Date: 2026-06-01
Goal: 20 new LinkedIn connections with AI marketers, CMOs, SEO/PR leaders globally
Status: 🔄 In Progress
Based on Run #6 learnings: focus on geographic diversity + LinkedIn-native creators. This run mixes:
Connection note angle: Building AI for SEO and AI for PR. Have 22 agents running marketing (SEO, blogs, social media, image/video, emailer, LinkedIn commenter, LinkedIn connection sender, X poster, and more). Want to exchange notes on what is working in AI marketing.
Do NOT mention: slateup.ai
Approach:
| # | Person | Focus | Followers | Location | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viveka von Rosen | LinkedIn + AI workflows, LinkedIn Learning Author | 47K | Colorado, USA | High |
| 2 | Mandy McEwen | AI Builder, LinkedIn Coach, Mod Girl & Luminetics | 51K | USA | High |
| 3 | Michael Brenner | VP Thought Leadership at Workday, former SAP/Nielsen CMO | 36K | Philadelphia, USA | High |
| 4 | Sindhu Biswal | Founder Buzzlab, content & performance marketing | 51K | Bangalore, India | High |
| 5 | Darshana Shah | Group CMO Aditya Birla Capital, AI & Brand Transformation | 23K | Mumbai, India | High |
| 6 | Yash Pal | Senior Performance Marketing, B2B SaaS + AI Analytics | 22K | Bangalore, India | High |
| 7 | Vitthal Jagtap | Founder AvisPixel, AI & Data-Driven Digital Marketing | 20K | Maharashtra, India | Medium |
| 8 | Priyanka S. | Growth Marketer, AI Marketer, CMO at CRM Messaging | 19K | India | Medium |
| 9 | Saikat Sinha | Director Marketing Coca-Cola, AI/ML/MarTech | 17K | Gurugram, India | Medium |
| 10 | Abhinav Chetan | Gen AI Educator, Digital Marketing Advisor, Digicated.ai | 16K | Delhi, India | Medium |
| 11 | Anjan P. | GenAI Specialist at Times Internet (16 mutual connections!) | - | Delhi, India | High |
| 12 | Vivek Malhotra | Group CMO & COO Strategy, India Today Group | - | Delhi, India | Medium |
| 13 | Lalit Sharma | AI-led Marketing at Dainik Bhaskar Digital / Times Group | 10K | New Delhi, India | Medium |
| 14 | Sandra Chrust | Global VP Marketing UnifyApps, AI GTM Leader | 4K | Utah, USA | Medium |
| 15 | Madalsa Bhat | AI x B2B Growth Strategist, Lifecycle Marketing at Zappr | 2K | Bangalore, India | Medium |
| 16 | Aditya Sharma | Founder WinShift, Improving business with AI | - | Bangalore, India | Medium |
| 17 | Priyanshu Dash | AI Automation + Performance Marketing, Founder Koffe Labs | 2K | Bangalore, India | Medium |
| 18 | Joanna Wiebe | Copyhackers, conversion copy + AI content | - | Canada/USA | Medium |
| 19 | Justin Simon | Content distribution strategist | - | USA | Medium |
| 20 | Goldie Chan | LinkedIn Top Voice, AI + personal branding | - | USA | Medium |