Chris Do: I Stopped Creating For My Audience. They Showed Up Anyway

Step one to building a personal brand? Go see a therapist. That's where Chris Do starts: the inner work. Jun sits down with Chris - designer, teacher, the one who's been building in the personal branding space for over a decade - and they go deep. They riff about why most personal branding advice is just a sales pitch in disguise, why Chris stopped creating for his audience and they showed up anyway, and how caring less about what other people thought made him more respected. Then, Chris runs a personal branding masterclass, starting with how to find your origin story, breaking everything you know into 5 pillars, never running out of content, and his take on pricing that'll change how you charge. Whether you’re years into building a personal brand or don’t even know where to start, you don’t want to skip this episode. Chapters: 01:45 The key to building a personal brand 05:54 Three prompts to find your story 09:50 Self-expression vs. performance 11:47 Stop creating for your audience 14:45 How to pivot 19:53 Turn your expertise into a year of content 27:42 Personal brand vs. business 31:42 Jun's first product: a $49 study guide 33:42 Burnout, a sabbatical, and teaching 40:42 Identity & breaking stereotypes 50:14 Chris’s lowest point 56:46 Pricing and charging for value, not time 1:04:06 Buying an art school & fixing higher-education 1:08:48 Don't believe your own hype The next episode drops later this week. Are you subscribed yet? Make sure you hit that button so you don’t miss it. See you soon. Stay connected: Creator Unplugged on Instagram:   / creatorunplugged   Creator Unplugged on TikTok:   / creatorunplugged   Jun’s Instagram:   / jun_yuh   Jun’s TikTok:   / jun_yuh   Chris Do’s Instagram:   / thechrisdo