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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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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The Hidden Power of Reframing: Change Your Story, Change Your Future career development confidence growth mindset leadership mindset personal brand personal growth reframing resilience self awareness May 25, 2026

Two people can experience the exact same event and walk away with completely different futures.

Not because the event was different.

But because the story they tell themselves about it is different....

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Discover Your Brand Identity Archetype with Our Free Personal Brand Assessment brand archetype brand identity career growth leadership personal brand assessment personal brand quiz personal branding professional development self awareness Mar 16, 2026

Discover Your Brand Identity Archetype

Most people know personal branding matters.

Far fewer know where to begin.

That’s exactly why we built the Personal Brand Assessment.

Over the years, I’ve wo...

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The Authenticity Triangle: Where Your Strengths, Passions, and Values Meet authenticity brand identity career growth leadership personal brand personal development self awareness strengths values Feb 23, 2026

One of the biggest challenges in personal branding is figuring out where to focus.

Should you build around your skills?

Your passions?

Your experience?

Your values?

The answer is all of them.

Bu...

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Find Your Superpower: You’re More Talented Than You Think. You’re More Distinctive Than You Realise. brand identity career growth leadership personal brand personal development professional growth self awareness strengths superpower Feb 16, 2026

Most people can tell you what they’re bad at.

They can list their weaknesses.

Their mistakes.

Their insecurities.

Their self-doubt.

What they often struggle to identify is something far more impo...

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Your Kryptonites: What’s Really Holding You Back? career development confidence emotional intelligence kryptonites leadership mindset personal brand personal growth self awareness Feb 09, 2026

Most people spend their lives trying to unlock their strengths.

And that’s important.

But there’s another side to growth that often gets ignored.

Understanding what’s holding you back.

Superman wa...

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Your Origin Story Beats Your Résumé Every Time brand identity career growth leadership origin story personal brand personal development professional growth self awareness storytelling Feb 02, 2026

Most people think their career is defined by their résumé.

Their qualifications.

Their job titles.

Their experience.

Their achievements.

And while those things matter, they rarely explain what ma...

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Welcome to The Brand You Build: A 52-Week Journey to Building the Only Brand You’ll Ever Need brand identity career growth leadership my brand academy personal branding personal development professional growth self awareness the brand build Jan 26, 2026

Most people spend years building a career.

Far fewer spend time building the person behind it.

That’s why I created The Brand You Build.

A 52-week journey designed to help you build the only brand ...

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Every article in The Brand You Build™ explores one part of Identity Intelligence. Your Personal Brand Archetype Assessment reveals how those ideas apply specifically to you.

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