PERSONAL BRAND AND LINKEDIN COACHING FOR AMBITIOUS LEADERS AND FOUNDERS
I’m here to help you put your LinkedIn to work in a way that’s actually sustainable & doesn’t require you to be more ‘professional’ in order to make money there.
I know I ‘should’ be on LinkedIn but I’m nervous to post there?! Even though I feel super confident about my other socials?
If I had a pound for every time I heard the ‘I should’ statement for LinkedIn – I legit would not need to work. I would have so many pounds. I would have enough pounds to pay people to stop saying ‘I should’ statements period. I would have enough pounds to buy LinkedIn itself.
Firstly, there’s no shame in this and you’re not alone. Especially for creatives, LinkedIn can feel way more nerve-wracking than other platforms because of its corporate heritage.
Being nervous about LinkedIn is not only valid, it’s normal.
Most of the people I’ve worked with were apprehensive about it at first, either because they were nervous about their old boss seeing their posts, or not being 100% sure that their ideal clients were there, or awkwardly worrying that your usual (proven!) style of content might not land the same over there.
It’s new and it’s different and it’s foreign. But that’s okay. It might just be the best thing that’s ever happened to you. You can’t live in the cycle of having to create content for Instagram that literally takes you days to create and edit and then finally posting but forever.
You didn’t become a business owner because you wanted to be a full-time content creator. You wanted to provide a service. You wanted to work with people. But constantly spiralling over what to post on Instagram is distracting you, and isn’t landing you the clients you actually want. LinkedIn lets you market your business without it taking over your life.
My role is to help you identify how to do that, and feel confident in posting on LinkedIn without needing to share anything that doesn’t feel like you.
No one-size-fits-all. No judgement. Just tried and tested formulas, ongoing support, practical tools, and a plan that works for you.
ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH ME ON PERSONAL BRAND OR LINKEDIN ↓
LinkedIn & Personal Brand Coaching
DO-IT-YOURSELF
Soft Launch Your LinkedIn™ Course
For the business owners who are sick of saying “I know… I should be on LinkedIn” because they know their clients are on there - but then never doing anything about it because they’re worried their old boss will see them.
Soft Launch Your LinkedIn™ is the bestselling course that actually gets you posting.
DONE-WITH-YOU
LinkedIn Course + Nicole as Your Editor
For confident DIYers who have maybe even already been posting on LinkedIn, but want to add a little more strategy, structure and story to what they’re doing. They want insight from someone who’s done this before to confidently review and sign off on their content before they press ‘post’.
Soft Launch Your LinkedIn™ PLUS access to Nicole’s feedback and editing on your content.
GETTING-YOU-STARTED
LinkedIn Profile Workshop
For the people who are not quite ready to post (or have got that covered) but who want a profile that feels like them and also makes them money. No more “I haven’t touched my profile in years!” despite having invested thousands into your website.
This workshop makes sure that your LinkedIn profile calls in the clients you’d love to work with.
DONE-FOR-YOU
Complete Personal Brand Management
For the business owner who wants to know it’s all taken care of. Turn your personal brand into an asset with functionality and finesse so you can monetise your influence or add to your brand’s marketing seamlessly.
This is personal brand management, consultancy and marketing studio for ambitious leaders and founders.
LinkedIn shouldn’t make you pull this face any more.
Hi, I’m Nicole —
Your Personal Brand Coach who will not tolerate ‘broetry’ on LinkedIn, believes there’s more to life than worrying about what time to post, and will always hold you accountable – but will do it so kindly you almost don’t even realise that it’s happening.
I used to think LinkedIn was just something you were supposed to have, but never use. DEFINITELY not for creatives. Working in marketing on personal brand campaigns across Instagram and beyond was my bread and butter. But fast forward to around four years ago when I started with founders who wanted to build on LinkedIn – I started noticing how much easier and FASTER it was to get opportunities from there.
It works for all kinds of founders across all different kinds of industries, it’s just a case of understanding how to tell your personal story.
That’s where I come in.
I just don’t know if my people are on LinkedIn. What if I can’t find them?
I will hold your hand when I say this… there are now more than 1B people on LinkedIn. These days it’s less of an ‘if’ people are on there and more of a ‘how’ they are on there. Only 1% of people actually post content there regularly.
So your people are probably on there, but they’re just lurking at the moment. They’re waiting to be shown what they need. But currently… you’re lurking as well. And bottom line — two lurkers are never going to locate one another!!
I have yet to meet a single person in an industry that LinkedIn doesn’t work for. And trust me when I say I have worked with an expansive list of different people. It’s not a question of whether your people are on there, it’s just working out how to engage them. Making sure you’re front of mind. Knowing how to communicate with them so you become unmissable.
Posting on LinkedIn is for the girlies who are…
Tired of battling the Instagram algorithm in a bid to land new clients
Going into their 56th course launch and want to expand their marketing options
Building a brand new business (exciting) and want to become known
Pivoting from corporate to freelance and wanting to get booked asap
Confused about the conflicting advice about when and how to post on LinkedIn
Aware that people literally book in because of them, but haven’t started using their personal stories in their marketing yet
Most comfortable when they get to write and yap (not spend the weekend editing their millionth short-form video)
Answering questions
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I absolutely can! If you join inside one of the places on the Soft Launch Editor package, then when we begin working together, I’ll ask you to share your LinkedIn with me and we’ll go over your profile and your messaging.
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You can! We love it when everyone gets to benefit - we also offer discounts for multiple team members to access if you have multiple team members who would benefit from access, support and feedback. Email admin@fivetoninecreative.com for more details.
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We make payment plans available for any purchases over £200 (that’s in British pounds, FYI) - we believe in giving you flexibility when you’re balancing out your business finances, so payment plans come without additional costs or fees - meaning you can spread the cost comfortably as suits you!
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Um that’s literally the whole point. Personal branding should be personal. It’s not about making you follow someone else’s style, or dim yourself down. It’s about working out what you have to say in a new space. It’s important to do this and stay YOU.
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Honestly LinkedIn is just a different beast to other spaces - in a good way and in a tricky way. I’ve worked with TONS of copywriters (who are already incredible with words) who have only really gone ‘oh okay I get it now’ with their LinkedIn once they’ve understood how to write for there specifically. The rules are a little different there, and the psychology of what works vs what doesn't is unique. It’s not that it will just never work for you – it’s a case of identifying your message and your story. We can do that together.
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You get access for six months, which means a rough cadence of one module every other week, joining the co-writing calls every other week and posting minimum once a week. This is a course designed to fit around your life and work - so it becomes a more seamless element of your marketing that doesn’t have to take up so much of your time and mental space.
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We open our doors a few times throughout the year so you can always join in the future if now isn’t the right time. The course is constantly evolving - but as capacity changes, so does availability for Editor availability with Nicole. These spaces are always limited and often book up ahead of time, so if you’re considering joining on Editor, now is a good time to do so.
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This is mostly just the difference between learning how to do it yourself, vs. having it done for you! Working with Five To Nine (our personal branding studio) means everything is taken care of so you can focus on expanding your business. The course gives you the tools and support to do it yourself - but it’s ultimately up to you to take advantage of this (we won’t write for you!).