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Why Visibility is a CEOs Responsibility Jul 15, 2025

by Marina Byezhanova

At Brand of a Leader, we build personal brands for founders and CEOs. Not influencers, not figureheads, not aspirational personas. Actual leaders running actual companies.

Most of our clients didn't come looking for visibility. Visibility found them through a business need, a ...

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Balancing Branding, Business & Parenthood—Marina Byezhanova Shares Her Story Jul 09, 2025

 What does it take to build a global business while raising a family—and still stay grounded in your roots?

In a recent feature by Featured.com, our Co-founder Marina Byezhanova opens up about the powerful intersection of personal branding, entrepreneurship, and parenting. From bringing her childre...

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Inside Our First-Ever Sponsorship: What Brand of a Leader Learned by Saying Yes to EO Canada Jun 27, 2025

By Marina Byezhanova

After four years of building Brand of a Leader and eleven years as an EO member, I experienced a significant first: we became an event sponsor.

Sponsorship had never been part of our strategy at Brand of a Leader. Having attended countless EO events across the globe, I underst...

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Featured in CMO: How Marina Byezhanova Turns CMOs Into Industry Icons Apr 29, 2025

Building a strong brand reputation takes more than excellent products or services—it requires authenticity, transparency, thought leadership, and a commitment to creating genuine value. In a recent article for CMO Times, industry leaders, including our Co-founder Marina Byezhanova, shared actionable...

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Why Executive Branding Transcends Geographic Boundaries: The Global Impact of Visibility Apr 22, 2025

by Marina Byezhanova

Growing up in Soviet Ukraine, I was intimately familiar with constraints—hard, inflexible barriers designed to keep people in and ideas out. Today, as my team at Brand of a Leader works with founders and CEOs on executive branding, I'm struck by how fundamentally limitless this...

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Why Tech Leaders Need to Stop Hiding Behind Their Corporate Brands Mar 05, 2025

By Marina Byezhanova

I love the moment after my speaking engagements when someone inevitably approaches me to confess how much they dreaded my session on personal branding before it started. These conversations have become so predictable that I now wait for them with anticipation, because what foll...

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Voice of a Leader Podcast Episode #6: Jenny Feterovich Dec 10, 2024

 It’s the most wonderful time of the year –– a brand-new episode of Voice of Leader has arrived! This month, we’re thrilled to spotlight the incredible Jenny Feterovich, a DJ, entrepreneur, and first-generation immigrant with a truly inspiring story.


In this episode, Jenny sits down with Lanisa Far...

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Imposter Syndrome & the Fear of Self-Promotion: How to Own Your Success Dec 08, 2024

By Alanna Fairey

Back in June, I was asked to speak at a conference my alma mater, Nottingham Trent University, was hosting. They saw me speak at the UN earlier this year, and invited me to give that same talk. 

Having completed my masters there in 2022, being asked to come back as an industry spe...

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How to Plan for a Personal Brand Photo Shoot Nov 13, 2024

by Alanna Fairey

Most of my early career has been spent on a set. 

Whether it was for Fashion Week, magazine editorial shoots or fashion campaigns for different brands, I became very comfortable on a set, and loved being a creative director. Once I knew what the vision and goal of the shoot were, ...

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Voice of a Leader, Podcast Episode #5: James Ricci Nov 12, 2024

by Alanna Fairey

Thrilled to share the latest episode of the Voice of a Leader podcast. I am exceptionally excited that this month’s guest is James Ricci, President of Roy Foss Automotive Group, a multi-generational legacy Canadian family business.

James never expected to enter the family business...

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How to Market your Personal Brand on Social Media Nov 07, 2024

As CEO of your organization, you likely already know that having a strong personal brand is the newest form of marketing currency. You know that building your personal brand is not about self-promotion or Instafame - it’s about building a perception of you as a leader at scale and serving your busin...

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Voice of a Leader, Podcast Episode #4: David Shamszad Oct 08, 2024

By Alanna Fairey

Loyal podcasters, please rejoice: our fourth episode of the Voice of a Leader podcast is now live! And this month, David Shamszad, CEO of SG Real Estate, will be sharing his insights with our host, Lanisa Farnsworth.

Of all the clients that have shared their stories with us, David...

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