{"id":7069843,"date":"2026-09-29T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/grow-your-network-leads-and-sales-through-linkedin-with-colin-hirdman\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:49:01","slug":"grow-your-network-leads-and-sales-through-linkedin-with-colin-hirdman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7069843","title":{"rendered":"Grow your network, leads, and sales through LinkedIn with Colin Hirdman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Grow your network, leads, and sales through LinkedIn with Colin Hirdman - SG283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=23i89-1b5984f-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1b1b1b&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Colin Hirdman started his first company a week after graduating from college, and has been an entrepreneur ever since. He\u2019s building businesses through Monkey Island Ventures a company he co-founded with two of his best friends. Colin is now focused on their newest business, Rainmaker. He helps founders, business coaches, and sales teams build their LinkedIn network, leads, and sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscribe<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-successgrid-podcast\/id1450981342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7Mcy3zS7XaO2mLxamUIXEZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/5b8abbad-c213-4ebe-a6ff-6cc891ab98e4\/The-SuccessGrid-Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/successgrid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spreaker<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/successgrid.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podbean<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Where can you find Colin Hirdman<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainmakergrows.com\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/colinhirdman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some Talking points<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why LinkedIn matters for business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The right philosophy for LinkedIn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finding prospects through LinkedIn Events<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LinkedIn connection strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to add value without being salesy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turning LinkedIn Events into warm leads<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three LinkedIn strategies to start using<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sponsors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There Are Just Six Tools You Need to Launch, Grow, and Scale Your Online Business \u2014 Systeme Have Them All, Funnel and website builder, Email marketing, Memberships, Marketing Automation, and Affiliate Program Management. Click here to start for Free.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/successgrid.net\/systeme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/successgrid.net\/systeme<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How You Can Help<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ratethispodcast.com\/successgrid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to the show on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. I will definitely mention you on the show. We are also on Stitcher, Spotify, and so if you prefer Stitcher or Spotify, please subscribe there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-gravatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/successgrid.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HusseinTaleb.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Hussein Taleb\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-desc\">\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>I am the the Founder of SuccessGrid and I am so grateful you\u2019re here to be part of this awesome community. I love connecting with people who have a passion for Entrepreneurship, Self Development &amp; Achieving Success. 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