Drew Brucker

Goldcast

Director of Brand & Content

Runway

Creative Partner Program

MiniMax

brainchild

Currently helping brands in the following areas:
❑ Midjourney workshops & speaking engagements
❑ Content, storytelling, and design
❑ Brand + art direction

AI creative clients include: Marriott, Brooklyn Nets, Rebel Kitchen, Klar, Indiewalls, Buddy, and HUG

Brand & AI Creative Consultant

LASSO

VP, Marketing

Pavilion

Executive Member

Fullsteam™

Portfolio Marketing Director

Rubicon

Head of Brand & Creative

Senior Content Manager

RealPage, Inc.

Content Director

RAM Partners, LLC

Director of Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing Specialist

Marketer / 4 Under 40 / Midjourney Expert / Novel brand & creative direction for brands who want to leverage AI

I believe creativity is curiosity with something to prove.

I’ve spent the last decade scaling B2B SaaS brands, driving $130M in marketing-sourced revenue, and leading teams through multiple product launches, all while maintaining my sanity. Along the way, I picked up a peer-nominated American Marketing Association 4 Under 40 Award (2023).

As a first-mover with Gen AI, I broke out on my own midway through 2023 to provide novel creative and brand direction for teams that wanted to leverage AI in their visual storytelling. 

Since then, I’ve partnered with clients like Marriott, Brooklyn Nets, Rebel Kitchen, Klar, Buddy, and Indiewalls, while offering AI creative guidance and education to brands like Meta, TikTok, Ogilvy, McCann, Google, and VaynerMedia.

The journey has been incredibly rewarding. It also reminded me of something essential: the magic of working toward a shared vision with a great team. That’s what brought me to Goldcast.

Goldcast is empathetically changing how marketers connect with decision-makers by creating AI-first tools and workflows that solve actual challenges.

I co-host Midjourney Fast Hours, a podcast for creatives using Gen AI who are navigating this new frontier of visual storytelling.

My superpowers: creativity, curiosity, Gen AI, content, brand, design, innovation, growth mindset

More about me: https://bento.me/dr3w

Fractional CMO & Creative Consultant

Currently helping brands in the following areas:
❑ Marketing and GTM—strategy + execution (b2b SaaS)
❑ Midjourney workshops & speaking engagements
❑ Content, storytelling, and design
❑ Brand + art direction

The secret sauce in AI image prompting?

I’ll tell you.

While most people prompt AI like they’re using a vending machine, the best creators are composing and directing.

They're thinking like this: 
Layering = mood and dimension
Focus = emotional control
Texture = tangibility
Film = nostalgia and imperfection
(a)Symmetry = tension and balance

Lazy prompting kills creativity.

Let’s unpack 5 creative levers that inject emotion, tension, and depth into any AI visual.

👉 I broke down each one visually in this post. Steal it for yourself.

AI Creative Consultant / I help brands {create, operationalize, scale} on-brand visuals with AI / Host of Midjourney Fast Hours Podcast

How to Instantly Make Your AI Images Look 10x Better

Audrey Chia 🚀

Scale Smarter with AI-Supercharged Copy | 💛 Copywriting + AI + Personal Branding

You've 2 options in today's AI landscape.

Wing it and hope your content keeps up.
Leverage AI with human strategy.

99% of businesses are stuck in lane one. 
But that 1%? They're sprinting — fast.

You don't need a NASA team to compete. 

What you need is someone who can blend copywriting, strategy, and AI.

There are two ways I can help.

☝️
Copywriting & brand strategy 
10X the impact of your landing pages, ads and funnels with AI-driven copy that converts.

✌️
Bespoke Workshops 
AI, copywriting and personal branding workshops for businesses that want to stay ahead. 

Why work with me?
 
↳ I have a unicorn background in copywriting, AI & growth. 
↳ I use AI in my workflows to get you faster results.
↳ I only work with a select 3-5 clients. 

Apply to work with me: 
www.closewithcopy.co

___

Co-founder: Jesus 💛 
“To do good works.” - Ephesians 2:10

Founder

I run a hybrid human X AI copywriting consultancy. 

The goal is simple — to help you find smarter ways to scale. 

How? By combining the best of human strategy with AI execution. 

There are 2 ways I can help.

AI: 
Bespoke AI content systems that save you 70% more time with a 3X increase in ROI.

Human: 
Done-for-you copywriting to 10x conversion rates of your landing pages, ads and funnels. 

Drop me a DM with "copywriting services". 

Or visit: www.closewithcopy.co

Audrey Chia

How do you use NANO BANANA for Linkedin? 🍌

I have received tonnes of questions about Gemini's Nano Banana. 

🐵 Friends who asked me to re-generate their headshots
🙉 Clients who asked me how to create better carousels 
🙈 Even my MUM who asked me to put her in a photoshoot

Nano Banana is a very powerful AI image generation tool.
(That's also so much fun!) 

Here's what you need to do. 
1) Start with a clean base - a clear headshot works best 
2) Give AI simple instructions - do NOT complicate it 
3) Specific exactly what you want changed - e.g. Change her hair 

I found that this tool works best when you give it very specific 
instructions about ONE aspect of the image. 

The longer the instructions, the more you'd find that it 
distorts your original headshot. (I even got 3 arms once!) 

Keep your prompts short & sweet. 
And don't afraid to get creative. 

💛 Found this useful? Save this post for later (top right corner 3 buttons).
🐒 I would love to see your latest nano banana shot! Drop it in the comments.

Building Brands That Convert | Copywriting + AI + Content Strategy | Founder of Close with Copy | Your Growth Partner 💛

How do you use nano banana for Linkedin? 

I’ve spent 1000+ hours figuring out LinkedIn.
(And built my entire business with $0 in ad spend.)

After hundreds of posts, experiments, pivots and data dives… 

I finally turned everything I’ve learned into one guide.

A guide for business owners who want to win the LinkedIn game in 2026.

I power packed this book with: 
•	battle-tested strategies my clients use every day
•	prompts, templates, and workflows you can plug in instantly
•	real examples from founders, C-suites, and senior leaders who built visibility from scratch
•	the exact methods I use to turn LinkedIn into a predictable inbound engine

This is the same approach that helped my clients like Natasha, Eldred, and Terry build their credibility fast.

Watching them grow has been one of the most rewarding parts of my work.

🎁It’s the 1st of December — so here’s my early Christmas gift.🎁

My way of saying thank you for showing up, supporting my work, and being part of this community.

For the next 24 hours, I’m giving you this guide for FREE.
(It’s usually $49.)

How to get it: 

1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Comment “LinkedIn”
3️⃣ Save this post (top right •••)

⏰P.S. If you want priority access, just Repost it and I’ll send it straight to your inbox. 

I hope this helps you build momentum, clarity, and confidence as you head into 2026.

Here’s to growth in 2026🥂

PS: Grab it here - https://lnkd.in/gvEKMXvE 💛

How To Build Your Personal Brand In 2026

Most people think ChatGPT is just for copy.
(But it's also great for design too 😉)

Especially if you pair it with Canva.
In this carousel, I cover how you can use ChatGPT with Canva to:

• Create drafts for flyers, posts & logos
• Skip the manual design work
• Go from “idea → design → polish” in minutes

The best part is that you still keep creative control.
ChatGPT drafts.
You tweak, align, and build your brand.

It’s like having a design intern on standby.
Without the onboarding.

Save this post for later.
Tell me, what's your favourite AI tool?

The #1 Way to Automate Your Canva Designs

If you’ve been experimenting with AI in 2025, you’ll know that staying ahead isn’t just about using tools.

It’s about learning from the people who are shaping how those tools are being used.

Here are 20 AI experts worth following before the year ends:

💡 AI x Funnels — Isabella Bedoya
🎨 AI x Content Creation — Charlie Hills
🧠 AI x Design — Rory Flynn
💬 AI x Sales Automation — Jake George
🌍 AI x Market Innovation — Lindsay Rosenthal 💫 
📈 AI x Marketing Funnels — Justin Hardy
👜 AI x Sales — Jérémy Grandillon
👨‍💻 AI x Content Growth — Tom Winter
✈️ AI x Strategy — Jordan Wilson
🛎️ AI x Training — Hank Barker
⚓ AI x Storytelling —  Tim Hanson
📣 AI x Enterprise Growth — Artur Sossin
📢 AI x Implementation — Isar Meitis
💹 AI x Business Transformation — Susan Frew, CSP
🔨 AI x Values-Driven Marketing — Kerry Harrison
⚗️ AI x B2B Insights — Liam Lawson
🧿 AI x Visuals — Diana Zdybel 🍋 
🪬 AI x Ethical AI — Claire Farwell
🔅 AI x Business Growth — Ashley Gross
🔑  AI x Lead Gen — Luke Shalom

Each of them shares frameworks, use cases, and hard-won lessons from the frontlines of AI marketing, content, and leadership.

Whether you’re a founder, marketer, or creative — start following these voices now to prepare for 2026.

Save this post and follow me (Audrey Chia) for more AI x Copywriting and Strategic Positioning insights. 

Let’s make AI your biggest growth advantage next year.

 P.S. Tag you favourite AI creator in the comments

 20 AI Experts to follow before 2025 ends

“When you’ve written your headline,
you’ve spent 80 cents of your dollar.”
— David Ogilvy

And yet, most people don't spend more
than a few seconds on their headlines.

They pour hours into the post, tweak
every line, add emojis, graphics,
and still wonder why no one engages.

Your copy could be gold.
But your headline doesn't hook, it doesn't matter.

Every scroll is a split-second auction.
Your headline is your only bid.

I have tested headlines across 
hundreds of content pieces with:
⚡ 320% more impressions
⚡ 2-3× engagement
⚡ Inbound DMs

Same message. Different headline.
Drastically different outcome.

In this carousel, I cover 5 headline formulas you can steal:
1️⃣ “Who Else Wants…” → builds instant belonging
2️⃣ “Breaking:” → triggers urgency
3️⃣ “The Secret to…” → sparks curiosity
4️⃣ “Challenge:” → taps ambition
5️⃣ “What If…” → activates imagination

Each one speaks to a different buyer psychology.
Stack them into your content, and watch your reach turn into ROI.

Follow + Save this post for later.
I'll be releasing part 2 next week. 

💛 P.S. DM me "copy" to build a brand that turns content into cash.

5 Headlines That Stop The Scroll 

I’m going FULL BANANAS 🙈🍌🙉 
over how ridiculously easy it is now to create
LinkedIn content that actually pops off the feed.

Let’s be honest, LinkedIn is noisy.
Everyone’s posting. Everyone’s “creating.”
But very few are standing out.

That’s why creativity matters.
When you find a tool or workflow that lets 
you turn a simple idea into a scroll-stopping 
visual, suddenly your brand feels "fresh" again.

If your LinkedIn looks boring...
If your ideas aren’t landing...
If your carousels feel too text-heavy...

These prompts will flip that completely.

But the magic isn’t in the tool, the model, or the prompt.
The real magic is in your imagination and what you choose to create.

Go bananas.  Make something wild.
Drop your creations in the comments 🍌✨

Nano Banana prompts for Creators 

Your hook is like a fishing hook.

If it’s sharp, you’ll reel your audience in.
But if it’s dull, no matter how much bait you use,
your audience won’t bite.

A great hook doesn’t need to be complicated.
It just needs the right structure.

Follow these 5 principles:
👉 Ask a question that sparks curiosity
👉 Use a quote to build instant trust
👉 Tease your solution to keep them wanting more
👉 Tell a relatable story (skepticism works wonders!)
👉 Share proof — people LOVE results

It’s not about “tricking” anyone.
It’s about giving them a reason to care.

Save this post for later.
Tell me, which hook will you try next?

6 Fun Ways To Hook Your Audience

“I don’t have time to build my personal brand"
I hear this all the time from founders and creators.

But here’s what I believe in.
Building the right systems = unlocking the potential to scale.

That’s what I broke down in my new session at the AI for Creators Summit 2.0 (that's happening right now)

In my workshop, I covered:
 → Podcast-to-content workflows
 → Human-in-the-loop AI repurposing
 → How I build brand-led assets without burning out

The good news? It’s not too late to jump in.
Your pass includes bonus replays—so you can catch up or binge-watch on your schedule.

🔗  https://lnkd.in/gBdGpJBw

Did I already mention that it's FREE?  💛 

Thanks again to Navid Moazzez for having me back! 
It’s rare to find a summit this practical and well-produced! Sign up now or miss out 😉

Most founders treat content like a magic trick 🪄
Post something. Hope it goes viral.  Repeat.

But content isn’t about sleight of hand.
 It’s about strategy.

 Without the right playbook,
 you’ll keep casting spells that fizzle.

Here’s the 5-step magic formula I use to help clients:
 ✨ Build demand
 ✨ Increase inbound leads
 ✨ And create brand content that actually converts

🔮 Step 1: CAPTIVATE YOUR AUDIENCE
 Understand their fears, desires, and pain points.
 No one follows a magician who only talks about themselves.

🔮 Step 2: SET CLEAR GOALS
 Know what you’re building.
 Is it Thought Leadership? Inbound?
 Then align your funnel: TOFU → MOFU → BOFU.

🔮 Step 3: QUALITY > QUANTITY
 Posting daily won’t help if your spells don’t land.
 Add your human touch. Leverage visuals. Use your voice.

🔮 Step 4: BE CONSISTENT
 Magic takes practice.
 Create templates. Stick to a plan. Show up, again and again.

🔮 Step 5: ANALYZE & OPTIMIZE
 The best spellcasters tweak their potions.
 Track performance. Refine what works.

Want a strategy that drives real business results for 2026?
DM me "Content Magic" & I’ll show you how we blend 
human X AI to scale your content engine.

🧙🏻Tell me, what's your secret magic tip for Linkedin?

How to master your content strategy for 2026

Can you pitch your BIG idea in one page? 

If you’re a founder, creative or marketer, 
you need to convey your ideas, fast.

That’s where Venngage’s AI One Pager Generator comes into play.

It turns your strategy into a sales asset in minutes.

All you need to do is tell it: 
✨  Your goal (e.g. “Launch Q4 campaign”)
✨  Your audience’s pain points (e.g. CMOs with low ROI visibility)
✨  Your brand voice (e.g. clear / confident / no jargon)
✨  And 2 - 3 proof points

This AI tool turns your thoughts into a one-pager 
with your value proposition in a PDF-ready design 

It’s like a design partner and copy editor in one.
Try it, tweak it and share it.

P.S. Super excited to share a surprise code with my community. 
Use AUDREY30 for 30% off Premium and Business till Dec 31 with Venngage.

Can You Pitch Your Big Idea in One Page?

I used to spend hours editing my podcast.
 Now I do it in minutes—thanks to THIS AI tool.

I’ve been using Descript to edit clips for 
my AI Marketer’s Playbook podcast.
And their latest upgrade blew my mind. 

Say hello to Underlord, Descript’s new AI co-editor.

It helps you:
⚡ Script your episodes
⚡ Summarize highlights
⚡ Edit directly inside your timeline

 I can drop an episode into Descript & type,
 “Pull out the best moments for a LinkedIn clip.”

Seconds later, it gives me 3–5 golden soundbites, 
suggested captions and B-roll ideas. All ready to go.

No more scrubbing timelines. Or frustrating cuts. 

Underlord just takes care of the grunt work
so you can focus on storytelling.

If you're a content creator, coach, or founder trying to do more with less...
 Try Descript’s new co-editor.

It may be called Underlord,
but I can’t get over it 😉

Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/ggUpuHm2

Most people don’t struggle with content because of creativity.
They struggle because they’re planning in their head… not in a roadmap.

Whether you’re mapping out LinkedIn content, a product launch, 
a hiring plan or a full GTM strategy — you need clarity, sequencing, and direction. 

Without that, everything feels reactive.

That’s why I’ve been testing Venngage’s AI Roadmap Generator.

You give this AI tool:
✨ your goals
✨ your target audience
✨ key priorities
✨ timelines or constraints

And it turns all of that into a structured roadmap you can actually execute on.

With a strategic breakdown of phases, milestones, and action steps
so you can move from “I should try something” to “here’s the exact path forward.”

If you're someone who wants to get going and stay consistent, 
this tool removes a huge amount of friction.

Try it yourself:  https://lnkd.in/gFDD2avC

P.S. Super excited to share a surprise code with my community.

Use AUDREY30 for 30% off Premium and Business till Dec 31 with Venngage.

#2 How to Grow on LinkedIn in 90 Days 

You don't have to fear being replaced by AI,
if you know how to leverage it.

When I first launched Close With Copy, 
my client texted me a link to ChatGPT,
"Audrey, you're going to be replace."

3 years later, Im standing on the other side.
Leaning into AI. Hosting workshops. Building AI teams.

Who would have imagined that my greatest fear
turned into my greatest opportunity? 

Mia AI is a global community making AI learning 
more inclusive and accessible.

So when they reached out about a workshop, I said yes 💛
It's my mini way of giving back to my community. 

I know there are so many other copywriters, creatives
and marketers who are still on the fence about AI.
Worried about how it might take over our jobs.

You know what. I feel the same. 

I too feel overwhelmed by 100s of new tools.
Worried that my skill sets are no longer relevant. 
And I have to constantly up skill myself to stay ahead. 

The world is rapidly changing. 
But if there's one thing I'm in control of...
It's HOW I'm going to embrace the change. 

Join me on my LIVE session with MIA 
AI & Copywriting: How to Leverage AI to Build Brands That Convert.

Where I'll cover:
👉 The Human × AI workflow (strategy meets execution)
👉 How to maximise ChatGPT (and why most people use it wrong)
👉  Real-world use cases (that you can apply instantly)

I believe in learning & growing. 
Let's keep going, together. 

Register here & I'll see you LIVE: https://lnkd.in/gKX4KfQj

“We ranked 400+ articles a month — without paid ads.”
Most brands think they have a content problem.
But often, it's an SEO strategy problem.

In our latest episode of The AI Marketer's Playbook, I spoke with Steven Schneider, co-founder of TrioSEO, a B2B SEO & AI agency that blends human creativity with AI efficiency — and helps brands turn browsers into buyers.

We covered:
✨  Why AI-written content alone causes traffic spikes… and crashes
✨  How to build authority in Google’s AI-first search era
✨  TrioSEO’s exact workflow using SEOwind, Lovable & custom GPTs
✨  The biggest SEO myths founders still believe (like “more blog posts = better rankings”)

If you want content that ranks and converts, this one's for you.

🎧  Full episode →
Apple/Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gDyWfSP8
Youtube - https://lnkd.in/g3ZUuN33

Thank you Steven for sharing your views on SEO with AI.

What's your #1 SEO or content challenge right now?

"Good content doesn’t work in patterns.
It works when it's raw & unpredictable." — Kuba Czubajewski

In this episode of The AI Marketer's Playbook, Kuba, Founder of StoryAngled, breaks down how lean B2B teams can combine AI assistants with human insight to build content that scales without sounding robotic.

We talked about:
➡️ Why positioning is the real unlock in content strategy
➡️ The difference between assistants and agents (and why it matters)
➡️ How to structure a human-in-the-loop content system with AI
➡️ Why most AI content fails — and how to fix it

Podcast: https://lnkd.in/g8BZEGE7
Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gRAqnn8F 

What’s one content pattern you’ve had to unlearn this year?

Thank you Kuba for sharing such amazing insights! :)

Spending thousands on ads and still not seeing results?
(You're probably making these 5 mistakes.)

Most founders obsess over how their ads look…
and forget the one thing that actually moves the needle:

The copy.

Because no matter how beautiful your ad is,
if the copy doesn’t sell, the ad won’t convert.

When clients come to me, it’s usually the same pattern:
Great visuals. Great product.
Weak messaging.

Once we fix the copy, everything changes.
One client went from 1% CTR to 5%

Another boosted ROAS from 1x to 7x
Same budget. Same audience. Different copy.
Here are the 5 copy mistakes killing your ad performance:

❌ No Big Idea
 Your ad blends into the feed.
✔️ Lead with one bold idea that stops the scroll.

❌ Weak Headline
 If the first line doesn’t hook, nothing else matters.
✔️ Promise a benefit or spark instant curiosity.

❌ Trying to talk to everyone
 Which means you resonate with no one.
✔️ Speak to one specific person with one specific problem.

❌ Feature dumping
 People don’t buy features. They buy outcomes.
✔️ Highlight the transformation and ROI.

❌ No clear positioning
 You look like every competitor running the same ads.
 ✔️ Make it obvious who you’re for and why you're the only choice.

Great design gets attention.
Great copy gets results.

Swipe through to learn how to write ads that stand out, connect, and convert.

P.S. If you want to stop wasting money on your ads, DM me "COPY" and let's get your marketing funnel fixed.

Why Your Ads Aren’t Converting

“I’ll invest in fixing my messaging once I get more leads.”

I hear this from business owners all the time.

And on the surface, it sounds reasonable.
Budget constraints. Competing priorities. The usual.

But it’s the same logic as saying:
“I’ll build muscle first before I join the gym.”

You’re trying to out-sell unclear positioning.
And you simply can’t.

Every rep, ad, or post built on weak messaging doesn’t just underperform.
It magnifies confusion at scale.

Here’s the part most don’t want to admit.

You don’t fix sales by pushing harder.
You fix sales by making it obvious why someone should choose you in the first place.

When we reset a client’s positioning before scaling growth:

✅ Conversion rate increased 
✅ Sales conversations became easy
✅ Content started pre-selling for them

One easy way to do it is to think of it like the gym:

	1.	Warm up: Get crystal clear on who you’re for (and who you’re not).
	2.	Train form: Build a value story that shows, not tells.
	3.	Lift heavier: Scale only once clarity compounds demand for you.

So before you chase “more” content. 

Ask yourself: Would more volume amplify clarity or amplify confusion?

Because if the foundation isn’t right now,
you’ll pay for it later — in lost time, lost trust, and expensive rework.

If you need a little help, DM me “positioning” and let’s get your brand ready for 2026.

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Achievement or alignment. 
What matters more to you? 💛

2025 is almost over, and I took some 
time to reflect on what I have achieved this year. 

Not just what I have accomplished.
But how I felt while doing it. 

It has been 3 years since I started Close With Copy. And the truth is, I’ve never felt more satisfied. 

When I first started, I was always comparing myself to others. Saying yes to everything. Pushing myself till burnout. Feeling like I wasn’t doing enough. 

But this year, I felt so much more at peace. 

Here are the 3 biggest shifts I made. 

1. Finding my focus 

Instead of blindly chasing on financial milestones, I focused on what matters most. 

Working with clients that I love. 
Focusing on delivering value. 
Doing work that I feel passionate about. 

I want to build with intention. 
To build something I want to wake up to. 

2. Holding my Own

I used to say YES all the time out of the fear of losing opportunities.

Now, I’m choosing to say No. 
(When it doesn’t make sense.) 

I’m choosing to hold my ground. 
To value my work. To work with people whom I aligned with. 

And I have learnt that the best clients respect you, and trust you. 

3. Playing the long game

There were days I doubted my pace.
Felt like I was falling behind while everyone else sprinted ahead.

But growth isn’t a sprint.
It’s a marathon. 

This year taught me to zoom out.
To see progress in phases. 

Because the best decisions aren’t always about unlocking the next big achievement. 

But the ones that feel right to you 💛

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