#014 Marshal Gillen | Launch Your Personal Brand and Speaking Career

Marshal Gillen, aka Marshal LIVE, is an inspirational speaker, lifestyle entrepreneur and author based out of San Diego. Marshal shares how he turned his mess into his message and now inspires others to turn what they previously thought were unreachable goals into achievable realities.

In this episode, Marshal reveals how his emotionally troubled upbringing shaped him, discusses the chance encounter that set him on the path to motivational speaking, how he built his personal brand, and explains why he believes selling is “dead.”

The Finer Details of This Episode:

The rocky but ultimately life-affirming path Marshal took to find his passion for motivational speaking.
How Marshal turned his formerly annoying energy into a talent he was grateful for.
Why he’s able to so effectively get to the core of what motivates his clients.
Marshal’s honest, non-sugarcoated approach to coaching clients and even himself.
Finding your “drill” rather than simply relying on a “screwdriver.”
How Marshal “hacked the system” to create his own personal brand.
How Marshal treats his social media platforms as digital storefronts, and why you need to be available in audio, video and written word.
Figuring out what message you want to put out into the world.
What Marshal did to jumpstart his speaking career, and how he’s currently trying to redesign his life.

Quotes:

“The only thing stopping me from having legitimately anything and everything that I want in life, is me.”

“Success is not final and failure is not fatal.”

“The reason I keep winning is because I'm not afraid to immediately ask for feedback and then take action.”

“What is your mission in life, and how can you go out and be evangelical about that mission because you don't anyone else to feel that pain that you used to feel?”

“The brand pre-sells your service or product.”

“I really want to help people tap into an energy and an understanding of themselves that they didn't even know is possible.”

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