[JeremyD]

Dude - what happens if they decide not to invite you to Germany and cut the cord? I've seen that happen.

I would document 3-5 solid examples of stuff you have bird dogged - that you thought had a chance to close and what you think the reason for that it didn't.

There are ways around Linkedin pro - there are other solutions such as zoominfo - I'd make sure you have a solid request and denial documented.

Go from there. I always tell people that going over the bosses head is the nuclear option. Sure it gets results, but the existing landscape becomes uninhabitable for quite a while...