From 16 team members to 50% of pipeline – How Madhav Bhandari scaled employee advocacy with positive reinforcement
Haamucast8 Aug 2025

From 16 team members to 50% of pipeline – How Madhav Bhandari scaled employee advocacy with positive reinforcement

What happens when you turn your entire team into LinkedIn advocates instead of chasing after people who won't post?

You drive half your inbound pipeline through personal brands. In this episode of Haamucast, Edward sits down with Madhav Bhandari, who's been transparently sharing company performance for nearly a decade and has now built StoryLane's employee advocacy into a revenue machine with 16 active team members.

You'll hear:

👻 Why transparency became Madhav's GTM secret weapon – and how showing real revenue numbers cuts through the "we grew 10x" noise

👻 The LinkedIn club Slack channel and leaderboard system that gamified posting without offering prizes

👻 How positive reinforcement beats calling people out for not posting every single time

👻 The "pattern interrupt marketing" philosophy that gives teams something actually worth sharing

👻 Why Madhav's CEO mentions LinkedIn advocacy in every all-hands meeting (and why that matters more than any incentive)

Bonus: Madhav reveals why going from 50K to 250K isn't the same as 2M to 10M – even though both are "5x growth" – and why context is everything in transparent marketing.

Avsnitt(29)

Thought Leadership without the Bullsh*t: Louis Grenier on Standing the F*ck Out

Thought Leadership without the Bullsh*t: Louis Grenier on Standing the F*ck Out

What do you do when everyone is posting… but almost nobody is actually saying anything real?You stop chasing templates, ignore the algorithm panic, and stand the f*ck out.In this episode of Haamucast,...

22 Jan 25min

Founder Brand: Breaking B2B’s Playbook to Hit +$1.5M ARR

Founder Brand: Breaking B2B’s Playbook to Hit +$1.5M ARR

What do you do when you’re in a “boring” industry… but still want people to stop scrolling and actually care?You get weird on purpose, then back it up with real expertise.In this episode of Haamucast,...

7 Dec 202520min

From Finland to global stages – How Tarja Stephens uses authentic storytelling to build leadership influence

From Finland to global stages – How Tarja Stephens uses authentic storytelling to build leadership influence

Guest: Tarja Stephens, Founder @ Leaders of the FutureWhat happens when you ditch the corporate playbook and start treating LinkedIn like a journal instead of a billboard?You build real relationships ...

24 Okt 202517min

From 400 to 12K connections – How Marjut Sadeharju built a learning community that drives business with LinkedIn content

From 400 to 12K connections – How Marjut Sadeharju built a learning community that drives business with LinkedIn content

Guest: Marjut Sadeharju, Founder & CEO at SplendidWhat happens when you stop thinking about personal branding and start thinking about what you can give?You build a 12,000-person network that actually...

17 Okt 202520min

From data anxiety to expertise empire – How Kira Sjöberg turned her mid-career crisis into AI thought leadership

From data anxiety to expertise empire – How Kira Sjöberg turned her mid-career crisis into AI thought leadership

Guest: Kira Sjöberg, Co-founder at GoodinWhat happens when you hit 40, realize you're not getting any younger, and decide you need a bulletproof career strategy for the AI age?You pick a lane – and be...

10 Okt 202521min

From bankruptcy to building again – How Erica Rankin turned radical transparency into her superpower

From bankruptcy to building again – How Erica Rankin turned radical transparency into her superpower

Guest: Erica Rankin, Co-founder & CEO at DooziWhat happens when you share the unfiltered reality of entrepreneurship – including the failures?You build a network that outlasts any single business. In ...

3 Okt 202523min

From zero trust to finance team buy-in – How Frida Ahrenby got her CFO posting on LinkedIn

From zero trust to finance team buy-in – How Frida Ahrenby got her CFO posting on LinkedIn

Guest: Frida Ahrenby, CMO at RillionWhat happens when you're a marketer targeting CFOs but your finance team won't touch social media?You flip the script. In this episode of Haamucast, Edward sits dow...

26 Sep 202520min

Why Sebastian Mellblom hasn't gone all in on founder-led content (yet)

Why Sebastian Mellblom hasn't gone all in on founder-led content (yet)

Guest: Sebastian Mellblom, CEO & Co-founder @ RevealWhat happens when you're building in a sector where museum directors aren't scrolling LinkedIn?You question everything about founder-led content str...

12 Sep 202515min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
rss-jossan-nina
rss-svart-marknad
rss-borsens-finest
badfluence
avanzapodden
uppgang-och-fall
svd-tech-brief
bathina-en-podcast
fill-or-kill
lastbilspodden
rss-dagen-med-di
rss-kort-lang-analyspodden-fran-di
tabberaset
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
24fragor
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
borsmorgon