“I've just been going with my spirit on when do I feel like I have something to share and mostly it's been on mindset and thinking about stuff in a little bit of a different way.” Today, Bijal (@bijal.launch) discusses the importance of vulnerability and emotional honesty in business and personal growth. Bijal shares her experiences and insights on how being open and authentic can create trust, foster deeper connections, and lead to true success.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’re going to learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level. Let’s go and build a world-class brand!

Timestamps

(0:00) Vulnerability creates trust and different perspectives.

(4:26) The loneliness of feeling like the only one with certain feelings.

(8:12) Sharing personal beliefs and experiences with friends.

(12:36) Reminder to trust and reach out to support networks during tough times.

(16:20) Feelings are not a detriment to business success.

(20:30) Embracing growth and the value of vulnerability in relationships.

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Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’ll learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level.

This week's Own Your Brand podcast episode features Jason Portnoy!

Meet Jason, a dynamic entrepreneur whose mission is to transform businesses from unknown to omnipresent.

Jason helps brands create more awareness, nurture customers, increase conversion, and scale using proven marketing and business strategies. He’s the mastermind behind True Rivalry®, a brand he launched in 2012 that quickly gained a foothold in over 250 retail stores across North America, with a loyal celebrity following and appearances on TV shows and movies.

In 2017, Jason founded JPORT Media™, an agency that has grown into a 7-figure powerhouse, generating over $100M in revenue for its clients. His Market Domination Method™ and coaching programs have been game-changers for many businesses, helping them scale and grow exponentially.

Jason is also the host of the top-ranked podcast Perfectly Mentored, where he picks the brains of industry leaders like Gary Vaynerchuk, Randi Zuckerberg, Daymond John, Grant Cardone, and Rebecca Minkoff.

Beyond his professional accolades, Jason is a proud father to Ryan and Chloe, and he’s on a relentless mission to deliver effective marketing strategies for businesses of all sizes. In a world full of internet marketing gurus, Jason stands out by letting his results speak for themselves.

Get ready for an insightful conversation with someone who doesn’t just talk about making things happen—he delivers results every day.

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction and Relationship Focus

(02:14) Building a House of Bricks: Foundation for Success

(04:35) Finding Your Voice and Overcoming Fear

(08:19) The 4M Method: Mind, Marketing, Money, Moments

(11:22) Developing Relationships with High-Powered Individuals

(33:28) Authenticity and Trusting Yourself

(36:09) The Power of Who You Surround Yourself With

(41:49) Marketing and Branding

(50:10) Upcoming Projects and Events

If you're looking to create more awareness, nurture your customers, and scale your business using proven strategies, you can follow Jason on Instagram at @jasonportnoy for more tips and insights. And don’t forget to check his podcast, Perfectly Mentored, where he interviewed some of the biggest names in the industry.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’ll learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level.

This week's Own Your Brand podcast episode features Gabrielle Borman Goude!

Today, I have the honor of introducing a very special guest, Gabrielle Goud.

Gabrielle is a partner and Chief of Staff at Welch Equities, a holding company that also founded The Wealthy Consultant back in 2022.

Over the past five years, she has worked closely with Taylor Welch, contributing to a wide range of areas including events, operations, client services, and finance.

Gabrielle’s expertise encompasses everything from client retention to back-of-house operations, making her a versatile and invaluable asset to her team.

In addition to her extensive operational role, Gabrielle is passionate about speaking and podcasting, often sharing her knowledge on various platforms. Her experience and insights into the world of events and client engagement are unparalleled, and today she is here to share her wisdom on how to secure paid speaking gigs.

Timestamps

(03:15) Finding Events and Event Managers

(11:32) The Power of Vulnerability and Relatability

(29:52) The Power of Speaking Engagements

(36:11) Maximizing the Impact of Speaking Engagements

(44:54) Managing Energy and Time for Speaking Engagements

(48:21) Setting Speaking Fees

(50:24) Cadence of Speaking Engagements

(52:58) Choosing the Right Speaking Engagements

Don't miss out on her expertise and the chance to engage with her directly.

You can follow Gabrielle on Instagram at @GabrielleGoud. Make sure to check out her latest posts, drop a comment, and let her know you heard her on the Own Your Brand podcast.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’ll learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level.

This week's Own Your Brand podcast episode features Garrett Gunderson!

Garrett Gunderson's journey in finance and helping people live their best lives starts with his great-grandfather, Biagio Eaquinta. In the early 1900s, Biagio left his pregnant wife in Italy to move to America, working as a shepherd and in coal mines in Utah. His life of scarcity influenced Garrett’s family for generations.

At 15, Garrett started his first business, cleaning cars for the local coal mine and credit union. This venture earned him Utah’s Rural Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Inspired to "make it" beyond his small town, Garrett sought advice from financial experts, leading to conflicting and often poor guidance. This fueled his quest for financial knowledge.

Garrett earned a finance degree and began his career in financial services, quickly becoming disillusioned by its sales-driven nature. The market crash in 2000 intensified his determination to learn more, investing heavily in his education post-college. He discovered the concept of "money personas" and the importance of financial efficiency.

In 2001, Garrett co-founded Engenuity, a financial firm that thrived until a tragic plane crash in 2006 claimed the lives of his partners. This event prompted Garrett to reevaluate his life goals. He resigned from his top-tier insurance job to speak freely about financial myths, leading to the creation of the Producer Revolution, a movement empowering people to take control of their finances.

Garrett’s book, "Killing Sacred Cows," became a bestseller, establishing him as a prominent financial educator. He spoke at major events and appeared on various media platforms. He built an Inc. 500 financial firm, eventually selling it to expand his impact through Multiplier, a program to help people grow their income and wealth without strict budgeting.

In 2017, Garrett’s family returned to Italy, celebrating their journey from poverty to prosperity. His mission now is to help others build lives they love and create lasting legacies. Garrett aims to empower one million families to achieve true wealth and financial independence.

Timestamps

(0:00) Entrepreneurship is more complicated financially

(2:00) Garrett's small-town upbringing and early business ventures

(4:00) Decision-making and taking calculated risks

(6:00) Sacrifice vs. choosing the work

(8:00) Garrett's dream and pursuing a one-man show

(10:00) Balancing personal and professional growth

(12:00) The importance of communication in business relationships

(14:00) Garrett's transition from Wealth Factory

(16:00) The impact of leadership and personal values

(18:00) The role of personal branding in Garrett's success

(20:00) Garrett's new ventures and future plans

Tune in to this week’s episode and get ready to own your brand!

Connect with Garrett on Facebook and learn more about rebranding your business and discovering true wealth by building a life you love.

“So a lot of times we have the principal backward and what that looks like is I need my content to convert immediately, which actually is more of a conversion sales thing than it is a marketing thing. Marketing is developing leads three, six, even 12 months down the line.” Today, Bijal (@bijal.launch) Discusses the shift in content creation, focusing on engaging and converting audiences over time rather than immediate conversion.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’re going to learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level. Let’s go and build a world-class brand!

Timestamps

(2:00) After three days, ensure people are engaging.

(5:35) Read The Alter Ego Effect to develop your alter ego.

(7:20) Create consistency by shaping your identity.

(9:12) Avoid blaming algorithms or self-sabotaging.

(12:21) Extract your potential like pulling coal from a mine.

(13:05) Invitations to speak on stages and podcasts.

(14:17) Most people don't read past 20-25% of a book.

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Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’ll learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level.

This week's Own Your Brand podcast episode features Lance Welch!

Lance is a Certified Business Development Coach with the John Maxwell organization as well as a Certified Behavioral Consultant for DISC Personality Profiles.

Lance was a Sales and Leadership Director and oversaw over 3,000 reps in 14 states for a Fortune 100 company prior to stepping out on his own in late 2018.

His book, The Legacy Navigator - creating intentional multi-generational impact will be released in early Q1 of 2024. Lance has been described as "The words guy"; a Thought Leader; a Legacy Coach.

Lance and his wife Allison have been married for over 35 years. They raised three strong-willed sons to be successful adults and have two grandchildren, a 4-year-old granddaughter and a 8-month-old grandson.

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction and Overview

(02:07) The Legacy Navigator Book

(04:04) The Concept of Intentional Legacy

(06:21) Legacy and Restricting Access to Wealth

(08:54) Becoming an Author and Finding Your Zone of Genius

(11:08) The Power of Relationships and Proximity

(15:32) Intentional Legacy vs. Unintentional Legacy

(20:09) Building Relationships and Spending Time Around the Table

(22:24) Rebuilding Relationships with Adult Children

(26:39) The Story of How Lance's Sons Ended Up in the Same City

(29:25) Building an Intentional Legacy

(34:30) The Power of Relationships and Community

(45:47) Avoiding the 'Shirt Sleeves to Shirt Sleeves' Phenomenon

(50:26) The Importance of Intentionality and Consistency

(52:38) The Role of Integrity in Family Legacy

(56:16) Final Thoughts and Appreciation

Follow Lance on Instagram and be on a transformative journey of growth, mindset, and business that will take you to the next level.

“Everything that you could have built with your brand and should have brought with your brand and want to is stuck on the other side of procrastination showing up in its ugliest form, which is a siren called perfectionism.” Today, Bijal (@bijal.launch) tackles the detrimental effects of perfectionism and procrastination on business growth. She emphasizes the importance of putting yourself out there despite the fear of failure and crickets. Drawing from her extensive corporate experience and personal journey, Beechle shares practical tips on branding, content creation, and maintaining momentum.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’re going to learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level. Let’s go and build a world-class brand!

Timestamps

(1:05) Perfectionism's cost: It hinders achieving your business goals.

(3:34) 80% done is awesome: A mentor's advice on overcoming perfectionism.

(5:30) Timed content creation: Setting a timer to force posting content.

(7:17) Brand brain: Using customized GPT to generate large amounts of content.

(9:48) Sales calls: The best source for content ideas.

(12:18) SOPs and team growth: The benefits of having standard operating procedures.

(13:32) Capturing client pain points: Using client calls to identify content topics.

(15:44) Identity and change: The importance of self-belief and adaptability.

(17:22) Social media impact: Balancing self-worth with social media interactions.

(18:24) Embarrassment: Overcoming the fear of public mistakes.

(19:13) Accepting imperfection: Recognizing and managing self-sabotage.

(20:26) Relevance and self-worth: Battling the fear of irrelevance.

(23:35) Building a content empire: Overcoming perfectionism to succeed.

(24:07) Encouragement and wrap-up: Inviting feedback and engagement from listeners.

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“Can you imagine for a second that as a small business owner, you make mistakes and sometimes you spend thousands of dollars making mistakes?” Today, Bijal (@bijal.launch) highlights the importance of maintaining a focused content strategy to engage audiences effectively and the value of creating curiosity through open loops. She also stresses the importance of energy and authenticity in content creation, the need to compete in areas where competitors are weakest, and how aligning content with brand identity can drive both engagement and social impact.

Welcome to Own Your Brand, hosted by Bijal Patel, entrepreneur, founder, investor, designer, and content creator with over 13 years of corporate experience working at Fortune 500 companies. Within this podcast, you’re going to learn about branding, vision, identity, mindset, and how to scale your business to the next level. Let’s go and build a world-class brand!

Timestamps

4:00) Importance of maintaining a narrow content focus for better audience engagement.

(7:27) Using curiosity and open loops to keep the audience engaged.

(10:54) Sharing personal experience of hiring mistakes and their costly impacts.

(14:21) Instagram's reversion to its original strategy after unsuccessful attempts to rival TikTok.

(17:48) Advice on competing where competitors are weakest, not in their zone of genius.

(21:15) Importance of energy, tone, and body language in content creation.

(24:42) Realizing and overcoming self-limiting beliefs in content creation.

(28:09) How dopamine affects excitement levels and impacts everyday life.

(31:36) The evolution of content strategy and its impact on engagement.

(35:03) Reflection on personal journey and lessons learned in content creation.

(38:30) Importance of aligning content strategy with brand identity.

(41:57) The role of brand strategy in driving social impact and business growth.

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