

Brand You Personal Branding
Mike Kim
The Brand You Podcast with Mike Kim helps you showcase your unique expertise and build a profitable business around your personal brand. Each episode blends real-world strategy with actionable tips in personal branding, marketing, copywriting, consulting, business, and coaching — so you can attract the right clients, grow your influence, and do more of the work you love.
Mike Kim is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of You Are the Brand, a proven guidebook that has helped entrepreneurs, consultants, coaches, and creators position themselves as trusted authorities in their field. As a sought-after speaker and marketing strategist, Mike has worked with industry leaders, NYT bestselling authors, and influential organizations to craft messaging that moves people to action.
With years of hands-on experience in branding, direct response marketing, and high-level consulting, Mike distills what he's learned into clear, practical advice — so you can stop feeling stuck, clarify your message, and build a business that's unmistakably you.
Mike Kim is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of You Are the Brand, a proven guidebook that has helped entrepreneurs, consultants, coaches, and creators position themselves as trusted authorities in their field. As a sought-after speaker and marketing strategist, Mike has worked with industry leaders, NYT bestselling authors, and influential organizations to craft messaging that moves people to action.
With years of hands-on experience in branding, direct response marketing, and high-level consulting, Mike distills what he's learned into clear, practical advice — so you can stop feeling stuck, clarify your message, and build a business that's unmistakably you.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 34min
332: The Ultimate Trait of a Lifelong Friend with Nate Cronk
For a few episodes, I'm having some of my good friends in real life on the show. I've come to realize that lifelong friends are a combination of two things – low maintenance and high quality. They love you for who you are and challenge you to grow. In this episode, I sit down with my good buddy, Nate Cronk, and have some beers. He has always been unapologetically himself and an inspiration to me. We talk about growing up in church, what it's like to have people gravitate to you, divorce, Tony Robbins, and more. Listen in for a casual chat between two good friends. Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: youarethebrandbook.com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

Jun 7, 2022 • 48min
331: The Art of De-branding Yourself and Creating A New Life with Jeff Goins
Jeff Goines is a multiple-time best-selling author but more importantly, he's a good friend of mine. In this episode, Jeff presents how to de-brand yourself and create a new life. One of the things I love about Jeff is that he's afraid but does it anyway. He's honest, relatable, and insightful. Listen in for a presentation full of stories and one-liners that will leave you with your head nodding in agreement. Some things Jeff talks about is: Self-esteem How to choose to live in a way that you find inspiring Why jealously can be a good thing That it's possible to create a life that you admire That the only person's approval you need is your own And so much more on honesty and finding happiness Connect with Jeff: goinswriter.com Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: youarethebrandbook.com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

May 31, 2022 • 43min
330: How to Become a World Class Interviewer with Jeff Brown
In this presentation, Jeff Brown lays out his formula for being an expert podcaster and interviewer. Jeff is the host of the award-winning, multi-million downloaded podcast, Read to Lead. He exclusively interviews authors and is, in my opinon, one of the best podcast interviewers in the business. Connect with Jeff: Read to Lead Podcast Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: mikekim.com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: youarethebrandbook.com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

May 24, 2022 • 33min
329: How to Find Your Verbal Brand Identity with Justin Blackman
Justin Blackman writes brand guidelines for copywriting. It's common for brand guides to exist for graphic designers but copywriting guidelines tend to be very loose – if they even exist at all. Some of the topics we hit include: What is a brand voice guide? What are the three elements of voice? When is a good time for a brand to do this? How do you capture the voice of people who are not writers? How do you maintain sanity writing in other people's voices? Connect with Justin: Write More Personality-er Workshop Free Brand Voice Guide Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

May 17, 2022 • 39min
328: Storytelling, Savvy Email Marketing, and Psychedelics with Master Copywriter, Tarzan Kay
Tarzan Kay is known for writing fun-to-read emails that can be more addictive than Netflix. In addition to talking about storytelling and email marketing, this episode takes some wild turns as we talk about divorce, books, and spiritual experiences. A sneak peak of this episode: How Tarzan got into copy and why she chose to focus on email marketing Tarzan's changing role as a leader in the industry Being willing to do the things that don't scale Divorce and how that's affected us while writing our books Spiritual experiences and Tarzan's experiences with psychedelics Tarzan is widely recognized as one of the best email copywriters in the business. Check her out program, Email Stars –– I highly recommend it. Learn more about Email Stars here. Connect with Tarzan: Join Tarzan's email list. You won't regret it! Instagram Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes

May 10, 2022 • 46min
327: How to Upgrade Your Brain - with Dr. Eugene Choi
This episode is a replay of a live presentation by Dr. Eugene Choi at one of my masterminds. He is brilliant and always leaves everyone at the mastermind wanting more. In this presentation, he talks about how our brains almost can't help kicking us into survival mode. It happens so much that research shows that we operate from a state of survival 70% of the time! Dr. Choi goes into this and how we can train our brains to work from an executive state of mind more often. Some of the topics he covers are: The fight, flight, or freeze response Survival vs executive state of mind The different types of mindsets How to upgrade your brain Limited beliefs Listen in to learn a little about how your brain works and the steps you have to take to upgrade your brain! Connect with Dr. Eugene: destinyhacks.co Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

May 3, 2022 • 37min
326: Now What? Charting a New Life Direction with Molly Grisham
In this episode, I share a mastermind presentation by workshop facilitator and executive coach, Molly Grishman. Molly used to work with college athletes but now her specialty is giving people the questions, tools, and processes to help them unpack the questions that are lingering in their life. In the mastermind presentation, she provides tools and creative processes to the group and shares stories that relate – such as her first memory of being in a leadership role. Listen in and respond to the question prompts she provides for a transformative experience! Connect with Molly: mollygrisham.com Instagram Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

Apr 26, 2022 • 28min
325: Personal Takeaways from You Are The Brand LIVE
Now that You Are The Brand Live is over and I've had time to reflect, I wanted to unpack some of my thoughts. Sometimes we finish a big project and immediately move on to the next one which can make us miss out on the lessons we gleaned from the experience. I believe that how you leave one season is how you enter the next. I kept a note on my phone with four questions so I can take stock of where I am right now before moving on. In this episode, I share the four things I've reflected on following the event. What I felt could've been better for the event overall What went well for the event overall What was personally meaningful to me about the event How I emotionally felt in the aftermath of the event I also answer some "post-game review" questions provided by coach and speaker, Lauren Johnson. If you are interested in accessing the recordings from the event, we will have them for sale on youarethebrandlive.com sometime in the next few weeks. Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

Apr 19, 2022 • 12min
324: How Attorney Steven Thrasher Uses Personal Stories to Skyrocket Business
Steven Thrasher is an intellectual property attorney based out of Dallas, TX and he is a repeat guest on the podcast. In episode 222, he talked about how to protect your intellectual property. Now he is back to talk about how he has used personal stories to grow his legal practice. Steven has gone all-in on his personal branding and is now having record years over and over again. By dialing in on his founder story, he has become relatable and able to connect with business owners who need a plan to protect their intellectual property. Listen in to this case study episode, then connect with Steven to get your intellectual property in order. Connect with Steven: speakwiththrasher.com thrashlaw.com YouTube Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: mikekim.com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: youarethebrandbook.com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

Apr 12, 2022 • 15min
323: How to Format Your Personal Brand Website with Robby Fowler
Robby Fowler is one of the smartest brand strategists I know and one that I actually consume his content regularly. He's really good at helping people bridge the gap between what they learn from his content and how they can apply it. In this episode, we talk about how to format your personal brand website – specifically the home page. Get prepared to take notes because you will want to write his format down! We talk about: What makes a personal brand different The format that Robby recommends for your website Why you don't want to put everything you do on your home page Your website is your home base and needs to be able to tell someone how you can solve their problem within seconds. Get on Robby's email list and start downloading his stuff if you are serious about building your personal brand! Connect with Robby: robbyf.com Get Your Free Audio Copy of You Are The Brand Today! Get the audiobook version of "You Are The Brand" absolutely free: mikekim.com/yatbaudio Get details on the physical book: youarethebrandbook.com Connect with Me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Subscribe to You Are The Brand Here: Did you know? The You Are The Brand Podcast was recently listed as an "all-time bestseller" in Apple Podcasts for marketing. Subscribe free to get new episodes every Tuesday: iTunes Stitcher Spotify Podbean EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to Danny Ozment. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com


