There's no escaping this truth: People assume you're a leader when you're a strong communicator, speak well, and present well. And they're much likelier to listen to you and buy into your ideas when you're confident and compelling.

That's why honing your skills is critical to being confident on video — whether it's a presentation on Zoom, speaking on stage, on a virtual keynote, serving on a virtual panel, or recording an educational or promotional video for your website or social media feeds.

Each episode of the Own Your Lane® Personal Branding Podcast highlights one of the four steps of the Own Your L.A.N.E. personal branding roadmap to help you gain clarity, confidence, and a clear path to growing your influence and impact.

L: Launch Your Vision – Lead with clear intention and purpose
A: Assert Your Difference – Define what uniquely sets you apart
N: Navigate Your Presence – Shape your personal brand foundation
E: Elevate Your Authority – Grow impact and influence with publicity

This week, we're focusing on "N-Navigate Your Presence" with host Michelle B Griffin and expert guest Susan Siravo, a former TV anchor, reporter, and social media strategist, who will share her best industry secrets so you can go from feeling like a "deer in the headlights" to "dazzling on screen."

As Susan says, being confident on camera is "a skill that everyone should work to develop."

Susan has a free course for us, " Don't be a Deer in the Headlights" - Learn to Dazzle on Camera Instead! (In just over an hour, link below)

🎥  WATCH THE VIDEO INTERVIEW

LINKS
Connect with Susan Sivaro on LinkedIn
SusanSivaro.com
Susan's FREE Confident on Camera Course

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Welcome to another episode where we spotlight female experts, founders, and entrepreneurs who are building their visibility, personal brands and thought leadership.

Today, I'm highlighting one of my clients, Tanya Windman, who shares her journey of leaving corporate to launch her new consultancy, Windy & Co.

Like Tanya, you may be interested in launching your business or pursuing your creative endeavors, but what path should you take? With so many interests, ideas, and possibilities, how do you know what lights you up, what's most needed, and how to attract clients? 

Tanya faced these questions, and this episode details her journey and our work together. From our 'scientific' approach to uncovering your "golden thread" to Tanya's personal evolution framework to her brilliant "creative sandbox system," we share her story and how she attracted clients in her testing mode. 

Finding clarity and fulfillment is beautiful, but action is your best strategy and system. This is an empowering and actionable episode, especially for my emerging entrepreneurs.

LINKS
Tanya Windman @ WindyandCo.com
Connect with Tanya Windman On LinkedIn
Connect with Tanya Windman On Instagram

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Ready for PR to raise your visibility and authority in your field? Podcasts are one of the best ways to get in front of other audiences to share your message and expertise.

If you're new to podcast publicity, this episode will share the exact process for getting your pitches accepted. Podcast publicity expert Alice Draper, founder of Hustinling Writers, details her best tips and brilliant ideas for handling rejection and follow-ups.
 
Plus, get her strategies to find the perfect-fit podcasts to start pitching.

LINKS
Connect with Alice Draper on LinkedIn
HustlingWriters

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

It's another episode spotlighting female experts and entrepreneurs building their personal brands and thought leadership.

This week we're featuring Sarah Anto, MBA, CPA, a consultant who empowers female founders preparing to launch their startups.

Ready to launch her consultancy, Sarah had all the expertise but lacked a clear, confident, and cohesive way to present and position herself to be seen as more than an expert in her space and attract her ideal clients.

She details her journey working with me, including how she found fast traction we honed in her unique expertise and thought leadership framework. Sarah shares how her brand positioning, messaging, and thought leadership pillars got her noticed fast---—booking discovery calls and securing media interviews within the first week.

Sarah shares her stories and industry beliefs on women in tech, which got traction fast. From media mentions to speaking at the leading stage, Sarah is "proof positive" in the power of clarity, positioning, messaging, visibility, and authority-building foundation and assets.

LINKS
Connect with Sarah Anto on LinkedIn
SarahAnto.com
Read Sarah's Success Story 

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

As a woman in business, we all have moments when we are confused about the next big thing and seek professional clarity to get to the next level for more
 visibility, authority, and industry opportunities.

But how and where do you REALLY find it?

This week's guest, Julie Ciardi, shares her clarity vs. confusion reframe and how it impacted her expert business six years ago and her work today with female founders and human design.

We break down the two keys to unlocking your potential in life and business, especially branding and marketing yourself in business.

If you're stuck or just looking for that clarity kick, this week's insight will help you find clarity and embrace confusion for your next big breakthrough.

LINKS
Connect with Julie Ciardi on LinkedIn
JulieCiardi.com

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

It's another episode spotlighting women in business, sharing exactly how they're building their personal brands.

This week's guest is Catrina Ossmann, a nonprofit marketing leader and founder of Clever Ideas Marketing.

As a previous client, Catrina shares her struggles of not being well positioned, having an audience that is too broad, and feeling stuck on launching her personal brand.

She details her journey working with me, including how she found fast traction when she "narrow-laned." We developed a new focus for her marketing consulting, offers, and speaking.

 It's a short but jam-packed series with helpful tips you can leverage for your brand. Learn her tips to get unstuck and amplify yourself as a solo founder.

Ready to clarify your brand? I'm launching in-person VIP Days for my Own Your Lane personal brand and PR roadmap service. Get in touch with me for more details.

LINKS
Connect with Catrina Ossmann on LinkedIn
Website: Clever Ideas Marketing for Nonprofit Marketing

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Are you tired of constantly churning out social media content to build awareness, credibility, and visibility for your personal brand as a woman in business?

Good news—there's another visibility stream to leverage, and it's easier than you think: public Relations or PR.

You don’t need to be a large company with deep pockets to benefit from the power of PR. And more good news: garnering PR is a teachable skill. Now more than ever, the media wants to hear from subject matter experts, small businesses, and even solo businesses. 

This week's expert guest is Kathy Casciani, founder of Azul PR + Communications, which helps founders of service-based businesses and professional service providers use their subject matter expertise to gain visibility and land media coverage. 

Learn: 

• What is a PR and what it's not
•  How PR is changing and what it looks like today 
• Why small businesses can (and should) do their own PR
• Dos and Don'ts for PR + never do this one thing to a journalist)
• How to use social media to connect with journalists 
• The 3Cs to landing PR the right way

Link
Connect with Kathy Casciani on LinkedIn

Ready for PR?

Ready to get started with Personal Branding & PR?  Contact me to learn more about how to build your personal brand and PR strategy roadmap. Learn more at https://michellebgriffin.com/theroadmap/

Ready for more in-person connection? My next in-person brand and business retreat will be announced soon. Contact me for more details. 

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

For International Women's Day 2024, I'm kicking off a new profile series where I showcase past, present, and future clients and remarkable women in business who show us exactly how they're building their personal brands.


This week's guest is Shermalyn Sidonie-John, by day a brand and marketing
executive, and on the side, a personal brand strategist for corporate women.


As a previous client, Shermalyn shares her journey working with me, including how she leveraged her TEDx talk and pivoted to events to build and boost her impact and influence.

Shermalyn shares how she ideated, operationalized, and successfully hosted a 100-person event in just 90 days! It's a short but jam-packed series with helpful tips you can leverage for your brand.

LINKS
Connect with  Shermalyn Sidonie-John on LinkedIn
Check out her Impactus event recap 

Ready for more in-person connection? My next in-person brand and business retreat will be announced soon. Contact me for more details. 

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Ready to build and boost your personal brand as a woman in business?

Join us from the French Quarter in New Orleans for the kickoff of the Standout Women™ Amplified: Brand Your Way to a Bigger Business event.

Hear the stories of Brenda Meller, Rachel Simon, and Michelle J Raymond live from New Orleans, the two-day brand-building intensive I hosted In New Orleans.

As part of the event, we shared our stories and tips on Linkedin to build and boost your brand and business. As they say in New Orleans, we let the "good times" and "good tips" roll.
 
Ready for more in-person connection? My next in-person brand and business retreat will be announced soon. Contact me for more details.

LINKS

Connect with Brenda Meller
Connect with Rachel Simon
Connect with Michelle J Raymond

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Hey everyone!

Thanks for tuning in after my brief hiatus. I've been busy working and launching my new platform. Without giving too much away, I'll say it's for women in business who are so ready to get visible and get out there in a bigger way.

I'm sharing TWO NEW announcements. Plus, more is coming soon. This short episode gets right to it...I can't wait to share.

LINKS
Announcement 1
Announcement 2
LinkedIn Post That Details This

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

As a woman in business. you're ready for bigger things this year, wrote the vision board, and documented it in the journal...

But two weeks in...let's do a reality check. 🤔

Following last week's themes. It's about taking action.
Are you making progress or stalled for that ONE big thing you want for yourself this year?

• Getting visible
• Attracting better-fit clients
• Making more money

Whether you want to go after promotions, attract perfect-fit clients for your consultancy, speak on stages, guest on podcasts, write a book, or share insights on LinkedIn, it's all about powerfully positioning yourself with a clear brand to become seen, and heard, and valued in your field.

Today's show is all about getting and keeping the 3 steps to build the HABIT of COURAGE to do those things (and more),

And as a women consultant, service provider, and founder, this episode is for you. This week's guest, Laura Khalil helps women consultants and founders go after higher-paying B2B clients 

𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲:

• 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵 
• 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘍𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵
• How to Make More Money This Year + Advice on Niching and Pricing

LINKS
Connect with Laura Laura Kahlil on LinkedIn

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Are you living in your "comfort cave" -- warm and cozy, but getting NOWHERE
(and ready to do something about it?) 
 
For many of us, when we're ready for bigger outcomes and opportunities, we stay paralyzed with fear and inaction.
 
Watching the world and others go by doing things we dream of and deserve.
 
Let's make this the year you FINALLY do that thing.
 
 On this week's episode, join Michelle B Griffin and guest Jen Laffin, a Success Mentor who turns goal-setters into goal-getters, to share her frameworks for ACTION.
 
You'll learn:
 
1. Why we're biologically wired to want to stay inside our Comfort Cave where everything is familiar and how to leave comfort for growth finally.
 
2. Why mistakes and failures are just data and how to redefine what they mean to us.
 
3. How every human experiences the self-doubt roadblocks that keep us stuck (procrastination/perfectionism/comparison/ imposter syndrome/confusion/etc. and how to contain them.
 
4. Her bonus tips to overcome "daily doubt" required for doing big things.

LINKS
Connect with Jen Laffin on LinkedIn
Grab Her Goal Journaling PDF
Learn my PYOT Pyramid Framework to (Finally) Put Yourself Out There

TRANSCRIPT
Read Here

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Don't let being an "introvert" keep you from getting visible and marketing your business. News flash: it's a self-limiting belief that's stopping you from greater opportunities.

The good news is that many standout women experts and entrepreneurs are highly successful, and this doesn't stop them, including Brenda Meller, founder of Meller Marketing.

Join host Michelle B Griffin as Brenda shares her story of "owning her lane" and how she successfully markets and grows her LinkedIn coaching and training business as a self-described "introvert."

We'll share actionable tips for getting out there and leveraging your unique strengths to become visible while marketing yourself and your business.

LINKS
Connect With Brenda Meller on LinkedIn
Meller Marketing

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

As a female founder, are you exhausted from constant social media and marketing efforts that just don't seem to pay off?

If that's you, it might be because your strategy is too broad. It could be time to hone in on your niche, sharpen your positioning, and fine-tune your messaging. This can be your key to shifting from blending in to standing out.

This week's episode features Claire M. Davis, who faced a similar challenge. Guided by her mentor to niche down for scaling up, Claire was hesitant but gave it a try. The results? Rapid and remarkable. 

Tune in to hear how she transformed her hobby business into tripling her sales in just three weeks. That’s not a typo. 

This is a perfect case study  on the call "narrow lane" approach I speak often about.  Yes, specificity and focus can propel you and your business. 💯

What You'll Learn:

• Niche Down Like a Pro: Claire shows how focusing on one area can boost your business.
• Brand Yourself Differently: Get tips on standing out in your field.
• Practical Steps for Growth: Claire shares how to turn theory into action for business success.

For female founders wanting to sharpen their branding and positioning skills, this episode is a must. Claire's journey and insights are both inspiring and practical.

Links
Connect with Claire M Davis on LinkedIn

TractionResume.com

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Ready to start creating content on LinkedIn but don't know where and how to start?

Last year, Ivana Todorovic was in your shoes and got so fed up with the overwhelm that she founded AuthoredUp, (my go-to, all-in-one creation and analytics creator tool) for personal brands to create with ease and consistency on LinkedIn.

As a 7x entrepreneur and female founder, Ivana is determined to help more of us "put ourselves out there" and I'm thrilled to interview for this week's episode.

LEARN
She'll share:

• Enhance your professional brand with high-quality content.
• Increase engagement and visibility on LinkedIn.
• Save time and streamline your content creation process.
• Gain valuable insights to tailor your content strategy.
• Ensure your content aligns with LinkedIn standards.

This is a don't-miss episode if you're ready to step out and learn more of what's in, what's out, and what's ahead with content creation on Linkedin in 2024.This week's guest 

LINKS

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

You never know who is watching you...and you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

In other words... is your brand #OpportunityReady? Whether it's your boss, your clients, colleagues, or the media, and especially on LinkedIn, opportunities are waiting for you but are you ready for them?

This week's guest and fellow personal brand strategist, Cher Jones of Your Brand at Work,™ shares her brilliant #OpportunityReady framework so you will never miss a beat or a better opportunity in your work and career.

LEARN
The essential strategies for enhancing your personal brand, focusing on readiness for opportunities, clarity in communication, and a strong, cohesive digital identity.

1. Foundational Work Needed for Your 'Opportunity Ready' Zone: How to fine-tune and align your brand with your current job and future ambitions. 
2. Master Your Message: Learn what and why a succinct, powerful message is key to being remembered, recommended, and referred.
3. Boosting Your Online Presence: Why it's not just LinkedIn where to align a consistent and compelling personal brand across all digital platforms.

LINKS

Connect with Cher Jones on LinkedIn

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

How well do you know the person behind your personal brand?  It's often ignored, but your inner thoughts and outer image play a critical role in your professional presence.

This concept of self-leadership is needed for a confident and aligned personal brand in your career and business. That's why this week's episode features Selina Yankson, an Executive Self-leadership Coach at Mid-Career Mentor, who brilliantly shares how to start your self-leadership journey to personal and professional success.

LEARN

Exploring the 'Three Yous': Understand the concept of the 'Three Yous' – how your public persona, private life, and inner desires shape your personal brand.

How to Address Internal Challenges: Learn strategies for overcoming self-doubt and societal pressures that impact your career trajectory.

The 'You Review' Method: Discover the 'You Review' method for self-assessment, a practical tool for setting and achieving personal goals.

LINKS

Connect with Selena Yankson on LinkedIn
Subscribe to The You Review Newsletter

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Are you an aspiring “side brander?” That’s the term I’ve coined for someone who wants to pursue a passion project or calling while still working their job.

In this week's episode, I interview Kate Volman, CEO of Floyd Coaching and author of Do What You Love, all about helping us take action and pursuing what lights us up even while working a full-time job.

LEARN:

> The seven myths stopping people from exploring their pursuits.

> Why exploring your creative pursuits is the key to living a creative life and growing personally and professionally.

> The power of dreams to help you and your team become more fully engaged in business and life.

> Simple strategies to get out of our heads and start exploring our creativity.

LINKS
Connect with Kate Volman on LinkedIn
KateVolman.com

ABOUT KATE VOLMAN

Kate Volman is the CEO of Floyd Coaching. With over twenty years of experience developing and leading life-changing programs for entrepreneurs and leaders, she has a passion for helping people grow. In addition to serving on the leadership team for multiple organizations throughout her career, she also used her entrepreneurial skills to start and run a boutique marketing firm. 

Her enthusiasm and passion for helping people explore their creativity personally and professionally make her a sought-after speaker, trainer, and executive coach. She leverages her knowledge and experience in personal development and company culture to help people live more fulfilling lives. Kate is the author of Do What You Love: A Guide to Living Your Creative Life Without Leaving Your Job. She hosts two podcasts: Lead With Culture and Create For No Reason. 

Kate is a multi-passionate leader, fitness enthusiast, podcaster, content creator, book lover, and author.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Are you familiar with the '7-Eleven Rule' where strangers make 11 decisions about you within seven quick seconds?

When it comes to personal brand style, this matters even more. Yet, establishing a style that reflects your business brand can feel overwhelming and unattainable.

This week's guest on Ask The Brand Therapist: Personal Branding for Leaders, is all about how to make your wardrobe work for your personal brand to make a powerful first impression (and spend less time second-guessing yourself.)

Imagine showing up prepared and confident in brand photoshoots, keynote presentations, work, and everyday life with a wardrobe filled with clothes that fit your height and flatter your body.

My guest, Angela Foster, the go-to style coach for women leaders and founders, will help us achieve just that. She shares her 'Brilliant First Impression' framework, a three-step method that transforms your closet into a treasure trove of outfits that truly mirror your personal brand.

Learn actionable tips to curate a wardrobe that not only flatters your body shape but propels your career and business forward as well as ensuring you step onto the stage or into a photo shoot confident and dressed to impress.

LINKS:
Connect With Angela Foster on LinkedIn
Grab Angela's Free Resource: How to Make a Brilliant First Impression

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

If you've ever dreamed of writing a book to share your message and wisdom, this episode is for you.

Ever since age 13, I wanted to pen a book and it wasn't until decades later, in November 2022, did I realize that goal with the publishing of THE LINKEDIN BRANDING BOOK by #MichelleSquared with my co-author Michelle J Raymond.

That's why I'm excited to have her as this week's guest of Ask The Brand Therapist: Personal Branding Talk Show so we can share our strategies and stories so you can bring your "book baby" into the world.

We'll discuss:

• How to turn your idea into committed action
• The hardest and easiest parts of the process
• Why you need a long runway to promote vs write
• The beautiful benefits that far outweigh the headaches

And our hilarious stories you may or may not want to repeat.

LINKS
Connect with Michelle J Raymond on LinkedIn

Listen: The LinkedIn Branding Book Turns One: Our Best Tips & Takeaways (Plus Ones You Can't Avoid) Writing Your First Brand-Building Book

Learn: Book Marketing And Publishing Tips With #MichelleSquared

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Struggling to find the right balance between your personal and business content on LinkedIn? 

In this week’s episode of Ask The Brand Therapist, answers this question from Val Roskens Tews. 

You’ll discover:

• The ideal mix of personal and business content to craft a cohesive brand message.
• Strategic ways to intertwine personal stories with professional insights that captivate your audience.
• Tactical tips for timing your LinkedIn posts to maximize engagement.
• How to create content that resonates with your target audience, encouraging meaningful connections.

LINKS

Connect with Val Rosken Tews on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Branding Book + 50-page workbook
How to Be Balanced and "Per-fessional" in Your Brand

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Is your content suffering from professional doom and gloom and wasting your time, money, and sanity with NO results?

Posting without a payoff is a waste of time, money and sanity. No one has time for that.

This week's episode of Ask The Brand Therapist with expert guest Heidi Medina will share her story of how she transformed her content and her bank account with the a-ha of content that solves, shares, AND sells.

Learn how to shift your content strategy into conversation-starting and client-attracting content that gets the eyeballs and stops the scroll, and starts conversations that lead to more visibility and opportunities for your personal brand.


Plus; LinkedIn content best practices to implement now to see faster results.

LINKS
Connect With Heidi Medina on LinkedIn
Otter.ai (for talk-to-text posting) use this link for one free month of Otter Pro
AuthoredUp - my go-to LinkedIn creation tool

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Are you camera shy? Do you shudder at the thought of appearing on video or a live video but know you need to be more visible with your personal brand?

Answer:

In this week's personal brand therapy session, my expert guest, Gillian Whitey, a LinkedIn Live Stream Strategist & Coach who helps B2B professionals use LinkedIn Live to leverage the power of live video to be discovered, noticed, and recognized on LinkedIn. 

Here latest book, "How to Feel More Comfortable on Camera" teaches you how to shatter imposter syndrome and truly embrace the power of live video on platforms like LinkedIn Live to build instant connection and reliability with your audience.

We discuss strategies, starting from getting comfortable on camera to repurposing your live streams for micro-content and how to take action for a more confident on-camera presence while building a strong personal brand.

LINKS
Connect with Gillian Whitney on LinkedIn
Gillians' Book on Amazon

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Is it hard to communicate what you do so the right people notice? Are you tired of missing out on opportunities and clients that you deserve?

Join host Michelle B Griffin and guest Natalie Hales, a brand strategist for financial advisors, for this deep dive on niche positioning your personal brand to stand out in a crowded field.

Learn how Natalie carved out her differentiation to be the ONLY brand strategist in her field and how you can do the same.

Two brand strategists walk you through the foundational steps to being noticed, known, and remembered. 

We'll chat about her story and how to:

🔍 Narrow Lane for More Visibility
🏆 Brand Yourself for Better Engagement
📈 Tell Your Stories for Optimal Conversions

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

What if the key to unlocking your full potential was already within you? And how do you exactly do this by putting yourself out there with a personal brand?

Answer:

In this week's personal brand therapy session, my expert guest, Humaira Akhter, a growth strategist for female solopreneurs, leaders, and non-profit founders is here to break this down in five easy steps with her Genius Operating System.

Learn the 5 steps, why you should think of yourself as a visible lighthouse, and how to stay in your zone of genius as you build your personal brand for professional growth.

LINKS
Humaira Akther LinkedIn
Humaira Akther Website

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Question?

Ever been tongue-tied when asked the question: "So, what do you do?" at online and in-person networking and events?
 
Answer:

As the Brand Therapist, I know this struggle all too well. In this week's therapy session, I share my personal journey of refining my own introduction, from networking events to online profiles, and the realization of how important a clear, concise, and compelling self-introduction is. 

I introduced the  4As that can make your brand position statement super clear to confidently introduce yourself and your brand, both in-person and online. 

It's not just about introducing yourself, it's also about understanding the challenges your audience faces, how you can assist them, and the results they can achieve with your help. 

This simple framework and real-life example will help you easily answer the “So what do you do?” question so you can be relatable, remembered, and referred to all the right people

GET FEATURED
Ask The Brand Therapist: The Personal Branding Talk Show

Have a personal branding roadblock? Submit your question to be featured on an upcoming episode.

Can you solve a personal branding roadblock? Submit your application to be featured on an upcoming episode.

Position Yourself to Propel Yourself.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Question

Feeling stuck in your career and wondering if it's too late to change things up? How do you even "put yourself out there" in mid-career?

Expert Guest Answer

On this week's episode of Ask The Brand Therapist, that's exactly what we're discussing with Bernie Borges, the host and producer of The Midlife Fulfilled Podcast.

Bernie is also the Vice President of Global Content Marketing at iQor, an author and industry expert who also experienced the need for a career reboot.

This led him to develop a unique model for career reinvention, focusing on the importance of understanding evolving values and spotting the signs indicating a reboot is in order. We discuss his framework and the step-by-step path to "reboot and repackage" yourself to start building your brand and get out on LinkedIn and beyond.

Bernie shares his expertise on LinkedIn optimization, encouraging us to think like product managers and align our profiles with the people we serve. We discuss engaging relationally, building meaningful connections, and taking thoughtful action for positive change.

LINKS
Connect with Bernie Borges
The Midlife Fulfilled Podcast Website
My episode on personal branding on The Midlife Fulfilled Podcast
Grab your copy of The Midlife Fulfilled Career Reboot Workbook

GET FEATURED
Ask The Brand Therapist: The Personal Branding Talk Show

Have a personal branding roadblock? Submit your question to be featured on an upcoming episode.

Can you solve a personal branding roadblock? Submit your application to be featured on an upcoming episode.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Question

Ever felt like you're simply blending in the crowd? What if you could elevate your voice and personal brand to a whole new level?

Expert Guest Answer

On this week's episode of Ask The Brand Therapist, that's exactly what we're discussing with Matthew Rolnick, the VP of Strategy and Innovation at YayMaker and author of Find Your Yay.

Matthew, a corporate veteran turned entrepreneur, shares his story of finding his authentic voice and leveraging it for his success. He explains how you can amplify your voice in the corporate world and beyond and provides actionable insights from his book on building a powerful brand on LinkedIn.

But what good is a voice without relationships and engaging content? Matthew further delves into the art of crafting a personal brand and nurturing meaningful relationships.

We explore the power of a growth mindset, the importance of LinkedIn for thought leadership, and the tremendous potential of strategic partnerships.

LINKS
Connect with Matthew Rolnick
Watch the video recording of Ask The Brand Therapist
How to Find Your Voice by Dale Young

GET FEATURED
Ask The Brand Therapist: The Personal Branding Talk Show

Have a personal branding roadblock? Submit your question to be featured on an upcoming episode.

Can you solve a personal branding roadblock? Submit your application to be featured on an upcoming episode.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

On this week's Ask The Brand Therapist  Personal Brandin Talk Show:

Question:

Why is it SO hard to find your ideal audience?  Where and how do I find them when it's not so easy to obvious to search for them?

(Especially on LinkedIn when they don't exactly have what they do in their headlines?)

Answer:

Don't worry about labels, use these two strategies and places to find them, know them, and start conversations with them.

FEATURED LISTENER:

This week's audience question is from Mike Fesko, PMP, who’s ready to start building a personal brand around mentoring aspiring and new PMP professionals.

LINKS

VOICE OF CUSTOMER MINING - the process of discovering the wants and needs of customers as described in the customer's own words.

TOOLS/PLACES TO USE:

https://answerthepublic.com/.com
Quora
Reddit
Google News
Google Trends
Amazon Reviews
Podcasts
YouTube
Calls/Zoom Call
Coffee Chat
Client Interviews
Online Reviews
Industry Blogs/Publications/Social Profiles/Associations/Groups/Conferences
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Hashtags
LinkedIn Posts/Article
LinkedIn Ideal Clients Posts
LinkedIn Industry Experts/Thought Leader Posts


GET FEATURED
Ask The Brand Therapist: The Personal Branding Talk Show

Have a personal branding roadblock? Submit your question to be featured on an upcoming episode.

Can you solve a personal branding roadblock? Submit your application to be featured on an upcoming episode.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

On this week's Ask The Brand Therapist  Personal Brandin Talk Show:

Question:

How do I show up on video if:
"I'm scared and/or not sure what to say."

Answer:

This is a question many of us face, especially me! Let's ask an expert:

This week's expert guest is Zineb Layachi, founder of Raise the Runway, who creates unscripted video content that pulls out your brilliance and gets prospects pumped to do business with you.

Zineb's signature "Golden Snippets" are exactly what you can do…find already existing content and make small "shorts" to share your brilliance faster. No more dozens of takes or hating what you look like on camera.

Learn:

1) The why and the how of finding the "gold" in you and showcasing it on social and beyond.

2) Her tips on how to banish the fear and pressure of perfection.

3) Top AI tools that give you a jump start in curating your existing content.

LINKS:

Watch Ask The Brand Therapist Live

Zineb on LinkedIn

RaiseTheRunway.co

EXAMPLES
Check out these "video snippets" from conversations using this livestream example made by Opus.

Michelle B Griffin
Zineb Layachi

YOUR TURN:
Want to be featured on an upcoming episode? 

Check out the details below. 👇

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

When is the best time to start building your personal time? This is a question I'm asked often and it's a smart ask. If you wait until you're ready, it's already too late.

This week's personal branding therapy session introduces a new feature, Ask The Brand Therapist.℠ to get your burning personal branding questions answered and featured on the podcast.

Learn the best time to start, what to consider, and best practices to get out there on LinkedIn to start putting yourself out there.

LINKS
Special thanks to Dan Graham who submitted this week's question.

GET FEATURED
Submit your personal branding question to be answered on an upcoming episode:
ASK HERE

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

How do you share your professional side with social media content?

Content that’s easy to grasp, not boring, and actually makes people want to listen, engage, and  start conversations with you?

That’s the focus of this week’s personal brand therapy

Learn how to create "professional insights" content, how to balance creating 'how-to' vs. 'how-I' content into your strategy, and how to leverage social proof to gain credibility.

We'll also discuss the significance of incorporating a standout POV to not blend in plus 3 questions to start formulating yours.

Remember, content is the currency of our brands to attract awareness, and attention and grow authority. The right balance will set you up for success.

LINK:
LinkedIn's Latest Update for More Insightful Content

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Do you struggle with *how* personal is TOO personal for your comfort of putting yourself out there?

Everyone says we need to show off more of our personal stories. But how do we draw the line?  And what if I'm uncomfortable doing so?

Is the fear of being too personal your roadblock?

Good news, you don't have to be personal. In this week's personal branding therapy session, I'll share a better way. We'll explore my framework for the happy medium you need, plus the 7 questions to gauge if you're walking the line.

Discover how much is too much when sharing personal content online and how to preserve your professionalism while resonating with your audience.

LINKS
Write Better Social Media Content: 4 Stories to Use With Your Personal Brand With Wendy Margolin

Otter.ai  (grab a free month of Pro using my affiliate link, no cost to you)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

The often polarizing term 'personal branding' can lead you to think it's all about being narcissistic, promotional, and manufactured.  In this week's branding therapy session with The Brand Therapist Michelle B Griffin, we're proving them wrong.

We Cover:
Why the term is misleading and the word that's better suited.
The Three Ps Mindset of personal branding to find your purpose, improve your skills and boost your professional opportunities.

LINKS
The Birth of Personal Branding, 1997 article
The Case Against Personal Branding, 2017 article
Personal Branding is Dead, 2023 article

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Welcome to another episode where we spotlight female experts, founders, and entrepreneurs who are building their visibility, personal brands, and thought leadership.

Today, I'm highlighting one of my clients, Shari Biery, who shares her journey to uplevel herself and her business by getting more premium positioned to set herself apart in the health and wellness coaching field.

Shari was ready to bet on herself with her It's Your Turn, published in October 2024; she knew her brand and professional story needed to better align with her new role as an author and keynote speaker.

Today, we'll chat about her journey of building her business, personal brand, and thought leadership, and she'll share her invaluable tips and insights I know you'll find empowering and actionable.

LINKS
ShariBiery.com
It's Your Turn Book - publishing September 2024

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

In this week's personal banding therapy session, The Brand therapist℠ Michelle B Griffin guides you through the often overlooked journey of self-discovery in personal branding.

Learn the significance of understanding your own unique perspectives when shaping your brand with free online assessments that shed insightful clues and a deeper understanding of your personality and strengths. The answers will help you to put together the puzzle pieces of your identity and build a personal brand that's as authentic as it is impactful.

LINKS

16 Personalities
Enneagram
High Five Test
CliftonStrengths

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Have you ever been stuck on how to define your niche for your expertise online business?  If you've ever been confused about which path to take when it comes to defining your target audience, this episode is for you.
 

 Good news, there's a better way and it's the focus of this week's personal brand therapy session with Michelle B Griffin, The Brand Therapist.℠ Join me as we navigate through the jargon, debunk misconceptions, and discover the secret to finding your place and space in your industry.


In this session, you'll learn my unique approach to differentiation and communication I call "Narrow Lane." You'll learn how the important questions to ask when finding yours. 


Learn how to know what resonates with you, your ideal audience, and where how to understand what they really need.  We'll explore the power of specificity, the language of your audience, and how to position yourself in a way that resonates with your ideal clients.  Plus, you'll learn the importance of marketplace "detective work" to position your brand effectively. 


As always,  I share a "session lesson" for you to take immediate action to find your narrow lane to build your authority-focused personal brand.


Time Stamps:

[00:02:46] Focus inward, externally then this area

[00:05:31] Deep dive and be a detective to find VOC language.

[00:07:27] How to find the intersection of your narrow lane for your personal brand.

[00:10:37] Your "session lesson" action item. 

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

We've all been plagued by that nagging feeling of not being enough and feeling like an imposter when launching our personal brands.

• Why should anyone listen to me?
• What's the point, it's all been said before
• Does the world really need another (INSERT YOUR THING)?

 Sound familiar?

If you're ready to shake off the crushing imposter syndrome, this week's personal brand therapy session is about the power and payoff of putting yourself out there (#PYOT) to craft an authority-focused personal brand.

I share my PYOT Pyramid framework and the 3 steps to climb to contain our never-ending fears and imposter syndrome.  As always,  I share a "session lesson" for you to take immediate action.

It's time to PYOT because nothing good ever comes from sitting in our comfort zones.




Time Stamps:

[00:00:39] Impostor syndrome prevents sharing, despite good intentions.

[00:06:29] The PYOT Pyramid Framework

[00:10:00] The 3 Steps to Contain Your Fears

[00:12:10]  Session Lesson: Actionable Tips To Implement Today

[00:14:33] Join my LinkedIn personal branding community for opportunities and growth. 

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

After a year-long break, introducing The Brand Therapist℠ podcast, renamed, relaunched, and rebranded, and FINALLY here one year to the day of saying, #BRB (be right back)

It was worth the wait, promise!

In this welcome back episode, I'll share the back story of my year-long hiatus, what got me sidetracked, and why it took longer than expected,

We'll chat about the perils of perfectionism, procrastination, lazy habits, and complacency and why this one thing will steer you straight.

I'll also share why you need a brand therapist and how I take a different approach than most in the personal branding space with my signature framework. Finally, I cover all the ways I'm here to help you brand, market, and promote yourself online with ease and confidence.

Today’s “session” is a welcome and introduction and I look forward to next week so we can embark on this journey together to build a brand that takes you places.

Don't forget to reach out to me via LinkedIn! I'd also be honored if you could give the show a review and rating on Apple Podcasts to get it out of the virtual cobwebs so more solo experts can find us.



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Welcome to The Brand Therapist℠ podcast (a year break is way too long)

00:00:17 Putting Yourself Out There for Your Next Big Thing

00:00:41 Finding Your Lane and Getting Unstuck

00:01:01 Who This Show is For and What You Need on Your Journey

00:02:10 The Power and Payoff of Putting Yourself Out There

00:02:46 Giving Yourself Credit

00:04:16 Introducing the Brand Therapist

00:06:14 Personal Branding + Personal Marketing + Personal PR (you need all 3)

00:08:18 Find me on LinkedIn, I want to meet you.

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

I'm excited to finally announce that I will be launching the new brand of my podcast soon.

 Tune in to this episode for more personal branding tips, more details about the new podcast, and more

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

How do you find or know when you’ve found your niche? It’s the same for your brand, business, and even a podcast. This episode is all about your niche positioning and how it can help your brand when it’s time to do deeper or make a shift. 

Michelle shares her own experience of how she learned and realized it was time to niche down the hard way. And also shares a show announcement of what’s to come.

Quotes:

•  “You are going to put yourself out there and you should.” (2:29-2:32)
•  “Build a community, not an audience.” (02:37-02:39)
•  "It is so good to put ourselves out there. But it's also so important to realize what you like, who you like working with, and their needs. Sometimes you have to learn it the hard way, to go through bumps and bruises before you could figure it out.." (04:25-04:35)
• “Don't feel stuck and stagnant for long, find someone to talk to, just get the clarity.” (6:08-6:12)
• “The path to entrepreneurship is a beautiful path, but it's not a straight road. There's ups and downs, peaks and valleys, but it is amazing." (6:46-6:55)
• So now that I've been bumped and bruised and know exactly where I want to go, I'm going to be rebranding the podcast. I'm going to take three weeks off and come back, with a new name, a new premise, and all kinds of new, exciting things. (4:43-4:57)
• I cannot wait to bring you the new and improved, niched, well-positioned new podcasts that'll be coming out in three weeks. (8:42-8:49)
• Michelle’s second co-hosted podcast, The LinkedIn Branding Show, is a new weekly show to build your personal and company brand on LinkedIn. (8:20-8:29)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“Human beings, we crave community. It's an essential part of our life and our being,” says Chris Colt, The Challenge Champion. Chris says this as he believes that communities we’re in, physically or not, have a big impact on our growth as individuals, and also as professionals. And this is exactly what Chris shares in this episode, why communities are an essential part of our lives, and how we can build a community.

Chris is also a cyclist, and that’s how he realized the importance of a community - when he’s with his community of riders, very strong riders that could offset his weaknesses and vice versa. And from this, he now is helping other professionals and entrepreneurs, like you, build not just an audience, but a community.

Tune into this week’s episode about what really is a community and how it could help you grow individually and personally, how to build a community with a clear and specific purpose and structure, why he recommends starting with a micro-community with a micro-niche to be referable, and why you should consider moving your community away from a rented land platform, such as LinkedIn.

Quotes:

•  “Being that vulnerable when you're in that community is extremely important, and being a community member when somebody can open up to you and share that vulnerability to support them is key.” (2:26-2:35)
•  “Build a community, not an audience.” (02:37-02:39)
•  "Here's the fact, your business ideas can be copied. My business ideas, Michelle's ideas can be copied, but that community you build around it cannot be copied." (04:25-04:35)
•  “The purpose has to be motivating, it has to be fun, it's got to be an adventure.” (9:15-09:23)
• “Everybody has a different mission that matters." (10:56-10:59)
• “A purpose needs to be very specific. So it's got to be clearly picture of who you're going to serve in this community, what will be done together, and what we'll be mastered together." (8:53-09:03)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“I've always wanted to be out on my own, always wanted to make my own path if you will. But until I got into a space where I really could connect with something I was passionate about, then came the confidence," says Steven Arthur George, founder of SAG Advisory Services. In this episode, Steven talks about his journey of finding the thing and space where he connected and felt confident to focus on building his brand and a consultancy firm.

Steven’s journey started in the financial industry then moved to the cannabis space for more than a decade which he landed through LinkedIn. But while being employed, Steven explained that he always had this drive in him - the drive to want to do something more and write his own path.

Tune into this week’s episode about the transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship and thought leadership, how he found the confidence to go out on his own and write his own path, and how he started building his own personal brand as himself, literally 

Quotes:

•  “I've always wanted to be out on my own, always wanted to make my own path if you will. But until I got into a space where I really could connect with something I was passionate about, then came the confidence” (4:31-4:43)
•  “Start now, right. Start now, and just find something you're passionate about, you want to be known for. And LinkedIn is a place.” (11:00-11:08)
•  "This is much more powerful than just a lead generation tool or a 'find a job' tool, okay. There's a lot more to this platform." (13:39-13:47)
•  “Once I started to show up and realize, I said, ‘Steve, you have more to talk about. And you have more to say. So you're going to have to say it.’ And then I started to talk about more stuff.” (18:43-18:45)
• “I think, "As you build your personal brand, you're developing yourself as an individual. And really focusing on you and trying to give the best of you to the world." (19:01-19:11)
•  “I've always known I had this inside, but for some reason, whether that was childhood, problems, or other different things, I suppressed it, right? But then also, which led to misery, which led to depression, which led to anxiety, which led to not a happy life. And as soon as I stopped suppressing all of that and started believing in myself more and being more of myself, things changed." (28:42-29:07)
• “If you're going to go build a personal brand, and you're going to put yourself out there, you better damn well know who you are. And if you don't, you've got to do that work first, or at least be practicing that work, while you begin this journey." (31:50-32:04)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“It's not that you have to have so much experience, or someone amazing promoting you. You just need to know how,” explains Lisa Simone Richards, Visibility Strategist. Lisa works with coaches that are struggling to grow their audiences to get more exposure and visibility for their businesses. She teaches clients how to navigate the three mediums of content consumption, the ABCs of visibility, and the dos and don’ts of podcast pitches. 

Many entrepreneurs mistakenly think that they need a big fancy PR firm or decades of experience for their content to be featured in popular media. But the truth is that with the right networking, anyone can gain access to platforms like magazines, popular websites, podcasts, and even television shows. According to Lisa, it is important to start small and understand that it’s unlikely you’ll be featured on Good Morning America right away. Start with pitching to small local television shows, being interviewed on your friend’s podcast, writing a piece for a smaller blog, then work your way up to larger platforms. When you go back to the basics of creating the ABCs of visibility (awareness, buzz, and credibility) for yourself and your brand, bigger and bigger opportunities will become available to you. 

Tune into this week’s episode about growing your audience and getting more PR for your personal brand business. Learn how to get exposure through written, audio, and visual media and get an understanding of the ABCs of visibility. 

Quotes

• “We need to be focusing on visibility and making sure every single week we see that follower number and email list grow. It is important that we're not just selling to the same few people over and over again, but expanding our audience.” (4:36-4:46)

• “It's not that you have to have so much experience or someone amazing promoting you, you just need to know how. And once you learn how you can do it over and over again.” (7:01-7:11)

• “Your ideal client has their preferred way of consuming content. And through this ladder of publicity, we're going to hit each of the three ways. So no matter how they like to learn, you're able to get in front of them.” (10:13-10:22)

• “Who's someone that’s doing something similar to you, but is three to five steps ahead? Where are they getting featured? That could be a great place to get started. Just come at it from a different perspective.” (19:49-19:58)

• “You can be strategic and intentional with your relationships, but really use them in a genuine way that develops legit friendships.” (29:20-29:28)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“You don't grow for the stimuli you've already survived, you grow for the circumstances you have yet to encounter.", emphasizes Mike Phillips, an expert marketer and content creator, and professional weightlifter. In this episode, Mike talks all about growth mindset and #musclemarketing, and the three layers to achieve and apply a growth mindset, not just in marketing or business, but in any aspect of life.

December 2020, during the lockdown, was when it all started for Mike in the marketing and content-creating space, and then it just grew rapidly from there. He started by posting content on his LinkedIn feed daily, observed what works and does not work, and worked his way to be an expert in growth mindset and marketing from the sales and engineering field of work.

Tune into this week’s episode on why marketing isn’t something you do for the present but as an investment for the future.

Quotes:

• “Trying to grow as individuals, as personal growth or professional growth, I think it's wise to always look to teachers that do it better than us. Now that could be the creators out there that are absolutely crushing it, but it can also be anything in the world around us. There are plenty of examples in the natural world and in society that engage with these different types of growth, linear, compound, or exponential growth.” (9:01:32-9:23:83)
•  “The first thing you want to train is to train yourself to observe these functions of growth in the world around you” (11:45:16-11:51:55)
•  "So now that's another aspect of growth. We think about the removal of things that are part of the process to encourage growth and things that do matter." (12:17:40-12:42:61)
•  “It's just that growth has seasons. And that we as individuals will also have times of faster and slower growth, but we are still growing.” (13:09:16-13:17:30)
• “You can learn more from exploring that realm between perceived safe failure and actual maximum ability." (25:17:96-25:26:98)
• “What do we do to embrace a relationship with failure that will help us accelerate growth?" (27:34:33-27:40:20)
• “You don't market yourself for something you need today because marketing is a process that takes time. You market yourself for the opportunities you don't know you'll need in the future. You wind up investing and making those deposits in your brand today so that if you do ever need to make a withdrawal, you've already had that down the road.” (34:41:32-34:58:31)
• “You should learn to market yourself so you never have to sell yourself.” (38:26:79-38:29:97)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

Guesting on LinkedIn livestream shows is one of the fastest ways to skyrocket your visibility and authority on the business platform of a billion professionals.

It's an untapped publicity channel with numerous benefits and opportunities that can boost your brand and business. This week's episode will walk you through the do's and don'ts and fast-track you to landing your first guest spot.
 
Join host Michelle B Griffin and Gillian Whitney, 4x author, LinkedIn Live strategist, and Business Book Coach, on pitching yourself as a guest on LinkedIn Live shows.

Gillan’s new book, "LinkedIn® Live Guest Mastery," shares her best secrets for leveraging the power of LinkedIn Live to grow your business so you can confidently make a lasting impact on your audience.

You'll learn how to:

• Choose the right shows to showcase your expertise
• Prepare for your interviews like a pro
• Engage with the host and audience in real-time
• Repurpose your appearances into valuable content
• Build lasting relationships with hosts and fellow guests
• And so much more

LINKS
Connect with Gillian Whitney on LinkedIn
Gillian's LinkedIn Live Stream Guest Mastery Book
Find LinkedIn Livestream Shows

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“To me, social selling is a way that you can network, position yourself as an expert, and actually enjoy the process of selling,” explains Dan Mott, a LinkedIn Social Selling Strategist. Dan started his business to prove to entrepreneurs that selling doesn’t have to be a painful part of running a company. With his extensive knowledge of LinkedIn, Dan teaches people a sales process that they can feel good about and actually enjoy. 

Many entrepreneurs hold themselves back during the sales process out of fear of seeming sleazy to potential clients. However, Dan understands that if you actively listen to the needs and wants of your customer base, you will be able to attract the leads you want. By having a genuine conversation with others, you can increase your sales in a strategically non-salesy way.

Tune into this week’s episode about social selling and the difference between outbound and inbound sales, the importance of understanding your customer base, and how to nurture your network to create results.

Quotes

• “Social selling to me is a way that you can connect with people, network, position yourself as an expert, and actually enjoy the process of selling.” (2:49 - 2:59)

• “​​Knowing what your customer base cares about, or what will drive them to make a purchase, is critical to increasing those conversions and moving people from followers to leads, from leads to phone conversations, and from phone conversations into paying customers.” (9:13 - 9:33)

• “I actually track my lead metrics, which I highly recommend everyone do. Because when you know where the bulk of your leads are coming from, you stop wasting your time on efforts that don't convert.” (30:59 - 31:12)

• “Selling doesn't have to suck. Get rid of the notion that sales is this icky thing that you have to do. Don't even call it sales. Call it networking. Just go out, build relationships, and start conversations.” (37:48 - 38:01)

• “The most important thing is you need to have fun. You need to enjoy the sales process because if you don't, you will fail.” (38:51 - 38:56)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“I think that personal branding has given me an avenue to spread the word and create awareness for what I'm doing,” explains Stacey Danheiser, founder of Shake Marketing Group.  In today’s episode, Michelle and Stacey talk about how to go from being a successful corporate leader to building a successful personal brand based on your expertise. 

Stacey spent years working in marketing for both B2C and B2B companies for years before making the transition to entrepreneurship. Realizing her extensive experience in marketing, Stacey decided to build her personal brand based on her expertise. Shifting into the personal branding space has increased opportunities for Stacey she never would have imagined. Since starting her brand, Stacey has had the opportunity to expand her network, appear on podcasts, and speak at events. By promoting her business and her personal brand separately, Stacey has been able to double her marketing reach.

Tune into this week’s episode for a conversation with host Michelle Griffin and special guest Stacey Danheiser about the transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship. Learn more about how to capitalize on your expertise to build a profitable personal brand business. 

Quotes with Stacey Danheiser: 

• “I got to the point where I questioned what I was doing. I realized that I was selling every single day. And I decided that since I was selling this much internally, I might as well just start my own thing. And that's what I did. That was the impetus for starting my thing.” (4:16-4:32)

• “What I realized on this journey is that I needed a company brand and I needed a personal brand.” (6:17-6:30)

• “I know that that's really the next stage. For me, that's really the breakthrough piece of the business you have, how do you start talking about your internal struggles, and your external struggles, and that's what connects people because they're like, ``Oh, they're human, they go through all this stuff.” (14:11-14:26)

• “My mantra is to always be open to learning. When I think of learning, it's not just consuming information and knowledge, but being able to act on that and experiment. The only way we continue to grow is to realize learning does not stop when school ends. It is a lifelong journey.” (33:32-33:55)

• “I think personal branding has given me an avenue to spread the word and create awareness for what I'm doing.” (20:26-20:32)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“LinkedIn has created all of these amazing things that I would never have thought would have been possible,” shares Nick Bennett, Director of Evangelism & Customer Marketing @ Alyce In today’s episode Michelle and Nick talk about how to build your personal and employee brand through LinkedIn. 

Nick unexpectedly began his LinkedIn journey after being given a challenge by his boss. Each employee was instructed to post relevant content on LinkedIn regarding something they were passionate about. Even though many of his co-workers quickly dropped out, Nick stuck with it and posted consistently on a daily basis. For the challenge, Nick chose to dive into the topic of field marketing for two reasons. One, it was his passion, and two, it wasn’t being talked about. His persistence unknowingly opened the doors to several opportunities for Nick to build his personal brand and business that he would have never done otherwise. 

Tune into this week’s episode for a conversation with host Michelle Griffin and special guest Nick Bennett about how to use LinkedIn to build your personal and employee brand. Learn more about how to leverage your passion to become an expert in your field. 

Quotes

• “I’m going to put out a challenge to my team of just creating and posting content on LinkedIn. Find something that you're passionate about, and just go for it. And so there were a few of us that actually did it for a couple of months. And then people just kind of fell off. And I just kind of stayed with it.” (5:18-5:35)

• “I didn't have any traction for the first six months, it was literally crickets. I thought maybe I should quit. And then I decided to stick with it because it's fun.” (5:59-6:08)

• “Once six months hit, all of a sudden, I felt like things flip-flopped. I was getting a little bit of engagement and people were starting to see. Then I was starting to get invited to some podcasts and talk about field marketing. And in 2021, it just started to blow up and I never looked back from there.” (6:24-6:48)

• “LinkedIn created all of these amazing things that I would never have thought would have been possible. But if I quit, I would never have realized the full potential.” (6:48-7:05)

• “I would much rather not focus on making a perfect piece of content but engaging with the community that I've built to be able to form relationships. Because in reality, relationships run everything.” (11:25-11:40)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn

“After 20 some years of not finding myself, I learned how to find myself again,” shares Lisa Richer, founder of Journey2Bloom. In today’s episode, Michelle and Lisa talk about the necessary components needed to successfully launch a personal brand business.

After years of struggling to ask for help, Lisa experienced career-ending burnout. Being the matriarch of her family, Lisa always felt obligated to remain strong for her family and friends, no matter how it affected her. It wasn’t until she gave herself the necessary space, that Lisa was able to gain the clarity she needed to make better decisions for herself. By listening to her intuition, Lisa decided to take the leap and change her career path. Today, Lisa has been able to launch a successful personal brand centered around her passion for helping neurodivergent children. 

Tune into this week’s episode for a conversation with host Michelle Griffin and special guest Lisa Richer to learn how to leverage your passion to find clarity, confidence, and courage so you can build the personal brand of your dreams. 

Quotes 

• “I came to realize that your mindset drives your energy. Your energy drives your clarity. And your clarity drives your focus, your progress, and your success.” (2:51-3:03)

• “I burnt out first and then I woke up and realized I have to follow my heart. So when I transitioned into career coaching, it wasn't just about the journey for the clients, it was about a journey for me.” (6:09-6:36)

• “Trust your gut and trust your heart. If something is screaming at you, stop and reflect on it, acknowledge it, and then give yourself permission to move through it. Don’t push it away because if you push it away, it's just going to come back.” (18:05-18:22)

• “My biggest guidance is go as fast or as slow as you feel like you can to get to where you want and deserve to be. Don't ever think that because you have a really busy job you can't take one hour a day to focus on getting clarity because that is the most crucial piece of this.” (33:45-34:21)

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

WEBSITE: MichelleBGriffin.com
GET VISIBLE ON LINKEDIN: Free Audio Masterclass
READ: My Personal Branding Books
LISTEN: The LinkedIn Branding Show
CONNECT: With Me on LinkedIn