8K+ LinkedIn Followers 🙌🏼

Happy Friday! 🎉

On August 12th, I started posting daily on LinkedIn. The result? Three things:

1. I just hit 8K followers!

I added ~35 followers/day (~1,085 of the followers are from the last month).

2. Tons of inbound from job seekers and employers:

I’ve been getting 2 to 3 messages/day from job seekers asking for help. As a result, I’ll be launching something soon. 🚀 

Employers are asking for my recommendation on the best AI hiring tools and staffing agencies, so I’m building a one-stop shop featuring over 50 of the most reputable and innovative options (backed by YC, Sequoia, a16z, etc).

If there’s an AI Hiring Tool or Staffing Agency that you recommend, let Mia know.

I must admit, I have incredibly high standards, and most tools and agencies won’t make the cut. So… please don’t be offended if we don’t include what you recommend. 💙

3. Meaningful Relationships:

More followers and inbound messages are great but not the most important thing. What’s the #1 most valuable byproduct of posting daily on LinkedIn? The meaningful relationships you build with like-minded people.

For most of my life, I’ve felt like I don’t fit in. I rarely watch TV, don’t play board games, and find business building insanely enjoyable and impactful.

Posting daily on the internet enables me to meet other people who are just as obsessed with business building.

I’m now part of a content creator group of friends that meets every other week. One person recently left McKinsey, and the other is from Google. We’re all brand new at content creation.

We help each other improve our LinkedIn content, share tips on reaching our first 10K newsletter subscribers, and support each other when we feel like we don’t know what we’re doing. 😂

I’ve also met incredible business builders and am forming partnerships, which you’ll hear about soon. 🚀

Here are the best things I’ve found on the internet this week:

#1 👩🏼‍💻

Research by Gallup shows that “60% of people report being emotionally detached at work and 19% as being miserable.”

With so many people unhappy at work, why do they stay?  

Tim Ferriss says it best, “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.” 

There’s comfort in the familiar.

But… “Discomfort is the currency of our dreams.”

Quote credit: Brooke Castillo.

#2 👩🏼‍💻

That’s what I want to say when a rockstar candidate gets offered the job and turns it down to join a competitor. 😂 

(Totally kidding, not that mean).

#3 👩🏼‍💻

Here’s a GIF of you after referring 3 people and saving ~100 hrs/mo.

That's right; you're literally running on the beach (Baywatch style), soaking up the sun, wearing your swimsuit, and about to sip an ice-cold lemonade.🍹

What a life… 🏖👙🌊

We’ll call this relaxed, fun version of you “Sofia.”

So… do it for your inner Sofia.

You got this. 💪

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Happy hiring!

Mia Smithson
CEO & Founder
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P.S. If you read this far, you get memes. 🙌🏼

Au Revoir. 💙

See you next time!

Mia