Brighter Presence™ Podcast
Formerly Growing Social Now with Barbara Rozgonyi
Visibility. Influence. Presence.
How do you make sure your expertise gets recognized, trusted, and chosen?
Brighter Presence explores how accomplished leaders close the Expert Gap, the distance between what they know and how clearly others understand their value in an AI-shaped world.
I’m Barbara Rozgonyi, an international keynote speaker, strategic advisor, and publisher of wiredPRworks, and each episode examines how reputation, communication, personal branding, thought leadership, and AI-powered discovery shape who gets noticed, recommended, invited, hired, and remembered.
Through focused interviews with executives, CMOs, association and conference leaders, speakers, researchers, founders, and other influential experts, Brighter Presence reveals:
- How accomplished people become known for what they know
- What builds, or quietly undermines, trust and credibility
- How LinkedIn, search engines, media, and AI systems interpret expertise
- How thought leadership leads to speaking, media, leadership, and business opportunities
- How to build meaningful visibility without becoming a 24/7 content machine
You’ll also hear my own solo insights, including my Brighter Presence frameworks and observations from decades at the intersection of leadership, PR, marketing, technology, and human connection.
Because expertise alone isn’t enough. What gets seen shapes what gets chosen.
Featured guests include Andy Crestodina, Jon Ferrara, David Meerman Scott, Stan Phelps, Barry Moltz, Jeannie Walters, Brandon Birkmeyer, and other respected voices shaping the future of business.
Since 2021, formerly as Growing Social Now, the podcast has produced more than 50 episodes exploring leadership, AI, marketing, digital PR, thought leadership, customer experience, and emerging trends shaping the future of business.
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