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Before joining The 216, most of our clients were struggling with:

→ No clear offer (or an offer nobody understood)
→ An inconsistent way to generate qualified leads 
→ No process to have sales conversations with confidence

Many felt like impostors when talking about their business.
Others seriously considered going back to their 9-5 jobs.

And in general, they were constantly worried about when they would sign their next client.

After joining The 216, they all walked out with clear frameworks around:

1️⃣ Niching and Positioning: Explaining their business in a way that people instantly “get”.
2️⃣ Offer Creation: Building a premium, outcome-driven offer built around real client pain.
3️⃣ Repeatable Outreach System: Having a simple process anyone can follow to start conversations every week using only LinkedIn.
4️⃣ Natural Sales Process: A sales process that feels natural, easy, and with improving close rates. 

It’s the same system that helped:

📌 Adina Samuels (Manuscript Ghostwriter): From corporate job → $200k solo business
📌 Christian Mather (Wealth & Exit Planner): 4× monthly income to $23k in under 10 weeks
📌 Matthew Mercer (Recruitment Coach): Consistent £10k–£15k months
📌 Allison Paley (CS Consultant): From self-doubt → landed a $36,000 client
📌 Efe Buyuk (Data Systems Designer): Made 6× the program fee in under 12 weeks
📌 Priscilla Leigh (Psychoaudiologist): First high-ticket client in 21 days
📌 Chris Corridore (Brand Strategist): First $15k month and best year ever

These are all real people. You can find their profiles in my Featured Section. 

I invite you to message them and ask what their experience was like. 

And if you're ready, and you want a business that runs with clarity, control, and clients you can count on, send me a DM and I’ll share how The 216 works.

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Mat Lehnhoff

Andrew Bolis

Influencer (700+ Brand Collabs) 🧠 AI & Marketing Consultant 📢 Former CMO 📩 DM for Influencer Partnerships ➡️ Follow for AI & business growth tips.

⭐ Brand Partnerships & Influencer Marketing: I partner with companies to promote their products to my 464k followers across LinkedIn, X/Twitter & Email Newsletter. I've previously partnered with Notion, HubSpot, Upwork, ClickUp, Miro, Semrush, Instantly, Clay, Lemlist & Gamma.

💬 DM me "COLLAB" to learn more!

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⭐ AI & Marketing Consulting: 

I help companies leverage AI to optimize their marketing and sales. 

● Generate more qualified leads and sales opportunities
● Close more deals and shorten your sales cycle
● Grow your revenue while cutting costs

💬 DM me "AI" to learn more!

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⭐ My Career Highlights: 
● $210M in attributed revenue from marketing campaigns
● 15 yrs of marketing leadership experience (Mngr/Dir/CMO)
● Drove revenue growth from Series A to E stages at startups
● Built & led global teams of up to 20 people across NA & EU
● Managed global expansions (NA, EU, LATAM) & acquisitions
● Established product as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
● Focus: Demand Gen, Digital Mktg, Content Mktg, Sales Dev
● Verticals: SaaS, MarTech, EdTech, Supply Chain & Logistics

Fractional CMO, Marketing Consultant & AI Strategist

I help companies leverage AI to optimize their marketing and sales. 

● Generate more qualified leads and sales opportunities
● Close more deals and shorten your sales cycle
● Grow your revenue while cutting costs

💬 DM me “AI” to learn more!

Visit my website (at top of my profile) for free resources.

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My previous consulting gigs and contract work:

💼 Fractional CMO & Head of Marketing at The Virtual Hub (July 2023 - September 2023)

The Virtual Hub provides virtual assistants and offshore staffing services for businesses. It's a 350-employee company that's bootstrapped and profitable. 

💼 Marketing Strategy & Growth Consultant at Upshift (March 2023 - May 2023) 

Upshift connects people with businesses in need of extra staff. Upshift is trusted by 1600+ businesses across 25+ cities for staffing hourly workers. 

Upshift customers: Compass Group, American Airlines Arena, InterContinental Hotels Group, Six Flags, Victoria's Secret, Cedar Fair, Delaware North, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hyatt, Kroger.

💼 Fractional CMO / VP of Marketing at Packback (February 2023 - April 2023)

Packback is an EdTech company that uses AI to help educators implement high-quality teaching methods at scale. 

Packback customers: Michigan State University, Maricopa Community Colleges, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, SUNY - The State University of New York, Ivy Tech Community College, FSCJ - Florida State College at Jacksonville, HACC, UNT - University of North Texas, Minnesota State, Miami Dade College.

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Here are 28 AI terms even a kid can understand.

1. Artificial Intelligence – A computer brain that helps and learns.

2. Machine Learning – AI learns by studying examples.

3. Deep Learning – AI learns step by step in layers.

4. Neural Networks – AI parts work together to solve tasks.

5. Model Architecture – The setup for how AI learns.

6. Training Data – Info AI uses to get smarter.

7. Pretraining – AI reads first to get ready.

8. Fine-Tuning – Extra training after basics.

9. Reinforcement Learning – AI learns from rewards or mistakes.

10. Overfitting – AI memorizes too much and messes up.

11. Natural Language Processing – AI reads and talks like us.

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