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Turn your voice into video, podcasts, posts, newsletters and slides, from a one hour call. Imagine this: You hop on a one-hour call, and from that single session, we generate months' worth of videos for YouTube, podcast episodes, use cases, carousels, or posts with graphics —all crafted in your voice and designed to convert. And you never touched a keyboard for any of it. We call it voice-driven content. No matter what you call it, it allows you to move at the speed of your inspiration. Professional Snapshot: Dad Writer | FORBES 2019 - 2021 Top 50 People to Watch | 2013 San Diego Magazine Top Young Influential | San Diego Daily Transcript Entrepreneurship & Marketing Guest Lecturer | SDSU and UCSD Patent holder | Provisional patent filed 2011 Interests: Voice-Enabled Everything Digital Efficiency Gains Crypto Tax Prep Talking about the experience of being a Dad Mountain Biking, Tennis, Croquet and a taste of uncommon Wine or Whiskey.

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The first time I realized my follow-ups were breaking my pipeline... It hit me like a ton of bricks. 🧱 The follow-ups I was doing? They were losing me deals. Why? Because I wasn’t consistent. I wasn’t strategic. And honestly? I wasn’t smart about it. Follow-ups became a game of chance: ❌ Following up too early ❌ Forgetting to follow up at all ❌ Sounding too pushy… or too passive Opportunities were slipping through the cracks. Deals were dying — not because of my pitch... But because I didn’t have a repeatable system. That’s when it clicked: →Follow-ups shouldn't be chaotic. →They should be automated, personalized, and strategic. Now? My pipeline stays alive. My follow-ups land better. And I spend more time closing — not chasing. 🚀 Curious... How many deals do you think you might be losing right now, just from broken follow-ups? (If you’re ready to fix it, link’s in my profile.)


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What a Closer Agent Actually Does Everyone says you need “better sales calls” to close more deals. 😬 But the real killer of your pipeline? It’s what happens after the call. The momentum disappears. The buyer forgets. The deal dies a quiet death. Not because you were bad on the call. But because you didn’t stay top-of-mind after it ended. Here’s what usually happens: ❌ No fast follow-up ❌ No fresh content while interest is high ❌ No gentle nudges to keep things alive Meanwhile, your competitors are “checking back next quarter.” (And wondering why deals never close.) That’s why smart founders are installing their first Closer Agent. 🚀 ✅ Instant, personalized follow-ups the moment a meeting ends ✅ Helpful content drops right into buyer inboxes ✅ Nurturing that runs automatically — even if you’re sick, busy, or traveling You stay top of mind. You stay in the conversation. You stay ahead. All while your competitors are stuck chasing cold leads. If you're serious about closing faster (and smarter)… deploy your first Closer Agent now. Curious: What’s the biggest follow-up mistake you see teams making right now? 🎯


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Something new is coming soon... and I’m excited to finally share it with you. 🚀 Over the past few months, I've been building something behind the scenes.. → something designed to make visibility → warm leads → sales much easier (and way more sustainable). If you’re a founder, exec, or seller who’s serious about getting real results without burning out, you’re going to want to see this. Stay tuned. 👀


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The Sales Future Nobody’s Talking About It’s not AI replacing your sales team. It’s AI assisting your top reps so they sell 3–5x more without working 3–5x harder. The companies installing Closer Agents now are quietly stacking unfair advantages: -Faster first touches -Stronger nurture -Smarter follow-ups Premium inbound content while they sleep Future sellers won’t just have an SDR. They’ll have an army of specialized agents backing them up. (Some already do.)


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Why do we always start with 1. We don’t launch 10 agents at once. We start with one: your Closer Agent. Book faster Nurture better Shorten sales cycles Lock in revenue Once that agent is humming? We stack on nurture agents, content agents, and follow-up agents — multiplying your pipeline without multiplying your headcount. (It’s how you build compounding ROI without compounding stress.)


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Mistakes founders make when trying to scale sales 👇 – Hiring reps too fast without a system to support them – Chasing cold leads instead of nurturing warm ones – Ignoring the fundamentals (positioning, nurturing, follow-up) – Relying on brute force instead of building leverage If you’re scaling sales, you don’t need more activity — you need more precision. More on this soon. 🚀


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Why You're Losing Deals You Should Be Winning Most lost deals? They were winnable. The real problem? You’re letting momentum slip away after the first call. Here’s what’s leaking your pipeline: ❌ Slow follow-ups ❌ Manual nurture tasks that reps forget ❌ No strategic content to keep buyers engaged Fact: 80% of momentum is lost between call #1 and call #2. 😬 (And most teams don’t even realize it.) If you want to stop losing deals you should be winning… you need a system that catches the leaks automatically. That’s exactly what a Closer Agent does: ✅ Fast, personalized follow-ups ✅ Nurture on autopilot ✅ Content drops that move deals forward Fix your pipeline. Fix your close rate. Fix it now. 🔥 Be honest — which of these 3 mistakes is costing your team the most right now? 🎯 Drop your answers in the comment section!


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📣Series 2: How the First Closer Agent Changes Everything Most founders think more leads = more sales. But what if that’s not true? 🚫 What if the real bottleneck is lost momentum? Chasing leads all day doesn’t close deals. It just fills your pipeline with cold names. Momentum is the force that turns interest into action. That’s why the first Closer Agent matters. It doesn’t just add follow-up. It supercharges everything you already have. Here’s how: ✅ It sends follow‑ups the moment a meeting ends. ✅ It transforms each call into content that moves buyers. ✅ It nurtures leads so they never grow cold. ✅ It tracks engagement to know who’s ready now. One Agent. One system. Unstoppable momentum. It’s like handing your top closer an extra 100 hours every week. But without adding headcount or burnout. The result? Faster sales cycles. Higher win rates. Smarter teams. And more time to focus on strategy. So here’s my question: Are you still relying on lead volume… …or are you building unstoppable momentum with a Closer Agent?


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📣Series 4: Turning 1 Agent Into a Full Sales Stack You don’t need a bigger team. You need a smarter system. ⚙️ Most sales orgs hire faster than they optimize. More reps. More tools. More chaos. But not more deals. Here’s the real unlock: What if one Agent could run like an entire sales stack? And never miss a beat? Agent-first teams are doing it already. With just one Closer Agent, they get: ✅ Instant lead research before every call ✅ Personalized briefs without Googling a thing ✅ Call transcripts + auto notes synced to CRM ✅ Objection handling drafted before the next touch ✅ Proposals written and ready minutes after the meeting ✅ Follow-ups sent — on autopilot One Agent. Running your entire sales cycle. End to end. No tabs. No tasks. No memory gaps. It’s not about replacing reps — it’s about amplifying them. 🚀 So instead of 1:1 effort-to-output… You get 1:10. Or even 1:100. Your top rep stays in flow. Your pipeline never stalls. Your close rate goes up. That’s what happens when you stop duct-taping tools together… …and start scaling smart. What would change if your best rep had 10x leverage every day?


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📣Series 3: Building a Nurture Machine That Doesn’t Sleep Most sales teams give up too early. They think “no reply” means “no interest.” ❌ But the truth? Most buyers just aren't ready… yet. And when you disappear? So do your chances of closing the deal. Top closers know the magic is in the middle. The “in-between” moments. When you’re not pitching. Not following up. Just staying top of mind — quietly building trust. 🤝 That’s where the Nurture Machine comes in. Here’s what it does: ✅ Sends value-packed check-ins every few weeks ✅ Shares relevant posts, content, or product updates ✅ Follows up automatically after no-shows or ghosting ✅ Reignites cold leads with zero manual effort ✅ Surfaces warm deals… exactly when they’re ready All without a single tab open. No reminders. No task lists. No deals slipping through the cracks. While you're sleeping, it’s working. While you're on calls, it’s nudging your next win. While you're building? It’s closing. This is how Agent-first teams win in 2025. They don’t chase leads. They cultivate them — at scale. 🌱 What would change for your team if no lead ever went cold again?


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📣 Series 1: Why You're Losing Deals Between Touches You’re not losing deals on the demo. You’re losing them in the silence that comes after. After the meeting ends. Before the proposal lands. When the prospect goes dark. That gap? It’s the most dangerous part of your sales cycle. And most teams have no idea how to fill it. So they wait. They follow up. They hope. But in that window of silence, your buyer is: • Talking to competitors • Forgetting the value you shared • Reframing the problem without you • Getting cold feet (and finding other fires to fight) Here’s the truth: Every minute you go quiet, trust erodes. Every hour they don’t hear from you, urgency fades. Every day without clarity? They drift further from “yes.” So how do you fix it? You automate the in-between. Not just with reminders or drip campaigns. But with smart, personalized, AI-powered follow-ups that: → Recap the meeting in their language → Pre-handle objections with relevant content → Surface case studies tailored to their industry → Suggest next steps before they ask And the best part? You don’t have to write or send them manually. AI can generate and deliver these touches while you sleep. Across email, LinkedIn, SMS—wherever your buyer lives. Because the follow-up isn't a task. It's the trust-building layer between touchpoints. The companies winning deals in 2025? They’re not faster. They’re more consistent. They show up when it matters most: Between the touches. ⏳ Question for you: Where are you losing the most deals right now—at the top of the funnel, or in the gap?


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What They’ll Never Say Out Loud A lot of people selling "AI" right now are just selling noise. -No process -No system -No revenue impact A real Closer Agent? It’s boring in the best way. Quietly booking more meetings. Quietly nurturing more leads. Quietly making your pipeline fatter while you focus on real closing. Sales isn’t about hype. It’s about habits — scaled. (Our Closer Agent gets you there.)


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The Silent Killer in Sales 🔥 It's not bad leads. It's not lazy reps. It's not even your offer. It's the time between touches killing your deals. Momentum wins sales. 🙌 But most teams lose it the second a meeting ends. That’s why we start with the Closer Agent: An AI agent that instantly follows up, nurtures prospects, and books your next meeting without blinking. Your pipeline’s not broken. It’s just running on empty. We can fix that. More soon. 🚀


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How selling today is about momentum stacking, and most reps lose it between calls. Most sales reps don’t lose deals on calls. They lose them between calls. We spend hours training reps to handle objections, pitch better, and "close strong." But we forget the real game: Momentum stacking. Every call should build on the last. Every follow-up should push the conversation forward. Every signal you send should create urgency and trust. But here’s the painful truth: Most reps reset momentum every time they reach out. It’s like trying to sprint up a hill… starting from the bottom. Over and over again. No timely follow-ups. No personalized nudges. No content to reinforce the conversation. No social signals to stay top of mind. When buyers finally hear back, the warmth is gone. Their excitement faded. Their priorities shifted. And the rep? They’re starting from zero again. In 2025, the best sellers won’t be the ones who "sell better" during calls. It’ll be the ones who build unstoppable momentum between them. Stack trust. Stack urgency. Stack action. (Or get left behind.) Most teams are one simple system away from changing this forever. More on that soon.  When was the last time you truly felt momentum build with a buyer between meetings?


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Everyone’s hiring more reps. But the smartest teams? They’re building Agent-First systems. ⚡ Here’s the problem no one wants to admit: Most sales teams are stuck in manual mode: ❌ Forgetting follow-ups ❌ Missing CRM updates ❌ Wasting hours chasing no-shows It’s not a rep problem. It’s a system problem. Because while they’re buried in admin… The next era of sales has already arrived: ✅ Automated follow-ups that don’t get ignored ✅ CRM updates that just happen ✅ Re-engagements that revive stalled deals Agent-First teams aren’t just working harder — They’re working smarter. Their pipelines run 24/7. Their closers stay in the zone. And their competitors? Still playing catch-up. This isn’t about replacing people. It’s about multiplying their impact. So ask yourself: Are you building a team that chases deals? Or a system that brings them to you? (If you're ready to install your first Closer Agent, link’s in my bio.)


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Why "nurturing" is the highest ROI sales activity nobody wants to do manually? It’s the most valuable part of the sales process. And the most time-consuming. Nurturing builds relationships. It builds trust. It keeps deals alive. But without the right system? It’s exhausting: ❌ Endless follow-ups ❌ Custom content for each lead ❌ Constant check-ins (without seeming pushy) Here’s the real problem: Manual nurturing drains your time — and your energy. But automated, agent-assisted nurturing? That’s where the magic happens. ✨ You get the relationships. You get the trust. You get the deals. Without burning yourself (or your team) out. Let smart tech handle the repetitive stuff. You handle the human connection. 💡 Ready to build a nurture system that runs itself? Link in my profile.


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The #1 hidden killer of B2B deals? (It’s not what you think.) It’s not your pitch. It’s not your leads. It’s what happens after the call. Most teams lose deals because they let momentum slip: ❌ No timely follow-ups ❌ No fresh value-adds ❌ No reminders why you are the best choice Here’s the thing: Most don’t even realize this gap exists. They blame the lead. They blame the market. They rarely fix what’s actually broken. The killer isn’t missed calls or slow replies. It’s the invisible space where deals quietly die. Fix this — and the deals come to you. 🔥


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Most sales teams are missing the point. They think the secret to closing more deals is more leads. But what if the real answer is more momentum? What if the key to increasing sales isn't just working harder, but working smarter? Enter: the Closer Agent. A single agent who handles follow-ups like a sniper. 🎯 With the right system in place, your deals won’t slip through the cracks. They’ll stay warm and move forward at a pace you control. Think of it as a nurture machine that works while you sleep. No more burnout from endless follow-ups. Just clean, strategic touchpoints that build momentum. The first Closer Agent doesn't just help you close deals — They change the speed and efficiency of your entire sales process. It’s not about getting more leads. It’s about keeping the ones you have in play. Ready to see how momentum can take over your sales process?


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📣Series 5: What Your Competitors Will Regret Not Doing Everyone’s chasing pipeline. But very few are future-proofing it. 🚨 While most teams are busy playing catch-up… Agent-first teams are quietly compounding an unfair advantage. They don’t miss follow-ups. They don’t fumble handoffs. They don’t waste hours copy-pasting notes. And in 6 months? They won’t just be ahead — they’ll be untouchable. Here’s what your competitors will wish they’d done sooner: ✅ Automating lead research before the call ✅ Auto-generating custom briefs from public data ✅ Transcribing every call, instantly ✅ Prepping personalized next steps without lifting a finger ✅ Writing proposals in minutes, not hours ✅ Nurturing cold leads without manual effort ✅ Syncing everything back into the CRM (without tabs) It’s not about "working harder." It’s about working smarter — before everyone else does. Because once your market wakes up? The advantage disappears. And the cost of catching up gets painful. Right now, you still have time. Time to test, build, and install your first Agent. Before the old way becomes obsolete. 🕰️ The teams that win in Q4 …started preparing in Q2. Will you be ahead — or behind?


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Everyone says: “We need more salespeople.” But what if that's wrong? 🚫 What if hiring more people is actually slowing you down? More people means: → More payroll. → More management headaches. → More complexity. It doesn’t mean more sales. Today, the game is different. 🧠 The best founders are doing something smarter: They create more touches — without creating more overhead. Touchpoints like: ✅ Instant follow-ups ✅ Seamless nurturing ✅ Premium content that moves buyers closer to “yes” All done automatically. All done without hiring another salesperson. That's what the first Closer Agent unlocks. 🔓 It’s like giving your best closer an extra 100 hours per week... without adding a single dollar to payroll. Sell more. Work less. Feel smarter. If you're a founder, ask yourself: →Are you scaling a sales team? →Or are you scaling a system that sells for you? Which one would actually get you where you want to go faster? 🚀 (If you’re ready to install your first Closer Agent, the link’s in my profile.)


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