Two Simple Ways to Get New Clients in 2026 (Send THAT Email + Use LinkedIn Messaging Intentionally)
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners
Lindsay Pinchuk
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Two simple, proven ways to get new clients in 2026, without ads, funnels, or burnout. Lindsay Pinchuk shares the email every entrepreneur forgets to send and the LinkedIn strategy that activates your network and drives real revenue. Perfect for women business owners over 40 building their next chapter.
If you're a woman business owner over 40 and you’re wondering how to get more clients in 2026, without ads, complicated funnels, or burnout, this episode is for you.
In this special teaser episode ahead of Season 5 of Dear FoundHer…, host Lindsay Pinchuk shares the two simplest and most effective client acquisition strategies she’s used at every stage of her career, from launching her first company to building a seven-figure business and scaling Dear FoundHer.
You’ll learn:
✔️ The one email every entrepreneur forgets to send — and why it’s your most powerful lead generator
✔️ How to activate your existing network to get new clients faster
✔️ How to use LinkedIn for business development (without cold pitching or awkward sales messages)
✔️ Why “doing great work” isn’t enough — and what actually creates momentum
✔️ The exact strategy Lindsay used when she woke up one January with zero clients
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How to write THAT email — the announcement email that activates your network and generates referrals, clients, and opportunities
- Why your existing network is your fastest path to revenue
- How to use LinkedIn intentionally for business growth
- The outbound strategy that landed multiple clients in weeks
- How to create momentum when your pipeline is empty
- Why visibility is the real growth lever for women entrepreneurs over 40
This episode is for:
- Women business owners over 40
- Female founders starting a business later in life
- Career pivoters building a second act
- Consultants, coaches, service providers, and founders
- Entrepreneurs who want more clients without relying on social media trends
- Women who want simple, proven marketing strategies that actually convert
If you're starting a business after 40, pivoting careers, or rebuilding momentum in a new season of life, this episode gives you a clear, simple roadmap to getting visible and getting paid. No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just real strategies that work.
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| 0:00.0 | What if I told you that the fastest way to get new clients this year has nothing to do with |
| 0:04.2 | Instagram, ads, or a complicated funnel? In this episode, I'm sharing the two simplest strategies |
| 0:10.2 | I've used at every turning point in my career, from launching my first company to building |
| 0:14.9 | a seven-figure business and dear founder. One is an email. Almost every entrepreneur is too afraid and forgets to send. |
| 0:24.0 | The other is a LinkedIn strategy that works even if you hate selling. If you're a woman business |
| 0:29.1 | owner over 40 who wants more momentum, more visibility, and more clients, this episode is |
| 0:35.0 | your playbook. Let's go. |
| 0:45.5 | Welcome to Dear Founder, the podcast that pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build and grow a successful business. No gatekeeping, no fluff, just real talk. |
| 0:52.1 | I'm your host, Lindsay Pinchuk, award-winning entrepreneur, and proud member of the 1% of |
| 0:58.5 | female founders who've led their company to an acquisition. |
| 1:02.1 | I bootstrapped my first company from $500 to seven figures before selling it. |
| 1:06.9 | I learned more from the mistakes than from the wins. |
| 1:10.1 | What started as a podcast here has grown into a movement. |
| 1:14.0 | Supporting female entrepreneurs like you through not only this show, but also on our social media, |
| 1:19.8 | at our live events, and in our online community, The Deere Found Her Forum. |
| 1:24.6 | Each week, I sit down with some of the most influential female founders of our time |
| 1:29.1 | to uncover the highs, the lows, the lessons, and the moments that they thought they'd never |
| 1:34.1 | make it, but did. This is a space for women who want to build something meaningful, who believe |
| 1:40.3 | in collaboration over competition, and who know that success is sweeter when we share it. |
| 1:45.7 | Because here, there's no gatekeeping, just actionable advice, honest conversations, and a whole |
| 1:51.6 | lot of inspiration. So grab your coffee or your wine or whatever it is that you're drinking, |
| 1:57.5 | hit play, and let's build something amazing together. I just couldn't wait. |
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