Sam Szuchan

Founder @ Soleo. LinkedIn strategy for industry leaders. Clients work w/ Apple, Amazon, Google + published in FT, Bloomberg, etc.

Creator of influence. Nice things folks have said about me:

"Recently, a lot of Sam's posts have been taking off. Last week, he helped me reach 400K+ enterprise professionals with a single post. A third of them from companies with 10,000+ employees. When recruiting teams start sharing your content internally, you know you're doing something right."
—Very major recruiting tech CEO

"Each time that I post [a post Sam made], 100+ people enroll in a course that changes their lives, and my business does twelve or thirteen grand in revenue in that day. A total win-win."
—B2B educator you 100% definitely follow

"Sam helped me clarify my goals and think strategically to reach 150K people in my target demographic – largely founders, CEOs, and senior execs. Prospects frequently mention my LinkedIn content."
—CEO of very cool agency working with Google and many other big tech co's!

"Sam's ability to understand who you are and become an extension of you online is second to none. He provides strategic direction, insightful research, and a relentless desire to bring your strengths and knowledge to light."
—Forbes 30u30 founder who basically invented consumer-facing recruiting tech

You have probably read a few dozen posts I've written without realizing it. Thanks for stopping by :)

Founder

Formerly Saga. Leveraging the world's largest B2B platform to create overwhelming lead pipelines for B2B firms.

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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.

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The term ‘expert’ on LinkedIn means nothing these days.

Everyone’s a strategist. A coach. A founder.

This changes everything about how we create and consume content.

Content has split into 2 categories:

PARROTS (everywhere):

- Share what they've read, not what they've done
- Can sound convincing (especially with AI)
- Create hollow content that rarely transforms

PRACTITIONERS (rare):

- Share insights earned through experience
- Have navigated the complexities firsthand
- Understand the nuances that theories miss
- Create content that actually drives change

In an AI world, information is nothing without implementation.

Your experience is scarce and valuable.

This creates unique problems and opportunities:

Problem:

Our feeds are flooding with hollow expertise that sounds convincing but lacks the depth of practice.

Opportunity:

Practitioners who share genuine insights stand out dramatically in this environment.

This is why I'm obsessed with creating systems that capture real expertise.

Because if LinkedIn posts could capture the actual:

- Problems they solved
- Conversations founders had that week
- Insights they discovered through practice

We'd all learn SO much more from each other.

The world needs your experience, not just your information.

P.S. I'm SO excited about this - we're hosting a FREE summit on how to attract the right audience without becoming generic or algorithm-dependent. You won’t want to miss it → https://bit.ly/4aAZCRZ

🚀 Founder of Amplify | Build a Top 1% Personal Brand 👉 joegannon.co/cohort

Content before vs. after AI

I look under my posts every day with sadness.

At least 80% of the replies are AI.

I took a few weeks off LinkedIn and it was critical for perspective.

Why was I replying to AI comments before???

I love this platform and the people, but comparatively speaking, the bar of content quality is still very low.

Not firing shots - this is a great opportunity for anybody with a genuine opinion, real experience, or interesting takes to dominate here.

Please stop using AI to write comments.

Everybody can see it. We all know who you are.

It's damaging your reputation and that's your greatest asset.

🎥 Join my free 6-HOUR Personal Brand x AI Summit | Founder of Amplify 🚀 | My next personal brand cohort starts 3rd March 👉joegannon.co/cohort

I had a crazy realisation recently…

Nothing I do for work is “real.”

- I tap words on a keyboard.
- I make stuff in cool apps.
- I take video calls with people from all over the world.

Nothing is physical or tangible.

On the one hand, that freaks me out a little.

But on the other hand… how incredible is that? I feel immense gratitude for the world we live in today.

When I lost my job 7 years ago, I decided to go self-employed.

My goal was simple: do great work with great people for great clients.

There’s a new AI tool every week right now, flipping our futures upside down. The noise might get louder, and the distractions may multiply.

But my goal will always stay the same.

Great work. Great people. Great clients.

There’s never been more opportunity for those who will take it.

🎥 Join 500+ at my free 6-HOUR Personal Brand x AI Summit | Founder of Amplify 🚀 | My next personal brand cohort starts 3rd March 👉joegannon.co/cohort

100 days ago, we started our first personal branding cohort.

Here’s what surprised me most:

The people who invested were already successful.

Scientists. TED speakers. Conference hosts. Founders who'd made millions.

True experts with decades of experience.

But looking back, it makes perfect sense.

Success leaves clues.

Successful people invest in themselves - even when they don't "need" to. Especially when they don't need to.

That's literally why they're successful.

And they became our best students.

- One used the cohort to finally launch their business.
- Another built out their entire methodology.
- Another went from never posting to getting leads.

And I’m humbled by the impact.

I knew the compounding impact of getting clear on who you are and why you show up online. But seeing it play out in practice was still a WOW moment.

The people who got the strongest results were serious and willing to put themselves in the right rooms.

That’s the only reliable way to fast-track your progress.

P.S. Our next Personal Brand Mastery cohort starts March 3rd. If you're serious about your personal brand, join the waitlist: https://bit.ly/3LMb6d6

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Stop writing for the algorithm. Start writing for humans.

We've become obsessed with pleasing the algorithm.

Chasing metrics instead of moments. Optimising for machines, not minds.

But the algorithm doesn't care about your story.

It doesn't feel your passion. It doesn't value your voice.

Humans do.

And here's what most people forget:

You're not writing to thousands. You're writing to one person, thousands of times.

There's never a crowd reading your post. It's one person, on their phone, deciding if you're worth their attention.

When you write for algorithms:
- Your messages sound like everyone else's
- Your uniqueness gets diluted
- You blend into the noise

When you write for humans:
- Your real voice comes through
- Your connections become real
- People follow you for who you are

The algorithm will change tomorrow.

The platforms will change next quarter.

But human psychology remains constant.

And the best part?

When you stop chasing the algorithm and start serving humans, the algorithm often rewards you anyway.

Because platforms ultimately want what humans want: content that matters.

Write for one person. The rest will follow.

🎥 Join 700+ people at my 6-HOUR Personal Brand x AI Summit | Founder of Amplify 🚀 | My next personal brand cohort starts 3rd March 👉joegannon.co/cohort

ANNOUNCING: Build Authority LIVE 🎟️

On Thursday 26th February, I'm hosting a 6-hour summit. 

With some of the smartest minds in the creator economy:

→ Ali Abdaal: Doctor-turned-Entrepreneur, 6M+ YouTube subscribers
→ Jay Clouse: Founder of Creator Science
→ Lara Acosta: Founder of Literally Academy & Co-founder of Kleo
→ Justin Moore: Founder of Creator Wizard & Author of Sponsor Magnet

The topic: AI's impact on personal branding.

This is an urgent conversation - so I pulled in the best.

We're covering:

- How to use AI properly without hurting your reputation 
- The personal branding playbook that's actually working in 2026
- Why most creators are using AI wrong (and what to do instead)

Think podcast-style conversations, live Q&As, profile roasts, breakdowns - and surprises along the way 👀

🗓️ Thursday 26th February
⏰ 3pm–9:30pm EST / 8pm–2:30am GMT

Completely free. Join from anywhere.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4aAZCRZ

This is going to be insane 🤯

🚀 Founder of Amplify | Build a Top 0.1% Personal Brand | My next personal brand cohort starts 3rd March 👉 joegannon.co/cohort

Impatience isn't always a flaw.

Sometimes it's just a sign of standards.

Recently, I heard a distinction I can't stop thinking about:

Micro impatience vs. Macro patience.

Micro impatience is refusing to settle when you know there's another level inside of you.

It's the frustration of seeing the gap between where you are and where you could be - and not wanting to wait to close it.

Some of the most successful people I know are deeply micro-impatient:

- They're annoyed when their own progress is slow
- They don't accept "good enough" because they can see "great"
- They push harder because their own standards demand it

Over time, those 1% improvements compound into something exceptional.

But there's a second half to this: Macro patience.

Macro patience is being able to zoom out.

Macro patience is trusting that meaningful growth compounds slowly and invisibly before it becomes obvious.

Micro impatience without macro patience = burnout

Macro patience without micro impatience = mediocrity

Both are required and both give perspective.

h/t Hector Hughes for dropping this 💎

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Amplify is the trusted partner of global experts to elevate their voice and authority.

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

My first job in the creator economy was working for Ali Abdaal for 3 years where, in Noah Kagan’s words, I was the “creator behind the creator.”

Now, we use 7+ years of experience to build personal brands that position our clients as the expert in their industry. 

On a personal note, in 2021 I went through a severe period of burnout which was the worst year of my life. I lost my full-time job from the pandemic and put everything into starting Amplify. I flew out the gates building a business around my passion for content creation, but nobody can sprint forever.

The result was damaged relationships, my first run-in with my mental health difficulties and any 'progress' I had made in those initial first business quarters was soon washed away. For months I didn't feel myself, I lost enjoyment in my work, and I couldn't make progress. I was stuck.

I share this because, as a creator and founder, I know how important it is to have a great team around you and to systematise your content growth so that you can focus on what truly matters. Your content has to be a flywheel that is working for you and it's essential to have a strategy up-to-date with what's working TODAY.

If you've made it this far, it's great to meet you. You're my kind of person and we'll get along well.

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I've never done anything like this before.

Next week, I’m hosting Build Authority LIVE 🚀

It’s a 6-hour live event where I’ll be joined by 4 incredible entrepreneurs: 

- Ali Abdaal
- Lara Acosta
- Jay Clouse
- Justin Moore

🗓️ Thursday 26th February
⏰ 3pm-9:30pm EST / 8:00pm-2:30am GMT

The theme is personal branding in an AI world. You’ll learn directly from some of the best creators in the world about how they’re navigating this landscape. 

By the end, you'll know:

- How to build credibility that AI can’t replicate
- How sponsorships are evolving in the age of AI
- How to use AI as a tool without losing your voice

Expect podcast-style chats, Q&As, profile roasts and a few surprises all live 👀

It’s completely free and you can join from anywhere.

Comment ‘LIVE’ for the link to register. 

I can’t wait to see you there - and I’d love it if you helped spread the word 🔥

This is Jerry. He’d been laid off 3 times in 3 years. 

Last month, he closed $16,000.

He was a 6x MVP. President's Club twice. 15 years as a Solutions Engineer at companies like Salesforce, UiPath, and Tableau.

When Jerry came to me in October, he didn't need motivation. He needed a structure.

He had decades of expertise and a coaching business he believed in. 

But he was getting clients the way most people do. Word of mouth and hope.

Then in October, he signed up to our live Personal Brand Mastery cohort as a VIP.

He showed up to every live call. Listened to feedback. And most importantly, took action.

Here's what happened:

- Went from not posting to posting daily
- 1.3 million impressions in under 3 months
- And his coaching business went from inconsistent to real

He generated an 8x return on his investment.

His exact words when we spoke recently were:

"I have to slap myself. Is this real? But it is. It's so exciting."

When I asked what changed, he didn't say better writing or more followers.

He said this:

"I never thought of interactions as a funnel. That blew my mind. Top of funnel, middle of funnel, bottom of funnel. It made writing content less stressful and ensures everything ties back to what I offer."

That shift from posting content to building a client-generating system is what changed everything for Jerry.
 
Amazing results like this are why we do what we do 🚀

I missed 3x gym sessions. I'm never going again.

Or at least that's what my brain would say...

Let’s talk about The Subtle Art of Course Correction.

It's about this time of the year when our new habits melt away.

Your Version 2026 did well for January, but the old habits creep in.

Here's my own example: in January I went to the gym 22 times.

That was more than Oct-Dec combined but now Old Joe has come up for air. I sprained my wrist and I haven’t worked out in 3 days.

Last year: “This is the start of the end”

Now: “Wow, what an opportunity to prove how I've changed!”

Think back to the last time you were on a plane ✈️

To my knowledge, the pilot doesn't click a button and the plane goes from A-B in a straight line.

1. A route is set with intention
2. Along the way sh*t happens
3. The pilot course corrects so you arrive on time

(and to ensure no compensation is paid 🤣)

This mindset of course correction has already had a huge impact on me.

Everything is fine. The world is still spinning.

All it takes is just one positive step to get back on track.

I’ve spent the last 7 years building personal brands.

And I’ve noticed the top 1% all have 7 things:

1. Mindset
2. Positioning
3. Systems
4. Consistency 
5. Leverage
6. Performance
7. Community

Having all 7 is what separates them from everyone else.

Here’s the roadmap to build a top 1% personal brand ⤵️

P.S. If you want help building all 7, that’s exactly what we cover in Personal Brand Mastery. Next cohort starts March 3rd. Join the waitlist: https://bit.ly/3LMb6d6

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The Personal Brand Roadmap - Join The Waitlist 

I hit publish on our biggest launch.

But I made a massive mistake.

Last year, I launched 3 things at once:
- A new self-paced course
- A new live cohort
- A new community

ALL ON ONE LANDING PAGE

They all connected beautifully and let people choose the best option for them. It made sense to me...

And actually everyone I spoke to - colleagues, friends, creator friends - they all said: "Yeah Joe, you can do all these things - this is great."

But the second we went live with the website and I started talking to people, I realised we’d confused people.

It’s like writing a book for a whole year. You think it’s perfect. Then someone reads it and spots the problems immediately.

This really reminded me that:

Just because you CAN do multiple things doesn't mean you SHOULD.

We think doing more = working harder.

But doing more didn’t make the launch stronger. It diluted everything. In fact, doing one thing exceptionally well is the hardest thing of all.

It's better to be world-class at one thing than average in many.

Less is more. Always.

P.S. You know people always say feedback is the most important thing? Definitely show people what you're building before it's launched 😅

Muhammad A.

600+ people are signed up for Build Authority LIVE.

Here's how it came together in 48 hours...

From crazy idea (my role) to launch, here's the behind-the-scenes:

- Ayushi Jain our chief honcho for all things design and website copy was on annual leave for her sister's wedding... Ayushi comes back to A LOT of emails about this idea for a "summit"
- Phoebe Blair turned chaos into organised chaos, overseeing the bigger vision and all of the intricate details that go into doing something new for the first time that has high stakes
- Rhianne Lee adapted all week with barely any context - learning email sequences, funnels and automations on the job

On launch day, I jumped on a 7am call with them for two hours.

And somehow in the chaos, we got Ali Abdaal, Lara Acosta, Jay Clouse, and Justin Moore to say yes.

It’s been 4.5 years since starting Amplify.

And honestly, nothing satisfying is built alone.

There's this myth that founders need to be the hero of every story. That doing things all yourself is a badge of honour.

It's not. You become a bottleneck.

The best things I've ever produced happened when I stopped trying to control everything and started trusting people to own their piece.

This month has proved that.

The team were in their zone of genius. The mentality across the team has been "I'll figure it out" and it's been amazing to see.

The theme of the summit is what will AI change in 2026 for your personal brand. The best in the game will share how they're operating differently.

If you want to join us on Thursday 26th Feb → https://bit.ly/4aAZCRZ

I hope to see you there 🚀

Yesterday, I interviewed 4 of the best entrepreneurs in the creator economy.

For 7 hours straight. 

On a private summit about personal branding and what's changing with AI.

The value shared was incredible 🔥

And because there were so many great insights, takeaways, and predictions... 

I knew we needed to condense the 7 hours into a playbook for you.

Inside you'll find:

- Ali Abdaal's 2-3 year window prediction before AI video becomes indistinguishable
- Jay Clouse's warning about becoming an "AI wrapper" (and how to avoid it)
- Lara Acosta's SMPV framework for knowing exactly what to post
- Justin Moore's R.O.P.E. method for landing $10k+ brand deals
- Why LinkedIn now rewards specialists, not prolific posters

THIS is how you build authority in the AI era.

Comment "PLAYBOOK" for access.

Everyone who comments will also be entered into a giveaway to win a seat in my Personal Brand Mastery cohort (starting next week) 🚀

This is Paul. For years, he treated LinkedIn like a CV.

Now his prospects tell him:

"Paul, you are always at the top of my LinkedIn feed. I just have to talk to you so you'll go away and leave me alone." 😂

He runs a high-ticket boutique consultancy helping Series A+ digital health companies establish evidence that they work, are safe, and are differentiated from competitors.

His total addressable market is maybe a thousand people on Earth.

For years, Paul was posting when he felt like it. 

Reposting other people's posts. 
No systems or strategy.

Then he joined our October Personal Brand Mastery cohort.

Early on, someone outside his industry looked at his profile and said: "I don't know what that means. Oh wait, you gave a TED Talk. Tell me more about that."

His best stuff was buried.

Here's what changed since joining:

- Went from posting randomly to a consistent schedule
- Incorporated ProofStack Health as a separate business
- Built a content system his team could help run
- 1 post about a regulatory issue hit 50,000 impressions
- Invited to facilitate a meeting between government and industry 
- Speaking gigs at major conferences started coming in

That’s what happens when you get intentional.

Now his LinkedIn is SO much more than a CV 🚀

This is who’s hosting a 6.5-hour summit today.

Build Authority LIVE (AI Edition) starts in 7 hours.

750+ people have signed up.

This is your last chance to join: https://bit.ly/4aAZCRZ

It’s a free 6-hour live event where I’ll be joined by some of the smartest minds in the creator economy.

- Ali Abdaal: Doctor-turned-Entrepreneur, 6M+ YouTube subscribers
- Jay Clouse: Founder of Creator Science
- Lara Acosta: Founder of Literally Academy & Co-founder of Kleo
- Justin Moore: Founder of Creator Wizard & Author of Sponsor Magnet

🗓️ Thursday 26th February
⏰ 3pm-9:30pm EST / 8:00pm-2:30am GMT

The theme is personal branding in an AI world. You’ll learn directly from some of the best creators in the world about how they’re navigating this landscape.

We're covering:

- How to use AI properly without hurting your reputation
- The personal branding playbook that's actually working in 2026
- Why most creators are using AI wrong (and what to do instead)

Think podcast-style conversations, live Q&As, profile roasts, breakdowns - and surprises along the way.

If you're serious about growing on LinkedIn this year, come join us.

It’s going to be insane 🤯

The most damaging lie about personal branding:

”It only pays off long-term.”

Gurus love saying this. Yes, personal branding is a long-term game and becomes a career skill for life.

BUT I actually think the most fruitful stage of your online personal brand is 0→1.

When you go from not posting to posting, it’s like turning a fire hose on. 

I've seen it happen dozens of times with people we've worked with:

- Old colleagues begin reaching out
- Former bosses get back in touch
- Virtual calls get booked
- You make new friends
- Leads start trickling in

Because you’re now visible. 

You’re putting your hand up. You’re coming online. And once you start sharing with the world, you get feedback. 

That feedback creates a loop. You see a response, you get a quick win and suddenly it becomes tangible. 

You want to keep going because you can feel the benefit.

Of course, you’re building an asset for the long term. But the idea that the payoff ONLY comes later is wrong.

For a lot of people, the biggest shift happens right at the start.

So if you've not started yet, I'm kinda jealous!

P.S. If you’re ready to go from 0→1 properly, that’s exactly what we help in our Personal Brand Mastery Cohort. Join the waitlist: https://bit.ly/3LMb6d6

There are over-promises everywhere right now.

When every single $20/month tool is promising the world, is this affecting where we're spending our money?

Here's what a favourite tool of mine now says on their homepage:

- Agents will work on your projects 24/7 as you sleep
- Start working with your new AI teammates
- Automate repetitive work for your team

When everything is framed as “automated,” “instant,” and “10x faster" our expectations are being completely reset on how long things should take and how much things should cost.

In most cases, the tools aren't quite there yet, but our perception of value is now distorted.

This is a very interesting time for service-based businesses.

Curious if others are seeing this too.

For the first time ever… 🥁🥁🥁

I'm giving away a FREE seat in our Personal Brand Mastery cohort!

One person will get full access to:

- 12 live teaching sessions over 6 weeks
- Personalised feedback from success coaches
- Lifetime access to our signature self-paced programme
- A high-performing group committed to learning
- The Personal Brand Hub ($150 value) 
- 50+ tried and tested post templates
- Over $1,000 in tool savings

Full access. No catch. We probably won’t do this again 🎁

Learn from the same team who worked on the brands of Ali Abdaal, Sahil Bloom, Chris Williamson, Greg Isenberg, Jordan B. Peterson & more!

This is normally a $1,999 investment. 

But I want to give one person the chance to experience it for free.

📌 Here's how to enter:

1. Click the link below to submit your entry (required)
2. Drop a comment with a ‘🔥’ emoji for an extra entry (optional)
3. Tag someone who should join you for another extra entry (optional)

More entries = better odds.

Enter here → https://bit.ly/4qHYkuj

We'll reach out to the winner on 25th February.

Giveaway closes midnight EST on 24th February. 

Go go go 🚀

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