This week, Jayzen dives into a crucial aspect of your branding: defining your Tailwind Brand Attributes. That is, those adjectives or descriptors that define the unique feel of your brand. Tune is to learn all about Jayzen’s three step process to start and lead with your three attributes that best reflect your brand. First: Reflect on your unique throughlines and core values. These are the threads that have woven through your life experiences, shaping who you are today. Think about the...

This week, many of us in North America were treated to one of nature's best shows, a full solar eclipse!  It was truly a reminder of how remarkable and memorable life can be.  It was also a reminder that you have the power to make sure that your brand stands out like a total eclipse in the workplace. Tune in to hear Jayzen’s actionable steps on how to leverage your brand to ensure that the experiences you create for people in your world are unique and memorable, so that you are known as...

It’s Women’s History Month! Here at the Lead With Your Brand! podcast, we are amplifying the voices of women during Women’s History Month, and beyond. In addition, be sure to check out LeadWithYourBrand.com/womenonbrand to listen to our collection of shows featuring amazing executives, business leaders and innovators who continue to share their wisdom and move their industries forward. So, celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. And, to all of...

Today, we're diving into the glitzy world of Hollywood and the Oscars to draw parallels between how movie studios market their films and how you can market the most important production of your life – yourself! Imagine you're a film studio gearing up for the Oscars – the grand stage where the best of the best are celebrated. Your film, in this case, is YOU. Yes, you are the lead actor, the director, and the producer of your own life's blockbuster. Just like the meticulous planning and...

Happy Black History Month! We are proud to amplify Black Voices on the Lead With Your Brand!™ Podcast by celebrating the powerful voices and career journeys of Black executives, leaders, and innovators with this incredible collection of shows. Check it out at leadwithyourbrand.com/blackvoices.  I’m sure you’ve all thought about how to “climb the ladder” in your career. The reality is that thinking about the career in a linear fashion, like a ladder, is really not reflective of how most...

Happy Black History Month and Lunar New Year!  Be sure to check out the special Lead With Your Brand collections, including leadwithyourbrand.com/blackvoices and leadwithyourbrand.com/aapi as part of your celebration! Are you ready for a big slice of PIE in your career?!?  Tune in Jayzen’s lesson rooted in Harvey Coleman’s P.I.E. model that shares his “secret sauce” of how to advance your career. Mr. Coleman was a Black executive in the early 1980’s who often found himself as “the only” in...

Welcome to the final week of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week in January, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brand system into its five steps. Every Tuesday, listen to the podcast & learn about the next step to build your personal brand and help you toward your next Career Breakthrough!  There are even free downloadable worksheets with each step to help you in the process. Visit jayzenpatria.com/newyear to learn more. Step Five : Promote Yourself You have heard the old...

Welcome to Week 4 of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week in January, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brand system into its five steps. Every Tuesday, listen to the podcast & learn about the next step to build your personal brand and help you toward your next Career Breakthrough!  There are even free downloadable worksheets with each step to help you in the process. Visit jayzenpatria.com/newyear to learn more. Step Four: Keep Up Your Image Now that you have created your...

On to Week 3 of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week in January, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brand system into its five steps. Every Tuesday, listen to the podcast & learn about the next step to build your personal brand and help you toward your next Career Breakthrough! There are even free downloadable worksheets with each step to help you in the process. Step Three: Refine Who You Want To Be Now it’s time to turn up the volume to be the best you you can be. Take...

It’s time to Lead With Your Brand…New Year! Welcome to Week 2 of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Every Tuesday in January, listen to the podcast & learn about the next step to build your personal brand and help you toward your next Career Breakthrough! There are even free downloadable worksheets with each step to help you in the process at jayzenpatria.com/newyear. What if you were to use a brand marketer’s toolkit to build your own personal brand? What if you thought about yourself as a...

It’s time to Lead With Your Brand…New Year! As we start 2024, Jayzen is thrilled to announce the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week for the next five weeks, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brand system into its five steps. Every Tuesday, listen to the podcast & learn about the next step to build your personal brand and help you toward your next Career Breakthrough! There are even free downloadable worksheets with each step to help you in the process. What if you were to use...

As we close out 2023, we are taking a moment to reflect on Season Four of the Lead With Your Brand! Podcast. Jayzen shares his year-end thoughts on the importance of setting intentions for the new year both in your personal and professional life.  Make 2024 your year for action! Plus, we’ve pulled together some of the best career advice from the last season to help each of you move towards your next career breakthrough in 2024. Our guests include: Chris Mossiah -  Executive Director Consumer...

This week, Jayzen welcomes Jim Pietruszynsi to the show.  Jim is the CEO of Soulsight, a brand design agency with 30+ years of experience in building emotive brands that move. Jim’s work spans iconic brands and channels, driven by creativity and a deep understanding of human needs. He’s fostered breakthrough innovation through collaboration and honesty. Jim draws inspiration from human truths and an empathetic approach, offering compelling creative thinking. He’s worked with global giants...

This week, Jayzen welcomes Major General John L. Gronski (U.S. Army, Retired) to the show. He  is founder and CEO of Leader Grove LLC, a leadership consulting firm and  is the author of two books.  Currently, John is an international and Fortune 500 speaker, leadership trainer, and executive coach taking his celebrated career in the Army and using it to help people become better leaders. John holds an MBA from Penn State and a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. Tune in...

Not only is Dr Karent Sierra the “Celebrity Dentist” to some of the top talent in the entertainment industry, she has built her career from the ground up as a successful business woman and philanthropist, always knowing the value she brings to the world and leveraging it for the greater good. In addition to her dentistry practice, she is a spokesperson, current co-host of BeLatina on Lifetime and one of the Real Housewives of Miami on Bravo.  Her years of hard work and determination have set...

Happy Giving Tuesday! In honor of the season of giving, we invite you to make a contribution to the Los Angeles LGBT Center by visiting lalgbtcenter.info/GT23Patria or to whatever organization is meaningful to you. Building on his philosophy that food can change the world, James Tahhan, better known as Chef James, has become one of the most influential Hispanic chefs in America. Born in Venezuela to Syrian parents, he moved to the United States at the age of 13. He is known for being the chef...

In honor of Thanksgiving and football season, we’re sharing one of our favorite past episodes. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Having never worked in sports before, Jen Kavanaugh successfully made the move from entertainment marketing and consulting to now leading marketing for one of the top professional football teams in the world.  Jen is a mission-focused leader and knows how to drive fandom through passion and authenticity, in the same way that each of us can in our own career.  In...

In celebration of Veteran’s Day in the United States, we’re reaching into the vault to share one of our favorite shows from the first season. Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Val Nicholas to the show as they talk about his start in the US Army and how it impacted on his personal brand and media career. We all pay a premium for the brands that we love. Great brands stand for something and give you a full brand experience, versus just being a commodity product where the lowest cost is all that...

Jayzen is thrilled to welcome his friend and colleague, Traci Saulsberry, to the show. Traci is a master at setting intentions and making them happen in her career.  Being hyper-focused on what she wanted to achieve, she set the intention of working at NBCUniversal while she was still in college.  Fast forward a bit and she went on to be one of the youngest Black executives at the company leading a team responsible for campaigns for some of the biggest shows on television, at...

Jayzen is excited to welcome Odessa "OJ" Jenkins to the show.  OJ is a force of nature who has made it her life’s work to build equity for women and girls.  She is laser-focused through her work as CEO of Bonfire Women and as the founder of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC).  She is also noted as the winningest Head Coach in women’s tackle football history. Featured on Fox, Sports Illustrated, CBS, ESPN, Yahoo Sports, NFL Network, The Undefeated, and more, Jenkins was recognized...

Jayzen is thrilled to welcome his friend and client, Malaina Matheus to the show.  Malaina started her tenure at Hudson Valley Lighting Group as a coordinator and has continued to grow her career to her current role as company president overseeing the four brands that make up Hudson Valley Lighting Group. She credits her “do the hard work and get things done” attitude as a driver in her career.  It’s about seeing what needs to be done, and doing it, as well as knowing your value and the value...

Jayzen is excited  to welcome Nick Bond to the show.  As a marketer and CX expert, Nick has an amazing knack for understanding true customer needs, that is the people represented by the data, and using it to create winning strategies for the brands that works with.  He and his colleagues at Apex Scoring System have developed an AI-powered solution that uncovers and quantifies customer desires that drive brand growth. As you may know, Jayzen loves to talk about personal brand with marketing...

Welcome to the final week of Hispanic Heritage Month! It’s been incredible!! Be sure to check out all of the amazing career stories and breakthrough moments from the Hispanic professionals in our collection at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx. Jayzen is excited to welcome Lucy Bustamante to the show. Lucy is a 4x Emmy award winner and is passionate about serving the Hispanic/Latinx community and military families. She is the former and founding President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the...

It’s been an amazing Hispanic Heritage Month! Be sure to check out all of the amazing career stories and breakthrough moments from the Hispanic professionals in our collection at LeadWithYourBrand.com/latinx. Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Mirian Arias to the show.  As a child, Mirian was always vocal about wanting to work in the entertainment industry, and has built an incredible career doing just that.  Currently, she leads communications for the iconic Harlem Globetrotters.  Throughout her...