A cheat sheet to nail the kick-off call


Hello Reader!

It's pretty normal to dread a kick-off call. I mean...how many times have you wondered...

Have we talked about the weather long enough?

Who's supposed to take the lead on this call?

What do we actually need to talk about before hanging up?

To avoid this problem and to get the most out of the call, I plan out everything I'm going to say ahead of time.

And, I've put my whole kick-off call framework in a checklist for you.

Hope it helps!

Thanks for reading,

Ashley R. Cummings

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