Live video streaming on social media is one of the best and fastest ways to quickly connect and bring your unique personality online. If recorded video isn't your thing, this episode will tell you exactly why live video might be your answer.

In this episode, I interview live-streaming video expert Ed Troxell who helps real estate professionals and entrepreneurs get confident and connected through live video marketing.

He shares some great tips on how to get started with a live stream and boost your confidence and connections through LinkedIn live streaming.

Timestamps

[02:26] Advantages of livestream over a recorded video

[07:58] LinkedIn live recommendations

[10:12] Podcasts & Livestreaming videos

[14:38] Live content video creation tools

[17:57] Top mistakes people make while doing videos

[21:12] Three key takeaways of a live stream

[26:24] Professional mantra

Quotes

● “Websites are key to have a video on these days, especially because over ninety-seven percent of people are going to be looking you up and researching you before they ever contact you.” (15:27-15:39)

● “Our phone is no longer a phone. It's your personal assistant. It’s your best friend. It's the person who is there with you every step of the way, taking photos to record your videos for you. We have to shift how we look at our technology and understand that these are devices that are helping us, and so we have to give them names.” (16:52-17:13)

● “Expecting no one to show up removes the layer of stress, and then it puts us in a positive energy place because once we go live, we're thinking about our topic and we're giving away our talking points and when we're in that live broadcast. If someone shows up or when someone shows up, you get excited.” (19:14-19:35)

● “If you practice too much, you're going to start. Second-guessing, so give yourself a few times and then just get out there.” (24:03-24:08)

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Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

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You have “permission to do you," says Tracy Borreson, a brand identity coach who has a unique perspective on personal branding.

I interviewed Tracy on how to create a space where you can find your own voice and confidence to use their words and their genius to share what they want with the world. 

Learn more on “permission to do you” and the zone of genius versus expertise.

Timestamps

[01:29] Tracy's story

[02:08] The origin of the phrase “permission to do you.”

[07:28] Building your lane with clients

[13:00] Where to start in “permission to do you.”

[19:37] Zone of genius vs Zone of expertise.

[22:02] Three key takeaways

[24:37] Where do you find your zone of genius?

Quotes

● “You don't need permission, and you don't need perfection.” (04:16-04:18)

● “Any time you have strong emotions, those are indicators of your brand, whether or not it's an alignment, and so use that. Take that as a pride moment. You know what, I got disappointed because my personal values were not met today. That's okay!” (10:17-10:31)

● “If you're a business owner, you're not going to get any sales. Unless you tell somebody you do a thing”. (11:42-11:46)

● “So the most important thing is to understand that you are the full picture, and then transitioning that into the voice is not censoring any part of that picture. On purpose, that doesn't mean you have to say all the things all the time. “ (18:01-18:18)

● “It's a universal experience to feel judged, and I would be interested to hear your perspective on this, Michelle, but the more that I have grown my personal brand, the less I care. (23:51-24:03)

● “Practice makes permanent.”(26:56-26:28)

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The podcast for expert-led business owners ready to confidently position, brand, and market themselves to win clients and industy oppotunities.

Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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So many people struggle with focus. Today's endless content and digital distractions make it harder to stay on track. What you need is a focus strategy and plan, and this episode will share exactly how.

 I interview Florian Decludt, a growth marketer, as he shares three powerful tips to help you strengthen your focus and achieve your goals. 

We discuss the 3 tips to reset and get focused, how to get more done building your personal brand, and how to balance your personal work and social media usage.

Timestamps

[01:09] What Florian does and how he is helping people focus

[02:16] Why Focus is a huge problem for solopreneurs and personal brands

[03:12] Reasons why people are unfocused in the business world.

[08:54] Steps to changing your mindset and getting focused

[11:18] Practical tip on social media

[14:26] Drawing the balance between your personal work and social media

[17:10] Three key takeaways on focus

[22:44] Florian’s professional mantra

Quotes

● “Focus is pretty much. The secret sauce is a success, because, if you don't have focus, you're not moving forward every day.” (03:33-03:39)

● “ If you have a direction, you have something against which you can evaluate opportunities. Instead of just blindly taking the opportunity and saying that’s interesting. I’ll give it a try.” (09:34-09:43)

● “Whenever your brain has nothing to do, it's going to default to the least energy-consuming activity possible, and usually that's ever TV, Netflix, or social media. “ (12:36-12:44)

● “If you don't know where you want to go, it's going to be really hard for you to know exactly what you're supposed to do.” (17:28-17:32)

● “If we’re not one hundred percent clear about what we're supposed to do, we're going to go off. We are going to default to the place of energy-consuming activity, which is social media.”(18:00-18:10)

● “Never stop learning.” (22:51-22:52)

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Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

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How to get found on the first page of Google? It's what we all aspire to, right?

In this episode, I interview Meg Clarke the founder of Clapping Dog Media helps creative entrepreneurs and personal brands get found online with smart SEO strategies.

Meg shares exactly how to get found in Google with the right search engine optimization (SEO) tips we can use in our content, blog and website.

Timestamps

[01:32] Why we should not fear SEO

[02:22] Meg’s back story

[05:48] Where does one start on SEO?

[12:25] Top strategies for creating content

[17:26] SEO Tools

[20:54] The minimum viable thing that you can get from your own platform

[23:44] Tips for LinkedIn SEO

[25:21] 3 key takeaways for SEO

Quotes

● “When creating content, make it skimmable because people don't spend a lot of time on every site. The average time spent on a page is twelve seconds. Like my goodness, it’s really hard to get people engaged and involved and to even remember you in only twelve seconds.” (12:43-13:07)

● “No one wants to read. You know layers and layers. White space is your friend.” (13:44-13:48)

● “At the end of the day we want them on your site, and there's a lot of people who are getting fantastic engagement, but at the end of the day, what are you getting to your site? Are you getting a conversion? I mean, we're not just doing social media for Vanity Metrics here? “(20:17-20:43)

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Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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“Look sharp, feel sharp.” It's no secret when we look and feel our best our professional image directly affects our personal brand. 

I interview Tavia Sharp a New York-based image consultant, speaker, coach, style expert, and CEO of Styled Sharp to find the best ways our professional image can boost our confidence, credibility, and connections.

As Tavia explains, you can and should leverage your image as a tool to get promotable and investible in your business and beyond.

Timestamps

[01:44] Importance of a professional image

[04:34] How to get started if you want to make a change to your image.

[06:38] Problems of not addressing your image

[08:01] Mistakes men are making in blending in

[11:00] Style blueprint & personal brand blueprint

[13:18] Three tips that make a fine first impression

[16:27] Tavia’s professional mantra

Quotes

● “Your professional image is actually currency, and when you ignore it, you might be leaving money on the table.” (1:03-1:09)

● “Dress for what’s next.” (06:13-06:14)

● “ When you actually stand out, opportunities come for you.” (07:28-07:31)

● it's all about what we put on our bodies. It's that enclosed cognition. It affects the way we feel we're going to put that energy out, and we're going to have great results.” (15:23-15:31)

● “Your vibe attracts your tribe (16:37-16:40)

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Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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How exactly can a corporate professional and leader build their brand on LinkedIn? In this "How I Brand This" episode, I share the personal story of exactly how.

I interview Liam Darmody, Director of Talent Attraction and Operations at Willow Tree, on his personal account and fast-track to success building his professional personal brand on LinkedIn in just 12 months.

How did Liam get started? What are his tips and secrets to up-ticking so fast? Liam highlights what inspired him to put his personal brand out there, posting consistency, and his best tips for building your personal brand on LinkedIn.

Timestamps

[01:25] When did you start putting your brand out there?

[04:54] Posting consistency

[07:26] Liam’s uptick

[13:27] Baby steps to building your brand on LinkedIn.

[17:14] Liam’s journey from 450 to 24K connections.

[17:25] Secrets to up ticking so fast

[23:23] Key takeaways on building your personal brand on LinkedIn

Quotes

● “Before you can become consistent. You have to become comfortable with just getting out there and putting it out there, and I think that is the biggest hurdle for so many people. (05:52)

● “Biggest step once you follow. Find the sort of content that you like talking about, identify the topics at two or three topics, talk about what you're passionate about, then just start putting stuff out there and see how it goes and ignore the stats .” (15:18-15:32)

● “Anybody has generated significant and genuine followings that are actually engaged with what they're putting out there is taken time and commitment.”(15:41-15:50)

● “If you want to get more visibility on the linked platform, think of every opportunity to put your name somewhere.” (20:53-20:58)

● “You know you don't have to go and do a newsletter podcast, but just start with your personal brand, even if you're working full time.”(22:50-22:56)

● “Engagement is paramount, and you have to be engaging in the people's content and be patient .” (23:41-23:45)

● “When you're starting out, patience and consistency are the hardest ones. Like I want to like this should have happened by now. I should have gone viral by now.”(23:57-25:11)

● “Pace equals success.” (25:06-25:09)

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Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

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Let me tell you a story — When we hear these words, we always pay attention That's because as humans, we're wired for stories. But how do we create stories for online content? business, 

In this episode, I interview Ash Rathod, a UK-based digital agency owner, and brand consultant who helps solopreneurs tell stories that connect and convert their readers.

Learn the importance of storytelling, how to set up engaging social media posts, and the best strategies for shortening a story.

Timestamps

[01:26] Ash Rathod's story

[09:41] Importance of storytelling

[11:34] How to start in storytelling

[15:51] How to set up a social media post, blog, and video

[17:17] Ash's Six P story framework

[20:03] Ideas on content writing

[21:00] Best advice for an opening line

[24:04] Best strategies for shortening up a story

Quotes

● “Storytelling is the core of human connection.” (09:48-09:50)

● “A story is about transformation. It could be the transformation of a character in your story that has the desire to achieve something, whether that's a physical thing or a mental thing or an emotional thing.” (12:09-12:27)

● “When you write something that puts you in a superior state. People are less likely to resonate with you. (22:30-22:37)

● “Once you activate empathy as a home me, that's when strong stories become a lot stronger, and that's when you start building trust, that's ideal for personal branding.” (23:06-23:12)

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The podcast for expert-led business owners ready to confidently position, brand, and market themselves to win clients and industy oppotunities.

Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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Your digital images are often your first impression online. How exactly do you balance looking professional and personable to better connect and engage with your audience?

In this episode, I interview Marlana Semenza, a visual strategist, and personal branding photographer, who tells us exactly how. 

Learn how to command attention with your brand visuals and personal branding photography plus common image mistakes we make online.

Timestamps

[02:49] Getting started in brand photography

[06:25] Best strategies for location and shot lists in brand photography

[08:10] Avoiding miscommunication in brand photography

[11:12] How do you work with your clients to have their images work online?

[13:31] Positioning photos to look realistic and not staged photos

[15:37] Creative poses and scenes

[17:40] Common mistakes in brand photography

Quotes

● “Your personal brand is never about you. It’s about who you can help, how you can help them & how you can serve them.” (02:09-02:13)

● “Don't ever assume that, just because somebody is a photographer, they can do everything you want somebody that specializes in this you know don't hire a wedding photographer to shoot your interiors. Don't hire an interior photographer to shoot your wedding. People are specialized for a reason. (08:21-08:34)

● “Just like your story is fluid. Your images should be fluid.” (12:40-12:42)

● “Everybody deserves to be seen for the best of who they really are and shown in a unique way.” (24:22-24:25)

● “Ask if you already have no, and I think if you use it in whatever situation you already have no. So what's the worst that happens?” (24:37-34:47)

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The podcast for expert-led business owners ready to confidently position, brand, and market themselves to win clients and industy oppotunities.

Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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Need to write or revamp your LinkedIn About profile?

 It's one of the top places that showcase your personal brand and business so it's important to make it engaging. I interview Karen Tisdell, a top Australian-based LinkedIn profile writer and LinkedIn Top Voice, who's all about helping professionals capture their vast experience, skills, and stories in standout LinkedIn profiles. 

Karen highlights the best ways to showcase your personal brand and business so it's engaging, authority-building, and engaging. This is part 2 of my interview with Karen Tisdell, a top Australian-based LinkedIn profile writer, who's all about helping professionals capture their vast experience, skills, and stories in standout LinkedIn profiles.

 Karen highlights some LinkedIn profile tips to help you build your personal brand. 


Timestamps

 [01:47] Karen Tisdell's story

[03:20] Importance of a LinkedIn profile and where to start

[05:20] Positioning your profile

[07:51] Revamping your profile

[11:08] Visuals and texts on your banner

[15:48] What is ideal for your featured section?

[19:58] Putting yourself out there via your profile

[21:17] Three takeaways of how to stand out in a LinkedIn profile 



Quotes 

● “A Linkedin profile needs to do the same. It needs to be not pitching yourself as the hero, but pitching yourself as a trusted guide.” (04:48-04:55

● “It's more important to have the right keywords upfront than to have a clever slogan.” (13:30-13:33)

● “So in a world where we're all competing for attention, having a profile photo that looks genuine and really pops is really important.” (23:28-23:35)

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The podcast for expert-led business owners ready to confidently position, brand, and market themselves to win clients and industy oppotunities.

Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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Your LinkedIn content helps you social sell if you structure it write and have a strategy.

I interview Patrik Nagypal, Digital Growth at Shield, to give us insights on how we can get engaging content for personal brands.

What are the key content pillars? What mistakes do people make in content creation? How do you monetize your content, and what’s social selling? Patrik highlights all this and more.

Timestamps

[01:30] Patrik’s role in Shield

[02:25] About Personal Branding

[04:37] Engaging content definition

[06:14] Why do people fear creating content?

[08:32] How to get started

[13:51] Pillar content 

[14:41] Definition of personal pillars and how you get to balance it with your business.

[16:28] Content management

[20:18] Mistakes we should not do on a personal page

[23:22] Social selling

[29:27] Three key takeaways on engaging content and personal branding

Quotes

● Consistency wins. Some days are going to be better than others, but you learn from each day. (05:55-06:01)

● You'll get a lot of fast attraction if you're very specific to one problem. (13:25-13:29)

● “Your content defines your brand.” (18:38-18:40)

● “I think if you focus too much on how many comments, how many likes, how much engagement you received in comparison to focusing on how much networking came out from the content that you created, that’s a mistake. So I think it's always a good sign to measure the engagement and the performance.” (20:40-20:58)

● “Commenting back on all your posts is so important, but you need to go out of your little area too. Even when you start doing content, you need to still comment on other people. You know, don't forget people and just do that daily.”(25:23-25:33)

Own Your Lane™ - Personal Branding & Marketing For Experts

The podcast for expert-led business owners ready to confidently position, brand, and market themselves to win clients and industy oppotunities.

Hosted by Michelle B. Griffin, speaker, strategist and LinkedIn® visibility expert. As the founder of Brand Leaders and with her Own Your Lane™ Recognition Roadmap, Michelle helps expertise-led business owners become the clear choice in their field.

Learn more at MichelleBGriffin.com/chat

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READ: My Personal Branding Books
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