Lara Acosta - Viral Content Creator & Personal Brand Strategist | The Secret To Going Viral

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

How To, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 326 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 123 minutes

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➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ About The GuestLara Acosta is an entrepreneur and personal brand strategist who entered the business world by founding LA Digital, a personal branding marketing agency, while pursuing her Master's degree.She built her reputation working with top-tier entrepreneurs and founders, growing both her agency and her personal brand on LinkedIn. Today, she runs sold-out personal branding programs, reaching and teaching an expanding audience.Lara is recognized as one of LinkedIn's top 100 creators worldwide and was named the #1 female creator on the platform in 2023. With 150,000 followers on LinkedIn, she has become one of the platform's most influential voices. ➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/laraacostar/ https://x.com/Laraacostar/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraacostar/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Hustle & Flowchart Podcast - https://hustleandflowchart.com/ NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/Indeed - https://indeed.com/claryRange Rover Sport - https://www.landroverusa.com/CIBC Innovation Banking Podcast - https://www.innovationbanking.cibc.com/podcasts/SmarterVitamins - https://smartervitamins.com/scott (Code: Scott)NerdWallet - https://www.nerdwallet.com/learnmoreLinkedIn Jobs - https://linkedin.com/excellence ➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Introduction02:58 - Teen Immigrant’s Solo Move to London06:20 - Lara’s First Taste of Entrepreneurship14:14 - COVID: Lara’s Unexpected Opportunity27:03 - Building Her LinkedIn Tribe29:00 - Returning to School30:34 - Is College Worth It?34:05 - Sponsor: Hustle & Flowchart Podcast34:47 - Why Lara Changed Her Mind on Education45:41 - Accidental Entrepreneur, Intentional Success50:35 - Career Lessons from Lara’s Journey52:34 - Standing Out on LinkedIn54:15 - Lara vs. Justin: LinkedIn Tactics59:15 - Lara’s Top LinkedIn Tips1:09:22 - Success Has No Timeline1:14:19 - From 9-to-5 to Freedom1:17:37 - Why Entrepreneurs Burn Out1:19:55 - Why YouTube?1:24:42 - Celebrating Recent Wins1:29:56 - The ‘X Factor’ in Content Creation1:34:05 - Balancing Workflow as a Creator1:36:05 - Reforming Education with LinkedIn1:46:56 - Lara’s Advice to Her Younger Self

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0:00.0	All right, listeners, please welcome our real-life finance nerd from NerdWallet, Sean.
0:06.0	Hey, Scott.
0:06.5	Thanks for having me.
0:07.4	Now, we all know NerdWallet for their credit card comparisons, but it's much more than that, right?
0:11.1	Yeah, so much more.
0:11.9	I mean, even for credit cards, it's not the basic this card versus that card.
0:16.3	With us, you can filter for features you want.
0:18.6	You can add your top cards to a comparison table and get
0:22.1	access to exclusive offers. So smarter tools, smarter financial decisions. Exactly. Beyond credit cards,
0:29.3	we research and review thousands of other financial products from high-old savings accounts to
0:34.1	mortgage lenders so that you can find the smartest financial products.
0:38.7	All right.
0:38.9	You hear that world.
0:39.9	NerdWallet is not just credit cards.
0:42.4	Thank you for that important PSA, Scott.
0:44.3	And where exactly should people go to compare and find these credit cards and savings accounts
0:49.2	and mortgage rates and more?
0:51.1	NerdWallet.com forward slash learn more. Thanks so much, Sean. NerdWallet.com forward slash learn more.
0:54.8	Thanks so much, Sean.
0:55.9	NerdWallet Finance Smarter.
0:58.2	Scott, I think that's my line.
1:00.1	Finance Smarter, y'all.
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