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LinkedIn Update — John Sonmez (RDU Focus, March 2026)

LinkedIn Update — John Sonmez

Prepared by Navi | March 10, 2026 Goal: Drive RDU applications. Promote thewolves.ai as secondary offer.


Headline (220 chars max — pick one)

Option A — Outcome-first:

I Help Developers Land $100K+ Roles & Build Careers They're Proud Of | Apply for Rockstar Developer University ↓

Option B — Authority + offer:

Bestselling Author | Founder @ Rockstar Developer University | Turning Developers Into Rockstars Since 2009 | Apply ↓

Option C — Direct & punchy:

Helping Developers Become Rockstars 🎸 | Founder, RDU — $100K+ Career Coaching | AI for Teams @ thewolves.ai

Recommendation: Option A. Outcome-first language converts better on LinkedIn.


About / Summary Section

Copy (paste as-is):


If you're a developer with strong technical skills who still isn't getting paid what you're worth — this page is for you.

Most developers spend years grinding on code and hoping someone notices. It doesn't work that way.

The developers who break into $100K+ roles, land consulting deals, get speaking invites, and build real audiences? They didn't just get better at coding. They got better at being visible, credible, and in-demand.

That's exactly what Rockstar Developer University (RDU) teaches.

RDU is my private coaching program for developers who are already technically solid and ready to build the career (and income) that matches their skills.

Here's what we focus on: 🎸 Building a developer personal brand that actually gets you noticed 📹 Growing on YouTube, LinkedIn, and podcasts — the content flywheel 💰 Turning your expertise into consulting income, promotions, and deals 🎤 Getting on stages, in books, and in front of the right people

RDU graduates have: → Grown YouTube channels to 30K+ subscribers → Launched six-figure businesses from scratch → Landed senior roles and promotions they'd been chasing for years

If that's what you're after → Apply now: 👉 rockstardeveloperuniversity.com


I also run The Wolves (thewolves.ai) with my partner. If you're a business owner or team leader who's ready to actually implement AI — not just talk about it — that's where we work.

Operational AI for growing businesses. Practical. Real. Done with you. 👉 thewolves.ai


~270 words. Punchy, benefit-led, strong CTAs. Trim to 250 if LinkedIn flags length.


Experience Entries

1. Rockstar Developer University ← PRIMARY ENTRY

  • Title: Founder & Head Coach
  • Company: Rockstar Developer University
  • Date: 2024 – Present
  • Description:
RDU is a private coaching program for developers who want $100K+ careers.

Most developers have the technical skills. What they're missing is visibility, credibility, and a system for turning expertise into income and opportunity.

That's what we build inside RDU:
• Personal brand that makes you the obvious choice
• Content engine (YouTube, LinkedIn, podcast) that works while you sleep
• The career playbook no bootcamp ever taught you

→ Apply: rockstardeveloperuniversity.com

2. The Wolves ← SECONDARY ENTRY

  • Title: Co-Founder
  • Company: The Wolves
  • Date: 2025 – Present
  • Description:
Operational AI for growing businesses.

Most businesses say they're "using AI." Very few are actually running on it.

At The Wolves, we help founders and team leaders implement AI across their operations — not as a gimmick, but as infrastructure.

→ thewolves.ai

3. Simple Programmer ← LEGACY ENTRY (update, don't feature)

  • Title: Founder
  • Company: Simple Programmer
  • Date: 2009 – Present
  • Description:
simpleprogrammer.com — Developer career resources, books, and content.

Author of The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide and Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual.

The foundation of everything that led to RDU.

Featured Section (pin these — in order)

  1. rockstardeveloperuniversity.com — "Apply for Rockstar Developer University →"
  2. thewolves.ai — "Operational AI for Growing Businesses →"
  3. Best-performing LinkedIn post or YouTube video (most recent)
  4. simpleprogrammer.com — optional / tertiary

Skills (reordered for RDU/Wolves positioning)

  1. Career Coaching
  2. Personal Branding
  3. Content Creation
  4. AI Implementation
  5. Developer Productivity
  6. Entrepreneurship
  7. Software Development

Posting Strategy (to wake the algorithm)

Post 2x in the first week after the profile refresh:

Post 1 — RDU hook:

"Most developers are technically better than the people above them. They just haven't figured out how to be seen. Here's the system I teach inside RDU: [3-5 bullet framework]. Comment 'ROCKSTAR' if you want details."

Post 2 — The Wolves hook:

"My team just finished implementing AI for a client's [operation type]. They cut [X hours] per week. Here's exactly what we did: [short breakdown]. If you're a business owner thinking about this, DM me or hit thewolves.ai"


Implementation Checklist

  • Swap in new headline (Option A recommended)
  • Replace About section with new copy
  • Add/update RDU as top Experience entry
  • Add The Wolves Experience entry
  • Update Simple Programmer to legacy/supporting role
  • Reorder Featured section (RDU → Wolves → content)
  • Reorder skills
  • Publish first post within 48 hours of profile update
  • Add banner image (see banner file)

Notes

  • RDU is the primary CTA everywhere — headline, about, featured, experience. Simple Programmer is context, not the pitch.
  • The Wolves is always secondary — mention it, give it an entry, but let RDU lead.
  • 21K followers is a solid base — a profile refresh + 1-2 posts in the first week will push you into a lot of feeds.
  • LinkedIn's algorithm rewards consistent posting more than profile completeness. The posts matter as much as the profile update.

Copy ready to paste. Estimated implementation time: 20–30 min.

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