The 'Brand U' Podcast
Jack Wicks & Chris Taylor
It’s Time To Cut Through The Personal Branding BS! Hello and welcome to the Brand U Podcast. In the first ever episode Chris & Jack talk about their backgrounds and the reason why they believed The Brand U podcast needed to happen. In a world where Social Media, and online networking dominates a large majority of people’s lives, Jack & Chris break down how you can take advantage and use different methods to take your business to the next level. In this episode Chris & Jack dive into their personal experiences of business so far and how they have leveraged both online and offline branding to help their businesses move forward. They also share the reasons why they have decided to start the Brand U podcast, going into detail about how anyone can do the exact same thing.
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21: Stop Hustling
The 'Brand U' Podcast
10/08/20 • 20 min
Throughout this series of shorter episodes, our hosts will be sharing insights, hints and tips using the knowledge and experience they have gained and mistakes they have made, through developing their own personal brands.
In today’s episode, Jack and Chris draw on their own experiences of how they came to realise you don’t have to hustle 24/7 to build a successful, profitable business.
They discuss how many people believe they have to work weekends and late into an evening to establish themselves as hardworking and successful, whereas Jack and Chris believe the opposite and that you should be doing what you want to do.
TAKE AWAYS
“Identifying what you want. If you are an out and out empire builder and you hustle 24/7, that’s fine. But don’t try and convince everybody that is the only way of doing things.”
“Ultimately it’s understanding what it is that you want.”
“Work hard with patience and a plan. Without a plan, you’re just a hardworking fool.”
“Enjoy the personal branding. Be yourself, be honest, transparent and open.”
LINKS
Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
In today’s episode, Jack and Chris draw on their own experiences of how they came to realise you don’t have to hustle 24/7 to build a successful, profitable business.
They discuss how many people believe they have to work weekends and late into an evening to establish themselves as hardworking and successful, whereas Jack and Chris believe the opposite and that you should be doing what you want to do.
TAKE AWAYS
“Identifying what you want. If you are an out and out empire builder and you hustle 24/7, that’s fine. But don’t try and convince everybody that is the only way of doing things.”
“Ultimately it’s understanding what it is that you want.”
“Work hard with patience and a plan. Without a plan, you’re just a hardworking fool.”
“Enjoy the personal branding. Be yourself, be honest, transparent and open.”
LINKS
Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
10/08/20 • 20 min
20: Mastering Tik Tok with Matt Stait (230k followers)
The 'Brand U' Podcast
09/30/20 • 57 min
This week we speak to Matt Stait, a TikTok fanatic who has acquired more than 230,000 followers on the platform.
As well as being a long- term martial arts expert, Matt has written numerous books, articles and provides online courses for people.
He is the founder of Authentikly Ltd, where he helps people grow their social media followings within the TikTok platform.
As a TikTok expert, speaker, author and social selling strategist, he helps companies connect, grow and evolve their presence on this exciting platform to create sustainable pipelines and help achieve targets and profitability.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“Basically, just giving value in whatever space you’re in.”
“Putting out a consistent message, staying within your lane.”
“Try and keep a similar look throughout all of the things that you do.”
“Have a look at other people, do a little bit of hashtag research.”
“It’s all about watch time; shorter is better.”
BEST MOMENTS
“More and more people are disengaging themselves from traditional platforms.”
“If you want to be in a space that’s vibrant, exciting, fresh, trendy, with a very real possibility of great adventure, then it’s a no-brainer.”
“You will grow a bigger audience, a better audience, because most of the people that you’ll be talking to will have similar ideas on the world.”
“I’m just having a huge amount of fun with it, that’s the main thing, is just continuation of that journey.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
As founder of Authentikly Ltd, Matt works with clients delivering in-house consultancy, training, strategy mapping and profile management. His strategies and training on TikTok help to generate leads and show clients how to present what they do in an authentic way that builds trust and credibility.
He speaks on many stages and has successfully coached and taught many businesses and professionals, as well as written a number of best- selling books.
On top of all that, Matt is also a martial arts world champion gold, silver and bronze medalist! ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of
As well as being a long- term martial arts expert, Matt has written numerous books, articles and provides online courses for people.
He is the founder of Authentikly Ltd, where he helps people grow their social media followings within the TikTok platform.
As a TikTok expert, speaker, author and social selling strategist, he helps companies connect, grow and evolve their presence on this exciting platform to create sustainable pipelines and help achieve targets and profitability.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“Basically, just giving value in whatever space you’re in.”
“Putting out a consistent message, staying within your lane.”
“Try and keep a similar look throughout all of the things that you do.”
“Have a look at other people, do a little bit of hashtag research.”
“It’s all about watch time; shorter is better.”
BEST MOMENTS
“More and more people are disengaging themselves from traditional platforms.”
“If you want to be in a space that’s vibrant, exciting, fresh, trendy, with a very real possibility of great adventure, then it’s a no-brainer.”
“You will grow a bigger audience, a better audience, because most of the people that you’ll be talking to will have similar ideas on the world.”
“I’m just having a huge amount of fun with it, that’s the main thing, is just continuation of that journey.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
As founder of Authentikly Ltd, Matt works with clients delivering in-house consultancy, training, strategy mapping and profile management. His strategies and training on TikTok help to generate leads and show clients how to present what they do in an authentic way that builds trust and credibility.
He speaks on many stages and has successfully coached and taught many businesses and professionals, as well as written a number of best- selling books.
On top of all that, Matt is also a martial arts world champion gold, silver and bronze medalist! ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of
09/30/20 • 57 min
19: TikTok vs. Reels
The 'Brand U' Podcast
09/11/20 • 22 min
Jack and Chris break down the pros and cons of both TikTok and the up and coming Instagram Reels.
“Tiktok will remain, but probably the more musical and dancing element of it. I think ultimately Instagram will take the lion’s share of that market.”
“I think it (Instagram) will be the place to be for business and entrepreneurship.” LINKS Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
“Tiktok will remain, but probably the more musical and dancing element of it. I think ultimately Instagram will take the lion’s share of that market.”
“I think it (Instagram) will be the place to be for business and entrepreneurship.” LINKS Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
09/11/20 • 22 min
18: Matt Haycox - Networking, Relationships, Collaborations and Partnerships
The 'Brand U' Podcast
09/04/20 • 26 min
This week speak again with Mr Matt Haycox, aka Mr. Entrepreneur, aka Mr. Collaborator.
Matt is an entrepreneur, investor, funding expert and mentor who has been building and growing businesses for both himself and clients for over 20 years.
He uses his experience to help entrepreneurs and their businesses get where they want to be, quicker than they imagined.
His fundamental principles are suitable for all industries and businesses of all stages and size.
His goal is to help clients achieve their financial success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“Two common networking mistakes people make are one, networking in the wrong environments and secondly, networking with the same people time and time and time again.”
“I would identify individual people that I want to make a relationship with and then outreach to them to start making that relationship.”
“Very important to focus on the people you want to meet, then very important to invest in those relationships.”
“There is no quicker way to grow than the right collaborations and the right partnerships.”
“I need to offer them something.”
“You need to have the ability to do business, to be able to help each other, to make money and grow, otherwise it’s not about relationships, it’s about purely having fun.”
BEST MOMENTS
“I love networking because it’s a pleasure, I get to talk to the people I want to do business with, to achieve business, to make money and have fun.”
“It gives me a chance to get together with people I am doing business with, people I want to do business with, investors, prospective investors.”
“Every success I’ve had has come from a relationship in some way, shape or form, whether it’s bringing on a new investor, or whether that’s creating a new partnership.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Matt has financed and invested in a large portfolio of businesses including property, retail, fast food, pubs and high- end brands. He has worked with start up businesses, successful businesses looking to grow as well as businesses that are struggling and need restructuring.
He is passionate about sharing his experiences and advice and working with other great leaders.
His ‘At Home with Matt’ series has inspired thousands of people and features interviews with Katie Price, Caprice, Levi Roots and many more!
Links
@thematthaycox
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
Matt is an entrepreneur, investor, funding expert and mentor who has been building and growing businesses for both himself and clients for over 20 years.
He uses his experience to help entrepreneurs and their businesses get where they want to be, quicker than they imagined.
His fundamental principles are suitable for all industries and businesses of all stages and size.
His goal is to help clients achieve their financial success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“Two common networking mistakes people make are one, networking in the wrong environments and secondly, networking with the same people time and time and time again.”
“I would identify individual people that I want to make a relationship with and then outreach to them to start making that relationship.”
“Very important to focus on the people you want to meet, then very important to invest in those relationships.”
“There is no quicker way to grow than the right collaborations and the right partnerships.”
“I need to offer them something.”
“You need to have the ability to do business, to be able to help each other, to make money and grow, otherwise it’s not about relationships, it’s about purely having fun.”
BEST MOMENTS
“I love networking because it’s a pleasure, I get to talk to the people I want to do business with, to achieve business, to make money and have fun.”
“It gives me a chance to get together with people I am doing business with, people I want to do business with, investors, prospective investors.”
“Every success I’ve had has come from a relationship in some way, shape or form, whether it’s bringing on a new investor, or whether that’s creating a new partnership.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Matt has financed and invested in a large portfolio of businesses including property, retail, fast food, pubs and high- end brands. He has worked with start up businesses, successful businesses looking to grow as well as businesses that are struggling and need restructuring.
He is passionate about sharing his experiences and advice and working with other great leaders.
His ‘At Home with Matt’ series has inspired thousands of people and features interviews with Katie Price, Caprice, Levi Roots and many more!
Links
@thematthaycox
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
09/04/20 • 26 min
17: Rob Moore, The Disruptive Entrepreneur Explains How To Become A Content Generation Machine
The 'Brand U' Podcast
08/27/20 • 56 min
This week we speak with the ‘Disruptive Entrepreneur’ himself, Mr Rob Moore.
Rob’s personal mission is to help as many people as possible gain a better financial education and start to scale their businesses.
In 2006 Rob bought his first property and within a few years he became financially free and was able to retire before he reached 30! But he soon came out of retirement and leveraged his brand to grow his multiple businesses.
In 2008 Rob wrote his first book which was particularly well received and decided to go on to deliver a training course and so Progressive Property was born!
Robs desire to share regular and useful content and be a valuable person to society allowed his personal brand to grow through publishing his first non-property related book and launching his podcast.
Along with his team Rob now produces and posts 7-9 pieces of content a day!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“It’s better to put a lot of content out there and it not all be perfect than not put enough out there because you get better by interacting with your audience.”
“If the content is good then people will listen.”
5 stages of being a content machine:
0 – not on any social media
1 – get them well populated, put a few weeks of content on there
2 – get regular content on a channel
3 – repurpose your content across all platforms
4 – unique content per platform
“Visibility is credibility”
“If your goal is to grow a business, focus on your business brand. But if your goal is to build extra income streams then use yourself and the central crux of your brand.”
“What is balance?”
BEST MOMENTS
“I like to leverage the media of the moment that will help me reach as many people as possible”
“I like learning via audio. I think that’s why I like delivering via audio”
“The reason why people find a book credible is because it’s actually fucking hard! It’s perceived credibility.”
“What I like about a personal brand is that you’ve got freedom of expression. What I also like about personal brand is that you can pivot anywhere.”
“Don’t lose sight of who you are whilst building your empire.”
“Using your authentic voice to make a difference to other people.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Rob lives and loves entrepreneurship and property investing, he runs several businesses and is the host of two successful podcasts. He lives up to his brand and disrupts as an entrepreneur, with interests ranging from property development to public speaking and digital media.
He is on a mission to change the way people think about business and aims to support people around the globe through the Rob Moore Foundation.
Rob co-founded Progressive Property – the UK's leading property training company – and Unlimited Success with his business partner, before becoming the host of the wildly successful podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” and now “The Money Podcast”, listened to in 192 countries worldwide. This has grown into a
complete digital agency: Progressive Media.
Links
@RobMoore on socials
The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers.
Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly
the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses.
“Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
Rob’s personal mission is to help as many people as possible gain a better financial education and start to scale their businesses.
In 2006 Rob bought his first property and within a few years he became financially free and was able to retire before he reached 30! But he soon came out of retirement and leveraged his brand to grow his multiple businesses.
In 2008 Rob wrote his first book which was particularly well received and decided to go on to deliver a training course and so Progressive Property was born!
Robs desire to share regular and useful content and be a valuable person to society allowed his personal brand to grow through publishing his first non-property related book and launching his podcast.
Along with his team Rob now produces and posts 7-9 pieces of content a day!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
“It’s better to put a lot of content out there and it not all be perfect than not put enough out there because you get better by interacting with your audience.”
“If the content is good then people will listen.”
5 stages of being a content machine:
0 – not on any social media
1 – get them well populated, put a few weeks of content on there
2 – get regular content on a channel
3 – repurpose your content across all platforms
4 – unique content per platform
“Visibility is credibility”
“If your goal is to grow a business, focus on your business brand. But if your goal is to build extra income streams then use yourself and the central crux of your brand.”
“What is balance?”
BEST MOMENTS
“I like to leverage the media of the moment that will help me reach as many people as possible”
“I like learning via audio. I think that’s why I like delivering via audio”
“The reason why people find a book credible is because it’s actually fucking hard! It’s perceived credibility.”
“What I like about a personal brand is that you’ve got freedom of expression. What I also like about personal brand is that you can pivot anywhere.”
“Don’t lose sight of who you are whilst building your empire.”
“Using your authentic voice to make a difference to other people.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Rob lives and loves entrepreneurship and property investing, he runs several businesses and is the host of two successful podcasts. He lives up to his brand and disrupts as an entrepreneur, with interests ranging from property development to public speaking and digital media.
He is on a mission to change the way people think about business and aims to support people around the globe through the Rob Moore Foundation.
Rob co-founded Progressive Property – the UK's leading property training company – and Unlimited Success with his business partner, before becoming the host of the wildly successful podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” and now “The Money Podcast”, listened to in 192 countries worldwide. This has grown into a
complete digital agency: Progressive Media.
Links
@RobMoore on socials
The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers.
Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly
the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses.
“Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
08/27/20 • 56 min
15: Olivia Conlon - 7 Figure Entrepreneur Uncovers Personal Branding Secrets at 21 Years Old!
The 'Brand U' Podcast
08/20/20 • 58 min
This week we hear all about how a young Olivia Conlon left school at 16 years old to launch a business in an embryonic industry and hit the £1 million milestone in just 3 years.
Liv’s young entrepreneurial spirit and her commitment, enthusiasm and strategy to raise her personal brand completely paid off.
She joins us from her home Marbella in where she now lives and has embarked on a new venture where she encourages and supports others to scale their businesses to also become industry leaders through her Personal Brand Accelerator platform.
Key Takeaways
“For me, one of the first things about building a business, is to build your business offline first whilst your building that online reputation.”
“Once you start to share your story, you can start to see the traction.”
“People are really programmed to check the person, the story and the brand”
“As soon as you can start documenting your journey, begin posting about everything that you’re doing.”
Best Moments
“It was an uphill struggle, in an industry that was completely in it’s infancy. Really it was just getting out there and speaking to people about what you are doing in that very first step to see if there’s an interest and if there’s a market for it.”
“The thing about the press is that they are always looking for a story, it’s actually not that hard to get featured in the press. So once the right people know about your story, it really happens from there. One of the biggest articles for me was I was featured on BBC News and then it got picked up by all the other national press...Not only do you have millions of eyes on your brand but it’s who it gets you connected with in certain spaces.”
“The strategy for me was definitely being seen in the right places. I became quite well known in the industry mainly being at events and then posting on social media and building up that following and really nurturing that audience.”
“Those in person face to face relationships are some of the most important ones.”
“You can have the best product or service in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one is going to buy it.”
“You need to have traffic to your brand.”
About the Guest
Liv Conlon, The UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year, is a speaker, entrepreneur, a leader in the Home Staging Industry & in leveraging that expertise to build & monetise a personal brand. She’s the founder of ‘Personal Brand Accelerator’, a platform that supports entrepreneurs going from unknown to Industry Leaders. She grew her company from scratch to the 7 figure business it is today and she teaches others how to do the same.
Tenacious and entrepreneurial to her core she left school aged 16 & first business ThePropertyStagers. At 19 she built a £1m brand in an industry that hardly existed- so Liv knows a thing or two about building a scalable internationally recognizable business & personal brand. She beat the odds & turned her vision into a profitable reality.
Links
Thought Leader Chat Podcast
@oliviaconlon
About the Hosts
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
Liv’s young entrepreneurial spirit and her commitment, enthusiasm and strategy to raise her personal brand completely paid off.
She joins us from her home Marbella in where she now lives and has embarked on a new venture where she encourages and supports others to scale their businesses to also become industry leaders through her Personal Brand Accelerator platform.
Key Takeaways
“For me, one of the first things about building a business, is to build your business offline first whilst your building that online reputation.”
“Once you start to share your story, you can start to see the traction.”
“People are really programmed to check the person, the story and the brand”
“As soon as you can start documenting your journey, begin posting about everything that you’re doing.”
Best Moments
“It was an uphill struggle, in an industry that was completely in it’s infancy. Really it was just getting out there and speaking to people about what you are doing in that very first step to see if there’s an interest and if there’s a market for it.”
“The thing about the press is that they are always looking for a story, it’s actually not that hard to get featured in the press. So once the right people know about your story, it really happens from there. One of the biggest articles for me was I was featured on BBC News and then it got picked up by all the other national press...Not only do you have millions of eyes on your brand but it’s who it gets you connected with in certain spaces.”
“The strategy for me was definitely being seen in the right places. I became quite well known in the industry mainly being at events and then posting on social media and building up that following and really nurturing that audience.”
“Those in person face to face relationships are some of the most important ones.”
“You can have the best product or service in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one is going to buy it.”
“You need to have traffic to your brand.”
About the Guest
Liv Conlon, The UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year, is a speaker, entrepreneur, a leader in the Home Staging Industry & in leveraging that expertise to build & monetise a personal brand. She’s the founder of ‘Personal Brand Accelerator’, a platform that supports entrepreneurs going from unknown to Industry Leaders. She grew her company from scratch to the 7 figure business it is today and she teaches others how to do the same.
Tenacious and entrepreneurial to her core she left school aged 16 & first business ThePropertyStagers. At 19 she built a £1m brand in an industry that hardly existed- so Liv knows a thing or two about building a scalable internationally recognizable business & personal brand. She beat the odds & turned her vision into a profitable reality.
Links
Thought Leader Chat Podcast
@oliviaconlon
About the Hosts
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
08/20/20 • 58 min
16: TikTok Influencer (200k followers) Pokubanks Reveals How He’s Juggling Business and University!
The 'Brand U' Podcast
08/13/20 • 41 min
08/13/20 • 41 min
15: Joseph Valente - From boardroom to £10m. The Apprentice winner tells us all!!
The 'Brand U' Podcast
08/06/20 • 53 min
He won The Apprentice back in 2015 and since then Joseph Valente has not stopped! He built his multi-million pound plumbing business, ImpraGas, to become the country’s largest boiler installation business, he secured a place in Forbes 30 under 30 and has more recently launched his new venture, The Trade Mastermind & Coaching Academy, to help and support sole traders within the construction sector to scale their business.
We talk to Joseph about how being on TV helped and hindered the development of his personal brand, his thoughts on personal brand vs. business brand, how he felt about taking a break from social media and of course what it’s really like inside that boardroom!
Key Takeaways
“It’s so easy to make money, our whole lives we’ve been forced into the system. People think that employment is the only way to do it and actually there is so much more opportunity.”
“People don’t want to learn the traditional ways anymore.”
“I wanted more, I’d hit my ceiling, I knew I needed a business coach, I knew I needed advice, I knew I needed support, I knew I needed investment and I knew I needed exposure.”
“Whatever you do in life don’t ever enter into anything thinking that you’re going to 80% commit or you might not pull it off, you have to go in 100% convinced before it can happen. If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will you ever convince anyone else to believe in you.”
“You can run together for a couple of years, get what you want from it and then split.”
“My three steps success strategy: create, maintain, continue to grow. You should be focused on what’s next. Your continued growth is always your next creation”
“At the beginning of 2019, I made a very tough decision to take personal brand out, I went off the radar. I wanted to get my business national by the end of the year. I put so much energy into the business, I blew up the ImpraGas’ brand.”
”One thing I’ve learnt about business, is that you’ve got 24 hours in a day, every business requires the same amount of effort, whatever the size.”
“You’ve got to be in it to win it, first and foremost. Look at the opportunities.”
“I want to help 100 million people; I want to give back and support people and make them believe in themselves.”
Best Moments
“I always knew I needed exposure in the very early days and then after 3 years of running my business, I knew that if I was ever going to fulfil my dream of running a national company then I needed to do something big, I needed exposure, I needed to be seen, I needed that world stage.”
“I am a big believer in the law of attraction. I read that book and I knew that somehow the dots were going to connect.”
“I wasn’t afraid to make those big statements, you have to make bold statements if you want attention, you can’t be average and boring else you’d never get selected. You must understand the game that you’re playing.”
“When I won The Apprentice, that was my world cup win and then quickly after, once it was achieved, I wanted more, I wrote a book, I had a No.1 podcast, I was in Forbes. There wasn’t a strategy for a period of time.”
“I was very conscious after The Apprentice of who I was on camera and how I spoke and the things that I wrote, I was toned down so much. I became almost not myself anymore, it was strange and I didn’t really like it because I had to try and portray a much calmer image for running the company. Now I look back I don’t think you should ever try and hide that. When you run more of a lifestyle business you can be more of yourself.”
“I’ve had huge success, but I’ve also had very very difficult times. I understand what to do when a business isn’t going right, when things aren’t working and how to exit in the right way.”
“If you get taught the right strategies, surround yourself with the right winner, you can really go on to achieve some incredible things.”
About the Guest
Starting his first business at the age of 22 as a sole trader he is the former CEO of the UK’s largest independent Boiler Installation business Impra Gas, spanning across the nation with over 150 staff and a multi-million pound turn over. This growth was achieved in just 7 short years and Joseph has now sold this organisation at the age of 30. Joseph rose to fame at the age of 25 after winning the BBC’s Apprentice the UK’s largest cash prize TV show and also gaining billionaire Lord Sugar as a business partner. His other achievements include being a number one best-selling author with his book ‘Expelled from The Classroom to Billionaire Boardroom’, having a hit podcast rated number 1 in the world on iTunes, recognised In IOD director of the year, and probably his biggest achievement to date being recognised in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 in Europe. He has now set his sights on the international stage and aims to build one of the worlds biggest training and development business's, Power2Succeed University focuse...
We talk to Joseph about how being on TV helped and hindered the development of his personal brand, his thoughts on personal brand vs. business brand, how he felt about taking a break from social media and of course what it’s really like inside that boardroom!
Key Takeaways
“It’s so easy to make money, our whole lives we’ve been forced into the system. People think that employment is the only way to do it and actually there is so much more opportunity.”
“People don’t want to learn the traditional ways anymore.”
“I wanted more, I’d hit my ceiling, I knew I needed a business coach, I knew I needed advice, I knew I needed support, I knew I needed investment and I knew I needed exposure.”
“Whatever you do in life don’t ever enter into anything thinking that you’re going to 80% commit or you might not pull it off, you have to go in 100% convinced before it can happen. If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will you ever convince anyone else to believe in you.”
“You can run together for a couple of years, get what you want from it and then split.”
“My three steps success strategy: create, maintain, continue to grow. You should be focused on what’s next. Your continued growth is always your next creation”
“At the beginning of 2019, I made a very tough decision to take personal brand out, I went off the radar. I wanted to get my business national by the end of the year. I put so much energy into the business, I blew up the ImpraGas’ brand.”
”One thing I’ve learnt about business, is that you’ve got 24 hours in a day, every business requires the same amount of effort, whatever the size.”
“You’ve got to be in it to win it, first and foremost. Look at the opportunities.”
“I want to help 100 million people; I want to give back and support people and make them believe in themselves.”
Best Moments
“I always knew I needed exposure in the very early days and then after 3 years of running my business, I knew that if I was ever going to fulfil my dream of running a national company then I needed to do something big, I needed exposure, I needed to be seen, I needed that world stage.”
“I am a big believer in the law of attraction. I read that book and I knew that somehow the dots were going to connect.”
“I wasn’t afraid to make those big statements, you have to make bold statements if you want attention, you can’t be average and boring else you’d never get selected. You must understand the game that you’re playing.”
“When I won The Apprentice, that was my world cup win and then quickly after, once it was achieved, I wanted more, I wrote a book, I had a No.1 podcast, I was in Forbes. There wasn’t a strategy for a period of time.”
“I was very conscious after The Apprentice of who I was on camera and how I spoke and the things that I wrote, I was toned down so much. I became almost not myself anymore, it was strange and I didn’t really like it because I had to try and portray a much calmer image for running the company. Now I look back I don’t think you should ever try and hide that. When you run more of a lifestyle business you can be more of yourself.”
“I’ve had huge success, but I’ve also had very very difficult times. I understand what to do when a business isn’t going right, when things aren’t working and how to exit in the right way.”
“If you get taught the right strategies, surround yourself with the right winner, you can really go on to achieve some incredible things.”
About the Guest
Starting his first business at the age of 22 as a sole trader he is the former CEO of the UK’s largest independent Boiler Installation business Impra Gas, spanning across the nation with over 150 staff and a multi-million pound turn over. This growth was achieved in just 7 short years and Joseph has now sold this organisation at the age of 30. Joseph rose to fame at the age of 25 after winning the BBC’s Apprentice the UK’s largest cash prize TV show and also gaining billionaire Lord Sugar as a business partner. His other achievements include being a number one best-selling author with his book ‘Expelled from The Classroom to Billionaire Boardroom’, having a hit podcast rated number 1 in the world on iTunes, recognised In IOD director of the year, and probably his biggest achievement to date being recognised in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 in Europe. He has now set his sights on the international stage and aims to build one of the worlds biggest training and development business's, Power2Succeed University focuse...
08/06/20 • 53 min
14: Buying Instagram Followers? THE TRUTH!
The 'Brand U' Podcast
07/29/20 • 23 min
In this episode we break down whether it’s actually worth buying followers and engagement, if you want to learn about the dark sides to Instagram then this is a must listen
LINKS
Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Facebook engagement tool – Multiple Facebook Tool (chrome extension)
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers.
Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses.
“Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
LINKS
Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Facebook engagement tool – Multiple Facebook Tool (chrome extension)
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers.
Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses.
“Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
07/29/20 • 23 min
22: GUEST ROUNDUP
The 'Brand U' Podcast
10/14/20 • 34 min
This week Jack and Chris review of the first 9 guests of Brand U podcast. They discuss the core highlights from each individual with the stand-alone value of each and everyone.
Guests: · Paul Mork · Alex Crockford · Jordan Platten · Kieran Nicholls · Ted Singh · Matt Haycox · Ryan Pinnick · Aaron Branch · Lauren Tickner
TAKE AWAYS “Be you always. Unapologetically. Whatever your thing is, do more of it, whatever puts a smile on your face, whatever makes you happy, you will bring in more people that you enjoy and want to hang around with and will actually add to your life and not take away.” “If you’re not building your list right now and you’re not being you, then they’re the two things you really need to focus on to be able to take your brand to the next level.”
LINKS Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
Guests: · Paul Mork · Alex Crockford · Jordan Platten · Kieran Nicholls · Ted Singh · Matt Haycox · Ryan Pinnick · Aaron Branch · Lauren Tickner
TAKE AWAYS “Be you always. Unapologetically. Whatever your thing is, do more of it, whatever puts a smile on your face, whatever makes you happy, you will bring in more people that you enjoy and want to hang around with and will actually add to your life and not take away.” “If you’re not building your list right now and you’re not being you, then they’re the two things you really need to focus on to be able to take your brand to the next level.”
LINKS Don’t forget to join our Facebook group – BrandU Community
Handles - @christaylor.ig @jackwicksuk
ABOUT THE HOSTS Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.
10/14/20 • 34 min
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