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Why I Hate Bro Marketing and Hustle Culture
Manage episode 438925339 series 2995816
As a child of immigrants who was taught to work hard and value money over everything else, I've spent a lifetime unlearning the narratives that lead me to live by other people's definition of success, and measuring my worth through external measures. From burnout to my healing journey with my mom, I have shared very openly my relationship to re-defining my relationship with money, success, self worth, and how I believe our marketing should be a reflection of our core values. Recently, I attended an event that was very bro marketing which not only lacked any diversity at all, but prioritized MORE IS ALWAYS BETTER and this made me want to record an episode on my reflections on this. Although we live in a world where sometimes the loudest voices get heard or valued, may this episode be an invitation to give yourself permission to define success on your own terms.
Here’s What We Cover In the Episode and More:
- Reflection on a $5000 business event experience
- Diversity issues and lack of representation at the event
- Focus of the event on selling businesses, not just growth
- High-pressure sales tactics and lack of transparency
- Personal misalignment with extreme capitalist business strategies
- Value in a more nuanced definition of success
- Importance of balancing revenue growth with personal well-being and impact
- Emphasis on bringing humanity back into marketing
- Encouragement to reflect on personal business goals and values
Attending a high-cost business event full of aggressive upselling and lacking diversity was a wake up call— authenticity and integrity in business far outweigh any superficial revenue growth. The event’s narrow focus on preparing businesses for sale, while sidelining valuable voices, only solidified my belief that success isn’t about relentless hustle but about genuine connections and meaningful progress. Let’s ditch the cookie-cutter capitalist paradigm and embrace a more nuanced, human-centered approach to business growth.
Product Businesses! Download my free HOW TO GET INTO A GIFT GUIDE/PRODUCT ROUND UP roadmap for free HERE to get more sales and traffic to your site this season.
If you want to land your first feature for free without any connections, I want to invite you to watch my PR Secrets Masterclass, where I reveal the exact methods thousands of bootstrapping small businesses use to hack their own PR and go from unknown to being a credible and sought-after industry expert. Register now at www.gloriachoupr.com/masterclass.
- Watch the #1 PR Secrets Masterclass to get you featured for free in 30 days
- Join the Small Biz PR Facebook Group to get the best PR Tips
- Download the 10 ways to get free PR for your small business
- DM the word “PITCH” to us on Instagram to get a pitching freebie https://www.instagram.com/gloriachoupr
- Connect with Gloria Chou on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloriaychou
- Join Gloria Chou's PR Community- https://www.facebook.com/groups
173 episoder
Manage episode 438925339 series 2995816
As a child of immigrants who was taught to work hard and value money over everything else, I've spent a lifetime unlearning the narratives that lead me to live by other people's definition of success, and measuring my worth through external measures. From burnout to my healing journey with my mom, I have shared very openly my relationship to re-defining my relationship with money, success, self worth, and how I believe our marketing should be a reflection of our core values. Recently, I attended an event that was very bro marketing which not only lacked any diversity at all, but prioritized MORE IS ALWAYS BETTER and this made me want to record an episode on my reflections on this. Although we live in a world where sometimes the loudest voices get heard or valued, may this episode be an invitation to give yourself permission to define success on your own terms.
Here’s What We Cover In the Episode and More:
- Reflection on a $5000 business event experience
- Diversity issues and lack of representation at the event
- Focus of the event on selling businesses, not just growth
- High-pressure sales tactics and lack of transparency
- Personal misalignment with extreme capitalist business strategies
- Value in a more nuanced definition of success
- Importance of balancing revenue growth with personal well-being and impact
- Emphasis on bringing humanity back into marketing
- Encouragement to reflect on personal business goals and values
Attending a high-cost business event full of aggressive upselling and lacking diversity was a wake up call— authenticity and integrity in business far outweigh any superficial revenue growth. The event’s narrow focus on preparing businesses for sale, while sidelining valuable voices, only solidified my belief that success isn’t about relentless hustle but about genuine connections and meaningful progress. Let’s ditch the cookie-cutter capitalist paradigm and embrace a more nuanced, human-centered approach to business growth.
Product Businesses! Download my free HOW TO GET INTO A GIFT GUIDE/PRODUCT ROUND UP roadmap for free HERE to get more sales and traffic to your site this season.
If you want to land your first feature for free without any connections, I want to invite you to watch my PR Secrets Masterclass, where I reveal the exact methods thousands of bootstrapping small businesses use to hack their own PR and go from unknown to being a credible and sought-after industry expert. Register now at www.gloriachoupr.com/masterclass.
- Watch the #1 PR Secrets Masterclass to get you featured for free in 30 days
- Join the Small Biz PR Facebook Group to get the best PR Tips
- Download the 10 ways to get free PR for your small business
- DM the word “PITCH” to us on Instagram to get a pitching freebie https://www.instagram.com/gloriachoupr
- Connect with Gloria Chou on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloriaychou
- Join Gloria Chou's PR Community- https://www.facebook.com/groups
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