Certified Professional Career Coach and Personal Branding Specialist, expert in training job seekers on how to develop high impact resumes and LinkedIn profiles that significantly increase interviews and job offers

Advise Your Career

Breaking into the job market can be tough. Are you struggling to stand out? I'm here to help.

I spent 18+ years at a Fortune 1 company, only to find myself unemployed. Frustrated with the career services I received, I took matters into my own hands.

Now, I'm a career coach, working with motivated professionals like you to:
- Create stellar resumes
- Craft a memorable personal brand
- Nail that interview

In just seven years, I've written over 2K resumes and freelanced for three major resume sites. In addition, I have conducted 1K interview preparation session with clients.

Here's what I bring to the table:
💥 Personal Branding Strategy
💥 Career Coaching
💥 Resume Writing / Best Practices
💥 LinkedIn Optimization
💥 Interview Preparation
💥 Executive Bios

Ready to land your dream job? Let's chat!
Get in touch for a free consultation to kick-start your career today.

Career Coach 

Advise Your Biz 

Ever wonder how Walmart and Sam's Club keep their shelves stocked? 🤔

I'm the behind-the-scenes guru! 🧙‍♂️
Working closely with suppliers, I master:
✅ Retail Link
✅ Item setup
✅ Forecasts
✅ Order maintenance
✅ Demand planning
✅ Global cross-functional team collaboration

Real impact?
I streamline processes, making sure you find what you need on your next shopping trip. 🛒

Looking to optimize your supplier processes? 📈
Let's chat! Drop a comment or send me a message. 📩

Retail Consultant

The Northwest Group, LLC

Unlocking the secrets behind Entertainment and Sports' License item success at Walmart and Sam's.
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As a seasoned analyst, I singlehandedly
- Boosted sales through precision analysis and forecasting
- Issued game-changing reports for the VP of Sales

My secret sauce:
- Crafting budgets and wise inventory flows
- Spearheading special projects
- Collaborating with buying teams for optimal replenishment

Curious how my expertise can transform your sales performance? Let's chat & elevate your business success! 🚀

Senior Sales/Replenishment Analyst 

Welspun Group

Unlock the secrets behind $300M in sales 📈

At Welspun, I cracked the code on 250+ items for Walmart and Sam's Bath Sheet and Towel business.⚡

What did I do? 🧐
- Sales analytics and item forecasting 📊
- Provided all-star support to VP of Sales 🌟
- Prepared budgets, forecasts, and reports 📚
- Communicated with factories and led special projects 🏭
- Facilitated support meetings with Walmart and Sam's 🤝
- Worked hand-in-hand with replenishment managers 🚚

The result? 💥
In-depth item analysis for Welspun programs by size, color, and brand. 🔎

Senior Sales Analyst 

Walmart

🞕Unlocking the secret to managing a $4.5B business at Fortune 1! 👀

At the world's largest retailer, I helped transform Home Decor and the Fabrics & Crafts areas. How? By:

➡️ Recruiting and developing a star planning team within Merchandising
➡️ Nurturing eight direct reports with the right infrastructure
➡️ Engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to drive growth initiatives across competitive categories.

But there's more:

🏆 Empowering them to handle daily and recurring responsibilities
🏆 Guiding them to manage the portfolio to plan

Planning Director-Home Division

As the founder of Advise Your Career, I specialize in empowering professionals to land their dream roles. With over 18 years of experience at a Fortune 1 company and extensive expertise in personal branding, resume writing, and interview preparation, I’ve helped thousands of clients achieve their career goals.

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

🎯Authored 2,000+ resumes and conducted over 1,000 interview prep sessions.
🎯Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC), Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), and licensed CPA."

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
I craft compelling career narratives that showcase your unique value to employers. My mission is to provide you with the tools, confidence, and strategies needed to excel in today’s competitive job market. Let's work together to unlock your full career potential.

Andrew Watkins, CPCC, CPRW, CPA

Socialgize

Socialgize is built to help businesses and coaches build their personal brands that attract inbound leads & high-ticket clients.

Here’s what we’ve achieved:

⪼ Grew my personal on Instagram and LinkedIn →  Overall 8,000+ followers.
⪼ Helped clients grow their Instagram → Grown 45,000+ engaged followers.
⪼ Delivered SEO strategies that increased e-commerce store RANKING and TRAFFIC.
⪼ Designed impactful MARKETING MATERIALS for business coaches that enhance brand credibility.

My focus is on creating customized, actionable strategies that deliver results you can trust.

Designer

Instagram

I started building my personal brand on Instagram to share social media marketing strategies and connect with others.

Key highlights of this journey:

→ Helped B2C brands and creators grow on Instagram, gaining thousands of followers.
→ Achieved over 100 million real views for client content.
→ Connected with people and agencies, expanding my knowledge and network.
→ Laid the foundation for Socialgize.

Instagram became the platform where I turned my knowledge into results, connections, and opportunities.

Social Media Strategist

High Profit Posting

Graphic Designer

Hi, I’m Priyaratan (Sonu) — I help founders, coaches, consultants, and B2B/SaaS leaders build premium personal brands with strategic, high-impact visuals.

Key Metrics & Achievements
→ Delivered over 45,000 targeted followers for brands through optimized brand visuals
→ Created more than 1000+ premium graphics, including banners, carousels, LinkedIn graphics, thumbnails, podcast covers, and E-books, etc, tailored for founders and agencies
→ Helped multiple leaders increase inbound leads by 2–5x through elevated brand visuals

What I Don’t Do
↳ B2C product catalog graphics
↳ E-commerce product ads
↳ Low-ticket social posts focused only on quantity over quality

Who I Don’t Work With
► Those who prioritize bargaining over quality design
► Clients who care more about saving money than making more money through a better brand
► Businesses looking for cheap, disposable graphics instead of a lasting visual identity

What I Do Best
① LinkedIn Visual Branding – Banners, featured graphics, and profile visuals that command authority
② B2B Brand Identity Systems – Consistent, scalable designs that position founders and SaaS leaders as industry authorities
③ Premium Design Assets – High-quality visuals that communicate expertise, build trust, and drive inbound opportunities, without adding unnecessary workload to your day

My Process
⇒ Audit your existing brand and competitive landscape
⇒ Identify positioning gaps and craft a unique visual identity
⇒ Deliver ready-to-use assets so you show up online with a standout presence

Who I Work With
→ Coaches and consultants selling high-ticket B2B services
→ Founders of agencies who want to elevate their personal brand and attract premium clients
→ SaaS leaders aiming to position themselves for enterprise-level partnerships

Ready to upgrade your visual identity?
Send me a message or check my featured section for quick links to work with me or request a LinkedIn profile audit.

Sonu Gautam

2023: “I don’t even understand LinkedIn features…”
2025: Now I use the platform like a toolbox.

2023: “Sales Navigator is confusing…”
2025: I literally play with Sales Nav every day.

2023: “I’m scared to talk on video calls…”
2025: I do 3–4 hour client calls without blinking.

2023: “I feel lost… what am I even doing?”
2025: I know exactly what to do and how to do it.

2023: “What if I don’t earn enough?”
2025: Made in 1 month what I used to earn in a full year.

2023: “What if no one trusts me?”
2025: Worked with 4 agencies + managed 30+ profiles without a single firing.

2023: Burnout, fear, self-doubt.
2025: Clarity, confidence, responsibility, and momentum.

And while writing all this, format inspiration ( Shoaib )

I had a moment of realization:
This post isn’t for you. It’s for me.

I never stopped to look back at what I’ve actually done in the last few months.

I know I haven’t achieved everything I imagined.

I know there’s still a long way to go.
But the work hasn’t stopped.

Some things take time.
Some goals take patience.
But they will happen.

Listen…

If the older version of me saw who I am right now, he’d smile and say:

“See? It DID get better.”

So folks, Wherever you are, confused, scared, lost, doubting… you won’t stay there forever.

Give yourself time.
Give yourself consistency.
Give yourself a chance.

Your future self is waiting on the other side.

Priyaratan Gautam

I help B2B founders to build high-trust, lead-generating brands on LinkedIn | LinkedIn Profile Strategist | Build Authority & Inbound Leads

Most founders think they’ll hit $1K… $3K… $5K months just because they’re “working hard” or “getting busy.”

But that’s not how high-earning founders operate.

I’ve worked with the ones who earn it.
I’ve seen their behavior up close.
And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

You don’t reach their revenue
until you start thinking like they do.

Founders who consistently earn $1K–$5K monthly,

They don’t have secret tools or magic tactics.

They have mindsets that the struggling founders don’t.

Here’s what separates them:

• They make decisions fast, no waiting for “perfect.”
• They don’t panic at small problems.
• They don’t try to do everything alone.
• They invest early in systems, brand, and people.
• They don’t chase trends, they build clarity.
• They communicate with confidence, not confusion.
• They take responsibility when things break.
• They don’t delay the hard conversations.
• They delegate instead of drowning in tasks.
• They treat their brand seriously, not casually.
• They think long-term even on hard days.

None of this is luck.
None of this is talent.
None of this is a “hack.”

It’s mindset.
Pure mindset.
That’s the whole differentiator.

The founders hitting $1K–$5K months regularly
aren’t better than you.
They just think differently.

And income always catches up to thinking.

So if you want to earn like them:
Stop copying their results.
Start copying their mindset.

That’s where the real money starts.

People aren’t scrolling past your content.
They’re scrolling past YOU.

And it’s not because you’re inconsistent.
It’s because your entire system is unclear.

You don’t grow by fixing symptoms.
You grow by fixing the foundation underneath them.

Here’s what actually moves the needle:

1. Get your offer brutally clear.
If someone can’t understand it in 10 seconds,
they won’t reply in 10 messages.

2. Position for one person.
Not the whole internet.
Your tone should speak directly to your ideal buyer.

3. Rewrite your profile for trust.
People don’t care about clean visuals.
They care about clarity, confidence, and proof.

4. Turn comments into conversations.
The algorithm isn’t your oxygen.
10–20 real relationships grow you faster than reach.

5. Build a simple conversion path.
Content creates awareness.
Conversations create clients.

6. Stop copying trends.
Start trusting your own thinking.
Your POV is the only thing nobody can steal.

When these six pieces lock into place,
everything becomes smoother:
your content hits harder,
your outreach gets replies,
and the right people naturally move toward you.

Fix the system…
and your growth finally becomes predictable.

#linkedin #personalbranding #priyaratangautam

If you feel stuck on LinkedIn, these 7 signs explain exactly why.

Your HEADLINE talks about tasks, not outcomes.

Your CONTENT teaches, but it doesn’t differentiate you.

Your MESSAGING attracts peers instead of clients.

Your PROFILE shows effort, not proof or results.

Your posts aren’t aligned with your REAL ICP.

You depend on the algorithm instead of CONVERSATIONS.

You create content, but you don’t have a CONVERSION PATH.

I’ve seen this in almost every profile I’ve reviewed.

These gaps look small, but they quietly kill visibility, trust, and leads.

Fix these seven things and your brand changes completely.

Here’s something I learned way too late:
Clients don’t pay you for the work you do.
They pay you for the way you think.

Anybody can design a banner.
Anybody can write a post.
Anybody can run outreach.

Tools can do most of it.
Templates can do half of it.
And AI can do the rest.

So why do clients still choose you?

Because of your judgment.
Your perspective.
Your understanding of the problem.
Your ability to see things they can’t see yet.

Your thinking is the real product.
Your work is just the delivery method.

When professional don’t understand this, two things happen:

They undercharge.
They overwork.

But when you start leading your clients with your mind, instead of just executing with your hands, the entire relationship changes.

You become the partner, not the intern.
You become the advisor, not just a VA.
You become the reason results actually happen.

If you want to grow, don’t just upgrade your skills.

Upgrade your thinking and communicate it with confidence.

That’s what clients value the most.

I was doom scrolling on Instagram last night and found the worst reel ever.
But one line in it hit me so hard that I had to share it with you.

► “People don’t buy your product. They buy who they think they’ll become because of it.”

And honestly, it made everything click for me.

Most people misunderstand marketing completely.
They think customers buy products.
They don’t.
Customers buy the version of themselves they believe your offer will help them become.

↳ They don’t buy a gym membership.
They buy the confidence of feeling fit and in control.

↳ They don’t buy lipstick.
They buy the feeling of being noticed and expressive.

↳ They don’t buy coaching.
They buy clarity, relief, and the shortcut that saves years.

This is where most founders get stuck.
They keep listing features.
They keep showing tools.
They keep explaining the process.

But people don’t take action because of what you sell.
They take action because of the future they can see for themselves through your solution.

If you want your marketing to work, shift the focus.

① Show them what their life looks like after working with you.
Make the before and after real and visible.

② Speak to their fears and desires, not your delivery process.
People buy transformation, not tasks.

③ Back it with real stories and proof.
Belief grows faster with evidence, not explanations.

The world doesn’t reward the best product.
It rewards the clearest promise of transformation.

So stop selling the feature.
Stop selling the process.
Start selling the future your customer wants to step into.

Someone asked me yesterday,
“Sonu, when should I actually start delegating?”

I smiled, realizing this was the same question I used to avoid. Now, after working with dozens of founders, coaches, and consultants, I see it clearly.

Here’s the simplest answer.
You delegate the moment your growth needs more time than you personally have.

Why?
Because doing everything yourself feels productive, but it silently slows you down.

→ Your ideas stay stuck.
→ Your content becomes inconsistent.
→ And your time goes to tasks instead of decisions.

How do you know it’s time?
→ When you are clear in your head, but not consistent in execution.
→ When you know what you want, but you can’t show up for it regularly.

That’s the signal.

What does delegation give you? Bandwidth.
And bandwidth gives you clarity, creativity, and better decisions.
This is the part most founders underestimate.

But yes, there is a downside.
Delegation fails when you expect people to “figure it out” without direction.

It works only when you give clarity, not chaos.

The fear of losing your voice is normal.
But your voice doesn’t disappear when you delegate.
It disappears when you stop showing up.

You can grow alone, but not scale alone.
At some point, leverage matters more than effort.

What is one task you know you should delegate, but still haven’t?

I AM HIRING!!!

Time to level up, and I can’t do that alone anymore.

I’ve reached a point where doing everything myself is slowing down the parts of the business that actually matter.

To grow faster, I need people I can trust.
People who are skilled, consistent, and based in India.

So I’m hiring:

1️⃣ Graphic Design Intern

Canva is fine. If you know color, layout, and clean, modern social media design, I want to see your work.

2️⃣ Engagement & Outreach Intern

This is one of the most important roles. Daily engagement, warm outreach, conversation support. If you communicate well and stay consistent, you’ll do great.

3️⃣ GoHighLevel Specialist

If you understand GHL workflows, automation, funnels,
and pipeline setups, this role is for you.

Apply here:

Email: help.sonugautam@gmail.com

Include:
• Role
• Portfolio / Best works
• Your best work
• Rates
• Availability
• Short intro

Subject: Role – Your Name

If you’re someone who wants to grow and work in a fast-paced, real environment, we’ll work well together.

If you’re struggling and acting like everything is fine because you’re scared it will “ruin your image,”

bhai… the image is already ruined.
You’re just pretending it’s not.

Get up.
Fix your shit.
Save your business.

Stop waiting for motivation.
Stop overthinking consequences.
Stop hiding behind excuses.

If things are not working — accept it.
If you dropped the ball — admit it.
If you need to rebuild — start now.

Tell clients what they need to know.
Tell your team what’s actually happening.
Be brutally honest with yourself.

Because at the end of the day,
if your name is on the work,
you don’t get to run.

Take 1000 percent ownership.
That’s the only way you grow, as a person, as a founder, as a business. In my POV.

Shit over, Good morning 💻🔥

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