LinkedIn / Authority / Speaking Lead - Founder Brand, Thought Leadership
Scalesource · TELECOMMUTE · Posted Jul 5, 2026
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This job is open to candidates working remotely from anywhere
Schedule: overlap with US business hours
Compensation: 1500 USD/month base salary + up to 9000 USD/year in performance bonus. Commission structure will be discussed at the end of the process.
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About Us
Calvin Smith is an entrepreneur, investor, podcast host, and Professional EOS Implementer. He owns, invests in, and supports businesses across staffing, franchising, signs and graphics, landscaping, food, spirits, coaching, and entrepreneurial education.
The mission is to help entrepreneurs access coaching, systems, relationships, and opportunities they otherwise may never receive.
We move fast. We like clear scoreboards. We care about results. We have fun. We try new shit fast. We hold accountability.
This is not a boring corporate environment.
Our core values are:
Have Fun
Try New Shit Fast
Best In The World
Put In The Damn Work
Hold Accountability
Our mindset is:
FITFO — Figure It the Fuck Out.
That means be resourceful, direct, fast, honest, and accountable.
Job Summary
We are hiring a LinkedIn / Authority / Speaking Lead to help build Calvin Smith’s authority, audience, relationships, and speaking pipeline.
This is not a “post cute graphics and hope people like them” role.
This is not corporate social media.
This is not generic ghostwriting.
This is a growth seat for someone who understands how to turn a founder’s ideas, stories, opinions, wins, scars, podcast conversations, business lessons, EOS work, and entrepreneurial experience into real authority and real opportunities.
The scoreboard is clear:
250,000 LinkedIn followers
6+ speaking engagements per year
3+ speaking engagements outside the U.S.
A consistent pipeline of podcasts, stages, panels, workshops, investor groups, accelerators, franchise events, and business communities
LinkedIn content that sounds like Calvin, not like AI wrote a motivational poster
Real relationships and qualified conversations from the work
We are not “trying to build a personal brand.”
We are building one.
This role exists to help make Calvin impossible to ignore in the right rooms.
Priority Audiences
You will help build authority and opportunity in front of the people who can actually move the business.
1. Founders and Business Owners
Entrepreneurs, operators, second-stage business owners, leadership teams, and people trying to build companies that actually work.
2. Investment Firms and Portfolio Companies
Private equity firms, venture funds, family offices, search funds, holding companies, independent sponsors, and their portfolio company leaders.
3. Entrepreneurial Incubators and Accelerators
Startup programs, founder communities, universities, entrepreneur support organizations, chambers, economic development groups, and accelerators.
4. Franchise Brands and Franchise Locations
Franchisors, franchise leadership teams, franchisees, multi-unit operators, and franchise support organizations.
5. International Business Communities
English-speaking or English-capable founders, business communities, accelerators, franchise groups, and event organizers outside the U.S.
Role Scoreboard
This role exists to build authority that turns into opportunities, relationships, and revenue.
First 30 Days
By the end of your first 30 days, you should have:
Reviewed Calvin’s current LinkedIn profile, content, positioning, and opportunities
Built a clear LinkedIn content strategy and weekly posting cadence
Built a list of at least 100 target speaking/event/podcast/community opportunities
Built a list of at least 100 high-value LinkedIn relationship targets
Created a simple weekly authority scorecard
Started posting, engaging, and tracking what works
Started outreach to relevant speaking/event/podcast/community targets
First 90 Days
By the end of your first 90 days, you are expected to have:
Published consistently on LinkedIn every week
Created clear content themes that sound like Calvin
Grown LinkedIn followers with measurable weekly progress
Started qualified conversations with founders, investors, event organizers, franchise leaders, accelerator leaders, and business community leaders
Booked or advanced at least 2 qualified speaking / podcast / workshop opportunities
Built a clean pipeline for speaking, podcast, panel, workshop, and event opportunities
Created repeatable outreach and follow-up systems
Built a content repurposing rhythm from podcasts, sessions, stories, and business lessons
By Month 6
By the end of month 6, this seat should be producing:
Consistent LinkedIn follower growth
A clear path toward 250,000 LinkedIn followers
At least 3 booked or strongly advanced speaking opportunities
A weekly pipeline of new opportunity targets
A repeatable process for turning content into conversations
A repeatable process for turning conversations into speaking, podcast, workshop, and sales opportunities
By Month 12
By month 12, the sco…