Career Coach | 6 Promotions in 7 Years | From $40K to $200K | I teach a proven blueprint for landing 6-figure promotions | Follow for career growth strategies

Most partners and executives have more expertise than visibility. I help turn that expertise into visible authority, inbound opportunities, and leverage – without turning you into a full‑time content creator.

Hi, I’m Alec, I went from global consumer marketing at L'Oreal and Johnson and Johnson, tp Founder of We Grow. Here's more about me:

🟢 In 2015, I joined L'Oreal on the most competitive marketing grad scheme in the UK.
🟢 From 2017 to 2024, I was promoted 6 times from Assistant manager to Global Group Manager.
🟢 In 2024, I grew my LinkedIn from 3,000 to 60,000 with daily posts on career growth.
🟢 In 2025, I quit to be a Career Coach and helped 150+ people get promoted to 6-figure roles.
🟢 I also helped others grow on LinkedIn, building a 6-figure personal branding service in 9 months.

Now in 2026, I am relaunching that business as WE GROW.

WE GROW helps partners and executives with deep expertise, go from invisible to unmissable online.

Our done-for-you marketing services help you create a distinct and ownable brand and grow your reputation and influence at scale. 

So WE can attract new opportunities and clients, while YOU focus on what you do best: building relationships and delivering great work.

🟢 To connect and learn how I can help book at: https://calendly.com/we-grow/wegrowintro
🔵 To partner with me as a content creator or public speaker, please email: enquiries@alecrickard.com

Alec Rickard

Not all advice moves your career forward.

Some of it prepares you only for failure.

Early on, advice feels like safety.
So you take all of it.

From family.
From friends.
From bosses.
From people who care.

And that’s where things quietly go wrong.

Because not all advice comes from experience in today’s world.

Some of it comes from:

→ Fear of risk
→ Comfort with the familiar
→ Paths that worked once, not now
→ People protecting you from discomfort
→ People protecting themselves from change

Follow that long enough and your progress slows.

High performers learn to filter.

They don’t ask everyone aimlessly.
They ask on purpose.

They seek input from people who:

→ Have actually done what they’re trying to do
→ Understand the current landscape
→ Aren’t threatened by their growth
→ Tell the truth, even when it stings

That’s real mentorship.
Clear judgment that helps you move.

If you want to be more actionable here, try this next time you get advice:

Before acting, ask yourself:
Does this person benefit if I grow
Or do they feel safer if I stay the same

That answer tells you everything.

The goal isn’t more voices.
It’s better decisions.

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Bosses count heads.

Leaders count on hearts.

Burnout doesn’t happen only from too much work.
It also comes from feeling unseen.

You can give everything all week
and still feel drained

When no one notices
When no one says your name
When efforts feel invisible

That's the moment people check out.
Not from their work.
From the people around them.

Strong leaders don’t stay quiet about their people.
They talk about them with pride.

In meetings.
In emails.
When they’re not even in the room.

They say things like

→ She carried this project
→ He stepped up when it mattered
→ This win happened because of them

And it changes everything.

Here’s what happens when people feel valued

1️⃣ Energy comes back
2️⃣ Trust grows fast
3️⃣ People stop counting hours and start caring again

The work stays the same.
The feeling doesn’t.

If you lead people, try it this week.

Say what they did.
Say someone’s name.
Say it out loud where others hear it.

When was the last time someone at work made you feel seen?
Drop it in comment 👇

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Technical skills get you hired. 

Soft skills tell how far you'll go.

I see this play out at work all the time.
Same role. Same tools. 
Very different results.

Here’s a simple cheatsheet you can actually use at work.

1️⃣ Communication
↳ Practice active listening by paraphrasing what others say before responding in meetings.
↳ Use the "ELEVATE" framework: Explain simply, Listen actively, Validate feelings, Ask questions, Tailor message, Emphasize benefits.

2️⃣ Emotional Intelligence
↳ Pause for 5 seconds before reacting to feedback to assess your emotions.
↳ Journal daily about one interaction where you recognized and managed someone else's emotions.

3️⃣ Adaptability
↳ When facing change, list 3 ways it benefits you and one small step to start.
↳ Experiment with a new tool or process weekly, then reflect on what worked.

4️⃣ Teamwork
↳ Volunteer for cross-functional projects and offer help without being asked.
↳ Use "we" language in updates and credit others first in group successes.

5️⃣ Time Management
↳ Block your calendar with focused 90-minute deep work sessions daily.
↳ End each day by listing tomorrow's top 3 priorities and estimated times.

6️⃣ Problem-Solving
↳ Break problems into "What, Why, How" using mind maps before acting.
↳ Brainstorm 5 wild solutions first, then pick the most feasible one.

7️⃣ Leadership
↳ Delegate one task weekly to a junior colleague with clear outcomes and check-ins.
↳ Give specific, positive feedback daily to motivate your team.

8️⃣ Empathy
↳ Ask "How are you feeling about this?" in 1:1s and listen without interrupting.
↳ Mirror body language subtly in conversations to build rapport.

9️⃣ Resilience
↳ After setbacks, reframe with "What did I learn?" and one immediate recovery action.
↳ Build a "wins journal" to review weekly during tough periods.

🔟 Conflict Resolution
↳ Use "I feel... because... I need..." statements to express issues calmly.
↳ Schedule neutral third-party mediation for unresolved team disputes.

None of this sounds impressive on paper.

But this is what builds trust fast and pulls people into bigger roles.
So yes, skills get you hired.

But soft skills decide who gets trusted with more.

That’s what separates contributors from leaders.

Which soft skill are you actively working on right now?
Tell me in the comments👇

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🚀 Growing the world’s best creators and founders | Founder of Amplify | I share everything I know in my weekly newsletter

🚀 Learn more about my 6-week personal branding programme: www.joegannon.co/cohort

Hey I'm Joe, the founder of Amplify, the personal branding agency trusted by global experts to elevate their voice and authority.

Our clients past and present include: Ali Abdaal, Chris Williamson, Sahil Bloom, Jordan Peterson, Greg Isenberg, Andreessen Horowitz - and many more founders, authors, and thought leaders.

My first role in the creator economy was working with Ali Abdaal for 3 years on his content strategy. Since then, I’ve spent 7+ years building personal brands that position our clients as the go-to expert in their industry.

Want to be next?

My signature course Personal Brand Mastery is the complete playbook we’ve used at Amplify to help clients generate millions in sales, grow audiences into the hundreds of thousands, and become industry leaders… without chasing algorithms or burning out.

I’ve spent the last decade helping ambitious people turn their ideas into influence - and influence into income.

Personal Brand Mastery distills that experience into clear framework and plug-and-play systems so you can:

→ Define your positioning so the right audience instantly gets it
→ Create content that earns trust (and keeps it)
→ Build a brand system that works while you sleep

This isn’t theory. It’s the same process we use with our incredible clients - now available to anyone ready to take control of their reputation, visibility, and demand.

You’ll go from inconsistent posting and unclear positioning to a personal brand that:

→ Represents exactly who you are
→ Positions you as an industry authority
→ Attracts opportunities, clients, and partnerships on repeat

Sound good?

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It's so great to have you here.

Joe Gannon

I never considered I might have ADHD.

But thanks to the internet and other people's openness, I've discovered a really important part of myself.

For years I judged myself and thought I wasn't good enough.

Despite my best intentions, I would end most days:

- Disappointed I didn't do what I said I would
- Frustrated I couldn't get started with some tasks
- Annoyed that some aspects of work felt impossible

In December I had a conversation that brought me to tears.

For the first time I felt seen.

All of these traits that I had labelled as flaws and problems, might actually just be from how my brain works.

Here are some behaviours I've shown consistently:

- Getting lost in time: I'm usually late and don't grasp how long things take. Once I start something, I struggle to stop

- Hyperfocusing: I can get SO locked into something that I forget to eat, drink, or go for a walk. Not sure why, but this always happens at coffee shops

- Needing stimulation: It feels like a minimum amount of stimulus is required to start my engine. Working next to someone or co-working virtually really helps me (body doubling)

- Location swapping: I need to hop around 3-4 locations during a workday - which I used to judge as "my inability to just sit down and work"

- Feeling overwhelmed: My mind constantly races with a million ideas and that can paralyse me. But, if a task excites me, I can make weeks of progress in a day

I haven't got a diagnosis yet, but just accepting this might be true has been so incredibly liberating.

For 28 years, no teacher, family member or friend ever mentioned I might have ADHD.

Only from online content have I started this journey of understanding myself.

Thank you internet. The world feels much lighter 🙏

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For years I’ve fought against how I naturally work.

This year I finally stopped.

Here are 5 new changes I’ve made for outsized returns:

5. Structure first, creativity second

I used to crave long open days to work.

Even one meeting on the calendar felt like a huge inconvenience.

Now, I realise creativity needs confinement. Without a clear intention for your day, you’ll just get distracted.

4. Pay to reduce friction

If you don’t respect your time, nobody else will. 

Now more than ever I’m spending money to win back time. Whether it’s to free bandwidth or to simply get more rest. It’s always worth it.

Even if it feels uncomfortable, a scarcity mindset can be out-trained with reps.

3. Use body doubling

I first learned about body doubling from Cliff Weitzman.

Cliff is the CEO of Speechify and one of the smartest people I know.

Whenever I needed something from Cliff we’d jump on a Zoom call. He called this “babysitting” where we’d work together in silence until a task was done.

There’s something magical about working with someone that snaps you into focus. 

2. Enjoy your favourite work environments

I used to judge myself for working better at coffee shops.

“Why can’t I work at my desk anymore? Am I not disciplined?”

The truth? I spent 2 years facing a white wall with just my laptop - I've done my time.

Now, I want to make work more enjoyable wherever possible.

There’s nothing wrong with setting yourself up for success and that starts with your environment.

1. Understand the nervous system

For large periods of 2025 I felt like I was in a constant state of fight-or-flight.

I’ve obsessed over self-help content for a decade, yet somehow knew nothing about the nervous system.

Spending a few hours researching how the body works has been a game-changer for me.

May 2026 be the year we operate from more pull.

Constantly pushing to make things happen is a dirty fuel. It works, but it’s not sustainable and will lead to problems eventually.

It's time you and I work together...

🥁🥁🥁 Announcing my next personal branding cohort

- Runs from February 23rd to April 5th
- Limited seats for private teaching
- 12x live sessions taught by me over 6 weeks

Since the last cohort, we've gone through everything to take it to the next level.

Our students loved the first cohort. We made it even better.

This is a 6-week immersive experience with structure, accountability and guidance.

Forget AI slop - learn the fundamentals of growing a personal brand like a world-class creator.

This is for you if:

✅ You’ve built something great and want to educate and inspire the world.
✅ You’re tired of guessing what to post and want clarity and structure.
✅ You want to show up consistently and authentically.
✅ You value community, feedback, and real accountability.

This is NOT for you if:

❌ You’re chasing likes, trends or quick wins.
❌ You’re not willing to experiment with your content.
❌ You’re looking for a done-for-you service.
❌ You don’t want to invest in yourself for 6 weeks.

Seats are limited so everyone gets direct support and attention.
(we’re only doing 4 cohorts this year - the next will be May)

👉 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/463Jnv6

I'm curious. What's your goal for your brand this year?

Let's talk in the comments.

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