242: Evolving from Experts to Thought Leaders (TLA Grads)

How can you evolve from being an expert to a thought leader?

What mindset shift needs to happen and what does thought leadership message and content look like?

This episode is the audio from a LinkedIn Live we did recently with two of the women who've graduated from our Thought Leader Academy, Emily Rogers and Jackie Roby.

We take you behind the scenes to talk about:

• What it means to them to be a thought leader
• The role that vulnerability plays in being a thought leader
• How they shifted their mindset to evolve from expert to thought leader
• The kind of content they create to position themselves as thought leaders
• Thought leadership content has a long shelf life and impacts people beyond your immediate network
• Why they decided to join our Thought Leader Academy and what they got out of it

You can also watch the video replay of this LinkedIn Live at https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6835634155724820481/.

About Our Guests:

Emily Rogers is a business consultant, executive coach and retreat facilitator who strategically advises and supports businesses, teams and individuals in growing and realizing their full potential in purposeful and balanced ways.

Jackie Roby is Chief Excellence Officer at Inspired Journey Consulting, a Boston-based business dedicated to wellness, healing, and transformational tourism. She is a sales strategist for wellness travel businesses & is a Diversity Equity Inclusion advocate. She’s the host of the Through Inspired Eyes podcast.

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/242

Apply to join our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/.

Schedule a consult call to talk about creating your signature talk and thought leadership platform: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/contact.

Connect on LinkedIn:

• Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
• Diane Diaz = https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianediaz
• Emily Rogers = https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyhowellrogers/
• Jackie Roby = https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-roby/

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 210: Finding Your Big Idea By Noticing What’s Missing with Jackie Roby [Big Idea Series]
• Episode 239: Leadership is about the Heart as much as the Head with Emily Rogers
• Episode 241: The Expert Trap: What Holds Women Back from Thought Leadership with Carol Cox

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