I need your online presence to match your reputation in the industry. Today, I'm chatting with Steph Crowder, a business coach who focuses on same day sales & sold out group programs, all about her rebrand process.

While the scrappy business, DIY website approach worked well for her for a while, she knew it was time to rebrand because there were ways in which she was still holding herself back from being discovered. This is a joint conversation with The Courage and Clarity Podcast hosted by Steph. So Steph is also asking me all of her burning questions and I think it's a unique opportunity to really understand the how and why behind the rebrand process.

But we're not just talking about branding today! You'll also get a really interested dose of Steph's expertise in modern selling. I'm asking her questions like "how can we sell without feeling sleezy?" and she's asking me in return "when is the right time to rebrand?" I know you'll get a lot out of this conversation, so get ready to take notes! To dig in further, listen to episode 110 to learn all about My Framework for Marketing with the Personal Brand Pyramid.

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• Why Steph made the decision to rebrand
• The Evolution of Courage and Clarity's identity
• How to stand out with disruptive beliefs
• The power of referrals and showcasing client results
• All about the personal brand pyramid

Connect with Steph:

• Check out her new website
• Instagram
• Tiktok
• Podcast

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• Website

• Join our email list!

• Instagram

• Pinterest

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer

Your brand is NOT a direct extension of your identity. It's a separate entity. So today, I'm walking you through some of the things that make it obvious to me that a business owner is experiencing unhealthy attachment to their brand.

It's a fine line, right? There's so much messaging about making your brand personal, staying consistent, etc. But it's so easy to take that advice too far and become inflexible in your approach. We break down five forms of attachment — to identity, visuals, knowledge, comfort, and audience — and discuss how each can hinder your brand's growth.

You can opne up opportunities for innovation when you see your brand as a product. For example, if Apple refused to innovate past the iphone 4 because they were too attached to the features of the past, they would be no where near as powerful as they are today. Just because something works today, doesn't mean it's going to automaticall work tomorrow.

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• How I can spot a business owner that's too attached to their brand
• Why you can't be too attached to the visuals of your brand
• What I mean when I say that it's possible to be too attached to knowledge
• How stepping out of your comfort zone can increase conversions

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• Website

• Join our email list!

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Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer

Chasing the aesthetic of the "It Girl" is nothing but a dead end. Why? It's a cookie cutter path you can take to end up in the same place as everyone else. If you just buy the right products, paint your nails the right shade of "blueberry milk," you can have it all.

When I think of an It Girl, I picture Hailey Bieber and Sofia Richie. And all of the girls that are emulating that style look...cute. And exactly the same. It's also not an inclusive aesthetic at all and frankly, I don't think Women of Color should be expected to set aside their own culture to reach any ideal defined by social media.

I get it, people look to the 'It Girl' aesthetic out of comfort. If someone can hand you a road map and answer every style question you have with a direct link, suddenly self-expression feels a lot easier. But you're not actually expressing yourself! You're expressing the desires of the masses after they've been heavily sanitized over time.

So instead, when you're rebranding yourself in your personal life, I challenge you to see yourself as the main character. If you look at from this lense, you can game-ify every decision you make. Suddenly, you have access to a more playful, free self expression. The rest of the movie is designed around you, not the other way around.

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• What even is an "It Girl"?
• Why I have a problem with this aesthetic
• How to embody main character energy instead of falling into a pre-determined archetype
• Rebranding in your personal life

We're kicking off Q3 with a comprehensive recap of Q2's brand report. The online landscape is constantly changing and staying in the know could mean the difference between landing the next cold lead, and missing them. Now, there's no reason to be obsessive about trends. So I think a quarterly recap is the perfect time to take stock of what's happening around us!

I'm not about trend chasing. These trend reports are more about being aware of trends so you can adopt what feels aligned for your brand and ditch the rest. First of all, I'm seeing a much bigger need for clear values, transparency, and vulnerability. Unfortunately, a lot of people have been burned by a client experience that didn't match the marketing.

A business owner could make themselves out to be super Type A and on top of it, but behind the scenes, they're leaving loose ends left and right. Because of this, buyers need to actually see values in action through your marketing. People are starting to see that actions speak louder than words, so a full brand experience that matches up with the client experience is more important than ever.

We'll be diving into everything from mini-branding for individual offers to the evolution of content creation. Tune in to hear why I personally think that less is more and what I'm doing to make sure our brand doesn't become white noise to my audience.

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• How brands are building credibility in the currrent market
• The need for transparency that goes beyond income claiming
• How to stand out as branding photoshoots get more creative across the board
• What I think of mini-branding for individual offers

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• Join our email list!

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Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer

If you've ever said "I never see any color on your portfolio," this episode is for you! Today I'm sitting down with my client Vix Meldrew to recap her rebrand experience with Highflier Powerhouse.

First, we're getting into what she was doing before and why it no longer felt aligned. You might hear a bit of yourself in her experience. She has an incredibly strong offer, feels super comfortable writing about it, but when it comes to visuals, she always felt lost. One day she'd see a new trend going around and suddenly feel the urge to switch up all of her colors and fonts.

That's where we came in. Vix knew she brought a nostalgic, fun energy to the table. With her signature offer, she wanted her visuals to feel like an actual rave! As an educator, these visuals set her apart. Instead of going for the more obvious teacher/student motifs or a more neutral color palette, the visuals we brought together for her make her containers feel like a party.

This is a great behind the scenes look into what it's like working through a rebrand. Now, Vix has a newfound excitement when it comes to putting out content and attracting new cold leads into her world. At the time of recording, Vix's rebrand wasn't officially live. But now it is and you can check it out on her website!

Connect with Vix:

• Check out her website
• Listen to her podcast
• Follow her on Instagram

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• Website

• Join our email list!

• Instagram

• Pinterest

Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer

We often pivot to solve a problem. But what we don't realize is that pivot can actually end up introducing a whole new set of problems. So how can we pivot profitably? The thing about a rebrand is that you have to change your consumer's assumptions about you.

If you're going from the cheerleader archetype to the assertive, straight forward coach, you'll need to illustrate these changes with precision. Otherwise, you're going to confuse your audience and ultimately lose out on sales and reach! A brand pivot is a tricky moment because the identity itself is shifting and business owners often navigate that unconsciously.

One of the huge decisions that we're constantly navigating is how to use the marketing tools we're given. Even big businesses have to work with socials that look entirely different than they did four years ago. Think about it - Instagram stories are new, reels are new, Tiktok went from Musical.ly to the almost QVC-esque platform it is today.

So while you're pivoting, the rest of the world is constantly doing so as well. It's a bit of a dance to move gracefully through it without losing money in the process. So today, we're chatting about the biggest mistakes people make during a pivot and how exactly they can be avoided. If you prefer a good read, check out the full blog of the episode HERE!

In this episode, we're also chatting about:

• The Pre and Post Pandemic Business Landscape
• The Impact of the Pandemic on Branding Priorities
• Navigating New Competition with Pivots
• Real-Life Examples of Successful Pivots
• The Role of Rebranding in Profitable Pivots

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• Website
• Join our email list!
• Instagram
• Pinterest

Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

If your income was steadily growing for a while only to come to a mysterious halt, it might be time to check on your brand awareness. The plateau is actually not as mysterious as it might seem! When you understand the different stages of brand awareness, it's so much easier to break to the next level.

Brand awareness is one of the most underutilized areas of branding. So many people will get a nice, shiny new brand and think that's that. The thing is, new branding will only get you so far if you're not constantly evolving your marketing to keep up with your buyers. Think of it like meme culture. The first time you see a meme, you might laugh and share it with your friends. The second time, you might laugh but you're no longer sharing it. The next time, the joke is old and you've moved on.

You want to stay ahead of the curve of people's attention. In the final stage of brand awareness, you're converting people instantly. Whether it's through word of mouth of completely cold leads stumble on your website, brand awareness is strong enough to convert. Tune in because we'll be discussing the stage that most people get stuck on and how exactly to break past that threshold!

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• Why brand awareness is so important
• What is brand awareness?
• The stages of brand awareness
• Why you'll need stronger brand awareness with each stage in your business

Connect with me:

• Website
• Join our email list!
• Instagram
• Pinterest

Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer

If you’ve been a fan of Becoming The Brand for a while, don’t fret. Your favorite podcast still exists, it’s just undergone a rebrand! So today, the podcast is actually a perfect example to take you behind the scenes into the rebranding process. We’ll start with why I felt like now was the time for a rebrand, what elements we intentionally changed, and close out with what the plan is moving forward.

Believe it or not, I actually didn’t plan on changing the direction of the podcast until the final days of the rebrand. If you’re on the email list, you’ve been getting updates and sneak peaks along the way but today, we’re really getting into the intentionality behind every choice. From choosing to go with a rebrand instead of a refresh to the details of our most recent photoshoot, we’re covering it all!

This episode is going to be especially valuable to you if you're in stages of deciding whether you want to rebrand or not. It can be a tricky decision. You'll find yourself wondering - should I just do a brand refresh? Do I just need new photos? What's working and what's not? So I'm excited to take you behind the scenes into our thought process to help you make that decision for your business. On top of the rebrand, we've got some new and improved resources for you. So if you're more of a reader than a listener, go check out the episode in blog form over on our website.

In this episode, we're chatting about:

• How to answer the question "how often do I need to rebrand?"
• Why design trends can affect the way cold leads react to your brand
• What we loved about our first rebrand
• The reason behind this rebrand
• Behind the scenes on the entire process of rebranding

Connect with me:

• Read the full blog post HERE
• Instagram
• Facebook

Learn how to build a strong brand and sign your next 5 highest paying clients using cold leads inside our 12-month program Brand Revenue Lab. Join today: www.highflierpowerhouse.com/revenue

Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience

Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer