Digital Investors

Ep 128: Why Your Personal Brand Will Be Worth Nothing (Unless You Fix This)


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Everyone's building personal brands right now. But here's the problem nobody talks about: they're almost impossible to sell.

In this episode, I sit down with Greg Elfrink from Empire Flippers, a company that's sold over 2,500 online businesses and helped create 93 millionaires through exits.

Greg drops a shocking stat: out of all those deals, only FIVE were personally branded businesses.

Why? Because when YOU are the business, buyers can't replicate you. That fitness influencer with six-pack abs making $150K/month? Nearly impossible to sell to someone who doesn't look like that.

The good news? there IS a way to transition.

Tune in to hear:

• Why personal branding is brilliant for starting out (but becomes a trap later)

• The exact moment you need to start planning your transition (hint: way earlier than you think)

• How to build "faceless funnels" that convert without your face

• The Empire Flippers story—how they deliberately transitioned away from being "The Justin and Joe Show"

• How AI and deepfakes are making transitions easier than ever (Greg's AI avatar actually outperforms his real videos)

• What buyers need to know before purchasing a personally branded business

• When to contact a broker (at least 12 months before you want to sell)

Whether you're building a personal brand or thinking about buying one, this episode will be worth your time.

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