LIGHTHOUZ AI × BUZZLEAD · THE HIVE · SEPTEMBER 2026
BuzzLead

Welcome to the Hive, Lighthouz AI.

Srijan, we just finished a run with Lumion, vertical SaaS for trade schools with a first marketing hire and no outbound. Lighthouz AI is shaped the same way. It would have been wrong not to get this in front of you. So: a jar of honey, and the plan.

Underneath the jar: every US licensed freight broker mapped, the 5,400 that look like Southern Reins Logistics and NAD Logistics, and three campaigns we'd run for Lighthouz AI in the next 30 days.

PREPARED FOR SRIJAN KUMAR · ATLANTA, CA · FROM ST. PETE BEACH, FL
Troy Aitken and Nick Konstantinidis, co-founders of BuzzLead
Co-foundersNick Konstantinidis & Troy Aitken
Section 01 · Why there's honey on your desk

Three things came with the jar.

01

The honey

Raw, from a US apiary. Something you'll open instead of file.

02

This page

Your market sized, the customers you already win and the accounts that look like them, and three campaigns: TAM, lookalike, intent. Built for Lighthouz AI.

03

The call

Twenty minutes with Troy and Nick. We bring the account list we'd start with. You tell us where to start.

Section 02 · The company shaped like you

Lumion: zero pipeline to 50+ meetings in 31 days.

Vertical SaaS for trade and technical schools. First marketing hire, no outbound, a niche of 10,000 to 30,000 schools. We mapped five sub-verticals, timed the CDL play to a Pell Grant policy window, and routed replies straight to their SDRs. Same shape as Lumion: a public registry of buyers, a back-office pain that shows up on a spreadsheet, and a founder-led sales motion that needs pipeline now.

In the span of a month, we've had well over 100 positive responses. We've scheduled 45 to 55-plus meetings with an 80% hold rate.Andrew Jones, Head of Marketing, Lumion

Read the Lumion breakdown

31
Days to results
100+
Positive replies
50+
Meetings scheduled
80%
Hold rate
Section 03 · The sweet part

What could be sweeter than 4,000 to 6,500 more of your best customers?

You already have the dream ones: the freight brokerages that grow, retain, and refer others without being asked. We take those, run them through our lookalike tool, and find another 4,000 to 6,500 that look exactly like them. Then we run hyper-personalized, highly targeted outreach to every one.

Same size, same setup, same reasons to buy as the accounts on the right. Modeled, not guessed.

YOUR DREAM CUSTOMERS
  • Southern Reins LogisticsSaved 40% back-office cost while growing revenue 50%
  • NAD LogisticsCut invoice processing time 78%, from 2.11 days to 0.47 days
4,000 to 6,500freight brokerages that look exactly like them
A FEW WE'D GO AFTER FIRST
  • BlueCargoCovina, California
  • TransfloTampa, Florida
  • The Load BrokerSaint Paul, Nebraska
  • Cover AI
  • NavixHopkins, Minnesota
Section 04 · Your market, sized

Every cell is a freight brokerage.

Every US property broker holds an MC number, a BMC-84 surety bond, and an FMCSA safety record in a public registry. We build the list from that, enrich the controller and AR titles, and time the sends to bond renewals and peak-season DSO spikes.

US licensed freight brokers/property brokersYour sweet spot: $5M to $50M revenue brokeragesIn-market this quarter
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US licensed freight brokers/property brokers. FMCSA Licensing & Insurance registry (MC broker authority).
~5,400
Sweet-spot brokerages
$5M to $50M revenue
3
Buyer personas
Controller, VP Finance, AR Manager
~16K
Relevant contacts
At 3 titles per brokerage
Sept to Dec
Evaluation window
Budget planning before peak season
Section 05 · Intent

You're the first supplier that comes to mind.

We'll actively monitor all 27,000 US licensed freight brokerages and reach out the moment the right signal shows up, so Lighthouz AI is the first name a controller thinks of when freight bill audit and collections come up.

  • New MC broker authority grantedFMCSA registry; new brokers build AR/AP from scratch in year one.
  • Surety bond increase (BMC-84 filing)FMCSA bond filings; a bigger bond signals scale and cash-flow scrutiny.
  • Controller or VP Finance hireLinkedIn and job boards; new finance leaders reset the back-office stack.
  • Credit rating drop on a shipperAnsonia or TransCredit reports; slower-paying shippers push DSO and force automation.
  • TMS migration (McLeod, Aljex, Tai)Vendor case studies and job posts; integration windows open for AR/AP tools.
  • Factoring relationship changeFactoring press and UCC filings; cash-flow stress drives back-office tool buys.
09:14 · TODAY
Georgia-based broker (18 employees) receives new MC authority and files a $75K BMC-84 bond
→ NEW-AUTHORITY PLAY
08:40 · TODAY
Midwest brokerage posts Controller opening, listing job duties around manual invoicing backlog
→ HIRING-PAIN PLAY
YESTERDAY
Credit report shows a regional shipper's DSO climbing to 54 days, up 11 points
→ DSO-SPIKE PLAY
YESTERDAY
Southeast brokerage announces migration from spreadsheets to a new TMS platform
→ TMS-MIGRATION PLAY
Section 06 · Three strategies, deployed together

TAM, lookalike, intent. Every angle, from day one.

This isn't one list and one email. We deploy three strategies at once, each with its own angle: the whole market gets the offer, the accounts that mirror your best customers get the proof, and anyone showing a buying signal gets a note the week it happens. Then we double down on whichever one the market answers.

STRATEGY 1 · TAM

Own the whole market

TargetThe ~5,400 brokerages in your sweet spot: $5M to $50M revenue, controller and VP Finance enriched from FMCSA and state filings
AngleOne AI back office for audit, invoicing and collections instead of three spreadsheets and a portal login
~5,400 ACCOUNTS
STRATEGY 2 · LOOKALIKE

Mirror your best customers

TargetBrokerages that look like Southern Reins Logistics and NAD Logistics: same revenue band, mode mix, and manual back office
AngleLead with what changed at Southern Reins Logistics and NAD Logistics after switching to Lighthouz
~4,000+ ACCOUNTS
STRATEGY 3 · INTENT

Catch them in-market

TargetBrokerages showing a buying signal this quarter: new MC authority, bond increase, controller hire, or a shipper credit downgrade
AngleA one-to-one note written from the signal, sent the week it happens
~1,000 PER YEAR ACCOUNTS
Section 07 · The first 30 days

What happens after you say yes.

Section 08 · Join the Hive

The honey was the easy part.

Srijan, we'll walk the three strategies above, show you the accounts we'd start with, and tell you what it would take. No deck.