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I got rejected 47 times 🥲
which was the trigger for why I started my own business

Hey Grow-ers & Flow-ers (LoL)
Let me tell you about 2023.
I wanted to change my current career and pivot into something new.
I was applying for jobs. Every day.
Rejection email.
Rejection email.
Interview that went nowhere.
The interviews were brutal because my English would just... collapse.
Right when I needed to sound like I knew what I was doing.
I could feel it - they'd already moved on mentally before I even finished talking.

So I started posting on LinkedIn.
Not because I had a plan.
Just because I needed to get better at English.
And I figured - worst case, nobody reads it and at least I'm practicing.
Then something weird happened…
People started messaging me.
Not "great post bro" comments. Actual conversations.
"Hey, can you help with this?"
"I saw your post about X, we need that."
First freelance gig.
Then another.
Then I launched a product, “GPT System Content Mate”, and actually sold 50+ pieces.
Two months later, I had my first two high-ticket clients.
With €50k in debt and maybe 3 months of runway (to live normally and return my debt every month), I quit my 9-5 and went all in and chase my dream business.
Here's what I figured out by accident (and now do on purpose):
Most founders treat LinkedIn like a billboard.
They post their offer.
They pitch in DMs.
They wonder why nobody responds.
In reality, people don't buy from strangers.
They buy from people they've been watching.
People they trust.
People who've already shown up in their world before the ask.
So I built a framework around that truth.
It's what's helped 30+ founders go from "I should probably post more" to having a full calendar.
And it works because it's based on how people actually make decisions, not how we wish they made decisions.
Here's how it works:
Step 1: We fix what people see first
Your profile right now?
People visit and leave.
Your positioning?
They don't get what you do or why it matters to them.
We make it stupid-clear.
So when someone lands on your page, they think "This is exactly what I need."
Your messaging?
We start speaking the language of your ICP.
Step 2: We build visibility where it actually matters
We create a list of 100-200 people who are already in your world (current connections) or should be (new connections)
Then we launch a commenting campaign using Extrovert - so you're showing up under their posts, adding value, before we ever send a DM.
By the time we reach out, they already recognize your name.
Step 3: We warm them up with something useful
No pitching. No "let me tell you about my offer."
We create free assets—a guide, a framework, something they actually want—and send it to people who'll benefit.
This starts real conversations. Not "thanks but no thanks" replies.
Step 4: Content that builds trust at scale
We create content pillars around 3 things: your lifestyle, your industry insights, and eventually your offer.
But we don't lead with selling.
We lead with you being a real person who knows their stuff.
Like Nigel - we spent a month sharing his story, his perspective, his journey.
Then when did he post about his offer?
People start messaging him first.
Step 5: Everything flows to one place
All these leads - from outreach, from content, from conversations - go into one CRM.
One funnel. One booking system. One repeatable process.
So you're not scrambling every month wondering where your next client is coming from.
Why am I telling you all this?
Some of you may be in this situation:
Sending cold DMs that go nowhere.
Posting content that gets likes but no clients.
Spending hours on LinkedIn and getting nothing back.
Need to post more, pitch better, work harder.
In reality, you just need to connect a few dots, make a list of people who know about the problem or the solution, and start contacting them through your content and DMs
This isn't for everyone…
If you want to become a LinkedIn influencer with 50k followers, this isn't it.
If you want quick hacks and growth tricks, I can't help.
But if you want qualified sales calls every week, predictably, without spending your life on LinkedIn?
That's exactly what this does.
We spend time on LinkedIn for you, so you can focused to scale your business
If you are running a company and:
don’t have time for LinkedIn
not sure where to start
get confused who to reach out
not getting enough replies
not have clear messaging accross your profile, content and outreach
Well, we can help
We can only take on 3 clients at a time. (and this is not urgency type of sh…t)
This is because each client usually brings 3 more accounts from their team, and we want to ensure we provide quality service.
Even with a larger team, which currently consists of 4 people, handling more clients would compromise our service quality.
If you want to see how this would work for your specific situation, submit this form and we'll hop on a quick 30-minute strategy call.
To your next client,
Sabahudin
P.S.
That €50k debt I mentioned? Cleared in this year.
Turns out when you have shape framework that actually works, everything else gets easier.


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