SPIRIT MEDIA- Emmy-Nominated TV, LIVE & Virtual Event Director (Over 10K Productions), Video Producer, Marketing Strategist, Author / Trainer: 7DRM-The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing, NDE & Leadership Speaker❤️

On January 28th, 1999 while on a flight to Nashville, I died… and it may have been the greatest thing that ever happened to me. 

For over 30 years, I’ve worked as a television and live event director with global icons like the Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Kenny Chesney, and visionary producers like Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank). 

I've partnered with world leaders and Fortune 500 brands — but everything changed after my near-death experience.

From that moment, Spirit Media was reborn.

Now, we harness the power of video and LIVE event production to move hearts, inspire action, and transform lives with award-winning storytelling experiences. 

What we create:

🎬 Brand Films • Explainers • Investor Videos

🎬 Live & Virtual Events • Fundraisers • Capital Campaigns

🎬 Sales Kick-Offs • Award Shows • Speaker Coaching

We’ve helped clients raise and generate hundreds of millions — all by strategically blending the power of story with a heart for genuine relationships and lasting impact.

❤️ www.SpiritMedia.com

Additionally, I am the author of 7DRM- The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing. 

This isn’t just the story of my near-death experience — it’s the discovery of the 7DRM Marketing and Messaging Strategy, a breakthrough system that has transformed organizations by bringing clarity, confidence, and impact to their message. It can do the same for you.

Start your transformation: Grab free resources, the book (or audiobook), and check out our workshops and speaking topics at 7DRM.com.

Want to connect and discover how we might work together? 

DM me here on LinkedIn or our marketing coordinator, Lisa@spiritmedia.com.

I believe in you ❤️

Bill Dolan (Spirit Media)

ARE YOU LIVING THE REBIRTH STORY?

No matter what circumstance led you here, there comes a moment of awakening.
A quiet realization that says:

I’m beginning again.

It’s a rebirth.

And in every rebirth, there’s discovery.

❤️ There’s also resistance.

❤️ Obstacles.

❤️ Discomfort.

Because transformation is never easy.
It begins with the honest recognition that what you’ve been doing no longer works—
and the courageous willingness to embrace what does.

Why?

Because somewhere deep inside, you believe you were made for more.

Are you living the rebirth story?

Every great story of transformation starts here.

And great leaders don’t avoid transformation—they embrace it.

If you’re in the middle of that process, my hope is this:

🎬 Learn your story

🎬 Own it

🎬 Lead from it.

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

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On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

Bill Dolan 

Emmy-Nominated Video & Live Event Director | Author | Keynote Speaker 🎬❤️🎬 I help companies and nonprofits grow, inspire and tell their BRAND STORY through compelling brand VIDEOS and impactful LIVE EVENT experiences.

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WHAT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES MOST BUSINESSES  FACE TODAY?

A quick evaluation of even the social media world will reveal a sea of faces that tragically feel like a sea of strangers. 

🎬 Who can you trust?

🎬 What problems do they solve? 

🎬 How can they really help you?

🎬 What is the lasting difference they can make in your life and business? 

In this short interview with the incredible Rachel Beck, I share my television and entertainment story and the day of my sudden death. 

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

LESSONS FROM MY DEATH — PART 1
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DIE TO WAKE UP

I wish everyone could die and come back because it would change the way you live forever.

Good news… 

You don’t have to physically die.

Because there are many kinds of death—and chances are, you’ve already experienced one:

The death of a career.

The death of financial security.

The death of a dream you once believed in.

So the real question isn’t whether you’ll face loss.

It’s this:

How do you rise in the face of it?

Stop running.

Stop wearing the mask.

Stop borrowing someone else’s purpose.

Stop pretending that you never had a dream.

Because you are here for a unique and powerful reason.

The question isn’t whether your dreams are possible.

The question is whether you’re willing to remove what’s been blocking them.

The most powerful version of you hasn’t disappeared.

It’s been waiting—quietly—for permission to emerge.

This is your wake-up call.

And if you want to witness what an awakening looks like, join us Wednesday, 1/28 at 1:00 PM Pacific, and hear Rachel Beck’s powerful comeback story.

Are you ready for your great awakening?

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

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On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

If you want to stay connected, be inspired, and learn secrets from 30 years in the television and marketing industry, sign up for our monthly newsletter, THE BACKSTAGE PASS.

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❤️

What is worth giving your life to?

Every great story has a QUEST.

It’s the search.

The sacrifice.

The decision to commit to something bigger than comfort or applause.

This is bigger than you and that’s why it is so important.

The Quest story is timeless.

It’s woven into every great narrative:

❤️The courage to believe

❤️The willingness to persist

❤️The resolve to face obstacles—and even your own demons

No one else can define your quest.

This is the journey that you must choose for yourself in the quiet conviction of your deepest passions, hopes, and dreams.

And here’s the insight most people miss -

THE POWER OF THE QUEST ISN’T IN REACHING THE DESTINATION.

It’s in who you become along the way.

I used to resist that idea—“It’s all about the journey.”

But when it comes to the quest… It's true.

Because what you become in the journey is, perhaps, the greatest reward of all.

Is your brand story driven around the quest? And what is that quest?

I can help you discover that when you join me for the FREE DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL WEBCLASS

https://lnkd.in/gWRKMDQ5

DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL – LIVE WEBCLASS

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1:00 PM Pacific | 4:00 PM Eastern

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

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On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

TODAY! YOU ARE SITTING ON MOUNTAINS OF UNTAPPED WEALTH…

Learn the real story that could change your life, and don't miss this Month's  FREE DOWNLOAD of the Most Underrated Marketing Weapon.

Most leaders are standing on mountains of untapped wealth just waiting to be uncovered, refined, and shared with the world. Yet, they remain blind to 

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TODAY! YOU ARE SITTING ON
MOUNTAINS OF UNTAPPED WEALTH

THE ULTIMATE COMEBACK WITH RACHEL BECK AND BILL DOLAN

An orphaned birth, a cross-cultural adoption, and a woman’s courageous rise through loss, racism, and rebirth—this is the real story of Rachel Beck, a story that proves that the life you never planned can become breathtakingly beautiful.

Register Today: https://lnkd.in/g4GDQXZF

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THE ULTIMATE COMEBACK WITH RACHEL BECK AND BILL DOLAN

EVERY SUPER HERO HAS ENEMIES — AND SO DO YOU.

But here’s the truth most leaders miss…
Your greatest enemies aren’t “out there.”

They’re hiding inside YOU. 

When I served on the board of the Stan Lee (architect behind Marvel) Foundation, we were reminded of Stan’s famous moto: 

“Inside every flawed human being is a superhero waiting to emerge.”

But you and I will always face the challenges of rising to our greatest calling…

🎬 Confusion.

🎬 Fear.

🎬 Distraction.

🎬 Chasing someone else’s version of success.

🎬 Living in the echo chamber of lies that rob us of our true identity and story.

Every hero’s story has a moment where clarity is lost 

— where purpose feels blurred 

—where momentum stalls.

And that’s not failure.

That’s a wake-up call.

❤️ The call to rediscover who you are.

❤️ The call to reclaim your story.

❤️ The call to lead with meaning and purpose.

In the FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass, I’ll help you identify what’s been quietly working against you — and show you how to realign your brand story, your purpose, and your direction so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

The same way Stan Lee taught us the journey of the superhero, I want to help you discover and tell your superhero story to the world.

DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL – LIVE WEBCLASS
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1:00 PM Pacific | 4:00 PM Eastern

https://lnkd.in/gWRKMDQ5

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
____________________________

On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

WHO WERE YOU BEFORE YOU LEARNED TO CONFORM AND PERFORM?

Deep within every human heart lives a simple, powerful desire:

to love… and to be loved. 

But somewhere along the way, that desire gets distorted.

In a world overflowing with false promises, we’re handed a script that says our value comes from what we add— and slowly, quietly, we begin to disappear.

We suffocate under the weight of:

🎬 Titles

🎬 Tactics

🎬 Costumes

🎬 “Easy buttons”

🎬 Expectations

🎬 Possessions

🎬 And the facade of whatever we believe will make us acceptable

Most leaders don’t lose themselves overnight.

They drift—one compromise at a time.

And here’s the truth most people miss:

The path to rediscovering who you truly are isn’t about addition.

At its heart, it’s about stripping away the lies we’ve been fed.

If you’re ready to reclaim your true identity and story…

Realign your purpose…

And live a story rooted in truth—not the pressure to perform—

Join me for the FREE DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL WEBCLASS

https://lnkd.in/gWRKMDQ5

We’ll walk through how to reconnect with your authentic identity, uncover the story you were meant to live and lead from, and realign your life and business with purpose—not pressure. 

DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL – LIVE WEBCLASS

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

⏰1:00 PM Pacific | 4:00 PM Eastern

Are you ready to meet the person you were always meant to be? 

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
____________________________

On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

THE THREE KEYS TO REDISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL

STOP! BEFORE YOU POST ANOTHER THING—READ THIS.

PEOPLE AREN’T BUYING FROM YOU BECAUSE:

THEY DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE

WHAT YOU STAND FOR

THE PROBLEM YOU SOLVE

Inside today’s FREE Webclass, I unpack:

🎬 The #1 mistake leaders make when trying to build a personal or corporate brand

🎬 Why your Brand Story feels the same leftovers your competitors are serving

🎬 How to escape the hook–bumper-sticker–content garbage game

(If you’re not sure what that means, just scroll a little.)

THE PATH TO BRAND CLARITY CAN START NOW.

Take the first step and click the link.

https://lnkd.in/gWRKMDQ5

DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL – LIVE WEBCLASS
TODAY, January 14, 2026
1:00 PM Pacific | 4:00 PM Eastern

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
____________________________

On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

IS YOUR BRAND STORY ABOUT OVERCOMING THE MONSTER?

Every great story has one.

Something big.

Something dark.

Something terrifying.

Sometimes it’s obvious — an external threat, a market shift, a crisis, a competitor.

But more often, the real monster lives inside.

Fear.

Trauma.

Self-doubt.

The voice that says you’re not enough.

That’s why the Overcoming the Monster story resonates so deeply.

Because it isn’t about being fearless.

It’s about choosing courage anyway.

When your brand story is about overcoming the monster, you’re not just sharing what happened — you’re revealing who you became in the process.


That kind of story:

❤️ Builds trust

❤️ Creates differentiation 

❤️ Establishes relationship
❤️ Creates emotional connection

❤️ Signals real leadership

I’m here to help leaders and organizations:

🎬 Identify your monster story.

🎬 Clarify your courageous transformation.

🎬 Celebrate your journey into a brand story that moves people.

So if your story includes fear you had to face…

If there’s something you had to overcome to become who you are today…

Let me help you tell it!

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

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On Jan 28, 1999, I died. And death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths that transformed my life, leadership, and business. I came back with a message that inspired me to write The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing and launch the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

DM me—I'd love to share what I learned and explore what could change your life and business and help you to make a lasting impact in your market. ❤️

YOU WANT TO HEAR A CRAZY STORY?

If you’re new here—or we haven’t crossed paths in a while—there’s something you should know.

My story is so unlikely that sometimes I still shake my head in amazement.

I grew up an only child with a father who loved me… but was tragically abusive.

I learned early how dangerous words could be.

So I hid—in my bedroom with my television—trying to drown out voices that could have destroyed me.

That’s where I found refuge and inspiration.

GREAT STORYTELLING.

Without knowing it, I was learning how stories heal, how they give meaning, how they help us survive.

That skill shaped everything.

For decades, I built a career in television and entertainment—directing global artists like Gwen Stefani, the Black Eyed Peas, and Maroon 5, while collaborating with iconic leaders such as Barbara Corcoran, the President of the United States, and the creative minds behind Survivor, The VOICE, and Marvel Studios—all at the highest levels of media and brand storytelling.

Eventually, that work led to founding Spirit Media, where we help startups, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies generate extraordinary growth—sometimes in the billions.

From the outside, things looked very successful.

But I was genuinely struggling because my “success” turned me into an absentee father and husband.

Then everything changed.

I DIED.

Literally.

That death experience didn’t just give me a second chance at life—it completely rewired how I define success, leadership, and purpose.

When I came back, I was left with one unavoidable question:

If I’ve been given more time… what am I supposed to do with it?

That question became my assignment—and it reshaped everything that followed.

I’M BILL DOLAN—CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF SPIRIT MEDIA, AUTHOR of The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing, AND CREATOR of the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

We help business leaders, entrepreneurs, and marketing professionals uncover their true story—and tell it in a way that is:

🎬 Compelling

🎬 Memorable

🎬 Meaningful

🎬 Trust-building

🎬 And makes people want to support you, invest in you, and work with you

We do this through consulting, cinematic storytelling, and producing exceptional live experiences.

Since my death, I’ve made a clear decision:

❤️ To only work with leaders and organizations who want their work to matter

❤️ To help people build success that feels aligned—not empty

❤️ To turn story into lasting impact
CAN WE HELP YOU TELL YOUR STORY? 

DM me and let’s talk.

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

MAKING A TON OF MONEY WILL BRING ME FULFILLMENT.

Not exactly. 

Confession time.

After I died, I went deep into studying purpose, mission, happiness, and fulfillment.

Here’s what surprised me:

People with money are often happier.

Security matters.

Autonomy matters.

Options matter.

Money reduces stress and increases choice, and that absolutely affects happiness.

But here’s the distinction most people miss:

Happiness and fulfillment are not the same thing.

Happiness is like a thrilling ride at an amusement park.

It’s fun. It makes you laugh.

But when the ride stops, you’re standing in the same place you started.
Fulfillment is different.

Fulfillment is a deep, steady joy.

Not a dopamine hit, but a sense of purpose and meaning that carries you through both the highs and the lows.

One of the clearest ways to see the difference is what I call the Eulogy Test.

When you leave this world, what will people talk about?

Your balance sheet?

Your tax bracket?

Your résumé?

Or the lives you impacted?

The relationships you honored?

The way people felt because you were in their life?

We’re all investing every day.

The real question is which account are you building?

You can be a millionaire or a billionaire and still live a life marked by sacrificed relationships in pursuit of trophies and titles.

You’ll get plenty of dopamine-fueled happiness along the way.

But no gravestone is big enough to compensate for a transactional life.

So let me ask you:

Have you traded fulfillment for happiness?


I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
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On Jan 28, 1999, I died. And death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths that transformed my life, leadership, and business. I came back with a message that inspired me to write The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing and launch the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

DM me—I'd love to share what I learned and explore what could change your life and business and help you to make a lasting impact in your market. ❤️

IT TOOK MY DEATH TO DISCOVER MY PURPOSE BUT I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO DISCOVER YOURS IN 1 MINUTE. 

Life is like a river and if you don’t learn how to navigate it, you don’t just drift…

You risk getting stuck — or worse, swept over a waterfall you never saw coming.

Here’s what I’ve learned after my death and decades of coaching leaders and builders:

MOST PEOPLE PRAY FOR A MAP.

But purpose doesn’t come with step-by-step directions.

THAT PRAYER IS ANSWERED WITH A COMPASS.

In my FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass, I’ll teach you about the Clarity Compass— a simple but powerful way to uncover clarity by aligning three guideposts already present in your life:

❤️ Passion — what moves you (and why passion alone isn’t enough) 

❤️ Aptitude — what you’re naturally wired to do (but could be a trap) 

❤️ Experience — your life experience has refined you but it can not define you

When these three come into alignment, something shifts.

🎬 You stop chasing. 
🎬 You stop guessing. 
🎬 You start leading from clarity, confidence, and conviction.

YOUR REAL PURPOSE IS ABOUT TO BLOW YOU AWAY!

Join the FREE Live Discover Your Brand Soul – Webclass Wednesday, January 14, 2026 1:00 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern

If you’re ready to stop QUESTIONING YOURSELF — and start navigating your life, leadership, and BRAND STORY with intention — register with this link.

https://lnkd.in/gWRKMDQ5

I believe in you!
With Much Love – Bill ❤️
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On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY, and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

STOP. READ THIS TWICE.

EXECUTION WITHOUT BRAND CLARITY IS SELF-DECEPTION.

If you missed my webclass yesterday here’s the recap:

🎬 You can be busy every day

🎬 You can post nonstop

🎬 You can launch, relaunch, and optimize

And still be running in circles.

Because movement doesn’t equal progress or impact.

And effort doesn’t always equal meaningful results.

Most leaders don’t fail because they lack talent, discipline, or drive.
They fail because they skipped the hardest part:

BRAND CLARITY.

Personal or professional.

🎬Clarity about your purpose. 

🎬Clarity about your message.

🎬Clarity about your missions.

🎬Clarity about who you’re actually called to serve.

When clarity is missing, we live in a frantic scramble to chase dollars, trinkets, and trophies (often times over meaning).

This is why so many leaders feel anxious.

Ask yourself:

❤️ Am I clear—or just busy?

❤️ Am I aligned—or just reacting?

Check out the replay of the DISCOVER YOUR BRAND SOUL WEBCLASS, it could be exactly what you need right now.

https://lnkd.in/gtkkGyug

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
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On Jan 28, 1999, I died. And death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths that transformed my life, leadership, and business. I came back with a message that inspired me to write The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing and launch the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

DM me—I'd love to share what I learned and explore what could change your life and business and help you to make a lasting impact in your market. ❤️

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EVERY MEETING IS A MORAL CONTRACT.

The most valuable thing someone can offer you isn’t money.

It isn’t attention.

It’s time.

And when someone shows up for a meeting…or walks into an event…or logs on and gives you an hour of their life—
You don’t own that time.

You’ve been trusted with it.

Which means you carry a responsibility to transform their time.

And return it to them infused with value.

With meaning.

With clarity they didn’t have before.

When leaders default to unnecessary meetings and uninspiring events, they’re not just being lazy.

THEY’RE STEALING.

Because wasted time is costly.

So, if you’re looking for a meaningful resolution…

🎬 Respect the gift of time.

🎬 Elevate each moment.

🎬 Return their time with interest.

Honoring the moral contract of time is one of the greatest gifts that leaders can give. 

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
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On January 28, 1999, I died.

And in that moment, death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths—truths that reshaped my life, leadership, and business forever.

That experience, combined with over 30 years in the television, entertainment, and marketing world, is what inspired my new book: Discover Your Brand Soul.

If you want to BUILD UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE, with TRUE CLARITY,  and turn your STORY into a Movement of POWER, PROFIT and PURPOSE...

🎬❤️🎬 Register for our FREE Discover Your Brand Soul Webclass on Wednesday, January 14th at 1:00 PM Pacific, and uncover the clarity and lessons that can transform your life and business.

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QUIT GETTING IGNORED.

Everyday, the world is filled with mushy, insignificant, forgettable messaging that flies by as fast as a TikTok scroll.

This works if all you want is for someone to look at you for a wasted second.

This does not work if you actually want to be meaningful, memorable, and establish an authoritative brand

Here’s the recipe to change that:

🎬 Eliminate preoccupation with tactics and trends.

🎬 Be cautious not to let Ai represent you like a bowl of tasteless oatmeal.

🎬 Discover your own true voice.

🎬 Learn how to tell your brand story.

🎬 Become the charismatic expert that tells your story well.

🎬 Keep telling your story but remember …

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LISTEN ONLY IF YOU TEACH THEM HOW TO CHANGE THEIR STORY.

That’s what we do at Spirit Media.

Whether you want to grow your market or change the world, we can make that happen for you.

Are you tired of being ignored?

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️
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On Jan 28, 1999, I died. And death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths that transformed my life, leadership, and business. I came back with a message that inspired me to write The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing and launch the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

DM me—I'd love to share what I learned and explore what could change your life and business and help you to make a lasting impact in your market. ❤️

ARE YOU MINING THE GOLD IN YOUR STORY?

Most brands tell us what they do.

Very few tell us who they have become—and why that matters.

Here’s the difference.

A powerful brand story isn’t about noise, tactics, or clever taglines.

It can be about your voyage and the revelation that emerges from that experience—like Dorothy going after something over the rainbow.

And just like every great story:

❤️ There’s a moment when you sense there’s something more.

❤️ You step into uncertainty.

❤️ You face obstacles, doubts, and hard lessons.

❤️ And you don’t come back the same.

❤️ You encounter new understanding.

❤️ You see things differently.

And who you become is a central brand message.

The magic isn’t the destination.

It’s the perspective you gain.

🎬 That’s what creates trust.

🎬That’s what creates leadership.

🎬 That’s what creates a brand people can relate to.

🎬 That’s what creates a brand people can believe in.

Whether your story is a voyage and return, a great quest, or overcoming something that once felt unbeatable—

YOUR TRANSFORMATION STORY IS GOLD.

When your story is clear, your brand stops chasing attention—

and starts attracting alignment.

If you’re ready to mine the gold in your story—
Let’s talk.

I believe in you!

With Much Love – Bill ❤️

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On Jan 28, 1999, I died. And death gave me a front-row seat to life’s greatest truths that transformed my life, leadership, and business. I came back with a message that inspired me to write The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing and launch the Discover Your Brand Soul Masterclass.

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From homelessness to global stages, Joy Mcadams defied racism, sexism, and every limit placed on her.

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🔥IF YOU HAVE WILDLY AMBITIOUS GOALS, I'm the Game Changing, Results Driven Force to be Reckoned With that You've Been Looking For, Dynamic High Performance Coach, Energized Trainer, Forbes Contributor, Lover of Life🔥

UNDER PRESSURE, YOU DON'T RISE. YOU REVERT TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR TRAINING.
MAKE SURE YOUR TRAINING IS EXCEPTIONAL.

Hi, I'm Julie Hruska. I'm a high performance executive coach and RTT® Therapist. I work with founders, family offices, and C suite executives to develop their executive edge, create high performance cultures, through mergers and acquisitions, IPO preparation, leadership transitions, and rapid scale. 

Combining personal trainings from Brendon Burchard, Marisa Peer, Baron Baptiste, and other world class mentors, I developed a style that merges mindset mastery with elite skillset execution, so clients excel under pressure with clarity, control, and consistency.

When pressure rises, most leaders don't lose skill. They lose signal. Clarity fractures. Execution turns into motion without alignment. Culture starts bleeding time, trust, and momentum.

This is the reset. I raise standards, create alignment, and install an execution rhythm that stops the chaos, restores control, and makes results consistent, measurable, and repeatable.

WHAT WE BUILD TOGETHER
• Emotional regulation and improved decision quality under pressure
• Strategic clarity that reduces second guessing 
• Executive presence and effective communication that steadies the room
• Influence, persuasion, and high stakes negotiation skills
• Conflict resolution that protects relationships and leads to results
• High performance culture built on standards, rhythm, and accountability
• Legacy alignment for long term impact

CLIENT IMPACT
Results look different by industry, but the pattern is consistent: clarity rises, accountability strengthens, execution accelerates, and business gains follow in profitability, retention, and revenue. Some examples include a 32% rise in EPS year over year, revenue scaling from 1.68B to 3.2B while sustaining margins near 41%, construction growth from about 22M to nearly 100M, and asset growth from 500M to 1B.

NOTABLE CLIENTS
JLL, Kimberly Clark, Edward Jones, MLB, Steve Madden, NCAA, Pregis, BNI, Van Andel Institute, Attivo Capital, Lorval Capital, Landry French Construction, MH Williams Construction, Las Brisas Property Management, Vitrum Glass, Apex Aluminum, and more plus additional confidential family offices 

RECOGNITION
High Performance Coach of the Year 2024. LinkedIn Top Voice. Forbes Contributor and Forbes Coaches Council. 50 Most Impactful People on LinkedIn.

Email me at Julie@powerfulleaders.com for more information
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Based in Asheville, North Carolina. Available in person globally.

Julie Hruska

LEADERS WHO NEVER PROTECT TIME TO THINK LEAD COMPANIES AND LIVES THAT EVENTUALLY IMPLODE.

I just returned from Southern France where I did something most executives rarely give themselves permission to do…

I stepped into a new environment, disconnected from the usual noise, and created space to reflect, refine, and reset.

And in that space, I cultivated heightened levels of clarity.

Every time I strategically step away, I am reminded that clarity is leadership oxygen. 

Without it, decision quality deteriorates, innovation erodes, and even the strongest organizations unravel from within.

Most executives believe they are leading strategically, but in reality many are consumed by noise.
→ 72% of an executive’s week is devoured by meetings and email.
→Fewer than 10% of leaders dedicate even one hour a week to reflection.
→Yet leaders who protect strategic thinking time improve the quality of their long-term decisions by 23%.

I see this pattern revealed every day with my high performance clients…

Brilliant leaders with incredible drive, but without space to think, their vision shrinks. 
Their impact weakens. 
Their energy drains.

And here’s where many get it wrong: they assume a family vacation or a golf trip with buddies counts as true restoration. But these trips, while valuable, are not the same as strategic time alone. 

High-performance leaders create intentional solitude, the space where big decisions crystalize, vision expands, and the next level of leadership emerges.

Here are the strategies I teach the world’s top executives:
→ Strategy Blocks: Guard 60 to 90 minutes every week for reflection with the same force you protect a board meeting.

→ Cognitive Rhythms: Structure work in 50 minute focus increments followed by 10 minutes of rest and renewal. This mirrors how the brain operates and accelerates retention and creativity.

→ Environmental Shifts: Step outside your usual space. Harvard research shows creativity rises by up to 60% when you change your environment.

→Journaling: Capture insights weekly to reduce cognitive overload and raise goal achievement by 25% 

→Mindfulness Training: Just ten minutes a day lowers cortisol, regulates emotions, and restores clarity under pressure.

Stepping away is NOT an indulgence, it IS a strategy. 

It is where the breakthroughs happen, where vision expands, and where leaders return sharper, stronger, and more effective.

I returned from France sharper, more focused, and more energized to conquer what lies ahead.

 Imagine what would shift if you gave yourself that same permission.

I’m curious…

~Where in your week will you create the time to think at the level your leadership and life demands?


#leadership #business #success

♦️Founders, Family Offices, & C-Suite Executives Hire Me to Elevate Executive Performance & Develop High Performance Cultures. 2024 HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR, RTT® Therapist, Speaker, Executive Advisor♦️

Elite high performance coach, Julie Hruska, helps you thrive in business and beyond. Follow her for more actionable insights and reach out to her when you're ready to be in the top 1%

WINNING DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED.

Not minimized.
Not rushed past.
Not quietly folded into the next objective.

Winning is proof.
It’s earned authority.
It’s the receipt for the standards you live by.

High performers celebrate their wins.
They let success define how they operate going forward.
They allow it to raise the bar for what comes next.

Momentum is built when achievement is acknowledged and repeated. 

These are a few of the wins I’m celebrating this year, and I encourage you to take a moment to acknowledge your own.

• Partnering with founders, CEOs, and executive teams through IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise growth representing more than $25 billion in enterprise value, revenue, and financial impact

• Supporting leaders as they sharpen execution, increase decision velocity, scale with vision, and lead effectively under pressure

• Delivering my strongest year yet as a high performance coach by prioritizing depth, precision, and measurable results

• Being honored with recognition for my leadership impact and influence on LinkedIn

• Celebrating my daughter’s graduation from NYU and the beginning of an exciting new chapter ahead

• Creating higher levels of equanimity in my life

• Traveling to many incredible new places like St.Lucia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Monaco, and Côte d’Azur 

I’m so grateful for this journey and it’s humbling to reflect on my wins. 

I invite you to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate your wins as well. 

Give yourself permission to feel proud and
Let that positive momentum carry you forward into the new year.

I’m curious…

~What’s one win from 2025 that you’re the most proud of?


#future #motivation #inspiration

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IF YOU NEVER AUDIT YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOU’RE LEADING ON ASSUMPTIONS, NOT EVIDENCE.

Most leaders audit their teams.
 Very few audit themselves.

That’s exactly where performance starts to break down.

If you’re not evaluating your leadership regularly, you’re not leading with clarity…
 You’re leading with assumption.
 And assumption quietly erodes trust, alignment, and execution.

Let’s be honest:
→ You assume your communication is clear. 
→ You assume your team feels supported. 
→ You assume your standards are understood.

But assumptions are not strategies. 
 They’re shortcuts that weaken your influence and cost you results.

The world’s most successful leaders operate differently.
 They evaluate before there’s a breakdown.
 They ask better questions.
 They lead with intention, not ego.

Here’s how to lead with evidence instead of assumption:

✔️ Run a quarterly leadership audit focused on four pillars: Clarity. Communication. Consistency. Culture.

✔️ Send an anonymous pulse survey. Ask how your leadership is experienced, not just how your team is performing. And make it truly anonymous, if your people don’t feel safe, you won’t get honesty.

✔️ Choose one insight to act on. Build a simple, focused strategic plan. Track progress weekly and share wins with your team.

You cannot grow what you’re unwilling to evaluate.
And what you ignore in leadership always shows up somewhere, in retention, in morale, in your bottom line.

So don’t wait, evaluate.

I’m curious…
 ~If your team evaluated your leadership today, would it reflect the standard you expect from them?


#business #leadership #success

♦️Founders, Family Offices, & C-Suite Executives Hire Me to Elevate Their Impact & Dominate Their Industries. Creator of High Performance Cultures. HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR, RTT® Therapist, Speaker, Advisor♦️

Elite high performance coach, Julie Hruska, helps you thrive in business and beyond, to lead successfully with your legacy in mind. 

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR ATTITUDE.

Last weekend, I went racing across the country to a hospital in Alabama, where my dad had been admitted with severe health issues while he was traveling to Florida for the winter.

After his immediate emergency passed, I was grateful to God for pulling him through and for my ability to stay calm amidst chaos. 

And as I drove home, I started thinking about what separates people who steady the room from people who fuel the storm.

In times of distress, your attitude becomes the difference between calm and chaos.
It affects every action you take and impacts every person you’re around.
The calmer you stay, the clearer you think.
When you focus on what’s required now, fear stops steering.

Having the right attitude is not only important for emergencies,
It’s important in everything you do.
Whether you’re stuck in traffic, having a difficult conversation, or making high-stakes decisions, your attitude is the difference between escalating the situation or elevating the outcome.

With all that’s happening in the world right now, you can feel the tension everywhere.
People are short fused.
Emotions are escalating faster.
And patience is thinner than it used to be.

All of this has a price.

Judgment gets cloudy at work and small mistakes become expensive.
Your tone gets sharper with people and anger erupts.
Stress becomes the default and your body pays the bill.
Impulse replaces strategy and all decisions suffer.

Your attitude is the choice that decides what happens next.

When someone cuts you off on the interstate,
Your attitude decides whether you arrive angry or steady.

When an injustice occurs,
Your attitude determines whether you carry poison or purpose.

When difficulties show up uninvited.
Your attitude decides whether you collapse into it or climb above it. 

The key is learning 
HOW TO CONTROL YOUR ATTITUDE NO MATTER WHAT YOU’RE FACING.

Here are some of the effective strategies I teach my high performance clients:

→ PRACTICE THE POWER OF THE PAUSE
Take one long, slow, deep breath before you speak, send, or decide.

→ ASK THE BETTER QUESTION
Instead of asking, “Why is this happening?” 
Ask: “What does this situation require of me now?”

→ SEPARATE FACTS FROM FEELINGS
Name what is true and label what you feel, then make a grounded decision. 

→ PROTECT YOUR FOCUS
Focus on solving the most urgent problem first. 

→ CHOOSE THE ATTITUDE THAT PROTECTS THE OUTCOME YOU DESIRE
Calm. Focused. Respectful. Direct.
Pick it, then maintain it throughout the situation.

→ TAKE THE NEXT ACTION OF INTEGRITY
Make the call.
Tell the truth.
Set the boundary.
Then take intentional action. 

And remember that: 
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR ATTITUDE.

~Do you agree?


#leadership #inspiration #motivation

SUCCESS IS NEVER OWNED, IT’S RENTED, AND YOUR RENT IS DUE EVERY DAY.

Most people miss the payment, then act surprised when life sends collections.

Your missed deadline drops your name off the short list.
A dodged conversation turns closeness into distance.
Skipped workouts leaves a gap pressure will punish.
Avoided finances put stress on your chest at 2 am.

SUCCESS IS NEVER OWNED, IT’S RENTED, AND YOUR RENT IS DUE EVERY DAY.

SO… Put in the work to pay your "rent" today or let life collect the debt.


#business #leadership #success

2026 CAN BE YOUR MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR IF…

YOU’RE WILLING TO DO THE WORK.

Have you ever felt like you’re a hamster on a wheel, going through the motions,
checking the boxes, doing everything you think you’re supposed to do
yet never achieving the level of success you know you’re capable of?

It’s not that you lack talent or ambition,
There’s simply a gap between your potential and your execution.

Unfortunately most people never close that gap. 

In fact, less than 8% of people actually achieve their goals
And over 80% of people abandon their annual goals by February. 

Isn’t that tragic?

It doesn’t happen because people suddenly lose desire,
It happens because nothing fundamental changes in how they operate.

Most people keep the same habits, standards, and excuses
Or try to change so many things at once, that nothing sticks. 
That’s how capable people spend years being busy, but ultimately unsuccessful. 

Fortunately, there’s a better way.

Here’s how I teach my high performance clients to achieve their highest levels of success: 

→ EXCAVATE LIMITING BELIEFS
Identify one belief that holds you back.
Determine where it’s creating a bottleneck through pressure, hesitation, or control.
Replace your limiting belief with an affirming belief that supports scale and enforce it through your behavior.

→ CREATE UNCOMPROMISING CLARITY
Define your annual goals, then reverse engineer them into quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily targets.
Decide what no longer deserves your time, attention, or emotional energy.

→ DESIGN STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS EXECUTION
Time block your highest-leverage work first.
Build weekly review rhythms to assess progress and to course correct as needed.
Your calendar should reflect your priorities, not other people’s urgency.

→ BUILD UNCOMPROMISING CONSISTENCY
Choose 3 priorities to execute on daily, regardless of mood or momentum.
Track your progress and adapt as needed to achieve success.
Consistency is how progress compounds.

→ SET HIGH STANDARDS AND NEVER LOWER THEM
Decide the standards you will operate from no matter what.
Standards create outcomes. Keep them high, live up to them, and ensure those around you do as well. 

Most people repeat the same year because their goals change, but their behavior doesn’t.

2026 will be defined by how you operate.
Will it be by random motion or by consistent momentum? 
By unrealized potential or by the highest level of execution you’re capable of?
That distinction determines your outcome.

I invite you to consider…

~What do you need to do differently now to make 2026 a victorious year?


#leadership #motivation #success

I’m a high performance coach who works with C suite executives, founders and family offices to help them create a vision and execute the plan to completion. I combine the latest neuroscience techniques with high performance tools to help my clients master their mindset and skillset to become unstoppable. Ready to be in the top 1%? Let's Talk. DM Me today for more. 

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