Colin Gallagher

Linkedin AI Mastery

Helping Marketers (Fractional CMOs, Consultants Boutique Agencies & Freelancers) book 1-5 sales calls every day on Linkedin. 

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Growlancer

We help CEOs to land 3-5 B2B customer every month through done-for-you, 100% hands off LinkedIn & email newsletter management.

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If you're a marketer these days... landing premium clients consistently is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

You've probably tried:

❌ Daily LinkedIn content — But got lost in the noise
❌ Generic outreach — Getting ignored or attracting tire-kickers
❌ Referral networking — Great when it works, but too unpredictable
❌ Being a "marketing generalist" — Only to compete on price with cheap freelancers

These approaches "work"...

But let's be honest - they're costing you more time and energy than they're worth... especially when you're trying to command $5K-$10K monthly retainers.

That's why we help marketing consultants and fractional CMOs unlock predictable client acquisition through our LinkedIn AI Mastery System.

Within just 90 days, our team will help you:

✅ Position yourself as the premium choice in your niche (without becoming an "influencer")
✅ Build relationships with 1,000 dream clients (companies you'd be proud to feature on your website)
✅ Generate high-quality leads using a proven system that doesn't require daily posting
✅ Close retainer clients at 2-3x your current rates

Premium clients will be booking into your calendar each month…

All you'll have to do is close deals with prospects who already see your value.

We've helped 100+ businesses to book 2,000+ sales calls and earn millions in revenue through LinkedIn. Here's what our clients say:

"Within 22 days of implementing this system, I went from charging $1,000 to $3,000 per month and signed 4 new retainer clients." — John A., Marketing Consultant

"We added $160,000 in revenue within 6-months" — Ben, CEO @ Seneca Business Solutions

Ready to start attracting premium clients who value your expertise?

Submit a link to your Linkedin profile here & I'll create a personalised GTM & roadmap to help you sign your next 5-50 clients on LinkedIn.

P.S. Our approach isn't about posting content every day or becoming another "LinkedIn expert". It's about building a systematic way to attract and close premium clients. Speak soon!

Head Growth Coach

Click the link below for 7 ChatGPT Prompts to help you write 7-days of Linkedin content in 10-minutes a day (...or less).

Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

Comment “Outreach” below
 And shoot me a DM with a link to your website & a quicker explainer of who you want to book meetings with…

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Fair warning: We can only take on 5 more of these this month. Once those spots are filled, this offer closes until December.
If you've been thinking about scaling outbound – this is literally the lowest-risk way to test it.

Shoot me a DM to apply now & we’ll let you know if you are eligible.

Helping your business book 3-5 sales calls every week on LinkedIn. Visit my website to learn how

Our client was getting 43% accept & 30% reply rate on their outreach. Sounds great, right?
Wrong.

Here's what happened:

We were running outreach for a client who places Google Ads specialists in companies. He wanted to work with fractional CMOs - people who could bring him into their client engagements.

The numbers looked incredible. People were accepting. People were replying positively. He was getting on sales calls.

Then nothing closed.

After digging into it, we realized the business model didn't work for fractionals. There just wasn't enough pie to feed everyone in that setup.

The lesson for anyone thinking "LinkedIn doesn't work for me":

Lead generation is just the first part.

You need:

Lead generation system (check)

Sales enablement

Sales process

An offer that actually fits the people you're talking to

If people aren't closing and they're coming from LinkedIn, it's not necessarily the platform's fault.

It might be that you're targeting the wrong people in the first place.

We had to pivot his targeting completely. Now we're going after different prospects and it's working.

So before you blame LinkedIn, ask yourself: "Are these people even realistic buyers for what I'm selling?"

Because 50% reply rates mean nothing if 0% convert.

The 2-Like Post That Closed a $5M Client

Last week one of our clients signed a $5 million a year e-commerce brand.

The lead came from a LinkedIn post that got 2 likes.

Not 200. Not 20.

Two.

Here's why it worked (and why you're thinking about this wrong):

The post wasn't about going viral. It was about resonating with the right person.

Our client works in CPG e-commerce. 

Dialed-in niche. 

Financial modeling built into their service (that most agencies don't offer). 

Great social proof.

When they posted about a specific problem that CPG brands face, someone at a $5M company read it and thought "holy shit, this person gets it."

One conversation later, they're now on a chunky monthly retainer.

The lesson isn't "engagement doesn't matter."

The lesson is that if you're doing the basics right for long enough - posting consistently, talking to your actual niche, showing real expertise - you build momentum.

You don't need 30 leads a month to make LinkedIn work.

If you're getting 4-5 really good leads a month and you convert a percentage of those, it's a massive win.

Stop chasing vanity metrics. Start chasing resonance.

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PS — We’ve helped clients book 2,000+ sales calls on Linkedin in the last 2 years.

If you've got an established B2B business - we'll set you up a free cold outreach campaign (no strings attached) so you can see if Linkedin will work for you...

Book a call here: https://growlancer.ai/

I've spent 4 years & 9,500 hours building this Linkedin client acquisition systems for founder-led B2B service businesses.

Tested it with agencies, consultancies, professional services firms, all the way from one man/woman bands to 200+ companies. 

Now I'm sharing the complete 5-Component System:

→ The positioning framework that makes prospects care in 8 seconds
→ Content strategies matched to YOUR buyer type (not generic advice)
→ Outreach templates getting 40% acceptance (not 15%)
→ The engagement system nobody wants to do—but everyone growing is doing
→ Inbox management that stops you losing 50-70% of your pipeline

This isn't "post consistently and hope."

It's the playbook that replaces referral chaos with predictable pipeline.

Comment "PIPELINE" below.

I'll send you the complete guide.

On Linkedin, you can't target Fortune 500 CEOs the same way you target 1-person businesses.

I have clients doing both.

The approach is completely different.

Here's what I mean:
The typical LinkedIn playbook - lead magnet posts, engagement bait, "comment below and I'll send you X" - will absolutely destroy your credibility with enterprise buyers.

Fortune 500 CEOs won't respond to that stuff. In fact, they'd be embarrassed to work with someone who does.

But they're on LinkedIn. And they will engage. Just not like that.

What works instead:

Less content, more depth

Thoughtful, not pushy

Playing the long game

Showing authority by doing the work, not claiming you're an expert

You're not trying to get them to book a call next Tuesday. You're earning the right to be in a conversation over time.

It's about opening doors, sharing value, and building trust slowly.

The buying cycle is just longer at that level.

Compare that to targeting consultants or small business owners - they move faster, they're more responsive to direct offers, they want quick wins.

Same platform. Different rules.

LinkedIn works for all B2B. 

But if you're not getting results, you might be using the wrong playbook for your audience.

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PS - Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Book a call here & see if you're eligible: https://lnkd.in/eHTHAPjQ

Generic LinkedIn advice doesn't work when your entire market is 50 decision-makers. Here's what does.

But first, here’s what doesn’t work:

"Post every day." 
"Build a massive following." 
"Create viral lead magnets."

That works when you're selling a $1,500 course to anyone with a credit card.

It doesn't work when your entire market is 50 decision-makers at companies that fit your exact criteria.

Here's what actually builds pipeline when you're selling high-ticket B2B services:

✅ Quality beats consistency.

One post per week that clearly articulates a specific problem your ideal client has is worth more than seven generic "tips" posts.

Your buyers aren't scrolling LinkedIn for entertainment. They're looking for proof you understand their world.

✅ Strategic visibility beats noise.

If you have nothing specific to say, don't post. Your timeline isn't TikTok. Posting mediocre content just to stay "consistent" dilutes your authority.

✅ Systems beat willpower.

The founders who win on LinkedIn aren't posting from inspiration. They have a content creation process that doesn't depend on them having bandwidth every week.

Because let's be honest—you know what happens when client work gets busy.

LinkedIn falls off. 
Every time.

Some of the most successful founders I've seen post once a week. But they're booking high-ticket, qualified calls monthly.

Not because they post more.

Because what they post is ruthlessly targeted at one specific type of buyer.

And because they have a system that keeps it running when they're heads-down in delivery.

Your LinkedIn strategy should match your business model.

If you're selling $20K-$100K engagements with 6-month sales cycles, you don't need daily posts.

You need strategic visibility with the right 50 people—consistently, over time, without it depending on your personal bandwidth.

That's a system problem, not a content problem.

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PS - Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Book a call here & see if you're eligible: https://lnkd.in/eHTHAPjQ

How to find unlimited Linkedin post ideas to build authority in your niche without being cringe:

Think of Linkedin like a public work diary.

That's the best advice I can give CEOs/founders who want to stand out.

Here's what I mean:

People don't want to hear about how great you are. They want to hear about what you've done.

So just tell them.

The stories from your client work. The problems you solved. The mistakes you made. The lessons you learned.

That's the content that actually works.

Not "5 tips to scale your business." Not "here's my morning routine."

Stories from the digital trenches, minus the mud… plus a very comfortable chair 

Here's how I do it:

I use AI to ask me questions. Like I'm talking to a younger person in my business or a family member I'm trying to teach something.

AI asks. I answer out loud. Then I use it to form the post.

It's not about being polished. It's about being real.

Document what you're doing. Share the work. Show your expertise by doing, not by claiming.

That's how you build authority on LinkedIn.

The diary approach keeps it simple. You're not trying to be a content creator. You're just showing your work.

And people respond to that way more than they respond to generic advice posts.

The reason your LinkedIn outreach isn't converting has nothing to do with your offer quality. It's your messaging. Let me explain:

You've seen other founders in your space book calls from LinkedIn.

You know outreach works. You've even landed a client or two from it yourself when you had time to do it properly.

But when you try to be consistent with it? Nothing.

Here's what's happening:

Most LinkedIn outreach asks for attention without offering value.

"Can we hop on a quick call?" 
"Do you have 15 minutes?" 
"I'd love to learn about your business."

These are asks disguised as offers.

You're asking for their time. 

What are you giving them in return?

Your prospects are busy founders just like you. They've heard every pitch. They can smell a sales message from the first line.

Here's the framework that actually converts:

Your offer must be stronger than your ask.

Bad offers:
❌  "Let me show you a demo" (you want me to watch you present)
❌ "Can I learn about your business" (you want me to educate you)
❌ "Quick call to discuss your challenges" (you want me to tell you my problems)

Good offers:
✅ "I'll show you the exact system we used with [similar company] to achieve [specific result] - 20 minutes, no pitch"
✅ "I'll do a custom analysis of your [specific process] and show you three places you're losing efficiency - you walk away with an action plan whether we work together or not"
✅ "Here's our benchmark data from 50+ [type of companies] so you can see how your [metric] compares - no call needed"

One asks them to give you time and hope.

The other gives them something specific and valuable regardless of whether they buy.

The founders who land clients consistently from outreach aren't sending more messages.
They're sending better offers.

The problem isn't that you don't know this.
The problem is executing it consistently when you're buried in client delivery.

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PS - Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Book a call here & see if you're eligible: https://lnkd.in/eHTHAPjQ

We started offering a Free trials last week, the results have been weird (in a good way).

I expected more leads. That happened.

I didn't expect as many higher quality leads as we got. 

Here's what I learned:

I'm selling LinkedIn services on LinkedIn… The most saturated market on the platform. 

Everyone gets outreach messages about LinkedIn growth 100 times a week.

Plus there's horror stories everywhere about people getting burned by agencies.

So when I started offering a free trial, it did two things:

Made me stand out (obvious)

Put my money where my mouth is (less obvious but more important)

I'm not just saying "we can help you" like everyone else. I'm saying "let us prove it first."

The trade-off? 

I'm spending a couple hundred dollars on fulfillment for each trial. Time and setup.

But I was going to spend that money somewhere anyway - on ads, on more outreach, on something.

Now it's just a fulfillment cost instead of a marketing cost.

And a percentage of trials convert to full clients.

I'm not saying free trials are right for your business. They're not right for everyone.

But if you feel like you can do really good work and you're confident in your results, why not let people see it first?

The offer is what gets people to restart conversations. The quality is what gets them to stay.

How I re-engaged old prospects who've been ghosting me for 6-months:

Some of these people were interested 6 months ago... but nothing happened.

So when I launched the free trial last week, I reached back out. 

Just a simple "Hey, we're doing this now, thought you might be interested."

And they were.

Here's what surprised me:

Most of them originally came to me about content. They wanted help posting on LinkedIn.

But what got them re-engaged was the outreach trial.

Then when we got on calls, they said "actually, it's the content we're after really."

The offer was just something to restart the conversation. A reason to talk again.

But what they actually wanted was what brought them to me in the first place - the content and personal brand building.

The lesson I learned is that your audience is still there. Even if they didn't buy the first time.

Sometimes people need a different entry point. Sometimes they need more time. Sometimes they just need a reason to reconnect.

Don't write off conversations that didn't close. Give them a reason to re-engage.

And when they do, listen to what they actually want. Not just what you think they want.

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PS - Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Book a call here & see if you're eligible: https://lnkd.in/eHTHAPjQ

Linkedin Masterclass for Founder-led businesses who want to FINALLY crack Linkedin in 2026

Some recent results for our clients:

✅ Lead gen agency collects $600,000 cash

✅ Local SEO agency signs $140,000 (LTV) of clients in 5-months

✅ Hyper niche full service agency closes $100,000 (LTV) + adds $40,000 to pipeline weekly

✅ B2B Service signs $5,000/month client to validate new offer & adds $50,000 to pipeline weekly.

If you're running a Founder-led B2B service who knows Linkedin works... 

But you just haven't been able to crack it. 

Comment "2026" below

And I'll share the complete system we used to generate the results above. 

So you can do the same in 2026. 

This works for all B2B niches (big & small). 

Comment "2026" below

And I'll share it with you now. 

PS - Make sure we're connect so I can DM you.

Cold outreach is NOT dead... Here's absolute proof (and a Black Friday special offer for you):

Last week, I set up a Free trial campaign for an agency.

Week 1 results:

→ 180 connection requests sent 
→ 60 accepted (33%) 
→ 16 replies (27.1%)

But those are vanity metrics. Here's what actually matters:

✅ 100% of replies were from qualified leads
✅ 9 replies from explorable leads (eg "I'm interested, tell me more") 
✅ 6 replies from high intent leads (eg "Yes, let's chat)

In 1-week, during a free trial.

If that doesn't prove LinkedIn outreach works, I don't know what does.

Which is why I'm offering YOU a free trial campaign.

Interested?

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 "𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹" 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 

I'll send you our guide on how we build campaigns that get these results.

If I think we can deliver results, I'll run a free trial for you.

Fair enough?

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 "𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹" 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 & let's chat.

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PS - Connect with me so I can DM you.

PPS - If I don't think I can make it work, I will tell you. Saves both of us the time.

I spoke to a CEO yesterday who said "LinkedIn doesn't work in my Industry"

"My industry is different." "My clients aren't on LinkedIn." "Our buyers don't engage with content."

Let me ask you something:

Are your buyers in B2B? Are they business owners, executives, or decision-makers?

Then they're on LinkedIn.

They might not be liking posts. They might not be commenting. But they're looking.

80% of LinkedIn users are lurkers. They read. They watch. They don't engage publicly.

But when they're ready to buy, they remember who showed up consistently with valuable insights.

I've had clients in recruitment, SaaS, professional services, manufacturing, legal services, healthcare.

It works in all of them. But the approach is different.

If you're targeting Fortune 500 CEOs, you can't use the same playbook as targeting small business consultants.

Different audiences need different strategies.

But saying "LinkedIn doesn't work for my industry" is just an excuse for not figuring out the right approach.

Find someone who's made it work in your space. Copy their strategy. Adapt it to your voice.

Or keep making excuses while your competitors build their brands.

Your call.

Research from LinkedIn shows 82% of B2B buyers review your profile before taking a meeting. 

Think about what that means.

Someone gets referred to you. They're interested. They're ready to take a call.

But first, they check LinkedIn. If they see:

- A dormant profile with no recent activity
- Generic content from six months ago
- Unclear positioning about what you actually do
- No proof you understand their specific problem

They ghost.

Not because you can't deliver. Because you didn't look like someone who could.

Here's what most founders miss:

LinkedIn isn't just a lead generation channel. It's a validation channel for every other source.

When prospects come from:

- Referrals
- Cold email
- Conferences
- Paid ads
- Partnerships

They all check LinkedIn as part of their due diligence.

Your LinkedIn presence either validates the opportunity or creates doubt.

The question isn't whether prospects are checking you out instead its what do they see when they do.

The Linkedin Content that has got me clients wasn't about my service, it was about their problems.

99% of Linkedin posts are about:

Their process

Their methodology

Why they're different

What they offer

And they wonder why no one cares.

Here's the shift:

Stop talking about what you sell. Start talking about what they struggle with.

The founder who can't get LinkedIn to work consistently. The agency owner who tried automation and burned their brand. The CEO who hired a ghostwriter and got generic garbage.

Those are problems your audience has. Talk about those.

When you demonstrate that you understand their world deeply, they assume you can solve it.

You don't have to pitch. The expertise is the pitch.

My best-performing content is never "here's what we do." It's "here's the mistake I see people making."

Because that's what they're searching for help with. That's what keeps them up at night.

Solve their problems in public. 

The clients come as a side effect.

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PS - Want me to setup a Linkedin outreach campaign for your business for Free? (no strings attached)

If we think we can help you book meetings, we’ll launch your Linkedin outreach campaign & reach out to the first 600 leads for you for free…

So you can get a sample of results before making any financial commitment to working with us long term.

Book a call here & see if you're eligible: https://lnkd.in/eHTHAPjQ

The dark side of LinkedIn success nobody mentions.

LinkedIn reality check:

- Average marketer gets 10-20 comments per week
- Top 1% get 200+ comments per week
- 90% of those comments aren't from ideal clients

But here's what they don't tell you:

More engagement creates MORE problems if you don't have systems.

My automation processes 2000+ comments weekly.
Delivers 20-30 qualified leads.
I close 1-3 deals.

Without the system? I'd still be drowning in messages.

PS — We’ve helped clients book 2,000+ sales calls on Linkedin in the last 2 years

If you want to build predictable sales pipeline with done-for-you LinkedIn growth 

Schedule your strategy session with me and my team here: https://growlancer.ai/

CEO: “We need 40 % more qualified pipeline—and trim 15 % off CAC.”
You: “Sure… with what magic?”

Spoiler: the magic is already on LinkedIn, just hidden behind legacy playbooks.

Here’s the 3-lever framework our CMOs use to hit impossible targets:

Exec Signal Boost – Turn your leadership team into a content squad. One insight post per exec = 7 × reach vs brand page alone.

Intent-Triggered Outreach – Auto-DM every prospect who engages twice. Personalised line + case link. Avg reply rate: 34 %.

Closed-Loop Attribution – Pipe every touch into CRM. Show $3–5 in pipeline for every $1 spent. Budget objections evaporate.

Our client plugged this in and jumped from $30k to $250k MRR while slicing CAC by 32 %.

Your board doesn’t want more “likes.” They want ledger entries. 

PS — We’ve helped clients book 2,000+ sales calls on Linkedin in the last 2 years

If you want to build predictable sales pipeline with done-for-you LinkedIn growth 

Schedule your strategy session with me and my team here: https://growlancer.ai/

Are you looking for a digital marketing expert who can help you achieve your business goals? Look no further. As a skilled marketer with expertise in social media, Facebook and Google Ads, and video editing, I have a proven track record of delivering results for my clients.

With my social media campaigns, I have increased engagement, followers, and website traffic for numerous clients. My Facebook and Google Ads campaigns have also generated impressive results.

Additionally, my video editing skills have enabled me to create engaging and effective content that resonates with audiences and drives conversions. 

Now, let's talk about how I can help you achieve your digital marketing goals. Whether you're looking to increase brand awareness, drive conversions, or improve your overall digital presence, I am here to help. Let's connect and discuss how we can work together to take your brand to the next level.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow your business. Contact me today to schedule a consultation and let's get started.

Sheza Yazdani

Helping CEOs and Founders Grow and Monetize Their Personal Brands on LinkedIn | $100K+ Results from intentional LinkedIn Growth Strategies | Personal Branding Strategist | CEO Focus Solutions

$1M+ organic reach. 13K+ followers. 200+ leaders positioned for influence. 

That’s what strategic authority-building looks like, and that’s what I build.

You’ve got the credibility. The track record. The offer.

But your audience still doesn’t get why you’re the one. 

That’s not on them, it’s on your positioning.

Closing that gap (between how good you are and how clearly the market sees it) is exactly what I do.

I help CEOs, founders, and coaches go from “posting online” to becoming the voice of their industry.

As CEO of Focus Solutions, I build authority systems that do 3 things exceptionally well:

1. Craft a strategic narrative that separates you from the noise
2. Position you so your audience wants to engage
3. Architect content that pulls in clients, media, and opportunities

Not tactics. Not hacks.

A real, repeatable system designed to make your name the one people remember.

The results speak for themselves:

- Took a coach from overlooked to a $100K closed deal after a single high-authority post (1M+ views)

- Grew my own presence to 10K+ followers in under 12 months without paid traffic

- Helped 20+ founders, coaches, and service providers build positioning systems that attract, convert, and compound

- Enabled clients to consistently generate qualified inbound leads without cold outreach or algorithm chasing.

If you're:

A coach who’s brilliant but overlooked

A founder tired of posting with no traction

A CEO who knows your voice needs to lead the market, not follow it…

Then your next move isn't more content. 

It’s clarifying who you are, what you stand for, and why your market should care.

If you’re ready to become a thought leader of your industry, book a call via my Featured section and let’s discuss your strategy.

Let’s make LinkedIn your most profitable asset and the proof of the authority you already are.

DM me or book a call

https://calendly.com/sheza-yazdani/new-meeting

I've spent years in growth marketing:

→ Helped scale multiple startups 
→ Now consulting founders on sustainable lead generation 

My thing? 

Systems that work while you sleep.

In which clients go from feast-or-famine to predictable pipeline

Here's what I've been testing in the background:

A lead generation framework that doesn't require you to become a content machine or chase every trend.

Real results from founders I've worked with: 

→ 3x'd qualified leads in 6 weeks 
→ Filled calendar without paid ads 
→  Built a waitlist of 40+ dream clients 

I'm opening 5 spots for founders who: 

→ Are doing $5K-$20K/month but it's unpredictable 
→ Have been in business 1+ years 
→ Want 8-15 qualified calls monthly 
→ Are tired of referral dependency 
→ Want control over their growth in 2025

No fluff. No "post 3x daily." Just a system that actually converts.

Starting January 6th. Spots close December 20th.

If you're ready to stop leaving revenue to chance, DM me "GROWTH" and I’ll share the details.

Partnering with CEOs Founders and Coaches to Build Industry Thought Leaders through Strategic Narrative Positioning and Content Architecture | CEO at Focus Solutions

A bold announcement offering a proven lead generation system for founders who want predictable revenue without chasing trends.
Highlights results like tripled qualified leads and a waitlist of dream clients with limited spots available.

Most CEOs think personal branding requires volume.

This newsletter digs into a problem most founders never say out loud which is:

The more the world pushes you to “show up,” the less space you have to think.

It connects Josef Pieper’s old warning about the loss of silence to today’s reality, where CEOs are expected to post daily, be vulnerable on cue, narrate every move, and keep up with a content machine that drains more than it delivers.

Instead of telling leaders to do more, it argues for the opposite:

A brand built from clarity, not performance.

View newsletter: The Positioning Playbook

In 1985, philosopher Josef Pieper wrote Leisure: The Basis of Culture, where he warned of a world where work becomes so consuming, it eats the very si

Open article: The founder’s paradox: Everyone sees your business, but no one sees you. by Sheza Yazdani • 3 min read

The founder’s paradox: Everyone sees your business, but no one sees you.

Everyone keeps saying “just be clear.”

But clarity is not the reason people remember you.

Clarity is why they understand you.

What makes them remember you is coherence.

A pattern. A worldview. A presence they can feel.

If your content is clear but still invisible, it’s probably not a messaging problem.

It’s a depth problem.

Here’s what to build instead (and why your brain is wired to forget the rest):👇

If your content is clear but still forgettable, this is for you. There’s a moment where every founder realizes that people understand what they do… an

Open article: Clarity is a trap. Here’s what to build instead. by Sheza Yazdani • 2 min read

Clarity is a trap. Here’s what to build instead.

“Visibility doesn’t just attract attention. It earns recognition.”

And today, I’m honored to share something special:

I have been featured in Titanium Magazine’s Top 50 Global Inspirational Women to Look Out for in 2026. 

From building a business while raising three kids.

To help over 80+ CEOs, founders, and experts build personal brands that create demand before the first call.

To lead Focus Solutions as CEO.

This recognition isn’t just about me.

It’s about what happens when women own their story and show up every single day even with all the odds stacked against them.

Over the past 3 years, I’ve:

→ Built systems that convert content into high-value clients
→ Helped 50+ experts turn dead profiles into trusted personal brands
→ Challenged the noise of vanity metrics by building brands that actually drive business ROI

Being recognized alongside change makers like Dianah kamande, Heba Othman, Sally Hammoud, and Dr. Pavani Kadiyala reminds me:

There is power in being intentional.

There is power in building a legacy that leads.

And I’ll keep showing up for the voices that haven’t been heard yet and the leaders ready to rise with clarity and credibility.

P.S. A Special thanks to the The Prodigy and Love Charmaine Uychoco for the recognition.
#TheProdigyOfficial #TitaniumMagazine #Top50 #Trailblazers #WomenOfPurpose #Thailand2026

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I wrote this for founders doing meaningful work but still fighting for attention.

When I started Focus Solutions, I wasn’t sure what would resonate.

I just knew one thing:

Founders deserve messaging that does justice to the value they deliver.

Because it’s frustrating to do exceptional work and still be overlooked.

It’s exhausting to show up with heart and still feel like you’re shouting into the void.

The truth I’ve learned?

Content isn’t about more posts, better visuals, or perfect hacks.

It’s about earning the belief that leads to action. You can read the complete feature here:

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Why “just post consistently” stopped working.

In January, I gave my clients the advice everyone was giving at the time:

“Don’t worry about perfection. Just post consistently. Trust me, it’ll work.”
And to be fair: it did work for a while.

Most of them started showing up 3–5x a week, writing solid posts, engaging in comments.

They were doing everything right.

But by April, I started noticing something strange.

Their impressions were dipping.

Cold reach was dropping.

The same quality of content that got them results in February suddenly wasn’t landing anymore.

And it wasn’t just them.

I saw the same thing on my own account.

So I dug deeper. I tested. I tweaked.

And what I realized is: LinkedIn had quietly changed the rules and most people didn’t notice.

The truth?

Posting consistently still matters. But now, it’s not enough.

You can’t just show up and expect growth.

The platform started rewarding different behaviors and the kind of content that used to work just doesn’t perform the same way anymore.

What actually worked for me and my clients this year was this:

- Intentional content sequencing
Your posts need to talk to each other.
One post introduces an idea, another builds on it, a third deepens it.
You’re not just posting you’re telling a cohesive story over time.

- Narrative positioning
People don’t remember tips. They remember people with a point of view.
So we stopped focusing on isolated how-to posts and started shaping content around what made each person distinct.

- Behavioral signals over vanity metrics
It’s not about likes anymore.
LinkedIn now prioritizes deeper signals: saves, replays, link clicks, profile views.
So we shifted how we wrote making content more useful, more revisitable, more clickable.

- Ecosystem leverage
 Instead of treating posts as standalone, we looked at the bigger picture:
→ Who’s commenting on your posts?
→ Are you replying with depth?
→ Are you showing up outside your own content bubble?

Because your reach isn’t just based on your posts it’s based on how you behave across the platform.

So now, when a new client joins me, we don’t just set a content schedule and call it a day.

We ask:
What do you want to be known for?

Who needs to see this?

What journey are we taking your audience on?

If you’ve been consistent this year but feel like you’re hitting a wall. DM me “POSITIONING” and I’ll send you the exact system I’m using with my clients in 2025 to build visibility, not just momentum.

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Your new year might start on Jan 1st. But mine starts today. 

I turn 36 today.

And this time, I didn’t want to write a list of “business wins” or pretend this year was all tidy and strategic.

Because honestly, it wasn’t.

It was the most growing up I have done in a while: in business, motherhood, and just being a person.

Here are 7 things I am taking with me into this next year:

🎈 Some people will praise your work and still never pay you.
 Clapping is not commitment. I have learned to separate support from alignment.

🎈 Having an office doesn’t make you more legit. But feeling proud walking into it? That does.
Hired 15+ people this year and created a space for the work I love that’s a win I didn’t even know I wanted.

🎈 Just because you can write for everyone, doesn’t mean you should.
 I used to take on clients because I could help. Now, I only say yes if I want to.

🎈 I used to chase growth. Now I build systems.
 No more “winging it” at midnight. I needed structure more than I needed inspiration.

🎈 You can build a brand around your values or you can slowly resent your own voice.
 I have tried both. I won’t compromise again.

🎈 Being visible doesn’t mean being online all day.
Some of my best content was written after I logged out, took a walk, and remembered who I am offline.

🎈 My kids don’t care how many followers I have. They care if I’m present.
That one keeps me grounded on the days I feel behind.

If you have been meaning to work on your personal brand and haven’t made time, this is your sign.

P.S. To celebrate turning 36, I am offering a huge discount on my done for you LinkedIn service and Profile optimization for 3 people this week only.

DM “36” if this feels like your moment.

(Winners will get a DM and a shoutout from me publicly!)

Thank you for being here, whether you’ve been silently reading or loudly cheering.

I see it. And I don’t take it lightly.

Here’s to growing, evolving, and showing up as we are.

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If people need to pull up your profile to describe what you do, your brand isn’t sticky.

Your positioning should live in their mind, not your headline.

And yet, I see profiles every week with lines like:

“Transformational coach for high performers.”

What does that even mean?

Here’s the test:

Can your dream client explain your value in 3 seconds without looking you up?

If not, your positioning won’t get you clients. Or referrals.

Sticky positioning does 3 things:

It’s emotionally precise (“burned-out founder” > “ambitious professional”)

It’s visually concrete (“build a business that doesn’t burn you out”)

It’s memorable (triggers a mental shortcut like “She’s the one who helps…”)

I help clients craft lines that stick.

So they become the first name their clients think of when a problem hits.

📌 If your positioning isn’t working while you sleep, it’s not working at all.

DM me “STICKY” and let’s fix your positioning today.

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People do not buy talent

They buy certainty that you are right for them

Trust is built through proof not promises

Random testimonials are noise without a system

Real authority comes from repeated visible patterns

Your brand is trusted when your results feel predictable

Read the full article to build your Proof Ecosystem and turn trust into demand

When people don’t buy from you, it’s rarely because you’re not good. It’s because they’re not sure if you’re good for them. That’s the difference betw

Open article: What if people trusted you without needing to be convinced? by Sheza Yazdani • 4 min read

What if people trusted you without needing to be convinced?

You've been on LinkedIn all year, but what has your content actually done for your business?

Have people messaged you saying, "I've been following you for a while, and I'm ready to work with you"?

Has your content built trust before the sales call?

Or has it just existed… with no real ROI?

Here's what I do every December: 

I open my DMs and look at who actually reached out to work with me.

Then I go back and find the exact post they saw before they messaged.

Last year, I had someone reach out in March saying they wanted help with their positioning. 

I asked what made them DM me. 

They said: 

"You posted about how your client was getting engagement but the wrong people were reaching out. That's exactly what's happening to me."

That one post, naming a specific problem my ideal client faces, did more for my business than 50 posts about "knowing your niche" or "being authentic."

Here's what most people get wrong:

They think if they post "valuable tips" consistently, clients will eventually show up. 

But tips don't convert. Clarity converts.

When someone reads your content and thinks "wait, is she talking about me?" that's when they reach out. 

Not when you give them 5 ways to do something. 

But when you describe their exact situation so specifically they feel seen.

This December, instead of posting the perfect posts through the slowdown, I'm looking at my wins.

A founder reflects on a year of LinkedIn content and realizes only problem specific posts created real client demand. The message highlights that clarity and naming the clients real situation is what drives outreach not generic tips

If your best posts in 2025 didn’t get the reach they used to, here’s why (and what to do about it)

LinkedIn introduced a new ranking model called 360Brew.

It’s a 150B parameter AI system that replaced the old algorithm.

It’s now running the show across your feed, job suggestions, people recommendations… everything.

Here’s what changed:
1. It reads your content like a human.

No more surface-level metrics like likes or hashtags.

It uses natural language understanding to see if your content actually matches what you’re known for.

👉 So if your profile says you help founders with branding…

But you post generic motivation or random tips → you confuse the model → reach drops.

2. It looks at your entire presence, not just the post.

360Brew checks your headline, About section, content history, and how consistent you are in one niche.

👉 If your posts are all over the place or your profile is vague, you get downgraded.

3. It scores how “on-brand” you are.

Every time you post, 360Brew checks:

1. “Does this fit the person’s expertise?”
2. “Is it relevant to their audience?”
3. “Is this content helpful, not fluffy?”

If yes → it boosts your reach.

If no → it shows it to fewer people.

So what do you do now?

Here’s what I tell my clients (and what works)

✅ Tighten your niche. Pick 2–3 core topics. Stick to them. Be known for something.

✅ Align your profile. Make sure your headline, About, and skills clearly reflect what you talk about.

✅ Encourage deeper engagement. Ask questions that spark real responses. Avoid shallow likes.

✅ Post consistently. The more consistently you show up with clarity, the more the algorithm understands your value.

You don’t need to post more.

You don’t need better hooks.

You need better alignment.

And if you’re struggling with showing up on LinkedIn in 2026 the way the platform wants you to? I’m always here to help. 

DM me “2026” or book a call in my featured section.


Totally agree with this. 360Brew is forcing creators to stop posting randomly and actually show up with a clear identity. When your profile and content finally match your niche the reach comes back fast.

Big audiences don’t build category leaders. Clear language does.

Most experts compete by saying: “I’m the best at what I do.”

Category designers flip the script.

They say: “I’m the only one who sees it this way.”

That’s the difference between being a “leadership coach” vs. being the creator of “anti-burnout leadership.”

One competes. The other commands.

Want to design your own category?

Here’s how:

1. Find your enemy.

What’s the outdated belief your market still clings to? Name it.

(Ex: “More visibility = more leads” is a belief I challenge.)

2. Reframe the game.

What do your best clients need to believe before they buy from you?

(Ex: “LinkedIn isn’t content. It’s a dealflow engine.”)

3. Name your lens.

Give your POV a name. Make it yours. That’s your intellectual property moat.

(Ex: My Brand DNA Method, because most content misses the source code.)

You don’t need more reach. You need language people repeat.

Comment “CATEGORY” below and I’ll send you my Category Clarity Template.

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Highlights how naming your enemy belief and unique lens creates authority.

You’re being ignored because you’re not showing up like an expert.
(and it’s wasting your time)

Here’s why it matters.

- You’ve hit the top.
- You’ve got the title.
- You’ve made the money.
- But on LinkedIn? Crickets

Why?

Because 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵

Experts are defined by the unique value they bring. 

Not by titles, not by accolades, but by the 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 you can offer that no one else can.

It’s a familiar trap:
→ Post your success story
→ Talk about how you “made it”
→ Hope people see your expertise

𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴.

Success is a given.

Expertise? 

That’s earned by teaching what others can’t.

Try this:

Stop showcasing what you’ve done
Start showcasing what you’ve learned.Real expertise comes from:
→ The tough lessons,
→ The decisions that didn’t work,
→ The unique insights you’ve gained that no one else has.

I did this for a client last month. 

A CEO with a massive following. 

But on LinkedIn? 

He wasn’t seen as an authority.We changed the game:

→ Focused on depth, not breadth.
→ Shared lessons from real failures
→ Highlighted decisions, not just outcomes

Now he’s seen as a thought leader, not just another CEO with a successful business.

The key:
→ Focus on what only YOU can teach
→ Share the hard truths
→ Go deeper, not wider.

Want to stop blending in and start being the expert you were meant to be? Let’s talk

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Seth Godin never says “I’m a marketer.”

But everyone sees him as one anyway.

Why?

Because he didn’t build his positioning through a title.

He built it through decades of behaviour that made the label obvious.

You recognise him as a marketer because:

• He wrote 20+ books about how people make decisions
• He publishes daily essays that dissect attention, trust, and change
• He founded altMBA, a school built around teaching people how to create value
• He popularised concepts like “tribes,” “shipping,” and “permission marketing”
• He shows up with the same worldview every single day, consistently, relentlessly

That’s how positioning works.

Not by declaring an identity…

 …but by repeating a perspective so consistently that people start naming it for you.

This is brand psychology 101:

We assign roles based on patterns, not titles.

It’s how the brain reduces complexity: we create shortcuts.

And that’s exactly what most founders get wrong on LinkedIn.

They put “Coach” or “Strategist” in their headline and expect people to believe it.

But people don’t believe titles.

They believe behaviours.

They believe:
• Your worldview (what you stand by)
• Your transformations (who you’ve helped)
• Your lived experiences (what shaped your perspective)

These repeated patterns form your “mental shortcut”... your real positioning.

If you want people to see you as the go‑to expert in your niche, don’t announce who you are.

Show them, consistently, until the title becomes inevitable.

👇 Save this as your positioning starter pack.

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This year proved one thing:


Your name is leverage.

And most people still treat it like an afterthought.

Build your brand now.

Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving with love and happiness 💗

My content didn’t start working when I had more time. 

It started working when my third kid was born.

Pressure forces clarity. 
Clarity builds authority. 
Authority drives inbound.

For context my LinkedIn profile tells you I have worked with 50+ CEOs. And helped clients attract leads without chasing them.

But here’s what it doesn’t tell you:

→ I posted for 6 months with zero inbound leads
→ I posted daily for 1 year until I saw one viral post
→ I wasted hours writing “smart” posts no one read
→ My first few clients found me through referrals, not content
→ I had no niche, no clear message, and no offer that converted
→ I almost gave up because I thought I was too late to stand out

I made every mistake in the book:

– I copied what top creators were doing instead of finding my voice
– I confused reach with relevance, and burned out chasing likes
– I built a content system before I had a positioning strategy

Here’s what changed everything:

✅ I stopped writing for the feed and started designing perception.
– Content is not just content; it’s your pitch, your proof, your positioning
– The best content doesn’t just go viral, it gets forwarded to decision-makers

✅ I stopped talking to everyone and started writing for one person.
– One ICP per post
– One problem per message
– One goal: build trust before the DM

✅ I stopped chasing clarity. I engineered it.
– I defined my POV
– Created boundaries for what I do (and don’t do)
– Built systems to scale without sounding like everyone else

None of this happened overnight.

I just kept showing up.

Even when the algorithm was working against me.

Even when I wasn’t sure if anyone was watching.

Even when the leads didn’t come.

If you’re creating and it feels like no one cares.

Keep going.

You don’t need to be perfect.

You only need to be real and consistent enough for the right people to find you.

Join my newsletter https://lnkd.in/dxGpK6AZ and follow me for more posts on personal branding Sheza Yazdani

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