In this episode of Promoted, Coreea Allen, a Merit America career coach, dives into how building your personal brand with authenticity can help you stand out in a crowded job market. She breaks down what a personal brand is, why it matters, and how it can reflect both your skills and your values. From defining your story to presenting it on LinkedIn, your resume, in interviews, or through your network, Coreea shares practical strategies for bringing your brand to life—helping you show up with confidence, and leave a lasting impression.

 

Learn more about Merit America here.

 

CREDITS:

Host: Coreea Allen

Creative Directors: Brittany Davis-Green, Anne Keenan

Executive Producer: Deshani Semaan

Created by Merit America

 

This is a Maed in India production

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Director and Video Producer: Jishnu Guha

Junior Producer: Devanshi Chandak  

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni, Lakshman Parsuram

Visual Design: Alika Gupta


Support Merit America here.

In this episode of Promoted, Coreea Allen, a Merit America career coach, dives into how building your personal brand with authenticity can help you stand out in a crowded job market. She breaks down what a personal brand is, why it matters, and how it can reflect both your skills and your values. From defining your story to presenting it on LinkedIn, your resume, in interviews, or through your network, Coreea shares practical strategies for bringing your brand to life&mdash;helping you show up with confidence, and leave a lasting impression.
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Learn more about Merit America <a href="https://meritamerica.org/promoted-podcast/">here</a>.
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CREDITS:
Host: Coreea Allen
Creative Directors: Brittany Davis-Green, Anne Keenan
Executive Producer: Deshani Semaan
Created by Merit America
&nbsp;
This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production
Head of Production: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/?hl=en">Mae Mariyam Thomas</a>
Project Manager: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruchi_saw/">Ruchi Sawardekar</a>
Director and Video Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/short___round?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=NWltdHB0Yjl6c2p0">Jishnu Guha</a>
Junior Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adriannelenkerismylove25?igsh=ZzVnZ3djdmYxdXc0">Devanshi Chandak</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sound Editor &amp; Mix Engineer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/?hl=en">Kartik Kulkarni</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/february_31st/">Lakshman Parsuram</a>
Visual Design: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capefoxalix?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=MWtsc2xnOGF0cWZjZw==">Alika Gupta</a>
 Support Merit America <a href="https://meritamerica.org/our-supporters/">here.</a>

Promoted is a podcast about how to leave low-wage work for good, produced by Merit America, a national nonprofit organization that creates fast, flexible pathways to well-paying careers for Americans stuck in low-wage jobs. In this series, we join Merit America’s career coaches to chat with their former learners about key challenges they overcame in moving from low-wage work to careers they love–and show how you can, too.

Promoted is a podcast about how to leave low-wage work for good, produced by Merit America, a national nonprofit organization that creates fast, flexible pathways to well-paying careers for Americans stuck in low-wage jobs. In this series, we join Merit America’s career coaches to chat with their former learners about key challenges they overcame in moving from low-wage work to careers they love–and show how you can, too.