The Power of Personal Branding

24 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of his YouTube video, Richard Milligan argues that an individual's personal brand—his "microbrand"—has become the most powerful tool for expanding a team, often outweighing the influence of a company's larger "macrobrand." He describes a personal brand as the digitization of one's reputation, noting that reputation used to grow linearly but now expands exponentially thanks to digital channels. Milligan explains that prospects can discover a professional through podcasts, articles, or social media without any prior direct contact, leading them to schedule a Zoom meeting. This exponential, digital reputation is presented as a key driver for recruitment and team growth.

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One of the big things that's changed for you is that your personal brand is maybe the biggest mechanism for growing your team. Whether you will agree to this or not, your microbrand has much greater influence than your company macrobrand. Your brand is ultimately the digitization of your reputation. Your reputation historically has been very linear. But today it is no longer linear because of the digital world. Haven't engaged with them on social, haven't had a phone call with them, never met them at some sort of like networking event, but somehow they find me through my podcast, they find me through my brand, they find me through an article that I've written, and they end up on my live calendar in a Zoom room with me for the first time. My reputation, just like your reputation, is exponential.