Sam G. Winsbury

We Create Thought Leaders Through Personal Branding | 150+ Personal Brands Built | Founder & CEO Kurogo

[Free Guide] Sign More Clients On LinkedIn: https://personalbranding.kurogo.co.uk/become-the-authority



We turn entrepreneurs into credible thought leaders through personal branding so they can scale their businesses, unlock untapped opportunities and outlast their competition.

If you’re anything like our clients, you’re an expert in your field. One of the best.

But you just don’t seem to have the reputation you deserve.

You want to be the go-to authority in your industry and become an opportunity magnet.

That way you could…

- Generate inbound leads consistently
- Win clients and customers with ease
- Attract media features
- Attract top talent
- Speak on stage

The list is endless.

We help our clients do just that through the power of personal branding, by:

1. Giving them clarity on their brand and positioning them as industry leaders.
2. Blowing up their social profiles and landing them high-profile media features.
3. Helping them convert their new-found reputation into meaningful opportunities and ROI

And having built 300+ personal brands, we’ve got quite good at it, achieving results like these in the process:

🚀 Jack generated 2.5M views and 6 figures in revenue in 90 days with us 
🚀 Joe and Olly generated millions of views and saw a record month
🚀 Guy added 5 figures of pipeline value in a matter of months
🚀 Shan Grew 24,000 followers and landed $200,000 in sales
🚀 Olie added £50K of inbound revenue to his pipeline
🚀 Sue generated over 8.3 million views in 4 months
🚀 Jemma increased her views by 51,347%
🚀 James became an Amazon Best Seller 
🚀 Tom generated 5M views in 3 months 
🚀 Anna doubled her followers in 1 year
🚀 Debbie generated 11M Views

Your reputation is your biggest asset. Take control of it! 

If you want to see how we could help you build your personal brand, shoot me a dm saying ‘Personal Brand’

If you're not quite ready yet, I post daily content on here showing you how to do it yourself.

Founder

2023: Lara published her first LinkedIn post
2024: She built a $100K/year agency 
2025: She built a 7 figure community 
2026: She grew her SaaS to $190K/month

3x back to back proves it wasn’t luck. 

So I interrogated her for 45 mins to get the blueprint. 

Here’s what she shared: 

→ The secrets behind 2,000 viral posts 
→ The formula for monetising her brand
→ How stupid people get rich in 2026

I’m going to release the whole convo.

Comment ‘LINKEDIN’ and I’ll send it to you asap.

Personal Brand Advisor To Leading Entrepreneurs & Execs | 350+ Brands Built | Speaker | Sky, Entrepreneur, Insider | Founder & CEO Kurogo

Most LinkedIn "experts" will tell you to:

- Comment on 20 posts a day.
- Post selfies to “build connection.”
- Spend 3 hours engaging before posting.
- Be chronically on LinkedIn for 8+ hrs per day.
- Use productivity carousels as inspiration (steal them).

I did none of that.

Yet I’ve grown my LinkedIn to 62K+ followers and generate 20-50 leads p/m.

Here’s the 9-step blueprint I followed instead:

1) Mapped myself into my niche and ICP.
2) Positioned myself as an expert in my industry.
3) Optimised my profile for credibility & conversion.
4) Posted only 3 types of content inside clear pillars. 
5) Engaged with the right people, not just anyone.
6) Collected ‘signals of interest’ from my audience.
7) Created ecosystems to turn connections into clients.
8) Nurtured warm leads with high value emails.
9) Made it frictionless for people to book & buy

You don’t have to take every guru’s word as gospel.

You just have to do a few steps consistently.

Focus on what actually moves the needle.

Ps. Put all 9 steps into this complete guide. 

Want me to send it to you? 

1. Hit like on this post
2. Comment ‘LINKEDIN’

1,857 days ago I registered ‘Brandly’ on companies house.

Since then:

→ Hired my first team
→ Moved to London
→ Rebranded to Kurogo
→ Signed 350 clients
→ Generated 100M views
→ Grew to 20 people
→ Built this awesome audience
→ Met lifelong friends
→ Failed x74,628 (& counting)
→ Spoke around the world
→ Lost some £
→ Made some £
→ Grew my first beard hair
→ Life changing experiences
→ Met mentors

This list could be 10x the length. I’ll stop here.

The only constant: figuring it out as I go.

My advice: try that thing that’s scaring, even if you don’t feel qualified (doesn’t have to be entrepreneurship - I actually don’t always recommend it).

How I changed my life:

1. I started waking up an 90 minutes earlier and completed the most important task for the day first

2. I created a vision of exactly what kind of person I wanted to be and what kind of life I wanted to live in 5 years time

3. I learnt how to talk to busy people

4. I stopped consuming content from 30 different voices and unfollowed 100s of people on social media

5. I set a high standard for the way I live and the way I wanted the people closest me to be

6. I surrounded myself with other ambitious people

7. I didn’t forget that none of it really matters

8. I put in enough reps to negate luck

9. I put myself in challenging situations to build my confidence

10. I started doing everything with intention and conviction

11. I remembered to laugh

12. I brainwashed myself into believing I could do anything

13. I moved to a new city and lived alone for 6 months

14. I live by a simple rule: if I won’t be worrying about this in 5 years time, I shouldn’t worry about it now

15. I move my body every day and don’t fill it with fake food

16. I started doing weekly reviews of my progress and performance

17. I stuck in there through some very hard times

18. I realised that the smartest way to success is to learn from other people who have already done the thing you want to achieve

I believe success leaves clues (that’s why I started a podcast to get the blueprint out of the worlds best business owners).

Your next client is scrolling LinkedIn right now.

But they’re seeing your competitors posts, not yours.

LinkedIn is the only platform with:

→ 10 million decision-makers
→ 61 million senior-level influencers
→ 277% more B2B leads than Facebook

Your buyers, partners, investors are all here.

But most founders post at random. Or worse, not at all.

So use this suuuper simple 3 part positing strategy

(It’s the same framework I use with clients after £10M+ pipeline and 100M+ views)

1️⃣ Growth Content → Reach new people
2️⃣ Authority Content → Build trust and credibility
3️⃣ Conversion Content → Turn followers into clients

Every post follows a simple system:

- Hook in the first two lines (promise or cliffhanger)
- Simple sections, clear bullets, easy to skim
- Always end with a clear takeaway or next step

Reminder:

Content is your 24/7 salesperson.

It builds trust before you ever speak.

I condensed our entire ‘Authority Engine’ strategy into this blueprint.

The exact systems I used to turn my LinkedIn personal brand into an acquisition machine.

A complete step-by-step breakdown of:

- How to position yourself as the go-to authority
- How to amplify your brand & build an audience online
- How to convert your influence into meaningful opportunities

Want to get your hands on a copy? 

Comment 'AUTHORITY' and I'll send you a link

(pls make sure we’re connected so I can send)

Old way to build a business:

Let your work speak for itself.
Hope referrals continue.
Focus on the product.

New way:

Don’t just build a great product. Talk about it. 
Share your ideas and expertise online.
Be the best and the best known.

Your work won’t ‘do the talking’ like it would in 2015. 

Here’s how to do the talking for it (without overdoing it): 

1. Underpin with authority positioning
2. Share high utility content (stuff people will use)
3. Document wins in real time (feels natural that way)
4. Admit weaknesses (the Pratfall effect)
5. Be confident but not arrogant (confidence → trust)
6. Be the spotlight, don’t be IN the spotlight (big difference)

Remember: the role of a founder has quietly changed.

It used to be to run the company.
Now it’s to represent it.

The person buyers trust is the business they choose.

The easiest sale you’ll ever make is to the person who’s already decided you’re the answer. 

That’s why I post content to get people ‘sold’ before they even speak to us. 

Meanwhile most people are sending and spending their way to leads.

That way is done. Finito. 🪦.  

Instead, use content to become the authority.

Here’s the simple framework we use with clients:

1. Growth Content → Reach new people
2. Authority Content → Build trust
3. Conversion Content → Turn followers into clients

(£10M+ pipeline, 100M+ views later - this still works)

Every post should have:

- Hook in the first two lines (cliffhanger or promise)
- Short paragraphs, bullets, flow (easy to skim)
- Clear takeaway or next step (drive action)

This is just scratching the surface.

But I wrote a step by step guide on this:

“How To Become The Authority, Sign More Clients & Grow Your Business”

It covers:

- Our 9 step ‘Authority Engine’
- How to position yourself as an authority
- What to post and how to post it
- How to turn connections into clients

It’s your beginner → pro blueprint for LinkedIn.

And it’s linked in the comments (free)

I’ve spent the last 6 years helping 370 entrepreneurs and execs generate 100,000,000s of views and £10,00,000s of revenue, including building my own audience of 62,000 people and booking 20-50 meetings per month. 

In that time I’ve learned a thing or two about LinkedIn: 

There are 9 steps you can take to start building 
and monetising your personal brand on here. 

When I look at all of our most successful clients: 

1. They follow the same 3-part model (P-A-C)
2. Within P-A-C there are 9 specific steps 
3. They all do it in a specific orde

So whilst most LinkedIn ‘experts’ are telling you to use this hook and that Claude prompt, the top 1% in every industry are using a repeatable formula to build authority and pipeline. 

For the first time, I broke down the exact 9 step process. 

Then put it into this complete guide. 

Inside: 

→ What the top 1% do to dominate their niche
→ Why ‘expertise’ alone is not enough in 2026
→ How to position yourself as the go-to authority
→ How to amplify your brand & build an audience online
→ How to convert your influence into meaningful opportunities
→ Step-by-step: How to build and monetise your personal brand 

Giving it all away today. 

Want it? 

1. Comment ‘AUTHORITY’
2. Connect with me so I can send

In 2026, your personal brand is your biggest competitive advantage.

If people don’t know you, they can’t buy from you.

If they don’t trust you, they won’t work with you.

So use these 5 strategies to create a profitable personal brand:

(Save this and read it back daily)

1️⃣ Make Your Profile a Sales Machine

Use your Featured section to show proof & case studies.
Put your value proposition at the start of your tagline.
Write your About section like a sales letter.

2️⃣ Post Content That Positions You THE Expert

Share your process → "How I" > "How To"
Turn real-life conversations into posts.
Talk about failures & lessons.
Teach what you wish someone had taught you.
Track what resonates (double down on what works).

3️⃣ Create a Cadence

As an example:

2x posts per week to grow your audience.
2x posts per week to nurture trust.
1x post per week to convert.

Have 3-5 content topics.

4️⃣ Engage

Respond to comments within the first hour.
Message people who view your profile.
Follow up with prospects who engage with your posts.

5️⃣ Make Your Writing Gripping

Focus on the first line (the hook makes or breaks your post).
Write like you talk (conversational > corporate).
Turn lessons into actionable frameworks.

Some of the results we’re seeing with this (in 6 months):

→ £120,000 of new business.
→ 2 leads from just 2 posts.
→ 14,000+ new followers.

If you apply them too, expect:

- More authority.
- More opportunities.
- Huge industry presence.

So here’s the challenge:

Follow the gameplan above and go all in for 6 months.

If you do? It’ll be impossible NOT to see results.

Want a head start? 

This guide takes you through each of these 5 steps (+ 4 more) for becoming an authority, signing clients and growing your business on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/ewjUE-Cj

Luke Shalom

CEO @ Grow Solo I help the C-suite turn industry expertise into predictable pipeline

There are two ways agency founders try to turn LinkedIn into a reliable source of clients.



One is by guessing. Posting when there is time. Relying on referrals and hoping the next month is a good one.



The other is by building a system that creates steady conversations, even when client work gets busy.



Our clients choose the second.



→ Joya Dass (Founder, Women’s Leadership Lab)



The problem:



- She spent hours in the DMs to book a few calls.

- Content happened on weekends.

- When delivery picked up, sales stopped.



Some months were strong. Others were quiet.



Even in good months, there was stress about where the next client would come from.



What we did:



We built a simple LinkedIn content system she could run in house. No ghostwriter or agency retainer dependency.



We shifted her content from generic how to posts to insight driven thinking.



That changed the conversations. People in her network showed up aligned and ready to buy.



We added a content led outbound system powered by a setter we hited and trained. The system kept working while she focused on delivery.



Results:



- Revenue grew from $150k to $300k.

- Sales became predictable.

- The pressure eased.



→ Jonathan Crowder (Founder, Founders Ally)



The problem:



- No time for content.

- Unpredictable sales calls.

- Leads with no budget.

- No sales background. A 10 percent close rate.



What we did:



We removed Jonathan as the bottleneck. 



We built a content system using AI supported by his real thinking. It sounded like him, not software.



Trust was built before the call. Outbound went from 10% to 40% response rates.



We focused prospecting on real buying moments, like recent funding to catch buyers at the right time.



We simplified his sales process. Clear outcomes. Clear cost of inaction was communicated to his buyers.



Results:



- Meetings went from 3-5 a month to 10-15 sales qualifed leads a month.

- A visible pipeline. Increase to a 25 percent close rate.

- $300k in pipeline in 60 days.

- $30k in new revenue closed.



→ Brian Dukes (COO, Exit Wise)



The problem



- Ovelry dependent on referrals.

- No LinkedIn playbook.

- No time to write.



What we did



- We clarified positioning.

- Simplified the offer.

- Built a content engine.



Then we added outbound from the founder profile.



Everything was owned and run internally.



Results:



- Consistent posting machine.

- 500 to 6500 ICP followers.

- $740,000 in LinkedIn-driven revenue over two years.



We have helped 100+ founder led agencies replace unpredictable growth with systems they understand and control.



If this feels familiar send me a DM with "Grow", we should talk.

We help executives to build and monetize their brand on linkedin by scaling your content and turning it into leads, authority and thought leadership.

How?

Engagement + DM flows = Qualified meetings. 

Done with you. Done for you.

I close 50% of my discovery calls with 5-figure clients. Here's the exact founder profile funnel that does it:
 
Most agency founders are stuck in "random acts of growth".
 
They post and hear crickets.
They buy expensive tools.
They hire an agency and blow there marketing budget.

Nothing works.
 
So pipeline stays unpredictable.

Referrals dry up.
 
And LinkedIn gets written off as something that "doesn't work for our industry."
 
It's not the channel. It's the absence of a system.
 
The founders winning right now have stopped chasing tactics and built a Founder-Led Demand System.
 
One engine where content, trust, and outbound compound together.
 
Here's exactly how mine works.
 
TOP OF FUNNEL
 
Tools: LinkedIn, Perplexity, Claude
 
My founder brand on LinkedIn is the engine.
 
Every month it pulls the right people in. Follows, likes, connections, profile views from founders who match my ICP exactly.

By the time they reach out, they already know me. They already trust me.
 
That means every call I take is with someone already in consideration. I'm not selling to strangers.
 
But that only happens when your positioning is locked in and your content is engineered to take someone from skeptical to ready to buy.
 
Most founders post randomly and wonder why nothing converts.
 
MIDDLE OF FUNNEL
 
Tools: YouTube
 
LinkedIn gets them in the door. YouTube closes the trust gap.
 
I've never gone viral. My videos are lucky to get 500 views.
 
But every single client I've signed in the last 6 months said YouTube was one of the main reasons they hired me.
 
Why? Facetime. There's nothing that builds trust faster than watching someone think out loud on camera for 20 minutes.
 
Every video is built around a buying objection I hear on calls. I post once a week and drive LinkedIn traffic to it. Our setter uses videos in the DMs before calls, between discovery and close, and when leads go cold.
 
It's the best sales tool for trust building I have.
 
BOTTOM OF FUNNEL
 
Tools: Valley AI
 
This is where most agencies leave money on the table. They generate interest and have no system to convert it.
 
We run warm outbound to every ICP founder who engages with content. Likes, comments, profile views, lead magnet requests. All of it.
 
A human is in the loop at every stage. We qualify hard before anything hits the calendar.

That's why close rate is 50%.
 
Interested in building this out for your Agency? DM me "grow" and I'll show you the gaps stopping you from turning LinkedIn into  7 figure channel.

Founder at Atticus | Predictable LinkedIn pipeline using a founder-led sales system I 100+ clients scaled | Be the next 👉 atticusagency.com

Stop sending DMs that get ignored. I booked 1,000+ sales calls from LinkedIn and made $1.3M doing. Steal the exact script ↓

Comment and I'll send it to you.

I used to spend hours crafting the "perfect" DM. Tweaking. Rewriting. Getting ghosted anyway and following up like a desperate ex.

Now I use a 5-message sequence I've tested for 3 years straight. Instead of 18 rejections out of 20, we are booking 20-40 calls a month.

Every conversation feels like it came from them.

Here's what's inside:

- DM 1: Open with context, not a pitch
- DM 2: Follow up without sounding desperate
- DM 3: Uncover their pain in natural conversation
- DM 4: Transition to a call without it feeling forced
- DM 5: Make it stupid easy to book the meeting
- The complete walkthrough...  all 5 messages in action
- 5 mistakes that kill your DM conversion rate
- How to customise the script for your ICP

BONUS: DM Personalisation Framework that gets 80% response rates.
It took me 2 years and 1,000+ DMs to build. Takes you 60 seconds to steal.

Stop using LinkedIn DMs like a cold email channel. 

Start using them like a trust-building machine.

How to get it: 

1/ Connect with me 2/ Comment below and I'll DM you everything

♻️ Repost to skip the queue. 

P.S. We must be connected... otherwise LinkedIn blocks the message.

P.SS The perplexity lead magnet will be coming over today/ tomorrow... keep those eyes peeled!

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