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I almost closed my business – here is what stopped me

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Post date August 2, 2023

In this heartfelt episode of the REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren shares a personal story about nearly shutting down her business–twice–under challenging circumstances.

Amidst hard conversations with entrepreneurs and business owners, Lauren wasn’t sure if she should share this intensely personal experience. It’s something she rarely talks about. However, she realized that her story could help others during this time of year that’s challenging for many business owners and entrepreneurs. The little voice inside her pushed her to keep going, and she’s grateful she listened.

If you’re questioning yourself, hold on and find your supportive community. Lean into your little voice and believe in your capability. Lauren wants to support and cheerlead you on this journey!

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Creating Multi 6 Figures without Fancy Funnels, a Big List or Paid Ads with Holly MacCue

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Post date July 26, 2023

In this episode of the REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren interviews Holly MacCue. Holly is a sales and messaging coach and a Certified Master Persuader who helps entrepreneurs get paid what they deserve while doing what they love. Lauren and Holly explore how Holly started her business, what it does, and how she pivoted into starting her own business after working as a brand strategist.

While her business model is obvious now, discovering her niche took some trial and error. In fact, it evolved three times over the course of seven years, eventually landing on sales and messaging as her specialty. You’ll hear why it’s important to approach sales as an invitation, what her Magnetic Selling Framework is, why you should never focus on vanity metrics, and the importance of creating a clear niche for your business.

Holly MacCue has over a decade of experience working as a marketing strategist for global brands like Unilever and P&G where she most recently led the strategy for a $200 million portfolio. Today, she runs a multi-six-figure business “one-handed,” three days a week, around a baby and a toddler. Her signature approach shows her clients how to attract their ideal customers by nailing their positioning, crafting stop-the-scroll messaging, and mastering the art of feel-good, authentic sales.

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Finding Happy with Dr. Ellen Wong, Real Personal Branding Podcast

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Post date July 13, 2023

In this episode of the REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren’s guest is Dr. Ellen Wong. They explore Ellen’s expertise in the pillars of happiness, her journey as an entrepreneur, and her personal struggle with anxiety and depression. Lauren and Ellen also delve into the importance of understanding true happiness and how it can create a better world. The conversation touches on authenticity, purpose, setting boundaries with social media, finding inner peace, and the value of social connection and conversation for overall well-being. Ellen shares her routines and debunks the myth surrounding countries with high rates of antidepressant use.

Dr. Ellen Wong is a happiness expert, and naturopathic doctor specializing in supporting entrepreneurs and executives. She is passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their own happiness and improve their emotional resilience. Ellen developed the nine pillars of happiness, a signature framework that guides her work. Her journey as an entrepreneur began as a clinician, and through her personal experiences with anxiety and depression, she discovered the transformative power of happiness in her own life. Ellen emphasizes the importance of aligning personal values, embracing authenticity, and prioritizing meaningful activities to cultivate purpose and impact.

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What to Expect This Season on the Real Personal Branding Podcast

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Post date July 13, 2023

Welcome back to the Real Personal Branding podcast! In today’s episode, Lauren explains where she’s been while the podcast was on hiatus, what’s changed in her life, and what you can expect going forward from this podcast. She is so excited to relaunch her podcast, continue building her business, and welcome guests to the show who can help you grow your business and brand.

Lauren shares how she discovered her secret weapon and how she’s using it to find balance in her life. She’ll ask real questions of her guests and get answers that you won’t hear anywhere else.

Lying will get you nowhere, and telling the truth even when it’s painful is a lesson that allowed Lauren to stay true to herself when life got hard. This ability to find the real authentic stories within is a superpower she embraces to build real, organic trust with others. We value people who tell the truth–even when it’s uncomfortable.

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Who are you, what are you doing with Molly Grisham

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Post date June 9, 2023

Today on THE REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren’s guest is Molly Grisham. She built a personal brand business around her business of leadership. She’s a dynamic keynote speaker and an experiential facilitator who helps to build and sustain teams in a wide variety of industries and THIS FALL Molly and Lauren will be hosting a retreat together for entrepreneurial women!

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Molly Grisham believes that teams don’t grow apart–they die apart. She knows that elite, high-performing teams in all industries get stretched and stressed by the demand to perform, and she is passionate about helping people rediscover their strengths and restore their relationships so they can rebuild individually and within teams.

Molly Grisham has nearly two decades of experience as a former NCAA college soccer coach and communications professor, she approaches her work as an educator. She meets people where they are and helps them to move to where they want to be. She holds several degrees, is a Certified Experiential Specialist with the International Society of Experiential Professionals, and she’s a certified Myers-Briggs facilitator.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Molly Grisham’s background as an educator and coach, how she became an entrepreneur, and what an average day looks like for her.
The four questions to consider when you’re evaluating how to improve your team.
Why it’s so important to do interpersonal work as an entrepreneur, how it can transform your business, and why doing this work in a group with others has so much value.
How to overcome your fears and make positive changes to your life and business, who her and Lauren’s upcoming live event is for, and how Molly and Lauren will know it was a success.
What you can look forward to at the event Molly Grisham and Lauren are hosting in October in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Build a Life Around Your Inner Genius with Mike Zeller

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Post date June 9, 2023

Today on THE REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren’s guest is Mike Zeller. He has founded or partnered in 16+ ventures in five different industries. Collectively, his businesses have done over $100 million in revenue. Mike Zeller has mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs on six continents, covering all ages and ranges of experience. He’s also mentored some of Hollywood’s top voiceover actors, NFL athletes, and other peak-performing executives. He is the author of two books, The Genius Within: Your Natural Pathway to Impact Fulfillment, & Wealth and Twice Born.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

What led Mike Zeller down his current path as a mentor to top executives, actors, athletes, and more.
Some of the biggest mistakes people make that keep them from playing in their zone of genius and how he discovered his particular zone of genius.
Why he wrote his new book The Genius Within and what you can learn from what he wrote.
Mike Zeller’s practical first steps to find your own genius zone and how to break away from the things that aren’t bringing positivity to your life.
How you can identify and maximize your most productive–and profitable–times of the day.
The myth about hustle that Mike Zeller wants to debunk when it comes to entrepreneurship.

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Reclaim Organization in your Business with Chelsea Brinkley

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Post date April 26, 2022

Today on THE REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren’s guest is Chelsea Brinkley. She is all about the work-from-anywhere life. She’s always traveling, and her routine and commitment to systems are what make this possible.

Chelsea Brinkley believes you can do great work from anywhere and that your life does not have to revolve around an office building. This idea has made her a coach to remote workers and a hired gun for entrepreneurs who want to get the systems and processes in their business on track. These days, you’ll find her traveling with her family, looking for the next mountain to hike, and occasionally sipping an Old Fashioned on the deck of her Colorado cabin all while serving clients and blogging about this life she gets to live after breaking free from the corporate world.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Chelsea Brinkley’s background, what her business does, and why she took the leap to leave corporate life behind and jump into the life of a remote-working entrepreneur.
The mindset blocks she frequently sees in her business and how you can begin to shift the way you think to overcome them.
Why it is never too late to create systems and processes to get your business organized and running more smoothly and Chelsea Brinkley’s tips for getting started.
How a standard operating procedure (SOP) can transform the way your business operates.
One of the first things Chelsea Brinkley asks a client to help them begin organizing their business.
Her advice for delegating tasks within your business to free up your time to focus on what only you can do.
The one myth about getting organized that she wants to debunk.

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Get Out of Survival State Into Your Executive State for a Fulfilled Life and Business with Dr. Eugene Choi

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Post date April 4, 2022

Today on THE REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren welcomes Dr. Eugene Choi to the podcast. He is a neuroscience-based, transformational mindset coach. This podcast was recorded several months ago, and Lauren used what she learned from him during this recording to navigate several personal life changes. She met Dr. Choi through their mutual friend Mike Kim, and she’s had the pleasure of seeing him speak live twice. CW: Domestic violence

Dr. Eugene Choi is a certified transformational mindset coach who helps talented, hard-driven leaders operate at their highest level of clarity, energy, and focus. With a background in clinical pharmacy, neuroscience, and business coaching, his unique science-backed process along with the use of groundbreaking technology helps entrepreneurs figure out how to dramatically improve performance, innovate dynamic solutions, and achieve their goals.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Dr. Eugene Choi’s winding path to entrepreneurship and how his interest in neuroscience, marketing knowledge, and love of storytelling led him there.
The mindset blocks he often runs into and what you can do to combat those themes in your own life.
What it means to be in a survival state and how you can recognize if you’re operating in that state.
The executive state of mind and the benefits of consciously working out of that state instead of the survival state and how to identify how to bring yourself into that state.
Some steps you can take to begin identifying the things that don’t make you feel good.
Dr. Eugene Choi’s tips for beginning to rewire your brain and break out of your unwanted state.
The myth about accessing the higher version of yourself that he wants to debunk.

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Setting Goals, Reflecting for a Successful Year with Katrina Kibben

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Post date February 9, 2022

Today on THE REAL PERSONAL BRANDING podcast, Lauren welcomes guest Katrina Kibben. Over the New Year holiday, Lauren met up with them, and they reminded her of a reflection exercise that they do every month and that the New Year is a great time to start this exercise.

Katrina Kibben is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, a nonbinary LGBTQ+ advocate, and a writing expert. They founded Three Ears Media, and they’re a featured expert in publications like the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Forbes and have been named a top HR and recruiting expert in numerous best-of lists. Katrina Kibben is a nonbinary writer who founded Three Ears Media to teach recruiters how to develop inclusive, unbiased job postings and candidate experience content. No one cares about the humanity apparent in a job posting as much as they do, and their compassion is contagious and gets results.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

How Katrina Kibben shifted their career from a CMO in the corporate world to launching Three Ears Media and becoming CEO of their own company and what they wish they had known when they were first starting their business.
How they found their niche and why recruiters need to master the ask.
How you can apply Katrina Kibben’s goal-setting exercise in your business.
The six questions to ask yourself during your monthly reflection exercise.
The bonus question Lauren asks herself and how to identify your bonus question.
Why it’s important to complete this exercise with a letter to yourself.
What Katrina Kibben is researching and exploring right now.
The myth they want to debunk about their industry and the advice they would give to someone who is dreaming of entrepreneurship.

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