About EngageBizDev
We're your outbound growth engine.
Built the right way: 30 years of real sales experience, a genuine commitment to clients, and a simple belief that your growth partner should actually care about your growth.
EngageBizDev was born out of frustration with the shortcuts, the empty promises and the lack of integrity that's all too common in this industry. Kelly Atwater built this company on the belief that outbound should feel like a conversation, not a campaign.
What makes us different is our precision-driven approach to outbound growth. Instead of blasting generic messages, we combine deep ICP targeting, LinkedIn Sales Navigator prospecting and personalised outreach sequences to reach the people who actually make buying decisions. Every campaign is built around relevance, timing and clear value, so your outreach feels natural rather than intrusive.
Most lead-gen companies hand you a list and call it done. We don't. We embed in your process, learn your ICP inside out, and only hand off meetings we'd want to take ourselves. That's not a vendor relationship. It's a growth partnership.
Behind every campaign is a structured process: identifying your ideal buyers, crafting messaging that resonates with their challenges, testing sequences and continuously optimising performance. The result is a predictable pipeline of qualified sales conversations, not just vanity metrics.
What we stand for
Our values drive every campaign
These aren't words on a wall. They're how we work. Our team has generated thousands of qualified meetings for B2B companies, from early-stage startups to established enterprises.
Human-First
No templates. AI-enhanced precision. Every message is crafted for your brand voice and the person on the other end.
Results-Driven
We optimise campaigns 4 to 6 times a day. Every sequence is tuned for the conversation, not the vanity metric.
Growth Partners
We embed in your process and learn your ICP inside out. Not a vendor. A trusted extension of your team.
Quality Over Quantity
We'd rather book you five meetings that close than fifty that waste your time. Fewer leads, better conversations, real revenue.
Transparent Communication
You'll always know what's happening. Clear reporting, honest feedback, and open communication are part of every engagement.
Continuous Improvement
Every campaign is reviewed, refined, and adjusted based on real conversations and actual results.
Meetings booked for B2B clients
Email deliverability rate
From kickoff to first meeting
Of real sales experience behind every campaign
Client voices
Hear from our clients
Real results from real companies building predictable pipeline.
"We tried A/B testing two firms for several months, neither of whom worked out. And then we found someone who is crushing it for us. Kelly and her team helped me grow my LinkedIn connections by 138 people in four weeks, and I'm getting several meetings with ideal customers (6 this week). Her approach is refreshing and different, which is why it works."
Jake Hensley
Chief Growth Officer, Falkon
"EngageBizDev has delivered incredible ROI for our team. We're consistently booking multiple meetings every week with qualified leads. Their use of high-quality data and original, human-first messaging gives us a clear edge."
Michael Minnaugh
CEO, Sataurius
"What I love about EngageBizDev is that everything is fully managed. They handle strategy, outreach, follow-ups and scheduling with precision. We're consistently closing deals from the meetings they book. Hands-down the best business development investment we've made."
William Kay
CEO, BMKD
"Working with Kelly has been one of the smartest moves we've made for our business and our clients. She takes the time to understand the brand strategies we build and turns them into real, authentic conversations with qualified leads."
Alicia De Caro
Managing Partner, Empathx Creative
"I've led many talented salespeople over my career, and Kelly stands out above them all. She has both the sales discipline and the sales instincts to put actual, sustainable, scalable points on the board."
Jeff Harnois
CEO, iBridged
"Kelly has been a tremendous asset to our company in new member acquisition. Her follow-through, communication skills and sales acumen are outstanding. We're confident having her represent our brand."
Adrian Sasine
Cofounder, Nolodex
Hear It Directly From a Client
Adrian Sasine, Co-Founder at Nolodex, on how EngageBizDev changed his LinkedIn outreach results in under 4 weeks
The team
The people of EngageBizDev
Kelly Atwater
Founder & Business Development Strategist
Connect on LinkedInIf your pipeline's empty, it's not because your product isn't good. It's because either you or your team don't have time to do outreach (or haven't done it successfully yet). That's why I built Engage Biz Dev: to help founder-led and growth-stage B2B companies build predictable outbound sales engines. I got sick of seeing B2B companies with great offers lose to competitors with fuller calendars, all because they didn't have a consistent way to get in front of the right people at the right time. Engage Biz Dev fixes that with done-for-you outbound. Our team handles prospecting, personalized outreach, and follow-up daily and delivers qualified leads directly to your calendar. Our secret sauce is the human touch. We do not rely on AI-generated spam. Because the moment you sound robotic or someone senses you're sending an automated message, that's when trust falls apart.
Alicia De Caro
Strategic Brand & Marketing Ally
I work with founders and small-to-mid-sized teams to define their brand voice and bring it to life across the customer journey, brand development, content strategy, visual identity, email, web and social. My process starts with deep listening and empathy so your growth isn't just human-first, but brand-aligned at every touchpoint.
Sam Sharma
Chief Technology Officer
Sam brings 20+ years in technology, AI and digital transformation. A former VP of Technology in Tier 1 banking and founder of consulting firms in the UK and US, he leads the innovation behind our tech stack, building intelligent systems, automations and custom tools that turn complexity into clarity.
Brian C. Traichel
LinkedIn Business Strategist & Client Success Manager
Brian ensures your LinkedIn presence supports the growth engine we build. With 25+ years of sales experience and two decades on LinkedIn, he optimises profiles so prospects clicking through from campaigns are met with clarity. His Brand Voice Blueprint process captures each client's authentic voice and turns it into a strategic asset across LinkedIn, email and sales conversations.
Questions
Frequently asked
Most campaigns start generating replies within the first few weeks after launch, with consistent meeting flow typically building over 30 to 60 days depending on your offer, ICP and profile credibility.
Yes. Content increases trust and lifts reply rates. Outreach starts conversations and content keeps you top-of-mind during long B2B sales cycles.
We track connection acceptance rate, reply rate, qualified conversations, booked meetings and cost per opportunity, plus qualitative insights on objections and positioning.
Yes. We use conservative pacing, human-written personalisation and best-practice limits to protect account reputation and avoid risky automation patterns.
Yes. Even quieter audiences engage when messaging is genuinely relevant and timed well. We layer LinkedIn with email and follow-ups so you reach prospects where they actually respond.
Ready to build a pipeline you can actually predict?
Book a 20-minute call. Kelly will look at your current outbound, tell you honestly what she'd change, and show you what a human-first approach could do for your pipeline.
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Keep exploring
- Our services
The full outsourced sales and marketing function we run for B2B clients.
- LinkedIn lead generation
Human-written LinkedIn outreach that books qualified B2B meetings.
- Cold email outreach
Deliverable cold email that reaches inboxes and books real meetings.
- Brand Voice Blueprint
Kelly and Brian's process to capture and scale your authentic voice.
- Case studies
Falkon, Sataurius and BMKD: real B2B revenue lifts from our work.
- Resources
Deep articles on outbound, LinkedIn, cold email and GEO for B2B.