228: Expert vs thought leader: what’s the difference? A discussion with Ashley Faus, Atlassian
We recently covered on the podcast the vexed question: Personal brand versus business brand - which one should we focus on?
In this episode, we tackle an equally common question: What’s the difference between subject matter experts and thought leaders?
To help me dig deeper into this topic, I am joined by Director of Integrated Product Marketing at Atlassian, Ashley Faus.
This is a subject dear to Ashley’s heart, and she has some strong views on it!
Ashley has developed a framework that she calls the Four Pillars of Thought Leadership - you can check it out here.
She unpacks the framework and its four pillars:
Semantics, or not?
While the whole ‘ expert vs thought leader’ debate might sound like semantics, both Ashley and I agree that understanding the key differences between the two really does matter.
Talking points include:
We also have a sidebar conversation about LinkedIn, and why it's important to be intentional with the content we post on the site, plus we wade into the ‘professional content’ vs 'personal content' debate!
Name-checked in this episode:
It's a fun and energetic discussion, I hope you enjoy it!
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