Seth Yakatan

Raising & Selling 📈 $1B+ Raised 💰 22 Companies Sold 🤝

Are you struggling to communicate your vision to the capital gatekeepers?

Are you exploring selling your business but don’t know anything about:
✘ Due diligence
✘ Term sheets
✘ Earnouts

Friend, you're lucky you found me...

I'm Seth Yakatan.

I have 30-odd years experience as a corporate finance professional.

My specialties are:
💰 Raising money
🤝 Selling companies

And I’m f**king good at it.

I’ve raised over $1B and sold 22 businesses.

My career has mostly been supporting small-cap and major corporations seeking capital to grow, or
to find strategic acquirers.

Most of these companies are in: 
— biotech
— cannabis
— pharmaceuticals
— DTC consumer goods

I’ve been on boards, taken companies public, gone up against multinational corporations, raised from VC and PE funds.

All of it. 
Many times over.
Whatever your problem is, I’ve seen it before.

But let me level with you:

What I REALLY love is helping people to get to the finish line.

Talking to entrepreneurs excites me.

But in my experience, entrepreneurs are mostly s**t at raising capital and selling companies.

** They just don’t understand investors **

And that’s where I come in.

Together, we workshop: 
✔ Your pitch
✔ Your deck
✔ Your strategy 

And help you raise the capital to GROW and SELL your business.

If you need this help—and almost every business does—send me a DM.

Like, now.

Don't lose another potential investor or acquirer with the wrong pitch.

Seth ✌️

Co-Founder

Merchant Bank / Advisory / Family Office

Will there be ONLY ONE California distro left standing?

If that’s true, my money’s on NABIS.

Nabis just acquired assets from Humble Cannabis Solutions.

Distribution. 
Commerce systems. 
Compliance. 
Logistics.

Others chase vibes, Nabis keeps chasing leverage.


>> What’s Happening?

Nabis just picked up assets from Humble Cannabis Solutions.

No hype. Just more control over the infrastructure that moves cannabis.

And now they OWN California…


>> Why This Matters

Infrastructure wins in markets where margins are thin.

And A/R drives the leverage of brands and suppliers.

Owning distribution, commerce, and compliance creates LEVERAGE.


>> What Am I Watching?

Can KSS last?

How many brands realize too late that they don’t control their own destiny?

Whats next for Vince Ning and Jun S. Lee? 

No vibes. No hyperbole. No fanfare.

Just own the damn channel…

The WHOLE DAMN THING.

I LOVE it when someone proves me WRONG… particularly when it’s someone with such a unique and positive character.

Case in point… my main hermano Los Arias and the Green Horizons, you guys have CRUSHED IT.


>> What’s Happening?

A few years back I heard something I thought was crazy

Someone was running around trying to raise big money for a greenhouse in the desert of CA.

A green house? How much $$$?? WTF???

Wrote him off as crazy.

Well, Green Horizons has built one of the best facilities I have walked, PERIOD.

Clean, tighter than a tick, good flower, and serious PASSION…

Impressive, MOST impressive.


>> Why Is This Important?

Sometimes I’m puzzled by the industry and things which I see and hear…

It’s one thing to raise this money. It’s another to know how to use it AND execute…

Cultivation is really easy to do wrong, and very hard to do right…everything about what Los and Green Horizons has built is RIGHT.

And I could not be happier for Los and his whole squad.

Sometimes you just have to BELIVE.


>> What Am I Watching?

Will anyone else have the STONES to build more cultivation in CA?

How soon will this crew stand up facility #2?

Will Green Horizons change the view of CA and the desert?

They sure changed this Joshua Tree’s path…

Abrazos, Jefe…

"You can't fight the desert. You have to ride with it." ~ Louis L'Amour.


Los is an INSPIRING DUDE who just back on LinkedIn, give him a follow and keep up to date with their progress 📈

Am I Trending???

Well you know what I say:

Once is luck, twice is an anomaly…

Three times? Then you’ve got a trend, my friend.

I was highly privileged to be featured alongside the savvy Mitchell Osak in this excellent Forbes piece by Javier Hasse on cannabis M&A in 2026.

Superb reporting, AS ALWAYS Javier.

Essential reading for everyone trying to make moves in the industry this year.

Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gxNfAQ6W

Here’s an idea: why not just sell Hemp TCH Beverages till the last possible second

Eight brands including Cann, Drink DELTA, Wynk™, MAGIC CACTUS, Nectar, HOWDY and NOWADAYS are rolling out at Sprouts (WITH A BAN PENDING).

Yes. A national grocery store! Actual Hemp THC beverage! Next to groceries!


>> What’s Happening?

Sprouts just green lit the sale of THC drinks in stores.

First Target, NOW a mainstream grocer.

So while half the industry is still arguing about about regulation…

….Sprouts says: “Cool. We’ll take the money.”

>> Why Does This Matter?

This is something of a watershed moment for THC beverages.

Alcohol didn’t win because it was moral.

Nicotine didn’t win because it was healthy.

They won because they were available, familiar, and frictionless.

THC drinks just took a HUGE step in that direction.

>> What Am I Watching?

Which retailers will follow? (Because they WILL…)

Which of these eight brands win at grocery, and which dies trying?

How will regulators react now??


Fun fact: The market is moving faster than the rulebook.

Retail just signaled a big fat IDGAF for regulatory clarity.

You’re still debating whether THC beverages are “real”…

Congrats, you’re already two years behind.

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Well...it happened: Wyld + Grön announced a definitive merger yesterday.

If you've been following me or listening to my BS, this is great news.

Why?

1. This represents a hallmark transaction for the industry and can foster a new era of M&A in the future

2. The combined company fully illustrates the importance of PLATFORMS driven by BRANDS

3. This represents the first national platform (and in ANT other industry this would be the basis of a Private Equity roll up deal/strategy)

4. It illustrates that there are companies (i) of scale, (ii) generating revenue and profit, (iii) that can find exits, (iv) that are Founder-led and (v) that can be stronger and grow together !!!

5. With this announcement and some form of Federal change on the horizon, 2026 could be our best year YET.

Congrats to all my friends at both companies on an AMAZING deal...

Aaron Morris and Christine Apple you should both be proud… and thank you both for showing the world what IS POSSIBLE!!!!

And if you know Draper Bender, then you know how and why this got done. Period.

Here is to the future for us all.

P.S. This video was recorded July 17, 2025 with Michael Krefman and Michael Peterson on From the Weeds to the Clouds

Even a broken clock is right twice a day....

Germany is officially importing TONS of lettuce.

The EU’s biggest single c@nnabis market is sprinting toward 600 metric tons of annual imports.


>> What's Happening?

Germany's medical cannabis imports have climbed quarter over quarter.

From 41 metric tons in early 2025 to 57 t in Q3 2025, crushing records.

German regulators even raised the annual import ceiling once the original quota was exhausted.

Prescription access is expanding and telemedicine is growing…the trajectory now looks like hundreds of tons annually…

>> Why Is This Important?

Germany is now Europe's largest regulated medical cannabis market and its explosive import growth is a global signal.

Deutschland’s policy reforms have created predictable patient access and a huge upstream opportunity for exporters and supply chain players.

At 600 tons of annual imports, that is global supply chain scale and a new benchmark for what "big cannabis" might look like outside North America.


>> What Am I Watching?

Can anyone in Europe actually grow weed at scale, or will the country remain dependent on imports long term?

How pricing, pharmacy networks, and telemedicine evolve and can a patient market can coexist with both social clubs + adult use.

Which countries and companies position themselves as primary exporters into Europe's hottest cannabis corridor?


Bottom line:

Europe's medical cannabis boom isn't theoretical anymore…

It is measurable, explosive, and reshaping global supply chains.

If you haven't been tracking Germany's trajectory closely, you're late.

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Glad you all gave up because some of us just GOT STARTED.

Looks like 2026 is off to a terrible start…


>> What’s Happening?

Nothing at all, just go back to sleep

Cannabist’s VA footprint goes for $130M.

Wyld/Gron pops off.

Illicit does a landmark ESOP.

Sunderstorm grabs Lime.

Nabis grabs Humble.

Key takes Bellrock.

Canopy puts $150M on the balance sheet

But its only January, go back to sleep….


>> Why Does This Matter?

The strong are getting STRONGER.

Notice any similarities in any of these deals? (read any of my posts??)

I have profiled most of these companies as “working”.

And the others have big balance sheets.

THE CONSOLODATION will not be televised.


>> What Am I Watching?

Who and what is NEXT?

SUPER-BRAND V2 is coming. Count on it…

Can someone take control of California?

What am I missing??

First of 12 innings down.

The pitcher has not even warmed up and

Already its a Perfect GAME ….

In case you missed it 

Wyld and Grön was announced earlier this week...

Have to give props again to both teams on the absolute magnitude of this deal for the industry....I am still amazed by this one....

And do not forget why....and what else is possible and for who...

Jeeter - a DreamFields Brand
Timeless
Nova Farms
Standard Wellness
C3 Industries

Thank you Aaron Morris + Christine Apple for showing the WORLD what this industry CAN DO !!!!

Here is to the future for us all...
and never sleep on Draper Bender (might just be the best in the business) 

P.S. This video was recorded July 17, 2025 with the amazing squad of Michael Krefman and Michael Peterson on From the Weeds to the Clouds
(MORE PROGNOSTICATIONS FORTHCOMING.... )

I am never giving up on California...EVER...

Keep an eye on my friends at Embarc
Keeping it REAL FOR EVERYONE....

CA is still #1 and will be #1 for a while.

We ain't going nowhere...

Just training for the next 12 rounds....

Welcome to Las Vegas !!!!
Wait...did I see you there ?
Well if I did, maybe you made the edit...

Seibo Shen
Elliot Lane + IgniteIt Cannabis
Diana A. + First Citizens Bank
Salvatore (Sal) LaTorre
Aisha Alves + the squad from FlowerHire
My main man Frank Colombo,  CFA + Viridian Capital Advisors
The ever popular Jesse Parenti, TRA 
Marty Higgins
and the ever magnanimous Lisa Williams + Hello Again

Want to thank my good friends from Sweed for all the help !

When does a celebrity brand officially hit the skids?

When it turns into a $50M lawsuit.

Iron Mike Tyson and The Nature Boy Ric Flair just turned their brand in weed biz into federal lawsuit.

And the allegations are wild.


>> What’s Happening?

Tyson and Flair filed a 76-page RICO-heavy lawsuit against their former cannabis partners at Carma Holdings.

Accusations include all the good stuff: wire fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, extortion and securities fraud. 

And further accused management of siphoning off cash and company funds for private jets, yachts, home renovations, mortgages and lavish perks.

NY Post has the scoop if you want to read the details...

Tyson & Flair are seeking more than $50 million in damages.


>> Why This Matters?

RICO is typically reserved for organized fraud and systemic corruption not partner disputes.

Defendants are pushing back hard, calling the suit “fiction dressed up as a lawsuit.” 

Celebrity + cultural icons + weed business + alleged internal theft = BAD LOOK

As an industry we do NOT need further headline drama.


>> What Am I Watching?

Does this show anything about governance, IP control, and fiduciary accountability?

Or does it just becomes another in a long list of “bad-celebrity brand” tabloid footnotes?

Can RICO stick here?

Which is the next celebrity cannabis brand to go ass over tea kettle? 

Bottom line:

Celebrity cannabis brand launches make headlines.

Celebrity cannabis boardroom lawsuits makes worse headlines.

Can we just NOT do any more celebrity brands, PLEASE??

You think its easy to get a deal done?

Think again...

Getting any deal done is HARD:
— Senior Debt
— Equity
— M&A
— Partnerships

It's like walking a drunk person home in the snow.

You might slip and fall a few times before you get there..

You have to realize it is going to fall out of bed once or twice.

And you have to have people around you who know how to get it done....
AND CLOSE.

Appreciate my friends Louis Magazzu and  Rachel Wright, CPA, MST for the discussion and the crew from IgniteIt Cannabis for the platform....

Nothing makes me happier than seeing good people succeed.

Especially those who pulled me up with them on the path.

So it gives me GREAT pleasure to give a huge congratulations to my friend  Austin DeAngelis on his most recent feat with furl.


>> What’s Happening?

A few years back I got pulled into Eaze, one of the better experiences of my life.

Were it not for the software sales veteran boom-mic trio of Nick Fasano, Austin DeAngelis and Owen Ruh…

I would have been left out on Venice Boardwalk.

But they took me in as one of their own and I am eternally grateful for that.

Especially when you have to pivot to make moves in c@annabis.


>> Why is This Important?

Sometimes you hear people leave the industry and hope they land feet first…

Then you check it…

One of the guys who pulled me along at Eaze

Drops a presser about a $10M seed round for his new AI start up deal furl.

With gold plated investors Ten Eleven Ventures, Rapid7 CEO Corey Thomas and Open Opportunity Fund, furl seems like a BANGER.


>> What Am I Watching?

What do I know about AI? Well frankly nothing…

But I do now how hard it is to pivot industries.

I also know how hard it is to RASIE CAPITAL.

SO when you pivot and knock the ball out of the park….

I can only admire the achievement and offer my most sincere congratulations.

Austin, I’m betting on you and furl thats for sure.

And thank you for all the help you have given me.

‘Seth, how did you make it into Forbes AGAIN?’

Well dummy I worked my butt off and I picked the right partner. That’s how…

Last week, Forbes published a piece on cannabis M&A that I was quoted in — alongside Mitchell Osak, who is the most credible and consistently right analyst in Canadian cannabis consulting, full stop.

No hype. No BS. No capital-markets vocabulary tests. This article didn’t come out of thin air.

It was grounded in a long-form piece Mitchell and I debated, pressure-tested, and refined because the loudest narrative in cannabis right now (“M&A is dead”) is… well just lazy.


>> What’s Happening?

M&A narratives dominate headlines, but how?

Behind the curtain, consolidation IS happening.

Private deals, restructurings, recaps, and strategic repositioning is where the action is.


>> Why Does This Matter?

Public markets for the next big cannabis deal? Maybe…

The next wave of exits, value and consolidation will emerge through private channels.

M&A didn’t disappear. It just stopped showing up in places that make for easy screenshots.

Public markets are frozen and private markets are doing the real work.

And anyone still waiting for a headline-grabbing “tsunami” deal from a busted MSO balance sheet is watching the wrong screen.


>> What Am I Watching Next?

How private capital structures continue to adapt to cannabis realities?

Does MORE off-market consolidation accelerate?

Does federal clarity finally unlock the value trapped in state-legal operators?

If you care about where real deal flow lives, this Forbes piece will be a reference point for 2026.

If you’re an operator, investor, or board member still anchoring strategy to press releases instead of private deal flow… good luck.


Two final points:

The Forbes piece is worth your time

Mitchell’s perspective is worth following

And if you want the WHOLE 18 pages behind the article download it here:

https://lnkd.in/eBxsGE7H

Read it. Argue with it. But don’t ignore it.

It's not what they say when you are IN the room
It's ALL ABOUT what they say when you are NOT IN the room...

What happens when two rival founders stop competing and start collaborating? 

Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein find out from Draper Bender, President of Grön, as he shares the unlikely beginning of his friendship with Aaron Morris, CEO of Wyld  the man he once viewed as a bold, untouchable industry persona. 

Remember this was a Founder-led deal, there were no bankers. It was a direct, operator-to-operator discussion and transaction. No financial engineering. Just aligned businesses with similar DNA: bootstrapped, profitable, and deeply operational to their cores...

I was not even close to this one. 
Love you Draper and Christine Apple
And Aaron Morris count on me sending more pictures of boxes....
XO

Props to AnnaRae Grabstein + Ben Larson for the LOVE
And get on High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
On Apple Podcast (apple.co/40e8I2T )
Spotify (spoti.fi/4iUKphY )
and YouTube (https://lnkd.in/g5CMxNAM)

Here's the latest speculation on Schedule 3…


A few weeks ago a Senator proposed a measure that would direct the AG of the USA to create a commission charged with making recommendations on a c@nnabis regulatory system….


That MODELS for what is currently in place for ALCOHOL….YUP.

>> What's Happening?

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the PREPARE Act.


This directs the U.S. Attorney General to establish a Federal Regulation of Cannabis Commission.

This will draft a regulatory framework for post-prohibition cannabis.


Safety standards, labeling, crop and trade practices, banking & revenue systems, and social equity impact.

The bill would effectively give the AG Trump's a formal job to coordinate federal cannabis policy and set rules before full legalization.

>> Why is this Important?

A commission BEFORE legalization is scary.

That's not helping us….that's pre-ordained federal architecture by committee, which seems to create MORE problems.

The industry deserves clarity on issues like taxation, banking, and ADA/FTC guidance.


Not MORE mechanisms based on bureaucracy.


>> What Am I Watching?

Does this commission actually draft binding regulatory standards or just recommendations that Congress can ignore?

Which stakeholders get a seat at the table?

Does this become the new pretext to delay real federal legalization until the next election cycle?

Commissions are easy press releases. Regulation is hard law.

Don't confuse politicking with legalization.

Contact your elected officials today…PLEASE.

Why was I so hyped on Beverage ???

I am a history major
I studied how Alcohol was rolled out over the last 80 years

Why ?

Normalized adoption and distribution...
And they MAKE MONEY
(and its the only thing that we have as an example)

and you know what...they make $$$$$

Thanks to Alex DeFazio and the The High Index for the spot

Everything early stage is HARD...
Next to impossible actually

I don't have a solution for early..

C@nnabis
Biotech
SaSS
AI
Retail
CPG/Beverage

All hard...

We just have 2 arms tied behind our backs on top of it all...

Grateful for the spot on From the Weeds to the Clouds
Michael Krefman + Michael Peterson

The Yellowhammer State might just GO GREEN!

Alabama’s Medical cannabis program might finally be real.

It only took four years….

>> What’s Happening?

Alabama regulators awarded dispensary licenses in a medical cannabis program that’s been legal since 2021 (yes really!).

IF this moves as planned, patients could FINALLY see actual dispensaries in 2026.

Legal on paper is becoming legal in practice…ROLL TIDE.

>> Why Does This Matter?

Because legislation without EXECUTION is theater.

Licenses without TIMELINES don’t help patients.

Delays don’t just stall access they burn capital AND credibility.

Alabama “legalized” medical cannabis years ago.

Patients got nothing….until now….we hope!


>> What Am I Watching?

Do lawsuits finally stop and licenses stick?

How fast will product actually reach shelves?

If regulators prioritize access over process?

Medical cannabis doesn’t work if it never shows up.

Let’s see if Alabama finally delivers in the Heart of Dixie!

New York has been on quite the journey since it passed adult use.

It’s gone from total rollout chaos to $2.5B in legal c@nnabis sales.

And A LOT more people are smoking it legally.

So… let’s talk about what that actually means (and what it doesn’t).


>> What Is Happening?

Empires adult-use market has now exceeded $2.5B in total sales since launch.

Licensed dispensaries doubled year-over-year to 556 statewide, with 200+ in the 5 boroughs.

Tax revenue from legal sales has now topped $360M for state and local governments.

On paper, that looks like success. Headlines love it.


>> Why Does This Matter?

New York’s market FINALLY is scaling, but I’m not throwing a parade, just yet…

Years of rollout chaos, lawsuits, enforcement whiplash, and illicit sales have given me PTSD.

It’s not a shock that revenue has arrived now that the legal doors have actually opened.

$2.5B SOUNDS huge till you think about years of demand being (and still being) served by bodegas, vans, and Telegram menus.

Being honest: gross sales ≠ healthy operators.

Margins, taxes, and compliance costs are tough and NYC ain’t even seen price compression…and capital starvation still eats most licensees alive.


>> What Am I Watching?

How many of those 500+ stores are still standing in 24 months?

Do taxes and enforcement finally get aligned enough to actually shrink the illicit market?

Who survives at retail when this STOPS being a land-grab and STARTS being the knife fight over price, rent, and cash flow.


New York didn’t prove cannabis “works.”

Cannabis demand was never the question.

The real test is whether this market can graduate from revenue headlines to durable, profitable businesses.

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Today is my birthday, and I'll cry if I want to.

I'm 43 years old. 😢

It's weird. I used to get really excited and make a big deal out of my birthday. 

I feel like I was using it as an excuse to escape from my reality, where I wasn't in the best headspace.

But now that I'm much happier with my life, when birthdays come, I actually get a little sad. 

My kids are growing, my parents are aging, my back hurts, and I've got hair growing out of my ears. 🙄

But I have reason to celebrate EVERY DAY.

Life is good. 

So today I'm gonna allow myself to be a little sad...

At least until the cake comes out. 😂

Anyone else feel this way about birthdays?

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Everyone is quitting LinkedIn! 😱

- Organic reach is down
- Way too many ads in the feed
- There's too much AI-written content

So what's happening is that now is that people are mailing it in. They are giving up!

Many are giving in to AI, which is why your feed is flooded with robotic posts that all sound the same.

Here's what I think about all that:

GOOD!

Because while everyone else is complaining, quitting, or sounding like a chatbot...

IT'S NEVER BEEN EASIER TO STAND OUT!

The bar is practically on the floor right now. 

If you can show up with content that sounds like an actual human being, someone with real thoughts, real opinions, and something worth saying...

You win.

People are STARVING for that.

Go get em, Tiger! 🐅
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𝘐'𝘮 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯.

I've run my business for 4 years, have 26k followers, and 27 retainer clients, but I still have moments when...

I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing! 

I still:
- Get shiny object syndrome 
- Obsess about vanity metrics
- Take on way on too many things
- Can't commit to one target audience 
- Don't know my numbers as well as I should 

But I'm also:
- Having a blast!
- Supporting my family
- Making pretty good money
- Serving the people I care about most
- Building systems for my business and life

And maybe I'm missing out on more clients, more revenue, and Lamborghinis.

But I'm more of a Jeep Wrangler guy anyway. 😁

Happy Weekend!

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𝘐'𝘮 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘐 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘏𝘪𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺. ✌️

Yesterday, I made my first-ever homemade pizza. 

That may not seem like a significant life event, but there's a lot of pressure on me to deliver.

Because the recipe comes from my grandmother.

It was a staple of my childhood. Same for my dad, my uncle, my brother, and all my cousins. 

Grandma's pizza was a HUGE deal.

But nobody has made this recipe since she passed away almost 30 years ago.

My mom had made a ton of her other recipes. But she was always intimidated by the pizza. Something about making her own dough gave her imposter syndrome.

So I was kinda intimidated by it too.

Until yesterday, when I decided, "Screw it. What's the worst that can happen?"

And my pizza came out okay. (6 out of 10)

Didn't get the right texture. It was too thin. Not enough sauce or cheese. 

But it was a good first attempt. 

And I'll do it again. And again. Until I get it to be just as good as my grandma's.

And that, homey, is how you win in life.

Happy Sunday! 🍕

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𝘐'𝘮 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘐 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵 8 𝘈𝘔 𝘌𝘚𝘛. 

𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

In 3 years on LinkedIn, I've landed 276 clients who have paid as low as $997 and as high as $57k.

Here's the exact system I use:

→ Content extracted from my daily conversations
→ A profile that answers 3 critical questions
→ A connection strategy that finds the right people 
→ DMs that are personalized but repeatable

My clients generate $10K to $50K+ per month with this.

One client broke $200k in revenue last year. (he had 0 inbound leads in all of 2024) 

Another earns $15K/month in the most saturated niche on LinkedIn. (career coach)

It's simple, stress-free, and doesn't take hours a day.

I put the whole system in a free guide for you.

Grab it here → https://lnkd.in/e3Wi8UCr

Sneak preview below! 

PS. It's not your average BS free guide.  I've got 20+ pages with strategies, templates, and frameworks that have all helped me grow and land clients on LinkedIn.

Stress-free content systems for founders | 200+ companies served | $20M+ in pipeline generated

This morning, someone called me salesy in the DMs. 

Guess what?

There are a billion people on LinkedIn. 

If one person doesn't like your approach, move on to the next one. 

You're not for everyone. 

And everyone isn't for you.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk! 

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𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥! 

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺 → Danny DelVecchio ✌️

If you can't appreciate the engagement you have now, what makes you think you deserve more? 

I just spent 40 minutes replying to 126 comments on yesterday's post.

But here's what gets me fired up. 😡

People complain about reach and engagement... 

But they'll have 7 comments on their latest post that they didn't reply to. 

Guys with 100k followers get 300 comments and reply to every single one. 

That's why they have 100k, and you still have 3k. 

Do you reply to all every comment?

Last year, I did 363 LinkedIn posts, 87 emails, and 222 YT videos. But I didn't create any from scratch.

Because I use a simple 3-step system:

1- I record every sales call, podcast, client conversation, workshop, etc.

2- I use AI to help me identify the best parts and write the first draft.

3- I edit and the Coach D flavor to it. 😎

Because I've fed AI so many hours of my speaking, it knows my voice. And gets me 90% of the way there before I even start editing.

So I know there's a lot of crap AI content, especially on LinkedIn.

But if you really know how to use it well, the time you save is insane. 🤪

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And if you want a sneak peek at my exact same system, I put all the details in this FREE guide...

https://lnkd.in/e3Wi8UCr

Sometimes my LinkedIn posts bomb. And I used to get really worked up about it. 

But now I just move on to the next one.

This post was designed to get engagement and views. It completely missed the mark. 

But the next one brought in 2 leads. 

I know it can be really discouraging. But don't allow it to break you!

Just make the next one a little better. 

📌 Have you ever had a post you thought would crush, and it completely bombed? 

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𝘐'𝘮 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘐 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵 8 𝘈𝘔 𝘌𝘚𝘛. 

𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

Me: "I'll take social selling for $2,000, Ken."

Ken Jennings: "This is the No. 1 content program to grow and land premium clients on LinkedIn." 

Me: "What is the Content on Easy Mode Cohort?"

Ken Jennings: "CORRECT!" 🏆

In 4 years as an entrepreneur and content creator, I found that what I love most is the dynamic of working with a small group of people. 

I've also found that it's the fastest way to get results. 

Working 1:1 is great, but there's something special about being part of a group of peers working toward the same goal, supporting each other throughout the process, and providing fearless feedback. 

Gives you that little extra accountability and motivation when you're just not feeling it 

That's why I'm running this cohort starting next week.

Here's what you get:

→ 4 weekly live sessions (60 min each) 
→ The Content on Easy Mode Tool 
→ Private group chat for feedback 
→ BONUS: 1:1 video session where we film 5 short-form videos together

I'm looking for 4 service providers who want to use LinkedIn to attract premium clients, who aren't obsessed with views and followers, and want to have some fun building out their content systems. 

I really want to keep it small so that everybody can get the results and the attention they deserve.

Enrollment closes February 3rd.

 If this sounds like your vibe, DM me "COHORT," and I'll send you the details.

In the last 7 days, 122 people from LinkedIn subscribed to my email list. Here's how I did it...

This is mind-blowing stuff! 🤯

I created a legit free guide. (not the typical BS) 

Really detailed info about how I landed over 200 high-ticket clients from LinkedIn without ads.

Get it here: https://lnkd.in/e3Wi8UCr
(you know you want a peek)

I did a few posts about why people should get it. 

And here's the amazing part... 

I PUT THE LINK IN THE POST to make it as easy as possible to get the guide. 

WOW! 😱

My biggest client paid me $44k in 2025. But you can work with me for $197.

The Content on Easy Mode Crew is open!

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿: 
Service providers (coaches, consultants, agencies) who want to land premium clients on LinkedIn. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼:
Build content systems, engagement routines, and targeted messaging to attract premium clients.

Give each other fearless feedback and support. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁:
The exact system that my clients use to generate $10K to $50K+ per month. 

(One made $450K last year with 3,000 followers.)

Plus all this stuff...
- Monthly workshops and office hours
- Guest workshops with top LinkedIn experts
- Access to a library of resources and templates
- Content on Easy Mode software to make it EASY

We've only been going 2 weeks, and we're already racking up the wins! (see below)

So look, it's $200. It's no commitment. If it's not for you, you can leave at any time. 

But seriously, what have you got to lose?

 If you've been posting every day, wondering why you're not attracting clients and second-guessing everything you do, then let's go.

 I've been on LinkedIn for over 3 years. 99% of my clients come from here. I don't go viral, I don't have a massive audience. I just have good systems, and I enjoy teaching them. And I enjoy watching people win. 

 If you want to become part of the crew, DM me EASY or just sign up right here: https://lnkd.in/eeciBRya

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