Consider reaching cold on LinkedIn with no "sales" agenda and explain your interest in reaching out. Pretty sure most people worth adding to your circle would appreciate actually not getting a sales pitch on LinkedIn through a connection request.
I find connection requests that are of a non-sales variety are so rare on that platform these days, it really sticks out when I get one.
I find connection requests that are of a non-sales variety are so rare on that platform these days, it really sticks out when I get one.