Stef Curcio

Growth Marketing Manager

LinkedIn client acquisition in <​15 mins/day | Trusted by the top 1% of LinkedIn’s Creators

“We don't have time to send DMs and create content”

This is the #1 LinkedIn lead generation problem for founders and teams.

- Some companies we’ve worked with have seen revenue boosts of up to 327% in <90 days -

⭐Some people who trust our services:
- Jasmin Alic (290k+ followers)
- Richard Van Der Blom (220k+ followers)
- Okoye Chinelo (150k+ followers)

… and many others.

Most businesses know they should have a DM strategy in place…

But let’s be real...

most people do not have time for this!

(And everyone hates DMs)

But LinkedIn lead generation comes hard for many for mainly 3 reasons:

1) Don’t know how to start a conversation
2) You are used to annoying pitch slaps
3) Have better things to do

We simply do this for you.

**Scale LinkedIn**:

A system of AI agents that generates clients on autopilot

**Including**

✅Content Agent
✅Lead validator Agent
✅DMs Generator Agent
✅Appointment setter Agent

🔒**Safe:**
Avoid being restricted by LinkedIn.

👬**Don’t burn through leads:**
Avoid the pray and spray approach.

⏱️**Timeline from start to results:**
Start to see 20%-50% reply rate in 14 days.


📈Case studies:

- Trevor Longino, Founder - Crowd Tamers, GTM agency: +$44k in revenue in 30 days
- Gal Agadi, Founder - Gravity, Content agency: +$90k in sales in 40 days
- Beatrice Vladut, Founder - B Branded, Branding: Doubled sales calls in 30 days
- Justin Fowler-Lindner, Founder - The Rose Garden, Lead generation agency: +12 clients in 90 days


✍️How to start:

Copy and paste the URL below to get your personalized LinkedIn outreach campaign - For free:

https://www.scalelkdn.com/campaign-builder

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My parents were here for 2 weeks in Okinawa.

We spent time together. Real time.

Threw ninja stars. Ate meals. Walked the beaches.

I took some time off.

And besides clients' work...

I paused most of my other tasks.

But here's what didn't stop.

My system.

While I was with them, my DM agent was working.

Finding leads. Sending messages. Booking calls.

I wasn't checking my phone every 5 minutes.

I wasn't stressed about pipeline.

I was just... there with them.

And the conversations kept flowing.

That's the whole point.

Most people think you have to choose.

Either you're grinding. 

Or you're living.

But that's a false choice.

If your business depends on you showing up every day...

You don't have a business.

You have a job.

Having something that would run without me was vital...

Because that is how I want to live my life.

Even if I have a one person business.

So...
While I'm throwing ninja stars with my dad...

My LinkedIn machine is working.

(yes, we actually did that 🤣)

While I'm eating dinner with my mom...

Leads are being validated.

While I'm sleeping, replies are coming in.

This is what automation actually means.

Not cutting corners.

Not sounding like spam.

It means building once so you never have to grind again.

It means being with the people you want to be with.

And still having your pipeline full.

That's the life I wanted.

And that's the life I'm living now.

P.S. Does your system runs without you?

71% reply and 3 interested leads.

How these 2 clients did it in 21 days.

Client A started from zero on LinkedIn.

No followers. 
No content. 
No clue.

👉 Three weeks in, he had three interested leads.

(founders in fintech)

From no business to interested leads.

Client B ran his first cold outreach campaign.

71% reply rate.

Not 7%. Not 17%. 

Seventy-one percent.

Here's what I did for both of them.

1) I optimized their profiles.

Not the vanity stuff. 

Positioning that made buyers stop scrolling and start reading.

Messaging that made them feel seen, not sold to.

2) I had them create at least two pieces of content.

Not daily posting marathons. 

Two thoughtful pieces.

Content that showed their thinking. 

Their experience. 

Their perspective.

Not "here's how to do X." 

More like "here's what I learned when I tried X."

Real. Honest. Human.

Then came the part that changed everything.
3) We focused on relationships over selling.

No aggressive DMs. 

No "let's hop on a call" openers.

Instead: genuine comments. 

Real observations. 

Actual interest in the people they were reaching out to.

Warm them up first. 

Build the bridge. 

Then, only then, mention what you do.

Client A's three leads came because he showed up as a real person.

Not a salesperson. 

Client B's 71% reply rate came because his DMs felt like they were from a person.

Not a bot. 

Not a template. 

A human who actually read their profile.

Here's the thing nobody talks about.

LinkedIn isn't broken. 

Most approaches are.

Most people optimize their profile...

Post once... 

Then DM like they're running a telemarketing operation.

Then they wonder why nobody replies.

But when you do the work:
- Profile
- Content 
-Relationships

...the system works.

Both clients proved it in their first month.

You can too.

Start with your profile. 

Make it professional.

Add two pieces of real content. 

Show your thinking.

Then reach out to 50 people this week. 

Not to sell. To connect.

Watch what happens.

The pipeline builds itself when you build it right.

P.S> Human first. Sales later.

I get 53.1% reply from my DMs.

Here is what I do (daily):

Research 35-40 prospects.
Validate about 24 leads.
Research all of them.
Send 30+ DMs.
Reply to DMs.

That is about 90-160 minutes a day.

In reality, I do not do any of this.

AI and VAs do this for me.

Here's the system:

My VA uses Kondo: Superhuman for LinkedIn DMs to manage the inbox.

-She splits conversations into tags

- Quickly closes low-priority threads.

- Uses keyboard shortcuts to reply faster.

What used to take 1 hour+/ now takes 20 mins for my VA.

Meanwhile, my AI agent validates leads.

Researches them.

Sends personalized DMs in my voice.

And tags me when needed.

(I typically clear my inbox in 5 mins/d)

No spam. No templates. Just context.

Then Extrovert comes in.

I curate feeds of my prospect's posts.

The AI summarizes them.

Suggests thoughtful comments.

My VAs reviews. I approves. I engages.

Two comments before a connection.

(15-20%+ acceptance and reply on average)

Top-of-mind without the daily grind.

The numbers you see above require 5 minutes of my time per day on average.

P.S. How much time do you spend in the DMs every day?

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