NEWSLETTER MONETIZATION & SUBSTACK GROWTH COACHING
I help entrepreneurs transform their expertise into profitable newsletters and Substack publications. With proven email marketing strategies for lead generation and monetization, audience building, and subscriber conversion, I've guided clients to multiple 6-figure launches through newsletter-first business models.

EMAIL AUTOMATION & EMAIL MARKETING STRATEGY
Specializing in designing automated nurture, onboarding, and sales sequences with seamless newsletter and CRM integration. My comprehensive approach covers list growth strategies, campaign design, audience segmentation, and performance analytics to maximize email marketing ROI.

PLANPROPHET CRM TRAINING & IMPLEMENTATION 
Comprehensive PlanProphet CRM adoption services. Currently accepting discovery calls and pilot clients for foundational setup and support. 

BUSINESS PROCESS & AUTOMATION CONSULTING
Specializing in workflows, digital systems, and advanced email automation that scale your business. I eliminate manual processes and create systematic approaches that save 20+ hours weekly while improving conversion rates by up to 35%.

Why Work With Me: 
→ Email Marketing & Newsletter expertise spanning nearly two decades
→ Advanced email automation and CRM integration specialist
→ PlanProphet as a new but rapidly growing consulting specialization
→ Proven track record with 4,300+ newsletter subscribers

Ready to Scale Your Business?
Accepting discovery calls for Email Automation, Email Marketing Strategy, Newsletter Monetization, and PlanProphet CRM services. 

DM me to discuss how we can streamline your operations while maximizing your email marketing potential.

CARRIE LORANGER

I stopped posting on LinkedIn for 7 years.

Not because I was “too busy.”

Because I was afraid my coworkers would see the real me - what I was thinking, planning, or doing ouside the office.

I was a Marketing Director.
Single mom.
On a “Safe” corporate path.

And I worried:

- My boss would think I was looking for a new job
- My team would judge my content
- People would roll their eyes at my coaching and newsletter work

So I stayed quiet.

I built skills.
I built systems.
I even built income streams.

But I did it silently in the dark.

No posts.
No voice.
No real visibility.

Then one day, I realized that staying silent was costing me more than being seen.

I was coaching creators on showing up online…
while hiding my own story.

So I started small.

→ I shared one post about leaving corporate without burning bridges.
→ I talked about how I built my newsletter and my first $1,000 month.
→ I opened up about deleting 967 subscribers and why it grew my business.

I expected judgment from coworkers.

Here’s what I got instead:

- DMs from colleagues asking how to start a side business
- Old coworkers asking for help with email automation and systems
- Clients who said, “I’ve been reading your posts for months. I’m ready to work with you.”

The fear was so loud it had paralyzed me for 7 years.
But the backlash never came.

Every time I posted:

→ My network got clearer on what I do.
→ My opportunities increased.
→ My income streams became more stable.

Not because I went viral.
Because I stopped hiding.

You might be where I was:

- Sitting in a corporate role with bigger dreams
- Afraid your coworkers will talk
- Afraid your manager will notice
- Afraid to share what you really want to build

Here is what I tell my clients now:

- You don’t need to post everything.
- You do need to post something.
- You can share your expertise without attacking your employer.
- You can build options without burning bridges.

For 7 years, I let fear of scrutiny keep me quiet.

Now my content is the reason I can:

→ Run a newsletter-first business
→ Coach founders and creators
→ Consult on CRM, email automation, building a business with multiple income streams, and Substack growth

All while creating more safety for myself and my family than any single paycheck ever gave me.

If you’ve been hiding on LinkedIn because of your coworkers, this is your sign:

Start with one honest post.
One simple story.
One clear offer to help.

You don’t need permission to build a life that fits you.

You just need to stop letting other people’s opinions run your career.

Join 5,700+ readers of 9-To-Thrive if you want weekly, real-world guidance on building multiple income streams and a newsletter-first business while you work:
https://lnkd.in/gXMzXweK

CRM Training & Implementation | Hubspot, Salesforce, PlanProphet | Business Process & Automation | Newsletter Monetization & Substack Growth Expert

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I deleted 967 subscribers on purpose.

It felt scary as hell.

My brain was spiraling: “You worked so hard for these," and "What will my sponsors think?"

But here's the thing.

A dead list hurts your business.

I used to wait a year, then do one huge, painful cut.

Now I do a small one each month.

Here is how I choose who leaves:

→ No opens in 180 days
→ Repeated bounces
→ Spam complaints or clear “not interested”

Before anyone goes, I run a short win‑back campaign:

Email 1: “Still want these emails?”
Email 2: best posts, clear link to stay
Email 3: “Last call”, easy unsubscribe

No click. No reply. They go.

The first time, my stomach hurt.
Now it feels like cleaning my closet.

Result:

Higher opens.
Stronger deliverability.
More clicks and paid subs from a smaller list.

You do not need a big list.

You need a clean one that wants to hear from you.

What is your current list clean‑up routine?

Three years ago I walked away from a safe corporate paycheck.

Now my portfolio of paychecks has passed six figures.

I didn't work more hours.

I built systems.

Year one, I focused on consulting.

Retainer clients paid for deep work on CRM, email strategy, and automation.

When those systems were developed and running on smoothly, I added coaching.

1:1 calls helped creators grow newsletters & launch Substack.

Next came digital products.

Playbooks, templates, and swipe files delivered my process without my time.

Afterward, I launched a small membership.

Group support, live sessions, more access to me.

The last piece was full newsletter monetization.

Paid tiers, sponsors, and services linked to my list created a real portfolio of paychecks.

One income stream at a time.

Each with a clear offer, simple delivery, and strong automation.

Three years later, my income feels more stable than a single salary.

Join 5,700+ readers of 9-To-Thrive to see how I build these streams step by step: https://lnkd.in/gXMzXweK

Let me know your thoughts on building a portfolio of paychecks.

Wife & Mother of 7 | Venture Capital | Scientist | TOP 30 Patent Drafters | United States Patent Examiner | Violinist | Polyglot | STEM Children's Author | #1 LinkedIn Global Influencer in Innovation/IP Law

Kathryn Vatt is a scientist, former USPTO Examiner, and devoted wife and mother of seven, with over 25 years shaping the future of innovation. Recognized as one of the Top 30 Patent Drafters and Prosecutors and the #1 LinkedIn Global Influencer in Innovation/IP Law, Kathryn has built a career at the intersection of science, law, and business—helping inventors, startups, and global companies turn creativity into competitive advantage.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S. Biology) and Johns Hopkins University (M.S. Biotechnology), Kathryn is currently pursuing her Juris Doctor in Patent Law at the Franklin Pierce School of Law, one of the world’s leading IP programs. Her rare cross-disciplinary background gives her both the scientific insight and the legal strategy to protect ideas at the highest level.

At the USPTO, Kathryn examined thousands of patent applications, conducted exhaustive prior art searches, and made determinations that shaped industries and influenced global innovation. After leaving the Patent Office, she founded Vatt IP Management, where she develops bulletproof IP strategies, drafts airtight applications, and supports litigation teams in defending patents. She also mentors engineering and life science students through Arizona State University’s Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute and judges international startup competitions, nurturing the next generation of innovators.

Her entrepreneurial vision extends to her ventures:

My Startup Shield™, a founder-focused program that helps startups secure their innovations before they pitch. It protects ideas at the earliest, most vulnerable stage and positions founders to raise capital with confidence

My AI Examiner™, the world’s first proprietary patent search platform that combines examiner-trained AI Patent Examiners with Kathryn’s own human review. Unlike conventional tools, it doesn’t just search faster—it “thinks like an examiner,” offering inventors and startups clarity, precision, and strategy.

MyKidVentors™, a STEM-inspired children’s book series born from her seven children’s real “What if?” questions. Through these imaginative stories, she nurtures curiosity in the next generation, showing that every big invention begins with a single question.

For Kathryn, the same motherly instinct that guides her family fuels her professional mission: to protect, guide, and nurture startups with care, strategy, foresight, and integrity. She believes innovation doesn’t just start in labs or boardrooms—it starts in the curious minds of those brave enough to ask, “What if?”

Kathryn V.

FALL IN LOVE...

with the process.

If you’re building something right now,
here’s the shift that changes everything:
Fall in love with the process, not the results.

Results are unpredictable.
They’re delayed.
They show up on their own timeline.

The process is what you live in every day.
Consistency isn’t about intensity.
It’s about showing up when it’s boring.
When it’s quiet.
When no one is watching or applauding.

Founders don’t burn out because they’re doing too much.
They burn out when all their hope is tied to an outcome
instead of the work itself.

When you love the process,
progress stops feeling fragile.
Missing a day doesn’t feel like failure...
it feels like life.
And you simply come back the next day.

Consistency compounds.
Small steps add up.
And over time, the work begins to shape you
as much as you shape it.

So if today feels slow,
if momentum feels distant,
if the results aren’t there yet...
stay.

Keep building.
Keep learning.
Keep becoming.

Fall in love with the process.
The results will meet you there. 💛

Founder Friday 💫

Some founders build with brilliance.
Some build with courage.
And every once in a while, you meet someone who builds with both brilliance and heart.

Rachel Buchanan is one of those people.

Rachel has been working in blockchain since 2017...long before trust, verification, and integrity became buzzwords or regulatory requirements. 

She didn’t wait for permission. She didn’t chase what was fashionable. She stayed true to what she knew mattered.

That clarity is why she’s now building IntegraLayer, focused on certificate integrity, verification, and trust. Not because it’s trendy. But because it’s necessary.

But here’s what I want people to really know about Rachel.
She is not just thoughtful and brilliant...she is kind.
She is steady.
She leads with integrity in how she builds and how she shows up for others.

That’s why it meant so much that she entrusted the protection of her intellectual property to me. That kind of trust is never taken lightly. 

I’m truly honored and so happy to welcome her as part of the moatly Crew™ 😊 .

And this moment is also a reminder of how meaningful real connections are.
Thank you to my beautiful friend, Bettina Briz, for introducing us, and to founders Kevin Jurovich and Timo Gehrke of Hubble, for introducing Bettina to me in the first place. 

The ripple effect Hubble creates through authentic human connection is genuinely life-changing. One introduction can change the entire trajectory of a founder’s journey.

Rachel, I’m cheering you on!! Not just as a founder, but as a human.
The world needs more builders like you.

#founderfriday #womenfounders #kindnessinleadership #trustbydesign #moatlycrew™ #moatly™ #hubble #buildingwithheart

One of the things I respect most about thoughtful investors
is when they’re honest about what they’re really looking for.
David Y.’s post is spot on.

At the very earliest stages, investors aren’t betting on a polished product.
They’re not betting on traction, revenue, or perfect data.
They’re betting on the person.

Because at pre-seed, almost everything is unfinished.
The product will change.
The strategy will evolve.
The plan will break...more than once.

What doesn’t change as easily is the founder’s ability to keep going
when nothing is guaranteed.

And here’s the part I love most:
The kind of “swagger” that actually matters isn’t loud.
It isn’t hype.
It isn’t performative confidence.

It’s quieter than that.
It’s the steadiness of someone who is aligned with a purpose bigger than their pitch deck.

Someone who, “treats the company as a vehicle, not an identity.”
Someone who keeps building when no one is clapping yet.

As a former patent examiner and now someone who works closely with founders, I see this same pattern over and over again.

The founders who endure aren’t the ones chasing validation.
They’re the ones making progress in silence.
Learning.
Adapting.
Following up with substance.
Showing up again after the fifth setback.

So if you’re a founder feeling discouraged by a slow response, a long diligence cycle, or a quiet room...
this may not be rejection.
It may be observation.

And sometimes, the most important thing you can do
is exactly what you’re already doing:
keep going.

That kind of inevitability?
It can’t be faked.
And the right people notice.

I’m a VC who hates most VCs. I live to help people identify and scale their gifts.

A pre-seed truth most founders miss:
Investors aren’t betting on your product or idea.

Our firm spoke with 10,000+ founders over the last 3 years.
We invested in 25 of them.

That’s <0.2%.

We’re not unique.
That ratio is normal at the pre-seed stage.

At pre-seed:
- The product is usually incomplete
- Revenue is often $0
- Data is thin or non-existent

So what are investors actually evaluating?
The founder.

More specifically?
Swagger.

Not pitch polish.
Not hype.
Not “founder energy.”

Pre-seed swagger is quieter.

It’s the strength that shows up when a founder is aligned with something bigger than the company...and treats the company as a vehicle, not an identity. 

At pre-seed, investors aren’t really asking:
- “Is this the best idea?”

They’re asking:
- “Is this person inevitable?”

Inevitable doesn’t mean certain.
It means disciplined enough to survive uncertainty.

BUT swagger doesn’t replace execution.
It signals who will still be executing after the first five failures.

And that's why good pre-seed investors take their time.

The delay isn’t always disinterest.
It’s often a test.

At pre-seed, we’re watching:
- Do you keep building without validation?
- Do you follow up with substance, not pressure?
- Do you show progress when no one is watching?
- Do you adapt… or just re-pitch?

What founders experience as “foot-dragging” is often pre-seed diligence in motion.

Early investing isn’t about moving fast.
It’s about identifying who keeps moving when nothing is guaranteed.

That’s who gets funded at pre-seed.
And that’s where real swagger comes from. 

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If this resonates, Founder Chapel is where we unpack this kind of founder formation.

Link in the comments.

31-27 🐻 

"Good, better, best!
Never let it rest!
Till your good gets better,
And your better gets best!"

Not as pressure.
Not as perfection.
But as a reminder.

This isn’t just a post-game locker room chant. 
It’s something all of us can carry…whether we’re riding a wave of success or sitting quietly in a lull.

Because becoming doesn’t stop when things are going well.
And it doesn’t end when momentum slows.

Good means you’re here.
Better means you’re willing to grow.
Best isn’t a finish line…it’s a direction.

Some seasons are loud with wins.
Others are quiet with reflection.
Both matter.

And in both, the invitation is the same:
keep becoming.

Not by rushing.
Not by burning yourself out.
But by staying open.
By learning.
By choosing to show up again, exactly as you are…still caring, still trying.

Wherever you are right now…
celebrating or recalibrating…
this motto holds true.

Good. Better. Best.
A reminder that growth is ongoing,
and that we are never done becoming. 💛

DON'T WALK THE DESERT ALONE

I am resharing my friend Kevin Jurovich’s post because what he is building is truly invaluable for founders.

What he shares about those early days, learning on the go and wondering whether the struggle meant failure or growth, is a season so many founders live through quietly. It takes courage to speak about that part of the journey with honesty.

What stands out most to me is how he turned that experience into something generous. Instead of keeping those lessons to himself, he is creating space for founders to hear the truth behind building a company. The uncertainty. The doubt. The moments where continuing feels hard.

Founders Uncovered feels like an offering to the people still in it. A reminder that difficulty does not mean you are doing it wrong. Often it means you are doing something that matters.

By sharing real stories from people who have built before us, Kevin is helping founders feel less alone and more capable of staying in the work. That kind of encouragement can change everything.

So proud of you, Kevin. This is going to help a lot of people. Cannot wait for Season 1.

👉 Join the list for Episode 1. https://lnkd.in/gi2NaDMf

Co-founder, CEO at Hubble | Lifelong optimist

Back in 2019, I used to walk around SoMa in San Francisco listening to founder podcasts, trying to figure out if what I was feeling was failure…or just the process.

How I Built This, Masters of Scale, then later Lenny’s Podcast and My First Million. That was my founder education.

I was obsessed with learning from people who came before me.

Because when you’re in the desert as a founder...trying everything, hitting dead end after dead end, it helps to hear that the people you admire went through the exact same thing.

Behind every “overnight success” are years of doubt, false starts, and almost quitting.

That’s why I’m excited to announce the launch of Founders Uncovered.

I’ve teamed up with Drew Glover and Nick Madrid, CFA at Uncovered Media to host a podcast focused on the real stories behind building companies...the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable parts we usually skip.

There are so many incredible founders out there quietly changing the world. Their stories deserve to be told.

Season 1 drops next month. Our hope is that you walk away feeling educated, inspired, and a little more optimistic that you can get it done too.

One conversation can change everything.

👉 Join the list for Episode 1. I’ll send it the moment it drops.
https://lnkd.in/gi2NaDMf

Can’t wait to see more founders win. 🚀

#startups #entrepreneurship

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