Human-First Founders Podcast: Inspiring Stories and Tips for Down-to-Earth Entrepreneurs

If you are in the first year (or first few months) of your business, and you’ve been stressing out trying to figure out what your brand is (or heck, just trying to figure out who your ideal client is). . . I’ve got something for ya. In this week’s episode of The Feel Good Social Podcast, I got together with visual branding expert, Gabrielle Blades, of Blades Creative. We talk all about the brand discovery process and a few ways that you can go about creating an attractive brand, even if you’re just starting out.

We chat about:

+ Why branding is important 

+ The questions you should ask yourself in the beginning stages of branding

+ How the messy, middle stage of business is where you’ll find the most clarity for your brand

+ Using your first brand as a time for exploration 

+ When it may be necessary to rebrand

+ How discovering the core values of your business will help build the foundation for your brand

Connect with Gabrielle at bladescreative.com or on Instagram @blades_creative!

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/96

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Join the Feel Good Social Club! Our marketing membership for down-to-earth entrepreneurs who want to create content with ease, show up strategically every month and make friends with rad folks who get it. Join today: feelgoodsocial.com/club 

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What's your BRAND VIBE on Instagram? With our quick & fun quiz, you’ll hone in your brand's personality + voice + visuals, so you can easily create content that feels "on brand" and looks beautiful in your grid!

TAKE OUR QUIZ HERE: feelgoodsocial.com/quiz

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Instagram got you feeling down? I’m not gonna lie, it can be a lot. Constantly consuming everyone else’s highlight reel is the perfect recipe for comparison my friend. That’s why it’s called “doom scrolling” . . . and it can make it pretty dang hard to continue to show up consistently for your own brand! So if you’re looking for a little pick-me-up, listen in as I chat with the Contagious Confidence podcast host, Katie Hawkes, about staying confident about yourself. 

We cover: 

+ Katie’s story and how the Contagious Confidence podcast came to be

+ Doing things before you’re “ready”

+ Finding peace and joy in the journey

+ Letting go and believing in yourself 

+ Acknowledging when comparison is happening and how to exit the situation

+ How you can be vulnerable in your content without sharing the nitty gritty details (if you don’t want to)

Connect with Katie on Instagram @contagiousconfidencepodcast!

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/95

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Been struggling to keep ALLL the things of your business organized? Honeybook is my one-stop software to track my projects, clients, invoices and more! Click here to start your FREE TRIAL and snag 50% OFF your first year, if you decide to sign up: feelgoodsocial.com/honeybook

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What's your BRAND VIBE on Instagram? I've got a QUIZ for that!

With our new fun 7-question quiz, I'll help you hone in your brand's personality + voice + visuals, so you can easily create content that feels "on brand" and looks beautiful in your grid!

TAKE OUR QUIZ HERE: feelgoodsocial.com/quiz

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

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If you've looked into Instagram's algorithm at all, you've probably seen that ENGAGEMENT is the driving force behind how well your posts perform. But if you’re sitting there thinking, “that’s great Kins, but how in the heck do I do that without making it feel weird or awkward?. . .” Well first, don’t worry because I’ve totally been there. And second, in this episode, I’m sharing all the ways I know how to engage and interact on Instagram in a real, genuine, and authentic way. 

I cover: 

+ What exactly the IG algorithm is, what it’s looking for, and how it works 

+ Why genuine interaction can help boost your performance and visibility on the platform

+ Tips on how to cultivate real relationships with your ideal clients 

+ How to change how you think (and feel) about starting conversations with people

+ And how to keep the IG algorithm from thinking you’re a robot 

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/94

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Been struggling to keep ALLL the things of your business organized? Honeybook is my one-stop software to track my projects, clients, invoices and more! Click here to start your FREE TRIAL and snag 50% OFF your first year, if you decide to sign up: feelgoodsocial.com/honeybook

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What's your BRAND VIBE on Instagram? I've got a QUIZ for that!

With our new fun 7-question quiz, I'll help you hone in your brand's personality + voice + visuals, so you can easily create content that feels "on brand" and looks beautiful in your grid!

TAKE OUR QUIZ HERE: feelgoodsocial.com/quiz

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

Would you consider yourself to be a high achiever? Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself and set really high expectations? (I mean, as entrepreneurs, we’re all raising our hands, right?) Evelyn Templar is a social media manager and her jam is serving nail technicians. She is one smart cookie when it comes to creating a content strategy that works for you. 

We geek out over: 

+ The pressure (and then guilt) that entrepreneurs often feel while building a business

+ Sticking to your boundaries and giving yourself grace

+ Figuring out what your overall intention is when it comes to your content

+ Figuring out what things you want to talk about most in your content and how it relates to your audience 

+ Figuring out your posting frequency

+ Reaching a place of never-ending content ideas 

+ Evelyn’s tips and tricks for launching an offer for the first time

+ Being realistic with your expectations

+ Creating a foundation by taking messy action

Connect with Evelyn at jrosevirtualservices.com or on Instagram @jrosevirtualservices_!

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/93

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Been struggling to keep ALLL the things of your business organized? Honeybook is my one-stop software to track my projects, clients, invoices and more! Click here to start your FREE TRIAL and snag 50% OFF your first year, if you decide to sign up: feelgoodsocial.com/honeybook

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What's your BRAND VIBE on Instagram? I've got a QUIZ for that!

With our new fun 7-question quiz, I'll help you hone in your brand's personality + voice + visuals, so you can easily create content that feels "on brand" and looks beautiful in your grid!

TAKE OUR QUIZ HERE: feelgoodsocial.com/quiz

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

Looking for trendy content ideas that will boost your performance on the algorithm? Today, I'm sharing 5 types of posts you can easily create for your brand on Instagram!

And if you're looking for Canva templates for these types of posts? I've got you. 😘 I've included customizable templates for all of these content trends in our new Content Template Library in our Feel Good Social Club!

Join the Feel Good Social Club today for unlimited access & downloads: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

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Listen, my friend, I understand what it feels like to try and put yourself (and your brand) out there on social media. It’s scary to feel like you are putting a spotlight on yourself. It kind of makes you feel like you’re saying “look at me, look at me!” And it’s intimidating and awkward. So much so that you start to worry and second guess yourself. Like does this post make sense? Am I being professional enough? Yada yada yada. So in today’s episode, I’m sharing my 3 fast, easy, and super actionable tips to help you start feeling GOOD about marketing your brand! 

I cover: 

+ A little insight on where I started (confidence wise) when it came to putting myself out there (three words: puppy. dog. filter.) 

+ The power behind fully understanding your brand so that you can create a thoughtful marketing plan of attack

+ How practicing takes your farther than perfectionism ever will 

+ The importance of immersing yourself in a community of like-minded people

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/92

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Join the Feel Good Social Club TODAY: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

If you’re tired of wasting time & energy creating posts that barely anybody pays attention to or cares about anyway...

If you've been spending hours in Canva trying to make content that look goods and feels on-brand — but you can’t ever seem to make it work, no matter how much tweaking you do...

If you feel so disconnected from everyone else on Instagram — and posting just gives you anxiety and makes you cringe...

I've got just the solution for you, my friend!

The Feel Good Social Club is our new social media marketing membership for down-to-earth entrepreneurs who are wanting to:

+ easily create content for your brand that you're proud to post
+ actually take action to strategically market your business every month
+ connect with other cool entrepreneurs who get it & cheer you on

Check out The Feel Good Social Club here: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

So we all know that you have to continuously market yourself and your brand in order to get clients and make sales, right? Cause if people don’t know what you have to offer then they don’t know if they need your help. So when you are in a highly promotional period in your business, like launching a new product or service, putting on a sale or a limited time offer, or taking advantage of the holiday season, your marketing efforts need to adjust accordingly. And that can quickly become a lot to manage all at once. So in this episode, I’m breaking down the launch strategy that I use every time I’m in a promotional period for Feel Good Social. 

I cover: 

+ What exactly a promotional campaign is

+ Why implementing a solid campaign strategy will make your launch (and life) so much easier!

+ The two parts that make up my campaign strategy. The pre-launch runway and then the actual launch

+ 5 content themes that I use to brainstorm my content 

+ How to effectively repurpose your content as part of your campaign strategy

 

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/91

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Join the Feel Good Social Club waitlist: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

Have you been wondering if you're selling enough or too much? Today, I'm dishing up your Content Breakdown and sharing what I mean by the 40/40/20 rule (which I kind of made up by accident - but it totally works!)

Don't forget to check out our new marketing membership The Feel Good Social Club here: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint

Have you ever thought about offering a membership as another revenue stream for your business? With the upcoming launch of the Feel Good Social Club, I wanted to break down and share everything that I’ve learned about building a  membership! Starting with why I even decided to implement a membership in the first place, all the way down to my complete strategy behind this membership. You guys. . .  I’m so excited!  

I cover: 

+ How to figure out if a membership is something you’d like to offer

+ Things to consider before deciding when to launch a membership 

+ The pros and cons of launching a membership

+ 5 questions to ask yourself that will help you define a strategy for your membership

+ Important things to consider when choosing a platform to house your membership

+ The strategy I use to determine a price for my offers

+ A complete rundown of what is included in the Feel Good Social Club membership!  

 

If you’re wondering how to launch a membership, I’ll be sharing my strategy for planning campaigns next week! (Great for selling anything, including your holiday campaigns!)

If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcast and share it to your Instagram stories!

Don't forget to tag me @feelgoodsocial, so I can see and spread the love back to you!

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For extended show notes + a whole lot of goodies, visit feelgoodsocial.com/episode/90

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Join the Feel Good Social Club waitlist: feelgoodsocial.com/club

Connect with your host Kinsey:

• Authentic AI Website: diywith.ai
• Authentic AI Instagram: @authenticaiforentrepreneurs

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Ready to create Instagram Reels with ease? Snag our Reels Prompt Playbook for ChatGPT to get 10 AI Prompts for Reels hooks + captions (and more!)

DIYwith.AI/Reels

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Create your digital mini-me! Train your AI Assistant to think and sound like your brand with Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT.

DIYwith.AI/Blueprint