If you're running a Skool community as part of your lead generation system, you'll know the operational drag that creeps in as it grows. Tracking DMs, managing member activity, keeping on top of events across communities you're a member of - it becomes a second job if you don't have the right infrastructure around it. I had a live session today with Claudio Campobassi, who built Panda for Skool. It's a Chrome extension that sits on top of Skool and adds a proper CRM layer, DM automation, task and Kanban management, and a unified events calendar across every community you're in. The events feature alone is worth it - instead of checking each community separately to see what's live, everything surfaces in one place. Claudio also made a point that stuck with me: Panda doesn't store your data or touch your account. It just organises what Skool already shows you. Worth knowing before you install anything. If you're at the stage where your community is growing and, the manual side is starting to slow you down, take a look. What's the one part of your community management that's eating the most time right now?

Not new leads. Existing conversations - coaches and consultants who had already engaged, asked questions, or shown intent - that were sitting in my community with no tag, no stage, no follow-up scheduled. Within 48 hours of setting up a proper CRM inside Skool, I had over 50 potential leads mapped and tracked that I would have continued to ignore by accident. Let me explain what a CRM actually is, because the acronym puts people off. Imagine you're a GP. Every patient who walks through your door has a file. That file tells you when they last came in, what you discussed, what you prescribed, and when they're due back. You never start a consultation from scratch. You never forget who they are or where you left off. The file does the memory work so you can focus on the diagnosis. That's a CRM. It's your client file system. Nothing more complicated than that. Now imagine that same GP trying to run their practice entirely from memory. No files. No notes. No record of who said what or when. A patient calls back and they're starting from zero every single time. Appointments get missed. Follow-ups don't happen. People fall through the gaps, not because the GP doesn't care, but because the system isn't there to catch them. That's most coaches and consultants right now. The pipeline problem in this industry isn't a lead generation problem. Most people reading this have had more conversations with potential clients in the last 90 days than they realise. The problem is a lead visibility problem. The enquiries are there. The interest is there. But without a system to track where each person is in the journey, who needs a follow-up, who's ready for a discovery call, who went quiet three weeks ago and might just need a nudge - those conversations evaporate. A CRM doesn't generate leads. It stops you losing the ones you already have. I've been using Panda for this - it runs natively inside Skool, took about an hour to set up, and gave me a Kanban-style view of every conversation in my community organised by stage. No third-party tools. No data leaving the platform.

Quick heads up - I'm in Ben's community today at 1 pm London time for a free session called YouTube Clients on Autopilot. If you're a creator who also has a service, offer, or expertise you sell - this one's for you. Ben's situation will sound familiar. He's made videos. Spent hours planning, recording, and editing. The only emails coming back are from cold outreach guys selling him YouTube programmes. The session isn't about posting more. It's about why videos that look fine on the surface aren't generating leads from the people who could actually buy from you - and what to do differently. Here's what we're covering: Why YouTube search works differently from every other platform - and why that's actually an advantage if you have something to sell. How one well-positioned video can keep bringing in warm enquiries long after you've stopped thinking about it. The exact system I use to turn a single video into a consistent client pipeline - no big following required. If you've got an audience but it's not converting into clients, or you're wondering why your content gets views but not enquiries - this session is built for that gap. Free. Live. 1pm London today. Link to join is in Ben's community below - that's where the session is being held. https://www.skool.com/oracyclub/about?ref=c75adaa832e449d8b1ef463c22b1d8a9 See you there. Des

I ran a live demo of Panda earlier today in The Content Revenue Hub, and I'll be honest - I went in expecting a basic automation tool and came out thinking this is significantly more capable than that. If you're using Skool as part of your lead generation system, here's what's actually inside it: - A full CRM - tag, segment, and track members through your pipeline - DM automations that fire when someone joins, upgrades, or leaves - so your onboarding runs without you - Scheduled posts - A Kanban board that pulls in posts, comments, and DMs - nothing falls through the gap - Built-in screen and video recorder - Keyword alerts - know when specific topics surface in your community - Broadcast DM tool - message filtered segments without hitting Skool's limits - Activity tracking and goal setting - Timezone converter for booking calls with members Everything runs locally. No third-party servers. Claudio has no access to your data. Founders' pricing goes up this Sunday, 4th May. Watch the replay first, then decide. Currently $12 per month. Join Claudio's community here

A quick heads up for those of you who are also members of my other community, The Content Revenue Lab. Sam Rathling is live in there in one hour. The session is called Maximise Your LinkedIn Profile, and it runs from 8 pm to 9 pm London time. Sam is a LinkedIn and social selling expert - she's walking through how to get your profile working harder so the right people find you and take you seriously when they do. If you use LinkedIn as part of your lead generation and want to get more out of it, this one is worth showing up for. Here's the calendar link >> https://www.skool.com/content-revenue-lab-4761/calendar?eid=9992ada36752452a9f9dbbc77b58880b