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From Click to Client: Brand Messaging, Website Marketing and StoryBrand Strategy

From Click to Client: Brand Messaging, Website Marketing and StoryBrand Strategy

Kris Jones | Brand Messaging and StoryBrand Marketing Strategist 80 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

This podcast helps coaches and consultants turn their websites into client-attracting machines. Host Kris Jones, with 23 years of experience crafting stories for brands like Nike, shares strategies on brand messaging, website marketing, and the StoryBrand framework. Each Tuesday, she is joined by marketing experts such as Donald Miller, Shira Gill, and others to provide actionable advice. The show aims to fix the disconnect between a business's story and its ideal clients, preventing them from clicking away to competitors.

Episodes

Ep. 90 | The Brand Story You’re Afraid to Tell Could Grow Your Business, with Fareedah Shaheed
Ep. 90 | The Brand Story You’re Afraid to Tell Could Grow Your Business, with Fareedah Shaheed Oct 13, 2026 00:35:28 Your brand story might be hiding in the part of your life you've been afraid to talk about. Forbes 30 Under 30 internet safety expert Fareedah Shaheed shares how owning her personal story changed her business and how to use storytelling and personal branding without oversharing. You'll also hear what to consider before you post your kids online.Check out the full episode page: https://go.r
Ep. 89 | Avoid Marketing Burnout by Doing Less, Better
Ep. 89 | Avoid Marketing Burnout by Doing Less, Better Oct 6, 2026 00:24:15 Avoid marketing burnout by doing less, and doing it better. In this Q&A, Jaime Smoody asks me the two questions I hear on nearly every call. You'll learn how to pick the two marketing activities that fit you, what organic reach on social media really looks like, and why you don't have to pick a niche to grow.Check out the full episode page:https://www.reddoorstories.com/you-dont-have-t
Ep. 88 | How to Get More Clients Without Social Media, with Kate Kordsmeier
Ep. 88 | How to Get More Clients Without Social Media, with Kate Kordsmeier Sep 29, 2026 00:42:54 Want to get more clients without spending your life posting on social media? Kate Kordsmeier built a multiple-six-figure business doing exactly that.She shares the lead generation strategies she uses instead, including guest podcasting, partnerships, email marketing, search, and paid ads. Plus, how to help Google and AI tools like ChatGPT recommend you.Check out the full episode page: https://www.
Ep. 87 | Courses Are Dead. Here's How to Get More Clients Instead, with Jess Webber
Ep. 87 | Courses Are Dead. Here's How to Get More Clients Instead, with Jess Webber Sep 22, 2026 00:49:23 Courses are dead, and Jess Webber knows what actually gets more clients instead. In this episode, Jess explains how a short, well-built challenge delivers a real outcome, earns trust fast, and ends in an invitation rather than a pitch. You'll hear the framework she uses, the length that works best, and the numbers behind who actually converts. Check out the full episode page: https://www.reddo
Ep. 86 | Personal Branding: Why Overly Polished Videos Turn Clients Off, with Heather Sager
Ep. 86 | Personal Branding: Why Overly Polished Videos Turn Clients Off, with Heather Sager Sep 15, 2026 00:43:37 Polished personal branding can be the exact thing keeping people from connecting with you, and Heather Sager has spent 1,500 stages learning why. She shares how she traded a corporate voice for the way she talks in real life, why resonance beats getting it right, and how message development works as a trainable skill rather than a personality trait.Check out the full episode page:https://www.reddo
Ep. 85 | Brand Story: How to Find Your Unique Point of View in the Age of AI, with Dr. J.J. Peterson
Ep. 85 | Brand Story: How to Find Your Unique Point of View in the Age of AI, with Dr. J.J. Peterson Sep 8, 2026 00:53:51 Your brand story is the one thing AI has to borrow, and Dr. J.J. Peterson knows why. He holds a PhD in communication and spent two decades inside StoryBrand, and he walks through the three sources of a point of view nobody can copy: the scars behind your best stories, the layers that make your brand story yours, and the research on joy.Check out the full episode page:https://www.reddoorstories.com
Ep. 84 | Get More Clients You Actually Want: The Astrology of Business, with Katherine Wehler
Ep. 84 | Get More Clients You Actually Want: The Astrology of Business, with Katherine Wehler Sep 1, 2026 00:28:50 If you want to get more clients, start with the ones you keep turning away. Professional astrologer and business coach Katherine Wehler joins me to explain why the ideal client definition you were handed can quietly stall service business growth, and how to build a better one from the people already showing up for you.Check out the full episode page:https://www.reddoorstories.com/astrology-dream-c
Ep. 83 | Lead Generation Through Community: Build a Network That Markets for You, with David Homan
Ep. 83 | Lead Generation Through Community: Build a Network That Markets for You, with David Homan Aug 25, 2026 00:56:56 Your best lead generation strategy might be the network you already have. David Homan, founder of Orchestrated Connecting, explains why the people who advocate for you when you are not in the room do more for your business growth strategy than any pitch, and how to make an ask specific enough for someone to act on.Check out the full episode page: https://www.reddoorstories.com/build-a-community-th
Ep. 82 | Brand Messaging: Why Dream Clients Choose One Coach Over Another, with Adam Roach
Ep. 82 | Brand Messaging: Why Dream Clients Choose One Coach Over Another, with Adam Roach Aug 11, 2026 00:39:09 Dream clients choose one coach over another because of brand messaging most coaches never name. Adam Roach, founder of I Love Coaching Co., explains why so much coach marketing sells the identity from your last career instead of the one that serves people now, and how naming your beliefs turns a crowded market into a clear choice.Meet Adam RoachI’m the founder of I Love Coaching Co., where I help
Ep. 81 | Personal Branding Starts With Positioning: The Work Most Owners Skip, with Charles Lee
Ep. 81 | Personal Branding Starts With Positioning: The Work Most Owners Skip, with Charles Lee Jul 28, 2026 00:26:03 Personal branding starts with positioning, and it is the work most business owners skip. Charles Lee, founder of Ideation and author of Design Your Good Life, shares the three questions that clarify what you want to be known for, and why a clear value proposition changes everything downstream.Connect with Charles Lee: grab Design Your Good Life at charlestlee.com and follow him @charlestlee on Ins
Ep. 80 | Why Your Website Marketing Isn't the Problem: Managing Energy, with Debbie Heiser
Ep. 80 | Why Your Website Marketing Isn't the Problem: Managing Energy, with Debbie Heiser Jul 14, 2026 00:54:09 Your website marketing is solid, but something is still blocking clients from hiring you. Debbie Heiser spent 20 years in corporate before building The Lit Up Life around one fundamental truth: subconscious beliefs and identity patterns quietly sabotage even the best business growth strategies. In this episode, we dig into the invisible blocks that stall coaches and consultants who are already doi
Ep. 79 | StoryBrand Your Coaching Business: Turn Your Website Into Your Top Sales Employee, with Mindy Shotwell
Ep. 79 | StoryBrand Your Coaching Business: Turn Your Website Into Your Top Sales Employee, with Mindy Shotwell Jun 30, 2026 00:42:41 A StoryBrand website is the difference between a coaching site that gets clients and one that just exists. In this episode, I work live with leadership coach Mindy Shotwell to build her website wireframe using the StoryBrand messaging framework. You'll walk away knowing exactly how to position your message, lead with your client's problem, and turn your website into a real sales tool.Meet

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