05/29/2026
I love seeing personality in a brand.
Your favorite TV show, drink order, clothing style, hobbies, and interests can absolutely help your people find you and connect with you faster.
But there's a difference between adding personality to your brand and building your entire identity around someone else's.
I've seen founders become known as:
☕ The Starbucks entrepreneur
🏰 The Disney adult
🌴 The beach lifestyle brand
The risk is that you're building recognition based on another company's relevance, not your own.
And if someone else can build the exact same brand by swapping Disney for Bravo, coffee for wine, or the beach for Paris...
That's not differentiation.
Those things might be part of who you are, but they're not what makes you different.
The strongest personal brands are recognizable because of their perspective.
Their ideas.
Their values.
Their expertise.
Their way of seeing the world.
The little personality quirks simply reinforce what's already there.
The goal isn't for people to remember what you watch, wear, or drink.
The goal is for people to remember you.
What's something that makes your perspective different from everyone else in your industry?