Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey everybody, really excited to bring you this episode with my good friend Ty Schmidt. Ty and I actually met on Instagram, like she reached out to me, hit me up, and she is one of the best brand experts in the business. So if your social media is struggling, if your storytelling is struggling, this episode is for you. But we start out really personal.
We talk about, you know, Ty overcoming some things in her life and moving forward with a lot of things in her life. We talk about her love for roller coasters that started as a fear, but she's going to give you a lot of really cool tips to enhance your leadership brand, why you should be focused on your brand in general. Ladies and gentlemen, I present my really good friend, Ty Schmitt.
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Hi, how are you doing today, dear?
You know what? I am so grateful to be here. Thank you for that kind intro.
I'm the honored one. I'm the honored one. You know, like, like a lot of times on LinkedIn, I, I don't accept every request.
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Chapter 2: What personal challenges did Ty Schmidt overcome?
I don't even look at things you came across. I mean, this was months ago and then I go look at your bio and then I'm listening to your content and watching your content. And I was like, Oh, I need to learn from Ty. So Ty, like I've been, I've been implementing a lot of the things that you talk about just in my overall strategy of brand to brand development and visibility and
Where did that come from? When did you know that that was who you were destined to be?
Chapter 3: How can storytelling enhance branding?
Wow, what a good question. Well, you know, I honestly, it goes back to storytelling. I was a reporter for the local newspaper and I was a reporter for a national teen magazine written for teens by teens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Gumbo Teen Magazine Magazine. Back in the early 2000s. It was such a fun experience.
And I got to meet and learn from some amazing humans who taught me so much through their stories. And through the process and over time, I realized how much we can all learn. and grow from each other's stories.
So, you know, when I think about branding, I really think, I think of it more as storytelling and, you know, I've, I've tried to integrate that into my social media, which is why it's really special to me that you recognize that because I actually purposely and intentionally leave different parts of my story in different places, because what reason is there for people to follow you in all the places, if you're not giving them something a little different in, in each of the places.
So I, storytelling is at the soul of branding to me. And that's, that's really how, you know, it goes way back with the, with the journalism, you know, the journalism interest.
Yeah. And I think what, what initially drew me to you was one of the storytelling, but just how after watching a few pieces of your content, like I felt like I knew Ty and, and by that meaning I genuinely knew you, right? Like, like maybe not the person that you were I don't mean this the wrong way, but the person you were trying to put out there in content, cause you know, a lot of times, right?
Like even myself, like sometimes it's like, I don't want you to know everything about me. So I'm going to give you this, right? I felt like I genuinely knew who Ty was, what your core values were, what family means to you and just all the things. And you were not necessarily trying to do that in your content, but that's, that's what drew me to you. And because I know Ty,
more about you than probably I, than most people that I follow on social media, because I interact with you and all that jazz. I'd love for you to tell us what's your because, like, what's that thing that's deeper than your why? Like, and I'll tell you, she's going to answer it.
But if you just go look at her Instagram, you're going to figure out, you're going to see her because because she lives it and it's there every day. But for us that are listening and watching, Tyler, what's your because?
Thank you for that question. It's a very honestly soulful and layered question for me. So I ask for your patience as I've given it some thought. As a fan of yours, I had a feeling that I would be working through this because you are the king of purpose and understanding and getting to know your purpose. So thank you for the opportunity to answer a bit lengthy. So
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Chapter 4: How can leaders authentically develop their personal brand?
That next day, I started Little Big Media. as a way to be a stay-at-home mom and also continue to tell people's stories through branding, through content, through marketing and social media. And I did a lot of different things. I've done so many. I'm trying not to like laugh in my microphone too much because I breathe too heavy because I'm learning how to use this microphone. But
I got to do so many. I mean, I wrote I wrote pieces for like three dollars from Upwork. Like I did a lot of random work that I learned something from every single thing I learned something from. And that's I'm very grateful for for every little opportunity that I had along the way. But that's kind of how it happened.
I evolved with time and I made that intentional choice that, you know, I had this very expensive degree, which I'll be paying off until after I'm dead. And I wanted to be a mom. So I was like, how can I be a mom and continue to tell stories? And that's, that's where Little Big was born.
Amazing. Amazing. And so for those that are watching or listening, let's talk about the things that Little Big does. Like, so what are some of the services that you provide that you do?
Thank you for that. My goodness. I'm so grateful for the, for the open door and I will, I will run through it. Let's go. So a little big is a, you know, a conduit for, for storytelling with the, with the branding specifically. So what I want to do is I want to help people, businesses and companies tell their story through social media. And one of the ways, you know, one of the
I'll just give you an example of like a, like a format and a structure. And this is, this is just added value for your listeners who, you know, particularly like nonfiction authors, right? Like I love helping nonfiction authors because they've written something that they're very proud of as they should be.
And a lot of times just because you're an author doesn't mean you know how to do any amount of social media marketing. So like, Something that I find to be very helpful for clients is a framework that I've started to call HSA. So it's hook and then it's story and then it's action.
So a lot of times I'll see an author, particularly in the nonfiction space, they'll put their video out there, which is oftentimes really hard. Cause they're used to, they're used to kind of working in a silo of writing in an office and then they have to like do this thing with the camera. Why? You know? So they, they tell it and, and I, and I hear it and I hear it backwards.
Like I have a good friend who finally posted her very first video on on her book last week and i was so excited because i've been coaching her i've been talking with her i'm like let's get this out there let's get your story out there so she finally posts her video and i listened to it and she buried the lead like she buried the hook the hook was like three-fourths into it and i just said friend
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Chapter 5: What motivates Ty Schmidt's work and mission?
But I feel uncomfortable throwing myself out there sometimes. But I would be honored to help you in any way, which is why, as you know, and if our friends want to go check it out, I mean, honestly, any of this is like Mick keeps saying, any of it is documented on the internet.
Like I have all the things that you can go and follow any of these loops and any of these threads that we're talking through. And one of the things that I that I do actively on social is, you know, maybe I wasn't comfortable asking, hey, I want to help you. And I still do. We can talk about that later.
But the the bigger kind of maybe more important thing is I do find ways to support and elevate and lift people who I see that are doing amazing work. So I actually have, you know, a little bit of a reputation of being a fangirl. And, you know, I've had some leaders in my life tell me that that's not not a good thing. Like, you know, stop, stop. That's embarrassing.
And I've decided to embrace it as a superpower, because I think being a fangirl of the people and the places and the things and the music and all of the things. that bring you joy and happiness and inspire you, it's almost like your job. You need to share that because these people, these artists, these storytellers, these people are not necessarily... They don't know how to always do it.
So I feel it's part of my job to say, hey, I love this song. You guys need this song in your life. Or you need this book in your life. And to bring things back full circle for us, that is what I did do, even though I didn't reach out about helping with your social, which I would love to still do. I did, you know...
go out of my way to make sure that everybody that follows Ty Schmidt knows that they needed Mick Hunt in their life and they needed Mick Hunt's book in their life.
I mean, that was a very long-winded way of saying, yeah, Mick, you just were not good enough for my services. Like, you can just say that. I don't have an ego. It's okay. It's okay.
It's all right.
I hired somebody yesterday though. So, so I'm good now moving forward.
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