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Build and monetize your personal brand. This show is full of some of the best marketing tips for (aspiring) influencers, entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, coaches, executives, and anyone who wants to get their message out to more people. You’ll learn the strategies and tactics that any service-minded messenger can use to find their uniqueness and separate from all the noise to create more impact, influence, and income. Each episode is hosted by New York Times bestselling author and Hall of Fame Speaker Rory Vaden, and his wife, business partner and CEO of Brand Builders Group, AJ Vaden. Brand Builders Group is trusted by people like Lewis Howes (School of Greatness Podcast), Julie Solomon (The Influencer Podcast), and Chalene Johnson (Build Your Tribe Podcast) to provide personal branding expertise for themselves and/or their audiences.

The Influential Personal Brand Podcast Rory & AJ Vaden

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 304 Ratings

Build and monetize your personal brand. This show is full of some of the best marketing tips for (aspiring) influencers, entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, coaches, executives, and anyone who wants to get their message out to more people. You’ll learn the strategies and tactics that any service-minded messenger can use to find their uniqueness and separate from all the noise to create more impact, influence, and income. Each episode is hosted by New York Times bestselling author and Hall of Fame Speaker Rory Vaden, and his wife, business partner and CEO of Brand Builders Group, AJ Vaden. Brand Builders Group is trusted by people like Lewis Howes (School of Greatness Podcast), Julie Solomon (The Influencer Podcast), and Chalene Johnson (Build Your Tribe Podcast) to provide personal branding expertise for themselves and/or their audiences.

    How To Cultivate Your Community | Lindsey Schwartz Episode Recap

    How To Cultivate Your Community | Lindsey Schwartz Episode Recap

    Building a community is part of a business. After having an amazing conversation with Lindsey Schwartz, who founded Powerhouse Women, this episode covers some of the highlights. We talk about the difference between building a community and having an audience, unpack culture-building and what it ideally achieves, and explore what it means to establish a shared mission among your ideal community members. Finally, hear how we have found creative and tactically sufficient ways for people to connect with one another at Brand Builder’s Group, and some essential principles to help you to do the same. Thanks for listening!  

    • 15 min
    3 Steps To Help Turn Your Audience Into Your Community with Lindsey Schwartz

    3 Steps To Help Turn Your Audience Into Your Community with Lindsey Schwartz

    If you are in a season of figuring out how to build an engaged community around your personal brand and your business, this is a custom-designed episode for you! It’s also been created for those looking to create more engagement for their online and offline community. If you’re someone who wants to create live offline experiences, this is for you too. Lindsey Schwartz is an author, investor and master community builder, and the Founder of Powerhouse Women, where she is fiercely committed to supporting other women. Tune in today to hear Lindsey’s story, from the humble beginnings of her community-focused business to her powerful definition of faith, and her plans for the future. She shares three crucial elements to facilitating a truly engaged community with practical examples of how to get started, offers an insider’s perspective on the task of running big events, and much more. Thanks for tuning in! 

    • 48 min
    8 Best Ways to Grow Your Podcast

    8 Best Ways to Grow Your Podcast

    Rory’s recent conversation with CEO and Podcast Host, Hala Taha, revealed eight winning strategies for how to grow your podcast into a global sensation. In this episode, we revisit Hala’s approach by paying special attention to the power of appearing on other podcasts, the value of intimate engagement and emotive content, the importance of consistency, and the secrets to booking high-profile guests. We also take a look at some simple tricks that podcasters can easily implement before discussing why podcasting is the most overlooked prospecting strategy of all time.   

    • 20 min
    Secrets of Growing Your Podcast with Hala Taha

    Secrets of Growing Your Podcast with Hala Taha

    Today’s guest is known as the Podcast Princess. Hala Taha is the host of a huge podcast called the Young and Profiting Podcast, which regularly reaches number one on the business and entrepreneurship charts. She is also the Founder and CEO of YAP Media and a top LinkedIn influencer supporting others to create success on the platform. Join us as Hala shares her wealth of wisdom on how to create and measure podcast growth, set up trades with fellow hosts, make the most of digital databases, and more! We discuss direct sponsorship techniques, budgeting according to your stage of growth, and the benefits of dynamic insertion. Tune in for for a deep dive into the world of social media for business and making the most of your platform as a podcaster today! 

    • 30 min
    Turning Your Most Embarrassing Moments into Your Most Relatable Moments - Henna Pryor Episode Recap

    Turning Your Most Embarrassing Moments into Your Most Relatable Moments - Henna Pryor Episode Recap

    Most people avoid awkwardness like the plague. Our conversation with Henna Pryor explores what it means to embrace awkwardness to give yourself an advantage when you connect with your audience. During this recap conversation, we discuss what it might mean to embrace awkwardness and turn it into an advantage and how both AJ and Rory have done so as they have built Brand Builders. Tune in to hear two examples of embarrassing experiences that became opportunities to be relatable and establish a sense of comfort and ease. Listen in to hear all this and more today! 

    • 18 min
    How To Get Good at Being Awkward with Henna Pryor

    How To Get Good at Being Awkward with Henna Pryor

    Awkwardness is part of life. But not many of us know how to navigate it, let alone leverage it for success. During this episode, Henna Pryor joins us to discuss the superpower of embracing awkwardness. Among her many accolades, she is an award-winning TEDx speaker, sought-after workplace expert, and international keynote speaker. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Henna’s experiences of growing up and feeling awkward, entering the staffing industry, and finding her calling in speaking. Learn how she has honed her skills as a powerful public speaker, how she went about testing for and establishing an audience for her book, and what her life as a speaker looks like in a day-to-day sense. Henna shares her perspective on our weakening social musculature and offers a definition for awkwardness and ‘good awkwardness’. We discuss using embarrassment to create loyalty, why you should never cater to your audience, and what it looks like to prioritize your response to this inevitable experience. Thanks for tuning in!  

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
304 Ratings

304 Ratings

TazzTJ ,

One of the few must listens

Love the clear concise actionable items along with experts in multiple areas. Each episode is a like a mini gift in brand building!

Cloud 1809 ,

The Podcast I Can’t Put Down

I have learned more from listening to 3 episodes of this podcast than any other podcast I follow…. And I follow some great ones! But the nuggets of information I receive in THIS one speak my language and have inspired me in a way that has brought clarity to what I do and why I do it. This clarity is helping me grow personally and professionally. That’s what I was looking for in a multitude of other podcasts. I’m happy to say that I finally found what I was looking for... and I found it HERE!

Shana | myidealbalance.com ,

Must-listen for business owners with heart!

My business partner and I are so thankful to have Rory & AJ as guides. They are Christian, smart, kind, savvy, wise, humble and just everything you’d want in a mentor. Plus the network they put you into on this podcast is priceless!

The 'Build and Monetize Your Personal Brand' podcast is a powerhouse of practical tips and strategies. Rory and Au Vaden's expertise shines through each episode, offering invaluable advice for influencers, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking to make a mark. With actionable insights and trusted by industry leaders, this podcast is a must-listen for personal branding success.

Highly recommend!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✔️✔️✔️✔️

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