Safe Doesn't Scale

By David Walsh

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"What's the ROI?" Those three words kill more creative marketing ideas than bad execution ever will. Not here. Safe Doesn't Scale is a weekly podcast for marketing and growth leaders. We’ll be interviewing Heads of Marketing, Unicorn Founders, and Revenue Leaders at B2B companies to prove that the riskiest marketing campaigns drive the biggest returns. While brands are burning $500K on LinkedIn ads that are generating zero demos, there’s someone out there who closed a $2M deal they sourced from a meme. Host David Walsh, Founder of Limelight, breaks down real examples from brands spending less and converting more by leaning into creator-led growth, unconventional distribution, and campaigns that make traditional marketers panic. You’ll learn: How growth leaders sell “unsafe” ideas to the C-suite How to attribute sales pipeline to content, creators, and social signals Why the campaigns that feel uncomfortable often drive the most revenue No e-book downloads. No buzzwords. This show is for marketers with a chip on their shoulder who are tired of playing it safe. We celebrate the campaigns that make legal sweat and sales teams crush quota. Because marketers who don't take risks won't exist in 2027.

Episode Date
Vibe Coded in a Day: Why Brand Is the Last Moat in B2B (with AJ Eckstein from Creator Match) | Ep. 11
May 07, 2026
Nobody Gives a Shit About Your Post (Until They Do) (with Shoaib Ahmed from Limelight) | Ep. 10
Apr 30, 2026
Booking Out SDR Calendars For Three Months Post-Stealth (with Bruno Basic from Dual Entry) | Ep. 9
Apr 09, 2026
Rewarding Employees For LinkedIn Followers Drives 17 Million Impressions (with Niall Ratcliffe from noticed.) | Ep. 8
Apr 02, 2026
Drop The Learn More Button (with Casey Hill from DoWhatWorks) | Ep. 7
Mar 27, 2026
Stop Wasting Ad Budgets (with Michel Lieben from ColdIQ) | Ep. 6
Mar 19, 2026
STOP Running 30-Day Tests: The Case for Quarterly Contracts (with Justin Levy from ZoomInfo) | Ep. 5
Mar 12, 2026
GEO Is What SEO Was in 2005 🚀 The Window Is Open Right Now (with Jason Patel from OpenForge AI) | Ep. 4
Mar 05, 2026
The LinkedIn Algorithm Changed. Most Brands Have No Idea. (with Mark P. Jung, Known) | Ep. 3
Feb 26, 2026
How a Negative Comment Drove Our Highest MQLs (with Laura Erdem from Dreamdata) | Ep. 2
Feb 19, 2026
Why "Safe" Marketing Kills More Campaigns Than Bad Execution | Ep. 1
Feb 12, 2026
Welcome to Safe Doesn’t Scale
Feb 09, 2026