from soprano to strategist
For many years, I pursued a career as a professional operatic soprano. But after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and giving complete dedication to my art…working with world class teachers, coaches, directors, breath specialist, posture teachers, acting coaches, traveling to Europe to study languages, learning to dress to make the right impressions, going to New York for auditions...and still not seeing the kind success I wanted—
I knew it was time for me to try something else.
What I didn’t know at the time, was what my operatic career had prepared me to do in the “real world.” As it turns out, a LOT!
When I landed on personal branding as my next step, I saw the huge advantage I brought to my clients. Branding is all about defining an authentically powerful voice to connect with your audience and understanding how to package yourself and your services to get noticed and communicate your value. That’s exactly what I had been doing as a singer for decades.
I realized it’s the synthesis of my artistic mastery, business acumen and styling expertise that makes me uniquely qualified to help entrepreneurs stand out as polished, magnetic leaders who get the gig, close sales and look great doing it!
What I know for sure is this…
All business is a performance and the better you get at it, the more money you’ll make.
Knowing how to captivate an audience is 100% percent my jam.
I have sung in front of tens of thousands of people, hosted my own television show, been a paid speaker, trained entrepreneurs to make money from the stage, coached and scripted clients for television commercials, dressed & styled clients for photo and video shoots and even made my own rap videos!
If you’re ready to step into the spotlight as a dynamic, profitable brand leader, I can help.
my brand success formula
Clear Message + Strategy + Polished Image + Performance Chops
If you want to rise to the top, get noticed, attract high-paying clients and
dare I even say it, become a celebrity in your industry, it starts with confidence.
Street Cred
Heather Poduska is the creator of the Wealthy Brand Academy & best-selling author whose latest book is The Celebrity Status Handbook: How To Create A Personal Brand That Gets You Seen & PAID Like a Star In Your Industry.
Heather has over 20 years of professional performance experience onstage as an operatic soprano, as a speaker and on camera as the host of the popular podcast and television show, “Thrive.” She is a certified personal brand and business strategist, image consultant and performance coach who teaches her clients how to become highly profitable, dynamic presenters and rise to celebrity status in their industry. Her clients have appeared on national platforms, on television and made thousands of dollars speaking from the stage.
Heather’s expert writing on personal branding has been featured in USA Today, Market Watch and many other publications across the country. Heather is certified from Reach 360 Personal Branding, The London Image Institute, KT International Stylist School, Illustra Business School for Corporate Consulting and has a Masters Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in vocal performance. She has performed with the Boston Lyric Opera, Opera New England and other arts organizations in the Boston area. Heather is also a recipient of the Congress Bundestag Scholarship for international exchange to Germany. However, Heather’s greatest accomplishment is her family which is her highest priority.
“Heather is a masterful at the art of combining relevant content with entertaining, humorous narrative and relevant reward and she us all hungry for more.”