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Sep 1
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67: Using AI and Automation to Scale Lea...

Chris Daigle
About this episode

Chris Daigle sits down with Jay Feldman, known as LeadGenJay, to explore how AI and automation are reshaping lead generation, sales, and marketing. From his journey from medicine to running multi-million-dollar agencies, Jay reveals how AI-powered cold email, omnichannel outreach, and automated personalization can create scalable client-getting systems that outperform traditional sales teams.

You’ll learn how AI-driven outreach tools work behind the scenes, why omnipresent marketing is critical in today’s environment, and how to balance human skills with automation. Jay also shares how companies can build an “AI Sales Director” to supercharge sales team performance, plus strategies for staying ahead in a rapidly changing landscape.

Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, or marketing leader, this episode shows you how to practically apply AI at work to win more clients and future-proof your business.

🔎 Guest & Resources
About Jay Feldman (LeadGenJay):
Website: https://leadgenjay.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadgenjay
Instagram: https://instagram.com/leadgen

AI Tools & Platforms Mentioned:
N8n
Make.com
Zapier
Clay
Handwrytten
GPT, Claude, and other LLMs

🎁 Special Offer from Jay Feldman (LeadGenJay)

Jay has created a custom resource page for Chief AI Officer listeners that includes exclusive tools, templates, and strategies for implementing AI-powered lead generation. You can access this at:

👉 https://www.leadgenjay.com/caio 

This page gives listeners a head start on:

Proven cold email scripts and templates optimized with AI
Omnichannel automation frameworks for scaling outreach
Access to Jay’s favorite AI tool stack (Clay, N8n, Zapier, Handwrytten, GPT/Claude, and more)
Step-by-step implementation guides designed to help teams set up an “AI Sales Director” inside their company

Jay frames this as a way to shortcut months of trial and error and move directly into measurable results with AI in sales and marketing.

📌 Chapters
 00:00 - Show Intro and AI Executive Roadshow
 01:43 - Meet Jay Feldman aka Lead Gen Jay
 03:09 - From Medical School to Marketing Mastery
 05:06 - What Makes Cold Email Effective (Not Spam)
 07:25 - Automating Omnichannel Lead Generation
 10:15 - Personalization with AI at Scale
 13:58 - Cold Email vs Traditional Sales Teams
 18:11 - Must-Have Tools for AI-Powered Marketing
 21:45 - Building an AI Sales Director Agent
 28:03 - Managing Team Reactions to AI Adoption
 31:45 - Why Businesses Must Act Now on AI
 37:00 - How to Stay Updated in a Fast-Moving AI World
 44:08 - Getting Started with Lead Gen Jay’s Framework 

Episode tags:

AI lead generation, AI cold email, Omnichannel AI marketing, AI personalization tools, Automating sales outreach, AI sales director, Business automation with AI, LeadGenJay interview, Scaling client acquisition with AI, AI in marketing strategies, AI communities for entrepreneurs, AI tools for B2B growth

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