Fintech Sales Strategist & Leader → I merge 25 years of Fintech sales + banking to guide founders from chaos to closed revenue | Advice for selling to financial institutions

If you’re building a great product but struggling to get traction with banks, I help you fix that.

From first intro to final contract, I walk alongside founders to shorten sales cycles, navigate complex buying committees, and build deals that don’t rely on deep discounts.

This isn’t just something I coach on.  It’s something I’ve lived for the past 28 years from a career that spans both worlds:

→  Started as a teller at 19 in a town of 7,500 → earned my way into community banking
→  Spent 23 years at a big-three core, mastering complex sales and buyer journeys
→  Fell in love with sales demos, boardrooms, and turning "nos" into long-term "yeses"
→  Grew into quota-carrying sales leadership, built channels, launched fintech verticals
→  Went deep into BaaS and embedded banking → and learned the value of these partnerships

That journey shaped what I now call the Bank-FinTech Partnership Methodology - a practical, hard-won approach I’ve used (and refined) alongside founders to navigate real-life banking sales cycles, complex buying committees, and long timelines.  It’s not theory.  It’s what actually works when you're in the weeds trying to turn conversations into contracts.

Here’s how we build those bridges together:

↳ Diagnose why your fintech isn’t gaining traction with FIs
↳ Develop a GTM strategy tailored to financial institutions
↳ Translate your innovation into boardroom-ready language
↳ Create a sales process that doesn’t rely on deep discounts
↳ Build trust that converts complex conversations into signed partnerships

👩‍👧‍👦 At home, I’m raising three future fintech execs with my husband - a community bank exec and BaaS strategist. Dinner conversations at our house sound like fintech-banking peace negotiations.

🛠️ At work, I serve as a fractional sales strategist, speaker, and ecosystem builder, helping teams go from chaos to closed without burning bridges in the process.

Ready to stop guessing and start growing?

📅 Book a Free 30-Minute Strategy Call (you’ll walk away with one actionable takeaway):
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Stacy Bishop

I have closed $100M+ in contracts with banks and credit unions.
I have built sales teams, banking verticals, and strategic partnerships from scratch.
Here are my 5 Core Principles for closing bank deals: 

1. I get to know who I’m selling to as a person: 
Before I talk about product, I learn who they are, their role, pressures, goals, and how they actually work day-to-day. People buy from people they trust, not from feature lists.

2. I make sure I understand their problem:
Real selling starts with listening. I dig into where the pain lives, how it shows up in their workflow, and what it costs them in time, money, and stress. 

3. I don’t overcomplicate communication:
Once I understand their pain, I connect the dots in simple, clear language. No jargon. No buzzwords. I show how my solution fixes the problem, saves time, or reduces friction. If they can’t repeat the value back to me, I haven’t explained it well enough.

4. I sell to the group not the champion:
Big deals never come down to one person. IT, compliance, risk, operations, and leadership all have a vote. So I build trust with the entire committee and speak to what each person cares about.

5. I put risk reduction at the center
Banks don’t buy features. They buy safety, clarity, and control. Always show how the solution lowers risk — operational, compliance, and reputational.

You don’t win enterprise deals with buzzwords and hype.
You win them by knowing the people, naming the problem, and removing every point of hesitation.

#Fintech BaaS #Banking

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Bank <> FinTech Partnership Broker || Former Revenue Leader at Jack Henry || 🎤Keynote Speaker

I have closed $100M+ in contracts with banks and credit unions because of one thing…  
And it has nothing to do with AI or product. 
I build a relationship with the human first. 

Senior executives in banking don’t make enterprise deal decisions because of feature lists. They make decisions based on trust, clarity, and confidence in the person and team they’re going to partner with.

The holiday season is one of the most effective windows of the year to strengthen that trust if you approach it correctly. 

Here are three ways to do that: 

1. Send a year-end acknowledgment with zero agenda.
Not a pitch. Not a CTA. A simple, intentional note recognizing something meaningful in their year; a leadership move, a strategic shift, an initiative you know took serious effort. Executives remember who pays attention.

2. Ask one strategic question about their upcoming year.
This time of year, leaders are thinking in terms of Q1 priorities and resource allocation. A single question can open a real conversation: “What outcome is non-negotiable for your team in Q1?” It signals that you’re thinking about their world, not your quota.

3. Offer a short, informal year-end industry debrief. 
Not a sales meeting, a conversation between operators. Fifteen minutes to compare observations on risk, regulation, technology shifts, or operational pressure points as they look ahead to 2026. Executives value peers who think at their level.

This is how major B2B deals begin.
Stop leading with product.
Start leading with human connection.

#Fintech #BaaS #Banking

Last week, our kids came home wearing these to celebrate the 67th day of school. If you have young elementary-age kids, or have spent more than five minutes around them, you already know why that number matters. Somewhere along the way, “six, seven” turned into a full-blown phenomenon. And they don’t just say it. There’s flair. There’s tone. There are hand motions. Six. Seven.
It spread through our house earlier this year like wildfire. 
Which led me to a question I can’t get out of my head.
Has anyone successfully worked “six seven” into a business conversation?
I’m talking banker-to-customer. 
Vendor negotiations.
Fintech-to-bank. 

For example:
• “We can offer you 4.67%.”
• “What if we structure this as a six- to seven-year term?”
Ridiculous? Absolutely.
But also… kind of funny.

If you’ve found a way to sneak “six seven” into a serious business discussion, I need to hear about it.

Someone reached out and asked me, “Can you build rapport remotely?”
He’s a founder that doesn’t have the time to go chase every deal in person.
My answer is a resounding ABSOLUTELY and here’s why… 
(listen to the video to hear what I have to say)

Stop discounting your Fintech.

If you're constantly slashing prices, it's a symptom, not a tech problem.

It means you haven't proven your value.

Here's how to differentiate your Fintech product effectively:

𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 
→ Understand how your product is truly different.
→ What unique problems do you solve?
→ How do you package it to make it a 'low lift' for the bank?

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 
→ Start with the banker's challenge.
→ Avoid feature-dumping.
→ Use a challenger sales methodology to point them uniquely towards your solution.

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 
→ Don't ask, '𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?'
That's not a next step. It's an invitation to pause.

→ Instead, proactively book the next meeting.
'𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘟, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰.'

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽: 
→ Provide something impactful at each step to help with the evaluation.
→ Build micro-agreements throughout the process.
→ Showcase your professionalism and authority.

When you get to negotiation, the value should already be undeniable.

Bankers have endless tasks in front of them.

Give them compelling reasons to say YES, not just reasons to discount you (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵).

Banks exploring embedded finance often reach the same point. 

At some stage, there's a need to understand how to monitor partner activity in a way that supports growth and satisfies exam requirements.

This session takes a practical look at transaction monitoring inside a BaaS environment and the changes that occur when fintech partners and their end-users begin moving money through your charter.  

You will learn how sponsor banks build visibility, stay ahead of suspicious activity, and manage alerts without slowing down innovation.

If you are evaluating BaaS or already onboarding partners, this conversation will help you understand the expectations and the tools that make it manageable.

Katelyn O'Brian, CBAP, Hanna Kness and 322 other attendees

BaaS Layers & Players:  Transaction Monitoring

Wishing great success to each of you as you chase December closings!

For those of you already looking ahead to 2026, here's your guide to selling your Fintech solution to bankers in a new year and ever-changing landscape.

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How to Sell to Banks as a Fintech in 2026: Lessons From $100M+ in Closed Bank Deals

Selling to banks and credit unions isn’t about a great product. It’s about proving you can operate in one of the most heavily regulated environments in the world. 
And yet…

I still see founders take a cavalier approach:“We’ll figure it out later.”
“We’ll fix compliance once it becomes a problem.”

That mindset will cost you partnerships and slow down your ability to scale. If you’re a fintech founder trying to scale beyond your first few banking partners, here’s one great piece of advice: 
Let banks do what they do best in a partnership. 
Know what you know and know what you don’t know.

Over the past two years, especially with embedded finance, we’ve watched the same mistakes repeat:
• Fintechs stepping into the bank’s lane
• Banks stepping into the fintech’s lane
• Both sides losing clarity on who owns compliance obligations

The result?
Confusion, risk exposure, delays and in some cases, regulatory scrutiny.

The founders who win share one trait: They stay laser-focused on their core competency and bring in real compliance expertise early. Because in this industry, not taking compliance seriously could very easily cost you everything. 

#Fintech #BaaS #Banking

This time of year is often confused for the "let's wait until January to reach out" season.

Avoid that knee-jerk reaction and begin to form a relationship today with bankers you hope to partner with next year.  

But not with a cold outreach message you are sending to every other banker.  Be smart and strategic.

I get into this further in this week's newsletter.   👇

From Someone Who Has Closed $100M+ With Banks After 28 years working across community banks, a big-three core, and fintech sales leadership, I can tel

5 Ways FinTech Founders Can Build Relationships With Banking Executives During the Holidays

It’s not the banker’s job to tell you their process.
It’s not the banker’s job to follow up.
And it’s definitely not their job to guide your next steps.

That’s on you as a Fintech founder selling to banks.

If you want to win in this market, show up with a plan that proves you’ve done this before, many times.

Lay out the happy path:
👉 Here’s Step 1.
👉 Here’s exactly where we are today.
👉 Here’s what happens next.
👉 And here’s who needs to be in the room — CFO, CRO, and anyone who shapes the decision.

You’re not asking them to figure it out.
You’re leading them through a proven buying journey.

When you set the North Star and drive the process with clarity, nobody wonders what happens next, they follow your lead. 

This is how you shorten cycles, earn respect, and close deals with banks in 2026.

#BaaS #Fintech #Banking #Leadership

When Synapse collapsed, regulators didn’t call the middleware providers.
They didn’t call the fintechs.
They called Evolv, because the bank sponsor is accountable for oversight.

And that’s why your Third-Party Risk Management can’t be “good enough.”
It needs to be airtight.

Because in embedded finance:
• Every partner’s controls are your controls.
• Every oversight gap becomes your exposure.
• Every compliance weakness becomes a future supervisory event.
• Every program requires continuous — not quarterly — monitoring.

TPRM has officially graduated from a “compliance box-checking exercise” to a strategic risk discipline that defines which banks win in the next era of embedded finance.

If you want to understand what airtight TPRM actually looks like, click here to watch the replay from a recent session I hosted with several experts and community banking executives who are building high-performing, high-compliance programs in real time: 

https://lnkd.in/gsy7WBa5

Interested in how my middle school dating life relates to selling your Fintech solution to bankers?  

Including some of the "secrets" inside.  👇

In middle school I “dated” in the most PG-sense of the word. I might sit with someone at lunch, pass a folded note in class, or hold hands on the walk

7 reasons banks don’t “date” fintechs

Do you get a banker on the phone and begin showing your solution shortly after learning their name?

I beg of you... STOP.  

Instead, use the first meeting strategically.  Here's how... 👇

Hi! I’m Stacy. I still remember the first time I landed a meeting with a bank after weeks of chasing. The COO said, “We’d love to see how it works.” M

Don't demo during discovery (unless you want to be ghosted by bankers)

I have closed more than $100 million in contracts with banks and credit unions. 
Here are 5 core principles for closing bank deals: 

1. I get to know who I’m selling to as a person. 
2. I make sure I understand their problem. 
3. I don’t overcomplicate communication. 
4. I sell to the group not the champion
5. I put risk reduction at the center

REMEMBER: Banks buy safety, clarity, and control. 

#Fintech #BaaS #banking

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Fintech Founders:
AI is not your differentiator.
Stop leading with it.

Every banker you’re selling to already assumes your product uses AI. 
It’s the baseline now → and will be even more so in 2026.
It’s not the value prop.

If you want to stand out and close deals with banks:
→ Start with the bank’s real problems.
→ Speak to the pain in their current state.
→ Show the exact outcome your solution unlocks.
→ Then, only then, use AI as the supporting mechanism of your solution, not the headline.

Banks don’t buy “AI.”
They buy reduced risk, speed, compliance, and confidence.
Lead with what matters to them.

It's fun to win.

Showcasing compliance maturity in bank sales may not be your idea of fun.

But it certainly helps you win.

So maybe, just maybe... compliance can be fun after all.

It's normal for Fintech founders to assume that winning a bank partnership is about presenting a superior product, demonstrating their gorgeous UX, or

The Psychology of Selling to Banks: The One Factor That Will Increase Your Odds as a Fintech

There are people, and there are companies that the industry needs to know about.

Sometimes these companies get lumped into categories alongside others, where you have to squint to see the similarities.

Or the people have backgrounds so strong and storied that you marvel at how lucky you are to be on a Google Meet with them.  

These are the companies that I cheer for, and the people I want to work with.  

I can say with absolute certainty that ZorroFi and Sandra Wasicek-Woegenstein | Armin Wasicek, check all of these boxes for me.  

Plus they are genuine and kind people... just trying to make the front-end messy side of lending better.

I'm thrilled to advise the ZorroFi team, and invite you to check them out.  You won't be disappointed.

Founder & CEO, ZorroFi | Turning Risk Management Into Growth Infrastructure for Community Banks, Credit Unions & CDFIs | Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13

View Sandra Wasicek-Woegenstein’s profile

Gratitude highlight today: Stacy Bishop. 🍁💛

Stacy recently joined us as an advisor to ZorroFi, and we are truly grateful for her support.

She’s one of those rare people who brings clarity, warmth, and decades of real industry experience into every conversation. Stacy has helped me stay focused, grounded, and aligned with what matters most when building for community financial institutions.

I’m thankful for her guidance - and even more thankful for her heart.

Thank you, Stacy. 🙏

As a fintech founder selling to banks, go slow before you go fast.
Here’s what I mean:

Master the fundamentals.
1. The offer: If your offer isn’t precise, bank-ready, and differentiated, you’re already losing. Banks don’t buy vague promises. They buy risk reduction, revenue expansion, or cost efficiency—spelled out in plain language.

2. The ICP: Most founders aim at the CEO. Wrong target. The CEO is influence, not ownership. The real decision-makers live in the buying committee: heads of product, compliance, risk, operations, and sometimes IT. If you can’t name the exact persona who feels the pain you solve, you can’t sell to a bank.

3. The sales cycle: Bank deals don’t “close when they’re impressed.” They close when you understand how the bank actually buys. Map the journey. Know who signs, who blocks, who delays, and who champions. Your messaging must reflect the steps, the risks, and the internal politics of the institution.

When you master the fundamentals, sales accelerate. 

#BaaS #Fintech #Banking

"Fit" may be an "F" word, but one that I highly encourage you to use all the time in your bank.

Welcome to BaaS for Bank Leaders, your weekly guide to making sense of Banking as a Service (BaaS). Here you will get practical insights into the real

BaaS Launchpad Step 5:  The secret to selecting the right fintech partners

It's never too late in the year to kick off your next sales cycle → or as I like to phrase it, "Buying Journey" with bankers.

I've included tips in this week's newsletter, along with a checklist to ensure your time with bank and credit union prospects is never wasted. 👇

Early in my career at Jack Henry, I made a mistake that most green fintech salespeople make. I walked into a meeting with a bank executive armed with 

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I’ve spent 20+ years building and scaling recurring revenue businesses. Six times as an exec. In SaaS. In the creator economy (before it even had a name). And now as cofounder of Level Up Creators, a boutique consulting firm that helps consultants, coaches, and boutique agencies hit multi–5-figure MRR without burnout.

The short life story
Age 21 – Landed in the recurring revenue world before “creator economy” was even a phrase.
Age 23 – Second employee at a now-huge company; built their revenue engine from scratch.
Age 27 – Chronic illness forced me to quit a high-paying sales job. I had to learn how to earn big in less time.
Age 29 – Moved into SaaS leadership, built high-performing teams, met future Level Up Creators cofounders.
Age 36 – Pandemic made me realize I wanted deeper purpose, impact, and freedom.
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Age 37–present – Built The MRR Accelerator, our 7-month done-for-you program that guarantees multi–5-figure MRR.

Most founders don’t just have a sales problem.
They have a model problem.

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→ Hire then fire
→ Hustle then crash

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I stopped a woman in the Indianapolis airport last month because I had to tell her she was wearing the coolest f**king blazer I’ve ever seen on a woman.
 
Turns out, it was a custom piece from Midnight Oil clothiers in Denver, and she’s friends with the owner, Rachel Lefort.
 
Naturally, I had to meet Rachel because she’s clearly a kickass entrepreneur and I need her clothes, duh.
 
We had a quick Zoom call a few days before I headed to D.C. to give a keynote at Amy Sterner Nelson’s event, The Gathering.
 
And I still hadn’t planned my outfit… yikes.
 
I fessed up to not having my wardrobe dialed in for the talk and she did a quick online consult. Within a few minutes, Rachel had zeroed in on 𝘵𝘩𝘦 blouse. Clean lines. Modern. Strong. Zero fuss. Silk.
 
What blows me away is how quickly Rachel understood the feeling I needed to project: grounded, confident, feminine but not frilly. The kind of look that lets you forget about your clothes entirely and just focus on delivering.
 
And she nailed it.
 
She overnighted a sample in my size and I had it in time for the event. I walked on stage, and felt completely at home in my own skin, and perfectly dressed for the occasion :)
 
In the photo from that moment, hands going, energy high, that white blouse is doing exactly what Rachel intended: supporting the message without stealing attention from it.
 
That is the magic of Midnight Oil.
 
Rachel built her brand for women who carry a lot, lead a lot, and don’t have time for clothing that fights them. Her made-to-order model, her craftsmanship, her eye for fit… it is all designed to give hardworking women a sense of quiet confidence, on their busiest days and biggest stages.
 
Rachel, thank you for making me feel sharp, strong, and fully myself.
 
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—Amanda

I’m investing $175,000 in my own growth right now is the best money I’ve ever spent.  

Here’s the real headline: I’m growing faster than at any point in my career. It feels like a slingshot.   

And yes — the irony that our own MRR Accelerator is also a $175K investment isn’t lost on me. Our clients bet that money for the same reason I just did: accelerated clarity, capability, and results you can’t manufacture alone.  

My bootstrapped, woman-owned, multi-million-dollar company didn’t happen by luck. It came from: 
• Decades of compounding preparation 	
• Painful trial-and-error 	
• Grit, perseverance, and relentless execution 	
• A world-class team 	
• A vision we build toward every single day  

But this year, something changed. Right before Thanksgiving, I spent a weekend with my executive coach, Therese Miclot — someone who coaches Fortune 500 leaders. It’s my first time working with someone at that level, and it blew my mind wide open.  

Her clarity, frameworks, and ability to see what I can’t see are on another plane.  

What’s happened in just a few months would’ve taken me years, and cost me millions in missed opportunities, if I tried to brute-force it myself.  

Here’s what shifted: 	
• Leading through values (not vibes) 	
• Elevating the people around me 	
• Getting out of my own damn way 	
• Breaking ceilings I didn’t realize I’d installed  

The uncomfortable truth: 
I’d been shrinking myself to make other people more comfortable.  

Performing. Conforming. Choosing “acceptable” over what I’m actually capable of. 

But I’ve never liked “normal.” I’ve been challenging conventions since I was four. I just forgot for a minute.  

What changed everything? Bringing in experienced operators with complementary skill sets. That single decision has changed my thinking, my leadership, my company, and my life.  

If you’re sitting with that quiet voice saying, 
“Maybe this is it… maybe this is as far as I go,” 
don’t listen.  

Bet on yourself. 
Make real investments in your capability. 
Grow your capacity. 
And build the business — and life — you actually want.  

Our next MRR Accelerator cohort starts in January. 7 seats max. DM me if you want to apply. We guarantee a minimum net gain of $30K MRR.

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💡𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠!! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 “𝗼𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘁” 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻.
 
At 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗨𝗽 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, we’re looking for a talented 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 who can turn complex ideas into clear, compelling, and conversion-driven messaging for some of the most innovative consultants in the business.
 
If you’ve got 5+ years of experience crafting powerful copy for websites, email funnels, and marketing collateral and you’re obsessed with clarity, tone, and precision, we want to talk to you.
 
This is a 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 role where you’ll work in creative sprints (6-8 weeks, three times a year). That means focused, high-impact projects with space in between to breathe and recharge. You’ll collaborate with brilliant consultants and designers, helping to shape the future of independent thought leadership.
 
What you’ll be doing:
 
• Writing 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 that converts like sales pages, lead magnets, homepages, and more
• Crafting 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 that guide leads through their journey
• Developing 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 and 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 that reflect clarity and credibility
• Creating 𝘚𝘌𝘖-𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 that works for both humans and search engines
 
Why this role?
 
• Work with top consultants and thought leaders
• Enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and structure
• Collaborate with a team that values craft, rigor, and connection
• Get support, mentorship, and the chance to do meaningful work

All redheads are encouraged to apply (but don’t worry, it’s not a requirement 😉).
 
If this sounds like the perfect next step for you, we’d love to see your work and hear why you’re excited about the role.

Send your resume to: hello@welevelupcreators.com
 
 Look here for more info: https://lnkd.in/gJbxf_eK

This whiteboard changed my life.
 
Four years ago, I started working on my next career move. I grabbed a marker and wrote down everything I wanted my next company to become. You can see it in this photo - messy handwriting, profound vision, and "bathroom remodel" sitting right under the "practice gratitude."
 
Real life. Real dreams. All mixed together.
 
What I wrote: 

→ "I love helping people get what they want. I love helping good people get to where they want to be by exploiting the right levers" 

→ "By choosing to use time - the only nonrenewable resource - wisely"
 
→ "I love thinking about how to think and thinking about how to make the right decision every time" 

→ "I love thinking about practicing gratitude, humility, patience, kindness, forgiveness, joy"
 
And right in the middle, a quote that became my north star: "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right."
 
𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳…
 
I'm not just living this vision. My entire team embodies it. They genuinely care about helping clients get results. They make decisions through frameworks that didn't even exist when I wrote this. They practice humility and gratitude like it's their superpower.
 
The bathroom got remodeled too and working on a basketball court currently. 😂
 
When you get specific about who you want to become, you stop hoping it happens. You start making it inevitable.
 
That quote proved itself right. I thought I could build this. So I did.
 
Your whiteboard is waiting.

You know what I keep hearing from the founders I work with? 

They’re not drowning in the work itself. They’re drowning in doing it alone.

And I get that. I’ve been there. 

You’re capable. 
You’re sharp. 
You were built for this. 

But the weight adds up when you’re the one making every decision, holding every detail, and solving every problem in your head.

It’s not the business that burns people out. It’s the isolation.

Because when you don’t have a room full of people who think like you, everything feels heavier. You start second guessing decisions you would normally make in five minutes. 

You move slower. 
You hesitate. 
You lose momentum you didn’t need to lose.

But put yourself in the right room with founders who care, who share, who challenge you, who understand what your world looks like, and everything shifts.

Your ideas get sharper. Your confidence steadies. Your growth finally feels sustainable. You remember why you love this work.

That is why I built the MRR Accelerator. Not as a program. As a place where founders no longer have to build alone.

Cohort 5 starts in January. And the people joining so far are smart, generous, thoughtful founders who take their businesses and their lives seriously.

If you want that kind of room next year, you will fit right in.

I’ve built entire businesses on partnerships.
 
Because nothing scales trust faster.
 
The right collaboration compounds everything: credibility, momentum, and sanity.
 
You don’t need a louder strategy. You need deeper alignment.
 
Get in the right rooms with the right people for the right reasons, and your next growth stage will find 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
 
That’s exactly what we build inside the 𝗠𝗥𝗥 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, high-trust partnerships that scale businesses 𝘢𝘯𝘥 founders.
 
𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆. If you want to grow with the right people beside you, it’s time. https://lnkd.in/ghzei25h
 
P.S. Any guesses what kristina flynn is helping to demonstrate for me?

Watching Amy Sterner Nelson hit this milestone is such a good reminder that quiet, consistent work adds up in ways most people never see.

I’ve had a front-row seat to how she shows up for her community, tells the truth about the process, and keeps going even when it’s not glamorous. Grateful to build alongside people like her — and excited for what we’re creating next together.

Raised $30 million in venture, birthed 4 baby girls, litigated on Wall Street + now firmly believe all women should know how to make $$ as solopreneurs. Join me + learn with 500,000+ Riveters. Subscribe to my newsletter!

Sharing this feels slightly cringey - but I'm really proud of myself. 

I just crossed the $100,000 threshold in earnings from my newsletter + memberships sold on Kit. 

YOU CAN DO THIS, TOO. (Yes, you. Every one of you.) 

It didn't happen overnight. It didn't happen in one year, even. It took time.

But the point is that I did a thing: I started writing. I told folks what I'm good at, who I can help, and how I can help them.  And some people have paid me for that - and some brands have paid me to connect with the brilliant women in my community.

You can do this, too. You can't do it overnight - and you CANNOT do it if you don't tell people how to hire you, learn from you, connect with you. 

A critical channel in my telling my story has been right here, on LinkedIn. And I want to share all of that with you - along with my friend, the brilliant Amanda Northcutt.  We're hosting a 21-day LinkedIn Launchpad challenge, kicking off on 12/3/25.  You'll get: 

🍎  21 bite-sized daily actions to optimize your profile and build genuine connections
⏰  Daily 10-minute accountability sessions (weekdays, 11:30 AM ET)
⚡  Expert bonus tips from industry leaders + prizes for challenge completers
🎁  Curated perks: signed books, special offers, and more

Highly recommend. Will be fun. This isn't about gaining a million followers because YOU DO NOT NEED A MILLION FOLLOWERS. You need a strong network who you truly connect with - and who knows your expertise. 

I can't wait to see you. Let me know if you have questions! 

Register here ➡️  https://lnkd.in/gSK2sAUN

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 “𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲.”  

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲.
 
You know that stage where every deal feels close, but somehow never actually closes?
 
Most founders know that place well.  
It is draining in a way that sneaks up on you.
 
You start explaining things over and over.  You follow up more than feels good.  You try so hard to help someone get to clarity that you lose your own.
 
I have been there too.  I used to think giving more touches meant giving more care.  But all it really gave me was noise and second guessing.
 
Here is what I've found to be true:
 
➡️ You cannot talk someone into clarity. They have to feel it.  
➡️ Your sales flow needs to support both of you, not confuse either of you.  
➡️ Your nurture should build belief without you living in your inbox.  
➡️ And your proposals should feel calm and confident, not like you are chasing someone.
 
That is all a “system” really is.
 
Not tech. Not fancy tools.  Just a steady way of guiding people from interest to confidence to commitment.
 
Because confidence is what closes deals.  And people feel it the moment they step into your process.
 
So if you feel like you are carrying your leads instead of walking with them, take a breath and ask yourself:
 
𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵?
 
Founders who scale are not doing more.  They are creating environments where the right people feel ready to say yes.
 
 
If this is the season where you are ready to stop carrying the weight of every lead, the 𝗠𝗥𝗥 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 is a place built to support that shift.  Not to add more to your plate, but to help you make your clarity scalable.

https://lnkd.in/ghzei25h

Here’s How You Close the Deal

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.
 
I had a powerful conversation with Lani Jones, PsyD, HSPP, SHRM-CP  on the latest podcast, and she shared a perspective every founder needs to hear.
 
She reminded me that it is completely normal to step into roles before you have every skill you need to excel.  In fact, that is often the only way we grow.
 
But so many founders avoid those stretch moments because they do not want to feel imposter syndrome.  They stay in the work that feels safe and familiar.  They avoid the rooms where their gaps might show.
 
And that choice has a cost.  The business feels heavier than it should.  The team leans too hard on them.  Revenue plateaus.
 
Every meaningful leap in my own career has happened right after I walked into something I did not feel fully ready for. The discomfort was not a threat. It was an invitation.
 
Your skill gaps are not signs you are in the wrong place.  They are signs you are growing into the next version of yourself.
 
If this resonates, go listen to the latest episode with Lani.  Her take on reframing imposter syndrome is exactly the mindset shift so many founders need right now.

Episode here: https://lnkd.in/gckVNeRc

I had the pleasure of experiencing this in person, don’t miss it - Kendall is world class!

Writer of stories that SELL ✏️ You’ve definitely seen my work | Copywriter, Ghostwriter, and Storyteller | Founder of The Candid Collective® | Creating a world that’s more candid and kind® 🌻

Later this month, I’m teaching YOU the ins + outs of writing the highest converting story format of all time….


…The Money Makin’ Testimonial™

If you’ve ever tried to share social proof with the classic 5 gold stars + a copy/paste testimonial and wondered WHY it didn’t drive sales…

…this workshop is for YOU. 
⁠
In this 60-minute workshop, you'll learn aaaaall my tricks of the trade for writing client case studies in story form, so you can share the messy middle inside your work AND the value you bring to the table. 
⁠
If you've ever found yourself...⁠
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🤐 Afraid of talking about your client wins because you didn’t want to sound too braggy 

📉 Wondering why copy/paste testimonials weren’t effective (and totally tanked your engagement + leads)
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💌 Trying to accurately AND ethically tell better stories about the transformations your work facilitates
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🔻Wanting to write a story that was bottom of the funnel without throwing a sales pitch in someone’s face
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This masterclass is for YOU! ⁠
⁠
I know that the end of the year is a big time for annual planning and reviewing the magic you created over the last year. 

But don’t let your biggest client wins (and the stories that surround them) stick to the 2025 floor like your bottle of bubbly on New Year’s Day. 

My goal is to teach YOU how to write more client case studies, so you can incorporate more stories into your 2026 content strategy that also sell your products and services. 

(And also? Because telling stories that sell is FUN!!)

Join me on December 11th at 11:00 am Central!
⁠
Want to register? Sign up at the link in my comments below! 👇🏼

P.S. If you’re seeing this AFTER December 11th, you can still “register” for the workshop and you’ll get a copy of the replay!

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