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Could 1 pitch change your life...
The answer is yes

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller
Story has it there was one pivotal moment in the making of the original Top Gun when the producers found themselves between a rock and a hard place…
…or more literally speaking, stuck between shitty options and a lack of resources to make an epic movie worthy of Tom Cruise’s fame.
I heard this story on a podcast recently: during pre-production the team was desperate.
No way to build believable ships or jets back in the ’80s.
They even considered hiring model-makers, but every miniature looked fake, and fake was unacceptable.
They were stuck.
The studio was in real trouble.
Then someone pitched an idea crazier than building shitty looking models:
“Has anyone ever contacted the Navy?”
To everyone else, that sounded absurd—Hollywood studios don’t call the Pentagon.
But one producer did. He somehow reached a decision-maker in the U.S. Navy and laid out their problem.
Turns out, the Navy was struggling to recruit new sailors.
In that moment they realized they could help each other:
• Producers needed real ships and planes to make a film worthy of Tom Cruise.
• The Navy needed a 2-hour commercial starring the world’s biggest movie star.
If you’re one of the few humans on the planet who doesn’t know how this story ends, Top Gun became an iconic film and one of largest grossing movie franchises in history.
Because it’s awesome.
But what does this have to do with you?
Everything.
If you dream of something bigger… a larger business, more income, greater impact, deeper fulfillment, then you must understand this:
Everything you want is on the other side of a strategic partnership. Everything.
Daniel Priestly loves to say, “You’re less than 5 phone calls away from every resource on the planet.”
Because it’s not always what you have, it’s what you have access to.
That’s exactly what I’ll teach you to create (using nothing more than what you already have) in the Six-Figure Partnerships Workshop this Monday.
It’s free, and you’ll walk away with a step-by-step plan to land your first partnership within 7 days.
In the workshop, we’ll cover:
• Discover Your Unfair Advantage: What makes you irresistibly partner-worthy
• Craft Your Partnership Pitch: Communicate clear, mutual value
• How to Make Your First Ask: Overcome the resistance that’s been holding you back
• Follow-Up Like a Pro: Where 80% of partnerships are actually won
• Leverage the Win: Turn one “yes” into five more opportunities
Because just like the Top Gun producers, everything you need to make your dream come true is only one partnership away.
Interested?
Reply to this email and I’ll send you the link.
Your Teammate,
Matthew
If you’re ready to take the next step, here are two ways I can support you:
1. 🎧 Listen to The Successful Solopreneur Podcast
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2. 🗓️ Book a Free Discovery Call
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