Natalia Grigg

We Send Millions (10,000,000+) Emails a Month | Client Success Manager

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I just finished building an ELITE CONTACT LIST of PLUMBING & HVAC DECISION MAKERS

Includes owners, GMs, ops heads…the people who actually pick up the phone and approve budgets.

No recycled data.
No scraped junk.

These are direct lines and work emails from active companies that are hiring, spending, and taking vendors right now.

If you sell to:
- service contracts
- installations
- maintenance plans
- software
- marketing
- B2B services of any kind

This list cuts your prospecting time to zero.

Comment “100” + RT and I’ll send it to you immediately.

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Closed $18.4k using this list alone:

9700+ DECISION MAKERS ACROSS:

- FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- HVAC
- JANITORIAL
- MAINTENANCE

No ads.
No fancy funnels.
Just people who pick up, reply fast, and buy.

If you want the same 9.7k list:

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Cold email dies the moment you start assuming things about people

“You’re probably struggling with X…”
No I’m not.
Instantly deleted.

The better approach:
Suggestion > Assumption

Use language that opens a door instead of forcing a narrative:

“Not sure if this is relevant, but a lot of teams we talk to at your stage run into…”

It feels honest, and safe to reply

People respond when they don’t feel cornered

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

THIS 2600+ REALTOR DECISION-MAKER LIST FILLED OUR PIPELINE FOR 6 WEEKS STRAIGHT

Most real estate outreach dies before the email even lands.

Because everyone’s pitching the wrong people:
Assistants, Interns, Defunct agencies, people who can’t approve anything.

So I rebuilt the entire dataset from the ground up, filled with only the people who can say yes:

• 2,600 brokers, agency owners & independent realtors
• Verified decision-makers across active markets
• Filtered by deal volume, responsiveness & service fit
• Clean domains, real numbers, no filler contacts

Once we swapped this into our outbound, everything changed:

We started getting more replies, more qualified conversations, more deals moving past “maybe later.”

If your offer helps brokers, agencies, or realtors — this is the list that can stack meetings fast.

Want it?

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Your prospects aren’t dumb

They get annoyed when emails make them feel like they are

Try a format that treats them as the expert:

• Acknowledge what they already know
• Show one angle they likely haven’t considered
• Ask if they’ve explored it

Just professional-to-professional
This builds trust faster than catchy copy

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

50,000 AGENCY OWNERS

No dead emails.
No interns.
No “CEO” titles from a Gmail domain.
Just 50,000 verified agency owners who can actually cut checks.

Here’s why this list hits different:

• every contact is an owner
• categorized by service type (SMMA, creative, PPC, web dev, SEO, etc.)
• direct emails & phones
• filtered for agencies actively spending on services

If you sell anything to agencies (software, consulting, automation, staffing, services), this list is basically a.shortcut

This list will give you weeks of booked calls.

Want the full list?

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Your cold emails aren’t landing because you’re not validating the real cause.

Instead of pitching a solution, confirm the problem.

Line 1 → “Quick check: are you still handling XYZ internally, or did you switch tools/outsourcing?”
Line 2 → (wait for reply—let them clarify, correct, or vent)
Line 3 → THEN show the fix: “Got it. We typically help teams like yours cut time/cost/risk by doing ABC—want the 2‑minute version?”

People love correcting you.
They hate being pitched.

So lead with curiosity.
Earn the right to propose.

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Stop cramming everything into one email

Email 1 → Curiosity
Email 2 → Clarity

Example flow:

Email 1: “Noticed (this) pattern in companies at your stage. Want the summary?”
Email 2 (when they reply yes): Send the actual insight + CTA

Mini funnel inside the inbox

This is low friction but it has ridiculously high reply rates

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

15,000 FINANCIAL ADVISORS WHO ACTUALLY RESPOND

Most advisors ignore cold outreach

But this group doesn't

They're actively looking for tools, partners, and services that help them scale

It has verified decision makers, direct emails, real phone numbers

If you sell to wealth managers, RIAs, or independent advisors:

This list cuts your prospecting time to zero

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Most people think cold email is about “writing a better email.”

It’s not.

It’s about making your email harder to ignore.

And that has nothing to do with fancy copy.

It comes from how your entire system behaves before a single line hits someone’s inbox.

You can have the perfect hook, clean CTA, and tight 70-word message…

But if your domain history looks sketchy, your list is noisy, or your timing is random, the email won’t even get the chance to be read.

Cold email in 2026 is basically a game of invisible advantages:

- Reputation Momentum
If your domain sends consistent, low-noise outreach for 30+ days, filters trust you more.
One chaotic week can reset that.

- Micro-Segmentation
Don’t just target “SaaS founders.”
Target SaaS founders who recently lost a marketer and are hiring again.
Relevance is the new personalization.

- Offer Friction
Your CTA shouldn’t feel like homework.
If it takes effort, people ghost.

- Human Pattern Indicators
Your sending schedule, ramping pattern, and response behavior must look like a real person.
AI filters can detect "robotic vibes".

If you get these right, even an average email can generate replies.

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I BUILT A MASTER LIST OF 49,500+ DECISION MAKERS ACROSS:

- AUTO
- REAL ESTATE
- FINANCE
- CONSTRUCTION
- IT
- RETAIL

The exact people who move budgets, sign contracts, and take meetings fast.

Perfect if you sell B2B services, software, automation, marketing, consulting, staffing, or enterprise tools.

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

If you wanna know if your cold email will work before you send 500
Send it to 20 people first

Then wait 3 days

If you get 3+ replies, scale it
If you get 0-1 replies, rewrite it

This is what you test:

First line: Does it name a real problem they feel right now?

Middle: Does it explain what happens when that problem goes away?

CTA: Can they say yes in under 10 seconds?

If any of those are weak, fix them before you send more

Most people write one email and blast 500 contacts

The 20-person test saves you from wasting your entire list on a message that was never going to land

Small batch, fast feedback, then scale

That's how you know what works instead of guessing

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

This is a list of 5,100+ BUSINESS BROKER DECISION MAKERS.

Most people target founders.
Smart operators target the people who move entire companies.

Business brokers decide which tools, lenders, advisors, and service providers get introduced to buyers and sellers.

They influence:
• M&A deals
• financing decisions
• valuation workflows
• due-diligence operations
• which agencies get brought into the conversation

One good relationship = dozens of downstream clients.

And that’s why this list matters.

Verified in the last 10 days.
Real titles.
Direct emails only.

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I don’t think people realize how much a prospect’s brain space affects replies

Last month I sent the same cold email to two segments:

Group A: companies hiring aggressively
Group B: companies with zero recent hires

Same offer
Same angle
Same timing

Group A replied 4x more

Because they were already in “solve problems fast” mode

Cold email isn’t always about who needs you
It’s about who’s actively fixing things right now

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

18,000+ ARCHITECTS & DECISION MAKERS ACROSS THE US

No scraped LinkedIn exports
No outdated databases
No useless job titles

Just real decision makers who control project budgets and vendor contracts

What's inside:
• full name
• company name
• direct email
• phone number
• physical address
• website
• firm size
• project type focus

Perfect if you sell:
• building materials and finishes
• construction software
• project management tools
• sustainable building products
• lighting and fixtures
• furniture and interior products
• engineering services
• insurance for design firms
• rendering and visualization software

This list saves you 200+ hours of manual research

And puts you directly in front of the people who spec products and sign contracts

No cold calling receptionists
No guessing who makes decisions
No chasing down outdated contact info

You get the exact people who can say yes to your offer

Comment "180" + Like + Repost and I'll send you the full list

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

The hard part of cold email is not getting the reply
It's what you do after they say 'yes'

I've watched people get 40 positive replies and book 3 meetings
because they killed the momentum in the response

Someone replies with:
"Yeah interested, send me more info."

And then the person sends:
• a 6-paragraph essay
• a 20-slide deck
• a pricing sheet with 8 different tiers
• or worse, a Calendly link with zero context

And the conversation dies

I used to do this exact thing
Someone would reply and I'd panic

I'd try to answer every possible question they might have
I'd send everything I had
thinking more information = more likely to book

But information doesn't book meetings, clarity does

Here's the framework I use now for every reply:

RULE 1: Never send info without context
If they ask for info, don't just attach a PDF

Ask one question first:
"Happy to send that over, just so I send the right stuff - are you dealing with [specific pain] or more focused on [different pain]?"

Now when you send the info, it's tailored
And you've confirmed they actually have a problem worth solving

RULE 2: Never answer pricing in writing

Pricing without context kills deals

They see a number with no explanation and they'll either think:
• it's too expensive and ghost
• it's too cheap and assume it's low quality
• forward it to their team and it gets forgotten

Instead, you could say:
"Pricing depends on a few things - are you free for 15 min tomorrow so I Can ask 2 quick questions and give you an accurate number?"

You're not dodging the question
You're making sure the answer is actually useful

RULE 3: Book the call in the reply, not after

Don't reply with "great, when works for you?"
That turns into 3 more emails back and forth finding a time

Instead:
"Let's do this - I have 2pm or 4pm tomorrow open, which works better?"

Give them two options
Makes it easy to say yes without opening a calendar tool

If neither works, they'll tell you and suggest something else

But you've moved the conversation forward without adding friction

RULE 4: If they're vague, get specific fast

If someone replies with:
"This could be interesting" or "we might need this down the road"

Don't just say "great, let me know"
That's a dead end

Instead, say:
"Down the road meaning next quarter or later this year? Just want to follow up at the right time."

Now you know if it's real interest or polite brush-off
And if it's real, you've set a follow-up date

RULE 5: Keep replies short and next-step focused

Every reply should move toward one thing: a meeting

If your reply doesn't include a clear next step, rewrite it

Examples:
"Want to send over a quick overview. Are you free Thursday at 10am to walk through it?"

"Makes sense! I'll send the case study, and let's book 15 min Friday to see if it fits."

"Got it! I have two questions that'll help me send the right info, can we jump on a quick call Tuesday?"

Notice the pattern:
- acknowledge what they said
- suggest the next step
- make it easy to say yes

Here's what this looks like in practice:

Last week a prospect replied:
"We're exploring options for this, can you send pricing"
Old me would've sent a pricing doc and waited

Now I replied:
"Happy to. Pricing depends on your team size and a few other factors, do you have 15 min Wednesday at 3pm so I can ask two quick questions and get you an accurate number?"

They replied: "works for me"
Booked the call in two emails

On the call, found out they were comparing three vendors
If I'd sent pricing in writing, I would've been one of three numbers in a spreadsheet

Instead I got to explain the value, understand their situation, and position the price in context

Closed the deal four days later

Most people spend all their time optimizing the first email
And then fumble the reply

They get the hardest part done - Someone actually responded

And then kill it by overexplaining, sending too much, or making the next step unclear

The first email gets attention
The reply gets the meeting

If you're getting replies but not booking calls, this is why

Stop sending decks
Stop answering every question in writing
Start moving every reply toward a conversation

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I PUT TOGETHER A FULL DATABASE OF 50,000+ AGENCY OWNERS ACROSS EVERY SERVICE NICHE.

Inside you’ll find:
• real owners (not random “assistants”)
• direct emails
• phone numbers
• company domains
• service category tags

Cold email them
Cold call them
Build partnerships
Sell services
Whatever your play is — this list makes it easy.

50,000 owners.
50,000 conversations waiting to happen.

If you want it:

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I FOUND 18,000+ ARCHITECT DECISION MAKERS

These are the people who actually approve vendors, tools, construction partners, branding, software.

Most people chase big builders or developers.

But architects quietly control millions in project budgets… and they reply way more often than you’d think.

This list includes:

• Partners
• Senior Architects
• Project Leads
• Studio Directors

All active and buying.

If you want the full list for outreach:

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

This is something I learned the hard way:

Bad targeting looks exactly like bad copy; until you fix targeting

For months, I kept tweaking subject lines, value props, angles…
and nothing was moving

Then I did something painfully simple:

I pulled 20 of my best replies
and 20 of my worst non-replies
and compared where they came from

I realized half of the “non-replies” were from companies that were never going to buy

Wrong size, wrong timing, wrong priorities

And I was rewriting emails like the copy was the problem

Once I tightened the list
with the same script, same tone, same sender; reply rates jumped without touching a single word

Most people don’t have a cold email problem
They have a “talking to the wrong people” problem

Clean data is 80% of the game
Copy is the other 20%

[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

I PULLED A FRESH LIST OF 1,200+ CLEANUP SERVICE DECISION MAKERS

Not scraped junk.
Not outdated contacts.
Actual owners and operators who make the buying decisions.

Names, roles, direct emails, phone numbers — all clean and ready for outreach.

If you sell anything to cleaning/cleanup companies, this list saves you weeks of guessing who to contact.

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[Natalia Grigg @NGrigg]

Cold email got way easier for us when we stopped trying to look clever

Every time we tested “creative” lines… they flopped

Every time we wrote like normal humans… meetings went up

Because prospects don’t need entertainment, they need clarity

What we stick to now:

• plain language
• obvious observations
• direct sentences
• one problem → one fix

Most people say “don’t sound like a template”

I’ll go a step further:

Don’t sound like you spent 3 hours perfecting the email

Cold email should feel off-the-cuff, not overproduced

Once we dropped the cleverness, we started getting more replies