Daniel Murray

Founder @ The Marketing Millennials | Head of Media Strategy @ Workweek | Angel Investor Focused on Marketing/Sales Software | Former D1 Athlete

Hi! I’m Daniel. I’m the creator of The Marketing Millennials and the founder of Authority, a B2B LinkedIn growth agency that creates and distributes content to turn attention into authority for your business.

 
I’m a former D1 athlete. GO BEARCATS. I live in the Miami, FL with my badass wife, Ari, who is arguably a way better marketer than I am. You can say we are a marketing power couple. 

I’ve spent most of my marketing career focused on Marketing Operations (at companies like SnackNation, Oracle, ChowNow, ServiceTitan, and Clearbit). BUT, I have a love for all types of marketing because to be great at Marketing Ops - you need to be well versed in all of marketing. I started The Marketing Millennials as a way to meet other marketers - and I can officially say mission accomplished.

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Just ship it. 

That perfect campaign you’ve been tweaking for 3 weeks?

Ship it.
That newsletter you keep “polishing”?

Hit send.

That social post that’s “almost ready”?

Post it NOW.

Here’s the truth about marketing in 2026:

SPEED beats perfection.

Every. Single. Time.

While you’re perfecting V47 of your email, your competitor shipped V1 and is already learning what works.

The market rewards action.

Not perfection.

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Founder - The Marketing Millennials | Founder @ Authority - Turn attention into authority on LinkedIn | Former D1 Athlete

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“So what does a marketer actually DO?”

Everything. The answer is everything.

I’ve seen marketing job descriptions that list 47 different responsibilities.

Social media, email, ads, SEO, content, design, events, analytics, copywriting, video editing, community management, partnerships, and oh yeah can you also help with sales enablement?

It’s gotten RIDICULOUS.

Companies hire 1 marketer and expect them to be a full agency.

New marketers don’t know any better. They think this is normal. They say yes to everything. They burn out in 18 months.

If you’re hiring a marketer, get specific about what you actually need.

If you’re a new marketer, ask in the interview: “Which of these 47 things are you REALLY prioritizing in the first 90 days?”

Marketing is not 1 job. It’s 15 jobs wearing a trench coat.

And if you’re currently that one person doing it all? You’re not failing. The job description is just broken.

This is why every detail and touchpoint matters in marketing.

H/t: Don McMillan

This is TOO accurate.

“Should we run paid ads?”

IT DEPENDS.

“How many emails should I send?”

IT DEPENDS.

“Is LinkedIn or Instagram better?”

IT DEPENDS.

“Should we use video or static creative?”

IT DEPENDS.

Marketers LOVE saying “it depends” because… it actually DOES depend.

On your audience.

On your budget.

On your goals.

On your industry.

On your product.

On your competition.

But here’s the thing:

“It depends” is the RIGHT answer.

Anyone giving you a one-size-fits-all marketing strategy is either lying or selling you something.

Marketing isn’t about copying what worked for someone else.

It’s about figuring out what works for YOUR business.

And yeah… that depends.

You can’t automate what you don’t understand.

I’ve always believed this: You need to do something MANUALLY before you use automation or AI.

Because if you don’t know how it works…

You can’t tell when it’s broken.

You’re just blindly trusting the output.

This is why humans aren’t going anywhere.

If you’re GOOD at your job…

You have TASTE.

You know what good looks like.

You can spot when the AI missed the mark.

You can fix what’s broken.

You can make it BETTER.

AI is a tool.

Not a replacement for expertise.
Learn the fundamentals FIRST.

THEN let AI make you faster.

Being TOO good at your job will backfire on you.

I learned this the hard way.

Early in my career, I was CRUSHING deadlines.

Week-long projects done in 3 days.

Revisions requested at 4pm in their inbox by 6pm.

I thought I was being impressive.

Turns out, I was just training everyone around me that “Daniel delivers in 48 hours” was the new normal.

Fast became the expectation.

And when I couldn’t maintain that pace (because I’m human), people got frustrated. With ME.

That’s when my boss pulled me aside:
“You teach people how to treat you.”

OUCH.

But he was right.

By always saying yes and delivering at lightning speed, I’d set an unsustainable standard. I built my own trap.

- Underpromise and overdeliver isn’t just something people say. It’s actually how you survive long-term without burning out.
- Boundaries aren’t rude. They’re necessary.
- Your emergency isn’t always my emergency.

And a sustainable pace will ALWAYS beat heroic sprints.

The best performers don’t just do great work. 

They do great work at a pace they can maintain for years, not weeks.

Stop training people to expect miracles.

Start training them to expect excellence within reasonable timelines.

Your future self will thank you.

Having employees with strong personal brands in your company is an opportunity. 

Not a threat.

But most companies treat it like a threat.

They panic when employees start posting on LinkedIn. They worry about them getting poached. They think they’ll take clients with them when they leave.

So they discourage it. Or worse, they create “approval processes” for social media that kill any momentum.

Here’s the thing:

If you’re worried about an employee with a strong personal brand, you hired the wrong person.

Good employees with personal brands make your company better.

They attract talent. People want to work at companies where they can grow their reputation.

They bring inbound leads. Someone follows your employee, sees where they work, reaches out.

They build trust faster than your company account ever will. People buy from people, not logos.

They make your brand feel more human. Real faces and voices beat corporate speak every time.

Smart companies don’t just allow personal brands. They encourage them.

They give their team content to share. They celebrate when they post. They understand that rising tides lift all boats.

Stop being scared of your employees building in public.

Start building a company culture where personal brands make everyone stronger.

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Behaviour Change Lifestyle Coach

Fitness and Performance Behaviour Change Coach

Weightloss and Well-being Wizard

Mind and Body Transformation Coach

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If you’re a CEO, Director or MD of a multi-level organization and you want to look and feel your best, avoid burnout and be a better role model for your family..

..I have some very bad news 

You’re under pressure at work and home as it is

Your schedule’s packed, you’re stressed out and your energy levels are shot

Caffeine fuelled days of back-to-back meetings followed by a takeaway, some beers and a bit of tele at night is just too easy a habit to fall into. 

Before you know it that’s your normal and you’re left questioning how you ended up like this.

Even with the best of intentions to make changes you find yourself going through fits and starts never really making progress.

Deep down you know something needs to change and you know you can do better but with all the conflicting information online you just don’t know where to start this time

That’s where I come in…

I’m Mike Howarth, founder of The Peak Performance Project and I help high-achieving CEOs to look and feel their best and become better role models for their families in my 1-2-1 transformational coaching experience

Having lost 104lbs myself and coached hundreds of clients just like you I’ve created a proven strategy of mind and body transformation

A former British champion and international weightlifter my highest values are honesty, integrity, and authenticity

My motto is “clients first, clients last”

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If you’re serious about becoming the best version of yourself, feeling and looking great and being the perfect role model for your family I can help.

Note: If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and it’s not. So if you're expecting a quick overnight success, stop reading now

However.. If you want to work with me you must be: 

- A male CEO or a business owner.
- Running an honest and ethical business
- Willing to step out of your comfort zone
- Want to be a better role model for your family
- Wanting to change your lifestyle right now 
- Prepared to do the work

If this is you, DM and let’s talk

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