Jack Frimston

2025 might be the hardest time to generate new business

Inboxes are graveyards.  Everyones got something to sell. Cold calls turn into send me an email.

Meanwhile, pipeline anxiety is at an all-time high.

No sales? No business. No business? Well… you get it.

If you’re a B2B service business with a real solution, not just another “all-in-one AI platform to disrupt synergy,”

I help you get in front of the right people.
Then we turn those conversations into qualified meetings that land directly in your diary.

No growth hacks. No wishful thinking. Just honest, uncomfortable work that works.

What I ACTUALLY do:

- Book qualified meetings (without embarrassing your brand)

- Train sales teams to prospect like it’s 2025, not 2015

- Help people to make sales human again

Want to go deeper?

Book a slot: www.wehaveameeting.com

Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/7x9Kzwh

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@wehaveameeting


Remember you will die.

Sales Consultant

As a Consultant for AP+, I help businesses in the furniture, homeware, and tech industries find the right 3PL, storage, and fulfilment solutions.

The news breaking rift between the Beckham family has got me thinking about the way most people approach enterprise selling......





No it hasn't

Not everything has to be turned into a business lesson on LinkedIn 

Remember you will die

Helping Your Business Generate Qualified Meetings | Author - Sales Is Therapy | Director of the UK's 2nd Best Sales Agency 📞☎️📱

Netflix got rejected by Blockbuster

Google got rejected by Yahoo

I got rejected by a girl every time I went clubbing at 18 because I looked like a depressed wedding magician. 

Rejection happens

Get over it

Remember you will die


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Sick of getting rejected and want to generate more meetings?

www.wehaveameeting.com

Everybody asks why sales leaders don't take cold calls...


They never ask why I'm speaking to the wrong John Smith

I got rejected by Steven Bartlett 

Rejection happens

Get over it

Remember you will die

Took my partner out for dinner last night

She asked why I'm so calm about losing deals

I said "Because I'm going to die one day and none of this actually matters"

She said "That's dark"

When you remember you're mortal

Rejection stops feeling personal

It's just part of the process

What she actually said was...

"Can you stop talking about sales for five fucking minutes"

Fair point

Remember you will die

I got rejected by Keir Starmer 

Rejection happens - Get over it

Shy kids don't get any sweets

Shoot your shot
Slide in the DMs
Make the phonecall 
Send the letter

Nothing happens from sitting still

On average a podcast guest says no 3 times before joining us

2 more to go Mr.Prime Minister

Remember you will die

Want to 100% guarantee you hit all your 2026 goals?

Get someone pregnant.

Preferably someone you know, like and trust.

The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until:

Men: 24–27 years old
Women: 21–24 years old

Which means most decisions are driven by validation and pleasure.

You can feel successful but empty.

Once the brain is fully formed, the things that used to excite you stop working.

So people spiral into nihilism, numb themselves for 40 years, and call it a life.

When you have a child, your brain rewires itself around responsibility.

Your brain starts asking one question:

“What must I become so they are okay?”

It stops being about you.

The human brain evolved to prioritise responsibility, protection, and legacy.

This is not the only way.

But having children activates that system instantly.

So if you want to make £10k per month, have a baby.

Comment PREGNANT for my fertilisation flowchart

Remember you will die

Just remember that someone's sales strategy is wishing me happy birthday every year

And this year, they made a pigs ear of it...

I got rejected trying to sell a pen

Rejection happens

Remember you will die

Last year our podcast grew by 668% 

Which either means 2024 was bad or 2025 was huge

- Bigger numbers
- Bigger guests
- Bigger setup

So this year we've gone all in and we're happy to announce our new sponsor - Prospeo.io 

Everybody always asks us where we get our data from?

We use a variety but....

the results we've seen on recent campaigns from Prospeo have been incredible so we're very excited to announce this partnership.

To celebrate you can get you dream customers mobile number free - https://prospeo.io/wham

( They also have 98% more accuracy which is about 15% more than most data providers)

Remember you will die

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Today I turn 34, so here's 34 lessons about generating marketing qualified leads...




Yeah right

I'm still in bed

This is automated

You don't have to give lessons just cause it's your birthday

Remember you will die

Claude Cowork just KILLED manual prospecting

And I'm never picking up the phone again......




I've seen this ridiculous bro framework about 40 times now

You comment CLAUDE

A teenager in Bali DMs you and starts talking about making 10k a month and asking if you've listened to Modern Wisdom

Just remember

The people that made the most money during the gold rush were those selling the shovels 

People are scared about missing out with AI

But I promise you

If you could genuinely automate all your outreach, it be good and actually work

It wouldn't be teenagers selling it

It'd be Elon Musk

Everything will come full circle

AI will change the world

But don't be afraid to be human in a world full of automation

Pick up the phone

Remember you will die


Ps. Please comment CLAUDE so I go viral

Four years ago I sat in this booth cold calling every single day 

I'd arrive at 8.30am
Start dialling at 9am
Mobile phone
Office numbers 
Gatekeepers

The goal?

To book 2 appointments a day

I had to find clients for We Have a Meeting 

No LinkedIn presence
No automation
No data sets
No dialler 

Just picking up the phone and trying to find someone who had the problems I solved


After 4 years we're no longer sat in phone booths but the fundamentals remain the same

Pick Up The Phone
Ring People You Might Be Able To Help
Start A Conversation 

2026 is the year where proactive salespeople will win

Remember you will die

34 People tagged me in Sara Blakely post with this image

As much as I tried to remind people every day that they'll die

Most people walk around like Non Playable Characters

Like they have forever

Like there's no urgency

They hold grudges, they put things off and next thing you know they're in their fifties and their commitments stack up so high they convince themselves it's too late 

THE INTERNET HAS EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO LEARN

- Want to open a coffee shop at 19? 
- Become a YouTuber at 42? 
- Become a professional skateboarder 59?

There are no rules you can literally just do things

Big deal you get in debt

You could be 86 sat in 100k worth of debt and die the next day but at least you'd say

"Woah my life was sick"

Please please please remember

Remember you will die

And just like that I have a two year old...

There were points many years ago I thought I'd never have a family

I spent so much time and energy worrying and thinking about it 

And before you know it you've got a 2 year old running around the kitchen trying to kick you

Like most worries - they never actually happen...

So it's cool doing 10k months like all your favourite linkedin gurus

But being a parent tops it all

Happy birthday to the ginger toddler 

Remember you will die

I sat the worst call of my career last year

I didn't know anything about the prospect before I jumped on the call

It'd been a ridiculous morning and I'd jumped in unprepared 

I thought I could wing it but when they asked

"What do we do?"

I had no answer. I didn't try and blag it. I just admitted I hadn't had a chance to look.

The prospect was angry. 

They actually bollocked me and then hung up in anger.

I felt like an idiot 

I think Linkedin can sometimes be a showreel of excellence yet everyone that works in sales has to eat glass

Bad calls
Rejection
No's

It happens

Obviously there are many lessons you can take from this...

Prepare
Do research
Look at their website for at least a minute

But actually it's how you bounce back

I didn't spiral

I made a mistake

I felt silly for a minute and then remembered life goes on

One day I'll be dead and I won't be thinking about this guy on my deathbed

Ps. Always know what kind of business your prospect has

Remember you will die

I received a cold call last month that started like this...

This is 100% true

"I'm calling from Three about your phone upgrade"

I was currently driving to the hospital as my partner was in labour

I told the caller

"My partners in labour - I'm about to have a baby I can't talk right now"

The seller paused

"Your baby is going to love these cheap deals"

And guess what - he did

Remember you will die

4 Years Ago I stood at Bridgewater hall in Manchester and was told I couldn't come in because I didn't have a ticket

10 minutes later I was watching my partner graduate

How?

Your life depends on one skill...

Remember you will die

The Skill That Changes Everything By Jack Frimston It was the winter of 2021 and I was one month into dating my now partner, Zoe. She was graduating f

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SDR: “Can I get a dialler system to make more cold calls?”

Boss: “We don’t have the budget”

SDR: “Can I invest in Prospeo.io and Nooks to get better contact rates"

Boss: “We don’t have the budget”

SDR: "One of our current clients is coming up to renewal and we don't think they'll continue..."

Boss: “Here’s £10,000, organise a box to see Harry Styles at Wembley and send his wife a fruit bowl”

Remember you will die

THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH MASS AI PERSONALITION 

Of course it can scan my profile and fill in the company name

The issue is... There's four companies

So you choose the most recent... which is a book

Now let's be honest, even a day 1 SDR would have done better research 

So of course it will save you time

My genuine thought on mass AI personalisations outreach is this

It can damage your brand more than it can help you generate leads

Be human
Pick up the phone

Remember you will die

Luke Matthews

Co-Founder | Lifestyle Blogger |  Content Marketer | Storyteller 

I teach you how to write with AI (and win LinkedIn)

You don't fit in. You feel left behind and you can't play the social media game that other's tell you to play.... 

Well stranger it's true that the internet has changed. BUT not all is lost....

Yes, dead internet theory is alive and well, it feels like there are no humans on LinkedIn™ or any platform anymore doesn't it? 

BUT my dear rebel, you aren't alone. 

After marketing for over 10 years on social media, building over 250k followers across all my platforms and ghostwriting for some of the biggest personal brands in the world....

I quit social media last year. 

Let me explain...

I built my social media on my terms. Sharing the most unhinged content you will ever see. I streamed drunk from the Scottish highlands, given away 1000s of dollars of pizza, hosted live meme competitions and battled other influencers LIVE... 

It was a blast BUT..... I started trying too hard to optimize my "personal brand" and I lost my way. 

10 bans on this platform didn't help and I decided to disappear into the shadows and leave the social media game behind. I was tired of being the rebel that got punished for playing a different game.

So I spent 2025 focusing on biohacking and figuring out how to enjoy my life again after years of hustling and obsession with work... 

It was a great year but truth be told I missed the banter. So I started questioning my choice to disappear...

It was during this journey that I learned a ton about private AI, cybersecurity as well as alternative tools that felt cool to use again. I tapped into my driving force....

Being a rebel without a cause. 

I like building things my way, on my time and saying whatever the heck I want. That's my roots. 

That's the way of the rebel, it's playing a different game with different goalposts and embracing it 1000% without any shame. 

AI and big tech want to put us into a cage. 
But we can use them to build our own kingdoms. 
We CAN build our own freedom.

So if that resonated with you, and you want to learn the "Rebel's Guide to the Creator Economy" and find a lane that serves you best...

I hope you'll follow me in 2026.

Cheers and lets crush it!

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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆? 

Follow me and subscribe to my email list. You can subscribe by clicking any link in my profile as they all go to my newsletter on Substack. 

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Email me at luke@wizardofoddmarketing.com

Founder - Lead Wizard & Ghostwriter

Linkedin & Twitter Ghostwriting Services for CEOs, Influencers, and Tech companies. 
Reach your audience with a sprinkle of magic, the power of explosive copywriting, and let the WIZARD OF odd MARKETING help make your biz a LOT  less boring.

LinkedIn doesn't have enough real humans.

Here's what we can do about it....

Howdy folks, it's been a whiiiiiile.

I spent 2025 mostly offline working on my health and myself and some cool projects.

Truth is though, I missed the banter... 

Scrolling this feed this past week I can see that most of you miss the good ol days when people kinda read your content, commented back...

AND actually connected human-to-human. 

I know I know...

It's easy to feel lost and upset about what has changed.

(guilty as charged over here hehehe)

But truth is it's harder to show up
AND work towards a solution. 

So look if you are a rebel, an outcast and feel lost on this platform I hope we can connect.

I believe it's still possible to build a business here...

n also have fun doing it!

PS Join me. Lets make our corner of LinkedIn great again.

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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹?

Join 14k+ others and sub here: https://lnkd.in/eagxG_7k

LinkedIn is boring. I am not. Follow for memes, anti-guru hate speech, practical AI tool workflows and to join my movement of rebel creators.

I became what I hated.

A guru with a 6-figure course launch...

Actually.. I fell just short of a 6-fig launch. 

But see that's how this silly game works...

(nobody cares what's true anymore) 

Anyways... the product was "AI Writing Made Easy" and it was the best LinkedIn writing course about AI in early 2024.

But I was a terrible guru. 

I refused to promise buyers platform growth OR an increase in revenue because I couldn't honestly assure that. 

Not only that... 

But I didn't leverage buyers into...

→ Selling a "special" paid community.
→ Upselling more courses, secrets, workshops.

Because I had realized a dark truth...

Selling on LinkedIn is easier if you have no soul because all you have to do is SELL THE DREAM. 

(with 0 care if ur product delivers)

I can't freaking do that.

So eventually I had to just accept it.

So I....

Shut down a second course launch.
Killed an attempt at a paid community.
Nuked all my LinkedIn coaching offers.
Deleted everything, including the course...
AND ghosted 100k+ followers! 

I spent most of 2025 offline, and for a while I was pretty frustrated with myself; that I couldn't sell out and go all in. 

But as I had time to reflect... 

I realized. 

I built my business by being myself. 

I didn't need to quit building business online.

I just had to do it my way

(n play my own game)

See I believe...

You dont have to become what you hate to build a life of freedom..  

You just gotta sell something you believe in.

👊

PS Am I smiling or cringing here?

(I'm not sure either)

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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹?

I write for rebels here: https://lnkd.in/eagxG_7k

It's unfortunate what happened to this guy. I mean I get it.

70% of new fathers report higher stress levels.

It's hard to raise a kid and post on LinkedIn.

But enough is enough.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Sooo I'm helping Tasleem show up on LinkedIn regularly in 2026.

I've seen him go from perfect hair to a frazzled beard thanks to becoming a new father.

Hey the real world is stressful!!

But you know what's more stressful than kids?

The kind of carnage we see on LinkedIn these days.

LinkedIn's lost it's soul.

I'm not even sure there are any real people here anymore?

It's mostly just AI slop and the same self absorbed nonsense.

I've had enough of it.

Tas has had enough of it.

That's why we've agreed to meet every week and keep each other accountable for showing up on LinkedIn and making this place more fun for all.

Tas was there for me in hard times.

I want to return the favor.

So look LinkedIn, we're gonna make this a better place in 2026.

P.S. What's the worst thing about LinkedIn you'd want changed this year?

Gary Vs $1.80 commenting strategy STILL WORKS!!

If u are broke this is how to win in 2026... 

Are you hot? Don't read further u still fine babe.

(the rest of you read on)

Have a budget? Pay for ads or you lose. 
Don't have a budget? Hustle or you lose.

Last year LinkedIn introduced thought leader ads and I called the end of organic reach.

Creators do NOT matter here. That is fact.

The platform cares about money. The money is in paid ads. 

BUT not all is lost, u still have a shot my fellow peasant...

→ 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 $𝟭.𝟴𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆.

It = leaving real comments on 90 posts a day.

But most creators get it wrong.
It’s not about the volume.

You ACTUALLY HAVE TO READ the post, be interested in the person and want to genuinely get to know them and their brain and their business.

You can’t automate this.
You can’t outsource this.
You can’t shortcut this.

Starting from 0 with $0 budget means putting in the work, and networking with people’s content that you actually find interesting and are your target audience.

Automating this method is spammy, you are too broke too outsource this work to an underpaid virtual assistant.

Want to build a business online without a budget?

You have to outwork those with money to burn.
You have to outTHINK those outsourcing their brand.

Otherwise yes.. it's time to go work at McDonalds peasant. 

Sorry but this is the brutal truth.

Adapt or lose.

Splash cash or work hard.

👊

Substack is built for creators. LinkedIn is not. 

I got treated better in 6 days on Substack than I did in 6 years of building here... 

David Paykin runs the tech, AI and biz partnerships at Substack and found me after my first post on the platform ranting about ChatGPT...

He fired off a helpful intro email to me and....
Got me verified in LESS THAN 24 HOURS!!!

This blows my mind.

We jumped on a call. He shared what Substack is doin in 2026. 

Substack pushes good content weeks after you post.
Substack has actual silos of fresh creative content.
Substack is a writing FIRST platform (phew)...

AND....

They have live streaming that alerts your entire email list... 

David is a champ and asked for nothing from me.

Pretty darn rare on the internet these days.

So thanks my dude and well....

I for one am excited to build my newsletter on a platform where every follower gets a chance to become an email subscriber, where the team gives back to it's users and.....

Where I actually have someone to email if I get banned.

(lol)

PS Have you tried Substack yet?

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(I post 5 days a week)

The Rebels Guide to the Creator Economy.

Read the first article here: https://lnkd.in/eagxG_7k

Chatting about Substack as the place to be for creators in 2026

I deleted Instagram, Facebook, cut a billion AI tools, changed my profile pic to a cartoon and ghosted LinkedIn for 6 months. . .

Now the rebuild has begun on my terms.

Shoutout to anyone else showing up and trying again.

Lets get it stranger....

PS Don't repost this for others!

Pretty sure they'll be ok without this post.

I'm old. 

But my 8 hour morning routine keeps my young... 

3:00am → Wake up
3:01am → Smile
3:05am → Cold shower
3:09am → Make 3 CUPPA coffees
3:15am → 100 Pushups and 15k steps
3:31am → Write five elite LinkedIn posts
3:57am → Comment "WOO" on 1000 posts
4:22am → Eat a cheap $500 steak for breakfast
9:69am → 650 pushups, 3 more coffees & tanning
4:33am → Post on linkedin. Get rich. Be hot. Win. 

Now I know this might seem extreme.

But this routine is the key to my rugged good looks and well... my incredible LinkedIn profile. 

Let me break it down for you:

Struggling with lead gen?
↳ Drink more coffee.

Nobody reading your posts? 
↳ Do 750 pushups and lose some weight u fatty.

Everyone but Bryan Johnson says you can't live forever.
But they are wrong (he is too)

You don't need to spend thousands on peptides. 

All you really need is. 

My incredible, elite morning routine.

PS I lied; I hate smiling.

(comment ETERNAL for the guide)

Making $1000 an hour is simple. 

Step 1: Make your LinkedIn profile a landing page.
Step 2..... 

Just kidding, this isn't one of THOSE posts...

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: if you make $$ on LinkedIn, you are winning. 
𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: everyone makes money on LinkedIn.

It's easy to feel down, scrolling the feed.

10k months.
100k MRR AI tools. 
1000 dollar coaching calls.

It's all in our face all of the freaking time on every flippin scroll. 

But we only see the wins. 
Trust me, we all lose.

(and many people inflate their numbers) 

So the next time you feel down, just stop for a second and walk over to a mirror..

Look at yourself and scream WOOOO. 
↳ celebrate a small win and encourage yourself. 

Then, get back to work.

Let's GO!

✌️

LinkedIn blocked me from commenting for 24 hours.... 

So Imma go hang out on Substack today...

If you wanna join me and check out my newsletter there come say hello.

It's called: "A Rebel's Guide to the Creator Economy"

Oh...... you didn't know?

Yeah so if you comment too much LinkedIn thinks you are a robot. 

(I used to do this every day back in 2020-2021)

Guess I gotta take it a bit easier huh...

PS Have you ever been blocked or restricted on LinkedIn?

Cz I sure have ha ha ha ha....

Open article: Rebels and non-conformists are the pioneers of change... by substack.com

Rebels and non-conformists are the pioneers of change...

This is my 3rd post of the week. 
I have hit my weekly target. 
Good job Luke. I am king.
I've also decided that.
This post will be so.
Formatted like dis.
That it doesn't.
Make much.
Sense.
woo
!!

These are the 13 commandments of organic reach.

(A mostly helpful guide to get u 200k followers)

It took me 6 years to hit 200,000 followers.

But you can do it in triple the time. 

Let's get started eh?

Blessed are the impressions, cz dopamine...
Blessed are the mid selfies, for they get the likes
Blessed are the live streams, for they reach no one
Blessed are the em-dash haters for they are correct
Blessed are the AI comments for they boost our stats
Blessed are the coaches, for they will take your moneys
Blessed are the engagement pods, for they kill your soul
Blessed are the "We hit 500k MRR posts" for they are tru
Blessed are the "how to" educational posts, for they zzzzz
Blessed are the "comment this" posts for they make us $$
Blessed are the memes for they help me show up........

All but half of these will get as much reach as we should all like, but less than half of you will use these methods as much as they deserve.

So you see...

Organic reach is fleeting.
Followers don't matter.

But ancient texts (and modern translations) live on forever.

PS Yeah there's only 11 commandments (sue me)

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