Superfan Attraction: Personal Branding for Multi-Passionate Artists with Diane Foy

Like many aspiring actors, Stacey Marie Keba struggled with a lack of clarity about her brand. As a former coaching client of mine, I invited her on the show to discuss her transformational journey from self-doubt and overwhelm to confidently presenting her value as an actor to the industry. Stacey recently walked the red carpet in Paris in support of her role in Universal France’s 2022 French-American Comedy Mon Héroïne. Today she auditions regularly, has numerous projects in the works, and has added producer to her multi-hyphenated career.

Let's expand our comfort zones. Isn't that fun? As multi passionate artists, musicians, actors, creatives, your best work is there waiting for you at the end of your comfort zone. I'll offer 5 tips to help you unlock your creative potential.

As an artist, you want to be recognized for your creativity and talent. But, building a successful career in the arts requires much more than skill and artistry. It’s about developing a strong brand identity that represents who you are as an artist and what you stand for. We will look at Lizzo as an example of a strong artist brand and I offer tips on cultivating your own. 

We all have a unique story -- a story that is made up of our life experiences, the moments that have shaped us, and the decisions we have made. Telling your story is one of the most effective ways to authentically connect with an audience. In this episode, I offer various questions to spark your memory of key moments in your life. Our story is full of the joys and successes of our lives, but also the failures, mistakes, and pain. It is a story that is both powerful and vulnerable.

Michelle Simone Miller is a NYC based Actress, Podcast host, and Communications Coach. Her credits include Homeland, Blue Bloods, Winter's Tale, and a lead role in the MTV scripted show, One Bad Choice. Her podcast, Mentors on the Mic, features interviews with accomplished mentors in the entertainment industry including Showrunner Marta Kauffman (Friends), Actor Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), and more. As a Communications Coach, she uses her acting training and performance background to incorporate play to professional development.

GET READY TO DREAM BIG! Clarifying your dreams is a key step towards achieving them. In this episode I will guide you as you imagine your life 10 years from now and gain clarity on what you really want and why you want it.

Having an authentic personal brand and a highly engaged social media following is the key to launching a successful publicity campaign. With the right preparation, you can leverage your online presence to get featured in blogs, magazines, podcasts, radio, television, or your local newspaper. In this episode, I will walk you through gathering your PR assets, researching the media and preparing for interviews so that you make the most of every opportunity.

Bonus: Sharing my Content Strategy. Companion to Purpose-Driven Content. I go live on social media on Thursdays on a topic connected to that weeks podcast so I will start to add the audio as bonuses here.

The second stage of the Superfan Attraction Method is purpose driven content. In this episode I review the various steps that fall under content creation including identifying and engaging with your potential superfans, building your online homebase, creating a social media system, telling your stories, creating photos and videos.

The first stage of the Superfan Attraction Method is authentic personal branding. In this episode I review the various steps that fall under personal branding including future visioning, motivation, core values, beliefs, your story, personality, image, and competitive edge.

Artists and creatives have the power to heal, transform and elevate lives. But too often, fear or a lack of knowledge holds us back from living our true purpose. As a personal branding and PR coach, I am going to be sharing strategies from my Superfan Attraction Method. My mission to educate, motivate and empower you to embrace your story and purpose so that you can make your impact on the world.

Brian Patacca helps creatives get what they want without suffering. Brian engages creative professionals seeking to ignite their businesses with fierce accountability, marketing innovation, and soul-satisfying success. With an education from Northwestern, Brian first worked in New York as an advertising executive promoting Broadway shows. During this time, his path of career coaching was revealed. He is the founder of a coaching organization and creative community with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Now based in Los Angeles, Brian coaches nationwide in several web-based group courses including his latest programs, Agent Goals and Actor Operating System. Check out his podcast Brian Breaks Character

Think about your favourite artists of all time. The ones that inspire you deep in your soul and maybe even motivated you to become an artist yourself. Why do you love them? You most likely appreciate them for more than their talent. It may be their personality, fashion sense, work ethic, values, or beliefs. When they share their vulnerability, struggles and triumphs you may see yourself in those stories. Authentic personal branding is the key to success. In this episode Diane Foy shares phase 1 of her Fans, Media, & Industry Attraction Method.

In this episode, I share my multi-passionate creative journey from photography and makeup artistry to arts & entertainment PR and personal brand coaching. You will hear about the creativity killers and moments of uncertainty along the way and how I came to know that I am a multipotentialite. The show begins with how to know if you have multipotentiality and ends with celebrating your multipotentiality superpowers.

Marc T. Suess is a Creative Director, Brand Consultant, Abstract Painter, Musician, and host of the Sweetspot Podcast. We had a wonderful conversation about finding your sweetspot, and what it means to be an artist.