Stevan Koncar

Turning your LinkedIn into a 6-figure Revenue Channel.

Imagine waking up to a simple business that works around you & consistently hits $10,000/month.

No more feast & famine cycles:

You do what you love. 

You make a difference in people's lives. 

You have time & energy to live your own life.

You can scale to $500k/year without overworking yourself.

You don't worry about the cash flow, as you have recurring revenue.

You don't sell dog shit. You show people what you do and invite them to do the same.

You don't chase Clients. You waste zero minutes talking to people who are not ready to buy. 

Btw, this isn't some unattainable dream reserved for the ones who found a magic pill.

In fact, you don't need a magic pill at all —

Chances are, you've already got what it takes:

You know how to get results for Clients, but lack a system to deliver results at scale.

A system that doesn't require 100k+ followers, 60+ hours a week, and posting guru fluff on Social Media.

That's where The Authority Solopreneur blueprint comes in handy.

Because you create unique targeted content,
↳ You attract people who resonate with you. 

Because you solve problems for them, 
↳ They become your customers.

Because you have an outcome-based Offer that's easy to understand & even easier to buy, 
↳ You turn these customers into clients.

Because you've set your funnel right, 
↳ You create 3 revenue streams from 1 product alone.

When we put The Authority Solopreneur blueprint in place, 

We made $36,347 in 20 days — while working less.

And yes, you're right —

It's simple in theory, but a nightmare to execute all by yourself.

I know because I've made every mistake in the book, and learned how to make six figures a year the hard way.

Now I know better:

The fastest, easiest & least stressful way to scale your business is to find someone who's done it, steal their blueprint and implement it for yourself.

That's how our Club members accomplished in days what they couldn't in months before they joined.

Like S.S., who added $16,103 MRR to their bottom line in 5 weeks.

Or S.G., who doubled their revenue in 2.5 months and bought their dream home.

If you want to learn how they did it, you can join our free newsletter:

↳ Sign up here: https://authoritymarketing.kit.com/sign-up

If you want to explore joining The Authority Club & do it yourself:

↳ DM me "CLUB" and I'll send you the details.

If you want my 1:1 help to solve your biggest bottleneck fast:

↳  DM me "1:1" and I'll send you the details.

Co-Founder

You can go from "I have no idea what I'm doing" to "LinkedIn is my 6-figure revenue channel" IN 6 MONTHS ALONE.

When Dina approached me in mid-2020, she was starting to get traction as a Copywriter on LinkedIn.

She was getting clients but still struggled with:

∙ Attracting MORE IDEAL CLIENTS, and fewer window shoppers.
∙ Creating QUALITY CONTENT without spending hours on it.
∙ Charging WHAT SHE DESERVED.

I saw an opportunity, so I started working with Dina.

We were classic freelancers. No company brand. No website. No email list. Nothing.

But even without all that, in less than 6 months, we were getting 5 QUALIFIED LEADS A DAY.

All that with ZERO LinkedIn Ads, Pods, Outbound Messages, Automation Tools, or sleazy trick-the-algorithm tactics.

Soon after that, we raised our prices, started being more selective with Clients, and wrote 2 ebooks that made us $60,000+ in revenue.

But most important of all, we created something way bigger —

The LinkedIn Authority Blueprint.

A replicable, PROVEN PROCESS to build Authority & attract high-ticket Clients on LinkedIn for Coaches, Consultants, and service-based business Founders. 

Using the LinkedIn Authority Blueprint, our Clients got involved in 9-figure deals, crossed $10,000 in 6 weeks, and made $3,000 in their first week on LinkedIn.

If you want similar results, here's how we can help you:

✔️ 1:1 COACHING. 

Let's help you implement the exact strategy that made LinkedIn the most profitable channel for both our clients & us.

✔️ LINKEDIN PROFILE. 

→ Get your Profile Review with tips on how to improve it, or 
→ Let us turn your Profile into a 24/7 Sales Rep.

✔️ LINKEDIN CONTENT. 

→ Get your Content Review with tips on how to improve it, or 
→ Hire us to teach your team to build Authority & score high-ticket Clients through LinkedIn.

If you're serious about turning your LinkedIn into a 6-figure revenue channel, shoot me a DM now.

“I’ll start a business to be overworked & underpaid,” said no one ever.

Yet there I was:

Long hours. Unpredictable revenue. Doubting my expertise.

I worked my ass off & Clients had excellent results —

But it all felt like I was pushing uphill.

It turned out the standard coaching model has significant problems.

To name a few:

Being dependent on a few Clients.

The “tricky client” issue:

Crossing boundaries. Not doing what you told them to do.

The “know-it-alls.” People who think they know your job better than you do.

Spoiled grown-up children who are not used to hearing “no.”

But if you fire them or they cancel, your income drops significantly.

2. Delivery bottleneck.

You need to do more work to make more money.

To double your income, you need to double the work.

Selling your time means earnings are limited by the number of hours in the day.

That kind of business is tough to run and even harder to scale.

These two changed when we found a Freedom-First business model.

❌ Custom 1:1 programs — gone.
❌ Unrelated digital products — gone.
❌ Irrelevant sales calls and follow-up emails - gone.

✅ Upsells - natural.
✅ Passive income - done.
✅ Recurring revenue - done.
✅ Cash injection on demand - done.
✅ Everything I sell — great ROI on my time.

Things that don’t make you filthy rich but have changed a lot for me:

→ I have more time & energy to live my life.

Spend time with kids.

Play basketball.

Go to the gym.

Go skiing.

Travel.

→ I can help more people. I’m not limited to a handful of Clients.

More freedom. More impact. More joy.

Less stress. Less worry. Less work.

→ I paid off my whole mortgage in a year.

The business is much more scalable as all your offers are connected to your core offer.

Ultimately, my solo journey is my way to freedom.

Yes, financial freedom included.

But also HOW I live my life while making that money.

p.s. Dina & I re-mapped how we did all this.

It’s called The Authority Solopreneur system.

Subscribe to our newsletter to read more about it.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

Helping Coaches & Consultants grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. → $7.5M+ in Client Sales. → Learn how: authoritymarketing.kit.com/sign-up

9 rules I've used to build a freedom-first solo business:

→ I choose my clients. I don’t need to sell to everyone.
→ I will only sell what I’ve done for myself or for my clients.
→ I don’t know everything — but I can figure anything out.
→ I won’t rely on my 1:1 offer alone.
→ I sell outcomes, not hours.
→ I will streamline my offers so upsells feel natural.
→ I will build income streams that earn even while I sleep.
→ I will create one signature offer, and everything else will connect back to it.
→ I will take proven systems and implement them. The more I complicate things, the harder they become.

Mindset first. 
Strategy second. 
Execution always.

The first offer I sent to a LinkedIn lead was a mess.

(It got accepted, and I ended up creating a full-blown marketing strategy, executing it for a month… for $500.)

The 5th offer wasn’t great either.
The 20th was a little better.
The 200th started converting.

The 1,000th made me realize something:

High conversion doesn’t come from “nailing” your offer on the first try.

It comes from refining your offers inside a framework that works.

Once you have a solid framework, even launching brand-new offers becomes easy.

And when all your offers link back to your core offer, you remove “overworked and underpaid” from your vocabulary for good.

In a nutshell:

You don’t need a perfect offer.

You need one core offer and a proven framework you can return to every time you create a new one.

That’s how you go from random one-off clients to a $10,000+/month business built around you.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

A common mistake I see with solopreneurs:

You’re focused on scaling a business even though you’re not in a scaling phase.

Here’s what I mean.

“I want $50,000/month.”
“I want 10,000 newsletter subscribers.”
“I want to automate everything so I make money on autopilot.”

All of these sound smart.

They look strategic.
They feel productive.
They’re easy to brag about.

But most people are chasing these goals when:

→ They don’t have 3 paying clients yet.
→ Their offer hasn’t even been seen by 100 ideal buyers.
→ They haven’t hit $10,000/month and already want $50,000.

So why do we do it?

Because huge goals are emotionally safer than solving our current bottlenecks.

If you say “I want $50,000/month,” you can always tell yourself:

“I’m on the way. It just takes time.”

If you say “I want this offer seen by 10 people,” you’ll know very clearly if you failed.

Audience-building also feels like progress:

You’re posting.
You’re tweaking carousels.
You’re watching analytics.

But here’s the hard truth:

You can have 10,000 followers and still not have a business.

Until strangers pay you, you’re still in the “maybe” phase.

So what should you focus on instead?

Here’s what I recommend before you chase any “scaling” goal:

1. Choose a problem you’ve solved before — for yourself or someone else.
Map out how you did it. Go deep.

2. Find a proven framework to make your core offer.
Not 3 core offers. Not ten custom offers. One clear, outcome-based offer.

3. Get that offer in front of 100 ideal buyers.
100 right people. That’s all you need.

That might mean:

→ DM-ing old contacts
→ Sending emails to your network
→ Asking for intros from people who already trust you
→ Posting simple, direct content that leads to your offer.

Your goal here is not scale.

It’s to get 3–5 clients to say “yes.”

4. Deliver like your life depends on it.
Forget scaling. Focus on getting results.

This is where:

→ You refine your process
→ You find your real strengths
→ You earn the right to charge more

5. When you’ve done it 10 times, then think about systems and scaling.

Once:

→ Your offer converts
→ You’ve helped multiple clients get results
→ You know where your best clients come from

Then you can ask:

“How do I make this smoother, simpler, more scalable?”

Not before.

A friendly reminder:

You’re not behind because you don’t have 1,000,000 people in your audience.

You’re behind if you don’t have 3 people you’ve genuinely helped with a problem they’d happily pay to solve again.

Start there.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

When your messaging screams fear, your Ideal Clients don't come.

This is why many solopreneurs struggle to attract business —

They're afraid of making hard decisions so they stay vanilla.

😬 "I'll solve many problems for many different ICPs (because I'm afraid to choose one problem)."
😬 "I won't exclude this type of Client although they're shitty (because I'm afraid to lose options)."
😬 "I won't say what my service is NOT (because I'm afraid that this means fewer leads)."

Usually, the opposite happens.

When you say it out loud:

💪 "I'll state who I am for and for whom my service is."
💪 "I'll state who I am not and for whom my service is not."
💪 "I'll focus on my Ideal Clients and say no to everyone else."
💪 "I'll be straight to the point without beating around the bush."
💪 "I'll find a way to make it work even with the constraints I have."
💪 "I'll find people who'll help me solve what I struggle with and make it work."

You manage to build authority and attract your best clients.

It's the same in life and business:

The more intentional you are to achieve a certain goal,

The higher the chance to achieve it.

The truer to yourself you are,

The more attractive you'll be and the easier it will be to play the game.

That's how you build Authority online and make your best Clients come your way. 

The best part?

You've already got all the pieces of the puzzle. 

They're your Authority Assets and already in your head. 

All you need is to extract them and make them fit together.

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You're not stuck in your solo business because you're not working enough.

You're stuck because you're working too much.

Most solopreneurs don’t like hearing that,

And “I don’t have time” feels like a valid excuse,

But it's actually fear in disguise.

Because working too much is rarely about discipline —

It’s about avoiding the real work.

It’s about staying busy so you don’t have to stop and face the truth:

You haven’t assessed your priorities in months. Maybe years.

You haven’t taken a breath to ask yourself:

“Where am I going?"
"Am I even moving in the right direction?”
"Is my business designed to get me there?"

And deep down, you’re afraid that if you stop for even a day, everything will fall apart.

So you keep yourself in motion.

Busy. Exhausted. Overcommitted.

Saying yes to things that drain you.
Doing too many activities at the same time.
Fixing fires that shouldn’t exist in the first place.

You think you're doing the hard work.

But you're actually avoiding it.

Hard work isn’t staying up late to polish another email.

The real hard work is stopping long enough to confront the uncomfortable:

→ What’s noise?
→ What’s actually moving the business forward?
→ What am I doing out of habit and not strategy?
→ What’s the thing I’ve been avoiding because it scares me?

Busy is familiar.
Busy feels safe.
Busy gives you the illusion of progress.

But busy keeps you broke:

Growth doesn’t happen when you speed up.

It happens when you pause.

When you zoom out.
When you see the system instead of the tasks.
When you choose priorities instead of firefighting.

So, here's a simple reminder:

You don’t need more hours.
You need the courage to stop long enough to find it.

Because the solopreneurs who grow are not the ones who do the most.

They’re the ones who know what to do and what to stop doing.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

There are two types of value you can provide in your content:

1. Hard value: how-to guides, frameworks, templates, etc.
2. Soft value: insights, personal stories, myth-busting, etc.

Hard value gets you tons of:

→ Likes, reach and engagement
→ “I’ll try your free guide and get back to you”
→ “You’re giving me so much free value. I’ll definitely buy soon”
→ “I’m going to see if this works first, and if it does, I’ll ask about the next steps”

But only a few people follow through.

The other 99.9% never buy.

Everything changes when you switch to soft-value content.

Our 1:1 clients and Club members know this well:

S.H. published his first post and got his first high-ticket lead.

J.F. got 10 leads and 4 yeses from a single post that had only 8 likes.

K.S. closed $3,000 from LinkedIn in her first week with just 300 followers.

All inbound.

A friendly reminder:

Choose your content wisely because it directly affects your revenue.

P.S. Today you can get our “Hard Value vs. Soft Value” Masterclass that made us $90K in 3 months for FREE as part of our Black Friday deal.

Find it in my featured section before we take it down at midnight.

It’s not the algorithm, your niche, or your audience that’s slowing you down.

It’s the inner parent telling you "you need one more thing.” 

You know the one:

“I need 10,000 followers before I can sell.”
“I need a better website.”
“I need a newsletter first.”
“I need testimonials.”
“I need branding.”
“I need a logo.”
“I need more clarity.”
"I need to do inbound."
"I need to do outbound."
“I need every asset polished.”
“I need to fix that one more thing before I’m ready.”

That voice looks helpful.

It sounds reasonable.

It's trying to keep you safe.

But all it’s really doing?

Keeping you stuck.

Keeps you planning instead of executing.

Overthinking instead of going live.

Consuming instead of creating.

Fixing irrelevant stuff instead of selling.

And here’s the truth most solopreneurs don’t want to hear:

None of those things above are requirements for a $10,000/month business.

Not the fancy website.
Not the follower count.
Not the inbox full of social proof.

Here’s what is required:

A problem you solved for yourself, clients, or employers.

From there, the path is simple:

1. Turn that solution into your Signature Offer.

Clear. Outcome-based. Easy to buy.

2. Add that Signature Offer to your Freedom-First Business Model.

So you stop selling time and start selling transformation.

3. Choose the right funnel for your stage.

Not the funnel your favorite influencer or Coca-Cola uses, but the one you can actually execute.

3. Nail your funnel entry.

Because even the best offer can’t convert if nobody sees it.

5. Once the ball is rolling, automate & add passive revenue.

That’s how you get paid while you sleep, rest, travel or take your kids to the park.

That’s it.

Not 34 assets.
Not a viral post.
Not a perfect brand.
Not 6 months of prep.

Just the right system implemented one step at a time.

A friendly reminder:

If your business feels heavy, confusing, or chaotic right now, it’s probably not because you’re lacking something.

It’s because the criticizing parent in your head is distracting you from the few things that actually matter.

You’re closer than you think.

And chances are you've already got what it takes to build a $10,000/month business around your life.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

Content isn’t dead.

It just stopped doing all the heavy lifting for you.

Back in 2023, I’d write a LinkedIn post.

End it with: “DM me ‘WORD’ and I’ll send you the details.”

5,000 views.
10 inbound leads.
3 new clients.

From one post.

It worked beautifully — until it didn’t.

Now?

My posts get seen by 500 people, not 5,000.

And the game changed.

Most people assume this means:

“Content doesn’t work anymore.”

Wrong.

I closed three 4-figure clients in the last three weeks.

All inbound.
All came through content.
All without reach numbers that would impress anyone.

So what changed?

I adapted.

I kept writing.
I added more conversations.
I showed up even when the numbers didn’t “motivate” me.

And here’s the part nobody likes hearing:

The more you post, the easier it becomes to get inbound leads.

Even in 2025.

Just look around:

Everyone who’s reporting $$$

(not likes, not followers)

is still writing.

Even cold outreach people (and their writing has improved a ton).

So yes — content still works.

You just need to stop wishing it worked like 2023,

And start adapting to how it works now.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

Our Authority Club client has just passed the 100,000 EUR mark for the year.

A quick breakdown of his business:

1. Channels

- 5,874 LinkedIn followers
- 815 email subscribers.

2. Offers.

A mix of:

- 1:1 Offers .
- Private community.

3. Mentors.

- The Authority Club. 😊

P.S. If you want to know all the steps he took, DM me "STEPS" and I'll send them your way.

"I am sick of spending 5 hours on proposals."

That’s what someone told me a few months ago.

7 years in business.
Still writing 5-hour proposals.
Still tweaking PDFs, rewriting intros, and waiting for a reply that never comes.

And you know what? I get it.

I know exactly how frustrating it is:

Back in 2021, Dina was getting 5–6 leads per day through LinkedIn.

I would spend 4 hours a day sending offers.

I was custom-writing every proposal.

Explained our value from scratch every time.

Changed our offer depending on what Client thought they needed.

I believed this was the way it should be:

You get leads. You personalize every offer. You make sure you add exactly what they need.

Until I sent too many offers to many different prospects —

And realized there's no way to make a business you enjoy this way.

Actually, it didn't feel like running a business at all. It felt like running a service buffet.

The day things changed?

We stopped customizing & packed everything we do into one ore offer.

→ One promise.
→ One Ideal Client.
→ Easy to understand, and say yes or no to.

If your prospect list is full but your brain is fried, the problem isn’t you, and it's not your expertise either.

It’s the thing that service businesses keep you overworked & underpaid by default.

That's why the first steps we do with Clients using the Authority Solopreneur Blueprint are

1. Your signature offer.
2. Your freedom-first business model.

It’s the difference between having a pre-built house you can sell tomorrow vs. building a new one from the ground up every time someone wants to buy a house.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

“You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

One of my favorite lines from Atomic Habits —

 And one of the most overlooked truths in business.

It’s also the reason why most solopreneurs never reach consistent $10,000, $20,000 or $30,000 months.

They have big goals. That's not an issue.

But they don’t have systems.

So even when they want to grow, they keep getting stuck in the same cycle:

Chasing leads, mixing messaging, overdelivering, burning out, repeating.

When Dina & I built the Authority Solopreneur Blueprint, we didn’t just set new goals.

We focused on building a system.

And it’s not that complicated.

1. Make your signature offer.
2. Put it inside a freedom-first business model.
3. Install simple funnels to get clients and customers.
4. Nail your funnel entry so it never dries up.
5. Automate and layer in passive income.

That’s it.

A 5-step system for freedom, growth, and consistency.

Because you don’t need bigger goals.

You need better systems.

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👋 Hi, I'm Stevan, and I work with solo coaches & consultants to help them grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more.

"Hi Stevan. Would you remind me of the terms of your '1:1 & in our private community', please?"

A message from an inbound lead after reading this in my post:

"Hi, I'm Stevan, and I help solo coaches & consultants grow a simple $10k/month business built around them. I do it 1:1 & in our private community — The Authority Club. DM me to learn more."

I add that sentence to most of my posts these days.

But here’s the truth:

That one line doesn’t bring the leads. Everything before it does.

My lived experience.

Everything I’ve done over the last 37 years.

The mistakes, the lessons, the breakthroughs.

The conversations I have with clients every day.

The stories from my real life that people recognize themselves in.

Shared in a way that builds trust fast and is almost impossible to copy.

That’s the part that makes people DM me.

That’s the part that drives inbound.

That’s the part that works on both LinkedIn and in my newsletter.

And yes — it works even in the era of AI.

I'd even add: especially now.

Which is exactly why we created “Stand Out From Generic AI Content in 2026: The Ultimate Content Bundle.”

It’s the exact system with templates we use to turn your lived experience into content no AI can replicate.

And because it’s Black Friday, you can get it for $47.

Plus, if you grab it before Wednesday, you’ll also get a bonus $97 training video completely free.

Find it in the featured section of my LinkedIn Profile.

Roman Pikalenko 🇺🇦🦩

Kaizen

On March 7th, 2023, I decided to quit my safe & comfortable job…

…all to start my own business 🔥

You see, I was freelancing in one way or form for almost a year then:

→ Ran 3 group coaching programs for young marketers to build their personal brands
→ Got booked for eight 1:1 consultations about LinkedIn Growth 
→ Started doing external engagement for my friend’s client 

By the time the calendar hit 2023, I was earning 75% of my full-time job income

Feeling like I’d outgrown the company I was in, it was a matter of time I took the leap 

I had to figure out 2 major things for myself:

→ How to position myself and where to find my ideal clients
→ What services to offer and at what price

Now, I help 6-figure founders build, grow, and scale their personal brands on LinkedIn

All through a Done-For-You Premium Ghostwriting 

- You don’t need to write your content
- You look at the inbox full of leads
- You run your biz smoothly

If you’re someone who’s tried creating content on LinkedIn or hired a cheap writer with no strategic background, you’re in the right place

Book a 30-min consultation with me

And let’s explore how it would look like if we worked together

✌🏼

Full-Stack Ghostwriter

Limelight

I worked in a B2B SaaS company for almost 2 years in the past. 

It made me realize just how plagued the industry is with features nobody cares about, branding nobody remembers, and products nobody uses.

I've also been creating content on LinkedIn for 3 years now. And in all that time, I've been pitched (very poorly) by a lot of brands that undervalued my work and made the collaboration problematic. There was no easy way to partner up. 

When David reached out to me asking to join as an Advisor, it felt like a perfect match.

Not only I had a chance to contribute to building a great SaaS product, but also helped shape it in a way that would benefit end users like me.

As an Advisor to Limelight, I help build the first-ever B2B creator ad platform. I've been beta-testing the product from the start and it’s impressed me so far. The team is extremely fun to work with and is receptive to every bit of feedback. 

If you're a brand or creator looking to partner up with either, I'd recommend checking them out. 

If you are a brand or creator looking to collaborate with me, get in touch via my
Limelight storefront: https://app.limelighthq.com/p/roman-pikalenko.

Advisor

Slush

I never thought I’d be an entrepreneur.

But I was training to become one without realizing it. 

It’s 2019, I’m in my last year of uni. 

I hear about this event called Slush that’s founded by students that’s now the biggest gathering of Venture Capital in the world

(Let that sink in) 

And it was right in my “backyard”, in Helsinki. 

I applied to volunteer there. Sustainability team.

During the event:

— I met cool new people & made new friends

— Learned that volunteering is hella fun

— Fell in love with Slush Magic (iykyk) ✨

and all without spending thousands of €€€ 

(I was a broke student 🤷🏻‍♂️)

I left wanting more. 

2021: I went to Slush again. Became a Group Lead. 

2022: I volunteered at Slush again.

And this year, I rose up to be a Team Lead.

(yay me)

A Text Production Team Lead in charge of written social media content and then some. 

Perfectly aligned with my ghostwriting ambitions. 

I now have a team of 4 legends. 

All are hungry ambitious young people like me that want to make a difference. 

If you’re an impact brand coming to Slush 2023, let’s connect and meet up during the event. 

If you’re a volunteer and resonate with my journey, let’s do the exact same thing ✌🏼

See you at the event 🔥

Text Production Team Lead

Shield

Just 1 week before I quit my job, Andreas, CEO of Shield, said 3 sweetest words a young guy like me could only wish for:

“Check your inbox :)”

There was a contract to sign.

You see, I’ve been following SHIELD and using their tool for 2 years then. 

They had a vibe and functionality. Their team was top-class. 

I wanted in. 

3 months of negotiations. I finally quit my job. They were open for business.   

When I finally got the role of Content Writer, I was tasked with one thing — keep the community engaged and build the brand’s authority further through their Company Page and part of the newsletter. 

Results?

I was able to:

- Cut down 1 hour of newsletter research
- Cut down 1 hour of newsletter writing (1,5 sections)

This freed up 2 hours for my teammate, Jaziel, to:

- Strategically place a fitting theme every week
- Focus on making sure the newsletter was headed where SHIELD wanted it to go. (time to reflect, and make more normative decisions moving forward)

We were able to keep a consistent opening rate between (50-57%) with a click rate of around 5-8%.

More than that, we were getting weekly newsletter love mentions.

Often from creators and profiles that would normally get unnoticed. 

Now, I apply the same mentality with my clients. 

I put them in the spotlight through the right stories and content. 

So they too can receive love mentions from their community (and make that $$$).

Content Writer

Recright

In 2021, I FINALLY landed a marketing role after being laid off 3 times from my bar job

Learned how to build systems, distribute & connect multiple channels.

Only about 200+ job applications in, I was referred to a Growth Manager, Rémy, that worked there.

From the start, I was thrown into the deep end. I had to conduct 5-10 growth experiments simultaneously for multiple marketing channels.

Our goal? Understanding where our resources were best spent.

My biggest problem was streamlining the entire process:

- Multiple social media channels
- New website & email automations
- Analyzing data & reporting it back to the team

I felt lost…

“What do I focus on?”

This was the wrong question to ask. The right one was:

“What experiment will bring the most result for our main objectives?”

See, I was afraid I lacked expertise. And I didn’t know yet how to use every system that was already in place.

Here’s what I did in the next 5 days:

- Analyzed what has and hasn’t worked before
- Checked which of the current experiments would bring the best results
- Laid out the step-by-step execution plan & time blocked it in my calendar

What’s the worst that could happen?

(Spoiler: As I was still an intern, I wouldn’t be promoted to my full-time role)

But as a result, I was praised for my proactiveness and we managed to gather valuable data on what channels to abandon entirely.

My biggest achievement was learning how to build systems, distribute & connect multiple channels.

Because of that I now always take a data-driven structured approach to solving complex problems. 

Juggling multiple elements at the same time felt challenging & chaotic but weirdly satisfying. 

Even though I had to constantly check in with the team.

About 1,5 years later, I felt that I reached my maximum potential in that role:

And eventually, I quit to start my current Ghostwriting business.

✌🏼

Growth Marketer

Growth Marketing Intern

Laurea Entrepreneurship Society

Before I found my 1st paid marketing role in 2021, I decided to volunteer. 

Instead of volunteering anywhere, I picked a local university’s Entrepreneurship Society.

(which explains my current entrepreneurial ambitions so well btw)

One of my biggest responsibilities as the Head of Marketing for me was running our events.

That meant:

- Finding speakers & partners for the events
- Creating content to promote the events
- Hosting the events

There was a week before the summer break, when we accelerated all the event production.

I ended up hosting 3 back-to-back webinars & workshops in a single week.

Main challenges?

→ Cross-promoting 3 events for 4-5 weeks prior across FB, IG, LinkedIn, and email

→ Dealing with last-minute delays, changes, and people not responding

The promotion was done in the priority approach, accelerating the volume of content the closer the events got.

The last-minute events required me to juggle both team, speaker, and partner communication pretty much 24/7.

I thought I was gonna lose it. Thankfully, our Community Manager was there to remind me that “We got it”.

….

How did I get through the week?

Simple. I just f*ckin did. 

Sometimes there are no fancy hero endings.

I did learn that event marketing is tough if you have no idea what you’re doing.

And I learned a whole lotta stress management techniques when things get hot.

When my 1-year term was done, I knew that the team was in the right hands.

(I may have hired specific people for the next HoM to avoid the headaches I had)

✌🏼

Head Of Marketing

The Old Irish Pub

In 2020, I hit rock bottom:

→ No job
→ Ran out of savings
→ Stuck in a small town (Vaasa)

Then I accidentally saw a job ad:

“Looking for a bartender. The Old Irish Pub.”

I thought it was the pub in Vaasa as it just opened.

Sent my application & resume

Got the response back:

“We’d love to interview you!”

Only the email address was from The Old Irish Pub Helsinki

“Helsinki?! It’s 4,5h away from us”

3 days later, I went to Helsinki, aced the interview, and moved there completely within 2 weeks.

And oh boy, what a job it was:

→ Constant night shifts
→ Lifestyle that drained my health
→ Dealing with less desirable customers we had to call ‘guests’

There were of course good moments too: met some of my best friends there & the love of my life. 

But in the 2nd month, sh*t really hit the fan. 

We called it the ‘Copenhagen Night’ as everything you could imagine happening at a bar, happened that night:

- Broken glass & me getting cut
- Rude guests & me getting screamed at
- More drink orders we could handle & me chugging Red Bulls

And I had to train 2 new runners

Looking back, I always ask myself “How the hell did I manage to get through the night?”

My honest answer?

The adrenaline I had + the caffeine I drank made me feel like a machine.

In a single night I:

- Got glass cuts 6 times
- Drank 3 Red Bull cans
- Served 100+ drinks & cocktails
- Served at least twice no. of shots
- Managed at least 5 very drunk guests
- Taught the runners how to thrive on busy nights
- Ruled the kitchen with my teammate constantly supplying the bar with glasses

It was chaos. I hated the cuts. But I loved the adrenaline rush.

Now, whenever things get intense, I look back at my bar job.

And I always remind myself:

“You could’ve been doing it at night, exhausted, and getting multiple cuts all over your hands. Keep going.”

…

As I completed my 6-month internship at Recright and switched to a full-time role, there was no space or energy left in me to work at the pub.

✌🏼

Bartender

Upbeater

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Digital Marketing Manager

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Turning Impact Leaders into Authority Figures Through Powerful Stories | Ghostwriting LinkedIn & Educational Email Courses ✍️📚

I help climate deep tech founders build founder visibility that compounds.

Because when people look you up…

You don’t want them to find a quiet profile, a repost from last year, or a pitch deck disguised as a post.

You want them to see credibility. Clarity. Momentum.

Most of my clients are:

- Series A founders with scientific or technical backgrounds
- Deep in climate, water, food, or materials innovation
- Short on time but serious about becoming the go-to in their category

I ghostwrite their:

- LinkedIn thought leadership (to build traffic engine)
- Educational email courses (to convert attention into demand)
- And sometimes, their articles, newsletters, or even books

💬 I’ve worked with 10+ founders across 8 countries, helped generate $300k+ in LinkedIn-attributed revenue, and ghostwritten 1,000+ posts that have reached millions — while helping my clients build audiences filled with investors, partners, and talent.

You’ll never hear me say “you need to post more.”

Because most founders aren’t struggling with volume.
They’re struggling with clarity.

Clarity of what to say.
Clarity of how to show up.
Clarity of what content makes them look like a leader — not just another expert.

That’s what I do.

If you want to build long-term authority, not just chase likes, we should talk.

💌 DM me “Pinky” and I’ll show you how I help founders build founder gravity — without sounding like a LinkedIn bro.

(And yes, I’ll tell you why it’s Pinky.)

Or just stick around and follow — I post regularly on founder visibility, deep tech storytelling, and LinkedIn strategy for serious operators.

~ Running company social media marketing operations
~ Running paid ad campaigns on social and Google Ads
~ Inbound and content marketing

For the past 2 months, I've been prepping for today.

Tonight, I'm flying to Tokyo for 16 nights, and I plan to work no more than 1h/day.

Here's how:

This is a milestone for me.

In 2.5+ years of running my ghostwriting business, this will be the first trip where I'm almost 100% hands-off.

6 clients. 22 LinkedIn posts per week. And the entire month of November covered.

I prepared 88 posts in advance.

Here's the exact process I used:

Step 1: Prioritize what's happening right now before I look ahead.

I didn't jump straight into November content. I made sure current and next-two-weeks content was locked in first.

If I let present work slip while planning ahead, I'd be stuck putting out fires right now.

Step 2: Map everything out and categorize by difficulty.

I looked at the entire month I'd be gone (Nov 9 to 26) and went client by client.

I categorized them by:

→ Who was easiest to write for based on how long I've worked with them
→ How fast their review process is
→ How proven their topics are
→ How hands-off they are.

One client gives me the green light on almost everything and has 5 specific daily topics.

Another was still ramping up, so I waited until early October to write for them once I had enough context.

Step 3: Schedule strategic work sprints with recovery time built in.

→ I picked two weekends, two weeks apart, to work extra hours.
→ I left one weekend in between to rest and recharge.
→ During those sprint weeks, I worked evenings and weekends writing for all 6 clients.
→ This kept me from burning out while still hitting my deadline.

Step 4: Microbatch by topic and structure for maximum efficiency.

For each client, I created a topic-per-day structure similar to my client who already had 5 specific topics mapped to each weekday.

This let me batch write in focused sessions instead of jumping around randomly.

I grouped similar topics together and knocked them out one by one.

Step 5: Split my writing into two distinct phases.

Phase 1: V1 drafts.
Raw thoughts, structure, and ideas dumped onto the page.

Phase 2: Final drafts.
Editing, adding visuals, stress-testing hooks, and leaving annotations for the client explaining my choices.

This two-phase system kept me from getting stuck in perfectionism during the creation phase.

Result: 88 extra LinkedIn posts prepared in 2 months.

I submitted everything a week before my trip. That gave me the final week to handle client edits, review feedback, and analyze all the work we've done so far to keep improving.

And now I get to spend 16 nights in Japan working no more than 1 hour a day.

PS. I’m going to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagano. Any recommendations? 🇯🇵

Roman Pikalenko 🇺🇦🍉

I turn $10M+ Series A climate tech founders & execs into LinkedIn thought leaders to attract capital & talent | Helped 3x LinkedIn Top Voices & 10+ climate tech founders | Obsessed with solar right now ☀️

2000: Send press release → Land Forbes feature.

2025: Send press release → Journalist skims it → Then checks your LinkedIn → Skims your company blog → Listens to your podcast clip → Scans Twitter mentions → Reads competitor coverage → Scrolls 3–6 months back on your feed → Then replies.

Most climate founders still think their tech will sell itself. They write a pitch email, cross their fingers, and get ignored.

But it's not 2000 anymore. Journalists aren't waiting in their inbox.

And the only founders they write about? The ones who already look like the obvious voice in the space.

So if you want media exposure, don't start with PR. Start with consistent content that makes you impossible to ignore.

Here's how:

Tip 1: Pick one platform and own it completely.

For climate founders, that's LinkedIn. 

Post 2–3 times per week with a mix of founder lessons, industry takes, and behind-the-scenes updates. Journalists check LinkedIn first. Make sure there's substance when they do.

Tip 2: Publish one 800-word thought leadership article per month.

Post it on LinkedIn, your company blog, or send it as a personal newsletter. 

Doesn't matter where. What matters is depth. These longer pieces show journalists you can think beyond hot takes. They give reporters substance to quote and link to. And they position you as someone with real expertise, not just engagement tactics.

Tip 3: Document your founder journey publicly (the messy parts included)

Share the decisions you're making in real time. The regulatory hurdles. The failed pilots. The customer conversations that changed your roadmap. 

Journalists love founders who are transparent, not polished. Vulnerability builds trust faster than any press kit.

Tip 4: Connect with hundreds of journalists and PR folks proactively, months before you need them.

100s of journalists cover climate, tech, and startups. 

Start building relationships now, not when you're ready to pitch. Comment on their work. Share their articles with your take. Send a DM when they publish something that resonates.

Tip 5: Make it stupid-easy for them to cover you.

When a journalist does check you out, they should find: 

• Data points they can cite 
• Clear founder bios with credentials 
• High-res photos ready to download 
• A media kit or one-pager on your site
• Quotable soundbites in your recent posts 

Remove every excuse for them to pass on your story.

—

The reality? PR doesn't work anymore if you're starting from zero visibility.

But if you've been showing up consistently, journalists will come looking for you.

That's when the press release actually works.

—

Founders, what's one story in your industry you wish a journalist would cover right now?

Sales teams are sitting on the most underused follow-up asset: 

Their CEO's LinkedIn posts.

Your CEO posts 3x/week on LinkedIn.
Your sales team never references it.

That's a missed opportunity.

I've been writing LinkedIn content for climate tech CEOs and founders for 2.5+ years. Companies that repurpose founder content for sales enablement shorten their 6-12 month B2B sales cycles.

Here's how to write LinkedIn posts your sales team can actually use in follow-ups:

Tip 1: Start posts with problems your prospects are facing right now.

Open with the exact challenge your ideal customer is dealing with today. Use their language, not yours. For example: "Everyone's talking about scaling from $5M to $20M, but nobody talks about what breaks when you hit $10M."

When your sales team follows up, they can say: "Saw our CEO wrote about the challenges at $10M ARR. Curious if you're experiencing any of that?" Instant warm conversation starter.

Tip 2: Use the borrowed credibility format to create instant relevance.

The format: "I met a [prospect's role] who [achieved impressive result]. Here's what they did differently..."

Example: "I met a VP of Operations who cut their energy costs by 40% in 8 months."

When your sales team reaches out to similar prospects, they can say, "Our CEO just shared a story about a VP Ops in a similar situation. Thought you'd find it relevant."

Tip 3: Reference internal triggers that signal buying readiness.

Call out the specific moments when companies realize they need a solution. Things like: "Growing past 5-6 crews," "Drowning in service tickets," "Hitting the limits of spreadsheets."

These triggers tell prospects: we know exactly where you are. When sales follows up, they can ask: "Are you hitting any of these inflection points?" It naturally qualifies the prospect.

Tip 4: Include real numbers and metrics from your experience.

Don't just say "we helped a client save time." Say: "We helped a $25M company reduce their reporting time from 40 hours/month to 4 hours/month."

Specific numbers establish credibility and give sales concrete data points to reference. When a prospect asks "can you quantify the impact?", your sales team points to the CEO's post.

Tip 5: End with niche-relevant engagement questions that filter for qualified prospects.

Don't ask generic questions like "What do you think?" Ask questions that only your ideal customer can meaningfully answer.

Examples:
• "What's the biggest bottleneck you're hitting between $10M and $20M?"
• "CFOs: how are you currently tracking sustainability metrics?"

When prospects comment, they're self-identifying as qualified leads. Your sales team can follow up directly with context.

—

Using CEO content for sales enablement is one of the most underrated tactics in B2B.

Your sales team gets warm conversation starters. Your prospects feel understood, not sold to. Your CEO's content drives pipeline.

—

How often do you repurpose your CEO's LinkedIn content for sales?

Day 3 in Tokyo: I sumo wrestled Waka and won.

One of my clients gets 1-2 investor inbounds every month.

Not from cold emails.
Not from pitch decks.

From LinkedIn posts.

Most Series A founders pitch investors 1:1 and wait for 199 'nos' before they get a 'yes'.

But there's a faster way.

Educate investors at scale through content so when you do reach out, they already know who you are, what you're building, and why it matters.

I've written 550+ LinkedIn posts for climate founders raising capital. The ones that generate investor attention aren't the "vulnerable" Crying CEO posts.

They're story-driven posts weaved with actionable insights, proof of progress, and direct answers to questions investors are already asking.

Here's how to do it:

1/ Don't just celebrate milestone. Show traction.

Don't post: "So excited to announce we hit 10,000 users! 🎉"

Post:

• The specific problem those 10,000 users were trying to solve
• How fast you got there (6 months vs. 2 years matters)
• What you learned that changed your product roadmap

Investors care about your ability to learn fast and iterate. Show them you're paying attention to the right signals.

2/ Take a public stance on where your industry is heading.

Most founders play it safe.

They share news and add a generic "exciting times ahead" take. That's not thought leadership. That's commentary.

Instead, show how you think about your market.

What's everyone getting wrong? Where will regulation force the next wave of innovation?

Pick one POV per post, explain your reasoning, and back it with data or first-hand experience.

Investors follow founders who see around corners.

3/ Spotlight your team in a way that shows why they're invaluable.

Don't post: "Thrilled to welcome Sarah to the team! She's amazing."

Do post:

• Why you hired Sarah now (what gap did she fill?)
• The specific problem she'll solve in the next 90 days
• What her track record signals (ex-Tesla, scaled X from 0 to $10M)

When you spotlight a hire, you're saying: "Look at the caliber of people betting on us."

4/ Share takeaways from the rooms you're in without name-dropping.

Meeting takeaways show you're having the right conversations with customers, partners, advisors, and other founders.

Format: "Had a conversation this week with a [CFO at a Fortune 500] about [their biggest procurement challenge]. Here's what I learned..."

Then share 2-3 takeaways that show you're absorbing information investors care about.

—

One of my clients? Their posts reach ~1,200 VCs per month.

Another gets 1-2 investor DMs and connection requests monthly without cold outreach.

They're not posting about struggles or origin stories.

They're posting proof they understand their market, execute fast, and think like Series B-worthy founders.

That's what gets you in the room.

—

What story angles tend to work best for you with investors?

At the World Economic Forum, a Native American chief asked a CEO: 

"Could you explain where from your home to your office, you stop being a grandfather?"

That question haunted Ulf Stenerhag for years.

I work with climate founders every day. The ones who stick with it? They're driven by something deeper than market opportunity.

For Ulf, it was that single question.

How could business leaders make decisions at work that would harm their own grandchildren?

In 2018, after 20 years running a successful pharmaceutical supplier, he sold everything and founded WAYOUT WATER, on a mission to solve the global water crisis while eliminating plastic pollution.

Here's what I learned from his story:

1/ The best climate solutions solve multiple crises at once.

1.3 billion plastic bottles are used daily. Over 2 billion people lack clean drinking water. And the bottled water we buy? Contaminated with microplastics and forever chemicals. Ulf didn't just want to provide clean water, he wanted to eliminate the entire broken system.

2/ WAYOUT's Micro-Water Plants turn any water source into drinkable water using only solar power.

Each system:

• Supplies 8,000 liters per day—enough for 2,000-3,000 people
• Prevents 5.7 million plastic bottles annually
• Saves 483 tons of greenhouse gases per year
• Converts even salt water into high-quality drinking water
• Operates completely off-grid

3/ One decision can compound for generations.

Ulf's entire company exists because of one question about being a grandfather.

He once said: "Since then, I can't make decisions that are bad for future generations."

That's the difference between a founder chasing an exit and a founder building a legacy.

—

Every Monday, I share stories of exceptional climate leaders. 

Know someone worth nominating? Drop their name below.

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