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The PR Maven Podcast

The PR Maven® Podcast is the combination of traditional networking techniques combined with the power of social media to build your personal and professional brand. The podcast features interviews with industry leaders, top executives, media personalities and online influencers about public relations and their personal brand. Each week, Nancy connects with a special guest to talk about their career, and business or organization, as well as the latest news and events that will give listeners a unique perspective on the world of public relations, marketing and personal branding, including actionable takeaways.

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How to Start Your Personal Brand, With Kit Huffman - Episode 190

Jun 25, 2024

How do you build a personal brand? Find out in this episode as Kit Huffman explains how to start a personal brand, sharing her tips and the steps she uses with her clients. Kit explains what personal branding is, how to identify a goal for building a personal brand and talks about how networking will give your brand a boost, sharing tips on how to network. In addition, Kit shares how she built her own personal brand, and how that fits into an overall marketing strategy.  

 

00:00 Introduction to the PR Maven ® Podcast 

01:33 Introducing Guest: Kit Huffman 

02:59 Why Kit Went to Business School 

09:00 Definition of Personal Brand 

11:24 Identifying Your Personal Branding Goal 

17:18 Why You Need a LinkedIn About Section 

19:33 The Importance of Networking to Personal Branding 

26:09 Personal Branding Steps 

30:25 How Kit Built Her Own Personal Brand 

32:28 Personal Branding in an Overall Marketing Strategy 

36:38 Helpful Resources 

 

Related Episodes 

Episode 88: The evolution and essentials of personal branding, with William Arruda, Personal Branding Guru 

Episode 141: How to use your strengths to develop your personal brand, with Christine Tieri, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach at Chris Tieri Corporation 

Episode 198: How To Combine PR and Personal Branding To Create Success for Your Business, With Amber Lambke 

 

About Kit   

As a seasoned executive ghostwriter and communications consultant, Kit Huffman leverages years of experience ranging from writing with Fortune 500 c-suite executives, billion-dollar brands and prominent startups. As a result, clients have turned to her to help navigate joining culturally sensitive conversations, celebrating venture capital funding rounds, announcing company layoffs and sharing deeply personal stories.  

After years of working as a personal branding strategist, Kit founded SENECA, an executive branding agency, that focuses on amplifying the voices of innovative business leaders. SENECA’s team of strategists and ghostwriters foster close relationships with clients to craft attention-grabbing content that strategically shares their personal stories, lessons and expertise to cultivate engaged online communities, become thought leaders within their industries, and build identities separate from their work titles. 

 

This episode is sponsored by: 

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