Ilana Golan: 100X Your Personal Brand and Unlock Opportunity | E85
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How did Ilana Golan experience her career wake-up call?
Hi there. I'm so excited that you're here. Look, public speaking and building reputation has changed my life. I still remember the time when I was stuck in my career, feeling a fraction of who I could be. I could see others zoom up the ladder, get the titles, get the seat at the table, get the pay, and I felt stuck. But worse than that, at some point when I didn't have that job, it was even worse because all my identity was always attached to my title, to the companies that I was with. And suddenly I felt like a nobody. I was taking every moment of my life to build this company that I was with, but I never left anything for myself.
What role did public speaking play in Ilana's career transformation?
And at that point, I promised myself that I will make sure every single person that is driven will leave and make sure to build their own personal brand because that is what catapults you. That's what gives you a chance to change the second part of your life. And I invested so many thousands of dollars or tens of thousands of dollars to learn how to build my reputation. The first step where you can start building a little bit of that public speaking muscle. And it's incredible because you literally start seeing yourself and I started seeing myself on bigger stages. And then I charged a little bit and then I saw myself on even bigger stages and I charged a little more. Today, I charge $10,000 for one hour keynote.
Why is investing in personal branding beneficial?
But the beautiful thing is not only that, it's the opportunities that come with it. This is how I landed advisory role. This is how I landed board seats. In fact, this is how I sold my tech startup. And it's an incredible story for another time. But this was worth a lot of money for me. So public speaking has changed my life. But the beautiful thing is that creates a snowball effect, which is exactly what I want you to do. I want you to create a snowball effect on your life and on your career, because that is how you started creating suddenly press releases and awards and podcast appearances and panel appearances and TV and radio. And I can go on and on. Now you're starting to be seen in a whole different level.
How did Ilana Golan leverage her brand for new opportunities?
So you get the pay, you get opportunities, you get things you didn't even know were possible. This is what got me on TechCrunch and Forbes and Yahoo Finance and MarketWatch. And I can go on and on. This is what got me awards such as 40 Women to Watch or Silicon Valley Awards and Startup of the Year for 2023. In fact, today, our podcast is at the top charts. And we are one of the fastest growing company. Leap Academy is one of the fastest growing company, according to Inc. because we know how to do this. So I engineered a process that will help you build your public speaking career and will help you catapult your reputation. Now, don't get me wrong. You can still land a job and then start building that public speaking.
You can also use it to land clients. You can also use it to land even bigger leadership roles because suddenly people see you at a whole different level. So no matter where you're heading to find a job, to start a company, to create a portfolio career, to create your own business, it doesn't matter. Building your reputation and public speaking is going to be the most important skill to completely transform the second part of your life. So I don't know how long we're going to have these modules open. Usually they're worth thousands of dollars. So I want you to take advantage. You can do it at your own time, at your own pace, but take action. When you will take action, it will change the second part of your life. So I will see you there. Click on that link below.
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