Who is Brandon Sobotka?

The Noble NonConformist

As long as I can remember, we've been taught to conform to the status quo. You know, "the way it's always been done". I wanted to break the pattern of how "everyone else is doing it". But, in an honest and unselfish way to support others for the greater good; I was the Noble NonConformist"

My authentic rebellion lead to early career success. However, my counterintuitive ideas inevitably butted heads with the "norm". Any time I "colored outside-the-lines" I was made to feel I was rocking the boat in a bad way.
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After years of seeking approval, I chose to step outside the box & leap into entrepreneurship. I worked to land writing, speaking, and consulting gigs, however "doing all the things" in a "learn and burn" fashion quickly lead to confusion, inconsistency, overwhelm, frustration, and burned out.

It wasn't long before I was living out of a friend’s grandmother’s trailer home, loaded with financial debt, and talking the repo-man out of towing my car on New Year’s Eve (I know, it doesn't sound real!).

On New Year's day morning at the bank, I typed in my pin ATM code and looked at the receipt. I had $197 dollars and 20 some cents left to my name. With all my fears and insecurities raging in my mind, I couldn't help but wonder if I was built for this entrepreneur thing.

I began to question and doubt if I was really the bold, innovative, nonconformist I had become known to be. I didn't know if or where I fit in and isolated myself.

As I searched to find the answer, feeling more and more alone, I stumbled upon Michelangelo's quote, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."

I realized I had patterned my business after other entrepreneurs. I was doing what everyone else was doing. The way it's always been done.

It was at that moment, I saw the "angel" who needed to be freed (me) and began creating my own methodology.
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As I continued the process, I helped my wife leave her day job to start her dream job, I built an ecosystem of partners who continue to grow together, and built a third company, Emerge Brand Consulting. The system and strategies worked.

By the time I was done, I had not only developed an entire system for building your brand, but I was a living example of an entrepreneur enterprise. I had created intentional freedom; a location independent, maximum leverage, highly profitable business without expensive ads, a ton of content or a massive team. I call it, The Business of Being Yourself.

A story still being written...

Listed below are some places you may have seen me…

• Writing for major publications like Entrepreneur.com, The Huffington Post, and The Good Men Project.
• Contributing to local change as a Consultant for Indianapolis Public Schools.
• Creating Industry influence on Podcasts like Entrepreneur Rising and The American Entrepreneur
• Supporting the development of Coaches and Leaders at Indiana University Health.
• Mentoring future business leaders through Butler University and Indiana University Internship Programs.
• Developing talent in a Leadership position at the Association for Talent Development (Indiana Chapter).
• Training corporate employees at Local companies like Covance, Ryan Fire Protection and Lor Corporation.
• Speaking at important conferences like Indiana Mayors Assistants Conference.
• Co-Founding Lady Leader Lifestyle with my wife, Jacqueline.
• Leading a movement at a Strategic Brand Consulting Agency called Emerge.
• Co-Authoring an Amazon Best Selling Book, The 6-Figure Roadmap.

What You Can Expect

Bringing Freedom and Fulfillment to the Entrepreneurial Experience