Case Study — 03 / 04

From zero to 500,000+ reach: building a personal brand for an HR leader in the UK market

Deep expertise, no media presence, and a clear goal: become a recognised voice in HR and attract inbound clients — through visibility, not cold outreach.

Personal Brand HR NDA UK Market Earned Media Speaking
HR NDA
At a glance
Client
Senior HR leader & co-founder (NDA) — experience in building teams from scratch and scaling into new markets; UK Exceptional Talent recipient
Challenge
No existing media presence despite strong expertise. The goal was to build credibility among HR leaders and potential partners in the UK market
Approach
PR strategy from scratch: expert positioning, earned media, targeted cold outreach, and preparation for speaking opportunities
Result
500,000+ reach through earned media within the first phase + initial media presence and foundation for long-term growth
01
Strategy

We started by defining what this person stood for, their point of view on HR, leadership, and the future of work. Expert positioning came before any outreach.

We identified the most relevant publications for HR professionals, mapped the speaking landscape, and built a content strategy around the topics where the client had the strongest and most differentiated opinions.

The goal was to create a media presence that felt authoritative and consistent.

02
Execution

Building credibility from zero required simultaneous work on positioning, media, and the speaking pipeline.

Conducted deep positioning sessions (expertise, messaging, tone of voice)
Secured initial earned media placements in industry outlets
Built a targeted media list across HR, business, and leadership outlets
Mapped the speaking landscape (events, formats, audience fit)
Developed content angles for commentary and contributed articles
Initiated speaker preparation process
Executed cold outreach to media from zero baseline
Built a roadmap for scaling personal brand visibility
Result
500,000+
Combined reach through earned media
First media placements secured in UK industry outlets
Expert positioning established — clear messaging and angles
Foundation built for speaking engagements and industry visibility
Long-term media presence strategy defined

When expertise exists without a platform,
the work is building the bridge — one credible placement at a time.

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