CEO / Co-Founder @ RevGen Labs | AI + Sales + Growth Hacking

I'm Christian, Co-Founder at RevGen Labs, a B2B lead generation agency. 

We're solving a critical problem in B2B sales: how to scale cold email outreach with purpose (not spam).

Here's the reality most revenue teams face: 

You know cold email works, but scaling it properly is nearly impossible. 

You're stuck between sending mass blasts that destroy your reputation or spending hours crafting individual emails that don't scale.

The result? Either your outreach feels robotic and gets ignored, or your team burns out trying to personalize everything manually. 

At RevGen Labs, we're building proprietary AI tools that solve the "scale vs. purpose" dilemma. Our technology helps B2B teams send cold emails that feel personal and relevant at any volume - without the spam tactics that ruin deliverability and brand reputation.

We can help you if:

• You're sending cold emails but struggling to make them feel personal at scale

• Your team is burning out trying to research and customize every single outreach

• You want higher response rates without resorting to spammy tactics

• You need to increase email volume while maintaining (or improving) quality and relevance

We've helped 50+ revenue teams transform their cold email approach from "spray and pray" to strategic, purposeful outreach that actually converts. 

If you're ready to scale your cold email efforts the right way - with purpose, not spam - let's connect.

Send me a DM or reach out directly at christian[at]revgenlabs.com

Want to see how we're revolutionizing cold email? 

Check out revgenlabs.com

Christian Oland

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I've been sitting on this for a while. Figured it's time to just put it out there.
 
If you are thinking, "Why are local leads different?" here's why:
 
These aren't procurement committees and 6-month sales cycles. These are owner-operated agencies. One decision maker. They trust someone who actually knows their market - not another vendor cold blasting from a spreadsheet.
 
Less competition. Faster close. And almost NOBODY is targeting them right now.
 
Here's exactly what's in it:
 
👉 Owner name + their LinkedIn profile link
👉 Whether they're spending on ads RIGHT NOW
👉 Reviews, ratings, review keywords
👉 Competitors mapped out
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Why free? Because I can, and if it helps you close one deal - worth it.
 
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2. Comment "Staffing"
3. Send me a connection request
 
I'll send it over personally in the next 24 hrs.

Founder of RevGen Labs | Helping businesses unlock 10x growth through growth hacking and AI

I've been MIA from LinkedIn for the last 2 months.
 
And it was the best thing I did for the business.
 
Got the time I needed. Read 2 books.
 
And actually good ones - which almost never happens.
 
1. Traction
 
Got the rec from Jeremy Chatelaine 🔥 at a Tuesday Triggers session. I don't usually take sales books seriously. Most are just someone explaining how great they are for 250 pages. Painful to read.
 
But this one was different. The book talks about EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). It isn't new. Tens of thousands of companies run on it.
 
And I liked it because it's basically a system for stopping yourself from being everything to everyone.
 
Which is exactly what I was doing.
 
2. Built to Sell
 
Written by John Warrillow.
 
The narrative is built around a guy who owns a marketing agency. Makes a couple million a year. Clients own him. Team's a mess. No real exit path.
 
The fix?
 
- Build a Standard Service Offering.
- One thing you do better than anyone.
- Document the process. Hire specialists.
- And stop taking everything that walks in the door.
 
That's it.
 
Between the two, I realized at RevGen Labs we've been building mountains to climb over instead of just... not building them.
 
Already started implementing EOS. Early. Messy. But moving.
 
Got some exciting stuff lined up this year. Stick around... :)

Vishesh Jain 🐼 is booking 20 meetings/day by sending 200 emails/inbox.
 
And as he dropped that message in the Tuesday Triggers group, questions were flying left, right, and centre.
 
(If you are a cold email or lead gen agency owner and want to join Tuesday Triggers, Comment "TT" and I'll add you to the group)
 
Later Vishesh ended up writing a whole post about it. I'll link it below. But first - here's why it works.
 
Most agencies will tell you your campaign is underperforming because of deliverability. Or your copy. Or your targeting.
 
But almost nobody looks at the offer, which is the actual problem.
 
At RevGen Labs, before we send a single email for a client, we do this:
 
We audit everything. Current offers, past attempts, what's been tried before, who they're actually selling to. If we don't have this figured out, we will not make the campaign live.
 
Then we brainstorm 20 to 30 lead magnet ideas. We had a custom GPT trained on every high-performing lead magnet we've seen work. Now we do it via Claude Code. We plug the client's business in and just generate.
 
The prompt: Use /lead-magnet-skill - generate 30 lead magnet ideas for [url]. Filter for offers that trade time, not assets. No PDFs. No courses. No audits.
 
Then we pick the best 3 to 5 and test them.
 
A few things to mention:
 
Nobody really cares about a PDF. Nobody really cares about a course. And definitely, nobody wants a free audit. People don't want their taxes audited. Or SEO strategy. Or Meta ads.
 
The only thing that still converts is your time.
 
→ A call where you actually build something for them
→ A strategy session where they walk away with a real deliverable
 
Whatever the first step of your service is - GIVE. THAT. AWAY. FREEEEE.
 
No-brainer. People know that's worth money. That's why it works.
 
Vishesh figured this out. His offer is ripping his TAM.
 
Link to his post in the comments - worth reading if you're straight-up serious about this. 👇

Your GTM guy books a call for a client. Confirms it. But prospect ghosts. So who's actually responsible - the person who set the call or the person who didn't show up?
 
The EASY answer is to blame the prospect. We don't.
 
Because in almost every no-show we looked at across a bunch of clients, the targeting was fine. The prospect was real. The interest was there.
 
What killed it every time was what happened between the booking and the call. That window is the most neglected part of the entire sales process and it's bleeding show rates dry.
 
Here's what we do at RevGen Labs:
 
[1] Confirmation page - the second they book, they land on a page with a short video of me introducing the company. Case studies. Testimonials. Stats. Just enough to remind them what they said yes to.
 
[2] 24 hours before - we send a helpful doc on deliverability fixes. Something actually worth reading. With Real value.
 
[3] 2 hours before - another short touchpoint. A bit more social proof, a few testimonials. Keeps the call top of mind without being annoying about it.
 
Taylor Haren just did a video on this - he uses Cal.com for the booking workflow, which is worth looking at if you're rebuilding this from scratch.
 
One thing I'll say: don't over-sequence this. There's a version where you're hammering people with 6 emails before a 30-minute call and they show up annoyed. The goal is for them to feel like their time won't be wasted - not like they accidentally signed up for a nurture sequence.
 
If you're doing outbound and booked meetings keep ghosting you, grab some time here: ﻿https://lnkd.in/gkAANh7a

One of the most DANGEROUS beliefs in outbound is believing a trigger will save bad copy.
 
The trigger hype cycle is exactly like NFTs.
 
Lots of noise. But ONLY a few winners.
 
How do I know that?
 
I've watched teams spend weeks on scrapers, Clay workflows, Apify setups. HELL EVEN we did it. All while chasing the perfect trigger.
 
One of the triggers was "website visitor identification." It was supposed to be the MASSIVE unlock. So massive that everyone lost their mind over it.
 
But it worked only if you were pulling serious US traffic.
 
The reality is that triggers are an addition to a working system.
 
And not a replacement for one.
 
We've seen sequences sit at 0.1% reply rate. Same list. Same setup. Change up the verbiage slightly. Suddenly 2-3% reply rate.
 
Just better copy.
 
Find what converts. Then make it smarter.
 
What trigger did you spend the most time building that ended up being a flop?
 
Also, massive shoutout to Smartlead, they've been our partners since the inception of RevGen Labs. I was invited to Smartlead office hours a few months ago, forgot to share the video. You can watch it here ﻿https://lnkd.in/gN8_vGFE

18 months ago if you told me cold calling was still a viable channel I would've said no way.

Now we have a whole team of cold/warm callers.

Took us a while to commit to it honestly. But we did. 

And we figured out pretty quickly that it all comes down to how you clean and enrich your data. We used to string together like a whole bunch of tools, which helped a ton with connect rates. Plus we've figured out some of our own secret sauce along the way.

But the ops side of it was a nightmare. 

Dialer in one tab. Enrichment tool in another. CRM open on the side. Rep finishes a call, has to log it manually, check the email history separately, schedule the follow-up somewhere else. 

By the time they're done with admin - they've lost the momentum from the call.

We were running 5 different tools just to make it work.

But dialing straight out of Smartlead's SmartDialer has made things a. ma. zing.  Deal rate went up by 23%. 

Everything's in one place - call history, email history, notes, follow-ups. As soon as the rep hangs up and it's already handled.

Been using Smartlead since the early days. Vaibhav always delivers. This one's no different.

If you're a Smartlead user already, Smartdialer one's gonna make your life way easier. Thank you thank you thank you.

Check it out here https://lnkd.in/gMbsizd7

Using Claude Code right now is like getting your hands on TikTok back in 2018.
 
Not many people know about it. And even fewer are actually using it.
 
I'd guess maybe 1% of people in GTM have touched it. The rest have heard the name, seen a few posts, but haven't actually opened it.
 
This post is for that group.
 
Here's how to actually get started:
 
There are 4 ways to run Claude Code:
 
[1] The desktop app. Download it from claude.ai. Sign in. If you've used ChatGPT, you already know how this works.
 
[2] The terminal. Follow instructions on code[dot]claude[dot]com
 
[3] Inside an IDE. I use Antigravity.
 
[4] Get the Claude Code extension. If you can't get the Google it - there are a bunch of walkthroughs that'll get you set up in 10 minutes.
 
Pick whichever matches how you already work.
 
Once you're in, the first thing to do is create a CLAUDE.md file.
 
This is your system prompt for the project. It tells Claude what you're building, what tools you're using, what your data looks like, what your ICP is. Without it, Claude is generic. With it, Claude becomes specific to your stack.
 
Think of it like onboarding a new ops person. You wouldn't just say "go build campaigns." You'd explain your tools, your signals, your enrichment flow, your copy frameworks. The CLAUDE.md file is that onboarding doc.
 
Next, use Plan Mode before you build anything. Plan Mode makes Claude think harder, ask better questions, and catch gaps you missed. Start every complex task there.
 
Third, develop your own Claude skills. These are reusable knowledge packs. If you do enrichment a certain way, or build n8n workflows, or have a copy framework that works - save it as a skill. Claude loads only what's relevant per task.
 
One thing most people miss:
 
At the end of every session, tell Claude to update the CLAUDE.md file.
 
The CLAUDE.md file is the brain. Every time you close a session, that context disappears. But if you tell Claude to update the file before you close, it saves what it learned. Next session, it starts from that stored knowledge instead of starting from scratch.
 
Once you learn it, you can build plays like:
 
→ Score and filter against your ICP
→ Find decision-makers via Sales Nav search
→ Enrich contacts across multiple providers
→ Generate personalised copy at scale
→ Push leads to your fav seqeuncer automatically
 
All of this runs from Claude Code.
 
Start with one workflow. Improve it. Deploy it. Then build the next one.

I receive ~ 100 personalized DMs and emails every week.
 
And I don't reply to a single one.
 
They all follow the same pattern. Open with something real - a win, a case study, something off my LinkedIn. Then pitch me something I'd never buy in a million years.
 
Simple rule I live by: I don't reply to messages I wouldn't send to myself.
 
That personalization - the 'saw your post about X' opener followed by an unrelated pitch - people see right through it now. Random triggers don't work anymore.
 
The only thing that matters is the offer. And whether the thing you scraped is a real reason this person would want it right now.
 
Here's how to fix this problem:
 
Before any trigger goes into a campaign, ask yourself:
 
"Why does this signal make this person a good fit for this specific offer?"
 
If you can't answer that in one sentence, the trigger doesn't go in.
 
Because a trigger that's true but disconnected actively signals that the outreach is automated. Prospects clock it instantly even if they can't name it.
 
And almost nobody sending those emails knows that's the reason they're not getting replies.
 
Want to be in a room where top GTM experts talk cold email in depth - with a few jokes thrown in?
 
Comment "TT" and I'll add you to Tuesday Triggers.
 
Cold email and lead gen agency owners only. 👇

Running an agency is not always clean.
 
Fellow agency owners will relate to this one
 
I have been in tough situations where I had to cut costs heavily.
 
I am dead sure some of you have been in situations where the revenue numbers look fine on paper but your gut tells you something is off.
 
- Payroll decisions.
- Tools we thought we needed.
- A hire that made sense six months ago but not anymore.
 
Darn it. It is not a fun process.
 
But going through it taught me some of the most important financial lessons I know.
 
1. Your P&L is a liar.
 
You can have a great month on paper and be one payroll away from trouble.
 
Cash in the bank is the only number.
 
2. Build a document you update every single Monday.
 
- Starting cash >> what is actually in the bank.
- Cash in >> real payments that have cleared.
- Cash out >> everything leaving. Payroll. Contractors. Tools. Etc.
 
3. Collections will bleed you slowly.
 
In a service business the gap between cash and what your books say is almost always a collections problem.
 
4. Before every major financial decision run three scenarios.
 
- Revenue drops 10 percent.
- Revenue stays flat.
- Revenue grows 10 percent.
 
If the bad scenario kills you do not do it.
 
This one framework alone will save you from some very emotional and very expensive decisions.
 
5. Agency owners scale fast and hand out cards with no limits and no policy.
 
- Set spending limits by role instead.
- Do weekly reviews not monthly ones.
- Seven days to catch a mistake means you fix it Monday.
 
No one is born good at running a business.
 
Most of us figure this out after an expensive mistake.

Thanks for having me over Smartlead team. 

Had a blast at the session 🔥 

If anyone is grinding on cold email, outbound, or GTM... you already know what to do. DMs are open.

Stop blowing up your infra with bad data. 

Watch Christian Oland and our panel of outbound experts break down the exact data enrichment systems you need https://lnkd.in/gyUJnzfU

Jessie Lizak

Building personal brands that drive B2B revenue by leveraging live streaming, podcasting and AI | Reveting's WinsDay Host | Fractional CMO | Deconstructing Data Co-Host | Marketing Coach |

Struggling to Close the Trust Gap with Buyers?

You’re putting yourself out there. Posting, maybe even running ads. But something’s still off. There’s no trust, no connection that gets your audience hooked. Maybe imposter syndrome is creeping in, or maybe your marketing isn’t hitting the mark. Or you just need help without the overhead of a marketing team.

Sound familiar? You’re not alone—and that’s where I come in.

ABOUT ME:
I’m Jessie Lizak, CEO of Reveting, and I help B2B professionals build REAL personal brands across ALL the social platforms that matter—LinkedIn™️, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram. But I specialize in LIVESTREAMING because nothing builds trust faster than going live. Whether you’re an exec, marketer, or solopreneur, I’m here to help you build a brand that pulls in loyal customers who TRUST you from day one.

WHAT I DO:

FULL-SERVICE LIVESTREAMING: If going live terrifies you, we’ve got you covered. We handle all the tech and help you go live like a pro, building real-time engagement and trust.

PERSONAL BRANDING ACROSS CHANNELS: LinkedIn™️ is great, but it’s not the only game in town. We help you create a consistent personal brand across LinkedIn™️, TikTok, YouTube, and more.

TAKING UP SPACE PROGRAM: Got imposter syndrome or feel lost in marketing? This program’s your guide to building a personal brand with livestreams, podcasts, and B2B marketing strategies. It’ll give you the confidence to OWN YOUR SPACE online.

WHY LIVESTREAMING?
Because trust is everything. Your buyers need to see you LIVE—no filters. Livestreaming lets you break down barriers and build a connection you can’t get from posts or ads. And guess what? Most of your competitors are too scared to go live. If you can do it (with my help), you’ll already be winning.

WINSDAY:
Every Wednesday, we host WinsDay—a sponsored live show full of sales and marketing insights, guest interviews, and even some fun prizes. It’s where you’ll learn how to ACTUALLY grow your business using livestreaming—and have a good time doing it.

OUR APPROACH:
At Reveting, we’re focused on REAL connections. No fake stuff. We use DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES that make sure your brand hits the right audience. And we help you show up AUTHENTICALLY so that trust—and sales—come naturally.

READY TO OWN YOUR SPACE?
If you’re tired of playing small and ready to build your brand across social platforms, let’s talk. Whether you need full-service livestreaming, a killer personal branding strategy, or coaching that gets real results, I’m here for you.

Let’s make something REAL together.

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Podcast planning, hosting, management, and syndication for the Deconstructing Data podcast. Development and management of BDEX website content, blog posts, email marketing, newsletter, organic social content across channels, digital ads, promoted posts, PDFs.

Authority isn’t built when you’re comfortable.

It’s built when you’re visible.

We’ve been sold this idea that credibility comes from perfect branding, polished decks, curated posts. Ads.

It doesn’t.
It comes from being experienced.
From being in the room.
On the stage.
In the conversation.

When people can hear how you think.
Watch how you respond.
Feel your energy.
That’s when trust accelerates.

The brands that are winning right now aren’t just posting content.

They’re building media.

They’re hosting conversations.

They’re creating long-form moments that turn into short-form assets.

They’re distributing strategically instead of publishing randomly.

One powerful conversation can fuel weeks of visibility.

That’s leverage.

And most people avoid it because it requires showing up before they feel fully ready.

Here’s the real question:

Are you building authority quietly behind controlled messaging or are you building it where people can actually experience you?

If your brand still depends on discounts to convert, we need to talk.

Because modern brands are winning differently.

On today’s WinsDay, we’re breaking down what it actually takes to grow in 2026.

Not louder. 
Smarter.

I’m joined by Jacinta Devlin and Latif Hamilton.

Jacinta is the CEO of Devlin Consulting.

She helps women entrepreneurs build bold, profitable brands online with strategy that sells.

Brand positioning. 
Sales systems. 
Messaging that converts.

She’s helped thousands of women go from idea to income without guessing their way through it.

Latif is the Creative CEO of SpiritHoods, a purpose-driven fashion brand that’s generated over $55M in revenue.

He’s built an iconic brand rooted in creativity and sustainability, while proving that product, marketing, and mission can work together.

Today we’re diving into:
1. Elevating Your Online Brand for 2026
2. How SEO and Product Strategy Align
3. Building a Professional Brand That Attracts Clients
4. Creative Marketing Without Discounts

If you’re building a brand and want it to feel strong, strategic, and profitable, this conversation is for you.

We’re live today on WinsDay.
Let’s build smarter.

Register: https://lnkd.in/g8pV9DvG

Content does not scale your revenue.

Infrastructure does.

I learned this building Reveting.

There was a season I thought to
post more.
go live more.
be everywhere.

And while visibility grew, revenue didn’t move the way I expected.

Because content alone is exposure.

Exposure without structure is performance. I love theater so I'm all about a good performance, but that's not why I was doing what I was doing.

What actually changed our business was 

☑️ one core pillar and offer around livestreaming.
☑️ a more defined client journey
☑️ building lead data, ai, and automation on the CRM for ourselves and clients
☑️ offers positioned clearly enough that the right people self-identify.

The livestream isn’t the strategy.
The ecosystem around it is.

When someone watches a show we produce, they’re entering:

– A retargeting loop
– A follow-up system
– A nurture sequence
– A sales conversation already warmed

That’s why some brands post daily and stay stuck.

And others post weekly and close consistently.

It’s not effort.

It’s engineering.

This weekend I went to Warm Glow Candle Company in Centerville, Indiana for my favorite hand-dipped candles.

That business isn’t successful because the candles are pretty (and let me tell you they are literally the best candles on earth).

It’s successful because there’s supply chain, placement, repeat behavior, experience design.

Most founders are focused on the flame.

Very few build the structure that holds it.

Build the engine.

Then let your presence amplify it.

The Super Bowl creates moments.

Data reveals what those moments actually mean.

In a recent episode of Deconstructing Data, we sat down with Latha Sarathy, CEO & Founder of SALIENT HQ and Chief Research Officer at Videotape.

With decades of experience in media and multicultural research, Latha brought a powerful perspective on how representation, values, and brand alignment shape cultural impact.

We discussed:

1. Gender Representation in Super Bowl Ads
2. Audience Values and Brand Alignment
3. Measuring Cultural Impact Through Data

The biggest stage in advertising deserves more than surface-level analysis.

Catch the full conversation here:
https://lnkd.in/e3FTfdFy

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