Helping B2B Founders Grow on Linkedin | Personal Branding Strategist and Copywriter | Global Women in Business & Leadership Award 2023

Ever read your own LinkedIn post and thought, 
“That doesn’t even sound like me?”

Many founders creating content feel this disconnect.
(yeah, you’re not alone).

With AI tools and generic ghostwriting flooding LinkedIn, posts often come out like marketing templates or chatbots—far from how you really talk to clients or teams.

My approach is different:
I turn your ideas, notes, and voice messages into LinkedIn content that ACKSHUALLY sounds like you—clear, authentic, and aligned with how you connect offline. (I swear it’s not rocket science—9 steps, that’s all.)

That way, when someone meets you in person, your online presence feels genuine.

Some of the successes my clients have seen include:
• A VP of Sales landing 4 speaking gigs in just 2 months
• A Founder expanding into a new market in the GCC region
• A L&D Agency COO generating 10+ qualified leads for a major event
• A Country Manager securing 10+ C-level interviews in 30 days

If your LinkedIn content doesn’t sound like you, let’s find your voice—together. 
(Don't forget to DM me)

Husaina Shabbir

“Not even a sip.” 💧🙂

Yep. It’s #Ramadan. 🌙

And if you know someone observing it… this is your gentle reminder to be a little extra kind to them this month.

They’re fasting from sunrise to sunset.
No food. No water.
Still showing up. Still building. Still delivering.

So be flexible with meeting times.
Be mindful of lunch plans.
Offer support instead of assumptions.

Small gestures hit differently this month.

#RamadanMubarak to everyone 💚💚
May this month feel lighter, clearer, and deeply intentional for you.

#GCC #Kuwait

I turn your experience into authority — in your real voice | Personal Branding Strategist for Founders & Senior Executives in the Middle East

In the current regional situation, I’ve received a few messages asking if we are safe in #Kuwait.

I truly appreciate the concern.

What I’ve experienced here so far is calm.
Life is moving. People are going to work. Shops are open.

There’s a quiet sense of steadiness.

May Allah protect Kuwait and everyone in the region.

Hoping for safety and ease for all.

Three days ago, I shared a short post about staying calm during the current regional tension.

Later that day, a founder sent me a message.

He asked something simple.
“What should leaders post during times like this? Should they even post or stay quiet?”

It’s a fair question.

Because posting the wrong thing can feel worse than saying nothing.

And saying nothing can make it look like you’re not paying attention.

After working with more than 20 founders and senior leaders in the Middle East, I’ve noticed something else.

Too much “personal branding” can quietly damage trust.

Not because you’re doing something wrong.

But because most personal branding advice was written for a different kind of audience.

And a different region.

In many places, attention builds authority.
But in the Middle East, credibility usually comes first.

So when leaders follow the usual playbook —
more posts
more visibility
more personal stories
something starts to feel… off.

Not loud.

Just slightly misaligned.

You don’t want to look like a LinkedIn creator.
You want to look like a serious leader.

I wrote a longer reflection about this.

It’s on Substack.

Comment “TooMuch” and I’ll share the link with you.

Growth outbound @Yousign │ GTM engineer for early stage startups

If you're reading this, then you’re a GCC SaaS founder who:

-Built a solid SaaS product. 

-You've got paying customers. 

-Is in Seed or Series A. 

But now? You're stuck.

Every month feels the same. Your sales team isn't delivering. Those "growth hackers" you hired took your money and left you with nothing but vanity metrics. You see US and European SaaS companies scaling effortlessly while you're trapped in endless pilot programs and "maybe next quarter" conversations.

The GCC SaaS scene is different. Those generic LinkedIn posts that work in Silicon Valley? They fall flat here. Western-style cold emails? They get ignored. Agencies selling you "brand awareness"? They're burning your cash.

I've seen it all before. Founders just like you, with incredible technology, wasting years and millions trying to force growth tactics that don't fit our market.

But it’s not magic to grow your SaaS. It's simply using the right systems for our market:

1️⃣GTM That Fits Our Market- Not Silicon Valley's playbook

2️⃣Content That Gets Meetings- Not just "engagement"

3️⃣Founder-Led Sales Systems- Close enterprise deals faster

If you're tired of spinning your wheels, let's talk. No BS, no generic advice - just 30 minutes to identify what's really holding you back and how to fix it.

Send me a DM and we'll take it from there

Salim Sraj سليم سراج

Being in a room with the Clay team and operators of France’s top scaleups wasn’t on my 2026 wishlist.

Then I got the message.

The Head of GTM at Hexa, the startup studio behind some of France’s coolest scaleups, invited 20 of the top Clay operators to a private session with the Clay team in Paris.

There was an application.

-Submit a real use case.
-Build your Clay table.
-Be ready to break it down live.

So I did.
And I got in.

Here’s what went down:

→ An hour surrounded by GTM engineers who actually build
→ Everyone sharing their wildest Clay tables
→ Meeting the Clay team face-to-face
→ Building a live demo table with Arthur for Pletor
→ Pizza with people who genuinely get it 🍕 

The energy was different.
No surface-level networking.
No rehearsed elevator pitches.

Just operators talk

I had the chance to meet:

Quentin Le Gall from Hexa.
Hugo Duverdier from Karmen.
Raphael Guilhem from Pletor.
Munnawar Hashim from Clay.

And a room full of builders solving real GTM problems with creative solutions.

Sometimes the goals you don’t write down are the ones that matter most.

Even with everything happening this year, it’s already brought more than I expected. Grateful for moments like this.

P.S. This is me presenting the Clay table Raphael and I built for Pletor.

Your ICP doesn't have a LinkedIn profile.

They own a dental clinic in Dubai.
A restaurant in Riyadh.
A law firm in Jeddah.

And everyone tells you, "Just use LinkedIn," like that's helpful.

Here's what I actually do when my ICP lives offline 👇

1. Pick the exact locations you want to target

Not "the Saudi Arabia."
Not "the Southeast."
A city. A zip code. A neighborhood.

The more specific, the better your results (Ask Claude, and it will give you the list).

2. Search for them on Google Maps

This is where they actually live.
Type in what they do + where they are.
Google Maps gives you the list.

3. Scrape it with SerpAPI

SerpAPI pulls every business from that Maps search and hands it to you clean.
Name. Address. Phone. Website. Reviews.
No manual work. No grey areas. Just data.

4. Cap yourself at 20 businesses per location

Don't go wide. Go deep.
20 per city × 10 cities = 200 leads.
In under an hour.

5. Qualify before you enrich

This is the step most people skip.
Not every business on that list deserves your attention.
Filter by whatever signal you know is a good fit for YOU.
Cut the list in half if you have to.

You want fewer, better accounts. Not a massive list of unqualified leads.

6. Now enrich the ones that make the cut

Feed the website into your enrichment tool.
Pull the owner. The operator. The decision-maker.
Get their email. Their phone numbers. Whatever you need to reach them.

Now you're not just sending cold outreach.

You're sending the RIGHT message to the RIGHT person at the RIGHT time to a company you already know is a fit.

The best leads aren't hiding.
They're just not where everyone else is looking.

Go get them.

If you want a step-by-step walkthrough, Tim Yakubson 🚀 already put together a super clear breakdown on his YouTube channel. Definitely worth checking out.

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