Unleash The Knowledge, LLC

• LinkedIn Growth Agency for Entrepreneurs, Executives, Coaches, Consultants, and Agency Owners to join the Top 1% of LinkedIn in their industry so they can close high-ticket deals.
• Digital community of 180,000+ readers promoting self-education through non-fiction books to create more lifelong learners. 
• Developing creative strategies to get books into more hands 
• Consulting with authors on how to turn their book and knowledge into a business.

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Pavilion is the leading community for networking and learning with other GTM leaders worldwide.

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I help Agency Owners, Coaches, and Consultants Join the Top 1% on LinkedIn in 90 Days to Earn High-Ticket Clients | Feat. in Forbes | 500+ clients | 2x D1 Basketball Conference Champion

In March 2020, I left a $22,500/yr job working for UConn Men’s Basketball.

I bet on myself.

On paper, I was on track to build an incredible career with a championship program.

However, my heart wasn’t in it anymore.

6 months prior to leaving, I started a simple Instagram page.

I called it Unleash The Knowledge.

Most people thought I was crazy but I saw the long-term vision.

4 years later, I run a multi-6-figure business from anywhere in the world, all off my laptop.

My Instagram page is now at 127,000 followers, all from starting from 0.

I’ve worked with 500+ authors, coaches, consultants, and founders.

Some of my past well-known clients include: 

- Rick Ross, Grammy-nominated Rapper
- Jim McKelvey. Co-Founder of Square
- Kara Goldin, Founder of HINT Water
- Terry Virts, NASA Astronaut

Today, I help Founders, Consultants, and C-Suite join the top 1% on LinkedIn in 90 days.

If you want to grow your audience on LinkedIn and attract your dream clients using organic social content, here are 3 ways I can help you today:

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Thanks for reading this far.

To your success,

Owen “LinkedIn Growth Guy” Sammarone

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I sat on stage in Boston last weekend.

Nearly 200 people staring at me.

I was on a panel with 3 other guys who built massive audiences around non-fiction books.

And something clicked...

Most founders hide behind their content.
They post tips and frameworks but never share the story behind them.
They're terrified to step on a stage and speak their truth.

Here's what I realized: 

Your story is your unfair advantage.

No one else has walked your exact path.
No one else has your failures, breakthroughs, and lessons.
And when you share them, in person, on a stage, in front of real humans, everything changes.

The BookThinkers event in Boston proved this to me.

Here's four lessons I learned from speaking to nearly 200 purpose-driven professionals:

Lesson 1: The energy in the room is different than online.

You can't fake the immediacy of a live audience.
I saw it in their eyes when I shared my journey.

Lesson 2: Speaking on stage forces you to refine your message.

You can't ramble like you do in a post.
You distill fast and learn what actually lands.

Lesson 3: Sharing your journey builds deeper trust than any framework.

People didn't want my 5-step blueprint.
They wanted to connect with someone who's been where they are.

Lesson 4: This ignited a bigger vision for me.

I want to speak on more stages in 2026.
I want to connect deeply and refine my message until it's razor-sharp.

Your audience needs to hear your story, not just your advice.

If you've been thinking about speaking, sharing your journey, or showing up more publicly, do it.

The stage is waiting.

Thank you to Nick Hutchison and the BookThinkers team for putting on a killer event. I can't wait for BookThinkers LIVE 2026.

If you're an author, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur, you will want to be at this event.

Maybe they will let me speak again :)

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Premium LinkedIn Ghostwriter for C-Suite Leaders | Amplifying ideas, stories, & wisdom that transform industries | 500+ clients served | 2x Founder & Speaker

I flew out of the smallest airport I've ever been to this Thanksgiving.
New Haven, Connecticut.
And I found the best use of a vending machine I've ever seen.

Over the holiday, I traveled through 4 states: New Jersey, New York City, Newport, Rhode Island, and the Connecticut coastline.

Grateful for the journey. 
Grateful for the people. 
Grateful for the experiences.

But what stopped me in my tracks was this:

A vending machine. At the gate. Selling books.

Not chips. Not candy bars. Not overpriced sodas.

Books.

Here's why this matters.

Most vending machines sell you something to pass time.
This one sold you something to spend time well.

Think about it.

You're about to sit on a plane for 2 hours. Maybe more.

You could scroll. You could snack. You could zone out.

Or you could read.

Someone at that tiny airport in New Haven thought about that moment.

They asked: What do people actually need right now?

And instead of defaulting to junk food, they chose knowledge. Story. Connection.

That's thoughtful innovation.

It's not flashy. It's not complicated.
It's just someone paying attention to what serves people better.

I didn't buy a book. I had one with me. Actually, two, but who's counting.

But I stood there for a minute just appreciating it.

Because small decisions like that one add up.

They signal that someone cared enough to reimagine what a vending machine could be.

Not every innovation needs to be a breakthrough.
Sometimes it's just putting the right thing in the right place at the right time.

So here's to the person who decided to put books in that vending machine.

And here's to noticing the small, creative ideas that make life a little better.

What's a small innovation you've seen recently that made you stop and appreciate it?

I was going to write a post about Jensen Huang and how he built NVIDIA around pain tolerance.

But then I saw today’s headline:

“SoftBank sells entire NVIDIA stake for $5.83B to fund AI bets.”

And it hit me…

Jensen and his team are probably completely unfazed.

Because they’ve lived this cycle before.
Booms, busts, hype waves, crashes.
They’ve built muscle memory for volatility.

Jensen once said:
“People with very high expectations have very low resilience… and unfortunately, resilience matters in success.”

That’s why NVIDIA doesn’t flinch when others make short-term plays.
They’ve been thirty days from going out of business before.
Now, they’re the backbone of the AI revolution.

Meanwhile, SoftBank is moving money to further fund OpenAI.

Maybe they’re right. Maybe they’re early.
But there’s a difference between betting on AI and becoming essential to it.

That’s what Jensen mastered:
He didn’t just invest in the wave, he built the board.

And that’s the real lesson for founders and leaders right now:

Don’t get swept up in the next AI headline.
Build something that survives the next one.

This door changed everything.

Last week I went back to URI to speak to students.

The night before I went to the basketball game.

And I saw this door again.

Back then it didn't have the branding.
Just a door with a light on.

I was 18.
Scared.
Looking for my shot.

I walked in.
Rang a diner-style bell on the desk.
No one was there.

A woman popped out from around the corner, startled.

I now realize it was her day off.
She was probably just grabbing something quick.
And there I was an 18-year-old kid interrupting her day off.

But I didn't leave.

I asked: "Are there any opportunities in sports where I can get involved?"

That question changed my life.

She gave me a shot. She connected me with the director of basketball ops.
Soon after, I became a student manager for URI men's basketball.

4 years with the Rams.
Then 2 years at UConn as a graduate assistant.

All with Coach Hurley; learning what it takes to be a champion.

He exposed me to self-development.
Books.
Podcasts.
Personal growth.
The idea that you could design your life.

Basketball led to books.
Books led to business.
Business led to me standing in front of students last week, teaching them what I learned.

All because I walked through a door and asked.

Here's what I know:

Life doesn't hand you opportunities.
You create them.

You set a vision.
You take action.
You get in the right rooms.

You open doors.
You ring bells.

Most people wait.
They hope someone will notice them.
They think success happens to them.

It doesn't.

You make it happen.

I was an 18-year-old kid with no connections.
No resume.
No experience.

Just a question.

6 years in basketball.
5 years in business.
A full life of growth, all from one decision.

Don't wait for handouts.
Don't wait for life to happen to you.

Set the vision.
Take the action.

Ring the bell.

This week, a prospect asked me how to find speaking leads.
I told him that wasn't his problem.

Here's what actually is 👇

He came to me worried about two things: not knowing how to find leads and getting his content to resonate with the right people.

I had to be honest with him.

There is no shortage of leads.

LinkedIn alone has over 1 billion users.
The average household income? $124,000.
And compared to every other social platform, it has the fewest people posting content.

It's the least noisy platform for professionals.

So what's the real problem?

Most professionals expect the world to run to them with their credit card out.

That's not how this works.

You need to give people a reason to:
• Follow you on social
• Read your content regularly
• Connect with you privately
• Trust you enough to invest

Without that reason, they won't.
And no amount of posting will fix it.

Here's where most authors and speakers blow it.

They believe their ideas are the best thing ever.

And sure, maybe they are.

But pride doesn't connect with people.
Relatability does.

If your content is all about YOU and YOUR ideas without marrying it to a lesson the reader actually cares about, well...

They won't read it.
They won't follow you.
They won't engage.

The shift required is simple but brutal.

You have to put your pride aside.

Use your core ideas. 
Use your experiences. 
But anchor them to something the reader can apply, feel, or learn from in their own life.

Make it about them, not you.

That's the connection.

When your content speaks to the reader's problems, challenges, and outcomes...they start to trust you.

When they trust you, they follow you.
When they follow you, they reach out.
When they reach out, you close deals.

But it all starts with making your content about the READER.

Not you.

This is much easier said than done. 
This is how we help founders, C-suite, authors, and speakers.

We turn their wisdom into growth content that builds authority, trust, and opportunity on LinkedIn.

We have a couple spots open before we wrap up for the year.

If you're interested in leveraging LinkedIn to become your deal-closing machine without lifting a finger in 2026, book a call with me through the link in the comments.

Don't waste another day posting into the void.

18 years old: Lost. Insecure. Graduated high school with a 2.8 GPA and no clue who I was. Got into college, fortunately. 

19 years old: Found identity through basketball. Still unsure of my purpose, but learning discipline, and replicating success.

20 years old: Showing up every day for the basketball team. Wanted to become Mr. Reliable. Busting my butt in the classroom. Joined social fraternity for “balance” 

21 years old: Won a college basketball championship. Felt on top of the world. 

22 years old: Graduated with honors. Two-time basketball champion. Started my own honors society. Got into UConn’s business school and landed the men’s basketball graduate assistant job. 

23 years old: Worked 80+ hour weeks. Earning $22,500/yr. Going to graduate business school 3x a week for 3 hours each day. Started a book Instagram page that would quietly change my life. 

24 years old: Made my first $200 through the book page. Covid hit. Left basketball for good. Moved back home with Mom. Went all in on that book page. Burned the boats on a “safe” career to chase freedom. 

25 years old: Turned that page into a business. Learned how to sell, fail, and rebuild from scratch. Made $100k. 

26 years old: Kept reading. Kept learning. More mistakes and failures but continued to grow. Said yes to a ton of opportunities. Focus was scattered. 

27 years old: Still running book promotion campaigns. Started ghostwriting for business owners on LinkedIn. Started coaching authors and coaches on scaling on Instagram.  Hit my first $30k/month.

28 years old: Still feeling scattered with focus and energy but pressing forward. Scaled to my first $40k/month. Started a podcast on book marketing and recorded 160+ episodes in one year. Leaning further into LinkedIn ghostwriting than book promotions. 

29 years old: Partnering with major CEOs and authors. Building a 7-figure agency and writing the book I wish I had at 18.

Still in the arena. Still learning.

To everyone trying to figure it out, your early chapters don’t define you. 
They prepare you.

Keep building. Keep believing. 
Your future self is already proud of you.

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On A Mission to Help, Guide & Lead 1,000,000 Dads to Change Their Family Tree Forever | Creator of The Warrior Dad Experience | Dad of Two Amazing Sons | Mental Toughness Coach

THE MISSION: 
I am dedicating my life to help, guide and lead 1,000,000 dads and elevate 2,000,000 children by January 1, 2053. 

WHY: 
Today, more than ever, Dads need to stand together and lead from the front! To be the driver, the guide, the tip of the spear for their family.  

WHAT IS THE WARRIOR DAD: 
We are a brotherhood of dads who dare to be uncommon in an all too common world.  
We stand up to the way society sedates and programs us as men. 
We fight for our childrens' future to be better than ours.
We lead ourselves first so our families follow.  
We do this together to raise our game  

BENEFITS:
Foundation for Sustained Growth Personally and Professionally: We control the AM and PM Bookends of our days to create energy, focus, abundance and more time in our lives.
​Increase Your Inetionality with your Children: Be present in the moment of the time you spend with your kids
Peak physical, mental, emotional health: Learn the cutting edge strategies to be in the best shape physically and mentally you've been in your life.
Plant Seeds of Growth in Your Children: Lead and guide your children by teaching them what you learn to set them up for success, these methods aren't taught in schools.
​Become More Consistent and Accountable: Be the type of dad who shows up every day regardless of how he feels, be accountable and congruent with your word.  
​Conquer your demons and negative self talk: Harness the power of your mind to help you rather than stop you, preprogram you subconscious for success.  
​Eliminate kryptonites that are holding you back: Remove those negative vices that you know you should stop but haven't.  
​Stress relief and controlling emotions: Learn startegies to conquer anxiety and stress to create sustained happiness.
​Be damn proud to look at yourself in the mirror: Develop an inner self confidence that will be felt by everyone you come in contact with. 
​Create a legacy that will live on for generations: Create a foundation of growth for your family and the coming generations.
​Brotherhood and acceptance: Be in a group of dads that are on their toes and attacking life, supporting each other along the way

Check out the Success Stories at www.thewarriordad.com

Jeff Wickersham

I didn’t quit alcohol because I had a “problem.”

I quit because my kids deserved a father operating at his full power, not a slightly dulled version of him.

Here’s the truth most dads won’t say out loud:

Alcohol wasn’t destroying my life…
It was quietly lowering the ceiling on who I could become.

And nearly four years ago, I decided I was done handing over even 1% of my edge.

Here are 5 reasons why I gave up alcohol as a dad and why it was one of the best decisions of my life:

1️⃣ Mornings mattered more than nights.
I realized the cost of a couple drinks wasn’t the drink itself—it was the next morning.
The fog. The sluggish start. The “I’ll get to it later.”
My kids don’t need a dad who’s 80% charged.

2️⃣ My emotional leadership got sharper.
Alcohol blunts awareness, and awareness is how you lead your family.
I wanted to notice the micro-moments… not numb them.

3️⃣ I wanted my sons to see strength, not coping.
Kids don’t listen to what we say—they watch what we do.
I never wanted my boys to think the answer to stress was at the bottom of a glass.

4️⃣ My energy skyrocketed.
Not slightly. Not marginally.
I mean a noticeable jump in clarity, drive, patience, and consistency.
My workouts, my business, my marriage—everything leveled up.

5️⃣ Alcohol didn’t align with the legacy I’m building.
I’m chasing generational change.
And it hit me… you can’t build a legendary legacy with habits that make you less legendary.

I didn’t swear off alcohol because I was weak.
I walked away from it because I finally understood how strong I could be without it.

If you’re a dad feeling that tug—feeling that sense that you’re meant to operate at a higher level—make the decision that future you will thank you for.

I’m on a mission to help 1,000,000 dads change their family tree forever.

How? 

Through The Warrior Dad book. 

Inside, dads:
✅ Become more present with their kids
✅ Build emotional strength and self-leadership
✅ Crush their goals at home and in business

They stop drifting, break old patterns, and become the example their family needs

If you've felt that whisper to be more, do more, have more… This is your call to answer.

📩 Follow me and drop the word “BOOK” below in the comments and I’ll send you the first chapter of my best selling  book as a FREE gift!   

#ChangeYourFamilyTree #TheWarriorDad #BreakTheCycle #DadLegacy #PresentNotPerfect #StrongFathers #MenWithPurpose #FatherhoodWithIntent #burnout

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Happy Veterans Day. 🇺🇸

Thank you for your service to this country. 

Your commitment and sacrifice is honored today. 

Picture of my dad many decades ago and now.

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📲 The Brotherhood just leveled up.
The Warrior Dad App is officially live.

It’s a system built by dads, for dads to hold you accountable, connect you to a brotherhood, and push you to lead at home and in life.

Inside the app you’ll find:
🔥 Daily coaching videos to stay sharp.
💪 Habit + mission tracking to build unstoppable momentum.
⚔️ Leaderboards that keep you accountable to other Warrior Dads.
👊 A private community of dads chasing greatness not comfort.

If you’ve ever said, “I know I could be doing more,” this is your moment to prove it.

Welcome to the movement that’s changing family trees.

If you’ve read The Warrior Dad book this is the perfect supplement to what you learned. 

Drop me a DM with the word “APP” to talk details. 

Now more than ever, our kids need us to lead from the front, to be the tip of the spear for our families. 

Dare to be Uncommon. 

#ChangeYourFamilyTree #TheWarriorDad #BreakTheCycle #DadLegacy #Brotherhood #StrongFathers #MenWithPurpose #FatherhoodWithIntent #burnout

Alex Laperouse WD Dave Pearson, MD, MS, MBA Kyle Roedersheimer, MD Tyler Milton Steven Stenberg Damian O'Doherty

I had 7 different businesses fail because I just hoped they’d succeed. 

This was the site of my first business failure 8 years ago. 

What I learned from the pain was that hope is not a strategy in life. 

If you’re not where you want to be personally or professionally then it’s time for a change. 

Stop hoping 2026 will be your year — make damn sure it is.

Welcome to The Warrior Dad 2026 Challenge.

This is for the dads who refuse to drift…
Who are done coasting on “good enough.”
Who want to wake up on fire — clear, focused, and dangerous in the best way.

Here’s how we’re going to level you up:
💥 The 15-Minute Warrior Dad System — master your mornings, own your nights, and stack wins daily.
💥 Daily Accountability — a video drop from me every morning to keep you sharp, plus unlimited check-ins.
💥 The Warrior Dad App — track your progress, set weekly missions, and compete on the leaderboard.
💥 10 Physical Standards — strength, endurance, grit — we’ll measure, train, and conquer each one together.
💥 Group Coaching Calls — iron sharpens iron.

2026 is coming.
You can either be the man who talks about change or the one your brothers chase to keep up with.

💬 DM “CHALLENGE” if you’re ready to lead from the front.

#ChangeYourFamilyTree #TheWarriorDad #BreakTheCycle #DadLegacy #PresentNotPerfect #StrongFathers #MenWithPurpose #FatherhoodWithIntent #burnout

Most dads think they’re showing up… but they’re really stuck in the cycle of average.

There are two kinds of dads in this world.

👎 The Average Dad says he’ll lead his family but breaks promises to himself.
He’s distracted, overwhelmed, running on fumes.
He keeps saying “one day”… but that day never comes.

🔥 Then there’s The Warrior Dad.
He leads with intention.
He shows his kids what discipline looks like.
He does the hard things when no one’s watching.
He’s uncommon in an all-too-common world.

If you get triggered by this, time to look in the mirror. 

Your kids are watching which one you choose to be???

I’m on a mission to help 1,000,000 dads change their family tree forever.

How? 

Through The Warrior Dad book. 

Inside, dads:
✅ Become more present with their kids
✅ Build emotional strength and self-leadership
✅ Crush their goals at home and in business

They stop drifting, break old patterns, and become the example their family needs

If you've felt that whisper to be more, do more, have more… This is your call to answer.

📩 Follow me and drop the word “BOOK” below in the comments and I’ll send you the first chapter of my best selling  book as a FREE gift!   

#ChangeYourFamilyTree #TheWarriorDad #BreakTheCycle #DadLegacy #PresentNotPerfect #StrongFathers #MenWithPurpose #FatherhoodWithIntent #burnout

Most of our wounds aren’t from others — they’re from ourselves.

This morning I cut my nose… with my own thumb.
I was just grabbing my hat at the gym, and boom — blood.

It’s a small cut, but it made me think about something much bigger:
How many of the “wounds” we carry in life are self-inflicted?

The missed opportunities.
The habits we know are hurting us.
The promises we keep breaking to ourselves.
The times we let fear, ego, or comfort win.

We point fingers at circumstances or people…
But deep down, we know — we’re often the ones standing in our own way.

The good news?
If we’re the ones causing the wounds, we also have the power to heal them.
Through awareness. Through discipline. Through action.

Every cut — physical or emotional — can be a reminder:
Stop sabotaging. Start leading.

That’s what being The Warrior Dad is about.
Owning your choices, learning the lesson, and getting back under the bar.

I’m on a mission to help 1,000,000 dads change their family tree forever.

How? 

Through The Warrior Dad book. 

Inside, dads:
✅ Become more present with their kids
✅ Build emotional strength and self-leadership
✅ Crush their goals at home and in business

They stop drifting, break old patterns, and become the example their family needs

If you've felt that whisper to be more, do more, have more… This is your call to answer.

📩 Follow me and drop the word “BOOK” below in the comments and I’ll send you the first chapter of my best selling  book as a FREE gift! 

#DadDiscipline #TheWarriorDad #BurnTheBoats #HighPerformanceDad #DailyExecution
#NoMoreDrifting #DadLeadership #KicktheDadBod #liftweights #walkforhealth

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