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Todd Linder shared this1 year ago, I was sure we would fail. Avg $8,567 per month. Taylor quit her job. Thought often about making Launch Point a side gig and going back to W2 work. The only reason we kept going. The only reason we could keep going has been the people supporting us. Jessie and Kristy for paying me for an hour of coaching in 2020. Tyler for bringing me in to do a training for his team in 2021. Jared for bringing me on as a consultant to build a career program in their business. Basically floated us in 2022. And since 2023, almost 70% of our clients at www.launchpoint.co have found us because of YOU. Referral after introduction after referral. That 139 number in the headline? That’s because of you. (Some of you have hired our clients too!) You have been a part of changing so many lives. And my family’s. I’m so blown away by the community that has formed around us on LinkedIn. Forever grateful. P.S. First work trip. Feels like we’re growing up. *Oh and meet great people on LinkedIn like Brittany DeRoche that believe in you and send you cool stuff like this masters shirt
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Todd Linder shared thisI'm going to lose followers over this one. I don't even care. Is a Traeger actually even a grill?
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Todd Linder shared thisSitting in the spare bedroom. 37 post its on the wall. 2,144 days ago. 100 days in, 37 post its still on the wall. $0 in the bank account. 1,000 days in, helped our 1st ministry to marketplace client get a job. Charged them $350. Sweating asking for that amount. 2,000 days in, helped our 113th client get a job at www.launchpoint.co. In the last 144 days, we've grown to close to 60 active clients and almost 140 job offers (just waiting on the offer letter). The dream looked different on Day 1. It will look different on Day 5000. I'm learning this thing is a long game.
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Todd Linder shared thisWorking for a church doesn’t make your work more important. And it is no less important if you don’t. You are created to do good work. That work can be purposeful no matter where you are. How do you find purpose in your work?
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Todd Linder posted thisMega church technical director. Married with 2 kids but NEVER at home. Wanting $120-$150K before end of August with more flexibility to raise kids. Before we talked: - Hadn't tried anything yet. Just came to me wanting to do it "right the first time." After we talked: - Got clear on pursuing MarTech roles. - Translated church experience more directly. - Built resume and LinkedIn to be more shareable. - Created a networking strategy that didn't feel weird. 1 month before his ideal date, he got an offer at his range for the job he wanted in a company he was excited about! Here's what's interesting... During all of this, he was already working a side gig doing some MarTech work. While he got to final interviews with places like YouVersion, the trust was already built at the company he was working part time for. And that's where he landed. You may already have some experience like that. Don't overlook the work you've already put in!
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Todd Linder shared this17 year old POW in WWII. Only survivor on his plane. My grandfather made it, somehow. Came back to the states. Started businesses. Started a family. He barely talked about it. I don't know how he did it. But he did it. I'm standing on the shoulders of his sacrifice. And many others who didn't come home. Thank you to all of those that have served and made the life my family has today possible. We can never repay you.
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Todd Linder reposted thisTodd Linder reposted thisGot my tickets for the Mandalorian and Grogu! A year ago I was looking for a job, and things like this took a back seat. I’m thankful to now have a job, and to do something I love. And to be able to have a little fun here and there. Thanks to Todd Linder for his coaching and support in helping me be where I am today. And also for his inspiring love for Star Wars. 😉 P.S. One of this tickets is for my 7 year old son. So pumped to be a part of his first experience with Star Wars in the theaters.
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Todd Linder shared thisMy story isn't one I picked. 2010: stood up in church to say I was called to ministry. Sophomore in college. 2011: heard God's voice at a Passion Conference State Farm Arena, section C. Affirmed that calling. 2012: started working there 2013: launched the internship and residency at the church After praying, "God I would love to start an internship somewhere" 5 days before. 2016: got married Best decision I've ever made. But the beginning years were hard. 2017: decided I needed to leave church work Definitely the best thing for my family at the time. 2018: left friends, comfortable job, stages for desk job doing HR. Joined an awesome company (Booster) that believed in me. 2020: the year of taking chances. Laid off in the pandemic. Moved to DC with my wife Started www.launchpoint.co. 2023: 3 years of struggling in business. Until God showed me, my church story was not unique and I had the experience and skills to help others transition. (also had our first kid.) 2026: 3 years deep into Ministry to Marketplace. 138 jobs places (+ at least 1 incoming soon). 57 people in our coaching community. 15 pastors and ministry leaders joining monthly. I'm talking with pastors every day who are going through similar stuff I did. and getting clarity for next steps. 2010 Todd didn't expect what 2026 Todd would be doing. I was called to ministry, but not how I thought. God had bigger plans.
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Todd Linder shared this"Church hurt" silenced me from 2016 - 2023. My friends told me, "get over it already." My therapist told me, "deal with the family issues" My inner voice told me, "stuff it, push through it." So I never shared it. (especially the part I played) But then 2023 happened. Someone else shared their story. And it was my story. My story didn't end in 2018 when I left my church job. I'm just in a new chapter. So now I share it often. (including the part I played) My story might be the story someone else needs. To know there's another chapter. I refuse to keep my story to myself. p.s. that moment in 2023 birthed www.launchpoint.co. What needs to be born out of your story?
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I've started to see this for our business too. The highest complement is when someone tags me in the comments and says, "this guy can solve your problem."
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Todd Linder liked thisTodd Linder liked thisMost of my clients come from stuff like this, someone asks for help on LinkedIn and social selling and this happens. When you take care of your clients, they take care of you. Original poster (my future client) sees my clients recommending me, then they go to my page to learn more, then they look at my testimonials, then they read my about, then they click darrenmckee.co and become a client, then they the end up in comments referring me to more people just like these folks. Here’s the kicker. I do the same for them. I show up for them every chance I get.
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Todd Linder reacted on thisTodd Linder reacted on this***Nick Prince Joining Solving the World's Greatest Problems and Faith Driven Entrepreneur Team*** “Entrepreneur in Residence” may be my new favorite job description. Over the last few years, we’ve talked a lot about activating entrepreneurs, investors, and givers to solve the world’s greatest problems. What often gets overlooked is that the conversation changes when its peers mobilize peers. It’s not selling. Not pushing something upstream. But friends, getting inside each others thoughts and issuing that "locker room" challenge to be our best for things that matter most. Faith Driven Entrepreneurs understand the unique challenges, opportunities of the moment. That’s one of the many things that makes Nick such a great addition to our team. Previously, Nick spent six years at Life.Church and YouVersion, where he helped build some of the most pioneering AI adoption efforts happening anywhere in the church today. From deploying AI tools across thousands of staff and volunteers to creating governance frameworks, automations, and training systems, he’s seen firsthand what works and what doesn’t. He also led social media at Life.Church for five years. Earlier, Nick founded Forgeflow AI, a low-code AI application builder SaaS for enterprise teams, and Navis Digital, a consulting practice helping nonprofits stand up AI inside their operations. Both ventures gave him a front-row seat to where adoption stalls inside real organizations, and shaped his conviction: the right systems and the right people, in the right order, decide whether AI becomes a hobby or a source of leverage. As Entrepreneur in Residence, looking forward to his leadership in helping us think about what comes next and how we build for it. He sits at the intersection of technology, AI, operations, growth, and innovation helping transform big ideas into systems that teams can actually run on. Nick and his wife Taylor live in Oklahoma City with their daughter Hallie and Josh, who joined the family in 2021 and have raised since. Grateful to be building alongside Nick as we continue to serve this movement!
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Todd Linder reacted on thisTodd Linder reacted on thisI wholeheartedly promise to never lead you down a path of believing you're one resume tweak away from your dream role.
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Todd Linder liked thisTodd Linder liked thisCan you find the sign that this image is generated with AI? I noticed it almost immediately when I looked up at the TV. Maybe because I spend a lot of time working with AI and doing some image gen. But in a world of passing glances and speed scrolling, most people won’t notice it at all. That’s what made this feel wild to me. This was an ad being used for an Amazon series. A couple of years ago this would have never made it to the screen. But today? Most people don’t give it a second thought. Does this mean we are getting lazier and trained to overlook detail? Or are we optimizing by using the tools available to us? I’m not sure. But once you see it… you can’t unsee it. Check out the hair growing straight out of the guys sock.
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Todd Linder reacted on thisTodd Linder reacted on thisI think we need a return to the 1,000 true fans model. The creator space has spent years convincing us to chase scale. More followers = More views = More reach. But Kevin Kelly figured out in 2008 that you only need 1,000 true fans to make a living as a creative or an artist. 1,000 true fans are 1,000 people who, when you come out with something new, they're like, "YES! I want that!" My entire business has been built on slow growth. It's honestly been frustrating at times. If you are on the same path, here's an important reminder: 1,000 followers on a platform are NOT 1,000 true fans. I've needed to find the RIGHT people — and keep showing up for them. The general idea that you don't need a million followers still holds true, and may be more true than ever. It’s a lot more attainable than you’d think once you do the math.
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