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Part 2: 25 Lessons from Gaining 25,000 LinkedIn Followers...🏆 linkedin tips personal branding Dec 28, 2023

Last week, I shared 10 tips and strategies to help you reach 25,000 followers on LinkedIn.

Spoiler alert, it didn't include hacks, viral posts (although, sure, I’ve had some here and there), or marketing wizardry.

It was...

5 LinkedIn Predictions for 2024🚀 linkedin linkedin tips personal brand personal branding Dec 14, 2023

2024 is a few weeks away, and already, if you’re paying attention, you can see the tremors of trends guaranteed to change how thought leaders and experts can monetize their personal brands using LinkedIn.

In this week’s newsletter, I...

7 Mistakes to Avoid if Writing a Book in 2024📚 branding personal branding Dec 07, 2023

“Wouldn’t it be funny to write a book about two suburban mothers selling weed?”

My client and I laughed as we looked at each other across the table. It had been over a year since she (a former engineer) and her business partner (a retired...

If you read nothing else about personal branding, read this one rule📚 brand strategy content plan personal branding Nov 30, 2023

Of all the consultations, workshops, and group coaching I lead, a good 95% of them can easily boil down to this one fundamental, personal brand-boosting concept.

The fundamental concept

When people reach out to me to audit their social media,...

How To Work Less And Charge More As A Solopreneur (4 Actionable Tips) branding personal branding Nov 09, 2023

Recently, I had a discovery meeting with an artist. She’s insanely talented and has been sought after by a number of interior designers for her custom pieces and beautiful work.

She reached out to me because she wanted to learn how she could effectively use...

One of the fastest ways to build authority on LinkedIn? Newsletters. Here’s how…🚀📰 branding personal branding Nov 02, 2023

I still remember the first article I hesitantly published a week after I quit my corporate job 8 years ago. It was called “Why Your Parents Will Never Be Happy You’re an Entrepreneur.”

I penned it after I felt all the enthusiasm sucked...

4 Key Areas To Invest In To Build Your Personal Brand🤦 imposter syndrome linkedin personal brand personal branding Oct 19, 2023

I've coached hundreds of people on the critical steps to build their personal brand, and I am quite used to hearing a litany of limiting beliefs from folks who want to get started but can't seem to jump into action.

Amongst the more popular ones is, "I...

5 Business Cases for Leaning Into Your Personality Online linkedin linkedin tips personal brand personal branding Oct 05, 2023

I frequently talk about building your “expert personal brand.” The reason why I emphasize the word “expert” is to help delineate between being viewed as a thought leader and being viewed as an influencer.

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Personal Growth or Brand Damage? The Pitfalls of Excessive Learning brand strategy linkedin personal brand personal branding Sep 28, 2023

Are you “learn-crastinating” when it comes to building and monetizing your personal brand online?

No, that’s not really a term. I just made it up to describe the all-too-common roadblock I see get in the way of high-potential personal brands.

You study, observe,...

Imposter Syndrome Is Selfish imposter syndrome linkedin linkedin tips personal brand personal branding Sep 21, 2023

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned being in the corporate world, it’s this…

Everyone faces imposter syndrome.

No kidding. I used to think it was more of a thing us ladies were plagued by (Sheryl Sandberg certainly leaned into the topic in her book) or a thing that...

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