Sara Gerassi | Brand Strategist

Life got hectic for a bit I totally spaced on this account and created a new one And paid for premium over there🙈 Would love if you all joined me I’ll follow you back @SaraGerassi I engage daily & post about: - branding strategy - personal brands - community building

Me in 2019 • No long term goals • Lost without a direction • Working 24/7 to serve the elites on their yachts Me in 2024 • Delusional in success • Roadmapped milestones • Working for myself scaling a business from the ground up What Changed? My Mindset

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐌𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 I immediately get the ick Shows me your not customer centric You care more about profits than people As a business if you can’t take the time to invest in future clients, why should they invest in you? At the very least warm it up

I’ve failed I’ve failed two weeks straight to hit my goals Disappointed began to set in But after comparing last blue print Friday’s stats I’m proud of myself Last week I struggled to make 34 friends - most were bots Now I’m at 73! Here’s 5 lessons I learned :

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 That’s all systems are I use to believe systems were a scary robotic procedure But a system can be applied to just about anything Truth is, when motivation fails, systems take over The key is to start small by

Oldies - it does feel that way sometimes. Hey, I’m Sara from before the 2000s I’m a freelance brand strategist. Currently working on creating a scalable business out of my freelance passions. Been documenting the process here on X. Looking forward to networking with more oldies

𝗕𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂. Nobody intentionally becomes a guru, right? 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥. Immediate U- turn Do Not Pass Go You’ll lose $200 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗲? My 3 part framework • Be Liked • Be Known • Be Trusted 5 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 7 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 of 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 series —————— 1) 𝗕𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 —————— 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺. But think of it as, Sharping your skill sets to develop your 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. We like people with charisma - it’s magnetizing! 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯. We want more. 𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? Relatability, Humor, and Entertainment By : • Sharing your spiky opinions • Cracking jokes, not being a robot • Storytelling personal experiences —————— 2) 𝗕𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 —————— 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚 Giving more than you get doesn’t just bring around good karma. 𝘐𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 What do you want to be known for and weave it into your storyline. For me? 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘣. I weave the playful scientist theme into my stories 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 Show your face early and often. People want to connect with a real person. Why do you think the selfie trend on X is gaining traction? I know I want to see the person behind the screen. Which leads into ——————— 3) 𝗕𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 ——————— • Form Connections • Deliver on your promises • Make others feel safe and seen In a world full of experts be a friend. —————————— 🧪 ——————————— 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿! 𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. They all live in the newsletter. Subscribe below! Or this message will implode… 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 🧪

As a child I wanted to be a surgeon As a teen a marine biologist but only in tropical waters In college a nurse 𝘐𝑛 𝑚𝘺 20𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝑎𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝑎𝘪𝑙𝘰𝑟 In my late 20s I was a social media manager and content creator running my own freelance business And now I am a creative entrepreneur Crafting brands into people Visions and dreams change over time it’s what makes us human 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐩?

“Content is king but marketing queen and she runs the household” What would branding or storytelling be? The throne she sits on?

Happy Blue Print Friday! First Full Week We need a crazy, yet in my brain attainable overall goal Both profit & community wise - Profit: hit 25k months. That’s what we are building into - Community: 300 members Whose building in public with me? Let’s dive into the stats 👇🏼

The biggest secret is there is no secret - no hacks - no secret sauces - no get rich quick scheme But there is strategy and experiments The framework of how I take client’s branding from launch to its own unique persona in 5 steps 👇🏼

I’m building a business so this little guy can destroy all the pens. P.S this is Reef and he does not share the brain cell Does your business partner share the brain cell?

Make Enemies 👀 Mortal Enemies Okay, maybe not mortal enemies. This isn’t mortal combat, but call out what you hate. Why would I need an enemy? I’m just peaceful little me. The same reason why we need a hero in a story. We all have a deep connection to love and hate. It pulls at our emotions. Forcing us to choose a side. Calling things out does exactly that. Forces you to choose a side. Red pill or blue pill. The sad truth, society favors hate, negativity - it leeches off it. BUT we don’t have to use this truth for evil. Our hate isn’t directed at another person or a brand. No, that would be using it for evil. Bad. The enemy are concepts. Narratives if you will. That people can rally against. Not everyone will agree or like you. And that’s okay, we want that. It flushes out the crowd and leaves space for the right people to find you. My Enemies : - get rich quick schemes - gate keeping - pushy sales Dare I say the stereotypical marketing bro persona (may get hate for that one) You know what I’m talking about. It’s a vibe, not a specific person. You can feel it. By stating what I hate it shows my audience what I’m for : - long term success - transparency - permission marketing Nurture and community. The opposites. The negative attracts more attention. Use it wisely. If you stand for everything you stand for nothing. So go on hate, intentionally… ————————————————- Whose your enemy tell me below 👇🏼 Feeling kind? Retweet ♻️ I wouldn’t hate that!

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Dear Miss Entrepreneur, Where do we begin? If your brain is like mine, it is a chaotic place. The walls are littered with creativity but nothing sticks until structure is found. When creativity has free will, it runs. And not always towards us. — Where do we begin Miss Entrepreneur, when creativity is set free? You didn’t listen to their obvious advice. “Stick to one platform.” Silly me. I spread my wings too wide and got burned out from the sun. — Dear Miss Entrepreneur, lets start at the beginning again. Double down on the foundation. To build the walls. — We will compromise. With a new twist of fate. You did not foresee. Self doubt always won those battles. But now we don’t battle thee. — We will trade camera for pen. Draw back the curtains and swing open the door. Each week Friday’s Blueprints will lay on the floor. Build the empire in public. Transparent to the core. — They can judge if they like. Their opinions don’t pay. — Dear Miss Entrepreneur, Creativity has ran to writing platforms. We chased her long form to short. There’s a system we will follow and engage with trust. — Momentum is the drug we seek. Yet, it’s not for the weak. — Show up daily With the content structures you’ve built. Build in public with wins, struggles, and flaws. Celebrate the small milestones. Let others into your world. — Give more than you get and your community will come. A gentle reminder it’s only week one. ———————————————— From letters I wished I received ———————————————— - Like and leave a comment - Like these you’ll love the newsletter - Feeling nice today, consider retweeting :) May your creativity always be structured

If we follow each other & I see your post come across my feed You better be sure I’m liking at the minimum and commenting I will never understand the people who scroll past and don’t engage Isn’t that the whole point of being social on social media? Like we’re friends now💙

Hubby is down in Panama 🇵🇦 looking at live aboard sailboats. And we may have just found the one! We put in our offer today fingers crossed 🤞🏼 #nomads #digitalnomads #sailing

After the chaos of moving and hurricane Ian, it’s finally time to get back into the swing of #UGC again! Big things are coming this October 🍂

@Masha_Terra Thank you! Yeah it’s a wait and see kinda thing. We’ve delt with a ton of storms before so not too nervous. Any recommendations of your favorites in the area? To go eat or do?

@SaraGerassi_UGC Congrats, We moved out from that area 2 months ago and we are in south Florida and the same now waiting to see what is going on with this Ian Hurricane!

Finally settled into our move to St. Pete and now there’s a major hurricane coming our way … 😅

@RondasVisualUGC Thank you! I’ve been hoping around Florida for the last 5 years absolutely love the state!