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Brand Story Breakthrough

Get Your Story Straight to Attract More of Your Ideal Clients and Amplify Your Impact!

An on-demand course that helps you craft the perfect brand and marketing messaging to get attention, stand out, and ignite sales!

The Tools You Need to Grow Your Brand

You’ll walk away from this course with a clear compelling brand strategy and story to attract more ideal clients and grow revenue and  impact!

You’ll have the foundation you need to make all your marketing efforts click and easily flow!

Core Value Proposition

Memorably and clearly communicate what you do, who you serve, and why it matters to them. (And turn it into a killer elevator pitch!)

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Website Content

Craft your mission, vision, values and website About Page and Manifesto so visitors clearly understand why working with you is the right choice. And fall in love with your work all over again!

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Brand Strategy and Story

The solid foundation that guides all your marketing, content, so you can stand out and close more deals.

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Ideal Client
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Guide all your copy and content so you instantly captivate the exact people you want to serve.

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Social Media Profiles

Shine online and build your influence, reputation, and brand. Consistency is key, and you will have all the tools in your toolkit to easily shine.

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Create a breakthrough story for your brand

Take the course and get a scalable pitch and story that connects and engages your perfect-fit clients!

Once you get your story straight, you’ll exponentially connect more of the right people with a repeatable, sustainable, and shareable message. You give your biggest fans a memorable script so they can easily repeat it over and over again to everyone they know.

Join me for a 5-module Breakthrough Brand Story digital course to transform your brand strategy, story and business results. You get videos and worksheets to complete on your own time and at your own pace. And the chance to work with me one on one if needed for support as you go.

By the end, you will have a brand strategy and story that stands out, accelerating your revenue and impact. You’ll clearly understand the goals and desires driving your customers. What they want. What they need. Why they need it. You will better attract and convert the right clients to build a healthy business.

Course Curriculum

You’ll get LIFETIME access to all videos and playbooks and can pace your way through in your own time, plus the chance to get discounted one-on-one coaching sessions with me, if you want support along the way.

MODULE 1 / KNOW YOURSELF

Lesson 1: Your Why


Lesson 2: Manifesto


Lesson 3: Your Goals

MODULE 2 / KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER

Lesson 1: Listen Up


Lesson 2: Listen In


Lesson 3: Ideal Customer Profiles

MODULE 3 / KNOW HOW YOU’RE DIFFERENT

Lesson 1: Strengths and Weaknesses


Lesson 2: Spy on Your Competition


Lesson 3: Brand Attributes & Vibe

MODULE 4 / BUILD YOUR MESSAGING PLATFORM

Lesson 1: Positioning What You Do


Lesson 2: Key Client Benefits


Lesson 3: Your Differentiators

MODULE 5 / PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: FINAL STORY

Lesson 1: Core Value Proposition & Elevator Pitch


Lesson 2: Website “About” Page


Lesson 3: Company Descriptors and Social Media Profiles

Here’s what past students have achieved with these strategies!

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“I sometimes get sidetracked with details instead of focusing on the big picture and strategy. This program was the jumpstart to refocus on the right messaging to move my business forward. I loved the digital content, playbooks, and short videos…”

Emilia D’Anzica
Founder and Managing Partner, Growth Molecules

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“I really wish I had done this earlier with Maria…it’s one of the best things you can do for your business!”

Guy Bauer
Umault Video Marketing

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“We reshaped and aligned our pitch. It was a game-changer for our business. We now have a focused marketing game plan to help us with our business goals.”

Suzanne Paxton
Co-Founder/Executive Producer, Point Studio

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“Maria is a wealth of knowledge – generous with her time, kind and extra helpful. She’s a great presenter and fun to ‘play’ with! I enjoyed the short videos and the poignant questions in the workbooks. It was clear there was so much work put into them. It makes it so much easier to answer those important brand questions when there are good prompts. Thank you for welcoming me into your classroom, offering your creativity and expertise, and being as enthusiastic about my brand as I am!”

Bridget Gardner
Founder, Truly Organized | www.TrulyOrganized.com

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Who is this Course For?

The course is for business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, freelancers, agency owners and corporate marketers who are just launching or have a sound business model  but want to scale up and consistently fill their pipeline with more right-fit clients.

And it’s for marketing or PR consultants to help their own clients get results!

Meet Your Instructor

Maria Ross, Brand Strategist, Speaker, Author, Empathy Advocate

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My name is Maria Ross, and I’m a speaker, author, podcaster and the founder of brand consultancy Red Slice. I believe cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. Entrepreneurs and fast-growth businesses come to me to create irresistible brand stories crafted with empathy so they can stand out and better connect with customers.

Thousands of fast-growth companies, entrepreneurs, and small business owners have followed my advice to boost their brand and clarify their unique story. My books include The Empathy Dilemma, The Empathy Edge and Branding Basics for Small Business. And I’m the host of The Empathy Edge podcast.

See, empathy is the key to brand success. Knowing your customers as human beings and crafting messaging that speak their language is the not-so-secret superpower of the best marketers and most successful companies. But HOW do you infuse empathy into your messaging, marketing and business model? I can’t WAIT to show you!

Audiences ranging from TEDx to The New York Times to BlogHer to Salesforce have loved my actionable advice and dynamic keynotes. I’ve got two empathy courses on LinkedIn Learning, and have been featured in and written for numerous media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Fast Company, Forbes, The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur Magazine. And I’m a Forbes.com contributor with a column on empathy in business.

I am all about giving back, so when you sign up for Brand Story Breakthrough, you’re not only investing in your success, you’re helping others: 10% of your fee will go to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) helping refugees around the world find security and support. #PurposeAndProfit

RISK FREE Guarantee

While my program is non-refundable, if you do the work and you don’t think you’re learning practical, do-able, and most of all, successful ways to build a breakthrough brand story, then show me the work you did within 14 days of purchase and I’ll refund 100% of your purchase price.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Brand Story Breakthrough Program FAQs

The Brand Story Breakthrough Course is a comprehensive digital program that teaches entrepreneurs, business owners, and marketers a step-by-step framework to craft a clear and compelling brand story and strategy to attract more of your ideal clients. It covers topics such as branding strategy, positioning your brand online, understanding your target market, how to leverage empathy in your marketing, how to write copy that gets attention, and more. By the end, you will have a clear, compelling story, strategy, and ready-to-go copy to use on your website, sales pages, and materials.

Learn A Proven FRAMEWORK for Building a Powerful Brand Presence 

Discover How to Craft Authentic and Impactful Brand Messaging to Attract More of Your Ideal Clients!

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