Your Bright Personal Brand
Build your Speaking Business with Alopecia Warrior McKenna Reitz, Episode 108
11 Oct 2023
McKenna Reitz, an Alopecia warrior, turned her "loss" into her greatest opportunity. In this episode, we talk about her transition from being a high school teacher, to following her purpose and speaking on stage. I met McKenna in line at a conference and we became fast friends, saving each other seats, having lunch, and dancing to her friend Elec Simon, one of the original members of STOMP, jam out with a 5-person drumming band. In this episode, McKenna shares: How to create a speaking career How she got booked on The Jennifer Hudson Show How she shows up consistently online How to think about personal branding in your business McKenna Reitz is a sought-after TEDx speaker, an award-winning high school AP Psychology teacher, and an alopecia warrior who empowers others to reframe life's challenges into gifts and opportunities so they can lead with confidence and purpose. After losing all her hair due to Alopecia, McKenna uses her journey of having this autoimmune disease to help others overcome the loss by resetting the mindset of their "loss" into growth and opportunities. McKenna has been featured in Forbes, Woman's Day, USA Today, Yahoo! News, U.S. News & World Report, Good Housekeeping, Business Insider, VeryWell, MindBodyGreen and featured on Good Morning America, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Good Day DC, Good Morning Washington, theList, and Cheddar News. You can follow McKenna: https://www.instagram.com/mckennareitz/ www.mckennareitz.com Download a free chapter of the book: https://bebrightlisa.com/resources/ Connect with Lisa Website: www.bebrightlisa.com On Instagram: www.instagram.com/bebrightlisa On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisagguillot Lisa Guillot is a certified transformational life and leadership coach and branding expert. She helps her clients find their Clear Vision and bring it to life through her Clear Vision Framework. Her clients include senior-level executives of Fortune 500 entertainment and media companies, leaders in marketing and tech, and ambitious entrepreneurs. In her bestselling book: Find Your Clear Vision: A New Mindset to Create a Vibrant Personal or Professional Brand with Purpose, Lisa Guillot empowers you to reinvent your mindset and build your brand from the inside out. Buy the book: https://geni.us/findyourclearvision Lisa is the founder Be Bright Lisa Coaching. She is also the host of Find Your Clear Vision, a personal branding and mindset podcast.
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