When NOT to Market Your Brand, with Paul Reiss, Founder of Protein Pints

Daniel Murray
Daniel Murray
July 15, 2026

Paul Reiss dropped out of college to build Protein Pints, and then scaled it from 1 store to 15,000 in just three years.

His strategy: deliberately pumping the brakes on Marketing so the brand wouldn’t blow up before it could actually deliver.

Paul and Daniel get into why going viral too early can sink a young brand, how to know when to hold back versus hit the gas, and the 1 question he says every product has to answer before you scale it.

If you’re a Marketer or founder who wants to know when to market and when to wait, this episode is for YOU!

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Daniel Murray
Daniel Murray