This Thursday — Office Hours with Riccardo Vandra

Most teams are using AI in outbound.

But it’s scattered.

Prompts here.

Tools there.

No real system.

In our next session, Riccardo Vandra (Founder, Uplifted Consulting) will show how to build a complete AI workspace for cold email using Claude Code and Smartlead.

What you'll learn:

✅ What an AI workspace actually looks like for outbound

✅ How to move from prompts to structured workflows

✅ How to use Claude Code as an execution layer

✅ How to connect AI with Smartlead for campaigns

✅ How to run sourcing, personalization, and analysis in one system

✅ A take-home workspace you can replicate

Event Details:

📅 Date: 7 May 2026, Thursday

🕒 Time: 11 AM EDT | 8:30 PM IST | 4 PM BST

📍 Live on Zoom

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We just dropped Episode 5 of Cold to Close - Smartlead's podcast for operators who live inside outbound campaigns.

Abhishek (Head of Operations, Smartlead) sat down with Suprava Sabat (Founder, AcquisitionX) to unpack the exact framework she used as a college student to bypass executive assistants and land replies from billionaires — no AI tools, no tricks.

In this episode she will share:

✅ The exact 4-word subject line that got her into the main inbox (not the EA's filter)

✅ Why asking for advice consistently outperforms pitching in cold outreach

✅ The "team member" cheat code for engineering warm intros from a cold start

✅ The 3-step framework she used to get past gatekeepers without being pushy

✅ The biggest myth she broke — there's no magic framework, just the basics done really well

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We just dropped Episode 4 of Cold to Close - Smartlead's podcast for operators who live inside outbound campaigns.

Vaibhav (Founder, Smartlead) sat down with Thibault Gracia (Founder, Reachly) to break down what's actually driving results in outbound today - and where the AI SDR hype is leading teams astray.

In this episode he shares:

✅ Why AI SDRs are overhyped - and the specific places they break down in real campaigns

✅ How AI has made deep prospect research almost "free" (and what to do with that leverage)

✅ What real personalization at scale looks like - beyond {{first_name}} tokens

✅ The multi-channel flow that's converting right now: email → LinkedIn → calling

✅ What "contextual calling" actually means, and why it's beating spray-and-pray dialers

✅ How top teams re-engage cold leads after the 90-day mark instead of burning the list

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We just dropped Episode 3 of Cold to Close - Smartlead's podcast for operators who live inside outbound campaigns.

Vaibhav (Founder, Smartlead) sat down with Felix and Penn Frank (Co-Founders, StackOptimise) to break down how they took their agency from $0 to $3M ARR in 2 years, with cold email as the backbone of every step.

In this episode they share:

✅ How they scaled to $3M using LinkedIn content + cold email as a paired motion (not separate channels)

✅ The copy approach that actually gets replies (disruptive, informal, and intentionally so)

✅ How they qualify clients and set custom KPI targets per industry before sending a single email

✅ One channel at a time vs. going wide from day one - their honest answer

✅ Why treating outbound channels as independent is killing your pipeline

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We just dropped Episode 2 of Cold to Close - Smartlead's podcast for operators who live inside outbound campaigns.

Vaibhav sat down with Atishay (Founder, Hyperke) for a full breakdown of how he gets replies across email, SMS, and cold calls - without chasing vanity metrics.

In this episode he gets specific:

In this episode he gets specific:

✅ The only metric worth tracking (PCPL) and why open rates are lying to you

✅ A simple decision tree to diagnose and fix underperforming campaigns

✅ Why AI-built lead lists are killing your deliverability

✅ How to find hidden buyers inside paid directories

✅ Why cold calling is still a massive cheat code in 2026

If your calendar is empty but your open rates look great, this one will flip your approach.

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We just dropped something for every outbound operator on Smartlead.

Cold to close - Smartlead's new podcast filmed in person, no fluff, built for people who live inside outbound campaigns.

Episode 1 is here. And we couldn't have asked for a better guest to kick it off.

Eric Nowoslawski (Founder, Growth Engine X) has spent years obsessing over one thing: why some cold outreach converts and most doesn't. Spoiler - it's rarely the copy. It's the list.

In this episode he gets specific:

✅ The exact list-building workflow he runs for every campaign

✅ How he combines relevance and personalization at scale - without losing either

✅ The copy principles that actually move prospects to reply

✅ The sequencer behind his best-performing campaigns

✅ What he's building next at Growth Engine X 💪.

Watch Episode 1

🚀 SmartLead CLI v0.1.0 is live

You can now manage Smartlead entirely from your terminal.

npm install -g @smartlead/cli

Export leads, pull campaign analytics, manage your inbox, search prospects, and automate workflows with cron or shell scripts - all without opening the dashboard.

For Claude Code users: pair the CLI with the MCP. CLI for raw data. MCP for AI reasoning. Fast together.

Install Now → npm · GitHub

Introducing SmartDialer - the conversation layer you have been waiting for.

Now call your leads at the right moment - with full context and zero manual work after.

SmartDialer activates the conversation when interest is highest.

What this means for you:

✅ Call prospects exactly when intent spikes

✅ View and download call transcripts, see email history

✅ Auto-log notes and update CRM instantly

✅ Eliminate post-call admin work

✅ Keep momentum moving across channels

Every serious opportunity deserves a real conversation.

SmartDialer makes sure it happens.

To access, go to Master Inbox » open any lead conversation thread » click on Call Lead on top

Make Your First Call

Meet SmartAgents - AI operators built to execute and scale GTM.

SmartAgents run outbound workflows for you inside Smartlead.

Instead of doing everything manually, you can deploy AI operators that:

✅ run email and LinkedIn outreach together

✅ handle follow-ups and replies automatically

✅ keep your CRM, data sources, and team tools in sync

✅ monitor campaign and inbox performance

✅ take action on results and notify you only when needed

Build agents that automate every part of your revenue workflow. No code. Just commands.

Build Your First Agent Now

Smartlead × Aimfox Integration Is Live

Leverage the power of SmartAgents and run LinkedIn + email outreach in one clean, connected flow.

What’s new:

✅ One workflow for LinkedIn and email

✅ Automatic email follow-ups after LinkedIn steps

✅ No tool switching or manual handoffs

Clean, simple multichannel outreach.

Experience It Now