Ash Rathod

You already know storytelling is essential for your business and brand. But storytelling is much more than the words on your website, content and other communications. The right narrative can inform your short and long term strategy, help align your team, outmanoeuvre the competition and build a tribe of ambassadors.It can help you attract and retain the right customers who are willing to pay you more for a longer period of time and tell others to do the same.It's about high level performance. ie. increasing profits for the business and providing unique value to the people you serve.I specialise in guiding businesses do exactly this. My philosophy centres on a "Story-First Approach," a method that has proven to be the missing link for many who struggle with brand identity and growth.The challenge most people face when building a brand is twofold: either they're paralysed by indecision, never taking the first step, or they jump in headfirst, producing content without a coherent strategy. Both paths lead to a stagnant or unclear identity. The root cause? A lack of strategic direction.  I can help with that.---I studied media and communications specialising in script-writing, where my love for storytelling started. I worked in TV media alongside the London arm of global ad agencies such as StarCom, OMD, PHD Media and many smaller DRTV agencies. My portfolio stretched across global FMCG, (P&amp;G and Unilever) and automotive (Ford and Toyota) brands before moving to Turner Broadcasting (now Warner Bros. Discovery) to work on kids brands (such as Mattel and Hasbro). As the online world began to grow, I moved into Digital Marketing where I helped scale the Manchester office of a Bournemouth based media agency, going from media owner to client side, which consisted of a team of 20+ designers, marketers, copywriters and BDMs.Then after a short sales role at BT, I decided to start my own creative agency, to help start-ups to SMEs with with their communications online.This was almost 16 years ago. I'm proud to say I still run and I own that brand consultancy and design studio in the UK which has focused on serving start-ups to corporations over those years. Right now my focus covers:L&amp;D Training (1:1 &amp; Corporate teams)Speaking at eventsBrand Strategy workshops for start-ups and SMEs.None of these are an overnight fix.But if you are serious about shaping and growing your brand, I can help you do this faster than most.NB. My profile picture has been touched up with AI to change the colour of my shirt and  background

Brand Story Strategist | Managing Director

A brand strategy + design collective specializing in creating compelling content for digital communications. We work with forward-thinking founders, c-suite stakeholders, and marketing teams who passionately strive to lead the change in making the world of work a better place for all.

Our capabilities include:

Brand Strategy

  - Storytelling for brands 
  - Storytelling for leaders

Activation

  - Content Production
  - Media Planning

Personal Branding for CXOs, Founders, and Executives.

LinkedIn is noisy.

Everyone’s posting. Few are remembered. Even fewer convert.

Most feeds look identical.

Buzzwords, recycled advice, and templated content that could’ve been written for anyone.

That sameness is your enemy. It drowns out your voice, your perspective, your credibility.

That’s where I come in.

I run visible, a ghostwriting agency for founders, executive coaches, and B2B leaders who want their LinkedIn presence to:

- Attract opportunities (clients, investors, speaking gigs)
- Build trust at scale
- Drive pipeline without chasing leads


How do I do it?

Through stupid good writing. Writing that actually sounds like you. Writing that makes people stop scrolling, think, and DM.

My approach isn’t templates or gimmicks. It’s:

- Hooks that demand attention
- Stories that stick
- Messaging that positions you as the authority in your space


That’s why my clients, CEOs, coaches, and leaders across industries, see their feeds transform from ghost towns into credibility engines.

If you want LinkedIn content that feels human, sounds smart, and sells for you while you’re off doing actual work…

Let’s talk.

Prakhar Sharma

Very quick LinkedIn tip:


Write like you're talking to one person, not teaching a room full of interns.

Your posts keep failing because they feel like a post-lunch college lecture on a Wednesday afternoon.

They should feel like a conversation over drinks or a meal, instead. 

Casual, human, maybe a little opinionated.

Educating your audience is great. Putting them to sleep isn't.

Keep it simple. You'll thank yourself later!

They call me the LinkedIn guy || Building authority & pipeline for founders, execs, & b2b leaders through LinkedIn content

Can someone tell me how to return to work and get back to being a contributing person to society after a (very) long new year break?

The struggle is real!

(Don't worry, I'll go back to rambling on about LinkedIn in a couple of days. 3, tops)

If you've been procrastinating and slacking off like me, here's a productivity hack that works 100% of the time (you can unfollow me if it doesn't work)

Step 1:
Go to Skyscanner dot com

Step 2:
Look up airfares to your dream destinations

Step 3:
Realise that flying has become sh*t expensive and you'd need a lot of money to see the world

Step 4:
Get back to work 


That's it.

Works like a charm every damn time.

"AI is going to take your job, Prakhar" 

Meanwhile, the posts on my feed: 

Everyone thinks LinkedIn growth is about (a concept nobody has ever genuinely disagreed with).

It’s not.

It’s about (another obvious idea reframed as a breakthrough).

Let me explain.

→ (A universal truth presented as hard-earned insight)
→ (Same point again, slightly reworded to look like depth)
→ (A wildly specific number pulled straight from vibes and optimism)
→ (A sentence that quietly contradicts the first point)
→ (One filler point added because five looks more “thought leadership” than four)

This is the real difference between people who grow and people who don’t.
(Implied authority without evidence)

When you focus on (thing everyone and their dog is already doing), results follow.

That’s why (broad outcome) isn’t about (thing nobody actually blamed).
It’s about (relabelled version of the first sentence).

Simple.
(Short sentence to feel decisive)

If you’re serious about LinkedIn, start doing (the same generic advice repeated one last time).

What’s your take?
(Mandatory engagement bait)


🥴


yeah, I think my job is safe

LinkedIn influencer checklist:


Travelled to Chiang Mai ✅
Worked from a co-working cafe ✅
Wrote a post about the whole thing on LinkedIn ✅

How am I doing so far?

Thursday is the best day to post on LinkedIn.


No, wait, was it Tuesday?

Okay, Monday. Final answer.

Seriously, stop basing your posting routine on a PDF you downloaded by commenting “GROWTH” on an obviously bait post.

Post on all days. Do it for a few weeks.

Collect data, jump into your analytics, and look at what actually worked for you.

Thursday works for me.
Saturday might work for you.

The only way to find out is to look at your numbers.

Trust the data. Everything else is just noise.

Here's a LinkedIn thing I desperately hope we've left behind in 2025:


Posting how much money you make.

Look, I know flashing your income is probably the only way you know how to sell your lifestyle course.

But surely there's got to be a better way to do it.

It's lazy at best and icky at worst.

"But I do it to be transparent, Prakhar" you might say.

It doesn't feel like transparency, though. It's theatre.

The obsession with income screenshots turns LinkedIn into a scoreboard instead of a place to think.

If you want to share something useful, talk about:

- how you made a hard call
- what broke before things worked
- what you’d do differently if you started again

That’s the stuff people can actually learn from.

Money is an outcome. Not the lesson.

And we don’t need another Stripe screenshot to prove it.

2026 is off to a very weird start. My first post on Reddit went viral. But the important question is...

How long before I add "reddit influencer" to my headline and start posting 7 essential and proven methods to grow?

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