Creating and growing a digital brand in today’s world is a daunting undertaking. Being able to produce high-quality and engaging content to build a foundation of loyal followers is made all the more difficult when trying to cut through the digital clutter of competition. As such, founders of digital brands — such as podcasters — must possess a true entrepreneurial mindset not only to break through the clutter, but to roll with the punches whenever life throws a left hook out of the blue.
Award-winning entrepreneur and top-ranking podcast host Matt LeBris is no stranger to either of these challenges. Between being kicked out of two different high schools, suffering a devastating shoulder injury while playing baseball at only 17 years old that shattered his childhood dream of playing professional sports, and failing out of college, LeBris felt lost from the hurdles life had placed in front of him.
“I have a Master’s degree in failing but a PhD in getting back up after every one of my knock downs,” LeBris says on his website. Like any tried and true entrepreneur, LeBris claims that it’s not what happens to someone that makes them who they are, but how those events and challenges are perceived that determines one’s passion to continue pursuing their dreams.
For LeBris, that passion has remained his guiding principle to reach his goal of impacting 1 billion lives across the globe through his NYC-based branding business 1B Branding. Today, he is not far off from reaching that goal, thanks in no small part to his persistence in expanding his message around the world through his podcast, Decoding Success—a top 1% globally ranked podcast out of more than 2.5 million shows.
Through Decoding Success, LeBris uses his own experience as well as the expertise of his podcast’s guests to help his audience and followers feel guided, seen, and heard when it comes to achieving their highest potential in all areas of life. Over the past 3 years of being published, Decoding Success has featured a number of prestigious thought leaders and personal development professionals, including Grant Cardone, Patrick Bet David, Dean Graziosi, Dr. Nicole LePera, Mel Robbins, Nicole Walters, and more.
Prior to launching Decoding Success, LeBris worked with serial entrepreneur and VC investor Daymond John of Shark Tank for 3 years. While commuting to the office each day, Matt realized he would listen to podcasts that were educational and informative, but always felt that he had more questions for the guests being interviewed on the shows he listened to. So, in true entrepreneurial fashion, LeBris decided he was going to launch his show. Now, with over 200+ episodes of Decoding Success having been published and released into the world, and with upwards of 20,000+ downloads each month, LeBris notes that hearing one of his podcast show’s guests say, “Wow, I’ve never been asked that before,” is an extremely common occurrence.
In staying true to his own passion for improving the lives of others, LeBris has not only become the host of a top 1% globally ranked podcast and founder of his own branding agency, but also a coveted public speaker throughout the U.S. and a philanthropist through the New York collegiate ecosystem.
To learn more about Matt LeBris, the Decoding Success podcast, or how you can download your free copy of his ebook, Owning Your Personal Brand, visit www.mattlebris.com today.
