Founder @ Simple Salesforce • Automating Salesforce to make your business more money

Over the past 3+ years, we've built over 50+ Salesforce orgs in the tech industry for our clients.

The best part?

Every single one of these companies one saw:

→ Time saved
→ Increase in revenue
→ A simplified Salesforce they could use to scale

In other words -- their businesses skyrocketed.

RECENT GOOGLE REVIEW:

"Jordan has been incredible to work with - he has played a major role in building the foundations of our Salesforce GTM engine, both on the Marketing and CS sides, and the impact he has made has been significant. His Salesforce and Pardot experience runs deep and his knowledgeable experience, in addition to patient and communicative style, has enabled us to move fast with high quality. Thank you Jordan for all of your partnership - hope our paths cross again!" - Carol, VP of Operations


HOW WE WILL HELP YOU:

• Automate Your Data Entry: We specialize in setting up Salesforce to automatically handle data entry tasks. This means less manual work for your team and more time for important tasks.

• Ensure Accurate Data: We make sure that the information in your Salesforce system is correct and up-to-date. Accurate data is key for making good business decisions.

• Deliver Projects on Time: We know how important deadlines are for the business. This is why we pride myself on maintaining a 98% on-time delivery date for my clients. 

• Instant Feedback: We integrate myself into your team's workflow by joining your preferred communication platform, whether it's Slack or Microsoft Teams. You'll receive regular updates, can ask questions anytime, and get immediate responses, ensuring that everyone is always on the same page.

• Provide Clear Documentation: After setting up your system, We'll give you easy-to-understand guides and recorded videos. This way, your team can use Salesforce effectively and make the most of the new tools.

WHO AM I?

My Portfolio:
→ I'm the Founder & CEO @ Simply Scale, consulting for MM high growth companies.
→ I mentor aspiring salesforce admins via my social platforms, newsletter, & DMs. 
→ I send a private Salesforce career growth newsletter to 6,000+ subscribers.
→ I've built an online audience around Salesforce of 100,000+ followers.
→ I'm an author at SalesforceBen, world's largest salesforce resource.

My Salesforce Credentials:
→ Salesforce Administrator Certified
→ Security Specialist
→ Trailhead Ranger (265+)
→ Business Admin Specialist
→ App Customization Specialist
→ Lightning Experience Reports & Dashboards Specialist

Jordan Nelson

POV: Building in Salesforce where everyone has "Admin Access".

CEO @ Simply Scale • Automating Salesforce for B2B Tech

After working with 5 tech unicorns, I’ve noticed something.

The happiest companies? The ones with clean Salesforce orgs, consistent reporting, and reps who actually follow process... 

All do one simple thing:

They think before they build.

Every. Single. Time.

Unhappy companies?
They react to a problem and build immediately.

• Random fields. 
• Random automations. 
• Random dashboards.

And randomness eventually becomes revenue loss.
Here’s the habit that fixes everything:

1. Define the problem on paper
2. Map the steps of the process
3. Decide who owns each step
4. Decide when automation matters
5. Only then open Salesforce

It’s not a fancy tool.
It’s not a huge project.
It’s a discipline.

And in some cases takes you like 30 mins to do.

But that 30 minutes saves you:
• 6 wasted months
• 10 broken automations
• Hundreds of manual tasks
• Thousands in consultant fees
• And millions in lost pipeline

Salesforce is powerful BUT only if you give it a brain.

The brain comes first.
The build comes second.

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Lightning Experience Reports & Dashboards Specialist

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Founder & CEO @ Simply Scale • Grow Faster by Automating Salesforce

Over the past 2+ years, we've built over 21 Salesforce orgs in the tech industry for our clients.

The best part?

Every single one of these companies one saw:

→ Time saved
→ Increase in revenue
→ A simplified Salesforce they could use to scale

In other words -- their businesses skyrocketed.

RECENT GOOGLE REVIEW:

"Jordan has been incredible to work with - he has played a major role in building the foundations of our Salesforce GTM engine, both on the Marketing and CS sides, and the impact he has made has been significant. His Salesforce and Pardot experience runs deep and his knowledgeable experience, in addition to patient and communicative style, has enabled us to move fast with high quality. Thank you Jordan for all of your partnership - hope our paths cross again!" - Carol, VP of Operations


HOW WE WILL HELP YOU:

• Automate Your Data Entry: We specialize in setting up Salesforce to automatically handle data entry tasks. This means less manual work for your team and more time for important tasks.

• Ensure Accurate Data: We make sure that the information in your Salesforce system is correct and up-to-date. Accurate data is key for making good business decisions.

• Deliver Projects on Time: We know how important deadlines are for the business. This is why we pride myself on maintaining a 98% on-time delivery date for my clients. 

• Instant Feedback: We integrate myself into your team's workflow by joining your preferred communication platform, whether it's Slack or Microsoft Teams. You'll receive regular updates, can ask questions anytime, and get immediate responses, ensuring that everyone is always on the same page.

• Provide Clear Documentation: After setting up your system, We'll give you easy-to-understand guides and recorded videos. This way, your team can use Salesforce effectively and make the most of the new tools.

WHO AM I?

My Portfolio:
→ I'm the Founder & CEO @ Simply Scale, consulting for MM high growth companies.
→ I mentor aspiring salesforce admins via my social platforms, newsletter, & DMs. 
→ I send a private Salesforce career growth newsletter to 6,000+ subscribers.
→ I've built an online audience around Salesforce of 98,000+ followers.
→ I'm an author at SalesforceBen, world's largest salesforce resource.

My Salesforce Credentials:
→ Salesforce Administrator Certified
→ Security Specialist
→ Trailhead Ranger (265+)
→ Business Admin Specialist
→ App Customization Specialist
→ Lightning Experience Reports & Dashboards Specialist

Save $32,000+ in 30 days, or you pay nothing.

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Tech companies scale fast but don't help their salesforce keep up. Here's how it shows up:

• Sales cycles get longer (or shorter)
• Lead volume doubles, then triples
• Data lives in too many places
• New roles appear with unclear ownership
• Teams start building workarounds instead of workflows

Nothing is “broken.”
But everything feels slower.

That’s the danger zone.

Salesforce that once felt simple now feels heavy.
Clicks increase.
Visibility drops.
People stop trusting the data.

And once trust is gone, adoption follows.

This is where most companies make a mistake:

❌ They blame Salesforce.
❌ They buy more tools.
❌ They add dashboards.
❌ They train harder.

But the real issue isn’t the platform.

✅ It’s misalignment.

Your business evolved.
Your salesforce didn’t.

That’s why regular audits aren’t “nice to have.”

They’re maintenance.

Just like:
• Fixing the “it works, don’t touch it” mess
• Clarifying who decides
• Updating strategy

Ignoring it doesn’t save time.
It compounds the stress.

The goal isn’t a perfect Salesforce instance.

It’s one that reflects how your business actually runs today...
not how it ran two years ago when the system was first set up.

Systems should reduce thinking, not require more of it.

If your team has to “figure out” Salesforce every day,
The system isn’t doing its job.

Tech companies don't care about fancy salesforce automations. At the end of the day they only care about 1 thing... 👇

Does the business run better tomorrow than it did today.

That's it.

If your automation doesn't do that... it's not the priority.

They care if it saves time.
• Not 30 seconds once.
• Two hours every week.
• Forever.

They care if it makes the work findable.
• Where is the lead.
• Who owns it.
• What is the next step.
• No Slack hunt. No spreadsheet.

They care if it holds up under pressure.
• End of month.
• Board deck week.
• CEO asking for the number right now.
• If it breaks then, it is not automation. It is risk.

Most “automation projects” fail because they are built to impress the builder.

New features. Cool tools. Perfect aesthetics.

Meanwhile the team still:
• Copies and pastes leads
• Chases missing fields
• Rebuilds reports
• Asks “is this right” every Monday

If you build for Ops, you build for outcomes:

• Less chasing
• Clear ownership
• One place to look
• Same answer every time

Keep it simple.

Make it boring.

Make it reliable.

Focus on their wins.

Not your tech wizardry.

Too many companies hire a Salesforce admin thinking they'll magically fix everything. But the system’s a mess. No strategy. No documentation. No clear direction. What ends up happening?

That new hire spends the first 3 months guessing what you need.
Building in circles.
Making things worse.

Salesforce isn’t plug-n-play.
It’s not “buy it and it works.”

It needs to be designed for:
• Your business.
• Your goals.
• Your future.

And unless you already know how to do that...
You need someone who does.

An experienced consultant doesn’t just click buttons.
They map out the architecture.
They help you think long-term.
They turn Salesforce into an asset instead of a headache.

Once the foundation’s in place?
Then bring in the admin.

But don’t make them build the house and figure out the blueprint.

How Salesforce Admins feel showing up late to the company meeting because they were fixing a bug

Salesforce isn’t the problem. Untrained users just might be...

If tech companies knew Salesforce was a meal kit... they’d hire a chef instead of blaming the ingredients.

You didn’t buy dinner.
You bought ingredients.

And the demo?

That’s the photo on the box.
Perfect lighting.
Perfect plating.
“Ready in 15 minutes.”

Then you get home.

And it’s:

→ 37 steps
→ 12 tiny sauce packets
→ a pan you don’t own
→ and the “prep time” is a lie

That’s what buying Salesforce feels like for a lot of tech companies.

You don’t just “turn it on” and magically get:
clean pipeline, perfect reports, automated handoffs.

You still have to assemble:

→ the lead process
→ the stages
→ the fields people actually use
→ the automations that don’t break everything
→ the reporting that leadership trusts

Most teams skip the recipe.

So they end up with Salesforce “working”…
the same way a meal kit works when you wing it.

Technically edible.
Not what you thought you bought.

You just need a simple recipe:

What to build first, what to ignore, and what gets automated (later).

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If you’re at a Series B company, you’ve probably already tried:

• Enablement sessions
• Documentation
• Office hours
• “Please log your data” reminders

And yet…

→ Pipeline still looks unreliable.
→ Forecast reviews still turn into debates.
→ Reps still update Salesforce after the deal moves.

That’s not a discipline issue.
That’s friction.

Before you add more training... ask yourself:

• Does a rep need 10+ clicks to do a basic task?
• Are they entering fields that no one actually uses?
• Are they jumping between Salesforce, docs, proposal tools, and email just to move one deal forward?

If the answer is yes... Salesforce feels like tax, not leverage.

Annnnnd people avoid tax 😐

Here’s what most scaling tech teams miss:

People don’t adopt tools.
They adopt shortcuts.

If logging data:
• Slows them down
• Interrupts momentum
• Feels disconnected from closing deals

They will delay it, batch it, or skip it entirely... no matter how good the training is.

High-performing tech companies flip the equation.

They design Salesforce so that:

• The fastest path is the correct path
• The easiest action is the right one
• Updating the CRM happens as a byproduct of selling

Examples:

• Fewer required fields, but better ones
• Automation that updates stages, dates, and tasks
• 1 click actions instead of manual busywork

When the system does more of the work, reps stop resisting it.

And something interesting happens:

→ Data quality improves
→ Forecasts stabilize
→ Managers stop chasing updates
→ Sales actually trusts the system

So if Salesforce adoption is low, don’t start with training...

Start with this question:

“What is the least amount of effort required for a rep to move a deal forward?”

Then design everything around that.

Fix the system 1st and then adoption takes care of itself.

Companies: We just need 1 field created.

Salesforce Consultants: *25 team deep rolling up to convince them they need to overhaul the entire system over the next 2 years*

Tech companies don't realize that Salesforce is basically IKEA furniture. Here's what I mean... 👇 


The showroom demo looks amazing.

→ Perfect lighting.
→ Perfect setup.
→ Perfect “wow, this will fix everything.”

Then you buy it.

And it shows up in a box with 500 pieces.

And you don't have instructions.

That’s what happens when a tech company “buys Salesforce.”

The demo is the showroom.

But nobody talks about the IFs:

• If you know what should be automated (and what shouldn’t)
• If you know how your process actually works across Sales + CS
• If someone designs the system end-to-end (not ticket-by-ticket)
• If you have the right tools/skills to assemble it

Most teams don’t.

So you open Salesforce on Day 1 and see:

→ Tabs everywhere.
→ Menus everywhere.
→ Settings everywhere.

And everyone asks the same question:

“Where do we even start?”

Here’s the part that hurts...

Even with a Salesforce admin, you still might be stuck.

Because admins are usually builders.

Not architects.

They can assemble what you tell them to build.

But they’re not paid to design how the whole house should fit together.

So what happens?

You DIY it for 6–12 months.

→ You watch tutorials.
→ You read threads.
→ You copy/paste random automations.

And you end up with…

A dresser that stands.

But also 12 extra screws on the floor.

And a weird wobble you ignore because you’re tired.

The hidden cost isn’t Salesforce.

It’s your team doing Salesforce instead of their job:

• Sales reps playing data janitor.
• Marketing fighting list chaos.
• CS doing 15 clicks to solve a 2-click problem.

That’s how “CRM rollout” becomes a growth tax.

If Salesforce feels like IKEA right now…

You don’t need more features.

You need a blueprint.

(So you stop assembling $150k/year talent with an Allen wrench.)

I post a free weekly newsletter sharing how to build your blueprint. 3 mins or less to read each week. If this post felt too familiar... you'd probably find this helpful.

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Most companies treat Salesforce like it's plug-and-play. They buy it, configure it & flip it on, like a light switch. Then act surprised when reps don’t use it.

“Set it and forget it” is the fastest way to turn Salesforce into an expensive database.

Because Salesforce isn’t something you turn on. It’s something you build a foundation for.

The companies that win don’t roll Salesforce out once... 
They design it to enable how reps actually sell:

 • Clear qualification rules
 • Fewer manual steps
 • Automation that supports reps instead of policing them
 • Processes that evolve as the sales motion changes

When Salesforce makes a rep’s job easier, internal adoption is automatic.

Did your company treat Salesforce like a light switch? And now it's collecting dust, or worse, getting more brittle every day?

If you’re ready to drive real business growth instead of chasing tool adoption, let’s talk about how to automate Salesforce today, instead of watching pipeline disappear tomorrow.

For tech startups, your reps closing deals is the lifeblood of the company. Instead of making them update spreadsheets all day... do this👇 



I see it all the time. 

Sales reps drowning in admin work: 
- Logging emails 
- Updating spreadsheets 
- Chasing cold leads 

Then your senior asks: "Why isn’t revenue growing?" 

It’s not a lack of effort. 

It’s wasted effort. 

Here’s where businesses are losing time and money: 

1) Manual data entry

If your team is copying and pasting lead info, they’re burning hours every week. 

2) Inconsistent follow-ups

Follow-ups happen only when someone remembers. 

3) Chasing the wrong prospects

Without automated lead scoring, your team wastes time on the wrong leads instead of closing real opportunities. 

4) No pipeline visibility

If your seniors can’t see where deals stall, they can’t fix the problem. 

The good news? 

Salesforce can automate this whole process. 

Your team should be selling, not stuck in spreadsheets. 

Here’s how automation changes the game:

- New leads enter the CRM instantly
↳ no manual entry, no missing contacts.

- Follow-ups are scheduled automatically
↳ no more cold leads.

- Lead scoring prioritizes real opportunities
↳ no wasted effort.

- Pipeline insights reveal bottlenecks
↳ no more guessing. 

If your sales team is still manually handling what Salesforce can automate, you’re leaving money on the table.

Sales Updating Spreadsheets

How we turned a 5-minute task into 30 seconds.

You’ll wonder why you didn’t do this sooner:

“We don’t need Salesforce.” 

That’s what one client told me. 

They were running their customer service department through Asana. 
And it worked—kind of. 

The problem? 

Their internal ticketing process was slowing them down. 

Every sales rep had to create multiple tickets a day. 
Each one took five minutes. 

With 10 reps, that’s hours wasted every week. 

Here’s what we did: 

- We built a custom integration so they could create tickets directly in Salesforce. 
- No more switching tools. 
- No more wasted time. 

Now? 

Each ticket takes 30 seconds. 

Think about the impact: 

- A process that once burned hours is now done in minutes. 

The result? 

- A faster, more efficient customer service department. 
- A team that’s happy to use Salesforce because it works for them—not against them. 

Sometimes it’s not about convincing someone to trust Salesforce. 
It’s about showing them what’s possible. 

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5 Min Task to 30 Seconds

A VC-backed tech founder once told me:

“I envy guys like you… bootstrapped.”

At first, I didn’t get it.

He had a lot of money. A big team. A nice NYC office.

On paper, he was “winning.”

Then he said:

“You don't have people breathing down your neck”

That line stuck with me.

Because this is the real tradeoff most people don’t talk about.

Bootstrapped
You optimize for:
• Speed of decisions
• Customer proximity
• Cash efficiency
• Profit early

But you carry:
• Personal financial risk
• Slower headcount growth
• Less margin for error
• No safety net

VC-backed
You gain:
• Capital to move fast
• Ability to hire ahead of revenue
• Access to network + credibility
• More room to experiment

But you inherit:
• A board
• A growth narrative to maintain
• Pressure to scale even when systems are shaky
• Less freedom to change your mind

Neither is “better.”

They’re just different operating systems.

One optimizes for control and sustainability.
The other optimizes for speed and scale.

The mistake I see founders make is choosing based on ego instead of fit.

If you love building, staying close to the customer, and iterating at your own pace... bootstrapping may be worth considering.

If you’re playing a land-grab game and need distribution fast... having more money right now can be leverage and raising may be more of a fit for you.

The important part:

Don’t raise because it’s trendy.
Don’t bootstrap because it sounds noble.

Choose the model that matches:
• your risk tolerance
• your market
• your product maturity
• and how you actually like to operate day to day

Because once you choose…
you’re not just picking funding.

You’re picking how your life and company will feel for the next 3–5 years.

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How tech companies are saving 10+ hours a week

(with these 6 simple Salesforce automations):

Companies waste hours every week on tasks that should be automated. 

They lose time in ways no one even notices: 

• Clicking through screens 
• Manually updating fields 
• Logging calls by hand 

Each task seems small. 

But together, they slow everything down. 

Here are 6 Salesforce automations that save tech companies 10+ hours every week:

1) Data entry and lead enrichment 

Manual data entry slows everyone down. 

New leads are auto-enriched with: 

• Company info 
• Contact details 
• Other relevant data 

No typing required. 

That means sales can sell, marketing gets clean data, and RevOps stops fixing spreadsheets. 

2) Lead management and routing 

Without automation, leads sit in limbo. 

Sales and marketing waste time figuring out ownership. 

So we automated lead assignment, marketing handoffs, and customer success escalations. 

Now everyone knows exactly where a lead belongs. 

No confusion. No delays. 

3) Automated follow-ups, demos, and approvals 

If teams rely on memory for follow-ups, deals get lost. 

We trigger automated task reminders when key actions happen. 

• A new lead comes in 
• A demo is booked 
• A proposal goes out 

Teams get notified automatically. 

No more missed follow-ups. No bottlenecks. 

4) Proposal, contract, and quote generation 

Teams shouldn’t waste time building proposals, contracts, or quotes manually. 

We automate it.

Pre-built templates pull in Salesforce data:

• Proposals are ready in minutes 
• Contracts auto-route for approval 
• No chasing down managers 

Faster contracts = faster deals = faster revenue. 

5) Automated email and activity tracking 

If it’s not logged, it didn’t happen. 

But teams forget to log emails, calls, and meetings. 

So we integrate Salesforce with Outreach, Gong, and Slack to log everything automatically. 

Now leadership gets full visibility into: 

• Emails sent 
• Calls made 
• Customer responses 

No manual tracking required. 

6) Real-time reporting and forecasting 

Leaders can’t make smart decisions without real-time data. 

So we build dashboards that track: 

• Pipeline health 
• Deal stages 
• Team activity 

Better visibility = faster, smarter decisions. 

The Bottom Line:

Manual processes, bad data, and disconnected tools are slowing you down.

We help tech companies fix this—fast.

If your an ops manager and you feel salesforce is more work than it should be

Join my free newsletter to steal 1 strategy every week

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How Tech Companies Save 10+ Hours A Week

Salesforce consultants when they beat the "this number looks off" allegation

Most tech companies don’t need more leads. They need better follow-up so they’re not losing deals between marketing & sales. And great follow-up starts with lead qualification - which is a RevOps + Salesforce responsibility, not a manual task for reps.

The demand is there. The leads are there. But no one owns lead qualification or follow up. I see it all too often:

• Leads sit untouched
• Sales doesn’t know which ones are worth calling
• Marketing keeps spending to fill the gap

The result?

• Wasted ad spend
• Slower growth
• Stalled opportunities sitting in Salesforce
• Yet another quarter of falling short of pipeline goals 

If Salesforce isn’t automatically qualifying and routing leads, you’re leaving money on the table AND taxing your best reps with the burden of doing manual follow-up when they could be closing open opportunities.

That’s why I recorded a short walkthrough showing how to:

✅ Build criteria-based lead qualification using native Salesforce tools
✅ Automate lead nurturing with Flow and email alerts
✅ Route qualified leads directly to the right rep
✅ Track and report on lead quality and engagement

No new tools.
No extra headcount.

Just Salesforce automatically turning leads into customers - the way it should - by helping sales reps, instead of burdening them.

Watch the video on youtube here: https://lnkd.in/gEXzXdcJ

How Salesforce consultants laugh at their client when they need a contract renewal

Chase Dimond

Top Ecommerce Email Marketer & Agency Owner | We’ve sent over 1 billion emails for our clients resulting in $200+ million in email attributable revenue.

I help brands make more money with email marketing.

I’m a Co-Founder of Structured, an ecommerce email marketing agency. Since launching in 2018, our team has helped brands send billions of emails and generate over $200M in email-attributable revenue.

We’re a top agency partner for platforms like Omnisend and Klaviyo.

Shopify featured me as a top email marketing influencer. I’ve also received LinkedIn’s Top Voice Award for Email Marketing, and Favikon has ranked me as the top email marketer across social media.

Some of the brands we’ve worked with include:

Poo~Pourri
Eight Sleep
Health-Ade
Mixtiles
Vessi

If you’re looking to hire an experienced email marketing agency, you can reach me here:

chase@chasedimond.com

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Outside my agency, I run a number of other fast-growing businesses. I’m fortunate to have over 750,000+ followers and subscribers across my social channels and email newsletter.

I’ve worked with companies including:

LinkedIn
Amazon
TikTok
Gamma
Alibaba
Zapier
ClickUp

I work with a small number of paid sponsors and partners each year.

If you’re interested in exploring a potential fit, please email me with details:

chase@chasedimond.com

Founder

My newsletter is your no BS guide into what's working in email marketing - I'll give you the latest tips + tactics to help you drive more revenue from your email marketing channel. 

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If your job costs you your peace,
it’s too expensive.

You deserve a job that lets you sleep peacefully at night -
not one that keeps you awake questioning your worth, your future, or your sanity.

A healthy career doesn’t rely on:

 ❌ burnout
 ❌ constant anxiety
 ❌ toxic expectations

A healthy career is built on:

 ✔️ clear boundaries
 ✔️ supportive leadership
 ✔️ meaningful work
 ✔️ respect for your time and well-being

Your job should challenge you - not drain you.

It should grow you - not break you.

And it should fit into your life, not become your life.

If your work steals your peace, it’s costing you more than it pays.

Top Ecommerce Email Marketer | $200M+ Generated via Email

Working with smart people is great.
But it is not enough.

Because intelligence can solve problems.
But humility and kindness build cultures where problems don’t have to exist in the first place.

Here’s why it matters so much 👇

Kind and humble people:

They make collaboration effortless.
You don’t waste energy defending ideas or egos. 
You build together - faster, cleaner, and with more trust.

They create psychological safety.
When people feel respected, they speak up, share bold ideas, 
and admit mistakes early. 
That’s how teams innovate and grow.

They inspire long-term loyalty.
People don’t leave companies - they leave toxic dynamics. 
Working with grounded, genuine teammates keeps great talent around.

 Ways to practice kindness and humility at work:

Listen more than you talk.
You don’t need to have the loudest voice to have the strongest impact. 
Listening builds connection and earns respect.

Give credit - generously.
Acknowledging others’ work doesn’t diminish your own. 
It multiplies the trust and energy in your team.

Keep learning.
The moment you think you’ve “arrived,” you stop growing. 
Stay curious, stay open, and never let success make you unapproachable.

Kind people build strong teams.
Strong teams create big results.

Funny how your brain has unlimited energy
for worst-case scenarios.

It can write entire disaster scripts at 3 a.m.
With dialogue.
With consequences.
With a soundtrack.

But ask it to imagine things going well
and suddenly it needs evidence, references, and a peer review.

That’s not intuition.
That’s anxiety pretending to be preparation.

You don’t need to stop overthinking.
You just need to stop letting it bully you into pessimism only.

If your mind insists on spiraling,
at least make it spiral in both directions.

Same brain.
Different hypothesis.

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Reality:
A small, ordinary action.

LinkedIn:
A “high-impact initiative” with “key learnings” and “next steps.”

Clear communication beats inflated language.
Strong professionals don’t need to oversell normal work.

Say what you did.
Say why it mattered.
Move on.

Clarity builds trust faster than buzzwords.

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It’s not about collecting business cards or follower counts.

It’s about building bridges with people who get it - who challenge you, inspire you, and open doors you didn’t know existed.

The right network doesn’t just grow your career - it expands your mindset, your confidence, and your opportunities.

Here are 12 ways to build powerful, authentic connections:

1️⃣ Lead with curiosity. Ask, don’t pitch. People love being seen and heard.

2️⃣ Add value first. Share insights, introductions, or encouragement before asking for anything.

3️⃣ Show up consistently. Comment, engage, and participate where your industry hangs out.

4️⃣ Find your communities. Join professional groups, Slack channels, or niche forums.

5️⃣ Attend events strategically. Go where your next mentor, collaborator, or client might actually be.

6️⃣ Follow up. A short, thoughtful message can turn a conversation into a relationship.

7️⃣ Be generous with your expertise. Give more than you take - it builds reputation fast.

8️⃣ Don’t chase status. The best opportunities often come from peers, not big titles.

9️⃣ Stay authentic. Pretending to be someone you’re not is the fastest way to disconnect.

1️⃣0️⃣ Keep it human. Share stories, not sales pitches.

1️⃣1️⃣ Support others publicly. Celebrate others’ wins - it builds goodwill that lasts.

1️⃣2️⃣ Play the long game. Relationships compound like interest; nurture them with time.

The truth? You’re one conversation away from a completely different path.

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The advice I wish I could’ve given myself 8 years ago:

Create a culture people never want to leave.

Yes, you can’t keep everyone with a 0% turnover rate. 
Let’s face it.

But what you can do is build an environment people don’t want to walk away from.

Build a culture that makes employees:

↳ Recommend it to their friends as the dream job, 
↳ Stay, even if the paycheck isn't perfect yet, 
↳ Come back when the conditions are right.

Think about it:

👉 A competitive paycheck might keep someone for a while, 
But a toxic culture will drive them away for good.

👉 You can offer all the perks, but if the culture is unhealthy, 
Nothing will make your best people stick around.

People stay where they feel valued.

It’s not just about the money—it’s about creating a workplace 
that makes people excited to show up every day.

♻️ Share this post with your network if you agree. 

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Small habit.
Big impact.

The way you speak to yourself
every morning
becomes your baseline.

Speak growth.
Speak calm.
Speak possibility.

It adds up.

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“Hire the people that…”

Interesting how the list skips:
– constant availability
– performative hustle
– being the loudest voice
– working 24/7 for optics

Great teams grow from maturity, not heroics.
From people who communicate clearly, take ownership, and move in sync.

Ego slows teams down.
Trust speeds them up.
Psychological safety keeps the work moving.

Hire for reliability and collaboration first.
Everything else gets easier after that.

Nobody talks about this part enough.

You can do it tired.
You can do it frustrated.
You can do it unsure.

You just can’t do it if you quit.

Keep going.


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Here’s a hard truth most people avoid:

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not moving forward.

I learned this the slow way.

Early on, I tried to get everything right.
Perfect plan.
Perfect timing.
Perfect execution.

And progress?
Basically stalled.

Things only changed when I gave myself permission to be wrong.

To test ideas that might flop.
To ship work that wasn’t perfect.
To learn out loud instead of waiting in silence.

Mistakes aren’t failure.
They’re feedback.

The people doing the most interesting work
aren’t avoiding mistakes.

They’re just willing to make them faster.

Safe paths feel good.
But they don’t teach much.

Growth always comes with friction.
That’s the price of trying something new.

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Marketing is great they said…


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“It wasn’t a waste of time if you learned something.”

That’s easy to agree with in theory.
Harder when the lesson came with lost money, bruised confidence, or a year you won’t get back.

Still - experience has a way of paying later.

It sharpens your instincts.
It changes what you tolerate.
It shortens the gap between seeing a red flag and acting on it.

Not every chapter produces visible wins.
Some exist to quietly upgrade your judgment.

And that upgrade shows up in every decision after.

10 years of rejection.

That's how long Squid Game's creator spent pitching his script.

Studio after studio said no.
Too dark. Too violent. Won't work.

Then Netflix took a chance.

28 days later, it became their most-watched show in history.

A decade of "no" turned into a $900M yes.

Most people quit after a few rejections.
They assume the silence means the idea is bad.

But rejection isn't a verdict.
It's just timing.

The right opportunity doesn't always show up first.
Sometimes it shows up tenth. Or hundredth.

If you're getting rejected right now, consider this:

You might not be wrong.
You might just be early.

Keep going.


Image Credit: Amy Sussman/WireImage; Noh Juhan/Netflix

How to survive marketing in 2026.

Open your laptop.
Check Slack.
Three notifications in…

…and you already feel behind.

Sound familiar?

In 2026, “digital marketer” doesn’t mean one role anymore.
It means the entire agency in one tab.

Copywriter.
Strategist.
Videographer.
Social media manager.
Designer.
Editor.
Analyst.

All before lunch.

From experience, the problem isn’t a lack of skill.
It’s the expectation that one person can do everything at once and do it well.

Burnout doesn’t come from hard work.
It comes from an impossible scope.

The marketers who survive aren’t the busiest.
They’re the ones who set boundaries, prioritize ruthlessly, and stop trying to be great at everything every day.

Because marketing isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing the right things consistently.

Agree?

Most marketers track a ton of metrics.

Very few know which ones actually matter.

Here are 7 worth paying attention to, plus how to improve each one:

(bookmark this)

Our email domains kept getting blacklisted at my agency.

Everyone assumed we were sending too aggressively.

After diving into the data, we found the real issue.

18% bounce rate.
From a "verified" list.

We had bad data.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:

Deals lost during 2-3 weeks of rebuilding.
Hours spent verifying and cleaning lists.
Teams questioning their skills when it's not their fault.
Buying new domains every month.

We thought this was just how outbound worked.

Then I saw a friend's company sending thousands of emails each week.
Same domains. Month after month.
Strong deliverability maintained.

They were using Prospeo.io's data.

SMTP handshakes verify emails before you send.
BounceBan removes risky addresses automatically.
Weekly updates catch job changes that kill domains.

After testing several providers, Prospeo consistently delivered the cleanest data.

Our domains have been going steady for months now.
Data prep time cut by 80%.
Bounce rates dropped from 18% to under 2%.

Clean data isn't just about deliverability.
It's about keeping your team confident and productive.

What hidden costs is bad data creating at your agency?

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6 Copywriting Techniques You Can Leverage for Your Sales Pages:

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January hits different for ecommerce founders.

Sales slow down. Costs don't.

You're staring at:
- Depleted inventory
- Q1 expenses stacking up
- Ad costs that won't wait
- Cash tied up in last quarter's orders

The revenue will come. But the bills are here now.

This is the ecommerce cash flow trap.

Most founders either:
→ Wait it out and lose momentum
→ Take on debt with rigid terms
→ Give up equity way too early

That's where Wayflyer comes in.

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I used to think GTM complexity was just part of the job.

Multiple tools. Manual handoffs. Workflows that took hours to build and days to fix.

Last week I tested Apollo's AI Assistant on something different: workflow creation.

Instead of clicking through menus and configuring triggers manually, I just described what I wanted in plain English.

The AI built the multi-step workflow in minutes.

What used to require:
→ A GTM engineer
→ Multiple tools stitched together
→ Hours of setup and testing

Now happens in a single conversation.

Same thing with building prospect lists, creating sequences, or analyzing campaign performance. Describe what you need. The AI handles the execution.

Most teams are still doing GTM the old way. Clicking through settings, connecting triggers, testing each step manually.

Meanwhile, the fastest operators are just talking to the AI.

GTM shouldn't require an engineering degree.
It should require clear thinking and the right tools.

Join the beta waitlist:

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