Podcast · 57 episodes
THE 505 PODCAST, page 2
by Brayden Figueroa & Kostas Garcia · English
This is a podcast for creatives, entrepreneurs, and anyone trying to live outside of society's normal boundaries. We are here to share our experiences, answer questions, and feature impactful guests with incredible insights. We also share our stories and make each other laugh.
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194. These 12 Personal Brand Trends Will Blow You Up So Fast It Feels IllegalPersonal brand growth tactics for 2026, arguing that social media is shifting to “interest media” (TikTok/IG find niche audiences via specific keywords).12 Feb 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 27 chapters
193. Stop Ignoring LinkedIn. It’s a Goldmine for Personal Brands ft. Matthew LakajevLinkedIn personal branding and lead generation using organic content.5 Feb 2026 · 2 h · 57 chapters
192. How to Build a Brand So Premium Customers Chase You ft. Marcus MilioneMarcus Milione (Minted New York) explains how he built a premium fashion brand by documenting the process instead of chasing perfection, treating entrepreneurship as an endurance game, and…29 Jan 2026 · 1 h 58 min · 49 chapters
191. How to Blow Up ANY Personal Brand in 2026 (and Get Rich) ft. Jun YuhHow Jun Yuh builds and monetizes a personal brand using a repeatable content system (3-1-2-1: 3 attract, 1 nurture, 2 position, 1 convert), plus frameworks for content vision, consistency,…22 Jan 2026 · 2 h 4 min · 46 chapters
190. If You Want to Gain 1 Million Followers in 2026, Listen to This EpisodeBehind-the-scenes of Alex Hormozi’s $100M book launch and what it takes to grow follower and revenue numbers in 2026, including metrics to track, ad/hook frameworks, and why most creators are…15 Jan 2026 · 2 h 7 min · 51 chapters
189. Meet the Marketing Genius Who Turned a $.10 Rubber Band into $200MRobert Croak, founder of Silly Bands, explains how he built a $200M rubber-band collectible brand, focusing on marketing psychology, speed to market, ownership/bootstrapping, and scaling operations…8 Jan 2026 · 1 h 25 min · 43 chapters
188. Meet the Genius Turning YouTuber's into Multi-Million Dollar BusinessesHow creators turn YouTube/social content into multi-million-dollar “creator businesses” by being intentional, testing formats, and running operations like a company (not just making videos).1 Jan 2026 · 1 h 23 min · 38 chapters
187. Give Us 59 Minutes, We'll Help You Make Your First $10K as a CreatorHow creators can monetize a personal brand to reach $10,000/month by fixing the offer (not growing followers), niching to a specific audience/pain point, using proof/testimonials, pricing…24 Dec 2025 · 59 min · 29 chapters
186. If Your Personal Brand Gets Less than 500 Views, Watch This.Why to go “all in” on YouTube in 2026 and how to grow a personal brand when videos get low views (the episode frames it as a 10-tip blueprint plus metrics to track).18 Dec 2025 · 47 min · 23 chapters
185. This AI System Secretly Gives Personal Brands an Unfair Advantage ft. Jeff SuUsing AI as a competitive advantage for personal brands and creators—without losing authenticity—by embedding AI into repeatable workflows, improving prompts, and using AI for repurposing and editing…11 Dec 2025 · 1 h 52 min · 50 chapters
184. How to Build a Premium Brand (without luck) ft. Ross MackayRoss Mackay (second-time founder) explains how to build Cadence, a $2 “luxury” sports hydration drink, using speed, tight prioritization, premium branding, and retail economics (units per store per…4 Dec 2025 · 1 h 57 min · 45 chapters
183. This is Boring But It’ll 10x Your Personal Brand in 2026 ft. Dan KoeBuilding a personal brand and online business in 2026 using clarity, creativity, and self-mastery—treating social media as “note-taking,” using depth to earn trust, and designing a long-term system…26 Nov 2025 · 2 h 17 min · 48 chapters
182. If You're a Creator, You Must Start a Business in 2026 ft. Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal explains how creators can build a “lifestyle business” in 2026 by selling a high-value offer to a clearly defined niche, using conversations and customer discovery instead of relying on…20 Nov 2025 · 1 h 52 min · 49 chapters
181. 100 Years of Personal Brand Knowledge in 56 MinRevisits favorite lessons on building personal brands that earn trust and long-term sales, emphasizing “remarkable” differentiation, taking risks, clarity frameworks, and brand-world storytelling.13 Nov 2025 · 56 min · 17 chapters
180. You're Not Ready for the Next Phase of Personal Branding ft. Dan ChurchillDan Churchill explains how to build a sustainable personal brand and business beyond short-form virality, using consistency, a “North Star,” ownership, and long-form platforms (especially YouTube).6 Nov 2025 · 2 h 11 min · 49 chapters
179. How to Tell Stories so Good Your Brand Sells Itself ft. Brendan KaneBrendan Kane explains why storytelling—not algorithms or posting frequency—is the core driver of social media growth, and how creators convert attention into business results using repeatable content…30 Oct 2025 · 1 h 59 min · 53 chapters
178. Personal Branding is hard until you do this ft. Adrian PerPersonal branding and content creation without “algorithm hacks”—build a brand around connection, originality, and lived story (not copycat formats or AI-generated sameness).23 Oct 2025 · 1 h 46 min · 32 chapters
177. How to Make Your Brand So Magnetic They Stop Scrolling ft. Erica MallettBuilding a “belief-based” personal brand that creates connection (not just attention), using psychology of icons and repeatable frameworks: themes → beliefs → content that says the same nine things…16 Oct 2025 · 1 h 56 min · 54 chapters
176. How to Make 10x More Money (as a Small Personal Brand)How small personal brands can make “10x more money” by building multiple income streams (they frame it as “banana farms”), rather than relying on one-off brand deals.9 Oct 2025 · 1 h 9 min · 25 chapters
175. How to Build an Audience That Begs to Buy Anything ft. Sabri SubyBuilding an audience that “begs to buy” by using luxury-brand psychology: scarcity, friction, information control, long-term relationship “wow” moments, and selling what people want (not just what…2 Oct 2025 · 1 h 50 min · 46 chapters
174. The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to a $10k/month Personal Brand ft. Modern MillieModern Millie’s beginner roadmap to building a profitable personal brand and reaching $10k/month, using a three-phase workflow (build, scale, profit), plus guidance on monetization, niche/identity…25 Sep 2025 · 1 h 33 min · 33 chapters
173. How to Make ANY Business Go Viral (even if it's boring) ft. Kolin Jones (Amalfi Jets)How Amalfi Jets (a private jet charter brokerage) uses high-volume, fast-turnaround, provocative social content to drive massive reach and revenue—without paid ads—while also building trust and…18 Sep 2025 · 1 h 55 min · 51 chapters
172. How to Build a Profitable Personal Brand Before It’s Too Late ft. Chris DoBuilding a profitable personal brand through authenticity, vulnerability, and value-first content before AI makes the online space more crowded and “algorithm-swallowed.”11 Sep 2025 · 1 h 45 min · 39 chapters
171. $100M CEO Explains How to 10x Your Brand with Storytelling ft. Heidi SomersHow Heidi Somers built Buffbunny (over $100M revenue) into a creator-led fitness brand using storytelling, influencer marketing, and product differentiation; plus her approach to inclusive sizing,…3 Sep 2025 · 1 h 47 min · 42 chapters