# 1607: AI-Powered LinkedIn Lead Generation Strategy with Joe Apfelbaum

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Published: 2026-06-28T22:47:56+00:00
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## Resource

Too many entrepreneurs feel like they’re “doing LinkedIn” and “dabbling in AI,” yet still end up stuck in perfectionism, overwhelm, or random tactics that never turn into real revenue. Today’s guest, Joe Apfelbaum, LinkedIn strategist, author of High Energy Networking, and founder of EvyAI, shares how he went from running a multimillion-dollar marketing agency to building an AI-powered LinkedIn platform used in over 40 countries, all by validating his ideas before building the product and focusing relentlessly on relationships over transactions. In this episode of Marketer of the Day, Joe explains how he used ChatGPT as a thinking partner, literally taking it “on vacation” to Mexico, to clarify his vision, design a new software offer, and pre-sell it to 100 paying customers before a single line of code was written. He breaks down his philosophy of getting real-world validation with Stripe links, polls, and offers first, then building the tool around what the market actually wants. Joe also talks about what it takes to lead with a growth mindset in the age of AI, dropping the obsession with perfection, embracing “good enough,” and using AI to save time instead of using it as another excuse to procrastinate. Joe introduces the core pillars behind EvyAI: organizing and researching your network, creating consistent content (including posts, comments, messages, emails, and media), and building a real community around meaningful conversations. He shares his “five conversations a day” rule and explains why those short 15–20 minute calls, over Zoom, phone, or Teams, are the real engine of referral-driven revenue. Rather than spamming DMs or relying on automation alone, Joe shows how AI can do the heavy lifting (researching 14,000+ LinkedIn connections, building dossiers, surfa…

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