I TURN IDEAS INTO BRANDS, EXITS & LEGACIES. 🚀 Slayer of the Mundane 🚀 Author of the #1 Amazon bestseller “BRAND INTERVENTION” responsible for $7B in sales

Most ads burn money. My brands print it.

I'm David Brier. the guy CEOs call when they've burned so much cash on marketing, their spouses think they have a coke habit. I'm like rehab for your brand, except instead of getting you clean, I get you profitable. 

Think of me as the Betty Ford Clinic of branding, but with better ROI and no group hugs.

After 300+ brand transformations, I've learned this: While your competitors fight for attention, the smart money commands it. That's the difference between brands that beg and brands that bank.

You know you need me when:
• Everyone in your category looks identical (including you)
• Bigger competitors with deeper pockets keep winning
• That "digital transformation" everyone promised isn't transforming anything
• Your message bounces off customers like bullets off Superman
• You're one pivot away from irrelevance

Here's what I do differently:

I don't refresh brands. I resurrect them. Strategy, story, design, architecture—rebuilt from the ground up. No committees. No 6-month discovery phases. No death by PowerPoint.

Just breakthrough thinking that turns trapped businesses into category killers.

The proof?
• Zero-to-billion: Built a brand from first sale to billion-dollar exit
• Nonprofit magic: Generated $250K in 30 minutes
• Tourism transformation: 500% increase in 12 months for a city rebrand
• Pandemic profit: Expedition company to multi-millions in 24 months

From dog food to cybersecurity, beauty brands to Harley bikes—I've proven that radical differentiation works in any category.

Why I walked away from Revlon and Estée Lauder:

Big agencies love long meetings and longer timelines. I love CEOs who make decisions and make millions. That's why I wrote two Amazon bestsellers—Brand Intervention (Daymond John called it "Genius") and Rich Brand Poor Brand.

The bottom line:

I used to tell stories. Now I craft legacies. Because in a world of copycats, the only strategy is to be the original everyone else copies.

Your competition has you cornered? Perfect. Corner escapes are my specialty.

Ready to rise above the noise?

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Because being forgettable is the only unforgivable sin in business.

David Brier

Brands don't fail in the market.

They fail internally first.

Your brand lives out there.
But it comes to life in here.

→ With your people.
→ With dreams.
→ And a pulse.

That's why I wrote Rich Brand Poor Brand.

A rich brand isn't about size or industry.
It's about culture.
It's about belief that doesn't need a boardroom to survive.

Daymond John called the book "Genius."
Goodreads reviews keep rolling in.
And the messages from founders building their Davids in a world of Goliaths—those hit different.

To everyone who grabbed a copy in 2025 and carried it into 2026:

Thank you.

To Scott MacGregor and Claude Silver — two humans who understand that brands are built from the inside out (yes, that's them on the wall):

Thank you.

To the ones still on the fence:

Your brand doesn't need more tactics.
It needs more truth.

That's what this book is about.

P.S. Lisa at our local post office has shipped more copies than she can count.
She's part of this story, too. (See her in the comments)

Join the movement. https://a.co/d/8SDuSHh

$9bn+ in sales. Make your brand a magnet, not a money pit. I build brands that customers crave. If you're done wasting ad dollars, let's talk.

CEOs remove thinkers first.

Then complain their brand has no voice.

I sat down with Jeff Abracen on his Disruptive Influence podcast and we unpacked something most leaders are getting backwards.

AI replaces tasks. 
It doesn't replace people.

But too many CEOs are treating it like the opposite.

→ Cutting the humans who think
→ Keeping the tools that can't
→ Wondering why everything sounds the same

The real threat isn't automation.
It's abandoning differentiation in the name of efficiency.

Tool: Your people think. AI executes.
Crutch: AI thinks. Your people disappear.

One builds a brand with a pulse.
The other builds a commodity.

The companies winning right now?

→ Not the ones with the best tech stack
→ The ones who kept their point of view intact

AI can scale your output.
It can't scale your conviction.

AI can generate content.
It can't generate a reason for customers to care.

The uncomfortable truth:

The same efficiency that speeds you up can erase what made you different.

Unless you protect the one thing AI can't replicate:
People with something worth saying.

🎙️ Full episode drops soon.

P.S. AI is a tool.

Your people are the strategy.

Don't confuse the two.

Lukewarm avoids risk.

And guarantees obscurity.

Most brands aim for "acceptable."
The result? They land on forgettable.

The market doesn't reward room temperature.

It rewards freezing cold conviction.
Or burning hot passion.

Lukewarm gets spit out.

The lukewarm playbook:

→ Offend no one
→ Challenge nothing
→ Say what's expected
→ Blend in beautifully

The result?

Safe. Shallow. Invisible.

And when the noise finally freezes 
(when budgets tighten and attention shrinks) 
only the distinct are left standing.

The brands playing it cool (the wrong kind of cool) disappear first.

What survives:

→ A point of view that polarizes
→ A voice that can't be mistaken for anyone else
→ A position worth defending

Not "we're the best."
Not "we're different."

But: "This is what we believe. Take it or leave it."

That's the temperature that wins.

Quick diagnostic:

→ Could a competitor say exactly what you're saying?
→ Does your messaging make anyone uncomfortable?
→ Would your brand survive if the noise stopped tomorrow?

If you hesitated on any of those, you're not cold.
You're not hot.

You're lukewarm.

And lukewarm is the fastest path to irrelevance.

The brands that last don't play for approval.
They play for allegiance.

P.S. When the noise freezes, the only thing left is differentiation.

That's not a tagline.
That's a survival strategy.

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👋 Hello and Welcome!

I’m Derick Mildred, Founder of Results Formula®, a specialist LinkedIn for Business coaching and training agency helping businesses, coaches, and professionals generate more leads, visibility, and results, using proven LinkedIn strategies that actually work.

I describe LinkedIn in 2 ways

1.) As the worlds largest database or businesses, their owners and their employees.

2.) As a tool you use to get the convesation started, to establish, build and nurture professional realtionships.

When you think about it - that's exactly what lInkedIn is!

🎯 My Mission is to empower

▪ Coaches
▪ Solopreneurs
▪ Entrepreneurs
▪ B2B Professionals
▪ Sales Teams
▪ SMEs

to transform LinkedIn from a networking site into a powerful client-generation system, through structured LinkedIn for Business Coaching, tailored training, and step-by-step support that helps you grow with confidence and consistency.

📈 How We Help

Through our Results Formula, you’ll discover how to use LinkedIn for your own business to

• Position you and your business brand as a respected authority
• Consistently attract and engage with more of the right audience
• Generate high-quality leads in as little as 7 days
• Turn your content into conversations, and conversations into clients

Our LinkedIn for Business framework positions you as a respected and trusted authority in your industry  with tested and proven systems to build and grow your business, not just your connections!

💬 What Clients Say

With over 320+ written recommendations, I’ve helped 100's of professionals worldwide achieve better results for their business with LinkedIn.

“Derick understands how to leverage LinkedIn effectively. His Results Formula is simple yet powerful,  positioning you as an authority and strengthening your brand.”

🧭 Programs & Services

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We offer

• LinkedIn for Business Courses with weekly coaching & support - Linked Into More Business.
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Our programs are specifically designed to increase your authority, visibility, and sales via LinkedIn.

🔑 Your Next Step

When you’re ready, let’s talk further!

💻 Message me here to book a FREE Discovery & Q&A Call

No sales pitch, just a casual conversation with insight, clarity, and real solutions tailored specifically to you and your business.

📞 Call: +61 450 291 606

📧 Email: derick@results-formula.com

Here’s to your LinkedIn for Business success! 🚀

Derick Mildred

📩 This week’s LinkedIn for Business Newsletter is now live:
 
💥 The Top 5 Trends Reshaping LinkedIn in 2026 💫 

If LinkedIn feels harder than it used to, lower reach, fewer quality conversations, or content that no longer converts, it’s not your effort that’s the problem. It’s the landscape. LinkedIn is evolving fast, and what worked yesterday is no longer enough.

In this week’s newsletter, I break down the 5 biggest shifts happening right now and show you how to adapt without posting more, chasing trends, or burning out.

Here’s what you’ll gain:

✅ Clarity on what actually works in 2026
↳ Understand how LinkedIn’s algorithm, content formats, and engagement signals have changed, and where to focus your energy.

✅ Stronger visibility with the right audience
↳ Learn how to position your content so it reaches people who are most likely to engage, connect, and convert.

✅ A more human, trust-based approach to growth
↳ Discover why authenticity, conversation, and relevance now outperform polished promotion and noise.

✅ Practical steps you can apply immediately
↳ Each trend includes clear actions you can implement this week, not theory or guesswork.

👉 If LinkedIn is part of your business growth strategy in 2026, this is a must-read.

👉 Let me know your thoughts in the comments below 👇
  
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The Top 5 Trends Reshaping LinkedIn in 2026!

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
  
– Steve Jobs

Too many people settle for good enough.

But great work?
That comes from energy. Obsession. Purpose.

Here’s why loving what you do isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s your competitive edge:

1️⃣ You produce higher-quality work because passion fuels excellence
↳  You care more. You go deeper. You bring ideas to life in ways that obligation never could.

2️⃣ You stay motivated and resilient through challenges
↳  Hard days don’t break you.
↳  They sharpen you.
↳ Because your “why” is stronger than any obstacle.

3️⃣ You attract aligned opportunities, clients, and growth
↳  When you show up with genuine energy, people feel it.
↳  Passion is magnetic, and it draws the right people toward you.

💡 Love your work.
Or keep searching until you do.

👉  P.S. What’s one thing you love about the work you do?

👉 Share your thoughts in the comments below.👇
  
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