Brand Therapy

Want some easy fixes to update your site? 🛠️ This episode will give you inspiration! Hosts Phil and Lauren have a speedy chat about simple ways to bring your website into 2023. From making your website accessible to ticking off best practices, you’re going to want to hear these five recommendations.

You care for your business, but who takes care of you? 🫶 This episode of Brand Therapy will inspire you to get away from your inbox to supercharge your creativity. Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with speaker and podcaster Corissa Saint Laurent to learn how spirituality can fuel entrepreneurship. We talk about mini breaks, meditations, lucid dreaming, and so much more.

What does it mean to build an online community? 🤍 This episode of Brand Therapy has the answer. Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with Daniela of ELAS Marketing to understand her techniques for cultivating a community of avid followers. She shares the importance of positioning your brand, recommendations for bolstering engagement, and other tricks that have gotten her over 115k followers.

How do you *really* grow on Instagram? 📈 Many people have their theories, but on today's episode of Brand Therapy, our guest has living proof! Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with Juan Galán, founder of the IG Creator Academy, to divulge the secrets of hitting 100k followers. We'd tell you the details of what's discussed, but we don't want any surprises spoiled. Listen to the ep to find out Juan's rec...

We're back after a little (okay, a long) hiatus! ⏲️ In this episode of Brand Therapy, we'll bring you up to speed on where we've been and what we're excited about regarding the podcast. We'll even share our plan to repurpose our content, which you can totally steal.

It’s not goodbye—it’s see you soon! 👋 With 175 episodes in the bag, hosts Phil and Lauren are taking a short break to rethink Brand Therapy. The two brand strategists discuss their reason for change, goals with new formatting, and hope that listeners will share feedback to make Brand Therapy the best it could be. This short and sweet episode might inspire you to pause on a project of your own!

Feeling overwhelmed? 😩You’re not alone, and this episode will help! Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with Louise Miller, a productivity expert who helps overwhelmed business owners get things done without burning done. Louise shares her tactics for finding order in chaos, prioritizing your tasks, creating a vision, and more. As one of our favorite episodes ever, you won’t want to miss this!

Wish you knew the secrets to Instagram growth? 📈 You’re in luck. In this no-nonsense episode, hosts Phil and Lauren divulge tactics for maximizing growth on Instagram. By following a set series of steps in the first hour of posting, you’ll jumpstart conversation, increase your exposure, and catapult your followers over time. Listen to learn!

What's the secret sauce for more exposure? 🧪 Today's Brand Therapy guest Lisa Simone Richards tells all. As a PR strategist who helps people get seen online, Lisa is a pro at securing podcast and media appearances. Hosts Phil and Lauren dig into Lisa's tactics for sending the perfect outreach message, following up, and being downright irresistible to gatekeepers. If you want to get in the media,...

Want to have influence in any room? 📢 Then it's time to spruce up your presentation skills! Brand strategists and hosts Phil and Lauren dish on their learned secrets of effective presentations⁠—even in 1:1 meetings. You'll learn how to change up your pace, keep people engaged, structure your communications, and win over your listener. To make an interpersonal impact, listen to this episode.

Tired of leaning on referrals for new business? 😵 Today's episode will give you new ideas! Hosts Phil and Lauren reconvene with long-time friend and lead generation consultant Yann Ilunga for his take on generating business contacts. With an emphasis on LinkedIn, Yann breaks down his process and tools for meaningfully connecting with potential clients and customers. For a dose of pure invigoratio...

Wish you could experience your brand beyond a screen? 👀 You're about to learn how! This fun episode teaches you how to translate your brand from a concept to a living space. Brand strategists and hosts Phil and Lauren share their recommendations for making a branded space that also works on camera. From selecting paint colors to considering lighting, you'll be inspired to do some spring refreshin...

How do you turn a creative hobby into a money-making business? 🏦 Hosts Phil and Lauren met with client extraordinaire Michele Plachter for her tips. As the owner of a successful interior design firm, Michele has experienced the ins and outs from building a business of one to a profitable team. From her inspirational origins to biggest tips, this episode will inspire you to be ambitious with your...

What's the secret behind effective outreach? 🤫 This episode spills all. Brand strategists and hosts Lauren and Phil dish on their techniques for effective messages to strum up business. You'll get ideas for methods, distribution, and techniques for crafting the perfect casual message. For anyone who's looking to shake the tree, this episode is for you!

Dreaming of turning your side gig into a full-time career? ☁️Then get ready for major inspiration from this Brand Therapy episode. Brand strategists and hosts Phil and Lauren meet with Shyne Webster, who's an agency owner, founder, storyteller, and (get this) full-time student. Shyne spills her secrets to juggling a successful agency at only 19 years old while also shedding light on Gen Z's conten...

Wishing you could have uninterrupted time to focus on content? 🎧 Listener, you're in luck! This one-of-a-kind episode is a one-way working session where hosts Phil and Lauren give you prompts to create authentic content. Each prompt will provide you with a launching point and timeframe to write, design, or film content, and by the episode's end, your content calendar will be ready to go! This mig...

Wish you could pinpoint your super strengths? ⭐️ Then you'll find this Brand Therapy episode inspirational! Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with client Kathleen Brigham, the Founder of Brigham Learning who specializes in learning assessments. Kathleen gives an overview of executive functioning skills and provides a fascinating analysis of Phil and Lauren's individual strengths and weaknesses. If you w...

Wondering how you can read the minds of your ideal customer? 🔮 This episode will give you the tools to think like your audience! Hosts Phil and Lauren share their techniques for stepping into the shoes of your target market. You'll learn how to abandon assumptions, survey truth-tellers, listen to tough feedback, and connect with your customer by solving their most pressing problems. For a fun rea...

Wish you could genuinely connect with your audience? ❤️ Then you'll love learning about relationship marketing! Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with Jessika Phillips, a speaker, business owner, and marketing expert to learn how to convert potential customers into brand advocates. Jessika breaks down the nuances behind growing a customer base without relying on gimmicky campaigns. You'll be inspired to...

Want to go viral on LinkedIn? 🤝This episode dishes on everything you need to know! After combing through countless articles about LinkedIn's algorithm, brand strategists hosts Phil and Lauren share their takeaways. You'll learn how to avoid being marked as spam, maximize the Golden Hour, think like LinkedIn's home feed, and navigate the algorithm like a pro. By the end of this episode, you'll hav...

How would you score your business's customer experience? 📝 The best judge will be today's guest Susan Salgado, a keynote speaker with a doctorate in organizational behavior. Hosts Phil and Lauren ask Susan to share her wisdom on hospitality, customer connection, and effective communication in the digital age. With fascinating recommendations and endless knowledge, this episode will have you rethi...

Are you maximizing sales opportunities in your business? 🤑 After listening to this episode, you might think otherwise! Hosts Phil and Lauren have a frank discussion about making money through cross-selling and upselling. You're going to learn how to define your core offering, increase margin opportunities, widen your net, and define a cross-sell and upsell for easy sales. You're going to love thi...

Do you increase your rate with inflation? 📈 As of 2022, your hosts are! Hosts Phil and Lauren get real about all things price increase—the when, how, and if of telling clients—and encourage you to charge for your worth. This episode is going to inspire you to take an objective look at your business, your margins, and the way you communicate your value.

Do you know your life's purpose? 🔮 If not, don't fret, because scaleup strategist and overall genius Ramón Estrada T. is on Brand Therapy! Hosts Phil and Lauren meet with client Ramón to discuss his tactics for preventing burnout, inspiring vision, defining your purpose, and, importantly, aligning your business with your life goals. This episode will give you questions to get you thinking about t...

Wish you could speed up your content creation speed? 🏃🏼 In this fun Brand Therapy episode, you'll learn the ins and outs of repurposing content! Hosts Phil and Lauren dish on their tried-and-proven tactics for recycling content to save you time and energy without compromising on value. This episode breaks down how to transform a long-form piece of content into multiple pieces so you can get the...