Skye Equipment Rentals

As CEO of Skye Equipment Rentals, I'm responsible for the overall strategic and financial success of the company. With my two partners, we are building Louisville's premier independent rental store that caters to the needs of small and medium sized contractors.

We are located in the heart of Crestwood, KY at 6315 W Highway 146. 

You can always reach us at 502-678-SKYE or visit our website at https://skye.rentals

Co-Founder and CEO

1st Gen Entrepreneurs

I offer coaching & consulting to business owners who want to grow with purpose.

As the first person in my family to start a business (aka 1st Gen Entrepreneur) I know the challenges that come with navigating the unknown. After building my first business from scratch and selling it 15+ years later, I enjoy sharing my hard earned lessons with others so they can succeed.

More details can be found at 👉 1stGen.biz

Business Coach

SKYE Technologies

I founded SKYE Technologies in 2006 to address the tech needs of small businesses in the area. What started as a "one man show" evolved over a 15 year period before selling the company.

As true partner for our clients, we aligned our business interests with theirs. This model enabled us to put technology to good use in a way that helped them grow and succeed. We prided ourselves on starting and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships.

As the founder, my personal experience included:

- Providing strategic technology consulting and advice for both existing and potential clients
- Developing new business through networking, advertising and referrals
- Maintaining strong relationships with existing clients
- Ensuring customer satisfaction and responsiveness to feedback
- Creating and evolving internal processes to increase efficiency
- Researching new technologies and examining their benefits/drawbacks as they pertain to business

In July 2021 we announced the sale of SKYE Technologies to a larger regional firm.

Founder & CEO (Exited in 2021)

I ❤️ 1st Gen Entrepreneurs • Learn more at 1stGen.biz 👊

I'm an IT guy turned Entrepreneur who loves the art of building and growing successful businesses.

I started my first business (Skye Technologies) in 2006, grew it organically for 15+ years, then sold it in 2021. 

After that, I began offering business coaching/consulting under the banner 1st Gen Entrepreneurs. As the first person in my family to start a business, I know what it's like to learn everything the hard way. My goal with 1st Gen is to help others in the same situation to build healthy, sustainable businesses without as much headache & heartache.

Most recently, I became the CEO of a new venture called Skye Equipment Rentals. As a proud, independent, locally owned business, we are looking to become the #1 source for contractors in Oldham County and surrounding areas for all their construction equipment needs.

Thanks for taking a look at my profile and feel free to hit me up...  I love to talk business ☕️

Andrew McIntosh

Simplifying marketing for financial advisors I Saving you time so you can focus on your clients I Making sure you stay well connected with your clients and prospects

Hey there! So glad you stopped by!My name is Niki and I am a marketing consultant, coach, and specialist for financial advisors. Sometimes, I’m simply a sounding board. Advisors need someone to talk to also!In 2016 I got my FPQP designation because I find finance incredibly interesting. This designation and education allow me to serve you better.I help with marketing strategies, building brand awareness, thought leadership, and growing your business.Let's show the world what a great advisor you are!As a woman in the finance industry, I am a strong advocate for amplifying the voices of females in finance! People always like to know a person’s “why.”Here’s mine:Working with financial advisors has to be one of the most fulfilling things I get to do.Advisors are some of the most caring and selfless people I know. I see what they do each and every day and how much they care for their clients.If I can help you with your marketing and business growth so you can take care of your clients better, everyone wins!When not working, I am pestering my husband, learning about how to not annoy my pre-teen daughter, kissing all over our little baby boy. chasing after my dogs, and constantly taking pictures. On a quest to dive deeper into the bible and learn more about Jesus! Highly recommend the book Driven by Eternity! We live in an area surrounded by mountains, so there is a lot of time&nbsp;spent&nbsp;exploring, hiking, and searching for antiques in small, mountain towns. Hippie at heart!Specialties:⚫ Content strategy⚫ Social media marketing⚫ Campaign management ⚫ Email marketing strategy⚫ Advocate for relatable content⚫ Brand awareness and recognition⚫ Engagement and relationship managementAnd making finance fun!Follow me for marketing tips and advice.

Niki Clark, FPQP

Wow. 

Thank you everyone who has trusted me and my company to help you. 

We love getting to work with advisors and help them in any way we can and promise that we don't take your trust for granted.

Shout out to my team for helping us get here! 
Rachel Clark, Blair Kelly, Sidra A., Rachel Hanley, Jorge Javier, Irvin Briceno, and my husband William. 

And thank you the team at Kitces.com for recognizing us.

Let's go 2026!

Niki Clark, FPQP®

Non-Boring Marketing for Financial Advisors

Kitces Asset Map

Most advisors don’t need better content on LinkedIn.
They need better positioning and cleaner execution.

Here’s what’s actually working right now if you want visibility that turns into trust, conversations, and clients.

Teach first. Always.
The posts getting reach are short, direct, and useful.
One idea. One clarification. One myth corrected.

Example:
Most investors think volatility is the risk.
The real risk is reacting to it.

That kind of post gets read, saved, and shared.

Consistency beats clever every time.
Two to three posts per week. Same days. Similar times.
Then stay online and respond like a human.

LinkedIn is prioritizing conversation over content.
If you post and disappear, you are leaving reach on the table.

Your profile is not a résumé. It’s a landing page.
Headline = who you help + outcome.
Banner = visual reinforcement.
About section = proof.

Add three specific client outcomes.
Not services. Results.

What formats are winning right now
• Short text posts that simplify something people overthink
• Sub-15-second videos with one practical tip
• Educational stories pulled from real client scenarios
• Myth vs fact posts that make people pause

No sales pitch. No corporate language. No overproduction.

Timing still matters
Mid-morning, Tuesday through Thursday is a solid baseline.
But test your own data and commit to a rhythm you can maintain.

Predictability performs better than randomness.

If you look at analytics, look at the right ones
Impressions tell you if your hook works.
Engagement tells you if your message resonates.
Follower demographics tell you if the right people are paying attention.
CTR tells you who actually wants more.

Check monthly. Adjust. Repeat.

Where LinkedIn is heading
More weight on real dialogue.
More reward for clear expertise.
More visibility for posts that teach through stories.

Less tolerance for vanity posts and polished nothingness.

If LinkedIn feels “hard,” it’s usually because you’re trying to sound impressive instead of useful.

Show up like you would to coffee with a prospect.
Bring one insight. Explain it clearly. Invite the conversation.

That’s how advisors build authority now.
And it compounds faster than any algorithm trick.

What’s one topic your clients ask about constantly that you could explain in two sentences?

I'm in family mode and shall return tomorrow.

2026's word of the year is Family and making sure I stay true to that.

Did you pick a word for the year?

I bought a ring this week from Jeff Bezos and today I opened my LinkedIn to be hit with this ad. 

My ring was $15. 
Van Cleef goes for about $4k.

This seems like a drastic jump. 

Lifestyle creep to the extreme.

BUT

This ad did do something right.

It immediately stopped my scroll and I went to Google to look at their rings. Granted it was for the sake of this post but nonetheless.

And therein lies the lesson: if a piece of marketing can get you to stop and look, it has done its job.

Hey Van Cleef & Arpels, I'd be happy to represent your merch. My ring size is 7.5.

If you are using the word "thoughtful" in your content, just know, so is everyone one else on this planet.

AI unfortunately has taken that word and ran with it. Hard.

So even if you have always used it, just know, it might need to go on the backburner until AI chooses another "it" word. 

It's the Wild Wild West out here folks.

The algorithm doesn’t care how long you worked on your post.

It cares how people react to it.

Did they stop scrolling?
Did they read past the first line?
Did they stay long enough to signal interest?

That’s it.

If you want more reach on LinkedIn, your content has to do a few things fast:

1. Make it obvious why they should care
If the value isn’t clear in the first sentence, you’ve lost them.

2. Win the first 2–3 seconds
Curiosity beats clever. Lead with something that makes them pause.

3. Speak their language
Not yours. Not financial jargon. The words they already use in their head.

4. Hold attention
Scroll-stopping gets you noticed. Staying power gets you rewarded.

Every platform has the same goal: keep people on the app.

The longer your content keeps someone engaged, the more the algorithm works in your favor.

Effort doesn’t equal distribution.
Response does.

Write for humans first.
The algorithm follows.

And if you’re thinking about engagement pods, don’t.
They train the algorithm to show your content to the wrong people.

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