Hey, I'm Obaid 👋🏼 Here's my journey, so far: ☎️ started off in sales, scaled a content writing company from $1.7M ARR to $7.2M ARR in 2 years (this was also my intro to content writing/SEO) 🎭 bootstrapped a 5-person content & animation team to $35k MRR, and edited 3,000+ blog posts, grew 6 websites to 150k+ in monthly search traffic, trained 40+ content marketers, wrote and directed 15 animated explainer videos, and closed $1M in sales along the way 💤 got bored of that side of content marketing (I didn't it find it challenging anymore nor was I learning anything new), so I moved on from running an agency in late 2021, gradually quit all my writing gigs, and began transitioning to demand gen 🎨 started posting more on LinkedIn in March 2022, began exploring new marketing concepts, and creating a variety of content (marketing music, marketing/gaming content, skits, etc.) that got some traction 📚 created a framework that grew a marketing agency's LinkedIn presence (872% increase in views, 917% increase in likes, 104% increase in shares, 64% increase in followers, and $274k in new MRR) in 4 months 🎮 started a podcast called Cheat Codes (which became one of the top 20% most-shared podcasts in the world) and co-created The Easy Mode Framework, which helps B2B SaaS companies turn their in-house marketing team into creators & establish a content engine built on their company's goals, narrative, product, and audience 🎯 implemented the Easy Mode framework at Cognism (their CMO Alice de Courcy wrote a book and talked about me in it, FTW), and parts of the framework at Meta. The Easy Mode Framework is now being used by 20+ B2B SaaS companies, such as Intercom, Directus, and more 🔮 started 2023 tired of jumping around from place to place all of 2022 (and having stumbled upon something I really enjoyed doing with the Easy Mode framework), I took a break from job hunting, deciding I'd choose what kind of work I did and which companies I worked with from that point on 🚀 after a 3-month break and passing on a few companies, I joined HockeyStack as their first and only marketer in March 2023. I created a media engine from scratch that resulted in the company growing from 0 to 7 figures by December 2023 ✈️ in Dec 2023, I moved back to the US and in March 2023, moved on from my role at HockeyStack 🏔 after taking some time off and settling down in Colorado, I joined Clay to create B2B shows I'm a life-long fan of music, anime, the Philadelphia Eagles, and my wife and kids. Feel free to connect if you want to talk marketing, video games, or space. ✌🏼

Content, it is said, “is King”. It takes many familiar forms and is crucial in a world where users and industry observers consume a large volume of information before making a purchase decision or forming an opinion about a company. As a creative content strategist and communications professional, I generate and oversee the production of the engaging content organizations need to better position their solutions in the global marketplace. I have a background in political communications and journalism, and a demonstrated track-record of building data-driven content programs for hyper-growth organizations, Fortune 500 companies, startups and digital publications at a global scale. In addition to managing editorial and creative direction, I develop messaging architectures that inform brand identity, public and analyst relations, product launches and multi-channel marketing campaigns. Whether it’s a website, blog post, infographic, long-form article or video script, I tell compelling stories that increase awareness, establish trust, and build advocacy.