#326 Daniel James on Scaling From Side Hustle To 50 Employees

<p>Episode 326 features Daniel James, Founder &amp; CEO of Mint Performance Marketing. Daniel started Mint Performance Marketing in 2019, a two-person led team managing e-commerce strategy for DTC brands.</p><br><p><strong>Find Daniel Online:</strong></p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.mint-performancemarketing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mint-performancemarketing.com/</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljamesgraham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljamesgraham/</a></p><p>Personal Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mr_daniel_james" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mr_daniel_james</a></p><p>Mint Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mintperformancemarketing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mintperformancemarketing</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mintagencyus, https://twitter.com/foodog85" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mintagencyus, https://twitter.com/foodog85</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mr_daniel_james?_t=8YCspI1XTDC&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@mr_daniel_james</a></p><br><p><strong>About Daniel:</strong></p><br><p>Daniel James is a leader in the digital and social media landscape. As an early employee of MySpace, he has seen first-hand the beginnings of social media and has been a part of the evolution of social, digital, and e-commerce ever since. He went on to lead strategy for AOLs O&amp;Os and, after moving to Los Angeles, for brands like Toyota, Adidas, Kraft &amp; Disney.</p><br><p>Daniel started mint performance marketing in 2019, a two-person led a team managing e-commerce strategy for DTC brands. A short 3 years later, mint is now a team of 50+ people across the US, UK &amp; Asia, and in 2021, mint was acquired by the global media, marketing &amp; e-commerce powerhouse, Social Chain, with Dani