# Brendan Hufford

> Brendan Hufford is a content marketing and SEO strategist who spent a decade as a high school teacher and assistant principal before pivoting to digital marketing. He founded Growth Sprints, an agency helping SaaS companies scale from $10M to $100M ARR, and created 'SEO for the Rest of Us,' a free newsletter with 6,000+ subscribers. Known for practical, no-BS approaches to content strategy and SEO, Brendan has worked with companies like ActiveCampaign and Allstate, built and sold multiple online businesses, and is a sought-after speaker and educator in the B2B marketing space.

- **Role:** Founder at Growth Sprints
- **Organizations:** Growth Sprints, SEO for the Rest of Us, ActiveCampaign (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Arts, Governors State University
- **Known for:** Founded Growth Sprints, an agency for SaaS companies going from $10M to $100M ARR, Created 'SEO for the Rest of Us' newsletter with 6,000+ subscribers and 1,000+ paying customers, Helped Allstate Insurance rank #1 for 'car insurance' and 'auto insurance' via strategic internal linking

## Career timeline

- **2000s-2010s** — High school teacher and assistant principal for over 10 years
- **2011** — Built local Chicago Jiu Jitsu community blog and Ok! Kimonos (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu clothing brand) while still teaching
- **2015-2018** — SEO Team Lead roles at two digital agencies
- **2018-2019** — Growth Marketing Lead at ActiveCampaign, grew traffic 20% in 30 days
- **2019** — Launched 'SEO for the Rest of Us' free newsletter and educational program
- **2021** — Founded Growth Sprints agency, targeting SaaS companies scaling from $10M to $100M ARR
- **2025** — Speaking at Content Marketing World 2025 on escaping checkbox marketing

## Achievements

- Founded Growth Sprints, an agency for SaaS companies going from $10M to $100M ARR
- Created 'SEO for the Rest of Us' newsletter with 6,000+ subscribers and 1,000+ paying customers
- Helped Allstate Insurance rank #1 for 'car insurance' and 'auto insurance' via strategic internal linking
- Grew ActiveCampaign organic traffic by 20% within 30 days as Growth Marketing Lead
- Generated $2M+ from 3 simple content plays (LinkedIn post with 7,381 reactions)
- Built and sold two online businesses while teaching full-time
- Posted on LinkedIn 2,147 times, demonstrating consistent content creation
- Speaker at Content Marketing World 2025
- Maintains 30+ SEO clients simultaneously at Growth Sprints

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Scheduled speaker at Content Marketing World 2025, presenting 'Escaping Checkbox Marketing: Build a Content Strategy You'll Never Have to Redo'
- **2025-02** — Published analysis of B2B newsletter archetypes winning in 2026
- **2025-01** — Published Annual Review 2025 on brendanhufford.com
- **2025-01** — Continued building Growth Sprints with focus on AEO (Author Experience Optimization), SEO, newsletter, and LinkedIn growth framework

## Links

- Website: https://brendanhufford.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanhufford/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/brendanhufford
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/brendanhufford
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrendanhufford/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrendanhufford/

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Last updated: 2026-04-23