Grow your investment boutique 📈 Founder / CEO @ Havener ⭐ $30B AUM for boutiques w/ The Billion Dollar Blueprint™ 💲 Story-led sales & marketing for founders, fund mgrs, and teams 🎤 Speaker ▪ Podcast Host

Hi, I’m Stacy - a blue-collar girl from the Berkshires who turned a way with words and love of numbers into a business that has raised billions for boutique asset managers.
 
I’ve raised $8B+ for new/undiscovered funds that led to $30B+ in follow-on AUM.

Being a female founder in the male-dominated investment industry at the age of 30 required a huge leap of faith in connecting two tribes: talented boutique asset managers and early adopter investors.

The leap of faith was spot on. 

10+ years later, Havener Capital Partners leads the industry in helping investment boutiques grow. We help clients in three ways: (1) Embedded as part of your sales and marketing team (2) Consulting on sales and marketing efforts with you (3) Coaching you and your team in our membership community

Whether it’s consulting and masterminds, expanding sales and marketing capabilities, or connecting to our network of RIAs and family offices, clients benefit from an expert team and a time-tested framework that has raised billions for boutiques.

If I can be of assistance, please reach out at stacy@havenercapital.com

A little more about me: 

I’m obsessed with all things old school – hip-hop music, classic cars, craft cocktails and vintage furniture. My best lessons in life were learned on the soccer field where I went from picking flowers at the age of 9, to playing on all-boy teams, to becoming an Academic All-American in college. 

Most days you will find me at our office in the city-by-the sea, Newport, RI, sitting next to my reggae-loving husband (who is also my business partner), with a Dunkin Donuts coffee in my hand, and our rescue pitbull at my feet. In addition to building a business together, Erik and I are raising a daughter which is by far my favorite adventure. 

At the heart of it all, there is one thing I believe in – underdogs. Doesn’t matter who we are or what industry we are in, we all start from the bottom; we have all been underdogs. This rebel spirit fuels me every day.

Stacy Havener

I closed more deals when I stopped trying. 


Don't get me wrong, I worked my tail off to help clients raise money. 

But I had to unlearn a deeply ingrained thing for many of us. 

Let's back up. 

People do business with people they
know
like
and trust

That part we all know.

But there is a danger here 👇

The "liking" principle (from Robert Cialdini)
isn’t about being liked by everyone.

That’s where it goes sideways.

Because when “liking” turns into people-pleasing, a few things happen:

We soften our edges

We dilute our point of view

We spew data and stats like a firehouse 

We aim for approval instead of alignment

And ironically…

That makes us less influential.

Real liking comes from clarity.
From conviction
From standing for something
(and not for everything)

It's from the heart, not the head.
(which is where stories shine)

In our work, we see this all the time:

The most trusted leaders aren’t universally liked

They’re distinctly remembered

They repel a little

And resonate a lot

(gah I love that ❤️ putting it on a post it on my laptop)

That’s how trust is built.
That’s how influence compounds.

🎥 In this video, I unpack how to use the liking principle
without losing your backbone.

Because the goal isn’t to be liked by everyone.
It’s to be unforgettable to the right ones.

📌 "This is me" - can that be a vibe for us this year?

Work travel looks glam, but it's a grind. I coped in 1 way v non glam way. 

(There are lessons I am revisiting in 2026 here.)

When I traveled my face off for work, I cooked my face off too. 😂

-- Before trips, to ground myself.

-- After trips, to come back into my body.

Here’s the tell my family learned to watch for:

The higher my stress, the more serious the cooking.

(sooo I was a pressure cooker. eye roll, drum beat 🤣)

If a whole chicken was roasting at 7am, a big trip was coming and I was dreading it.

When I got off the road, I set the cooking utensils down. 
The recipe books went back on the shelf. 
The stove cooled off.

Dusting it all off this year.

I grew up in an Italian family.

Food was never just food.

It's connection and belonging.

Garlic and onions sautéing in olive oil isn’t just a smell to me.

It’s a memory track of my life.

For the last few years cooking became practical.

Weeknight dinners.
Holiday cook fests only.

Until yesterday.

As we welcomed a long weekend and falling snow, I made one of my Italian grandfather’s recipes.

My favorite dish as a kid: Pasta Fagioli. 

I spent 45 minutes in silence chopping the battuto.

Just rhythm.
Texture.
Smell.

One bite of the pasta fagioli and I was back in my grandparents’ house.

Every comforting memory came back.

(It felt like the magical realism of the book/movie Like Water for Chocolate one taste, all the feelings.) 

Here’s the lesson I am carrying into the year ahead:

We live in our heads all week.

Strategy
Pressure
Problem-solving

*Thinking* our way through everything.

But there are five other senses available to us.

Touch
Smell
Taste
Sound
Sight

When we tap into them, we access parts of our creativity that thinking alone can’t reach.

Sometimes the reset we need isn’t another insight.

It’s a knife
A cutting board
And garlic hitting warm olive oil

It's getting out of our heads so when we come back into them, we are rejuvenated and fresh. 

📌 What dish takes you back to childhood?? (I will put my grandfathers Pasta Fagioli recipe below)

Happy weekend.
Stay storied. 

PS This is what chatgpt thinks I'd look like cooking in an Italian kitchen. Sign me up!

7 days, 20 foot ceilings, and big dreams.


Come inside the mansion we rented for our annual leadership meetings! 

The places, spaces, and settings matter in our stories. 

What would happen if you changed up where you are as you plan for where you are going...

A behind the scenes look at Havener's home base for strategic planning with a mansion walk and talk. 🏰

👉 Have you had this experience where place changed your perspective? Tell me more! 🍿

Here's to a new year, big dreams, and a bright future. Let's go!

I built my biz for the underdogs.

And if I’m honest… I still feel like one.

That identity runs deep.

I’ve always been wired to:

-- Fight for the overlooked

-- Bet on the underestimated

-- Stand for the people others ignore


I take pride in that.

My purpose is there.

But here’s the question I’ve been sitting with lately:

Can I stop being the underdog
and still stand for them?  

Can I serve challenger brands and founders while owning my achievements and success?

Can I acknowledge there's more I want to do and achieve without entirely discounting what I have accomplished?

---

Because at some point, there's a shift.

One day you realize:

-- People reference my work before I enter the room

-- The rooms I once fought to get into now invite me in

-- The voice I worked so hard to claim now carries weight

And still…

My nervous system hasn’t caught up.

---

I spent so many years scrapping.

Proving I belonged

Fighting to be taken seriously

Climbing toward success

That kind of fight is hard to turn off.

Even when my own personal fight has changed.

---

Here’s the tension I’m holding:

If I keep saying I am an underdog

If I stay in permanent resistance mode

If I never acknowledge my success


What message am I actually sending?

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Maybe standing for the underdogs doesn’t mean staying one.

Maybe acknowledging progress doesn’t make me arrogant, it makes the path visible.

Maybe saying “this worked” gives the next generation of challengers something powerful:

Hope.
Positivity.
Proof.

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So I’m learning a new posture.

Keep the heart of the challenger

Lose the need to bleed for legitimacy

Lead from consistent confidence instead of constant fight

(gah. that need to bleed for legitimacy is hiiiiiitting me 😭 )

---

I am not abandoning the underdogs.

I am showing them what’s possible.

And I’m learning that sometimes the bravest move isn’t to keep finding my fight 

It’s embracing my success to help the next generation fight theirs

---

If you’re a founder who grew up scrappy
and strugglednto let that scrappy go…

You’re not alone.

I’m right here too.

Scrappy and successful. Can they co-exist?

I believe in the power of LinkedIn. And the power of personal brand for finance peeps. If you do too, you need to meet this gal. 

If you are a client of Havener, or you work here, or you're a London friend who attended our LinkedIn for Fin breakfast event last year, then you already know Anna Robinson and you also know... she is a force 

Few fun facts to go with this flowers post (plus a give for you): 

--Anna and I met 25 years ago on the soccer field in San Diego. We've been bests ever since. ⚽

-- Before Anna joined Havener, she was a project manager at a software engineering firm, and a lead stylist at StitchFix. She also has a psych degree. So she can crush a to-do list while analyzing you and your wardrobe simul. (Trust me when I say this is an invaluable combination. 🤣)

-- Anna built my personal brand from scratch. She was a better me than me. Especially because she was brave when I couldn't be. I wouldn't have trusted anyone else. I am forever grateful. 

And now the give for you:

-- Anna and one of my other faves Mary Mack hosted a webinar in December on LinkedIn for Fund Managers that had over 250 attendees. 

-- It's now available on demand for you for no exchange of dollar bills. 

(We live our core value of GoGiver at Havener)

So if you are like me and have a differentiated point of view, and you believe LinkedIn is powerful, and you're intimidated even a little bit - grab this masterclass. 

https://lnkd.in/eg4MQeys

Put your trust in Anna. 

She won't let you down... on the soccer field, on social platforms, or in life. 

Flowers and so much love to you Anna
🙌💐♥️

👉 Who wants more of this? 

2026 is your year. Step out of the shadows my friends and lean in to LinkedIn

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📌 Got the investment skills, but need marketing help? We've got you.
Email Dustin Sullivan 
dustin (at) havenercapital (dot) com



Client Acq

havenercapital

billion-dollar-backstory

4 fact sheet changes that get more meetings

Fact sheets / tear sheets are doing too much… and somehow not enough.

They’re packed with data.
Light on words.
Heavy on brain.
Empty on heart.

And that’s the miss.

Typical fact sheets are a data dump in the smallest imaginable font.
Flip the script: It’s a highlight reel.

Its job with prospects is simple:

👉 Make them want a meeting.

Here are four fixes to move the needle:

---

1. Include real uniques + differentiators

Not the eye roll "everyone says that" kind

“Strong risk-adjusted returns”
“Experienced team”
“Disciplined process”

Let’s be honest, that’s table stakes. 
Fails the truism test.

The real differentiators tend to live in:

• Philosophy - how you think
• Process - how you execute
• Portfolio - how you build

Those are harder to copy.

And far more sustainable than performance soundbites.

---

2. Add a narrative summary

What’s the story?

• Why this strategy
• Why now
• And most importantly, why you

If allocators can’t understand the why in 90 seconds, they probs won't take a meeting.

Story creates intrigue and curiosity.
Data supports and makes it real

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3. Be explicit about the role in the portfolio

This one gets mislabeled as “too retail.”

It’s not.

It’s useful.

Think of it as:

• Idea generation for analysts
• Context for non-investment stakeholders
• Clarity for busy humans

Don’t make people do the work.
They’re already overloaded.

That’s not retail.
That’s real life.

---

4. Show the people behind the product

Yes include fund mgrs on the fact sheet.
Now, add photos.

Names + faces + something human beyond alma maters.

People do business with people.
Still true. Always will be.

Pro-tip: If your photo makes you look like Severus Snape, time for a new one. Let's not scare the prospects. 😬

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These small tweaks to a fact sheet don’t dumb anything down. 

Less data isn't a sign you aren't smart.
It's a sign you understand decision are more than numbers.

Fact sheets get a bad rap. 
But I think they have a starring role with a prospect.

They answer so what? Why should anyone care?

And when your fact sheet does that?

You don’t just get more meetings.
You get better ones.

📌 What's your 1 add for a fact sheet improvement list?

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+ Fact sheets are part of a foundational franework at Havener, Investable Content™️ 

+ Bc collateral shouldn't just look pretty, it should play a role in your distribtiion

Every company is a media company. (imma keep saying it bc I want you to hearmenow) (and also flowers 💐)

Very few firms in finance embrace this idea that 'every company is a media company.'

Potomac is one. And they don't just kinda do the thang. They go all in.

Here's what hit me on my visit to their office:

1.  A bada$$ recording studio might feel like a luxury, but I'd argue at some point in the future, it might not be a luxury as much as a necessity.

2.  The trick with "every company is a media company" has less to do with the logo on the wall and more to do with the people who bring that logo to life. 

3.  I might invite myself back to "my" studio in "their" office v v soon. 🤣

Wouldn't it be cool if Billion $ Backstory became "in studio" podcast on the Potomac platform?

(Whaa? Who said that? me looking left looking right 😉)

If you want to catch the whole podcast - go to the platform that starts with You and ends with Tube. And I'll pop a shortcut in here asap.
https://lnkd.in/e_2VwDGe

Flowers and hugs and high fives across the miles to some of my all time faves
Manish Khatta and Christopher Norton and Charlotte Jarvis 

Thank you for being awesome 💐

If you don't know, now you know.
If you don't follow them, you should.

1 mistake I have made in sales & marketing (and how we can learn from it)

This mistake happens to asset management and wealth management clients too. 

It sneaks up on you. It happens slowly over time. (kind of like a big snowstorm 😂)

The mistake?

*Crafting messaging around what your client needs and skipping what they want.*

Our prospects are at Point A and they want to get to Point B. We know what they need and often that's what we "sell."

Let's take wealth managers:

Their prospects aren't jazzed to get a financial plan. No one wants more documents. (even if that's what they need)

They are jazzed for the financial freedom that plan will create. 
Or the second home they can buy
Or the business they can finally start
(insert the end goal that they want)

---

Talking about what a client needs isn't as hard-hitting or as heartfelt as if we talk about what they want, where they want to go.

Breaking it down for asset managers (and myself) at a crazy cold beach
❄️🎥🌊

👉 Here for your tips on staying aligned with the end game in our client's journey.

You can pitch performance and some people will buy it. (Let's unpack it tho...) 


Lots of ways to fundraise. 

If you've got great performance you might want to pitch it. Hard.

-- Redo materials! Put performance right up top front and center and lots of charts that show it too. 

-- Talk about how poorly your peers are doing to really shine a light on how you are crushing it.

-- Say your core values are to be number 1. (eek) 

Some investors (maybe lots) will buy that performance pomp and circumstance. 

You will cue up Mike Posner Top of the World. 

And then...

Something v normal will happen.

Your performance will slip 

Because you got too big too fast and can't move the portfolio

Or because the market did what the market does and wiled out on you

For whatever reason, you had a normal pull back 

And the investors who bought your out-performance?

Now they redeem your underperformance

The other investors in the fund will see that investors are redeeming, so they will hit the sell button too

And the virtuous performance upswing you raised into will whipsaw into a vicious redemption spiral

(if you've seen that movie before you know it's fun times 🙄(

So... yes, there are lots of ways to fundraise

Pitching performance is one of them

It can work

But it's worth pausing to reflect on what you will get and who you will get in that process

Hot dot chasers buy performance
They redeem it too

Classic tale of be careful what you wish for

My POV: pitch forever vs fleeting

Will be breaking it down this week. 

We can be proud of our results and still focus on the sustainable things that got us there. 

Might take longer but might be worth it in the long run.

1 big change to our target market of asset managers and wealth managers - might inspire you to refine yours.

We just wrapped our 2-day annual planning session.

In a crazy awesome Newport mansion
Because environment shapes thinking and we wanted to dream bigger.

But instead of going bigger with our target market...

We went smaller.

We went clearer.

Check it:

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In defining target market, most of us will start with demographics.

• AUM
• Titles
• Firm size
• Geography

The challenge is we can get stuck in a big sea of "everyone is our market."

Demographics can be quicksand.

Predictable
Generic 
Crowded

---

The real leverage in target market lives in psychographics.

That’s where alignment happens.

We already knew our ideal clients:

• Share our core values
• Believe in the power of story
• Want a more human way to grow

What we hadn’t explicitly named?

---

Personal brand.

Not just believing in story,
but believing they are part of it.

We have it in our differentiators as a firm but we didn't have it in our target market. 

So we refined. 

Our ideal client has a founder or C-suite leader committed to

•  Building a personal brand
•  Showing up on LinkedIn
•  Being seen

A  person who is jazzed to become a thought leader in their unique area of expertise

---

That small shift will change everything

• Who we say yes to
• How the work lands
• The results we can create

Because story doesn’t work in the shadows.

---

Big dreams don’t require broader markets.

They require braver ones.
 
And braver can mean smaller focus. 

📌 Have you found what a client believes (or doesn't) matters in your target market (maybe more than we realize)?

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+ If you want help on LinkedIn in 2026, I got some things cooking. DM me and I will add you (or your team) 👀 to our wait list 🙌

5 filters to set goals for an amazing year of growth. 
 
We use these with clients in annual business strategy sessions. 

And we use them on ourselves. 

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1️⃣ Did we reverse engineer from long-term vision to short-term goals?

- Start with the 10-year vision

- Pull it into 3 years

- Then 1 year

- Then the next 90 days

Humans can focus and execute well for shorter sprints (quarter by quarter).

Design our goals such that if we hit quarterly goals, we will be on track to hit annual, if we hit annual, we will be on track to hit 3 yr and so on.

Set the long term vision
Work back to the year
Then play the next 90 days like they are high stakes. (cuz they are)

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2️⃣ Are we driving forward with metrics we can actually control? 

Goals that depend on other people? Rough.

Instead, ask: 
what’s the step right before the result we want? 
The one we can ensure we hit. 

We can’t control outcomes.
We can control inputs.

That’s where progress lives.

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3️⃣ Are we measuring backwards to protect confidence and juice momentum?

We’re excellent at this pattern:

Hit the goal

Move the goalpost

Feel behind again

When the reality is we just accomplished something meaningful... but we missed it.

Measuring backwards is a pause.

It reminds us:

- how far we’ve come

- what’s already working

- why we’re capable of the next level


For my quant friends, confidence compounds too. 😘

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4️⃣ Are we trying to do less better? (bc less is more)

1–3 big things

Not 5–7 “important” things

(forget 10 omg 10 is an anxiety spiral)


We’d rather:

do 3 things exceptionally well

than 5 things halfway decent


Focus isn’t restrictive.
It’s freeing.

We said no to some really cool business opportunities for 2026 bc we want to focus on our core programs. 

It's the same reason we are pausing on our annual summit too. 

Tough choices but necessary. 

(I am learning and still a work in progress on this one.)

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5️⃣ Does it light us up?

Seriously - a fun filter 😉

Is the goal interesting?
Is it meaningful?
Is it fun? 

This one matters more than we admit.

If it doesn’t make us:

energized

enthusiastic

eager to start the day


Why are we doing it?

Sustainable growth requires emotional fuel.
Or we will just be "who cares-ing" the year away.

(I speak from experience on this. Real talk.)

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These 5 filters help our clients and us architect a banger of a year in 2026:

Clear goals
→ fewer priorities
→ controllable metrics
→ visible progress
→ positive energy

📌 Which one hits for you, any to add?

Happy New Year, Friends. Game on!

I help you grow your personal brand with AI-driven strategies | Ghostwriter for Busy CEOs & Coaches | Brand Designer | Content & Growth Strategist

Too busy to manage your LinkedIn? Not sure what to post? Need a profile update?

I’ve got you covered!

If you are a busy founder, executive or entrepreneur looking to grow on LinkedIn but don’t have the time to manage it all, I am here to help.

Without a strong personal brand:

⤷ It’s hard to stand out
⤷ You miss valuable connections
⤷ You lose out on potential clients and opportunities

I’m a personal branding expert who helps busy founders and CEOs grow their brands on LinkedIn. 

My process is simple but effective:

Here’s how I can help:
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⤷ Revamp your LinkedIn profile to get more attention
⤷ Create a content plan that fits your goals
⤷ Write engaging posts that show off your expertise
⤷ Interact with your audience through comments
⤷ Boost your visibility to reach the right people
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And if you need a website that matches your brand, I can help with Web UI Design as well to make it both beautiful and user-friendly. 🙌🏻

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Arfa Farheen

Your LinkedIn profile is a goldmine.

(But only if you know how to use it.)

Most people treat it like a resume.
They list job titles, 
Write a bland summary 
and hope for the best.

Big mistake.

Your LinkedIn profile is your pitch before you ever speak.
It tells people if you’re worth their time.

If it’s vague? They scroll.
If it’s boring? They forget.
If it’s weak? They move on.

But when done right…

It attracts the right people.
It positions you as an authority.
It creates opportunities you never saw coming.

You don’t need to be famous.
You just need to be strategic.

Save this cheat sheet to turn your LinkedIn profile into an opportunity magnet.

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Need help making your profile work for you?
DM me “Upgrade” and let’s fix it.

Sharing Insights on AI, Tech, No-Code Tools & LinkedIn Growth | LinkedIn Personal Branding Expert | Marketing & Growth Strategist | Trusted by 100+ Global Brands

Stop begging LinkedIn “gurus” for help.

Paste these prompts into ChatGPT and fix your profile today.

Most LinkedIn profiles aren’t bad.
They’re just… doing absolutely nothing.

They say things like “results-driven professional.”
They list job duties from 2019.
They look like they were written during a lunch break and never touched again.

Which is fine.
Except recruiters spend seven seconds on a profile.

Seven.

Less time than it takes LinkedIn to load your banner.

So instead of endlessly tweaking your headline like it’s a houseplant, here’s a smarter move:

Copy a single prompt.
Paste it into ChatGPT.
Let it tear your profile apart, politely.

Not “make it nicer.”
Not “improve my bio.”

Give it a real job.

Tell it this:

𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁.

Every screenshot and paragraph I send you is raw material.
Your job is to turn it into a clear, practical plan that makes my profile easier to find, clearer to understand, and more appealing to recruiters and decision-makers.

𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲:

↳ Show my current text first, exactly as it is.
↳ Then create a section called “Recommended Version” and rewrite it.
↳ Add a “What’s Missing” list.
↳ Naturally add keywords for {{INSERT INDUSTRY}} and roles like {{INSERT TARGET ROLE OR TITLE}}.
↳ End every section with a “Quick Fix” list of 3–5 things I can do today.
↳ Keep your behind-the-scenes thinking to yourself.

𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸:

Start with the big picture.
Give first impressions on tone, clarity, and positioning.
Call out the five biggest problems hurting visibility or trust.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.
Check it for clarity, value, and keyword strength.
Offer three alternatives under 220 characters.

𝗥𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Tell me what works.
Tell me what doesn’t.
Rewrite it as a clean story that shows:

– Who I help
– What I do
– Proof
– Core skills
– A simple call to action

(Max 2,000 characters.)

𝗙𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
For each role, list what’s missing (metrics, scope, team size, budgets).
Rewrite each role with 3-5 strong bullets using Action → Task → Outcome.
Suggest reordering if it improves relevance.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀.
Recommend the 50 most valuable skills for {{INSERT INDUSTRY}}.
Flag anything weak, duplicated, or off-topic.

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Tell me who I should ask.
Write a short outreach message.
Provide a polished two-paragraph sample recommendation.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
Build a 30-day structure with weekly themes and hooks.
Suggest five industry voices to engage with and five example comments in my tone.

You’re not asking it to flatter you.
You’re asking it to think like a recruiter, a strategist, and a very picky stranger with seven seconds to spare.

Your LinkedIn shouldn’t read like a résumé.

It should read like a reason.

100 websites you’ve never heard of but absolutely need

(Save this and thank yourself later)

Remote work is exploding in 2025.
But most people are still searching in the wrong places.
They keep refreshing the same 3 job boards.
And wonder why nothing changes.

That ends today.

I found a list of 100 remote job websites across every industry.

Whether you’re a writer
Designer
Developer
Accountant
Coach
Consultant
Or just looking for anything that lets you work from home
There is a platform built for you.

Some websites are hidden gems.
Some are mainstream.
Some are niche but powerful.
All give you a chance to get paid from anywhere.

Your skill is an asset.
Your time is freedom.
Remote work connects both.

So do yourself a favor
Save the list
Maybe you need it today
Maybe next week
Maybe the day your boss announces your job is now three jobs for the same salary

And just for fun
Comment below with your dream remote role :)

I went quiet for a while.

Came back with a husband and a whole new view on life.

2025 was not a regular year for me.
It was a plot twist year.

The good kind.

Here is what changed in one year:

→ I married the love of my life Allian Alam
→ I became a full time entrepreneur
→ I crossed 6 figures in revenue
→ I worked with dream brands I used to follow
→ I ranked worldwide in my niche
→ I made my parents proud in a very real way

Crazy to type that out.
A girl from Pakistan who started with a laptop and WiFi now builds brands for people across the world.

Fast forward to my wedding days.

I was not on LinkedIn.
I was not in Zoom calls.
I was in rooms full of family, noise, colors, tears, joy.

At the same time my clients sent love.
My team held things.
My husband stood next to me and said, “You built all of this.”

I saw my parents look at me with a new kind of smile.
Not because I got married only.
Because they saw the work I do, the people I help, the name I build.

Here is the part no one warns you about.

→ Marriage does not shrink ambition.
→ Business does not cancel life.
→ Growth does not make you distant.

It all fits.

One life.
One calendar.
One very full heart.

2025 has already taught me plenty.

- Choose a partner who claps first.
- Build a business that survives your absence.
- Say yes to goals that feel slightly terrifying.
- Let success repay your parents sacrifices.

I am still here.
Still talking AI.
Still sharing LinkedIn growth.
Still helping founders show up and win.

I just carry a new role now.
Wife.
Founder.
Creator.
All in one.

Same Arfa.
New season.
Higher level.

So yes.
I am back.

Also.
Fashionably late.

Happy New Yearrrrrrr ♥️

Every time I open LinkedIn, something is happening.

Three promotions.
Two launches.
Someone announcing a podcast.

It always feels like I’m late to a party I never RSVP’d to.

I came into this year with a very serious plan.

Post more.

That was the plan.
That’s still the plan, actually.

I didn’t want to be a “LinkedIn person.”
I just wanted to stop disappearing for weeks at a time like I’d joined witness protection.

Every time I sat down to post, I’d think,
“I’ll just write something quick.”

Which, for me, meant opening a blank page, questioning my entire personality, and suddenly needing a snack.

Some days I had great ideas.
Other days I had deadlines.
Some days I had neither, but a lot of opinions.

That’s when Taplio.com showed up.

Not like a life coach.
More like that calm friend who says,
“Hey… you don’t have to do this the hard way.”

It didn’t try to be clever for me.
It didn’t give me a new voice.
It just helped me get out of my own way.

On busy days, it gave me structure.
On tired days, it lowered the bar enough that I actually stepped over it.
On dramatic days, it reminded me that LinkedIn is not a hostage situation.

And somehow, without making a big deal about it,
I showed up more.

The growth was nice.
The numbers were fine.

But the real win was this:

Posting stopped feeling heavy.

Which is underrated.
And rare.
And honestly kind of the whole game.

So yeah.
That was a quiet part of my year that mattered more than I expected.

If you’re curious,
explore https://lnkd.in/dCPGND3K here

People say “AI is overrated.”
Which is exactly what you say when you haven’t realized you’re still doing 10x the work for half the results.

And once you use it… you’ll wonder how you survived without it.

We’re all doing the juggle.
Clients.
Emails.
Deliverables.
And whatever life throws at us before 10am.

So anything that saves time instantly becomes a national treasure.

This is exactly why AI isn’t “nice to have” anymore.
It’s survival.
It’s leverage.
It’s your new unfair advantage if you’re smart about it.

So here’s my AI besties with superpowers.
Save them for the days you need your workload cut in half…
and your brilliance turned all the way up.

ChatGPT
↳ for deep research and strategy thinking

Gamma
↳ for creating stunning presentations without the stress

Midjourney
↳ for scroll-stopping images and visual magic

Taplio.com
↳ for smart commenting and staying visible on LinkedIn

Lovable
↳ for building digital products and creative assets fast

Synthesia
↳ for producing pro-quality videos in minutes

Replit
↳ for creating AI apps and automations that save your time

Scripe
↳ for finding viral posts and spotting content trends

Notion
↳ for organizing your entire workspace like a boss

These tools don’t replace you.
They amplify you.
They protect your time.
They free your brain.
They let you operate at a level that feels almost unfair.

And the girlies who win?
They use AI quietly.
Strategically.
Like a secret weapon that keeps their week tight, calm and wildly productive…
while everyone else is drowning in tabs, tasks and overwhelm.

The future won’t belong to the hardest workers.
It’ll belong to the smartest ones.
And right now, AI is the smartest partner you can bring into your business.

P.S Which AI tool is your secret weapon right now?

I love how we all pretend email outreach is broken because “people hate sales.”

Meanwhile, half our emails are stuck in spam, screaming into the void like,
“Hello? Is anyone there?”

You wrote something smart.
You crafted a clean offer.
You hit send feeling dangerous.

And Gmail went,
“Yeah… nah.”

Straight to spam.
No human.
No chance.

That’s not marketing.
That’s whispering into a pillow.

Most teams are out here polishing the tap
while the pipe behind the wall is leaking.

New domain.
No warm-up.
Random volume.
Burned reputation.

You’re basically knocking on doors
that don’t even exist.

Warmy.io - Email channel. Reliable. fixes the invisible mess.

→ It warms your domain so you don’t get flagged.
→ It simulates real human behaviour so inboxes trust you.
→ It shows where your emails actually land.
→ It tells you what’s broken before your pipeline is.

Same email.
Same list.
Completely different outcome.

Because an email that isn’t seen
is just a very expensive diary entry.

If email feeds your pipeline,
maybe make sure it reaches a human.

Have a squiz at Warmy: https://lnkd.in/dAgmu4yr
You can try it free for 7 days.

Your emails deserve better than the bin.

I paid for Apollo and mostly got ghosts in my inbox

until I found something that works.

Apollo promised “verified emails”…
but half of them were ghosts.
Sequences looked perfect… replies? Crickets.
Big database? Sure… mostly outdated.
Hours spent optimizing? Wasted

Then I found Prospeo.io 

It’s not about the size of the database.
It’s obsessed with accuracy.

Here’s the part most people miss 👇

Your outbound success is decided before your sequence starts.

Who you target.
How fresh the data is.
Whether the contact is even real.

I’ve been testing Prospeo V2 lately, and here’s the thing that surprised me:

They stopped playing the numbers game.

Instead of bragging about how big the database is,
they obsessed over how right it is.

A few things worth knowing:

• Emails refreshed every 7 days (not quarterly)
• Verification baked in (SMTP, bounce-band, catch-all checks)
• Direct mobiles powered mostly by crowdsourced data
• Filters that actually matter: job change, team growth, funding, tech stack

Instead of:
finding leads → exporting → verifying → fixing → guessing

You just:
search once → export → send

That’s it.

And the filters actually make sense.

You can target companies that are:
– hiring in a specific department
– growing headcount
– fresh off funding
– changing tech stacks
– or showing real timing signals

You can even upload a list of companies and build leads inside those accounts.

Same accuracy.
Earlier in the workflow.

I was part of the Prospeo V2 beta and shared feedback that’s already shaping the Feb release.

If outbound is part of how you make money, this is one of those tools you don’t judge by screenshots.

You judge it by replies.

Give it a spin.
See the data for yourself.
👉 https://prospeo.io/

Your LinkedIn can look like it’s written by a ghostwriter.

Without paying one.

Relax.
You don’t have to hire one.
You don’t have to pretend you’re someone else.
And no, you don’t need a beret.

Most people don’t struggle with ideas.
They struggle with expression.
They know what they think.
They just can’t make it sound good.

So they post less.
Or worse.
They post like a robot.

ChatGPT fixes that.
If you use it right.

Not by saying “write me a post.”
That gives you beige content.
The kind everyone scrolls past.

Real leverage comes from direction.

Prompt 1
"Analyze my last 10 LinkedIn posts. Identify patterns in tone, structure, and sentence length. Extract what performs best. Rewrite this new post using those patterns while keeping the language simple and human."

Prompt 2
"Rewrite this LinkedIn post for a high-performing creator audience. Use short sentences. One idea per line. Maintain a confident and calm tone. Improve readability and opening impact."

Prompt 3
"Edit this post using audience psychology. Improve curiosity in the opening. Maintain momentum through the middle. End with a clear takeaway that feels natural and earned."

Prompt 4
"Rewrite this draft to sound like a senior professional writing with authority. Audience is founders and decision-makers. Keep the language clean, precise, and easy to scan."

Prompt 5
"Refine this post for maximum retention. Strengthen the hook. Tighten weak lines. Improve flow from start to end while preserving my voice and intent."

This is how content becomes:

Consistent.
Focused.
Recognizable.

You stay the thinker.
It becomes the editor.

You stay real.
It makes you readable.

That’s what a ghostwriter actually does.

The only difference?
This one works at midnight.
And never sends an invoice.

If this helped, save it.
Use one prompt today.
And stop letting good ideas die in draft mode.

If you want prompts for LinkedIn Optimization “PROMPTS”.

I did everything the gurus said.

Sent the emails that should’ve worked.

Clean copy.
Smart hooks.
Personalized lines that made me feel clever.

I even reread a few and thought,
“Yeah… I’d reply to that.”

Nobody else did.

Not a “sounds good.”
Not a “wrong person.”
Not even an angry unsubscribe.

Just… silence.

Which is when it dawned on me:
Maybe they never saw them.

Email is a weird little world.
Your inbox has a reputation.
Your domain has a past.
Every send teaches Gmail who you are.

You might think you’re introducing yourself to a founder.
Gmail thinks you’re that bloke who shows up uninvited at barbecues
and eats all the sausages.

So it quietly ushers you out the back.

That’s the part nobody puts in the YouTube thumbnails.

Email isn’t just about what you say.
Cold outreach.
Newsletters.
Product updates.
Sales follow-ups.

It’s about whether the internet trusts you enough to let you say it.

Warmy is built for that invisible layer.

→ It warms domains the way real humans do.
→ Shows you where emails actually land.
→ Flags reputation problems before they nuke a campaign.
→ It tells you what to fix, and why.

And gives you something most tools don’t:

Clarity.

You stop guessing.
You stop “hoping.”
You stop rewriting emails that never had a chance.

You start sending with intent.

It’s not glamorous.
It won’t make a YouTube thumbnail.

But it’s the difference between
“great copy”
and
“great copy that reaches a human.”

If email matters to your business,
this is one of those tools you wish you’d found earlier.

Find out why replies never came. Test it with Warmy 
↳ https://lnkd.in/dAgmu4yr

Arfa X Warmy

I cancelled my $20 ChatGPT Subscription
and started using an All-in-one AI tool that's much better! because… my work didn’t fit in one place anymore.

I’d write in one place.
Generate images in another.
Make videos somewhere else.
Create presentations in another.
Build apps or prototypes in a different tab.

By the time I finished one task, I had 6-7 tabs open.

Then someone introduced me to ChatLLM by Abacus.AI, and my whole workflow moved into one place.
👉 http://chatllm.abacus.ai

Here’s what made the switch stick:

𝟭. 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗦
ChatLLM lets me switch between GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek, LLaMA, and more without breaking flow.

𝟮. 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 & 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢𝗦, 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦
No more opening separate platforms.
Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 1.5, Seedream 4.5, Ideogram for images.
Sora 2, VEO 3.1, Kling AI v2.6, Runway, Luma for videos.

𝟯. 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗦, 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗔𝗦
I describe what I want and actually see it live.
Layouts, colors, and copy are edited normally, like working with a real designer.

𝟰. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦, 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬
Simple ideas turn into clean decks with researched content, graphs, and charts.

𝟱. 𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
Searches and tasks keep running even when I’m offline - you come back to progress.

𝟲. 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗗𝗙𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠
Upload a file, ask questions, get clean notes and summaries.

𝟳. 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗟
Write → click “Humanize” → choose a tone.
The output actually sounds usable.

𝟴. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗕 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛
Answers with sources, images, and videos - more research, less guessing.

𝟵. 𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗦
Web apps, technical reports, dashboards, micro-SaaS, workflows, websites, and now mobile apps too, built from simple prompts.

𝟭𝟬. 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗦
Write, run, debug, and improve code inside Abacus AI Desktop, with proper vibe coding without the chaos.

It stopped feeling like “using AI tools.”
And started feeling like working inside an AI workspace.

If you’re paying for multiple AI subscriptions right now,
This might clean up your whole setup.
👉 https://lnkd.in/d-vw4hwx

I used to worship ChatGPT.

Thought it was the king.

Turns out… it’s more like a caffeinated squirrel, smart, but chaotic.

Every task meant 6-7 tabs open.
By the time I finished, my browser looked like Times Square on New Year’s Eve.

Then someone whispered, “Try ChatLLM by Abacus.AI.”
Suddenly… sanity. One screen. One brain. One place to rule them all.

👉 https://lnkd.in/d-vw4hwx

Here’s why I ditched the tab circus:

𝟭. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
↳ ChatLLM lets me switch between GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek, LLaMA, and more without breaking flow.

𝟮. 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
↳ No more opening separate platforms.
↳ Nano Banana Pro, FLUX, Seedream 4.5, Ideogram for images.
↳ Sora 2, VEO 3.1, Kling AI v2.6, Runway, Luma for videos.

𝟯. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘀, 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦
↳ I type → it builds → I tweak.
↳ Feels like magic, not work.

𝟰. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆
↳ Ideas → charts → clean decks.
↳ Like PowerPoint got a glow-up.

𝟱. 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗜 𝗻𝗮𝗽.
↳ Searches, tasks… done when I come back.

𝟲. 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗗𝗙𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺
↳ Upload a file, ask questions, get clean notes and summaries.

𝟳. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹
↳ Write → click “Humanize” → choose a tone.

𝟴. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
↳ Answers come with sources, images, and videos - more research, less guessing.

𝟵. 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀
↳ Mobile apps, Web apps, technical reports, dashboards, micro-SaaS, full AI workflows, and websites built from simple prompts.

𝟭𝟬. 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀
↳ Write, run, debug, and improve code inside Abacus AI Desktop, with proper vibe coding without the chaos.

Using ChatLLM isn’t “using AI.”
It’s like working inside a smart spaceship.

If you’re juggling 5 subscriptions right now…
Stop. Just stop.
Clean it all up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-vw4hwx

Big funding rounds usually come with big headlines & a lot of people nodding along without really asking why.

This one is worth asking why.

Synthesia just raised $200M in Series E funding at a $4B valuation, led by Google Ventures.
That is a serious vote of confidence.
But the interesting part is what it says about how work is changing.

Most companies do not have a lack of information.
They have too much of it.
Docs everywhere.
Wikis no one updates.
Training portals people forget exist.

Yet employees still struggle to get clear answers when it actually matters.

That is the problem Synthesia quietly started solving years ago.
Not with another PDF.
But with AI video that actually explains things like a human would.

Now the next shift is happening.

AI is no longer just generating content.
It is understanding context.
Holding conversations.
Coaching people through real work.

That is why this round matters right now.

Upskilling is no longer a nice initiative someone owns on the side.
It is a board-level concern.
Because if your team cannot learn fast, the company slows down.
And slowing down is not an option anymore.

Synthesia moving from AI video into conversational AI agents makes a lot of sense.
Turn company knowledge into something employees can talk to.
Ask questions.
Learn from.
Use in real time.

Early pilots are already showing higher engagement and faster knowledge transfer.
That is usually a good sign this is more than a shiny demo.

This is not just a funding announcement.
It is a signal.

AI agents plus learning is where work is heading.
And this is a pretty big bet on that future.

Worth paying attention to.

#MadeWithSynthesia

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