Date: 2026-10-07 Source: hermes@ryevalley.co inbox (Blake Stewart CC’d hermes@ on 4 follow-up threads) Handler: Blake Stewart (blake@foundingjourney.com, blake@ryevalley.co)
Threads
1. Fundify - Josh Chodniewicz (josh@fundify.com)
Thread: “Re: Growing Fundify from your LI audience” Prior context: Fundify: Megaphone/JOLT! Prospect in Active Outreach (Michael personally pitched; pricing quoted Aug 12 at $3,995/mo)
Blake followed up Oct 7 reintroducing Jolt: “I think Fundify would be a great platform to promote via short-form video on TikTok…we recently took Ben from 0 to 63K followers in less than 3 months.” Asked Josh for a quick call.
Status: Stalled since Aug 12 (pricing quoted, no reply). Blake re-engaging with Jolt angle. Note: Michael flagged on Oct 6 he is “not sure who Fundify is” / may have been disqualified. This follow-up predates or crosses that guidance.
2. Rylan Talerico - Thunder (rylan@usethunder.com)
Thread: “Re: Invitation: Rylan Talerico and Michael Houck” Prior context: (Megaphone discovery call originally booked Aug 14; no prior brain capture found)
Blake followed up Oct 7 asking if Rylan wants to reschedule and pitching Megaphone personal brand services.
Status: Prospect went cold after a stalled/missed call in August. Blake attempting re-engagement.
3. Mark Eric Bailey - Capital 4 Healthcare (mark@capital4healthcare.llc)
Thread: “Re: Canceled: Megaphone Strategy Call with Mark Eric Bailey on September 30, 2026” Prior context: (No prior brain capture found)
Mark canceled a Megaphone strategy call on Sep 30. Blake followed up twice (Sep 28 and Oct 7) offering to answer questions by email or reschedule.
Status: No reply from Mark. Prospect went cold post-cancel. Blake holding the thread open.
4. Azra Rehan - AMB Strategic Group (azra.rehan@ambstrategicgroup.com)
Thread: “Re: New Event: Azra Rehan - 04:00pm Wed, Jul 22, 2026 - Megaphone Discovery Call” Prior context: (No prior brain capture found)
Azra had a Megaphone discovery call booked Jul 22. She appears to have not shown / the thread went dormant. Blake followed up Oct 7: “Hope you’re doing well. Following up to see if you’re still interested in content support.” Pitched the Ben TikTok 63K growth story.
Status: Prospect went cold after July discovery call. Blake attempting re-engagement 2.5 months later.
Pattern Note
All four are Blake-driven follow-ups on stalled prospects. None have confirmed calls or replied in this window. Consistent with the Megaphone sales cadence of persistence follow-up on cold threads.