A sudden layoff can shatter your plans—or sharpen them. When LinkedIn branding and sales coach Melissa Gaglione decided to aim for $30K in 30 days, she didn’t hide behind a polished funnel. She built in public, shared every step, and turned documentation into momentum. We dig into how she paired relatable, human content with tight, personalized video outreach to create trust at scale and conversions that cold calls rarely deliver.

We unpack the two-year foundation that made the leap possible: an hour-a-day side hustle, steady posting that felt like a person not a pitch, and early experiments with courses, events, and brand partnerships. Melissa explains why she launched eight offers at once to test both company and individual demand, and how the data—and her energy—pulled her toward a flagship cohort model focused on personal branding and social selling for B2B creators, founders, and sellers.

If you’re curious about where AI truly fits, Melissa shares the practical side: using tools like Claude and ChatGPT to accelerate research, drafts, CRM notes, and content ops, while outsourcing editing and admin to stay focused on relationships. We also get candid about the mindset work after a layoff—using a public goal to rebuild self-trust, choosing challenges you can sustain, and resisting the highlight-reel trap by showing the path, not just the prizes.

Ready to design your own leap? Listen, take notes, and then tell us the 30-day goal you’d commit to publicly. If this conversation helped, follow, share with a friend who needs a push, and leave a quick review so more builders can find the show.

We share the AI tools we actually use, how we stack them, and the prompts that save hours each week. From meeting capture to decks, video clipping, and research, we show where each model fits and how to publish more with less effort.

• using read.ai to capture meetings and send summaries
• turning transcripts into to-do lists and follow-ups with ChatGPT
• building decks in minutes with Gamma to save production time
• prompt fundamentals: clarity, roles, context stacking
• importing book PDFs to guide strategy and tone
• real prompts for sales scripts, hooks, and research
• Opus Clip for auto clips, captions, hooks, and cross-posting
• when to use ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Grok
• voice input to speed prompting on the go
• simple performance tip: fewer AI tabs, faster computer

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The digital revolution waits for no one. Whether you're embracing it or avoiding it, your professional future is increasingly tied to how effectively you leverage content creation, social media, and emerging AI tools.

In this candid conversation, we explore the launch of Content Crib RX – our solution for professionals struggling to maintain content consistency while navigating the rapidly evolving digital landscape. We've witnessed countless passionate professionals leave our Content Crib meetups energized, only to have their momentum fizzle as life's demands take priority. Our new program bridges this gap by combining practical content strategies with AI-powered tools that save precious time.

Social selling has fundamentally transformed B2B relationships, yet many professionals still question its legitimacy. As we discuss, platforms like LinkedIn have become essential marketplaces where authority is built through consistent, valuable content. The barriers to entry are lower than ever – anyone can start building their personal brand without expensive marketing budgets – but the challenge lies in finding your authentic voice and maintaining consistency.

Perhaps most eye-opening is our discussion about AI's impact on the professional landscape. While the statistics are sobering (14% of workers displaced by AI this year alone, with projections of 85 million jobs replaced by year-end), we highlight the extraordinary opportunities emerging alongside these challenges. The most promising path forward? Learning to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, particularly in ways that help small businesses improve operations.

Our Content Crib Copilot AI agent exemplifies this approach – meticulously trained to align with our teaching methodologies and help users ideate content, streamline scheduling, and implement effective digital strategies. As one podcast guest wisely suggested: if you had $1,000 to invest today, your best bet might be learning an AI tool you could implement for small businesses.

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