies his educational background to simplify complex topics like SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). He attended Ithaca College and Governors State University.

Outside of marketing, Brendan is a husband and father of four based in Indiana. His entrepreneurial journey began with a side business centered around his passion for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he built and sold. He has also created niche websites dedicated to his interests in photography, coffee, and camping.

Unique fact: Brendan transitioned from being a high school assistant principal to a marketing leader after successfully building and selling a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu apparel brand and blog.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Strategic Advisor
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Brendan shows up

Objective Thinker
Fast But Wary
Features Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Brendan cares about

SaaS Growth Sprints
His agency is built around using short, focused marketing sprints to help B2B SaaS companies scale revenue from Google.
Content as IP
He advocates for marketers to stop generic content and instead name their customers' problems, turning their unique perspective into intellectual property.
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Career

Work history

12-2023 - 5-2024
Strategic Advisor
Banzai
9-2023 - 2-2024
Advisor
Copy.ai
8-2023 - 1-2024
Interim Head of Marketing
SparkToro
2-2023 - 2-2024
Adobe Insider
Adobe
10-2022
VP of Marketing
Growing Up
In the press

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Education
Social Studies Education
Ithaca College
Master's degree
Governors State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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