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232. Securing Corporate Clients with Anniedi Essien

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Is playing by someone else’s rules keeping you small (and underpaid)? Business growth strategist Anniedi Essien joins Michelle to spill the bold truths on owning your expertise, pitching like a pro, and showing up as your most unapologetic self—sneakers, sparkle, and all. If you’re tired of underselling your brilliance and playing small, get ready to learn how to score those big corporate contracts, crush imposter syndrome, and bring your whole personality to the table. This one is a pep talk for everyone who’s ever wanted to land dream clients, set their own rules, and finally get paid what they’re worth.

 

Anniedi Essien is a Chief Swagger Officer, Business Growth Strategist and Keynote Speaker who loves empowering busy professionals to lead more healthy, wealthy and fulfilling lives. She went from burnt out as a top corporate healthcare executive to fired up as an entrepreneur by taking charge of her own health, regaining the sparkle in her eyes, and launching her dream biz at Idem Spark. Anniedi created Swagger School® to advise C-Suite executives, entrepreneurs and women in leadership on how to elevate their impact, influence and income—without sacrificing wellness—so they can build multiple streams of wealth and joy by growing with more corporate clients. As a former corporate buyer, she is passionate about equipping independent consultants with the tools they need to capture a bigger piece of the revenue pie globally by elevating their positioning and playing more boldly in the B2B space with swagger. Anniedi has a BA in biomedical ethics from Brown University and an MBA in strategy from NYU Stern School of Business. ------------------------ In today's episode, we cover the following:
  • Visionary branding and entrepreneurship insights
  • Lead generation vs. demand generation
  • Strategic partnering for limitless impact
  • Overcoming imposter syndrome with authenticity
  • What swagger is and finding your competitive advantage
  • Redefining professionalism
  • Staying aligned with yourself through design thinking
  • The role of AI and your creative advantage
  • Marketing to corporate buyers and scale up
  • Networking and the value of community
  • Hitting your revenue with only a handful of clients
  • Advice for entrepreneurs in September
---------------------- RESOURCES: ----------------------- Guest info: To learn more about Anniedi and her consulting, follow her on Instagram @AnniediEssien and Facebook @Anniedi.Essien and visit her website, IdemSparkLife.com ----------------------- Boring packaging? Forgettable branding? Sticker Giant fixes that with custom stickers and labels designed to make your brand stick—literally. Use code KMA25 at stickergiant.com for 25% off your first order. ----------------------- WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO.   Connect on social with Michelle at: ----------------------- Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! ----------------------- This episode is brought to you by Zencastr. Create high quality video and audio content. Get your first two weeks free at https://zencastr.com/?via=kma. ----------------------- This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.   This episode was edited by Berta Wired Theme music by: Eliza Rosevera and Nathan Menard

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