Podcast appearances and mentions of melanie spring

What if one question could change everything?That's exactly what happened when my guest, Melanie Spring, asked me, “How deep of a healing do you want?” It cracked something open in me — and became a portal into deeper truth, self-trust, and what she calls tender surrender.In this heartfelt and refreshingly honest conversation, I sit down with international keynote speaker and Brilliant Rebellion founder Melanie Spring to explore the wild, beautiful, and often messy path of healing, embodiment, and conscious leadership. She brings so much wisdom, lightness, and presence to this dialogue — and it's one I know many of you will feel right in your heart.We cover everything from sacred medicine journeys to the real work of loving our bodies, letting go of perfectionism, and navigating big shifts in partnership and identity. Whether you're in the thick of a transformation or simply learning to soften into more of who you really are — this episode is for you.In this episode, we explore:How sacred medicine amplifies (but never replaces) your inner workBody image, confidence, and the journey back into your own skinLetting go of perfectionism and reclaiming your feminine powerNavigating massive change in marriage and identityWhy healing is always a choice — and how to meet it with courage and graceIf you're walking through change right now, I hope this conversation brings you resonance, relief, and the reminder that you're not alone.

Melanie Spring is the leader of The Brilliant Rebellion, a movement dedicated to people who are ready to fully step into themselves and pursue their purpose. She is a web designer turned marketing expert turned brand strategist turned international keynote speaker. She had a full career in marketing and branding in corporate America and as an entrepreneur. She transitioned out of her brand strategy agency to become a full-time public speaker and now considers herself more of a Brand Storyteller. Connect with Melanie:Melanie's Website The Brilliant Rebellion's Website

Melanie Spring is a Fairy Guidemother and leader of The Brilliant Rebellion. She works with humans who know they were made for more by giving them the tools to find the answers they already have and guiding them to live their best lives through their careers and businesses.

It's time to change your conversation away from apologizing toward showing up and showing off.Tune in to our BrandsTalk Live with the “approachable badass” Melanie, a creative visionary who gives you the tools to step into your power and own your brilliance. Moreover, we have a discussion around:

Live from the CUES 2023 Future & Economic Summit Conerence, we bring you a special episode of Money I'm Home with Melanie Spring. Weather you know it or not, you have a personal brand, are you rocking it?

Creative visionary Melanie Spring joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss building personal and professional brands. Melanie is a dynamic international keynote speaker and speaker trainer with over 20 years of experience giving others the tools they need to show up and show off. Melanie is a dynamic international keynote speaker, leadership development expert, and speaker trainer who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and CEOs of household brand names and Fortune 500 companies. If you are a small business owner or salesperson who struggles with getting the sales results you are looking for, get your copy of Succeed Without Selling today. When running a business, your employees can create all kinds of interesting situations: Like getting complaints because someone on the team always smells horrible. Go to Bambee dot com RIGHT NOW and type in Accelerate under PODCAST when you sign up. Each episode of this podcast provides insights and education around topics that are important to you as a business owner or leader. The content comes from people who are experts in their fields and who are interested in helping you be more successful. Whether it's sales challenges, leadership issues, hiring and talent struggles, marketing, seo, branding, time management, customer service, communication, podcasting, social media, cashflow, or publishing, the best and the brightest join the host, Diane Helbig, for a casual conversation. Discover programs, webinars, services, books, and other podcasts you can tap into for fresh ideas. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode and visit Helbig Enterprises to explore the many ways Diane can help you improve your business outcomes and results. 

Creative visionary Melanie Spring has over 20 years of experience helping others build their personal and professional brands, giving them the tools to show up and show off. As a dynamic international keynote speaker, leadership development expert, sought-after speaker trainer, and the chief visionary of Confidancia, Melanie is the approachable badass who has the experience to walk her talk.In working with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and CEOs of household brand names, Melanie guides engaged leaders to create empowered teams. Over the years, Melanie has helped tens of thousands of humans find their voice. An adventurer, she once traveled over 7,000 miles in 3 weeks and conducted dozens of interviews to find out what makes great brands work. By supporting humans who understand they are made for more, Melanie helps people take the epic leaps they know they need to take to live out their dreams. When Melanie's not leading Confidancia, she & her marketing strategist husband are traveling the world visiting friends, chasing sunrises, and checking out new cities with their fluffy dog, Griffin. Learn more about Melanie, here: www.melaniespring.com and the company she leads, here: https://confidancia.com/  Learn more about Melanie here!Learn more about Path to Podcast Success here!

Melanie Spring is the Chief Visionary at Confidancia, a brand strategist, international keynote speaker, and approachable badass. She once traveled over 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out what actually makes great brands work. She has helped tens of thousands of humans find their voices and own their confidence from stages around the world. She has an uncanny ability to create a safe place for humans who want to make change, matched only by her deep commitment to doing so.Throughout the course of the episode, Aaron and Melanie discuss:A Change in Environment Can Change Your LifeWhat It Was Like Starting a Company in College“Just Be Yourself” Is BullshitYour Brand Is What Everyone Else Is Saying About YouHow Can You Make It Easier on Yourself?Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/apQbiEK-aAYConnect with Aaron Iler:Aaron's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronilerAaron's Email:  aaroniler@carswell.ioAaron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaron_iler/Connect with Melanie Spring: Email: melanie@confidancia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniespring/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msmelaniespringTimestamped Show Notes:0:00 - Introducing Melanie Spring0:45 - What the Heck Is a Yoga Retreat?2:30 - What's Going On With Me That Everything Is Falling Apart?3:09 - A Change in Environment Can Change Your Life4:13 - Where Did the Name Confidancia Come From?7:02 - What It Was Like Starting Your First Company in College7:32 - I Was Arrested for Trespassing When I Was 198:30 - My Community Service Turned Into a Business9:50 - College Students Have Marketable Skills and Don't Even Know It11:23 - What Do You Stand for vs. What Do You Stand Against14:47 - So What Are You Going to Do About It?16:20 - “Just Be Yourself” Is Bullshit17:50 - Where Are You Not Being Congruent?19:50 - Your Brand Is What Everyone Else Is Saying About You23:10 - Who You Are Today Is Not Who You'll Be a Year From Now26:51 - I Grew up Being Told I Was “Too Much”29:55 - I Don't Care What People Think Because I Care About People33:53 - It's Not the Belief in Others That Will Destroy You37:30 - How Can You Make It Easier on Yourself?38:56 - Just Keep Going vs. Just Keep Being42:00 - What if It Happens Better Than You Could Ever Imagine?43:13 - Learning to Trust Your Intuition and Make Decisions for Yourself Music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/atm/follow-your-heartLicense code: NCUWOB7MJXLCFPSP

Melanie Spring has over 18 years of experience in engineering, operations, continuous improvement, organizational change management, and business transformation, primarily in power and utilities.  Having just moved to consulting, her focus is now on helping organizations grow and transform by adopting improved business processes and finding new ways of working, enabled by technology investments.  In her time at a large public utility, Melanie held a number of storm positions in addition to her day-to-day responsibilities, including leading damage assessment, crew management, restoration strategy, and resource logistics.  Melanie served as the Louisiana Incident Response Logistics Chief for her utility for several years, including the historic 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season in which five storms made landfall in Louisiana.This episode is sponsored by Unearth. Unearth's emergency response software connects field responders and the command center, equipping teams with mobile tools for rapid damage assessments, real-time incident tracking, and seamless information sharing. Empower field teams where their work actually happens - reducing response times, optimizing resource management, and simplifying reporting with a dynamic, map-based field operations platform.

Are you interested or are you committed?This was the question posted by my friend, Melanie Spring the other day. And it really got me thinking about two those simple words that have profound consequences.Running your own business is so sexy from the outside. But if you've ever run your own business, you know that it is messy, full of ups and downs and everything in between.If you haven't run your own business, you probably only see the good parts. You see your friends who are living a life where they have complete control over their schedule. You see them post their wins on social media.You think, "I'm interested! I'm interested in having my own business, working for myself."I'd venture to guess that the majority of people who are looking to grow a business are really interested in building a business. The question is how many of them are actually committed?Are you?Tune into this episode to hear:Why commitment means being okay with getting uncomfortableWhy it's okay to just be interested in things, but only if you're honest with yourselfHow to stay committed even when things aren't going wellLearn more about Pia: No BS LaunchpadNo BS Agency Owners Free Facebook GroupThe Show Your Business Who's Boss Crash Course Start reading the first chapter of my bookPiasilva.comThe 50/25/25 Rule to Profit and Freedom™ Mini CourseResources:Melanie Spring on Instagram

Hello everyone and welcome to another incredible episode of the Talk2Rami "Founder's Series" Podcast, where I interview movers and shakers, as to why they do what it is exactly they do! In today's episode, I sat down with Melanie Spring, the Chief Visionary of Confidancia. What do you get when you combine a brand strategist, international keynote speaker, and Approachable Badass? Not a kickass panel of experts for your next event, but close… You get Melanie Spring! Since Adventure seems to be her other middle name, Melanie once traveled over 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out what actually makes great brands (and all things, really) work. Her final answer: the humans. Humans are at the center of every success and THEIR stories are as (or more) important as the BRAND stories. Over the years, Melanie has helped tens of thousands of humans discover their brilliance and live their dreams. She has an uncanny ability to create a safe place for humans who want to make change, matched only by her deep commitment to doing so. When Melanie's not playing at Confidancia, she & her marketing strategist husband are traveling the world visiting friends, chasing sunrises, and checking out new cities with their fluffy white dog, Griffin. Find out more at melaniespring.com & confidancia.com

Tired of virtual meeting after virtual meeting? Do you feel like you're constantly showing up worn out and hardly contributing to your team? Ian Garlic talks to Keynote Speaker and Speaker Trainer, Melanie Spring about her best tips for amplifying your voice and improving your speaking performance. Discover a simple, 2-minute tip to show up better on Zoom meetings and how you can improve your overall performance in speaking engagements to engage your audience.What You'll Learn:Key Aspects of a Great Agency OwnerFiguring Out Your EnergyHow Future Projecting Negatively Impacts Your EnergyA 2-Minute Way to Show Up Better on Zoom MeetingsImprove Your Performance by Developing an Energy RoutineConnect with Melanie:Melanie SpringInstagramLinkedInResources:Connect with IanBook a Discovery Call Today with Our ExpertsSubscribe to the YouTube Channel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When was the last time you visualized the details of what you want from your business and your life? Did you have a clear, specific picture of what that actually looks like? Not just the money or a title or recognition, but what it looks like day to day. When you see the picture, does it show the life you really want? Getting clear and specific about your goals avoids you chasing a dream that doesn't fit you. What you want will evolve over time as your life changes, which is why it's a great idea to check in with yourself periodically. Today, I'm chatting with an entrepreneur who's had multiple successful careers and many evolutions in her business, from brand strategist to “Approachable Badass.” Melanie Spring is an international keynote speaker and public speaking trainer. She and her crew travel the world creating branded experiences for humans like you to find your stories, build your confidence, and amplify your voices. Tune into this episode to hear: What it took Melanie to get high-paying speaking gigs all over the world and what that life really looks like Why letting go of assets and offerings is a key piece of building the business you want as your wants and needs evolve How to get comfortable with being a personal brand Why backtracking the specific steps from your goal will help you clarify what you really want   Learn more about Melanie: MelanieSpring.com Instagram: @MelanieSpring Facebook: @MelanieSpringSpeaker Connect with Melanie on LinkedIn FREE Manifesting Workbook The Intentional Story Podcast   Learn more about Pia: No BS Agency Owners Free Facebook Group The Show Your Business Who's Boss Crash Course Start reading the first chapter of my book Piasilva.com

Melanie Spring is hell-bent on amplifying voices through brand strategy & public speaker training. She loves helping Kickass Humans make their side hustle their full-time gig or entrepreneurs find the voice they're made to share. Not only do we talk about this during our time together but we all spend some quality time talking about our journey in becoming the latest versions of ourselves as we evolve in our lives and with our businesses.  Get in touch with Melanie: Website: www.melaniespring.com Insta: instagram.com/melaniespring Facebook: facebook.com/melaniespringspeaker Clubhouse: @melaniespring Twitter: twitter.com/melaniespring Youtube: http://youtube.com/melaniespring Podcast: Intentional Story Podcast ~ Stay In touch with Tim: Join the EHON community group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ehoncommunity (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ehoncommunity) My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkP8qz73Al0ykQlXURmA5A (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkP8qz73Al0ykQlXURmA5A) Podcast: http://www.timpalladino.com/Podcast (www.TimPalladino.com/Podcast) #EHONPodscast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TDPalladino (https://www.instagram.com/TDPalladino) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TDPalladino (https://www.facebook.com/TDPalladino) Website: http://www.timpalladino.com (www.TimPalladino.com) My Other Projects...

Today's episode with international keynote speaker and public speaking trainer Melanie Spring is such a good one! She takes us on her journey from being a brand strategist interviewing companies and finding out what made them work (hint: it has something to do with stories!), to becoming a public speaker and trainer who helps other people bring their stories to the big stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean to own and share our own stories? Why would other people want to hear our stories?  In today’s episode of About your Mother, we answer those questions with our special guest, Melanie Spring. Melanie is a vibrant speaker, an approachable bad-ass woman, and the facilitator of both personal and brand stories. Today, she shares her struggles and triumphs that made her who she is now. Melanie also discusses what it’s like to own our stories and how everyone should walk into a room and think ‘you’re welcome’.   Break The Barriers Melanie takes us through her favorite memory with her mother and how she managed to break down barriers and reunite with her after being estranged. It wasn’t easy for both of them, but through a letter on Mother’s Day, they were able to reconcile and leave the past behind and move towards a better relationship. She encourages everyone to own their story by taking that one step into sharing one’s authentic self.  “It took a big shift for the two of us together to reunite. We had to accept each other as who we are. We can talk about the hard things and it's not going to ruin our relationship forever. We can sit and cry about it and talk through it and take a minute with it and come back to it. We won’t let it just get swept under the rug again. ” - Melanie Spring Life is About Integration People often say that life is all about balance when on the contrary, it’s always off-balanced. Melanie discusses how life is about integration and figuring out how things can be more aligned, in sync, and woven together in a way that allows everyone to find peace. Especially during the pandemic, everyone’s lives have changed drastically and it has to be about integration and finding out how to make it all work together.  “It's not about working all the time and then finding time to do some yoga and then some writing. It's about sitting down with my husband for lunch for 30 minutes, those kinds of things. It's the integration of all of them. It's us choosing how we want our lives to be integrated. It's us choosing what things we want to say is work versus life. Do I really want to put a clear line on that and do I have to?” - Melanie Spring Own Your Presence Confidence comes when one chooses to be confident. - Melanie SpringClick To Tweet Melanie shares the connection between owning our stories and being confident. It may take a long time to believe, but being able to own one’s confidence and allow oneself to share and own their stories is an incredible journey. Melanie reminds us that not everyone is for everyone, and unapologetically owning your presence is about allowing yourself to exist and become more confident in the space you’re in.  “The constant reminder to not apologize unless you're actually sorry for something. If you did something terrible, please say you're sorry. Otherwise, don't apologize.Click To Tweet "Every time you walk into a room or get don't get back to me within five minutes to do something. Don't apologize and rather say ‘hey, I forgot about that’, ‘here's the thing’, ‘thanks so much for understanding’. There's a big difference in a shift and apology versus you're welcome when it comes to owning your presence.” - Melanie Spring To learn more about Melanie Spring and how you can own your presence and your story, download and listen to this episode.   Bio: INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER & BRAND STORYTELLER, MELANIE SPRING When we share our stories, we connect with each other at a deeper level. When we make friends with our fear, we can step into who we're meant to be. Working as a brand strategist with businesses of all sizes - from big brands like Five Guys to brand new entrepreneurs - for the past two decades, Melanie once drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out why great brands work. The HUMANS were at the center of everything. Along the way, she noticed that every human had a personal story to s...

Melanie and Gregory discuss how to take your gift, your voice and share it with the world. Our special guest today is Melanie Spring. She is a brand storyteller, international keynote speaker, and speaker trainer. She is hell-bent on amplifying YOUR voice. Melanie is one of those people who can walk into a room and light it up. She will make you want to be her best friend, yet when she gets to know enough of your story, she will find the perfect way to push you outside of your box. Her brand is Approachable Badass, and when you meet her, you will know why it fits her so well. She even got out of her box when she went on a 7,000-mile road trip collecting stories on how companies lived their brand. The Live Your Brand Tour was published in Entrepreneur Magazine, where she earned her title as a veteran brand strategist. Now she's the host of SPEAK with Confidence - a public speaking training including an in-person retreat, a 90-day online challenge, and Set The Stage Summit. She is also the ghost-writer for keynote speeches and TED Talks for clients around the world. Tune in and listen to this motivational discussion. #ku2thachase #podcast #episode65 #amplifyyourvoice #manifestthatshit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kut2thachase/support

It's late March 2020 and the electrifying, entertaining, and inspiring Keynote Speaker Melanie Spring came home after speaking around the country only to find all of her bookings for the year canceled. Another business impacted by the COVID pandemic. However, Melanie is jovial and smiles during our conversation. She doesn't shy away from the vulnerability of the moment. She says it's the vulnerability that gives us our voice. I discuss with Melanie how she transformed her business model. She took her skills and message to the virtual communication world and found opportunity to add value. Listen in to hear how Melanie Spring uses the tenets of goal setting and collaboration to help her focus even in the toughest circumstances.

When we share our stories, we connect with each other at a deeper level. When we make friends with our fear, we can step into who we're meant to be.Working as a brand strategist with businesses of all sizes - from big brands like Five Guys to brand new entrepreneurs - for the past two decades, Melanie once drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out why great brands work. The HUMANS were at the center of everything. Along the way, she noticed that every human had a personal story to share along with their brand story. Diving into the methodology of writing branded talks, she saw an even bigger pattern - people wanted to write their talks, yet focused on what they had to do at their "real job" instead of their bigger impact in the world. She knew she had to change this.As an international keynote speaker, brand storyteller, and public speaking trainer, Melanie took all of her corporate & personal branding experience and created a safe place for Kickass Humans to write the talks they needed to write so they could share it with the world through her course, SPEAK With Confidence. Melanie & her Crew travel the world creating branded experiences for humans like you to find your stories, build your confidence, and amplify your voices through their corporate public speaking and pitch trainings. When Melanie’s not playing with speakers & corporate folks or rocking the stage, she's living the vacation life - bouncing between Denver, a lake in Western New York, and coastal Florida chasing sunrises with her husband and her pup. Find out more at melaniespring.com Follow Melanie on IG

Forget everything you ever thought about confidence. In this conversation with international Keynote speaker and brand storyteller - Melanie Spring - we discuss how to cultivate confidence and achieve courage from fear.  "Melanie is an international keynote speaker, idea-maker, and approachable badass with a strong desire to make sure every person can show up and show off in their own unique way". SKIP AHEAD: 03:52 - How do we cultivate confidence (hint: it's not what you think) 05:45 - How important is building a personal brand to the average Joe 06:28 - What's in a title 07:54 - How to start sharing your story 08:17 - Three key learnings since shifting from a 9-5 to entrepreneurship 12:04 - How do we know when if we're on the right path to becoming our best selves 13:46 - Prioritizing rest is a lifestyle choice 15:44 - Using your voice (to advocate for you) 17:19 - Overcoming hurdles 19:00 - Reimagining work as an entrepreneur 20:07 - What comes first: confidence or authenticity 21:23 - Should your confidence always be on 23:50 - Is there a point where too much confidence can hurt us 25:40 - Be still and listen to yourself 26:37 - Living an authentic life everyday 28:20 - Who are you and why are you here For context this episode was recorded during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

Melanie Spring, International keynote speaker, dynamic emcee, and permission-giver. She's a big-shot brand strategist who took everything she learned about building brands into training speakers and showing humans how to step into their own purpose

Melanie Spring is an international keynote speaker, dynamic emcee, and corporate trainer. She & her Crew at Melanie Spring Productions travel the world creating branded experiences for humans like you to find your stories, build your confidence, and amplify your voices.

Melanie Spring is an international keynote speaker, dynamic emcee, and corporate trainer. She & her Crew travel the world creating branded experiences to help people find their stories, build their confidence, and amplify their voices.   Here are the key links from the episode Melanie's site Speak With Confidence   Marc's Links 5 Day Podcast Launch Mini Course Content Marketing Plaza -- SAVE $100 with the coupon code GROW Schedule a free strategy call   Marc's book YouTube Decoded Podcast Domination Content Marketing Secrets The Wealthy Author More Books

The very thought of hitting the Live button on Instagram or stepping onto a stage makes people sweat. What if I forget my words? What if they see my armpit sweat? Who cares what I have to say, a million other people have said it before me…Today we're going to learn how to Amplify YOUR voice and get PAID to do it. To do that I have the magnificent Melanie Spring.In this episode you'll learn:How to attract YOUR tribeNix asking for permission How to differentiate fear from excitementWhat's the ONE thing you must have as you launch your speaking careerIdentify some of your biggest hangups when it comes to speaking and how to overcome themWhat to do when you mess up when you're speakingHow to start ANY talk or conversationHow to overcome goofing up mid-speechand overall, how to be a kickass human :)Melanie is the Chief Storyteller & Approachable Badass at Melanie Spring Productions. She believes that when we share our stories, we connect with each other at a deeper level and when we make friends with our fear, we can step into who we're meant to be.Melanie has worked as a brand strategist with businesses of all sizes – from big brands like Five Guys to brand new entrepreneurs. She drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out why great brands work and discovered HUMANS were at the center of everything. She's an international keynote speaker, storyteller, and public speaking trainer and when she's not rocking the business, she's living the Colorado life climbing mountains and chasing sunsets with her husband and pup.---90-Day Challenge: ispeakwithconfidence.com/90daysFree webinar: irockmyvideos.comUpcoming stuff: melaniespring.com/eventsAll of Melanie's courses & webinars: melaniespring.com/experiencesCONNECT WITH LAURAAURAInstagram: @thatlauraauraWebsite: LauraAura.comFacebook: @thatlauraauraTwitter: @thatlauraaura Thank You, Gutsy Tribe!We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. If you haven't yet, drop us one below! Your review might even get highlighted within one of our gutsy love posts or on our website.

Today we welcome Melanie Spring, an international keynote speaker, emcee, and corporate trainer! Melanie is a well known "Approachable Badass" who travels internationally with her crew to create branded experiences for humans like you. Melanie will help you find your story, build your confidence, and amplify your voice. Connect with her on IG @melaniespring or go to www.melaniespring.com Throughout today's podcast we will answer questions such as: How do I share my story? How can I help myself become the person I want to be? What is stopping me from being proactive in my life? How can I grow from my story? What does it mean to be authentically me? How can I encourage people with my story? "Everything you've been through has added up to who you are today." Everyone has a story and everyone is capable of growing from their story. Melanie reminds us that from both the good and the bad we have experienced, our life story is being created. "I am right where I'm supposed to be." She talks about the how to understand your own story and how to be the author of it- you get to write what your future looks like! We also discuss the importance of being brave enough to tell your story and become aware of how it impacts the person you are today. "Speak from who you are, not as someone else." Don't forget to complete the My Life Vision workbook and explore these other awesome resources! My Life Vision workbook for free! How To Not Be Weird On Zoom webinar - 50% off with code: CONFIDENT How To Write A Stage-Worthy Talk In Under 45 Minutes free webinar You can also connect with her on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook to find out more about Melanie and her story!

Melanie Spring is a brand strategist who helps people through speaking, speaker training, branding and storytelling. She went on a 7,000-mile road trip collecting stories on how companies lived their brand to bring that knowledge to her students. Listen as Melanie reveals how she found her voice and how she’s helping others do the same.

Welcome to The Founder Confessional PodcastI’m Kristin Darga, from Impact Founder and I’m happy you’re joining us today for this conversation from Denver Startup Week 2019. Denver Startup Week is the main hub for entrepreneurs in Denver and has completely altered the startup scene in Colorado. Each year, over 15,000 people come together to celebrate entrepreneurship and share best practices on building companies.During the week, we captured the hardships, the triumphs, and the lessons learned from founders.These conversations represent the real, the gritty, and the unsexy side of what it’s really like to own a business. For more stories about the entrepreneurial journey, visit https://www.impactfounder.com/Don’t stress anymore about your healthcare coverage sign up today at https://www.peakmed.com/Please enjoy this episode from Denver Startup Week.

Kris and I were introduced a few years ago by phone and Facebook (thanks, Melanie Spring), but the trip was our first time meeting. And, I can tell you first hand, from two days in the Grand Canyon, that Kris lives and breathes what he preaches. It’s not surprising the Kris was the first one to reach the top of the North Rim after 12 hours of hiking on day one... since he’s competed in 8 full Ironmans. in 1996, Kris started Kris & Co., a manufacturers’ sales agency that represented and sold the coolest of brands to retailers across the northeast US. After running the business for 20 years from zero to 8-figures in revenue, he sold it to Justgot2haveit.com. In 2012, Kris started his coaching business, K2, and committed to being “all-in” on helping other leaders get similar results. He says his calling is “Empowering Better” in CEOs, Entrepreneurs, and their people to Kickstart Clarity to be better versions of themselves. K2 is hyper-focused on pushing you past your limits and defying your expectations. And you’ll hear that same enthusiasm in our conversation today. Today’s topic is larger than sales and marketing. It’s about beginning with the end in mind and getting clear on what your goals are and what you’re working towards. I like to joke with my clients that it takes exactly the same amount of work to build a business that you love as one that you hate. The difference is just your decision. So ask yourself what you’re working towards in your career, life and family. Can you clearly articulate it? Or, are you just looking to take advantage of whatever comes your way like so many people see as their only option? If you’re interested in being more intentional about making awesome happen in your life, check out Kris’s process for kickstarting clarity. Links: Kris Kaplan's website Kris on LinkedIn Simon Sinek - Find Your Why Cameron Herold - Vivid Vision Grasshopper Founder, David Hauser   Produced by Flint Stone Media, LLC © 2018 Copyright Juicy Results, All Rights Reserved  

Melanie Spring runs Branded Confidence as an international speaker and facilitator, bringing her charisma and confidence to humans worldwide.  Known as the "approachable badass," it was only natural for her to be on the show and give all of our listeners a taste of her "baddasery!"

"Brand storytelling." It's one of those concepts that sounded so deep and powerful when everyone first started talking about it. Sadly, it wasn't long before it was labeled as yet another well-meaning phrase that was completely ruined by marketers. (As the joke goes, "marketers ruin everything," right?) Regardless of its "buzzword-y" reputation, however, brand storytelling matters in a very big way. Because the brands that know how to tell their story effectively and authentically will always outperform those that don't. Period. 

I was never a child prodigy. I didn't grow up being excellent at gymnastics. (You should see me trying to do a forward roll.) I can't really play any instruments, except the recorder with my nose. And while I can say, “I love you because you're a tall and handsome man” in Cantonese, my language skills are a bit rubbish. I've never been really good at anything. Just okayish at a lot of things. If I were a superhero I'd have an ‘M' on my cape for Mediocre Woman! (And no, I'm not being self-deprecating here. I love me. But I also know my strengths and weaknesses.) But looking at some entrepreneurs out there in social media land, you'd think you need a superpower to succeed, whether it's inventing your own brand of yoghurt when you were eight or having a chain of poodle massage shops by age 22. We've been sold the idea that to be a success you need to be horrendously attractive, a chino-wearing supernerd or someone with a beard. (I'm 99% convinced Branson would be nothing if he was cleanly shaven.) Oh, and it also helps if you're bald. I'm none of these things. But I quickly realised it was important to appreciate my superpowers, however boring and pathetic they seemed. (Yes, I know ‘appreciating my superpowers' might sound a bit ‘woo woo,' but bear with me.) We all have superpowers. And if we can identify them, they can really help make our business a success. Tune in to learn: In this episode we cover: What are superpowers? Why are they important? How do you find out what your superpowers are? Who would play Kate and Melanie in a movie? What are Kate's superpowers? What are Melanie's superpowers? Are superpowers part of our nature or does it come down to nurture? What to do if your superpowers are bad things?

Being a badass and branding go hand in hand, but doing business and thinking about the humans involved in it on both sides of the deal has a tendency to get lost in the shuffle. On episode 17 brand strategist Melanie Spring joins Woj and Bobby to talk about her cross-country journey to uncover the lesser known stories of businesses across America. Whether big or small, every organisation has to work hard to connect with the people who work for them and the people who buy from them. A company's branding is the essence of that connection and Melanie shows us how she can guide individuals and businesses through the processes of knowing, growing and managing their brand identity.

“You have to find people who like you but aren’t like you.” This is a mistake many brands make. They look for customers just like them — with their specific interests and characteristics — instead of people who like your brand and what it stands for. Melanie Spring is a speaker, facilitator, and brand strategist at Branded Confidence.  We discussed community, culture, and more on this week’s episode of the On Brand podcast presented by Twenty20. About Melanie Spring When you ask a brand strategist how she defines her brand and she says “Approachable Badass”, you know you’ve found someone who can help you define your own brand. Melanie Spring was put here to get you outside of your box and firmly in your purpose – professionally and personally. Melanie runs Branded Confidence as an international speaker and facilitator – bringing her charisma and confidence to humans worldwide. She’s so dedicated to her purpose that she once drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks to find out why great brands work. Episode Highlights Wait — 7,000 miles in 3 weeks? I had to ask Melanie about this first. “Five and a half years ago I was frustrated with my life so I took a road trip to learn about brands.” And being a brand practitioner herself, she gave it a name and branded it! “The Live Your Brand Tour” led Melanie from DC to California and back again, visiting a variety of brands from Timbuk2 and Chobani (check out our podcast episode featuring Chobani) to a jewelry store in San Luis Obispo. She documented her travels and the brand stories she uncovered in Entrepreneur magazine. Knowing your humans. Many of her stories focused on brands building community and culture. But what if you don’t know your humans? “Most haven’t asked. If you just ask them they’ll tell you everything.” Grandma’s still not sure … When being an “approachable badass” is part of you’re bound to raise some eyebrows. And sometimes they are your grandmother’s eyebrows! Melanie joked that her grandma said, “She’s still not okay with the ‘ass word.’ The ‘f-word’ is off limits because then mom can’t share it with her church friends! But brands need a bit of an edge.” Melanie specifically uses the word ‘badass’ to help screen potential clients. “If you can’t handle the word ‘ass’ you won’t like working with me!” What brand has made Melanie smile recently? “I just moved from DC to Denver and I love REI.” Melanie then shared their recent #OptOutside campaign. “If you can get an everyday human like me to giggle, I’m all over that kind of stuff.” To learn more, go to brandedconfidence.com and kickasshumansclub.com. As We Wrap … Before we go, I want to flip the microphone around to our community … Seth Sparks gave us a shout on Twitter for our recent episode featuring Joe Lazauskas. Thanks for listening! Did you hear something you liked on this episode or another? Do you have a question you’d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show. Thanks again to our sponsor Twenty20. Your source for on brand photography for your brand. You can get five photos with Twenty20’s one-week free trial at Twenty20.com/OnBrand. Subscribe to the podcast – You can subscribe to the show via iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, and RSS. Rate and review the show – If you like what you’re hearing, head over to iTunes and click that 5-star button to rate the show. And if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review. This helps others find the podcast. OK. How do you rate and review a podcast? Need a quick tutorial on leaving a rating/review in iTunes? Check this out. Until next week, I’ll see you on the Internet!

I had a blast with the boss lady Melanie Spring on the Dating Advisory Board show. We discuss branding you in the dating world. Melanie speaks all over the world. Melanie's talks include building your business, your brand (personally or professionally), a content marketing plan, a story (even from numbers), your humans, your teams, and even your life.

Melanie Spring is the Chief Inspiration Officer of Sisarina, a Washington DC-based brand strategy agency with purpose. Melanie had the entrepreneurial blood in her since she was a kid. She started out in the web-design and marketing business, and found her true passion in helping companies grow their brands and build … Continue reading The post Creative Strategies to Get Customers and Grow Your Brand appeared first on Founders Nextdoor.

Listening to today's 33 minute episode with Melanie Spring TODAY is probably one of the most valuable ways you could use half an hour. You'll probably want to take some notes too because during and after this show you will think differently about yourself, your coworkers, and your organization. Melanie Spring is the "Chief Inspiration Officer" of Sisarina, a branding agency in Washington, DC and she has a lot of questions! Join us today as we play the Inside Out Game and Blake and Ernesto assess themselves and each other to find out what they're good at and where they're failing. You can make this a participatory podcast and "workshop" yourself as well. Bonus -- come up with a unique and fun way to answer that often-dreaded question at parties "So, what do you do?"  Melanie Spring is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Sisarina, DC's brand strategy agency. She's an entrepreneur, international speaker, and approachable badass spreading the gospel of branding on purpose. Sisarina is a brand strategy agency that starts a bigger discussion in order to create extraordinary marketing, motivated teams, and inspired brand promises - on purpose.

Melanie Spring showcased her amazing spirit, energy, and brand-building know-how on The Dating Advisory Board's video/audio podcast. Find The Dating Advisory Board here: Website: http://www.thedatingadvisoryboard.com YouTube: https://goo.gl/MC1jjt Instagram: http://instagram.com/thedatingadvisory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedatingadvisoryboard/ Snapchat: jenhecht1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenHecht1 Google+: The Dating Advisory Board Melaine's Bio: Melanie is the Contributing Writer & DC Ambassador at Entrepreneur and Chief Inspiration Officer at Sisarina. She speaks all over the world on topics ranging from building your business and brand (personally or professionally) to a content marketing plan, a story (even from numbers), your humans, your teams -- and even your life.

Melanie Spring gave us the low down on what branding is and the importance of starting with defining your core values. She also told us about her "Live Your Brand" U.S. tour. Melanie Spring is the founder and chief inspiration officer at Sisarina. She teaches senior level management and marketing professionals how to rock their content. Sisarina is a branding company based in Bethesda, Maryland.