Episode 9: Man Of Brands

08/27/21 • 35 min

In this episode Addison and I get to share with you all of the amazing things Brand Ambassador Bryan Griffin is sharing. Addie and Bryan discuss his D1 College Tennis Career, NYC fashion week and the new projects he is working on with Bacardi and a few other brands! A lot of great advice, and enthusiasm for success, you’ll love hearing this GQ ambassador discuss life and success. Originally From Columbus Ohio, Bryan attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. A four-year letter-winner in Tennis. After graduation Bryan played professional tennis reaching a No. 1 Men's USTA Ranking Sponsored by Adidas and Head / Penn. Bryan then began managing the sales and marketing efforts in the specialty sports category for Adidas on the East Coast and moved to NYC. While there Bryan found an outlet for his love of photography and brand-building through social media, grassroots marketing, and experiential marketing projects that took him to a role managing both key and independent accounts for NY based menswear label Kenneth Cole. While at Kenneth Cole Bryan expanded his influencer and content creating relationship with GQ. He has developed an Instagram audience of over 90k, and has produced photo and social content for the NBA , GQreport, Budweiser, Liberty fairs, Royal Caribbean, Macy's, Christian Louboutin, Samsung, Life WTR and many more. Bryan continues to create as an influencer, but his passion lies in working with brands and individuals to build and find their digital voice. He has a leverage-able network of brands, influencers, publishers, and content creators that can bring major value to marketers looking to build an audience and maximize growth. He has consulted with Wilhelmina's WHLM (NASDAQ) Sports and Fitness models on personal branding, brand and event collaborations. He and his team look forward to working with you on your next project. Follower Bryan on Instagram @gr1fn. www.gr1fn.com

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As Nikki researches to write her book, she stumbled across an article that resonated so much.

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Widely recognized as America's go-to expert in grief and life-adversity recovery, Carole Brody Fleet is the multi-award winning author of, "Loss is a Four-Letter Word..." (HCI Books); as well as the #1 release in its genre, “When Bad Things Happen to Good Women...” (Viva Editions); Happily EVEN After...” (Viva Editions); winner of the prestigious Books for a Better Life Award, one of the top national awards in publishing; as well as the critically acclaimed, international bestseller, "Widows Wear Stilettos..." (New Horizon Press). Ms. Fleet is additionally the author and executive producer of the bestselling spoken-word CD, entitled, "Widows Wear Stilettos: What Now?". Most recently, several of her inspirational pieces have been optioned by a major greeting card company.

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