As someone who has built diverse professional networks across three industries, and secured over a decade’s worth of employment through cold outreach, I had to find out whether AI is actually killing one of the most effective and human ways we connect with one another. In this episode, I dig into the rise of AI-generated “personalized” messages, and why thoughtful, human-generated outreach may be more effective than ever in a world desperate for real, imperfect, authentic connections.

All that in more in my latest Substack → Have the robots killed cold outreach?

When you're done → I'd love your thoughts here in the comments!

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Kind, thoughtful, and value-driven cold outreach. 😁

Have the robots killed cold outreach?

The Zack Arnold Podcast

Have the robots killed cold outreach?