A creative Solopreneur building personal brands for the top 1% entrepreneurs on LinkedIn and sharing what I learn along the way.

In December 2022, I was building my personal brand to land a UX design internship.

I didn’t expect it would turn into a business serving 80+ CEOs.

Here's my story:

I met my first client - a UX Design Agency founder who looked at my work and said,

“Your design skills are good… but your ability to position people is rare. You should build personal brands, not interfaces.”

He handed me his LinkedIn account.

I built his personal brand from scratch.

He loved it. Then he referred his brother... a co-founder whose account had been poorly managed by another agency.

I took over.

Both profiles grew. Both businesses did, too.

Then in October 2023, I started freelancing.(it didn't worked out well)

So I positioned myself as a solopreneur.

By early 2024, I was working with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and founders across the U.S. - including Silicon Valley startups backed by top venture capital firms.

Then I launched Mikaios, a personal branding company built on one belief:

If people knew your story, they’d trust your brand.

→ 80+ CEOs and founders served globally
→ 5,400+ posts written.
→ 200+ qualified leads generated.
→ 10M+ views generated organically.

In 2025, I founded Brand By Content, a media company that helps people build authority at scale through newsletters, systems, and education.

Recognition

🏆 Ranked 28th LinkedIn Creator on Taplio’s Growth Challenge (out of 2,600+)
🏆 Ranked 12th Best Storyteller & Writer in India by Favikon

Today, I help CEOs and founders who already have the results (but not the visibility) build personal brands that attract opportunities, partnerships, and recognition.

If you’re ready to become known for what you do best, book a private strategy call with me:https://cal.com/johnnaveen/strategycall

John Naveen

Byond Studio

🟢 Just promoted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Stay tuned)

Product Designer

🟢 After the internship:
→ Defined color palettes and typography
→ Created user flows, wireframes, mockups
→ Led design processes for various projects
→ Collaborated to gather requirements and feedback
→ Developed prototypes and conducted usability tests

User Experience Designer

🔴April 2023:
→ Basic knowledge of user research
→ No professional design experience

🟡Started Byond Studio Internship in July 2023

🟢 May 2024:
→ Created user journey maps
→ Designed high-fidelity mockups
→ Prototyped interactions and flows
→ Conducted user research for insights
→ Wireframed solutions to user problems
→ Documented a consistent design system
→ Identified usability issues via heuristic evaluations

The internship at Byond Studio was invaluable.

✅ Let's enhance your design skills too!!!

User Experience Intern

YouTube

🔴Jul 2023:
→ Starting content creation for beginner designers
→ Free resources and productivity tips
→ Future videos on Figma productivity

Remember, practice makes perfect!

Content Creator

🔴June 2017:
→ While others wasted time on Instagram
→ Basic understanding of content creation

🟡Started Instagram page in 2017

🟢Journey Highlights:

2017: Created one page on Instagram
2018: Crossed 10k+ followers; started another page
2019: Reached 50k+ followers on both pages; joined engineering college
2020: Earned more than $20K, spent on home expenses
2021: Realized SMM wasn't my career; wanted more
2022: Discovered a passion for UX design

Social Media Manager

XcitEducation Worldwide

🔴Aug 2022:
→ No experience in UI design
→ Basic knowledge of Figma

🟡Started Figma Internship in Sept 2022

🟢 Sept-Nov 2022:
→ Proficient in Figma, a leading design tool
→ Developed prototypes and gained invaluable experience
→ Designed user interfaces and created pages for the student dashboard

User Interface Designer

MegaMinds Technologies Private Limited

🔴May 2022:
→ Limited collaboration
→ Basic programming knowledge
→ No object-oriented programming experience

🟡Started .NET Developer Intern

🟢 June-July 2022:
→ Gained teamwork experience
→ Strong foundation in programming concepts
→ Mastered object-oriented programming in C#
→ Applied best practices to solve complex problems

.NET Developer Intern

Hey, STOP SCROLLNG! 

(Who is Harshad?)

I'm Harshad Prajapati
I excel in UX design, mastering Figma, 
and solving complex problems. 🎨💡🧩


I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering.
Although coding doesn't quite light up my world – 
you could say it's not my forte! 😄


During college, I discovered my true passion for UX design
I'm proud to say I'm a self-taught expert in the field. 
I've gathered valuable experience and now.
Contribute my skills to a design company. 🎓💼

In college, 
I secured first place with a Corona awareness poster design 🥇 
Collaborated with friends on successful campaigns and festive decorations. 🎉

What I bring to the table: 
Communication,
Results-Oriented, 
User-Centric Focus,
and a Positive Attitude. 🚀😃🎯👍


My focus is on continual learning, 
Expanding my UX knowledge, 
and enhancing productivity. 

I'm open to collaborations.
So feel free to drop me a DM! 💬

Let's discuss your project and ideas! 
You can reach me at harshadux@outlook.com. 📧

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Check out my portfolio: https://www.behance.net/harshadux

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