DIY Influence

Andrea Kates we are so excited for the launch of your new book, From Stuck to Scale! We are grateful to have you in our community and can’t wait to see what 2025 brings!

We’re thrilled to share some incredible updates to our DIY Influence membership community! Whether you’re ready to step into the spotlight as a thought leader or looking for expert guidance to navigate your personal branding journey, we’ve designed this community to meet you where you are and help you soar. We want to give you everything that you need, and nothing that you don’t! Here’s what’s new and exciting: 1️⃣ Enrollment is Open—But Not for Long! Membership closes on January 5, and spots are limited to just 25 new members to ensure an impactful experience. The Winter cohort on-boarding kicks off the second week of January, and enrollment will reopen quarterly. 2️⃣ New Membership Tiers for 2025 We’ve refreshed our offerings to give you even more value and flexibility. Choose the tier that fits your goals: 🎯 Explorer: Access expert resources and a supportive community at your own pace—perfect for busy professionals. 🎯 Navigator: Take your influence to the next level with interactive workshops, optional curated advisory board, and visibility opportunities. 🎯 Trailblazer: Scale your thought leadership with personalized coaching and strategic support. Explore Membership Tiers here: https://lnkd.in/eqqbW6Au 3️⃣ Monthly Live Learning Sessions Stay ahead with four sessions per month featuring actionable insights from Melissa Cohen, Julie Michelle Morris, and special guest experts. Each month is designed to focus on the key pillars of thought leadership, from personal branding to monetization. Current schedule (subject to adjustment based on community needs): January: 2025 Thought Leadership Framework  February: Personal Branding  March: Thought Leadership  April: Monetization: Thought Leadership-driven Business  May: Speaking as Personal PR  June: Strategic Networking & Referrals  July: Video Content Creation  August: Monetization: Sales and Conversion  September: Podcasting  October: Thought Leadership  November: Personal Branding  December: Monetization: Thought Leadership Business Models 4️⃣ Proven Success, Backed by Experts Our community is filled with professionals who’ve transitioned from corporate careers to become recognized leaders in their fields. With support from seasoned experts, you’ll build authority, visibility, and influence. This is your moment to invest in yourself! Your decision to join DIY Influence today shapes your impact tomorrow. Don’t wait to claim your seat in this exclusive community. Enrollment closes January 5—secure your spot, before the doors close until April.

This is amazing! Melissa Cohen is indeed one of those who should be doing the work to share her insights, experience with others. Just like you, reading this! You have a chance to influence, to make the world a better place, to make the journey shorter for others like Melissa does every single day. You can share and serve, while also getting ahead. Learn from Melissa personally in DIY Influence - membership closes January 5th! Lock in your rate now.

The first 100 days determine whether you stand out or fade into the noise. Whether you’re -transitioning roles, -waiting for that next promotion, or -aiming for your spot on the succession plan, this moment sets the tone for everything that follows. This isn’t the time to scramble, guess, or check boxes. This is your time to design so your leadership is seen, felt, and remembered. When you’re prepared for the first 100 days: ✅ Clarity replaces uncertainty—𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 ✅ Influence replaces invisibility—𝙎𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 ✅ Confidence replaces hesitation—𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 That’s why I’m launching an exclusive group coaching and development experience for women leaders ready to set the stage for lasting success as an executive. This program is where it begins: ➡ Strategic insight to define your vision and focus.  ➡ Executive coaching to amplify confidence and presence.  ➡ Executive-level development to elevate your influence and impact. You’ll start your next chapter with the clarity, tools, and plan to make your first 100 days a springboard for long-term success. Why join now?  - Limited to 6 founding members to ensure deep, personalized coaching.  - Have a voice in what this program could become in the future. - Exclusive founder discount for this inaugural cohort. As an executive, I learned the hard way: 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱. If you’ve been waiting to feel ready, this is your sign to stop waiting. DM me or comment "Interested" today to learn more and secure one of the six spots in this inaugural group. Your defining moment doesn’t just happen, it is designed. Keep growing.

We love an IRL DIY Influence meetup!! And with tacos?? Even better! 👏👏👏

You may be as reluctant as David in being on camera. But if it’s time to learn to get attention, keep attention, and convert that attention into relationships that matter, fortunately, there’s no shortage of LinkedIn courses out there! How do you choose? Here’s what I know: Most people waste years trying to build influence without a clear plan. They spin their wheels for years, starting and stopping, and sick of it. They aren’t sure who to trust, and there’s decision fatigue. But they are tired of seeing others less qualified being more visible in a space where they should stand out! After ten cohorts of training new thought leaders in Personal Brand Bootcamp, we’ve taken the best of it, and our learnings building thought leadership brands with hundreds of people, and developed our Influence Accelerator. (And transparently, we’re told it’s underpriced. We’re evaluating it, but we want it to be within reach. It’s not $5K. It’s under $500, split into two payments.) If you want to: - Learn from people living it out, - Are put off by hacks to grow on LinkedIn, - Be a speaker, write a book, and visibility is crucial, - Grow from being a quiet, head-down leader and know it’s time to be seen, This is for you. I’ve been there, where the inertia and shame over not doing what I needed to do in thought leadership was more draining than actually doing it. The secret to escape thought leadership inertia: - A Strategy: How this would get me to my business objectives and reach my target audience. - A Plan: Serious clarity over next steps. - A Crew: Folks to support and share feedback, encouragement. Let’s make 2025 the year you stop waiting and start owning your space—without compromising who you are. If our Influence Accelerator sounds like what you’ve been waiting for, learn more and secure your seat: https://lnkd.in/gB6Jm6MZ Melissa Cohen and I can’t wait to support your journey! DM with any questions.

Get ready for four weeks that will change everything in 2025! Attendance will be capped to ensure a personalized experience.

This week, we are delighted to highlight our member Jennifer Landis. Here are things you need to know about Jennifer: 🌟 She made a purposeful pivot out of corporate executive leadership last year to pursue a new adventure as a keynote speaker, coach, and content creator. 🌟 Jennifer is driven to pay it forward by supporting early executives and rising leaders with executive aspirations to develop their skill sets, increase their impact, and break into the executive ranks. 🌟 Using a win/win approach that benefits both leaders and their organizations, she has created a 3-part proprietary framework and assessment that provides a personalized playbook to help them assess their skills and talents and develop a plan to pursue promotions. 🌟 Coming in Q1'25? Jennifer's new book: Score That Promotion! A 3-Part Playbook to Transform Your Career from Stuck to Unstoppable. It's built around her framework and shares personal stories of professional fumbles, failures, and triumphs as she navigated from entry-level to the C-suite. 🌟 Did you miss the recent webinar -- "Strive and Thrive in 2025" where she gave a 10-minute talk on setting your intentions in 2025 using AI to facilitate the process of picking a word and creating a personalized affirmation? Jennifer is generously sharing the replay-- it will be available at bite-sized-brilliance 🌟 We love her motto: “Someone in your life NEEDS to see YOU breakthrough to BELIEVE THEY CAN”. 👏 👏 👏 Jennifer, we are grateful to have you in the community and are so inspired by your work!

Starting and growing a business can be challenging. Which is why I am thrilled to serve as the Community Mindset Mentor in the DIY Influence Community! The third Tuesday of every month, I go live in the community to teach on a topic related to goal getting and to offer open coaching to the members. There is always something helpful going on -- workshops, challenges, meet ups, speed networking, and co-working happen on a regular basis. 🔥 This is the community that I wish I had when I started my business. Thank you to Julie Michelle Morris & Melissa Cohen for creating such a helpful space to help consultants grow their businesses and their thought leadership. Want to check out DIY for yourself? I'll drop the link in the comments for you to sign up for a 7-day free trial. ______________ 👋 I'm Jen Laffin. I help goal-SETTERS overcome their self-doubt and avoidance to become goal-GETTERS. If you’re ready to stop avoiding the things that will help you meet those big goals you've set for yourself, hit the ‘request services’ in my bio and let’s talk.