If you work in tech (whether a big corp or scrappy startup), care about your career, and believe in the power of a strong LinkedIn presence, you're probably a fit. We're open to all functions and all levels.

Your specific goals may differ slightly, e.g. actively pursuing your next role, building toward an exec position through thought leadership, or stealthily generating inbound opportunities as career insurance (knock on wood). But the methods are the same.

Guild95 is not for entrepreneurs or influencers. Nothing against them (I think they're great actually), they just have very different goals from 9-5 career builders and deserve a community built for their specific needs.

A few baseline filters:
- Have you held at least one full-time role in tech?
- Are you located in the US, Canada, or Europe?

Beyond that, the people who thrive here tend to: 
- Be deeply thoughtful, ambitious, and generous with their knowledge.
- Have something to say, and are willing to do the work to write it well. 
- Be allergic to AI slop, fear-based writing, and tired templates.

Meeting the baseline filters does not guarantee a spot. We review every application and prioritize fit over volume. Guild95 is small by design. We're selective so we can optimize for culture: a shared set of goals, values, and experiences.

1) You apply (just 2 fields: email, LinkedIn URL)
2) If you're a fit, I'll reach out for a discovery call
3) If you decide to join, I'll personally onboard you
4) ^That includes a profile audit + personalized roadmap
5) Then you'll have access to our Slack and weekly calls

No. There will be some short educational resources included, but information is not the bottleneck on your LinkedIn growth because the formula isn't that complicated. (But if you need a course, I recommend Courtney Johnson)

IMO the bottlenecks are accountability, community, and feedback. Those 3 things drive consistent action + learning. That's what Guild95 is all about. Humans are social creatures and social learners. That will never change.

‍"If more information were the answer, we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs." –Derek Sivers

Total of 3 hours per week, max.

That's 2 hours on LinkedIn: posting, commenting, DMing, and having coffee chats with people at your target companies.

Plus 1 hour a week in Guild95: skim Slack to see what's working for others, join a weekly call, ask a strategy question, or get feedback on a draft.

I won't write your content for you. You have to do the work, but you'll get support & feedback from me and Guild95 members along the way. This costs way less than a ghostwriter, and has the benefit of improving your comms skills.

If you're a high-growth founder or exec looking for a ghostwriter, I recommend my friends Rosanna Campbell or Josh Cons. Look them up on LinkedIn. Let me know if you'd like an intro.

Beyond my own story (above), I've helped tech founders and execs grow their LinkedIn presence, and I ran operations for an advanced job search course for senior product leaders at Meta, Google, & Amazon that hit 5-figure revenue.

Plus I've spent 10 years in tech content marketing, and an embarrassing amount of my free time studying how content creators and professionals build audiences on social.

Skill-wise, I want to learn sales, customer success, and business-building.

Passion-wise, I think it's fun to lock in with a squad of driven people to chase our career & financial goals together.

Mission-wise, I'm tired of talented workers getting overlooked because they're invisible online.

Money-wise, not my focus right now. Even if net profit = 0, I'll build skills, relationships, and experiences worth millions. I'll charge soon though.

Basic things like resume reviews and mock interviews? Sure, I love geeking out about that stuff.

But I want to be clear: this is not a recruitment agency, nor can I guarantee outcomes beyond getting you noticed by the right decision-makers.

Once you're in the room, that part's on you. But we'll help get you there by building a LinkedIn presence.

Not exactly what this community is for, but I'm happy to help. Most people leave tens of thousands on the table simply just because they don't know how to ask.

I've negotiated tens of thousands across my own career (15-50K bumps), and I previously led marketing at Valued, the best salary negotiation service in tech. So I'm confident I can walk you through a modest increase.

But if you want specialized help to get a 15-40% increase in your next role, reach out to my friends Colin Lernell & Annie Murray at Valued! Look them up on LinkedIn. They helped me negotiate my $50K increase, and I'd trust them with anyone I care about.