Your personal brand is literally the fastest way of manifesting your dream life. I used to say that everything you want is on the other side of courage, and I still stand by that! But now I think you all want the step that comes after having courage, which is strategy. So I went back and studied what I did to build a profitable personal brand and how you can replicate it for your own personal brand.    The next step is what a lot of people are afraid of - public speaking. Public speaking is a great way to solidify your brand because it makes you an expert. You don't have to be THE EXPERT on any given topic to talk about it; you just have to have valuable knowledge and the life experience to back it up. Don't believe me? I've made $10k in one speaking engagement, when the most I've made speaking was $3k MAX.   In this week's episode, we're talking about the BTS of paid speaking engagements. If getting paid to speak is on your vision board, we can make it happen in 2026. Tune in to hear the blueprint I created to help you build up your speaking portfolio from scratch and how to start charging what you're worth. How to work with Erika: Attract 7+ Paid Opportunities Through Your Personal Brand — Without Being Salesy with the free Magnetic CEO Method | Monday, May 4th, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT Claim your limited-time-only spot in Erika's 90-Min one-on-one Personal Branding Intensive  Join the waitlist for the Courage Driven Latina program here! Join the waitlist for the Magnetic Mastermind here!   Resources Mentioned: Click here to claim your Manifest Your Marca bot! https://theerikacruz.com/manifest-your-marca    Follow Erika on: Instagram @‌theerikacruzTikTok @‌theerikacruzLinkedIn Website: http://www.theerikacruz.com   Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.