When you own your brand and voice, you are seen as the authority in your space.
And when you’re the go-to celebrity?
EVERYONE wants to hire you—and they’ll pay whatever high prices you want.
But if you haven’t been showing your business who’s boss, you might be stuck in a pattern of feast and famine. You might be hustling to get clients with tons of emails, calls, and proposals—or so busy working for your clients that it feels impossible to do business development for future clients.
Inevitably, this style of working cycles over and over again. The hustle never stops.
Thankfully, there’s another way to take your business to the next level—through building your authority online so you’re seen as a respected expert in your space.
This is exactly what today’s guest went through—from doing really well to struggling to make sense of her business offerings—to well-known and booked out two months in advance. Who doesn’t want that?! And she made that happen by staying laser focused on building her celebrity status by sharing her value online in talks and in articles.
Today, I’m so excited to be speaking with Badass Business owner, Ilana Preuss.
Ilana’s company, Recast City, helps bring local “main street” economies back to life by partnering with local leaders to bring businesses back to downtown, particularly small-scale manufacturing businesses. It’s fascinating work—unlike anything anyone else I’ve worked with—and it’s been equally fascinating to watch her apply these badass brand and business principles to her company, especially because nobody in her space is doing anything like this.
Ilana is also the author of the forthcoming book, Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing, being released by Island Press in spring 2021.
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Ep 198: Critical Mindset Shifts for No BS Agency Owners: Profit
Ep 197: Ben Guttmann on Why Certain Messages Work and How to Design Them
Ep 196: FAQ: "But Pia, How Long Will It Take to Build My Authority Machine?"
Ep 195: What Nobody Understands About Building the Authority Machine
Ep 194: FAQ: How Can An Authority Machine Lead To Stability and Freedom in Your Business
Ep 193: FAQ: What Exactly is an Authority Machine and How Do We Start One?
Ep 192: Sara Chambers Levels Up Her Business and Goes From Good To Great
Ep 191: FAQ: "But Pia, What if I do the work and the client hates it?"
Ep 190: FAQ: "But Pia, can you actually do quality work in an intensive?"
Ep 189: Intensives 101: What Exactly Is It and How Exactly Do You Do It
Ep 188: Chris Do Drops Truth Bombs on What It Takes to Play on the Big Stage
Ep 187: FAQ: "But Pia, I tried networking and I didn't get anything out of it!"
Ep 186: FAQ: "But Pia, Where Do I Find The Leads?"
From The Archives: How Do You Sell Something That All Your Competitors Are Giving Away for Free?
Ep 185: Marsha Shandur: A Masterclass On Storytelling
Ep 184: You're Already a Badass: Loving Yourself As You Build Your Business
Ep 183: Love Bank: Withdrawals You Must Avoid
Ep 182: Love Bank: Let's Talk Deposits
Ep 181: The Love Bank in Your Client Relationships: The Concept of Deposits and Withdrawals
Ep 180: Kelly O'Connell: From No Business, No Niche to a Profitable Business in Eighteen Months
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