So last week I made a reel and it took me a cool 754 hours to make. The content creator in me is cringing because View this post on Instagram A post shared by Patrice| Storytelling, Personal Brand, Video Coach (@patricepoltzer) But in making that video about how I got to the bottleneck of NY […]
UNPOPULAR OPINION COMING ATCHA. I have a visceral reaction whenever I hear entrepreneurs preaching the virtues of “NICHE” and “STAYING IN ONE LANE.” Why? Well other than the fact it literally makes me so anxious and like I’m somehow already clucking up before I’ve even started…. I also don’t think that is always possible when […]
My biological dad left my family when I was 5 years old.Bear with me here….I promise I’m not sending you down my personal Lifetime Movie path. It’s something I don’t think about often and if I’m being honest, probably have not fully come to a complete peace with. But you could say rejection is something […]
Pitching yourself & your business to the media, your favorite podcast, that accelerator, your favorite brand is part art and part science. I am dropping two IG Lives below with two of my favorite media friends who tell you EXACTLY what they like and don’t like in those pitches they get. But first, I want […]
Let’s talk Storytelling. The word is so overused, right? If Video was the most overused marketing word of the last few years, I feel like STORYTELLING is a first cousin. Don’t get me wrong, storytelling really IS EVERYTHING, but when marketers use the word so freely without actually defining what it means in context, it […]
I thought I’d pop in and quickly introduce myself….through LOOM! Loom is an amazing tool if you have a newsletter, run coaching courses, want to pitch the media or simply up the personalization of your emails. For those of you who blacked out when you gave me your email in an Instagram DM after hearing […]
Why does everyone else seem to be an overnight success compared to me? Do you ever ask yourself that? Guilty. Take Rachel Hollis. She’s a motivational speaker, author, blogger, powerhouse conference host and Netflix star. When her Netflix show ‘Made for More” debuted last year a lot of people in my circles were like “HUH? […]
I outsourced my 4-year-old to “front yard camp” for the next few weeks while I was living in Chicago 💃🔥✨… so it was a great Monday indeed. I nearly cried tears of joy while also wanting to make out with the camp counselor upon drop off. But I digress on why I’m writing… “Patrice, what […]
I want to give you a tip about how to make your videos connect better to your target audience. Make. It. About. Them. Videos that include the word “you” in the first 30 seconds see 68% more engagement than videos that don’t. Say “you” twice in the first 5 seconds & that number jumps to […]
