The Brand You Build™

Ideas that help you understand yourself, build your story and grow your personal brand.

The Brand You Build is the home of Identity Intelligence. Every article explores identity, story, personal branding and professional growth through practical ideas, original research and real-world experience.

Whether you're discovering your professional identity, strengthening your reputation or learning how to communicate your story with greater clarity, start wherever your curiosity takes you.

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Behind the LinkedIn Profile: How People Really Feel About Themselves career development confidence identity identity intelligence linkedin marc maley my brand academy personal brand personal branding Oct 01, 2026

How people really feel about themselves on LinkedIn

There are tens of thousands of people in the My Brand Academy community now (thank you).

And every day, more people complete our Personal Brand Ar...

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Companies Are Refounding. Leaders Are Rebranding. business transformation ceo personal brand executive branding founder personal brand identity intelligence leadership identity leadership rebranding marc maley my brand academy organisational change personal branding personal reinvention Sep 23, 2026

Companies Are Refounding. Leaders Are Rebranding.

Something interesting is happening inside established companies.

Many aren’t simply transforming.

They’re almost refounding themselves.

AI is chan...

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The #1 Personal Brand Assessment in the World Is Entering Its Next Chapter ai and personal branding artificial intelligence chatgpt identity intelligence openai personal brand archetypes personal brand assessment personal brand playbook personal branding Sep 16, 2026

A milestone I’m incredibly proud of.

Our Personal Brand Archetype Assessment has now become the #1 personal brand assessment in the world.

What started as an idea to make world-class personal brand ...

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Identity is your compass. Your story is your strategy. ceo personal brand executive personal branding founder personal brand identity compass identity intelligence leadership leadership identity personal brand personal brand strategy storytelling Aug 30, 2026

Identity Is Your Compass. Your Story Is Your Strategy.

There is a strange moment that happens in a lot of successful careers.

You’ve accumulated experience.

Built credibility.

Achieved things you’...

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Identity Intelligence Report: The Biggest Personal Branding Trends from Q2 2026 brand identity career development identity intelligence leadership personal brand assessment personal branding research report self awareness trends Jul 09, 2026

What 3,593 LinkedIn Professionals Reveal About Personal Branding, Identity and Story


We thought we were building a personal brand assessment.

What we’ve realised is that something much bigger is h...

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