LinkedIn / Authority / Speaking Lead - Founder Brand, Thought Leadership

- ***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. Do you think you are a fit for this role but decided not to apply? [Please tell us why](https://forms.gle/fUQxMetiPB3diR418). ### 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 D…