Lara Acosta

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On a random Tuesday night in 2022, I created a LinkedIn account.

Today, that single decision led me to build a personal branding agency, LA Digital.

And in that process I’ve:

- Worked with Fortune500 companies and Forbes 30u30 entrepreneurs 
- Written 1000s of pieces of content and coached 200+ clients 
- Grown my own personal brand to 100k+ followers in 19 months
- Been featured in Forbes and spoken internationally

All while finishing my Master’s Degree and competing as powerlifting athlete. 

To tell you the truth, I’m driven by obsession and inspiration. 

Linkedin has fuelled that for me, as the opportunities are limitless. 

I’ve seen clients go from 0 to 10,000 followers in no time.
I’ve seen clients get their first 4/5/6 figure deals on via LinkedIn
I’ve seen clients take themselves out of their comfort zone, and win.

A true goldmine of success. 

If you want to learn how I did this for myself or clients, I’ve got 2 things for you.

1. Join my personal branding cohort’s waitlist (we launch in February 2024): https://thatsliterallyit.beehiiv.com/subscribe

2. Get 1:1 consulting from me. A 60 minute personalised call with me: https://calendly.com/laraacosta/hourcall?back=1&month=2024-01

If you made it this far, but you have nothing to buy.

Sign up to my newsletter, it includes a bonus LinkedIn guide for you to get started on here for $0. https://thatsliterallyit.beehiiv.com/subscribe

I want us all to win. Have a great 2024!

Founder

LinkedIn

Marketing Tools: Digital Marketing Tools and Services

DigitalMarketer

Digital Marketing Mastery

Cardone University LATAM

Cardone U

University of Exeter

LA Digital

Personal Branding Strategist

From 0 to Forbes [full masterclass]

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Exploring my curiosity and sharing what I learn along the way.

Sahil Bloom is an inspirational writer and content creator, captivating millions of people every week through his social insights and bi-weekly newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle.

His forthcoming debut non-fiction book (entitled The 5 Types of Wealth) is set to revolutionize readers' lives with its groundbreaking framework, helping them break free from the daily grind, discover true fulfillment, and build a life of infinite wealth. The book is a unique blend of strategies, tactics, and actionable insights, enabling readers to make real, positive changes and lead healthier, wealthier lives.

Sahil is also a successful entrepreneur and owner of SRB Holdings, a personal holding company currently comprised of ten cash-flowing businesses, and the Managing Partner of SRB Ventures, a $10 million venture investment firm committed to investing in and accelerating the most compelling startups in the world. Prior to launching SRB Ventures in January 2022, Sahil was an early-stage investor in 40+ startups across the technology landscape, including multiple unicorns.

His previous roles include Vice President and Advisor at Altamont Capital Partners, a generalist investment fund with over $3.5 billion in capital under management, focused on control investments in middle market companies. While at Altamont, Sahil served as a board member at several Altamont portfolio companies, including Fox Racing, Intermix, and Brixton.

Sahil graduated from Stanford University with an M.A. in Public Policy (2014) and a B.A. in Economics & Sociology (2013). While at Stanford, he was a four-year member on the Stanford Baseball Team (2009-2013), twice helping to guide the team to NCAA Super Regional appearances (top-16 finishes). Additionally, Sahil earned two PAC-12 All-Academic Team awards and twice received the Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award, given annually to a student-athlete exhibiting excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership. Academically, Sahil was advised in his pursuits by former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

Awarded annually to an athlete with outstanding proficiency in athletics, leadership and academics.

2013 Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award

2013 PAC-12 All Academic Team

2012 Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award

2012 PAC-12 All Academic Team

Stanford University

Stanford Baseball

SRB Holdings

SRB Holdings is a personal holding company currently comprised of ten cash flowing business assets.

Current portfolio holdings include:

• Assembly
• Alto Studios
• Paperboy Studios
• SBloom Advisory
• The Inflection

Owner

Penguin Random House

Forthcoming non-fiction tentatively titled The 5 Types of Wealth—redefining wealth in a more comprehensive way and providing a framework and tactical guide for assessing your priorities and building a fulfilling, wealthy life.

Author

The Curiosity Chronicle

The Curiosity Chronicle is a 2x weekly newsletter where I provide actionable ideas to help build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life to a global community of 500,000+.

Writer

SRB Ventures

SRB Ventures is an investment firm committed to investing in and accelerating the most compelling startups in the world. Fund I is a $10 million stage and sector-agnostic vehicle writing $100-250K checks into high-growth technology companies around the world.

Managing Partner

Assembly

A holding company of brands, including Landed, Off Menu, Viralcuts, HeyFriends!, and more.

Co-Founder

Altamont Capital Partners

Advisor

Vice President

Senior Associate

Associate

Analyst

Brixton

Board Member

INTERMIX

Fox Racing

The Curiosity Chronicle Newsletter

Book a Consulting Call

I ❤️to inspire 🧲🧿&Design Thinking 🧿 Strategist🧿 Advisor in Int'l Banking& Foreign Trade& Finance& Sales & Marketing & Content Creation🧿 Servant Leader 🚀GodIsGreat❤🧿Futurist🏅🧿EIQ❤Game Changer🏅NGO🎯Mentor🎸🧿🧰

Content Creator, Expert in Marketing Campaings, Product introduction and visibility, Experienced in General Management with a demonstrated history,20 years of Banking, Textiles, Design, Logistics Sectors and Business Association experiences .Expert especially in Foreign Trade, International Payment Methods, Budget Planning, Short-Middle-Long Term Strategical Planning, Financial Auditing, Business Plan Evaluation, Project Management, Project Auditing. Skilled in Budgeting,Finance, Strategical Planning,Design Thinking,General Coordination, Operational Management, Logistics Management, Business Association Management.Additional skills are Team Leader, Good at delegating , Analytical thinking, Coaching, Mentoring .Has high level of  Emotional Intelligence.Has  Strong Patience, highly skilled in Time Management and Courageous Leadership Approach.
Finished Project Based  Business Management MBA from Marmara University,
Economics degree in Uludag University.

The Guardian Wings Award

Executive Leadership

The Step-by-Step Guide to Building your Thought Leadership on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Profiles for Social Business Success

Leading with Vision

Productivity Hacks for Writers

Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization

Marmara University

Uludag University

English

Banking,Textiles,Transportation- Foreign Trade and General Management

-  Had taken active role and responsibility in all departments and  
   general office management.
-  Delegated in PR, Corporational Relations and visual works.
-  Played active role in personnel recruitment and placement.
-  Carried out responsibility in domestic and international commercial  
   correspondences with customers and  business associates.
-  Performed active role in buying processes.(Price quotation, 
   negotiation, choosing  best suitable product or service)

Leadership,Specialist Small Medium Enterpr.,Digital Mark.&Soc.Media,Government Incent.,TURQUALITY

Turkish Volunteers of Exporters 

Volunteer Director Of Sales Marketing

Non-Profit Organization

General Coordinator ,Project Manager

General Coordinator

Banking,Textiles,service, biosecurity and association experience

General Management,Foreign Trade,Finance,Customer Relations

❤️to inspire 🧲Servant Leader 🧿 Design Thinking 🧿 Strategist& Advisor & Executive &Enthusiast in Banking, Foreign Trade, Finance, Marketing , Sales & General Coordination 🚀GodIsGreat❤Futurist❤EIQ🔻NGO🧿🧰

Turkey Neuromuscular Disorders Association

John Barrows

Elevating The People & Profession of Sales

I've been selling for over 25 years and have held every role in Sales from making 400 dials a week to being the VP of Sales of a self funded start up that sold to Staples to now running my own sales training company working with organizations like Salesforce, Linkedin, Amazon, Google and many more of the fastest growing companies in the world. 

These experiences have allowed me to learn a lot along the way of what works and what doesn't work in Sales. As I continue to sell every day I continue to learn. My goal is to share these experiences with Sales professionals to help elevate them and the profession because I believe when Sales is done right it's the greatest profession in the world, but when done wrong, it's the worst.

Our "Why" here at JB Sales is that "We elevate the people and profession of Sales so that it’s accessible for anyone willing to do the work to create the freedom and opportunities they most want in life."

We achieve this by providing tactical sales training to some of the fastest growing companies in the world like Salesforce.com, Linkedin, Amazon, Okta, Salesloft and many others.  We also support a thriving community of over 50k sales professionals with dynamic content, meaningful conversations and memorable experiences and events.  

If you care about this profession and doing sales the right way then we will give you everything you need to "create the freedom and opportunities you most want in life."  #MakeitHappen

Sell Better 

JBarrows On-Site Sales Training

University of Maryland

JB Sales

My "Why" is to elevate the people and profession of Sales by sharing my earned experience with anyone willing to put in the work so they can achieve whatever level of freedom and success they want in life.

I've delivered my two Signature training programs (Filling the Funnel and Driving to Close) to thousands of Sales professionals at some of the fastest growing companies in the world like Salesforce, Linkedin, Amazon, Okta, Salesloft and many others. 

My membership provides individuals and teams with live monthly training (delivered by me) along with workshops, AMAs and an OnDemand library filled with actionable tips.

None of us have all the answers and things are moving too fast right now for any of us to try and figure it all out on our own.  We need to get back to fundamentals while learning how to evolve and where to add value in this new world of AI. 

If you're willing to put in the work and want to elevate yourself, along with this profession, come join me on this ride.

No kid ever says "I want to be in sales when I grow up" and I want to change that. 

I wrote this book with my 6 year old daughter with three goals in mind:

1) Introduce the profession of Sales to kids at a young age so they see this as a viable option for them to build a meaningful career. 
2) Get more women into Sales because some of the best Sales professionals I've ever met have been women and we need more of them in this profession to combat the "bro culture" that persists.
3) Give back.  100% of the profits from this book go to my daughter's favorite charity, the World Wild Life Fund. 

Check out www.IWantToBeInSalesWhenIGrowUp.com for the background and details.

p.s. You can buy them on Amazon but if you want to get a signed copy from my daughter you can DM me and Venmo me the cash.  That way the charity gets the most money, not Amazon.

Author - I Want To Be In Sales When I Grow Up

GTMfund

Limited Partner

CloudTask

Cloudtask facilitates Sales as a Service by connecting buyers and sellers online and helping them with research, assessments and selection of the best services to fit their exact sales needs.  If you're an agency looking to provide outsourced sales services, a company looking for these services or a candidate who wants to work with some of the most progressive teams in the industry then you have to check out what CloudTask has to offer.

Advisory Board Member

Sales Community

Wonderway

The world's only and best Sales Coaching platform that provides coaching to your team on EVERY. SINGLE. CALL

Strategic Advisor

The Jack Welch Management Institute

I worked directly with Jack and Suzy Welch on the development and execution of a Sales and Marketing strategy for their start-up online MBA program (www.JWMI.com). 

I worked with them to evaluate and test various sales strategies/approaches, developed a formal sales manual, trained existing staff, attended conferences and made direct sales calls to corporate target accounts.

VP of Global Market Development (Consultant)

Basho Technologies

Basho Technologies was a Sales training and consulting firm focused on empowering Sales professionals with the tools and techniques they need to successfully drive revenue into and through their pipelines faster and more efficiently.  

As a Director of Sales &amp; Training my role was to sell and deliver the Basho training and consult with F1000 organizations around the world.

Director of Sales & Training

Thrive Networks

Thrive Networks provides outsourced IT services to the SMB market in New England. The company grew to 85 employees in 7 years and was ultimately acquired by Staples Inc. in 2008.

As the 5th employee and VP of Sales & Marketing I worked to develop a sales process and team that drove a 30-200% yoy growth of recurring revenue services, while personally being responsible for between 30-80% of revenue closed at various times throughout our growth cycle as needed. 

Thrive achieved BBJ "Fastest Growing" and "Best Places to Work" 3 times each in 7 years.

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Xerox

Developed, sold and implemented tailored document management solutions for State and Local Government clients and prospective clients.

Sales Executive

Black & Decker

Lead the first Event Marketing team for the DeWalt Power Tool division of Black & Decker in Boston. 

Promoted to Sales Executive for Black & Decker's Home Depot Team and managed 3rd largest territory in the country.

Sales/Event Marketing Specialist

I train sales pros to win more business by selling authentically | LinkedIn Top Sales Voice + Insider | Check out my course in the featured section

JB Sales | Sales Training for Individuals

Guillaume Moubeche

Currently turning a startup into a billion-dollar company | CEO & Founder @ lempire - $150M valuation | International Speaker | I share what I learn

If you’re here, that's because you know that your personal growth will drive your business growth 🚀

So, Welcome 😇 - I’m Guillaume, but everyone calls me G.

In the last 4 years, I have co-founded 2 businesses.

→ one that I grew to $600,000 annual recurring revenue and sold.
→ the other that I’m currently growing past $10M+ ARR is now valued at more than $150M.

Back in 2018, I had no real network, I knew almost nothing about tech or digital products.

I was just fascinated by entrepreneurship, so I spent years learning and testing new things.

After many failures and some successes, I thought I would share the secrets of what made our company so successful so that more people could replicate it.

I publish daily sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, and business tips, so follow me if you want to grow and get more things done! 😎

Founder & CEO

We build the future of relationships.

→ https://www.lempire.co/

HEC Paris

Chimie ParisTech - PSL

French

Spanish

lempire

lemlist

· lemlist is the coolest sales automation platform on the market

· $0 to $8M ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) in 3.5 years

· "lemlist family", the biggest community around sales automation (15k members)

· Helping 10k+ companies worldwide grow profitable businesses

TED Conferences

· Saying NO to a $30M offer-Is success an illusion?

Speaker

CEED Slovenia 

· CEED Slovenia’s Founder Talk ‘Gets Real’ about Entrepreneurship

LeadGuru.io

· Helped B2B companies scale using outbound sales prospecting 

· Generated $1M+ in revenue for our clients worldwide

Co-Founder & Head of Growth

Currently turning a startup into a billion-dollar company  | CEO & Founder @ lempire - $150M valuation | International Speaker | I share what I learn

Chris Croft

I think and write about management - I make on-line videos, speak at conferences (message me and hire me!), and I run management training courses in Project Management, Time Management, sorting out problem teams, being a good boss, Negotiating, Happiness, and Presentation skills ~ www.chriscroft.com 

I have over forty courses on Linkedin Learning - for example https://www.linkedin.com/learning/project-management-simplified-2
and
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/happiness-tips/

List of keynotes here ~ https://www.chriscroft.co.uk/keynotes/ 

Please do email me via my website to talk about possibilities.

Specialties: Project Management, Time Management, How To Be A Great Boss, Negotiating, ...and Happiness

The ultimate project management book on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-QuickStart-Guide-Simplified/dp/1636100589  

Get my free monthly email tips here: www.free-management-tips.co.uk  ~  They go out to 16,000 people who love them, once a month, they are useful and interesting, sometimes even fun.   Why would you not add yourself to the list?   www.free-management-tips.co.uk  

Finally - check out my Big Book Of Happiness on Amazon kindle or amazon paper version,   shorturl.at/cvzO2

Management Speaker and Author

I run courses on Project Management (1 or 2 days), Time Management, Negotiation Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, team away days (indoor or outdoor) and other subjects.  Phone my mobile or email me, chris@chriscrofttraining.co.uk, or check out my website for more information.  www.chriscrofttraining.co.uk    If I can't help I'll certainly know someone who can.  I always get booked again, 94% of my courses are repeat work, and I can supply references for any subject.  Please do ask me for a quote.

List of my keynote topics here:~ https://www.chriscroft.co.uk/keynotes/ 

Find out what I'm like by getting my free tip of the month - arrives by email and never repeats - here is where you can subscribe, and you can choose which subjects you want free tips on: www.free-management-tips.co.uk 

Agile vs Waterfall (with Doug Rose)

Assertiveness - on LinkedIn learning, previously lynda.com

Bad Boss - what can you do?

Be A Great Team Player

Cost Reduction

Delight your customers

Dream Job - CV and Interview techniques

Efficient Time Management

Gantt charts - on LinkedIn learning, previously lynda.com

Handling Difficult People

Happiness - on LinkedIn Learning aka lynda.com

Inspirational Leadership

Leadership

Life Mastery

Meetings - Agendas and Problems

Meetings - on LinkedIn Learning - previously lynda.com

Negotiation Skills - on lynda.com

Personal Efficiency

Presentation Skills

Problem Solving Techniques

University of Cambridge

Sherborne School

Durlston Court

Bokmål, Norwegian

Chris Croft Training - Management Training

I run courses on Project Management (1 or 2 days), Time Management, Negotiation Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, team away days (indoor or outdoor) and other subjects.  Phone my mobile or email me, chris@chriscrofttraining.co.uk, or check out my website for more information.  www.chriscrofttraining.co.uk    If I can't help I'll certainly know someone who can.  I always get booked again, 94% of my courses are repeat work, and I can supply references for any subject.  Please do ask me for a quote.

List of my keynote topics here:~ https://www.chriscroft.co.uk/keynotes/ 

Find out what I'm like by getting my free tip of the month - arrives by email and never repeats - here is where you can subscribe, and you can choose which subjects you want free tips on: www.free-management-tips.co.uk

World Happiness Project

Working with Gerry Clarke to make a different to World Happiness.  New YouTube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbBkOGte5I-8cfsoPruh2w   Organising annual conference in Bournemouth, and working on a TV series on happiness.  In the end it's the only subject that matters!

Previously lynda.com, now Linkedin Learning, this is the biggest and the highest quality on-line learning company in the world, and I am proud to be featured regularly as an author.  I have made thirty nine full length management courses with Linkedin so far - some of which are list below, in publications.  Head over to LinkedIn Learning to see the full list:  shorturl.at/bl234

Successful Trainers

Coaching a small group to become successful freelance corporate trainers.

Lynda.com

Honoured to have filmed 29 courses so far, including Project Management, Assertiveness, Teamworking, Process Improvement, Time Management, and Happiness - some filmed in LA with the mighty technical teams there, and some filmed by me in the UK and third-party licensed.  See if you can tell which are which - it's pretty easy!

Bournemouth University

Started teaching Operations Management on the MBA programme and then diversified to teaching Leadership, Time Management, and Negotiation to local businesses.

Senior Lecturer - Management

Dolphin Packaging

Employing 200 people, making plastic film: PVC, PET, PE, printing, laminating etc

General Manager - Materials Production

Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG)

First: Strachan Henshaw - making printing presses
then: DRG Plastic Films - making, er, guess what

Production Director

Westland Helicopters

Technologist Apprentice, then Production Control of the gear shop at Yeovil and then Commerical Manager of the blade repair department at Weston.

Production Management

Cambridge University

1% engineering, 49% record library, 10% unicycling, 30% chasing girls, 9% alcohol, 1% Carol Vorderman's electronics lab partner.

Queens College undergrad

★ Writer and Keynote Speaker, Project Management and Time Management, Negotiation Skills ~ UK-based

Joe Pulizzi

Joe Pulizzi (he/him) is founder of multiple startups including content creator newsletter, The Tilt, the content entrepreneur event Creator Economy Expo (CEX), and is the bestselling author of seven books including Content Inc. and Epic Content Marketing, which was named a “Must-Read Business Book” by Fortune Magazine.

Joe is best known for his work in content marketing, first using the term in 2001, then launching Content Marketing Institute and the Content Marketing World event. In 2014, he received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Content Council. He successfully exited CMI in 2016 and consequently wrote an award-winning mystery novel, The Will to Die.

He has two weekly podcasts, the Content Inc. podcast for content entrepreneurs and the content news and analysis show This Old Marketing with Robert Rose for content marketing professionals.

His foundation, The Orange Effect, delivers speech therapy and technology services to over 350 children in 35 states.

Joe and his family live in Cleveland, Ohio.

CEX - Creator Economy Expo - Join 500+ fellow content creators to explore the latest strategies, tactics, and tools — plus make valuable connections — for achieving big success as a new breed of content entrepreneur. 2023 event is at the Cleveland, Ohio convention center May 1-3, 2023

Received the Custom Content Council's prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" for efforts furthering the cause and practice of content marketing.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Penn State University

Bowling Green State University

CEX: Content Entrepreneur Expo

CEX - Creator Economy Expo - Join fellow content creators to explore the latest strategies, tactics, and tools — plus make valuable connections — for achieving big success as a new breed of content entrepreneur. 2024 event is at the Marriott Renaissance Cleveland May 5-7.

The Tilt

The Tilt is dedicated to turning content creators into content entrepreneurs. Our newsletter is delivered every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe at TheTilt.com.

The Orange Effect Foundation

The Orange Effect Foundation (OEF) is dedicated to finding speech therapy and technology resources for children and families who need it the most.  OEF started as the Golf for Autism in 2007, and today delivers grants to hundreds of children in 25 states.  The goal is simple...help children communicate more effectively so they can be whatever they want to be.

	name		keywords	# followers	# posts	# engagements	eng. ratio	score
1.	Lara Acosta	🇬🇧	books chatgpt youtube	144,362	57	93,895	7.63%	26.62
2.	Sahil Bloom	🇺🇸	books	544,389	52	101,152	6.54%	24.78
3.	Nesli Neslihan Girgin		books coach	728,927	49	48,364	5.64%	19.08
4.	John Barrows	🇺🇸	clients kids books	397,807	36	6,089	4.38%	18.72
5.	Guillaume Moubeche	🇺🇸	money books growth	80,078	25	7,134	5.9%	18.41
6.	Chris Croft	🇬🇧	podcast books	196,756	26	1,481	3.76%	15.8
7.	Joe Pulizzi	🇺🇸	ai books	245,390	16	1,883	3.78%	14.26
8.	Dave Kerpen	🇺🇸	coach books ai	650,501	19	1,012	2.44%	13.19
9.	📚 Michael Bungay Stanier		coach join books	165,034	16	1,874	4.12%	10.58
10.	Aparna Gautam	🇮🇳	books coffee	291,312	10	2,172	3.76%	9.31
11.	Niki De Zilva	🇦🇺	education relationship marketing	89,764	11	294	3.16%	7.96

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