Bridget Sicsko and Lydia Bagarozza

Visibility Era

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We’re your hosts, Bridget Aileen Sicsko and Lydia Bagarozza—two PR Experts obsessed with all things PR, media, communications, entrepreneurship, and personal branding. Each week, we break down exactly how to land press for your brand, with step-by-step trainings, real campaign insights, and behind-the-scenes looks at what actually works. From pitching strategies to media relationships to turning one feature into many, these are the conversations and tactics we’re using in real time with CPG brands and startup founders. And occasionally, we bring on media insiders, editors, podcast hosts, and s...

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Bridget Sicsko and Lydia Bagarozza

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Society

Podcast website

www.visibilityonpurpose.com

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

How To Go Viral & Create a Multi-Million Dollar Brand w/ Strategist, Emily Davis | Ep80 10.12.2024

In this episode, Lydia is joined by Emily Davis, a social media and branding expert! Emily is a coach inside Rebelle Nutrition, Amie Tollefsrud's brand (aka the  @lazymillionaireofficial   with 260K Instagram followers). Lydia and Emily connected through Amie’s membership, Selling Social, where Emily blew them away with her expertise. Today, she's spilling the tea on all things social me...

Building a Go-To Market Strategy for CPG Brands with Danielle Calabrese | Ep79 03.12.2024

Have a product company? Maybe you're in the validation stage and wanting to understand more of what it really takes to get a brand off the ground. If Whole Foods and other major retailers are your major goals, this episode is a must-listen! Danielle has been in the CPG F&B space for 16 years and has commercialized/launched several hundred products like De La Calle Tepache (literally one o...

Are Marketing & PR the same? It's Confusing! Tayler spills the tea! | Ep78 26.11.2024

P.S. Black Friday Sale is HERE! https://www.visibilityonpurpose.com/blackfriday Today, we sit down with Tayler Cusick Hollman, founder of Enji—a marketing software for the small business owner to talk about the differences between Marketing & PR. Are they the same? What's different? Hear what Tayler learned over the years! - The difference between marketing and PR - 2 PR Tactics that work...

How One Press Feature Led to a HUGE Opportunity for This Business w/ Isaac Mashman | Ep 77 19.11.2024

In last week's episode, we shared responses from business owners who answered our Qwoted request "how press has impacted their business." Well, Isaac Mashman's response truly blew us away, so we invited him on the show. In this conversation we discussed: ✨ How one press feature led to a speaking engagement in front of a huge crowd ✨ Isaac's journey of "following the...

We Asked Businesses How Press Impacted Them & Heard AMAZING Stories | Ep 76 12.11.2024

In today’s episode, we dive into real stories from small business owners who’ve experienced the powerful impact of press features firsthand. We asked them, "How a press feature impacted your business?"—and the responses were so freakin' inspiring. Here’s a glimpse of what they shared: Client bookings sold out Sales increased dramatically Brand awareness skyrocketed Invitations for s...

How To Prepare for Maternity Leave as a Business Owner w/ Bridget | Ep 75 05.11.2024

In this week’s episode, Lydia sits down with cofounder Bridget Aileen Sicsko to discuss a rarely talked about topic in the entrepreneurial world: maternity leave. Bridget shares her journey of preparing for this major transition and opens up with a candid reflection: "I told Eric, if I wasn't an entrepreneur, I probably would have had kids already." Together, they cover: ✨ The ment...

Halloween Special: How to Use Your Astrological Sign for Business Success & Visibility w/ Jackie Tempera | Ep 74 29.10.2024

This Halloween season, we’re thrilled to welcome back our dear friend and fellow astrology enthusiast, Jackie Tempera! Together, we explore the unique strengths and qualities of each zodiac sign and share how you can channel that energy to amplify your business, visibility, and PR strategy. Get ready for an episode that’s as hilarious and fun as it is insightful and eerily accurate! Settle in with...

PR Secrets Revealed by Industry Leader of TaleSplash, Amy Jackson | Ep 73 22.10.2024

Curious about how PR can elevate your business? This episode is a must-listen! We had the pleasure of chatting with Amy Jackson , PR expert and founder of TaleSplash , a boutique firm that helps emerging tech, health, and lifestyle brands make their mark through powerful media exposure. With decades of experience growing global brands as storytellers and digital strategists, Amy's approach is...

Sell Products? Here's everything you need to know about Affiliate PR with Liv Dellanno | Ep72 15.10.2024

If you own a product company (CPG) in the beauty, lifestyle, health and wellness space—you have to be all ears. Okay guys, this one is a DO NOT MISS episode of the Visibility Era podcast. Liv Dellanno runs a boutique affiliate PR agency called Mystik PR. Her clients have been featured in publications like Buzzfeed, Forbes, Oprah Daily, Real Simple, Byrdie + more. In this interview, I asked her eve...

Top TV Publicity Tips with Former TV News Anchor, Kerry Barrett | Ep71 08.10.2024

This was a FUN one, it was like we were truly peeling back the curtain to newsroom life. Kerry Barrett, former TV News Anchor, used to spend her days waking up at 12:30am (yes you read that right!!) to start her work day at the station. She spent her 20 year career in the morning news for top stations that you likely know the name of. Here's what we chatted about! How to grab a newsroom'...

How To Get Featured on Top Publications with HARO & SOS founder, Peter Shankman | Ep 70 01.10.2024

We had the pleasure of speaking with media legend, Peter Shankman. He is the original founder of Haro (help a reporter out), now SOS (source of sources), a very helpful tool that we use every day to pitch ...and teach inside our programs! Peter is not only a media legend, but he's also someone who was diagnosed with ADHD later on in life. Learning this information gave him so much clarity on...

Bridget's Top 5 Business Lessons As An Entrepreneur for Almost a Decade | Ep69 24.09.2024

Join Bridget on her own entrepreneurial journey and learn the things she's found most important over the years as an entrepreneur. Here's a sneak peak of the 5 lessons.... Leverage your natural gifts, talents and abilities Experience can be just as valuable as another certification Enjoy the journey and don't over obsess about the destination Hire for the things you loathe Build fou...

How Emogene & Co. Became a Top 1.5% Shopify Store w/ Dr. Allyson Brennan Ep68 17.09.2024

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Allyson Brennan, the founder behind the wildly successful skincare brand, Emogene & Co. In this episode, Allyson didn’t hold back—she pulled back the curtain on what it takes to build a thriving product business. Yes, we talked about skincare (because who doesn’t love a good beauty chat?), but the heart of this conversation was about how she followe...

Is It Weird For Publicists To Pitch Themselves? Ep 67 10.09.2024

In this episode, cofounder Lydia spills the tea on her career in music, how she found PR by accident (or how it found her), and her own struggles with visibility.  She get's raw, real, inspiring, and goes into the tiny details! If you've been wanting to hear an unconventional story to entrepreneurship, this episode is for you. Support the show NEXT STEPS: Want a Personalized PR Plan? (in...

How Can My Brand Standout? Mini Training for Entrepreneurs & Startups | Ep66 03.09.2024

To get more eyes on your business, brand, products and services—you need to offer something that is INTERESTING, RELEVANT and SOLVES A PROBLEM. But no one can even know or understand what you do unless you get more visibility on the brand in general. Let's talk about... - ways to differentiate and position your brand - the journey of outbound reach out to inbound opportunities - how a brand c...

4 Visibility Tips You Need To Know | Ep65 27.08.2024

In case you missed it....these are 4 visibility and PR tips that you gotta know as a small business owner or personal brand. In this episode today, you'll learn not only 4 important visibility tips, but you'll also hear all the ways that we are incorporating fun into our lives and businesses. JOIN THE PR MASTERMIND, PITCH PARTY: https://www.visibilityonpurpose.com/pitchparty Support the...

The Dream Publicity and Brand Growth Story with Michelle Garside of Soul Camp | Ep64 20.08.2024

Okay...talk about a WILD STORY all stemming from an innovative, newsworthy, timely idea. Tune in to this episode to learn how Soul Camp Creative had press knocking on their door all for an adult sleep-away summer camp—a revolutionary idea of the time! save $700 off the PR Mastermind and Course Community when you join by Aug. 22 - https://www.visibilityonpurpose.com/pitchparty Michelle Garside is t...

What is Pitch Party—a PR Mastermind Community for Startup Founders | Ep63 13.08.2024

Here's the 411 on Pitch Party. GET FEATURED ON TOP MAGAZINES, TV NETWORKS AND PODCASTS without hiring a publicist or agency...or being famous. **We have a special sale going on until August 22nd on our PR Mastermind Course & Community, Pitch Party. Save $700 and gain 1 year access to our mastermind community and PR course. https://www.visibilityonpurpose.com/pitchparty We started our comp...

Bridget's Flight To Florida Got Canceled, Here's What We Did Instead Ep. 62 06.08.2024

Support the show NEXT STEPS: Want a Personalized PR Plan? (includes: a custom PR pitch , 6 part "how to research media contacts" module, curated list of 5–10 ideal media outlets , “Where to Go from Here” roadmap (pitch cadence, next steps, etc.) AND a personalized voice note . Click here: https://www.visibilityonpurpose.com/product-page/personalized-pr-plan DIY PR COURSE!!  https://www.v...

5 Ways To Get Your Small Business More Visible | Ep 61 30.07.2024

Pitch Party Course & Community are almost READY for you! If you've been drooling of the ways to get your brand more recognition and "known", it's time to get your brand the credibility it deserve with Pitch Party. Our step by step PR formula will have you completely changing the way you operate on a daily and weekly basis. If Forbes, NBC, Insider and top podcasts have been...

Meet Food & Wine, Southern Living, etc. Writer, Karla Walsh & Learn the "Drink Of The Summer" | Ep 60 23.07.2024

After quitting her corporate job at Meredith (one of the biggest publishing houses in the world), Karla moved back from NYC to Des Moines, Iowa, took a chance on herself and went into freelance writing full-time. Since then, she's become wildly successful, placing her stories in giants like Better Homes and Gardens, Allrecipes,  Food & Wine, EatingWell, TIME, Travel + Leisure, Shape, etc....

How to Find Your One-Word Personal Brand for Entrepreneurs | Ep59 16.07.2024

When you've worked with some of the most iconic brands (Nabisco, Godiva, Cadbury and more), you learn a few things—especially about branding and building a personal brand for entrepreneurs. Here's what we talked about with Rich Keller— - The Importance of One-Word Personal Branding (and why big companies like Godiva & Nabisco hired him for it) - How to Apply the One-Word Concept to B...

Finding Product Market Fit for B2B Founders w/ Rob Snyder | Ep58 09.07.2024

Going full blown startup with this interview today. If you've ever been curious about Product-Market Fit for B2B Saas Companies, clear your schedule because this one is for you. Beyond Product-Market Fit, Rob also has experience with both venture capital funding and bootstrapping businesses—so we of course asked him the pros and cons of both! In this episode we talked about, Rob's Harvar...

3 Publicists Give The Inside Scoop on How To Run Successful PR Campaigns | Ep57 02.07.2024

Want to know what 3 publicists can talk about alll day long? You guessed it! PR and Media Relations—In this interview today, we interview PR Experts Amanda Foley and Sara Doane on all things PR and how to run successful PR Campaigns. If you're a small business owner, entrepreneur, startup founder or personal brand—this is a great conversation to tune into to understand how to get your company...

How To Become a Paid, User-Generated Content Creator like Elli Scarborough | Ep 56 25.06.2024

Did you know that you don't need to have 1 Million followers online in order to be a successful content creator?  In this episode, we chat with Elli Scarborough. She is a 24-year-old entrepreneur, the founder of a wildly successful creative agency, Get Creatives, and THE LinkedIn queen...to us anyway, that's how we found her :) Elli absolutely blew our minds when it came to UGC & the...

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