Security leaders get more cold email than almost anyone. The few that get answered are short and about their world. Reach Crew finds the right leader at each firm and writes exactly that kind of note.
Reach 100 CISOs at US banks and insurers with more than 2,000 employees.
Goal: reach people, book any yesOn track Charlotte, NC
Scout33people found
Checker30verified
Writer17drafts ready
Courier9:30their time
Michael GrantChief Information Security OfficerEastbridge BankSpoke at a banking security forum on vendor risk this fall.94Draft ready
Laura KimHead of Security OperationsKeystone Mutual InsuranceHiring for a new security operations center in Connecticut.91Sent 9:30 am
David RossChief Information Security OfficerGreat Plains FinancialPosted about moving the bank's identity systems to the cloud.84Checking
Replies
Michael GrantChief Information Security Officer, Eastbridge Bank
“Happy to talk. Tuesday at 2 works for me.”
Tue, Nov 172:00 pm, their timeBook it
Sends at 9:30 amOn a weekday, in Charlotte’s time zone
One sentence in. Checked people and personal drafts out.
100CISOs in the goal
2 of 3shown here are Verified by 2 sources
9:30am on a weekday, in their time zone
0emails sent until you approve them
The people
Who Scout brings back. Each one with a reason and a checked email.
US banks and insurance companies above 2,000 employees, then the chief information security officer or head of security operations at each.
Verified means 2 sources confirm the work email. Likely can have 1. Every person and firm here is fictional.
Goals / Security vendors reaching CISOs
People found3 shown, each with the reason they fit2 of 3 verified
Michael GrantChief Information Security OfficerEastbridge BankCharlotte, NCSpoke at a banking security forum on vendor risk this fall.Fit score 94Verified
Laura KimHead of Security OperationsKeystone Mutual InsuranceHartford, CTHiring for a new security operations center in Connecticut.Fit score 91Verified
David RossChief Information Security OfficerGreat Plains FinancialOmaha, NEPosted about moving the bank's identity systems to the cloud.Fit score 84Likely
Likely means 1 source confirms the work email so farReview drafts
The first email
The first email, ready for your approval.
Built on the reader's own public talk. One outcome, one proof point, one small ask.
Sarah QuinnRegional Director, Sentrel
Sends at 9:30 am on a weekday, their time
From your own Gmail or Google Workspace
Waits for you. Change any word first.
Draft from WriterFirst email to Michael Grant
Chief Information Security Officer, Eastbridge Bank
ToMichael GrantCC / BCC
Your talk on vendor risk
Hi Michael,
I watched your talk on vendor risk at the banking security forum. Your point that most third-party reviews are out of date the day they are signed is one we hear from banks every week.
Sentrel watches each vendor's exposure every day and alerts your team when something changes. Four regional banks use it to replace annual questionnaires.
Would 20 minutes in the next few weeks be worth it?
Best,
Sarah Quinn
Regional Director, Sentrel
ApproveSkipEdit
What happens next. Each step has an owner.
You
Read it, change any word, approve it.
Nothing sends until you approve, one by one or all at once. Approve all is an opt-in.
Michael GrantYour talk on vendor riskApproveApprove all
Courier
It goes from your own Gmail at 9:30 am.
On a weekday, in their time zone. Warm-up: a new Gmail sends 5, 8, 12, then 20 a day. Google Workspace sends 5, 10, 20, then 30.
Writer
A short follow-up on day 3 and day 7.
Only if they have not replied. A reply or an opt-out stops them for that person.
Day 3Day 7Stops on reply
Replies
Answers land in your own inbox.
Turn on book any yes and a yes gets a slot from Google Calendar or Cal.com. Opt-outs go on your do-not-email list.
Michael repliedHappy to talk. Tuesday works.
Meet Scout: A CISO list has to be exact, so every name comes with the reason it fits and the public pages behind it. See the full flow in how Reach Crew works.
Some do, when it is short, specific and about their own work. Reach writes one personal note per leader from what they have said in public, and you approve each one.
02
How does Reach Crew handle large companies with many security staff?
Your goal names the role. Reach looks for that leader at each company and leaves out people you already talk to.
03
What happens when someone replies?
Follow-ups stop for that person the moment they reply, and the reply lands in your inbox like any other email. Without a reply, a short follow-up goes on day 3 and day 7.
04
How many emails go out per day?
A new mailbox starts at 5 first emails a day and rises over about two weeks, to 20 a day for a personal Gmail and 30 for Google Workspace. The slow start protects your mailbox's good name.
05
How much does it cost?
Reach Crew is free to start with 1,000 credits and no card. Finding a person costs 10 credits, checking the email 6, writing the draft 10 and each send 1. That covers about 34 people from start to finish, follow-ups included.
