Sergiu Bungărdean

I run a marketing business called Demand Hive and work as a marketing consultant.

At Demand Hive, we unf*ck your messaging in 3 weeks by helping you clearly explain what you do and rewriting your homepage so you can win more projects.

Through Hey Sergiu, I work directly with founders on consulting, advisory, and custom marketing projects. This includes quick input on specific problems, ongoing support, or hands-on help on clearly defined initiatives.

I’ve done this for 100+ founders across design agencies, IT companies, software houses, consultancies, solopreneurs, and more.

Founder & LinkedIn Personal Brand Manager

We help solopreneurs, founders, coaches, CEOs & executives build their personal brand on LinkedIn in order to increase visibility, generate inbound leads and improve credibility.

Most sales advice is bullsh*t.

Scripts, fake urgency, pushing, etc.

Forget about all of that.

Sales is a matter of:

– Understanding people
– Diagnosing their problem
– Showing them the path forward

You need to understand them instead of pitching.

You need to listen more than you talk.

You need to guide the conversation.

I’ve done 300+ sales calls.

Most founders told me the same thing:

“No one really understood our problem.”

That’s the real sales advantage.

Understanding people better than everyone else.

Book 1–5 sales calls per week with a system we install in 30 days. Revenue-share model with no retainers. DM me or book a call below. Sales consultancy for B2B service founders.

I run my business on a simple sales system.

It’s how I book 4–8 sales calls per week.

Here’s why it works so well:

1) I know what triggers the need for my service

Everything I do is based on these triggers:

– The content I publish
– The conversations I start
– The way I run sales calls

Because of this, people feel understood.

And when people feel understood, they take action.

2) I designed my offer as a bridge from A to B

I know they have a headache they want to get rid of.

My solution?

Take this pill and it goes away.

I made everything simple.

3) I frame my messaging around their reality

Their reality is what matters to them.

I show that I understand their situation, not just my offer.

My focus is on helping them move forward.

When they see that, they become open to talking.

4) I run a repeatable sales process

Every week I know the inputs needed to:

– Start conversations
– Run sales calls
– Close new clients
– Learn and improve

That’s how I stay in motion and keep progressing.

And that’s the whole system.

This approach has:

– Generated $1M+ in revenue for clients
– Helped me book 300+ sales calls

Feel free to steal it and try it yourself.

Or if you want this installed in your business in 30 days on a revenue-share model with no retainers, you can book a call from my profile.

A sales system gives you more than clients.

It gives you stability, peace of mind, control.

– You stop riding constant ups and downs
– You avoid the emotional rollercoaster
– You feel less pressure

Sales calls, clients, and revenue are great.

But being able to:

– Focus on the work you actually enjoy
– Say no to projects you don’t want
– Enjoy running your business

That’s even better.

Gain control over how new clients come in.

Then you can do whatever you want.

Like working from a coffee shop on a random weekday.

The biggest sales problem I see every week?

Founders who don’t believe in themselves.

“What if it won’t work for me?”

This shows up more often than people think.

They hesitate.
They delay booking calls.
They keep working on things.
They wait until everything is “perfect”.

Why? Because they don’t trust themselves.

Sales require one thing first:

Confidence.

You need to lead.
You need to ask questions.
You need to guide the conversation.
You need to believe you can help them.

This is why many founders struggle with sales.

They lack belief, so they keep avoiding it.

The solution is simple:

Book more sales calls.

Confidence doesn’t come first.

It’s built through the process.

My business used to depend on referrals.

I did well, but there was a big problem:

I couldn't control its growth.

– Every sales call was critical
– Leads were coming randomly
– I was dependent on 1–2 clients
– I felt pressure because of my pipeline

I hated this. I wanted stability and peace of mind.

I got this with a simple sales system:

1) I defined a situational ICP
2) I positioned my offer as a bridge
3) I reframed my messaging around clients
4) I focused on a repeatable sales process

It's how I book 1–5 sales calls per week consistently.

This is how I also helped other B2B service founders:

– Sign a $12K client in 2 weeks
– Sign their biggest recurring client
– Generate nearly $60K in 3 months
– Add 50+ qualified leads to their pipeline
– Hit an all-time high in revenue in 5 months

Knowing how to do these 2 things is priceless:

1) Booking sales calls with prospects
2) Closing the clients you want to work with

If you want the same sales system in your business...

Book a call from my profile or send me a DM.

I use a revenue-share model with no retainers.

3–4 available spots for next week.

A sales call can do two things:

Get you paid or grow your business.

If it closes → you get revenue.
If it doesn’t → you get insights.

But only if you know how to run it properly.

Founders believe a sales call is a pitch.

It's not. It's a diagnostic conversation.

If structured correctly, you walk away knowing:

– How your ICP thinks
– What triggered them to look for help
– Where your messaging misses
– What objections actually matter
– How your offer needs to evolve

That insight compounds into:

Better content + messaging + future calls.

These compounds into:

More clients + higher revenue.

That’s why I focus on booking 1–5 sales calls every week.

If you close → you get money in the bank.
If you don't → you grow your business faster.

Both moves you forward.

LinkedIn’s feed is sh*tty and mostly useless.

Here’s how to build your own custom feed for free:

1) Go to the search bar
2) Hit Enter
3) Click “Posts”
4) Click “From member”
5) Add a person
6) Click “Show results”
7) Bookmark the page

Now you have a custom feed of prospects/peers.

You can:

– Interact with their posts
– Leave thoughtful comments
– Start conversations naturally
– Build relationships over time

If you want to engage on LinkedIn, this is the best way to do it.

No more scrolling for an hour for nothing.

15–30 minutes is all you need.

You’re welcome.

One day I realized something uncomfortable.

My business was dead inside.

I had no control over its growth.

I started thinking:

What if a client leaves?
What if next month is bad?
What if referrals slow down?

Suddenly, every sales call felt critical.

I felt the pressure of every new conversation.

That’s when I told myself something needed to change.

I started taking sales seriously.

It was one of the best business decisions I ever made.

Looking back...

That moment changed how I run my business forever.

Ghostwriter behind the fastest growing startup founders on LinkedIn | Driving 23M+ views by writing short form thought leadership content and designing custom visuals.

Most startups waste thousands of hours on networking and cold emails or $500K on ads, just to fight for scraps of attention.

But the ones who stand out?
They turn their journey into demand.

Because here’s the truth:
The startups that win aren’t just the best. They’re the best-known.

If no one sees you, no one buys from you.

Visibility isn’t just nice to have. It’s the difference between being an industry leader and an afterthought.

That’s where build-in-public content comes in.

By sharing your journey—your product, bold moves, lessons, and insights—you pull in opportunities instead of chasing them.

You get the right eyeballs
You build unrivaled authority
Your customers rally behind your brand

It gets people invested in your success before you ever sell to them.

And this is what we do best.

We’ve built 60+ personal brands, generated 120M+ impressions, and made startup CEOs impossible to ignore with:

A) Content that turns your story into demand, so you’re the first choice
B) A LinkedIn presence that puts you on the radar of investors, customers, and industry leaders
C) Posts soaked in human psychology & persuasion strategies so they drive action, not just impressions

We’ve worked with founders across SaaS, AI, Finance, Climate Tech, Marketing, and Venture Capital.

CLIENT RESULTS ↓

✅ “Got 370,000 impressions and landed speaking gigs in just 60 days.” – CEO of a YC-backed SaaS company

✅ “Went from 7 likes per post to 100K+ views and built direct connections with key decision-makers in climate tech.” – Founder of a climate tech startup

✅ “Mona blew us up in 9 months. Now every investor and client talks about my LinkedIn presence.” – VP at a HealthTech company

If you’re ready to turn your journey into your biggest growth advantage, message me “Build in public” and I’ll point you in the right direction.

Mona Ganatra

Things I’m doing in my 20s to build “f*ck you” money over the next two decades:

1) I’ve automated my savings so on the 7th of every month, a fixed % goes straight into low-cost index funds.

2) Taking asymmetric bets. After six years of freelancing (a cash-flow business), I’m now building an agency with equity upside and long-term potential.

3) No status spending. I genuinely don’t care about a fancy car or an LV bag. I’d rather travel, invest in mentorship, and support animal rescues.

4) I’m building high-income skills. For me, that’s AI x content and sales.

5) I spend to buy back time. I pay monthly for a house-help service that cooks all my meals and cleans because it costs less than my billable hourly rate.

6) I don’t take on debt or buy depreciating assets on EMI. If I can’t pay in full, I don’t buy it.

7) I’m big on spending that compounds. This applies to travel, reading, physical + mental fitness, and to paying a premium to get into rooms where high-agency operators hang out.

Money management is still new to me, and I’m figuring out:

- How money actually works, including capital allocation, ROIC, free cash flow, and downside protection.
- How to optimize taxes.
- How to shift my agency from retainers to profit-sharing models.

And those are some of the principles I’m using to build leverage in my 20s.

Got any tips, frameworks, or lessons you wish you learned earlier?
Drop them in the comments 💓

Content partner to the fastest-growing CEOs, fractional leaders, and agency owners on LinkedIn | Clients include: Forbes 30 Under 30 leaders, Fortune 500 executives, and serial entrepreneurs

It’s been 7 months since I last posted on here…
So, let’s play catch-up 👋

1) What I’ve been up to:

I took a step back to go all-in on our 1:1 clients and build the team at Frame. And that one-month break quietly turned into seven.

It’s been pinch me year for me because we’ve worked with founders featured on Shark Tank, Forbes 30 Under 30 leaders, and some exceptionally sharp execs.

But I’ve still felt frustrated with myself because I was building in private and sitting on some super cool case studies, lessons, and fun moments.
So now we’re fixing that.

2) Got TMD and moved to the mountains 🤭

In May 2025, my doctor called and told me I had developed TMD after years of grinding.

So I decided to work from the mountains to give myself a reset. And that little escape was exactly what I needed.

The sunshine, deep work sessions, petting every street dog, waterfall hikes, mountain-cabin cooking, and walks under the stars were surreal.
Can’t wait to go back in April.

3) I did *THE THING* I’ve always been scared to do

I started showing up on camera.

Which sounds silly because I literally run a content agency. And yet, I’ve always stayed behind the camera because my stomach does about 17 somersaults every time I hit record.

But I can’t scale Frame from the sidelines. So I’m leaning into the discomfort.
Expect more banger shots and video content too 👀

4) I adopted a new catto

I adopted a 7-year-old stray cat named Tara (aka Star in Sanskrit), and she’s a total diva.
She had severe gingivitis and went through surgery, and now she has a forever home.

I think we bonded extra hard because of my TMD.

She loves biting my feet and screaming on client calls for extra treats. But she’s my angel, and I’m obsessed.

Safe to say it’s been the wildest year of my career to date.

I needed the hiatus to focus on life + business, but I’ve missed building my brand on here.

So we’re back.

In 2026, I’m scaling Frame, and I’ll share the f*ck-ups, lessons, and wins as it all unfolds.

Let’s do this 🫶

“Sooooo… how’s your agency thing going?”

Phew, here’s the update:

update 💬

3 months ago, I boarded a flight and flew 1,211 km away from my home.
The next morning, I landed in a tiny village in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Population?
815 people.

Come spend the day with me in the mountains as I scale my content agency. 👋🫶

(Please note: this is a highlight reel. Not pictured is me having a mini meltdown after my team member quit and loads of self-doubt while hiking.)

Day in my life 👋

Founder-led content is *THE* cheat code to blow up your brand in 2026. 🤭👇

Trust in influencer content is fading, and social media ad CPMs are climbing (averaging around $8–$10 across major platforms).

So the brands winning right now have their founders pulling back the curtain and documenting their journey publicly.

The wins.
The f*ck ups.
The lessons.
The big mistakes.
The pivots.

And this doesn’t just work for the D2C brands.

I’ve written founder-led content for climate tech startups, SaaS companies, executive coaches, B2B agencies, and even fintech founders.

All of them are pulling in millions of eyeballs and building trust at scale which then converts to paying customers. 💸

Here are some of my favorite founder-led content formats lately:

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