Jake Ward

Started an SEO agency in 2019. Making $20M/yr for Contact.so clients. Also building: Mentions.so Byword.ai Kleo.so

I’m 27 with 4 businesses and no home.

Here’s how I got here:

Age 0-15:

Spent early life growing up in a hippie commune.

Raised by an incredible single mother who wore both hats. Gave everything to support me.

Overly shy and didn’t speak much.

Seen as a problem by a teacher who suggested there was something wrong with me.

Age 16:

First job stacking supermarket shelves.

Completed high school with bang-average grades.

Started sixth form college.

Age 17:

Quit sixth form college after 3 months due to illness.

Doctor said I was 24 hours away from dying.

Spent my 17th birthday in hospital, tubes everywhere.

Became an apprentice at a print marketing agency. Learnt my way around Adobe’s design suite.

Started doing bits of design work on the side.

Age 18-19:

Discovered search marketing to help get more clients for the print marketing agency.

Became obsessed with SEO. Spent my free time messing around with the websites I built.

Age 20:

Wanted to take marketing more seriously. Quit my job to start a marketing degree.

Quit after 2 weeks.

Started an apprenticeship at an SEO agency where I managed 25 clients and attended college part-time.

Quit after 9 months.

Realised traditional education sucks. I learnt 100x more (and quicker) through self-education.

Went all-in on learning and building whilst living at home with my mum and 2 young siblings.

£0 income.

Age 21:

Got my first 2 freelancing clients on Upwork. They referred me to other clients.

Built a 6-figure business by the end of the year.

Age 22-23:

Started a podcast side project and quickly reached 300,000 listeners per month. Sold it for 5 figures.

Bought and sold 5 websites.

Maxed out my freelancing capacity.

Age 24:

Founded Content Growth and built a team to help companies turn their blog into a 7-figure sales channel.

Started posting on LinkedIn.

Grew revenue by over 200% in 6 months.

Age 25:

Co-founded Byword and launched a platform to help marketers generate articles at scale for SEO.

Sold my belongings, moved out of London and started travelling the world.

Merged Content Growth with Contact Studios to take the SEO agency to the next level.

Helped my mum quit her 15-year corporate job.

Age 26:

Lived out of a suitcase and travelled around 16 countries.

Grown the userbase of my SaaS tools to over 130,000.

Helped multiple unicorn companies scale their SEO with our 25-person team at Contact.

Age 27:

Continuing to levelling up, exploring, following my curiosities, collaborating with great people, and helping family and friends along the way.

Founder

We help software companies get more qualified traffic, sales and revenue through conversion-focused SEO and content marketing. Turn your blog into a 6 figure sales channel.

POV: Building a startup with your friends in London.

I met Lara Acosta on LinkedIn 3 years ago:

- Under 10,000 followers each
- Glorified freelancers grinding it out solo
- No team, no investment... we just had time

But a lot has changed since then:

- 500K+ combined followers
- Multiple 7-figure businesses
- DMs with people we want to talk with
- Inbound opportunities we have to turn down
- Speaking gigs, partnerships, collabs flowing in

All because of posting daily LinkedIn content.

This platform is undefeated for those who want to build a profitable online business in 2026 organically.

And yes, LinkedIn has changed massively since we started 3 years ago.

The algorithm's different. The audience's expectations are different. The competition's different.

But we just spent the last 3 months figuring out what actually works today.

The new playbook for 2026:

- How to get more reach and views
- How to grow your authority organically
- How to get inbound leads from content

All still just through content. And we're going live showing you exactly what we found...

So if you want to know what's actually working on LinkedIn right now, Lara and I are running a free webinar next week (22nd Jan).

It's called "Content to Clients" and we'll walk through the exact strategies we're using in 2026.

We're only letting 1,000 people in, so RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eUMHYExB

Marketing today is no longer just creative, it’s technical, behavioral, AI-driven, and deeply connected to trust. I operate at the intersection of all four.

My background blends software engineering, marketing strategy, and AI-driven systems, which allows me to help brands simplify complexity, scale responsibly, and grow through clarity, precision, and intelligent execution. 

As Founder of Nexa Engage, I work with ambitious B2B and tech companies to build marketing ecosystems that combine:
• B2B lead generation 
• Founder-led marketing
• High-converting growth strategy
• Responsible, compliant email marketing
• AI-powered automation and content systems
• Clear positioning and narrative development

I’m also exploring the emerging space of AI governance, AI ethics, and responsible AI adoption, specifically how AI will reshape marketing, data privacy, content authenticity, and the decisions companies make at scale. 

The next phase of marketing isn’t just faster. It’s more accountable, more human, and more secure. Alongside agency work, I teach email marketing and B2B lead generation at Brainster, helping the next generation understand how to blend human insight with AI capabilities.

What I share and write here:
• B2B lead generation, growth strategy
• Founder-led marketing systems
• Email marketing, compliance, responsible outreach
• AI in marketing, AI governance, ethical AI practices
• Content authenticity, search evolution, misinformation challenges
• How to build modern marketing operations that scaleIf you believe marketing should make sense, not noise. 

Let’s connect.

📩 Book a call: https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/ljubcho

Ljubcho Gjorgjioski

Се сеќаваш кога беше тинејџер и си креирал email адреса со некое чудно име? 🙈 

"princess_2005@gmail.com" 
"cool_boy_forever@gmail.com" 
"sexy_devil_666@gmail.com"
"angel_eyes_forever@gmail.com"
"dragon_killer_2003@gmail.com"
"metal_warrior_666@gmail.com

Ај што си креирал, но уште ја користиш и си subscribed насекаде. Можеби си креирал и account на EVN да плаќаш сметки online. 😂🤦‍♂️

Звучи познато? 😂

Gmail конечно го реши еден од најстарите проблеми.

Цели 20+ години, Gmail имаше непишано правило: Заглавен си со email-от што го креираше како тинејџер.

Беше невозможно да се промени... до сега.

Google конечно ја овозможува оваа функција и сега можеш да ја промениш твојата Gmail адреса без да изгубиш нешто.

Што останува исто:
✅ Истиот inbox
✅ Истите пораки
✅ Истиот Drive, Photos, YouTube
✅ Истиот Google account

Што се менува:
👉 Добиваш нова @gmail.com адреса
👉 Старата адреса станува alias
👉 Emails испратени на старата адреса сè уште пристигаат во истиот inbox
(за жал од Zara ќе те имаат сеуште како "pokemon_hunter2003@gmail.com")

Ништо не се променува. Ништо не се губи. Само сега можеш да имаш email адреса како што доликува.

Можеби звучи како мала работа. Но за сите што пораснавме со нашите тинејџерски usernames, ова е огромно олеснување.

Конечно можеш "да си дојдеш на себеси" 😉 😎

https://lnkd.in/dpKDMjkN

Fractional CMO & Strategic Marketing for CEOs and B2B Companies | Founder, Nexa Engage | Certified Digital Marketing Professional

This is basically what a good Fractional CMO does.

Not to "micromanage marketing."
Not to post more content for the sake of it.
Not to chase vanity metrics.

But to apply just enough pressure to:
 – expose bottlenecks
 – force prioritization
 – improve execution speed
 – and turn chaos into momentum

Growth doesn’t come from comfort.

It comes from clarity + pressure in the right places.

The trick?
Knowing when to push and when to get out of the way.

That’s the difference between noise and leadership.

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