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Happy to Announce my new venture - Rehers After running a dialer for almost 2 years and analyzing millions of cold calls, I have realized a few things - The role of SDR is high churn, which means cold calling, which is usually the first actual touch from most SaaS companies is almost exclusively done by folks with least experience (mostly young college grads) - There is little to no training in place as most VPs / Sales leaders haven't cold called in 5 years, so they have no clue how to ramp their reps. - Role plays suck and both parties hate it. - With connect rates decreasing everyday, reps are just not getting enough conversations to train their "cold call muscles", so when they do get a convo they fumble and mess up. What Rehers does is it helps reps practice cold calls at their own pace with anyone on Linkedin. It's a simple chrome extension where you can fire it up from anyone's Linkedin profile, and then have a realistic conversation with them. In the background, Rehers would take 15+ data points into account and does a deep dive into the person's personality to make these calls as realistic as humanly possible. It also utilizes 200k full conversation call database from Scriptify platform to make the calls super close to real world. Post call, Reher's will provide highly detailed coaching (again based on actual calls from Scriptify database).

Network, I NEED YOUR HELP! 👉I just posted about WINGSTOP UK (Lemon Pepper Holdings Ltd) and one of the founders Tom G. said if I get 1,000 likes, I can have a Wingstop black card 😍 🙌 So, I need everyone on here to like the original post (I’ve linked it in the comments) and share with your network! Let’s do this! #wingstop #marketingcampaigns #marketingmanager #socialmediamanager #lemonpepperholdings

🚀 Big News: Scede fully acquiring People Collective = End-to-End Talent Solutions! 🎉 Since 2013, founders, people and talent leaders and venture funds have chosen Scede because our driving mission is to enable our clients achieve sustainable growth by hiring top talent and setting them up for success. 🙌 Now, with the acquisition of People Collective (now Scede People), we’re doubling down on that commitment. One trusted partner for building strong, high-performing teams at every stage of your company's growth. What This Means for You: Talent Acquisition Support: Deploy skilled talent partners to source and hire top quality talent, ensuring hiring goal achievement. People Operations Expertise: Implement tailored people frameworks and performance systems to develop and retain your talent. End-to-End Solutions: One partner to handle everything—from finding the right talent to ensuring they grow and succeed with you.

𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 🦉 In Owlie Stories, we love interviewing our colleagues to hear about their personal growth, experiences, and the memorable moments that shape their journey with us. This time, we sat down with Benjamin, one of our earliest team members, as he shared his unique insights and lessons learned along the way 🚀✨ Curious to hear what Benjamin had to say?👇 #OwlieStories #TeamOwlie #CareerGrowth

Something that we didn’t quite expect starting OtterHalf is how we fill the gap in this competitive market where retrenchments have impacted many. From retrenchment to reinvention, this all happened within a year. In this period of time, we’ve built a 'dream team' of marketers, driven healthy revenue to keep the business afloat, and worked with incredible clients. Our key takeaways for emerging from adversity: 🔄 Adapt and pivot quickly to meet market needs 🤝 Leverage strong networks for business opportunities 🎯 Focus deeply on what you do best 💪 Stay true to your vision, even during tough times 🏀 Have fun At OtterHalf, we’re just getting started. 🚀 Read about the OtterHalf story: https://lnkd.in/g-nVCTtY

🎉 Our brand new signs have just arrived, and they're not just a sign of our growth, but a beacon for where we're headed - together. As we continue to expand, we're on the lookout for new opportunities. That means we're actively buying car washes! So, if you or someone you know is considering selling a car wash, we'd love to chat. Additionally, we're opening doors for investment opportunities. If you've ever been interested in investing in the car wash industry, now might be the perfect time to dive in with us. At Ingram Capital, we believe in the power of community and the strength of partnerships. Whether you're looking to sell or invest, you're not just a number to us; you're part of our growing family. Let's make waves together in the car wash industry. 💦🚗 Interested? Have questions? Slide into our DMs or drop us an email. We're all ears and can't wait to explore potential opportunities with you! Bryant Dawson Tammy Dawson Travis Sydow Amanda Trujillo-Gay Bethanie Springer Ingram Capital #IngramAutoSpa #IngramCapital #CarWashInvestment #CarWashForSale #GrowthOpportunity #CommunityBuilding

This weeks 10 questions to features the amazing Andrés Sepe, CEO at Tak Global. Come on and get your day started the best way by reading all about his personal and professional journey and how he came to be where he is today 😎. From Guatemala to the world! https://lnkd.in/dmFGs-u5

Gabe Villasana and I call ourselves first time founders but the truth is we started our first company together 3 years ago. Back then we made every mistake imaginable: - funding over product-market fit - growing the team over product-market fit - equity over product-market fit - distribution over product-market fit As you can tell, the common theme is that nothing matters without product-market fit. Now, at GovEagle our only focus is building the right solution for a hard problem that affects a large group of people.

This week marks two years since I left Catena, took the reins at Acroud Media, and stepped fully into a new chapter (I put on some big boy pants). Since then, it’s been a journey of reconnecting with what I love—being hands-on in all aspects of the industry. Instead of chasing endless targets, the focus has shifted to finding sustainable, long-term growth opportunities. This marked a prolonged period of people leaving Catena and assets being sold off. I am not suggesting we caused this but I think it wasn’t understood the skill set and the support my team gave to the business. Reflecting on the past 2 years, it's been both challenging and rewarding. With AM, our growth—especially in the first year—was exactly what I expected from the team. We went from 5 people handling ads to managing a large content and admin team responsible for numerous websites. This meant relearning skills I hadn’t used in years, some would argue I haven’t learnt them. I’ve genuinely enjoyed the challenge of diving back into these dynamics with such a talented, motivated team. Adaptability has been key for us over these years, and I’m proud of how our team has evolved. The team that came over with me has been instrumental, with Gianluca Fino in integrating us, Jessica Clements (West) stepping up as head of sales, Daniel Lunness as COO across the group, and Sarah Lunness building out our content teams. We’ve welcomed new talent, including my long-time friend Liam Benton, who rejoined us as CMO—bringing the old team back together. This year has had its challenges, but we continue to tackle them head-on. I have every confidence in this team. I have to thank Gary Gillies for the opportunities, our love-hate relationship (often at the same time) is what drives me. The industry has had a whirlwind two years. I feel for my former colleagues, yet it reassures me that I made the right decision. My years at CM brought incredible learning and lifelong friendships (thanks to Richard Gale and Phil Mitchelson—those final days were challenging). The team we had back then was exceptional, and I’m grateful to remain close with many of them. Looking back, it was the right time to leave. The challenges CM (and others) are facing should remind affiliates of key things: don’t put all your eggs in one basket, and stay tuned into your team’s insights. These past weeks have reinforced my belief that the iGaming affiliate industry isn’t well-suited for large, slow-moving corporations. In such a fast-evolving space, agility is key. For those impacted by changes at CM, XLM, or BC, I’m confident new opportunities lie ahead. We’re open to hiring and welcome ambitious, adaptable people eager to grow.  For those interested in joining our wild ride, reach out to me or Danny. Darren.Colebrook@acroud.media Danny.Lunness@acroud.media Finally, a huge thank you to Isabel Hale, my better half, who has supported me through all this and even took the leap to leave the city behind for a new adventure.

Here's the optimal team structure for startups and SMBs: Founding team: 2 experts, 1 of which is commercial Initial squad: super strong executors with a variety of career backgrounds and perspectives that are excited about the product / mission, ideally with growth upside Additional expertise: fractional execs, consultants, trusted advisors (give advisors a little equity) Agencies: used to fill execution gaps; managed by the initial squad members or founding team You need expertise when you need it, but you rarely need expertise in-house every single day. Rather, you need people that absolutely crush at executing an expert plan. Your model should allow you to tap into deep expertise when you need it, but not pay for it full-time. You're kneecapping yourself. Promo: this is why I built Jaw House What team structures have you seen be most effective? Happy to hear why I'm wrong here.