I talk about digital writing & personal progress

Here's a quick rundown of how I've spent my last 5 years:

1. Studied math and played football at Princeton. I graduated in 2018 with a degree in financial engineering and played center for the Tigers. In college, I was a 280-pound offensive lineman, so for the last 5 years, I've had to completely rewrite my personal operating system on the health & fitness front. I currently weigh 185 pounds and have learned a lot along the way!

2. Graduated and immediately started working for BlackRock in New York City. I worked as a junior hedge fund trader for 4 years, focusing on global macro markets. This was my dream job and the only corporate job I've ever had. In fact, it's the only job *interview* I've ever had (since I interned there as a junior in college).

3. Realized working for someone else was not going to be the long-term path for me. 12 months into working on Wall Street, I saw someone in their mid-40s ask their boss for permission to go to their son's Little League game. At that moment I realized I wasn't cut out to take directions or instructions from other people for very long.

4. Started to write on my old blog, then on Twitter. Rather than quit immediately, I started to passively explore other opportunities by writing online, starting out on my old blog (which no one knew existed), then transitioning to Twitter in July of 2020.

5. Changed my trajectory with a 30-day writing challenge, which led me to start Ship 30 for 30. In September 2020 I was ready to give up writing entirely. But I gave it one more shot, this time moving from a weekly blog post to a daily Twitter thread. The challenge was a huge success. It took me 9 months to reach 100 followers and 1 month to go from 100 to 2,000. And that personal writing challenge turned into the foundation of Ship 30 for 30, which started as nothing but a Slack accountability group to help people publish consistently.

6. Scaled Ship 30 while working remotely for all of 2021. I built and scaled Ship 30 with Nicolas Cole to over 2,000 students in 2021—all while continuing to work full-time (remotely) for BlackRock. But towards the end of 2021, Ship 30 hit an inflection point and it no longer made financial sense for me to continue working on Wall Street.

7. Left BlackRock in March of 2022 to write and build on my own. After weeks of weighing the pros and cons and trying to project my path forward, I made the decision to leave BlackRock and chart my own path. 15 months into making that decision and I'm confident it's the best one I've ever made.

Dickie Bush 🚢

I used to have one severe addiction:

Planning.

My brain loved the cheap dopamine of gathering:

• Books to read
• Tasks to complete
• And videos to watch

But when it came to taking action, the euphoric rush faded.

What ended my addiction?

This story of two men learning to fish:

The first fisherman heads straight to the marina to buy the best fishing boat money can buy.

He specs out a custom, carbon fiber rod.

And he spends time reading up on everything there is to know about fishing:

• Casting techniques
• Baiting techniques
• Reeling techniques

You name it, he's bought the book on it.

And of course, he's watching the fishing channel every night for hours, learning from the best of the best.

A few months later, he finally feels ready to fish.

The next day, he heads out on the lake in his new boat with his fancy rod and wealth of fishing "experience" built up over the last few months.

But six hours in, nothing. Not even a nibble.

What happened?

Turns out, the second fisherman had already sucked the lake dry.

On day one, the second fisherman grabbed a shitty rod, sliced up a hot dog, and went out to the lake.

• The first day, nothing
• Second day, nothing
• Third day, nothing
• One week, nothing

But on the eighth day? His first nibble.

And every day after, he honed his technique.

He found a baiting technique that worked a bit better. Or a new spot with a few more fish.

And after three weeks of iteration, he found the winning combination.

Before long, he was hauling in hundreds of fish every day. To keep up with his daily haul, he hired a small team to help him. And from there, he opened a restaurant with fat margins to sell his fresh fish.

And after that, he opened a fishing school to teach others his craft.

He did all of this while the first fisherman sat around gathering gear.

Sure, the first fisherman felt productive. He was "learning" after all, right?

But there was one difference: feedback.

Every day the second fisherman had an idea of something that might work better. And he went right to the market to validate his assumption. If it worked, his strategy improved. And if it failed, he learned something new.

The moral of this story?

Get to action as quickly as possible.

When you find yourself gathering gear, grab a shitty rod and start fishing.

Bad way to learn copywriting:

1. Bookmark dozens of posts
2. Read all the books
3. Apply none of them

Instead, just read The Adweek Copywriting Handbook by Joseph Sugarman.

It taught me more about copywriting than dozens of books combined.

And you can steal Sugarman's 7-step process to write high-converting copy (that helped me generate $15,000,000):

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📌 Copywriting helped me build a 7-figure writing business.

(While working 12-hour days at my Wall Street job)

But I made my first $10,000 on the internet as a ghostwriter.

And right now, becoming a LinkedIn Ghostwriter is the easiest way to land high-paying clients.

Want to know how to land LinkedIn writing clients in 2025?

Here's a free, 5-day email course on how to get started: https://lnkd.in/eCFfC5cX

7 Steps To Write High-Converting Copy (From Joe Sugarman)

At 24, a stranger on the internet paid me $5,000.

The crazy part?

I thought they'd sent it by mistake!

But I'd actually just stumbled across an insanely lucrative business anyone can start:

Ghostwriting.

Everyone should have writing clients who pay $5,000+ for a project.

(This is ultimately how I quit my job on Wall Street so I could travel and work from anywhere in the world.)

But most people are stuck figuring out:

• What service to sell
• Which clients to target
• How to charge premium rates

So, last month, Nicolas Cole 🚢👻 and I put together the Writer Positioning Playbook to help you:

• Escape the freelancer rat race
• Confidently charge high-ticket prices
• Land ideal clients who value your expertise

Inside, you'll find:

• The 1 simple shift to 10x your rates overnight
• A 3-step framework to upgrade your Positioning
• An AI prompt to find 5 high-paying clients for YOUR specific background

Plus, you'll see real examples from a $3M ghostwriting agency.

Want access?

Comment "playbook" and I'll send it across (for free).

And if we're not connected, send me a connection request with the word "playbook" and I'll DM it to you.

How To Land $5,000 Writing Clients

A daily habit I wish I'd started earlier in my 20s:

(It's not investing)

Writing & publishing online every single day.

In the beginning, I tried everything:

• Every app
• Every "simple hack"
• Every piece of writing advice

And I still struggled to build a daily writing habit.

But then I studied the routines of legendary writers.

And their secrets have helped me write every day for 5+ years.
 
These are the 10 tiny habits that make writing every day effortless:

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📌 Writing online completely changed my life:

• Helped me quit my corporate job
• Made my first $10,000 online as a ghostwriter
• Built my $19,000,000 digital writing business

And it also taught me ONE thing for certain:

The easiest way to make money online is to become a ghostwriter.

Want to land high-paying ghostwriting clients?

I wrote a FREE 5-step blueprint with everything you need to make money ghostwriting on LinkedIn.

Click here to get (free!) instant access: https://lnkd.in/eQW3B7Y4

10 Tiny Habits To Make Writing Every Day Effortless 

Demand for ghostwriters is exploding on LinkedIn.

But the problem?

Landing high-paying clients is difficult.

Especially if you suck at sales (like I did).

So, I wrote a MASSIVE 3,580-word AI Mega-prompt to script all my sales calls.

I trained it on the 9-step sales framework I've already shared with 1,500+ Premium Ghostwriters.

Here's my LinkedIn Sales Script Prompt:

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📌 Want a free copy you can use in the next 60 seconds?

I bundled this Mega-prompt inside my LinkedIn Ghostwriter OS.

Inside, you'll get:

• 20+ AI prompts to help you build a business
• My "Leaks & Faucets" strategy for finding leads
• Viral content LI templates (that anyone can use)
• My $3M Sales Call script that closes high-ticket deals
• Voice matching prompt to write in any client's style
• A step-by-step, 30-day implementation roadmap

And tons more!

Comment "ghost" and I'll send you a free copy.

(And if we're not connected, send me a connection request with the word "ghost" and I'll send it over.)

Land High-Paying LinkedIn Clients With AI

This French teacher had one goal in mind:

To 4x her income.

Why?

Because Laura B. wanted to fund the work she's most passionate about—teaching her students how to become fluent in French.

So she took the plunge and joined our Premium Ghostwriting Academy.

And as a ghostwriter, she scaled quickly.

She sold:

• 5 Email Courses
• 8 Consulting Packages
• Dozens of Thought Leadership Packs

And now she's using this extra income to build her tutoring business.

Laura's example goes to show that anyone can become a ghostwriter and use this in-demand (and lucrative) service to either:

1. Create a new income stream
2. Or scale their existing income

Because executives, founders, and creators around the world are realizing how much they need a personal brand to scale their businesses.

And the salaries I've seen them pay are wild:

• Content Strategist at OpenAI ($319K - $393K/yr)

• Thought Leadership & Narrative Manager at Google ($211K - $297K/yr)

• Head of CEO Content at PayPal ($137.5K - $236K/yr)

And the best place to start right now is LinkedIn.

Want to start making money as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter?

I put together a free, 5-day email course to help you land high-paying writing clients.

Click "Visit my website" at the top of this post to get instant access.

Avari Group

Group Head Marketing, PR, and Communications

IRD Global

Established an IRD content archive by compiling digital assets, including images and videos, on Google Cloud with detailed metadata descriptions.
Planned and executed multiple ad campaigns on Meta focused on Awareness.
Managed global communication strategies across digital platforms. 
Optimized social media strategy, leading to a 10% month-over-month growth in LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook audiences.
Created multiple video storyboard for various program focusing on highlighting the impact.

Senior Manager Communications

Developed and implemented brand guidelines, enhancing consistency and brand recognition across all platforms.
Streamlined communication processes, improving clarity and efficiency within the organization. 
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align communication efforts with overall organizational goals.
Managed global communication strategies, encompassing digital channels, media relations, and event promotion.
Created and executed social media campaigns to project the program and its impact on events.
Oversaw the creation and distribution of event content and communication materials, ensuring alignment with brand standards and messaging.
Increased social media engagement of IRD social handles on LinkedIn (followers by 58% and engagement by 10.1%) and Instagram (followers by 41% and engagement by 1.1%).
Developed storyboards and idea concepts for videos showcasing IRD’s programs and achievements.
Pitched and Managed stories, impact numbers, awards, etc to Media Globally and Locally.

Corporate Communications Manager

Led a high-impact social media campaign across Meta, Twitter, and TikTok to address vaccine hesitancy and promote vaccine uptake.
Achieved 1.2 million views on TikTok with the hashtag #jeelodobara and generated over 2,300 pieces of user generated content across platforms.
Created and managed 6 online communities on Meta (3 Facebook groups and 3 WhatsApp groups) with over 1,500 members to disseminate accurate vaccine information.
Launched successful on-ground campaigns in collaboration with the community engagement team, fostering user generated content for social media.
Trained field workers in social media content creation and campaign strategy to enhance local engagement.
Developed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan to track social media engagement, optimizing future campaign strategies.
Contributed to project research, manuscript development, and other publication writing efforts to support communication goals.

Communications Manager, Jeelo Dobara Project

Arthur Lawrence

Corporate Communication
Events
Communication Plan Execution
Press Release 
Vendor Management

Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications

Iqra University (Official)

Manager, Events & Student Engagement Unit

Alcott College

Marketing: brand development, awareness, and promotion, setup of in house Content Studio, and generate branded content on social media platforms. 
Communication: making sure the disbursement of content via digital and conventional channels with prospects. 
Assurance: Delivery of Events (academic, ECA, and prospects/existing), and college calendar.
Admissions: Achieve the enrolment target and follow SOPs. 
Human Resource: interviews, shortlisting, hiring, onboarding, and contract. 
College Life: making sure the student's life of Alcott is active and alive. 
Student Portal: smooth running and timely update on the portal for students.

Manager, Marketing & Operations

The i-Care Foundation

•	Donor Relationship
•	Product Development
•	Public and Media Relationship and Branding
•	Collateral Design and Production
•	Advertising & communications
•	Coordination with Third Party Providers

Marketing Manager

CIMA

Contribute to achieving the objectives of CIMA Pakistan market and business strategy for Brand Awareness.
•Retention of student base by planning and implementing exam entry campaigns, workshops and creating employment opportunities
•Progression of student base by planning and implementing exam entry campaigns
•Managing exitsing CIMA employer partners as well as developing new relationships
•Plan and implement though leadership programmes
•Plan and implement all branding associated exercises
•Work closely with CM on all BD activities including follow up activities with universities and employers in Pakistan
•To organise and support events conducted by CIMA Pakistan for employers, universities and tuition colleges
•Promote CIMA’s technical agenda

Business Development Manager

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

•Develop and keep track of a unified storage of presentations, materials on marketing and communications so that internal functional group can easily access to.
•Managing all marketing, advertising and promotional activities.
•Work with Manager MARCOM to ensure compliance with timelines and event standard best practices. 
•Manage, maintain and update information on all marketing activities. Facilitate the students and members at the facilitation center. 
•Marketing & Communication Content. 
•Conducting counseling sessions and various students’ activities in schools, colleges, RAETs and other institutes. 
•Follow up and monitoring all the activities of the facilitation center, working atmosphere and quality of services provided. 
•Maintaining continuous reporting and communication to the Manager MARCOM and Country Head MARCOM. 
•To coordinate with other colleagues at both a strategic and tactical level in order to ensure marketing and communication ideas and opportunities are maximized. 
•Serve as internal liaison to the meetings department and other staff resources. 
•Work collaboratively with a diverse staff team to create and manage cross-organizational, integrated marketing strategies.
•Coordinate with vendors and contractors for the development and production of educational event promotional materials, web site production and other collateral

Deputy Manager, Marketing & Communications

•Develop and keep track of a unified storage of presentations, materials on marketing and communications so that internal functional group can easily access to.
•Assist Manager MARCOM in managing all marketing, advertising and promotional activities.
•Work with Manager MARCOM to ensure compliance with timelines and event standard best practices. 
•Manage, maintain and update information on all marketing activities. Facilitate the students and members at the facilitation center. 
•Marketing & Communication Content. 
•Provide support to Manager MARCOM in conducting counseling sessions and various students’ activities in schools, colleges, RAETs and other institutes. 
•Follow up and monitoring all the activities of the facilitation center, working atmosphere and quality of services provided. 
•Maintaining continuous reporting and communication to the Manager MARCOM and Country Head MARCOM. 
•To coordinate with Manager MARCOM at both a strategic and tactical level in order to ensure marketing and communication ideas and opportunities are maximized. 
•Serve as internal liaison to the meetings department and other staff resources. 
•Work collaboratively with a diverse staff team to create and manage cross-organizational, integrated marketing strategies.
•Coordinate with vendors and contractors for the development and production of educational event promotional materials, web site production and other collateral

Assistant Manager, Marketing & Communication

Saima Packaging (Pvt.) Ltd.

1) Prepare marketing & sales reports by collecting, analyzing, summarizing sales data of Clients and their Brands
2) Coordinate with Planning & Production to Expedite Job/Orders of Clients in Development
3) Coordinating with Brand Managers during visit for colors & design approval
4) Monthly tracking of client Sales Position
5) Client Brand Analysis & Position on internal B.C.G Matrix
6) Sales Plan & Team Performance

Sales Analyst

Position: Management Trainee (Sales & Customer Services)
•	Maintaining Order Balances
•	On Time Delivery of Material to Clients
•	Expedite New Jobs in Development 

Major Tasks on Job:
1) Monthly Reports of Sales Variances Flexible & Offset 
2) Coordinate with Graphic Dept to Expedite Job/Orders of Clients in Development
3) Coordinating with Dispatch Team for on time Delivery of Material to Client
4) Follow up of Client’s POSM & CP material for on time execution

Management Trainee

Silkbank Limited (Pakistan)

•Identify and resolve customer problems in minimum time frame 
•Met all service standards and indicators of 99% courtesy and 100 % accuracy 

Major Tasks on Job:
1)	Banc Assurance Confirmation Calls.
2)	Monetary Transactions on Calls.
3)     Complaints & Feedback
4)     Resolving Queries/Issues regards Service Charges
5)     Cross Sell SMS Alerts & E-Statement Services

Customer Services Representative

Senior Manager, Communications at IRD Global | Marketing & Communications Strategist | Brand Storytelling Expert | Organic Social Media Specialist | Strategic Communication

Crafting Communication Strategies That Drive Impact!

With 12+ years of experience in communication, brand messaging, and stakeholder engagement, I help organizations craft clear, compelling narratives that build trust and drive results.

What I Do:
I specialize in communication (corporate and brand) strategies that align with business goals, enhance brand reputation, and strengthen stakeholder relationships. Whether it’s executive messaging, crisis communication, or internal communications, I ensure that every message is strategic, effective, and impactful.

My Expertise:
Corporate Communication – Strengthening brand reputation through strategic messaging
Crisis Communication – Navigating sensitive situations with clarity and confidence
Executive Communication – Crafting leadership messaging that inspires and informs
Stakeholder Engagement – Building trust with employees, partners, and the public
Content & Messaging Strategy – Turning complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives

Why Connect With Me?
 I bring a strategic and results-driven approach to communication
 I turn complex messages into engaging, audience-friendly content

Let’s connect to explore how effective communication can elevate your brand and business. 

📩 Open to networking, consulting, and opportunities.

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