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Oct 13
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4 Secrets That Built Today's Biggest Per...

Erika Cramer
About this episode

You want to build a powerful personal brand.

But you’re tired of the noise, the ego, the hype.

This episode is your permission slip to do it differently.

I sat down with the incredible Caleb Ralston, the kind and humble AF powerhouse behind some of the biggest names in the game — think Gary Vee, Alex and Leila Hormozi — and now, a rising go-to voice in the personal branding world in his own right.

Caleb’s no overnight expert. He started hustling at 15, filming bodybuilding legends like Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman, before going on to scale Gary Vee’s TikTok from 300K to 3.5M in just three months. 

He helped architect the Hormozis’ brand strategy, built and led an 18-person media team generating 3 billion organic impressions in 2024 alone, and has spent over 16 years building content empires across DTC, fitness, tech, and non-profit brands. 

Now? He’s teaching entrepreneurs how to build magnetic personal brands and media machines that scale.

In this raw, thoughtful, fire-filled conversation, we talk about what it really takes to build a brand that’s built to last — from day one, to day one hundred.

AND Caleb doesn’t gatekeep. He drops frameworks, philosophies, and real-world examples you can use today, no bullshit just pure value from him.

Inside this episode we dive into:

  • How Crushing It by Gary Vee cracked open his mindset at age 15 and led to a wild personal brand journey
  • The Brand Journey Framework: Caleb’s 4-step process to reverse-engineer your personal brand from vision to action
  • What it really means to document vs create — and how to use your real life as content
  • Why he put a 6-hour free course on YouTube and why most people will never act on it
  • The truth about originality, copying, and why being copied means you’re leading
  • How to build your visibility strategy based on sustainability, not pressure
  • What most people get wrong about content and why consistency > complexity
  • Why your values and vibe ARE your strategy — not just your visuals
  • What to do if you feel like “no one’s picking you” — especially for women 40+ with receipts and experience

Whether you’re just starting out or you’re sitting on a goldmine of untapped genius, this episode will call you forward into a deeper version of your voice, visibility, and value.

This is the conversation we need in the personal branding world right now.

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🔥 Screenshot this and tag us @calebralston and @thequeenofconfidence — tell us what hit home for you.

And if you’re tuning in on Spotify, drop me a comment or question below!

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