Richard van der Blom

Spending hours on LinkedIn but not seeing clients? Your content getting lost in the algorithm? Your comments disappear in the void? Competing with 10,000 other "experts" saying the same things? Let me fix that for you. Send me a message or email richard@richardvanderblom.com

WHO I AM
I'm Richard van der Blom, Dutch living with my Argentinian wife and German doodle in Spain. Pearl Jam, Padel and Gin-Tonic lover.

For 15 years, I've been obsessed with one question: what actually works on LinkedIn? Not theory. Not guesses. Data-backed strategy that turns visibility into revenue.

I've trained over 350,000 professionals. I've worked with 1,000+ companies across every B2B sector. My clients closed over €10 million in deals in 2025 alone using the systems I built for them.
I don't do surface-level tips. I run ongoing LinkedIn algorithm research, analyze millions of data points, and translate that into strategies entrepreneurs can execute without living on the platform.

WHY WORK WITH ME
Most LinkedIn "experts" regurgitate the same advice. I give you what 99.9% of them can't: data-driven insights before they become common knowledge. My Algorithm Insights Report is the industry standard—used by thought leaders, sales teams, and agencies worldwide.

I've keynoted at 100+ events and been rated Best Speaker in over 80% of my engagements. But I'm not just a stage performer. I build LinkedIn systems that work in the real world—for busy entrepreneurs who need results, not busywork.

WHAT I OFFER
🎤 Keynote Speaking – Insights that shift how your team thinks about LinkedIn strategy, authority, and lead generation
🔥 The TRIBE Community – Exclusive membership where 150+ entrepreneurs get early algorithm insights, mastermind sessions, and direct guidance
🚀 The Authority Accelerator – My 4-month VIP program for established entrepreneurs building predictable LinkedIn lead generation in under 30 minutes daily
📊 Algorithm Insights Report – The most comprehensive, research-backed LinkedIn playbook, updated 2-3 times yearly
🤝 Corporate Training – LinkedIn training for mid-to-large B2B companies via Just Connecting

THE RESULT
You'll stop guessing. You'll build authority that attracts clients instead of chasing them. You'll have a LinkedIn strategy that converts profile visitors into paying customers—consistently.

My clients don't just get more engagement. They close deals. They build funnels that grow on steroids. They become recognized authorities in their industries. No automation, no spam. Pure value.

INTERESTED? LET'S TALK!
📧 richard@richardvanderblom.com

Public Speaker / Keynote Speaker

Renowned international keynote speaker, deeply passionate and knowledgeable about a range of topics including LinkedIn, Social Selling, Content Strategy, and the evolving landscape of Sales. My expertise is in delivering insights-based, engaging, and impactful keynotes.

With a track record of delivering 60+ keynotes across cosmopolitan cities such as Buenos Aires, Marrakech, Austin, Paris, Copenhagen, Athens, Vienna, and Dubai, my global experience enables me to bring unique perspectives and insights to every event.

I'm proud to have been rated as the best speaker at 80% of all events I've attended, with an impressive average rating of 9.1 out of 10. As a speaker, I am dedicated to not just sharing knowledge, but also inspiring change and action. My talks are a blend of current trends, practical strategies, and forward-thinking ideas, designed to empower professionals to thrive in today's dynamic sales environment.

Dannos Tsakalos (CEO)
Richard was one of the 10+ international speakers who took the stage at our annual Social Media & Influencer Marketing Conference (Athens October 2023). He was the last who took the stage, yet he managed to captivate the audience and received an impressive rate of 9,5/10. Why? Because, in a nutshell, he is a gifted presenter, a true expert who delivers tons of actionable insights and useful tips around LinkedIn and how to stand out on it.

Michael Geary (CEO - SMPS)
I have had the pleasure of witnessing Richard in action at our annual marketing conference, Amplify A|E|C, and I am was impressed by his ability to captivate and engage audiences. He's a true master of a stage presentation and communication skills. Richard possesses the talent for making complex ideas accessible and compelling. He has the the ability to distill intricate concepts into clear, concise messages that resonate with our audience.

Most people using LinkedIn for sales are playing the wrong game.

They post consistently.
They comment daily.
They follow the "best practices."

And still — no DMs. No inbound. No pipeline.

Why?

Because they're optimizing for visibility when they should be optimizing for relevance.

They write for the algorithm instead of the buyer.
They chase impressions instead of conversations.
They measure likes instead of leads.

I've trained over 350,000 professionals on LinkedIn strategy. The pattern is always the same:

The ones who fail treat content like a megaphone.
The ones who win treat it like a magnet.

Megaphone thinking sounds like:
"How do I get more reach?"
"What time should I post?"
"How many hashtags work best?"

Magnet thinking sounds like:
"What question is my buyer typing into AI right now?"
"Does this post make someone want to talk to me?"
"Am I building trust or just building impressions?"

Social selling in 2026 isn't about being seen more.
It's about being remembered by the right people.

Your buyers aren't scrolling for entertainment.
They're scanning for someone who gets their problem.

If your content doesn't speak to that — you're invisible even with 10,000 views.

I put together a checklist with the 8 elements that actually drive visibility that converts.

Check the infographic below 👇

LinkedIn Strategist | Algorithm Research-Backed | Helping Entrepreneurs Turn Visibility Into Revenue Without Living on the Platform | 350K+ Trained | Keynote Speaker

Most entrepreneurs have different audiences in their email list. 
And they treat them like one.

A while back, I ran a promotion for a new workshop series. 
Good product. Decent list. One email campaign to everyone.

Results? Mediocre. Not what I expected. 
The kind of launch where you know the problem wasn't the product but the message hitting the wrong people in the wrong way.

So when I launched my Mastermind Sessions, I decided to do it differently.
Partly because I'd been going deep on AI tools lately. 
For months I have been testing what AI tools and solutions actually move the needle versus what just looks impressive in a demo. 

And somewhere in that process, I finally stopped skimming the surface of a tool I'd had for years. I'd been using ActiveCampaign as a basic email sender. 
Turns out I'd been sitting on a lot more than that.

I mapped my three audiences first. 
Then I built a separate sequence for each, using ActiveCampaign's Active Intelligence feature to identify which segments were most likely to convert before I even pressed send.

Here's how that worked for me:

Algorithm Report buyers 
→ Already trust my frameworks. They don't need convincing — they need depth. 
→ Sequence angle: "𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳." 
→ Longer emails, case-study led, focused on transformation over time.

Newsletter subscribers 
→ Warm but uncommitted. High volume, lower purchase intent. 
→ Sequence angle: Social proof + urgency + a single, frictionless CTA. 
→ Shorter. Punchier. Hard deadline. No detours.

Existing clients 
→ They know me. They trust me. They deserved a personal touch first. 
→ Sequence angle: Early access framing, not a sales email. 
→ I manually tagged this group. The automation only fired after that tag. They converted at 3x the rate of the other lists.

What shifted the whole launch wasn't just better copy but knowing 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 segment to prioritise, what each group needed to hear, and when to send it. Active Intelligence flagged the highest-intent contacts across all three lists before I'd sent a single email.

Segmented campaigns generate up to 760% more revenue than batch-and-blast. That stat has been floating around for years. Most people nod at it and go back to sending the same email to everyone.

Your list isn't one audience. 
Stop emailing it like it is.

I've been using ActiveCampaign to build this out — if you want to explore it yourself, you can start a free trial here: https://lnkd.in/eNFhtBAT

Currently on 18,000 email subs, my goal for the end of 2026 is 50,000.
How many subscribers do you have?

#ActiveCampaignParter

Lynne Williams Ed.D. Candidate

Career News Today LLC

•	Writer of “Pretty” Resumes for Humans & “Deconstructed” Resumes for Bots for the ATS

•	LinkedIn™ Profiles for unemployed, employed, self-employed, and those reinventing themselves

•	Keyword Analysis for any industry

•	Value Proposition Letters & Cover Letters

•	Speaker, Trainer, & Career Professional Development

•	Author - weekly blogger, chapter in a book, writing doctoral dissertation on LinkedIn™ for Job Seekers

•	Career News Today LLC is a 2024 rebrand of Around the Clock Executive Helper, filed in CA in 1993 and PA in 1994. The company page is a relaunch and a fresh start, reflecting the here and the now!

Resumes & LinkedIn™ Branding | Keywords | ATS | Reinventions | Career Pivots | Speaker | Author

Great Careers Network

Virtual events on website: www.greatcareers.org @GreatCareersPHL #GreatCareersPHL

•	The Great Careers Network (legal name of the 501(c)3 is Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group) is a volunteer-run nonprofit that provides career-focused professional development, resources, support services, & networking connections to individuals for career transition and career management.

•	Serve the unemployed, the underemployed, the self-employed, and the employed, as well as the organizations (businesses and nonprofits) that employ them and we also support veterans.

•	Volunteer-run organization with over 8,500 members and alumni attendees and over 43K RSVPs on meetup.

•	Run 18-25 events a month and offer career success groups for jobseekers, meetings with speakers, purposeful structured networking, social events, & free or low-cost workshops on career transition, career management, entrepreneurship, social media, LinkedIn workshops, & more.

Executive Director | Career Transition Support Jobseekers & Entrepreneurs | Chief Connector

Association for Talent Development (ATD)

Wrote an article on the Applicant Tracking System, which turned into chapter 8 of this book on Applying to Positions. 

Foreword by Dick Bolles (Author of What Color is Your Parachute?)
 
© 2016 ASTD dba the Association for Talent Development (ATD)
Sue Kaiden, Editor
ATD Press, 1640 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
ISBN-10: 1-56286-946-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-56286-946-5

Author "Applying to Positions" w/ Dick Bolles - What Color is Your Parachute? + 15 Career Coaches

Princeton Public Library, NJ

Instructor LinkedIn

Mt. Airy Learning Tree

Join me June 18, 2025 for How to Develop Successful Job Search Strategies.

Instructor LinkedIn & Career Topics | Applicant Tracking System | Graphics | Job Search

Main Line School Night

Instructor LinkedIn & Career Topics

Princeton Adult School

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, Realtors

•	Managed projects in various size and scope including "Invest in Our Agents" project coordinating with 22 CEOs across the country

•       Performed a variety of general operational and administrative duties related to the support of executives / management for over 65 offices, about 700 employees, and over 4,800 agents for company that sells $11B in real estate

•     Planned and executed regional manager meetings, sales manager meetings, and other events

Executive Assistant

Carnegie Mellon University

•	Designed and taught 3 hour workshops to K-6 gifted and talented students until the program ended after 22 years

P/T C-Mites Fall/Spring Weekend Workshop Instructor | K-8 Gifted & Talented

The Entrepreneur Option

P/T Local On-Site and Virtual Assistant | Support for Franchise Coach

ATS-friendly resumes | LinkedIn Branding | Pivots & Reinventions | Keyword strategies to beat the bots | Data-driven decision-making | Strategic Job Search Guidance | Online Career Development | Techie Boomer Cheerleader

Need help with keywords? Need an ATS-friendly resume? Is your LinkedIn™ brand memorable? You are in the right place if you want to engage in data-driven decision-making with keywords and learn how to painlessly customize each resume and optimize your LinkedIn™ profile, even if you are reinventing and making a career pivot! Although I started my business in 1994, I have pivoted too! 


🤓  WHY ME?

❤️ I love what I do, helping people shine with their career docs and land their next opportunity or client. Let’s work collaboratively on TEAM YOU!

💻 Book a call, and I’ll add Zoom so I can show you what I do! A picture is worth 1000 words! https://bit.ly/BookLynne

👩🏻‍🏫 As a teacherpreneur, I also am a team trainer on the topic of LinkedIn™ and other career topics for job seekers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, government agencies, and corporations

🤓 Writing my doctoral dissertation on LinkedIn™ for Job Seekers


👉I AM LOOKING FOR
• Pro bono speakers on career topics for our nonprofit
• Opportunities to speak on career topics https://bit.ly/CareerTopics


🤡 FUN FACTS

🏆GreatCareers.org was #1 on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Business Networking Associations Book of Lists in 2020, 21, 22, 23, & 24.

🤖 In 2016, I wrote a chapter in a book with Dick Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute? My chapter was titled “Applying for Positions,” which focused on the ATS. 

💡 My diverse background includes corporate, K-12 education, non-profit, and entrepreneurship in these industries: ceramic tile, construction, mental health, K-12 education, real estate, franchising, and career services.

✍️ I write a weekly blog. Did you subscribe to my LinkedIn™ newsletter, Career News Today? 

🤪 Call me crazy, but I don’t have a personal website ... yet. All my work comes in by word-of-mouth referral from happy clients and from speaking and writing sharing my expertise.

🎥  I work hard so I can Disney hard!


✅ CORE COMPETENCIES
• Adult Learning
• ATS Resumes
• Career Education
• Community Builder
• Event Planner
• Keyword Analysis
• LinkedIn™ Profiles
• Personal Branding
• Public Speaker
• Resumes
• Training


😎 CONTACT & CONNECT
• 610-405-9756
• Book a call http://bit.ly/BookLynne
• lynne@careernews.today
• director@greatcareersphl.org
• https://greatcareers.org
• Social Media @CareerNewsToday @GreatCareersPHL
• Sponsor a jobseeker givebutter.com/greatcareersphl

Executive Director | Chief Connector | Career Transition Support > Jobseekers & Entrepreneurs

Virtual events on website: www.greatcareers.org @GreatCareersPHL #GreatCareersPHL

•	The Great Careers Groups (legal 501(c)3 is Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group) is a volunteer-run nonprofit that provides career-focused professional development, resources, support services, & networking connections to individuals for career transition and career management.

•	We serve the unemployed, the underemployed, the self-employed, and the employed, as well as the organizations (businesses and nonprofits) that employ them and we also support veterans.

•	We are a volunteer-run organization with over 7000 members and alumni.

•	We run about 600 events a year and offer career success groups for jobseekers, meetings with speakers, purposeful structured networking, social events, & free or low-cost workshops on career transition, career management, entrepreneurship, social media, LinkedIn workshops, & more.

Lynne Williams, Ed.D. Candidate

Do you need to improve your personal brand? Meet people? Build relationships? Learn about AI? Learn skills to land a job, get a client, or advance your career? 

Join the Great Careers Network for online & hybrid events for job seekers, entrepreneurs, and employed professionals. We are promoting 21 events for March 2026!

You will find all the details on our website's events page at our 501(c) (3) nonprofit! https://greatcareers.org

Read the details at the top of the events page to understand how we operate as a nonprofit and click on the links there to learn more. 

👋 Hi! I’m Lynne with an E (E for education), and I employ keyword strategies on resumes & LinkedIn™ and use data-driven decision-making.

✍🏼 Subscribe to my weekly LinkedIn newsletter, Career News Today, and the @greatcareersphl Substack, for tips, upcoming career topics, and networking events.

I can't wait to host or participate in events with these outstanding speakers and/or chapter hosts in March and join the Shift+ Tech & AI Career Lab Global Summit.
@Dr. Fred Blum
Stephanie Thoma
Ganesh Ariyur
Carrie Bryson
Victoria L Heimann Zytkowicz
Chulaka (Chui) Senanayake, MBA
Brittany Benson
Sharla Taylor
Trevor Houston
Kevin E. Keene
Dominique Kliger, Ph.D.
David Newton
Michael D. Ward
Elhannah Adekeye
Tobi Otokiti
Taiwo Kareem
Radhika Paliwal 🎯
Cyrus Bryant
Wendy Amexo MBCS
Stefania A.
Ellen Ivanovic
Obiageli (Obii) O.Shraddha Shrivastava

#networkingevents #onlinelearning #makingconnections

Lynne Williams, M.Ed.

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