Paid What You’re Worth: The Personal Brand & Sales Podcast

Instagram changes fast, but most trends aren't worth chasing. The ones that actually matter are the trends that help you build trust, start conversations, and consistently attract clients - not just followers. In this podcast episode, I break down the biggest Instagram trends for 2026 that every service provider and personal brand should be paying attention to. We talk about why shares are bec...

A lot of people believe they need 10K followers before they can build a successful personal brand on Instagram. The truth? Follower count has very little to do with whether your brand actually brings in clients. After helping hundreds of service providers and creators monetize their Instagram with under 10K followers, I've seen the same patterns over and over again. The people making consisten...

Emily Shimwell had built something most people spend years trying to create. Over 800 women had attended her events. Her tickets sold out in minutes. Her community trusted her completely. And she was making almost nothing from it. When Emily came to me, she had every ingredient of a profitable personal brand - community, trust, proof of concept, and a natural ability to sell - but no system to tur...

In this episode, Daria Astanaeva, personal brand strategist and founder of The Sell Well Agency, shares a founder story about losing $45,000 building her first agency - and the key business mistakes that led to it . This episode breaks down what went wrong in her first agency, lessons in agency building, and how to build a profitable service-based business and personal brand that actually sells. I...