From a Rockstar with a #1 Hit Single to a Linkedin MASTER - the Secrets of Audience Building with Sam Browne
In this episode of the Influence Anyone podcast (previously Legend Letters), host Howie Chan interviews Sam Browne, a native New Zealander who went from an almost bonafide rock star to a full-time entrepreneur and LinkedIn Master. They delve into the secret sauce behind his different creative pursuits.
The discussion emphasizes the importance of being passionate about what you do. Sam Browne shares about his days as a rock star and provides his expertise to get you started on the road to LinkedIn success. He might also get you thinking differently about what you want for your business or job.
Episode Breakdown:
02:43 Sam’s Nashville rock and roll adventures back in 2013
06:58 The pursuit of the musician dream
11:22 Diminishing returns on your lifestyle
13:20 Sam’s 11-year MBA: how he stuck it out and turned Find a Band around
18:46 The secret to successful entrepreneurship
20:41 The end of the rock band and looking back on it
26:25 Sam 3.0 and the power of the written word
28:45 The reason Sam has been successful with social media and music
30:51 LinkedIn: the business conference that never ends
32:39 2 key things you can do to start making LinkedIn work for you
37:28 The start of Sam’s LinkedIn growth journey
41:59 How to stand out on LinkedIn with your content
49:11 Make your life bigger instead of just maximizing the dollars
52:21 How Sam crafts his content
54:39 A letter to Sam’s younger self
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Legendary Quotes:
“Pretty much every entrepreneur I talk to wrestles with this because we're creative by nature. We want to make a lot of things happen. But you really have to go, ‘this thing over here, I like it, but it's not really worth my energy’. And ‘this thing over here, this is working. I'm just going to go all in on this’. That's the key. I think that's the secret.” – Sam Browne
“Share the full person, become known, become someone where they go, ‘Oh yeah, Sam Browne. Yeah, I've heard of him. I really like his stuff.’ That is what opens doors for you that you'd never would have expected, rather than just focusing on getting business in the door.” – Sam Browne
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