Hey, I’m Megan
Don’t you just love writing about yourself?
Nope, me neither!
But how on earth will anyone know who you are if you don’t tell them? Truth is, they won’t. They’ll either make it up, hazard a guess or worse yet – they’ll forget about you completely.
So here it is…
I’m a gin snob, beach bum, book clubber but it is likely because I am a Personal Brand Strategist that brought you here.
And I’m doing a happy dance that you are here because that means you are ready to start living the life you want to be remembered for! Building your legacy starts now… not once you are long gone.
I started my first business when I was 22. Fresh out of university, I headed back to the mighty metropolis of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. Population 6,000 (on a good day). It was an events and marketing business and before I knew it I was looking after half the social media accounts of businesses in towns and running some pretty major events that still run to this day.
It was hard, it was a steep learning curve but it was also a massive success. Not that I realised it at the time but looking back – how many 23 year olds buy their first house, run their own business, start a networking group and still manage to go out every weekend. Oh how I wish I still had that energy!
After 2 years I jumped on a plane to Australia and haven’t looked back since!
Over the next 7 years I was Marketing & Events Manager at WAFarmers Federation, Marketing & Branding Manager at Study Perth and finally CEO of the RRR Network before starting Relevant.
These were wonderful jobs where I met amazing people who welcomed me to Australia and made it feel like home. One thing they had in common was they were not-for-profits. And something most NFPs have in common is limited resources which is where the personal branding came in.
I was building the reputation, reach and influence of these organisations by strategically building the key people within the organisations (CEOs, Chairs, Presidents etc…). I was building their personal brands.
Not that I had put my finger on this. I went out on my own, started Relevant which was meant to be outsources marketing for SMEs. Still oblivious to the term personal branding even though as I started picking up clients I was putting the same strategies in place – building the impact and influence of the key people in the businesses to market the business. Over and over again…
Fast forward a couple of months and I’ve just discovered podcasts. I am binging on Build Your Network (hosted by someone I now call a friend – Travis Chappel).
His guest was talking about Personal Branding and a light switch goes off. All of a sudden I wake up to the realisation that I am in fact a Personal Brand Strategist not a marketing generalist AND had been for years!
The next day I completely rebranded everything and went 100% into my niche – helping ambitious industry leaders get noticed, get relevant and stay remembered by creating strategies that increase their impact and influence where it matters to them.
And to say I love it would be an understatement!
So, that’s a quick rundown of me.
Just in case it was in fact my gin snobbery that landed you here and not the personal branding… my favourite gin is Isle of Harris. From a beautiful island in Scotland made from local sugar kelp. Served with a slice of grapefruit and some Fever-Tree light tonic (remember 2/3 of your drink is tonic so pick a good one). Just in case you were wondering!
What Drives Us
Our Mission
To provide ambitious industry leaders with the tools and confidence to impact
and influence their world with conviction, strength and authority through 1:1 personal brand strategy & coaching, The Impact & Influence Mastermind and connection.
Everyone has a story worth sharing and we are on a mission to make sure you not only share it but you do so confidently, boldly and bringing others along with you.
We build legacies!
Mastermind
Linkedin program
1:1 coaching
Why Personal Branding?
PUT THE PERSONAL INTO YOUR BRAND
You already have a personal brand. It is what people think, feel and say about us based on the information they have to go on.
What they don’t know they makeup or we simply get forgotten about.
You have an opportunity to strategically build your brand so you can influence the narrative.
Once people like you, know you, and finally trust you… then you will be able to influence and impact the things that matter to you.
WHO IS PERSONAL BRANDING FOR
As I mentioned before – you already have a personal brand.
But not everyone wants to stand out, get noticed and build a legacy. That is totally okay.
You’re here because you are ambitious and want to reach the top of your industry. Which means having a personal brand strategy isn’t a nice to have but a necessity.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BUILDING MY PERSONAL BRAND?
The individual benefits will be different for everyone but essentially it is getting in front of opportunities.
You become front of mind meaning you aren’t passed over for someone else.
It isn’t always the best person who lands the client, gets the top job or an awesome PR opportunity – it is usually the person who makes the best impression and is remembered.
The lasting benefit will be the legacy you build that will outlive your career.
Our Team
Megan Macneill
Managing Director
Laura Santi
Digital Marketing Assistant
Gabriel kiesel
Copywriter
King Julian
The real boss….
Stefan Nestor
Unpaid cheer squad!
Impact & Influence Mastermind
This Mastermind is not for the fainthearted.
It is for ambitious go-getters like you who want to network up, expand their perspectives, be surrounded by other high vibe people and have all the tools they need in their back pocket to reach the next level.
You already have 10+ years work experience, you’ve built up a fairly robust network and you are technically savvy in your industry.
But naturally as the ambitious industry leader you are – you want more.
You want to build a legacy that is true to you and have an impact & influence on the things that matter to you now.
1:1 Personal Brand Strategy & Coaching
Think of it like personal training (without the bur-pees). You know what you are trying to achieve, it is just so much quicker and easier with someone helping you get there, keeping you accountable and motivating you when it gets tough.
Having a strong and sustainable personal brand isn’t a nice to have if you have aspirations of being an industry leader either within a corporation or as an entrepreneur leading your own business.
Without a strategy you will get swept up in what someone else wants from you and get stuck in a bottle neck that’s keeping you from the top!
Brand yourself before others do – I’m here to help with that.