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š Hey, Elric here! Welcome to this weekās free edition of Outbound Kitchen. Every week, I break down real questions about scaling outbound to make it your #1 growth engine.
So, while youāre setting those New Yearās resolutions, why not invest in yourself with a little boost for your career goals?
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Instant access to 6 paid newsletters, including:
Next up: 9 cold email templates (Iām actually sending this week)
The Proven Guide to Building Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
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First newsletter of 2025! š
Happy New Year, Chef! Hope you crushed it in 2024.
Today's menu
Recap of 2024
Looking Ahead To 2025
Best Content from 2024
P.S. Missed my last 2 newsletters during the holidays? Catch up here:
This was a big year for Outbound Kitchen.
2024 was huge for Outbound Kitchen. š
Huge thanks to every one of you who made it possible.
Hereās what went down:
Launched the Paid Newsletter: Packed with templates, recipes, and AI prompts. I'm building the go-to resource for outbound leaders, and pros who want to level up.
Subscriber Growth: Hit 3,400+ subscribers by sticking to one rule, deliver value, every single time.
Rebranded SDR Game to Outbound Kitchen: because outbound is the main dish here, leadership, daily grind, and everything in between.
Podcast Milestones: Over 210k downloads, with 140k this year alone. Thatās more than my previous two podcasts combined. Oh, and we hit #1 among 200 fans, top 5 for 1k, and top 10 for 2k. Absolutely wild.
Career Pivot: Got fired from a toxic job. Didnāt waste time feeling sorry for myself, I used it as fuel to turn Outbound Kitchen into a powerhouse.
None of this happens without you, reading, listening, supporting. Thank you for riding along. Letās make 2025 even bigger.
Looking Ahead To 2025
2025 is going to be next-level.
Whatās your big plan for the year?
For me, itās simple: making Outbound Kitchen the go-to resource for outbound leaders and pros. Whether itās through the newsletter, podcast, or community, Iām here to help you scale outbound, whether youāre starting from scratch or running a 300+ sales team. Need more customers? Expanding with existing ones? Iāve got you covered.
Hereās what Iām thinking of diving into next year (no promises, but stay tuned):
More for Paid Subscribers: Iāll load up the newsletter with extra templates, frameworks, AI prompts, and playbooks to make scaling outbound even easier.
Outbound Benchmarks: Plan to share data-driven insights by region and industry so teams can actually measure and improve their performanceānot just guess.
Topics: SDR career growth, building outbound from scratch, switching from inbound to outbound, customer acquisition vs. expansion, you name it. Tons of content coming your way.
Community: Some of you asked, so Iām thinking about launching an exclusive space where outbound leaders and pros can swap ideas, solve problems, and connect.
Live events: Weekly sessions, maybe even a big outbound event. Stay tunedāitās going to be š„.
Greatest Hits
The Top 5 Newsletter
The Top 10 Episodes of the Podcast
If you havenāt already, you can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcast.
Hereās the list, starting with episode number 10:
8: The 10 Rules for Outbound of this former SDR Leader at Scratchpad: Harry Sims.
š„ The Cold Calling Playbook for 2024: How to Book More Meetings on the Phone with Belal Batrawy
A Final Toast to 2024
Thank you for being part of this journey!
Whether you read the newsletter, listen to the podcast, or follow me on LinkedIn, your support fuels everything I do at Outbound Kitchen.
Hereās to even bigger wins in 2025. š„