You Don’t Need a Brand to Start: You Just Need to Show Up
Tips to building a personal brand & showing up online
Hi friends,
Let me let you in on something that most “build your brand” advice misses:
You don’t need a perfect brand to start showing up online.
In fact, waiting until everything is polished might be the reason no one knows what you’re capable of yet.
Most people think “building a brand” is just for influencers or full-time creators.
It’s really not.
It’s for entry-level professionals trying to stand out in a crowded job market.
It’s for mid-level analysts ready to step into leadership.
It’s for senior professionals who want to build authority beyond their 9 - 5.
Especially in data, AI, and tech, where your skills are often invisible unless you make them visible; showing up matters.
And the best time to start?
It’s not when you’ve figured everything out.
It’s not when you feel like an expert.
It’s right now: while you’re learning, building, and growing.
Because when you show up consistently on LinkedIn, Threads, Substack, wherever; you’re not just building an audience.
You’re building proof… Proof of growth, Proof of perspective, Proof that you’re invested in your craft.
And it’s that proof that opens doors.
If this resonates with you, and you’ve been putting off showing up because you “don’t have a brand yet”, I break this down in a short but powerful video:
In this video, I cover:
Why waiting to “perfect” your brand is the wrong strategy
How to start building visibility from any career level (entry, mid, or senior)
What you can share online right now that shows value and gets noticed
You don’t need 10 years of experience to be worth listening to.
You just need to start showing up, and letting people see what you’re learning, doing, and becoming.
Let me know what part hits home for you, I read every reply.
Keep building,
Ebere
Helping you grow your visibility, your authority, and your voice in tech, data & AI.