Oh For Food's Sake

Building your personal brand

Episode Summary

Personal branding is just for people who are self-employed, right? Wrong! If you haven’t started building your personal brand now, you should probably just forget it, right? Double wrong! On this week’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we walk you through why everyone needs a personal brand and how you can start building yours.

Episode Notes

Personal branding is just for people who are self-employed, right? Wrong! If you haven’t started building your personal brand now, you should probably just forget it, right? Double wrong! On this week’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we walk you through why everyone needs a personal brand and how you can start building yours.

Listen in as we explain what it actually means to have a personal brand and why it’ll help you to feel happier at work. We share our experiences of building a personal brand both in our jobs and in our own businesses and give our best top tips on how to work out your brand and values. There’s a lot of advice here about how to maintain a strong social media presence and how to be authentically yourself, even if you feel nervous or aren’t sure where to start. At the end of the episode, we give a handy summary of our personal branding guide.

If you’re interested in learning more about personal branding from us, either by having more episodes on the topic or by attending a masterclass, please let us know via our LinkedIn or Facebook page. Make sure that you’re subscribed to the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast so that you never miss an episode.

Timestamps

[1:32] Today’s special guest is… Amy!

[2:45] Why do you need a personal brand?

[5:25] What you’re known for, what you stand for: What is your personal brand?

[9:45] Standing out authentically

[11:37] Personal branding and social media

[15:30] How to start working out your personal brand

[17:32] Translating your personal brand onto your LinkedIn profile

[22:53] Photos, banners, profile: What to add to your LinkedIn

[25:00] How to start putting yourself out there

[30:15] Our neat round-up on personal branding

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