Today, we're speaking with Brendan Kane, a business and digital strategist who has worked with Fortune 500 companies, the world's biggest brands, and high-profile celebrities. He is best known for gaining one million followers on social media in 30 days. If you're interested in learning how to leverage social media to make difference for your brand, he's the guy to turn to. In this week's Escape Your Limits podcast episode, Brendan reveals how to cut through the noise and disrupt the pattern to earn the click or stop the scroll. He also offers insights on how he was able to grow his following so quickly, techniques you can use to make your content go viral, and explains why just because you have one million followers that doesn't mean you're reaching or engaging one million people. Tune in to learn how to crack the code that will lead to the best performing content you can put out into the world that will provide the most value. For more information, visit https://escapefitness.com/podcast Video version - https://youtu.be/9_9NLw_ktHg Brendan Kane is an out-of-the-box thinker for Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities. He thrives on helping his clients systematically engage new audiences that reward relevant content, products, and services with their attention and purchases. His greatest strength lies in unlocking value by transforming complexity into simplicity through tools and methods that amplify growth and enable execution. Having started his career at Lakeshore Entertainment, Brendan oversaw all aspects of the company's interactive media strategy. He worked on 16 films that generated a worldwide gross of $685 million and also pioneered the first-ever influencer campaign to effectively promote Crank starring Jason Statham. He has since built social media applications and digital platforms for celebrity clients such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler. Brendan served as vice president of digital for Paramount Pictures and helped scale one of the largest social optimization firms in the world. Episode highlights - •99% of brands suck at creating content. •Just because you have one million followers doesn't mean you're engaging one million people. •You have to become a student of the game. •Are you learning or just consuming content? •You gotta get out of your own way. •Social media is meant for your audience, not for your brand. •There's not one way to be successful, there's multiple approaches. •The most important thing is that you test, test, test. •You can make any subject interesting or go viral, you just have to add value.