Sam G. Winsbury

We Create Thought Leaders Through Personal Branding | 150+ Personal Brands Built | Founder & CEO Kurogo

We turn entrepreneurs into credible thought leaders through personal branding so they can scale their businesses, unlock untapped opportunities and outlast their competition.

If you’re anything like our clients, you’re an expert in your field. One of the best.   

But you just don’t seem to have the reputation you deserve.   

You want to be the go-to authority in your industry and become an opportunity magnet.   

That way you could…  

- Generate inbound leads consistently 
- Win clients and customers with ease 
- Attract media features   
- Attract top talent 
- Speak on stage  

The list is endless.   

We help our clients do just that through the power of personal branding, by: 

1. Giving them clarity on their brand and positioning them as industry leaders.
2. Blowing up their social profiles and landing them high-profile media features.
3. Helping them convert their new-found reputation into meaningful opportunities and ROI

And having built 300+ personal brands, we’ve got quite good at it, achieving results like these in the process:  

🚀 Jack generated 2.5M views and 6 figures in revenue in 90 days with us 
🚀 Joe and Olly generated millions of views and saw a record month
🚀 Guy added 5 figures of pipeline value in a matter of months
🚀 Olie added £50K of inbound revenue to his pipeline
🚀 Sue generated over 8.3 million views in 4 months
🚀 Jemma increased her views by 51,347%
🚀 James became an Amazon Best Seller 
🚀 Tom generated 5M views in 3 months 

Your reputation is your biggest asset.   

Take control of it! 

If you want to see how we could help you build your personal brand, shoot me a dm saying ‘Personal Brand’

If you're not quite ready yet, I post daily content on here showing you how to do it yoursel

Founder

On paper, I look self made: 

- Started Kurogo at 20
- Entirely bootstrapped 
- No loan from mum and dad

 But in reality: 

- Parents never questioned me
- Mentors helped when they didn’t have to
- Friends liked my posts before anyone cared
- My first clients took a chance on a kid with no portfolio
- Teammates believed in the vision when it was just an idea

Every “self-made” story has invisible scaffolding: support, belief, opportunity.

Ps. Who's supported you recently?

300+ Personal Brands Built | Sky, Entrepreneur, Insider | Founder & CEO Kurogo | We Create Thought Leaders Through Personal Branding

Career advice to 18 year olds:

- Work for free to build your network
- Work for someone you admire
- Upskill in your spare time
- Do the apprenticeship
- Learn on the job

Just don’t think you need more knowledge to get started.

Ps. I speak to a lot of very rich people and they admire initiative. Show some.

7 ‘unscalable’ things I did to get from 0 → 1M revenue:

(I still do some of these today)

1. Took proposals at 3am 
2. Worked for free for my first clients
3. Wrote for and managed 20+ clients alone
4. Tailored every project to overdeliver for clients
5. Sent 100s of personalised looms to connections 
6. Shadowed an entrepreneur around London for free
7. Travelled to clients offices to deliver free in person trainings

If you’re just getting started:

Don’t worry about ‘systems’, ‘efficiency’ or ‘balance’
Worry about signing clients, delighting them and gathering xp. 

You can do the fancy stuff later. 

My approach:

Do what no one else will until you have the ability to do what no one else can. 

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With me? Hit repost. You might just help a first-time entrepreneur.

PS. You ever done any of these?

2015: you won by being the best.
Today: you win by being the authority

You can have a great product…

But if no one knows you
If no one sees you as an expert
If no one trusts you

You’ll never get the credit you deserve.

(And there’s no nobility in being your industry’s ‘best kept secret’ btw)

So of course, ensure your product is good.
But please, ensure your presence is too.

How?

Leverage your senior team.

1. Pick your key profiles
2. Position them as industry experts
3. Optimise their profiles
4. Publish consistent thought leadership
5. Align content with wider marketing pushes

Within 1 month: momentum

After 3 months: recognition

Get to 6 months: authority, pipeline, leverage

Your senior team are your no. 1 marketing channel.

Get the exec personal brand blueprint here: https://lnkd.in/e_uXTgUK

Ps. Prediction: SLT will become the most effective marketing channel in 2026

2015: Few channels, trusting consumers, little competition

2025: Many channels, sceptical consumers, lots of competition

The same tired company campaigns that worked in 2015 don’t cut it now.

Consumers see through it.

Instead, they want to consume content from your people instead.

So turn your senior leaders into brand advocates:

1. Build personal positioning strategies that complement company messaging
2. Update their profiles (no more CV profiles!)
3. Publish content weekly (trends, opinions, predictions, stories)

3 steps and you’re ahead of 90% of your competitors.

Each one will reach, engage and build trust with 100,000s of people per month.

(Or you can stick to the 15 likes you’re getting on the company page)

Want to turn your senior team into brand advocates?

Here’s how: https://lnkd.in/e_uXTgUK

Ps. Hubspot nailing it. Anyone else you’ve seen doing this well?

I keep having to remind myself: 

- This is where I dreamt of being 5 years ago
- This is where I should enjoy the journey most 

But that’s tough to balance with ambition. 

So I’m reading this note daily.

(maybe) controversial advice to grads: 

Take the lower salary if the job will teach you more. 

A job that pays £2,000 less now but teaches you 10x more is worth an extra £200,000 over the next 10 years.

Bill Fanter

Options Action LLC

Teaching students the most valuable life skills in building a six figure income stream through options trading. 

I cover the following topics in great detail:

-> Choosing between stocks vs options 

-> How to select which options contract to buy

-> Maximizing profits within each trade

-> Selecting the best broker

-> Reading the charts and indicators 

-> Leveraging the trading community’s alerts and signals 

-> Understanding key risk strategies 

-> Managing human emotions 

-> Simulated trading exercises 

This turnkey program which helps you succeed right out of the gate. With over 1,150 LinkedIn professionals who graduated, you can’t go wrong.

Chief Executive Officer

Luther Burbank Savings

Focused on creating and executing strategies to drive exponential deposit growth while increasing non-interest income revenue through specialty product development.  

Additionally, I’m responsible for marketing and client experience initiatives throughout the organization including the branch and digital channel service centers.

-	Strategic Planning and Execution: Developing and implementing strategic plans for the retail and business banking division, aligning with the organization's overall goals and objectives.

-	Team Leadership and Development: Leading and mentoring teams across various functions, ensuring efficient operations, promoting professional growth, and fostering a collaborative environment.

-	Product and Service Innovation: Identifying opportunities for new retail and business banking products/services, as well as enhancing existing offerings to meet customer needs and stay ahead in the market.

-	Customer Experience Enhancement: Overseeing efforts to improve the customer experience, from personalized services to digital banking solutions, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.

-	Risk Management and Compliance: Ensuring that retail and business banking operations adhere to regulatory standards and internal policies, managing potential risks, and implementing measures to maintain a secure and compliant environment.

Executive Vice President Retail & Business Banking

Opus Bank

Leading Opus’ Retail Banking division, including overseeing its 46 banking offices located in California, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona in addition to call center management and retail banking operations.
 
-	Developing and implementing strategic plans for the retail banking division.

-	Setting goals, objectives, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive growth and profitability.

-	Aligning business strategies with the overall goals of the organization.

-	Overseeing the development and enhancement of retail banking products and services.

-	Ensuring an exceptional and consistent customer experience across all retail banking touchpoints.

-	Monitoring customer feedback, complaints, and satisfaction surveys to make improvements.

-	Implementing risk management protocols to ensure the security of customer data and financial transactions.

-	Building and leading a high-performing team of retail banking professionals.

-	Providing guidance, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to team members.

Executive Vice President Head of Retail Banking

U.S. Bank

Strategic leadership, growth and development of U.S. Bank's Consumer & Business Banking network within the greater Chicagoland area with over 152 branches, $10 billion in deposits, $2 billion in loans and over 980 remarkable colleges.
 
 -	Develop and execute comprehensive strategies to drive growth and enhance market presence.

-	Align business objectives with market trends and customer needs for sustainable development.

-	Oversee the financial health of the network, managing deposits, loans, and revenue targets.

-	Implement effective cost management strategies to optimize profitability.

-	Provide leadership to branch managers and teams, fostering a culture of high performance and accountability.

-	Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, and training programs to enhance employee skills and engagement.

-	Implement customer-centric initiatives to improve overall satisfaction and loyalty.

-	Lead corporate social responsibility initiatives, contributing to the welfare of the community.

-	Establish the bank as a trusted partner through active involvement in community events and philanthropy.

Senior Vice President, Consumer & Business Banking Market Executive 

Kirchman Corporation

Lead the design and implementation of automation for 3rd party service providers to drive ATM networks, overdraft protection services, commercial real estate lending disbursements, money laundering software, etc.
 
 -	Develop comprehensive strategies for automating various services provided by 3rd party service providers, including ATM network management, overdraft protection services, lending disbursements, and anti-money laundering software. 

-	Analyze the existing processes related to ATM network management, overdraft protection, lending disbursements, and money laundering software. 

-	Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement. Implement optimized automated workflows to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.

-	Collaborate with 3rd party service providers to integrate their systems with the organization's automation framework. 

-	Identify and evaluate automation technologies, tools, and platforms that are suitable for specific services, such as robotic process automation (RPA), workflow automation, API integration, and machine learning. 

-	Ensure that the automation processes adhere to regulatory standards and compliance requirements, especially in sensitive areas like money laundering software. 

-	Develop and implement controls, monitoring mechanisms, and audits to mitigate risks associated with automation and maintain a secure operating environment.

-	Streamlining and optimizing the retail delivery process to ensure products and services reach customers efficiently and effectively.

Director of Automation Services 

GreatBanc, Inc.

Oversight for retail delivery, marketing, compliance and audit responsibilities.

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer 

Former bank executive with 35 years of experience | Options trading expert who has taught 500+ students | Join my Masterclass to learn the strategy I used to create a 6-figure income stream

Want to break free from the 9-to-5 grind?

When I was stuck in the 9-to-5 cycle:

- I felt trapped, exhausted, and unfulfilled.
- The daily grind left me with little time for my family, friends, or personal passions.

I knew there had to be a better way to live—
- A way to achieve financial freedom, flexibility,
- And a more fulfilling lifestyle.

That's when I discovered the power of trading stock options.

I escaped that 9-to-5 grind with it.

Learn how I did it and built a 6-figure income stream from trading.

Reach out to me if:

- You want financial security and independence.
- You're looking to supplement your current income.
- You'd like to build location freedom, time freedom, or both.
- You crave lifestyle improvements and luxury experiences.
- You're interested in options but feeling a little bit skeptical.

I can feel you because I was you when I was in that 9-to-5 cycle.

I'll teach you my method that has:

- Daily ROIs of 30-300%
- Documented win rates of 78-80%

And I can even help you turn your spouse into a believer.

Ready to achieve financial freedom, build a reliable second income, and enjoy a flexible lifestyle?

Great! What are you waiting for?

Reserve your spot in my next course at www.BillFanter.com.

Still skeptical?

I get it. My husband used to be a skeptic, too.

Just send me a DM and we'll grab a few minutes to talk.

Client Testimonials

• “I never anticipated that this training would be so incredibly comprehensive from start to finish.”

• “I have already made my investment back and then some on the first day of trading.”

• “This class has been pure gold!”

• “What an energizing class and I wish we could keep meeting weekly as there’s so much knowledge which Bill possesses.”

• “I loved the simulated trading which really brought everything together full-circle – Great job!”

• “This has been, by far, one of the best investments (if not the best) I've ever made in my own education.”

• “I was blown away by all the details Bill provided, making this absolutely turnkey for anyone to succeed.”

• “I’ve already referred 3 colleagues to sign up for the next round as this program is a game changer.”

Founding Member

A business and social community centered around growing your brand, building your network, scaling your business, and establishing trust

You know the hardest part about teaching trading?

It's not teaching the software.

It's not teaching the systems.

It's not teaching the knowledge.

In fact, it has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence at all.

The hardest part about teaching trading is this:

Fighting human psychology.

Everyone thinks they can avoid greed... 
Until they're up 40% and want 100%. 

Everyone thinks they can avoid FOMO...
Until they see everyone else up 55% on a trade.

Everyone thinks they can avoid fear...
Until they see their position drop 30%.

The best traders know this game is 90% conquering your emotions.

If you can do that?

You'll be absolutely golden.

Live trading with 30%-300% returns | Options trading expert who has taught 1,325+ students | Join my Masterclass to learn the strategy I used to create a 6-figure income stream

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