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📖 Wealthy & Well-Known
Build Your Personal Brand and Turn Your Reputation into Revenue by Rory & AJ Vaden
“Reputation is what people think about when they think about you. . . . If you are not intentional in how you build yours, then you will leave it to others to build it for you.”
What if your biggest setbacks are the key to your breakthrough?
In Wealthy and Well-Known, Rory and AJ Vaden reveal how losing everything became the catalyst for building not just wealth, but a powerful personal brand. They show that success isn’t a trade-off between money and reputation—it’s about mastering both.
Want to listen to the book? Rory and AJ have agreed to give YOU a free audiobook.
SMARTEST TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Pain Prepares Purpose: Every failure holds a lesson that shapes your unique value. Embrace setbacks as steps toward influence and income.
2️⃣ Build the Dual Track: Wealth and being well-known fuel each other. Growing both creates unstoppable momentum in business and life.
3️⃣ Authenticity Wins: Sharing your real story builds trust and lasting authority—two essentials for a thriving brand.
Rory and AJ Vaden are life partners, business partners and the co-founders of Brand Builders Group, a personal brand strategy firm dedicated to helping individuals turn their reputation into revenue.
INSIGHTFUL EXAMPLE
From Losing Everything to Leading Millions
After their 8-figure business collapsed, Rory and AJ could have quit. Instead, they leaned into their pain and launched a mission-driven brand that now inspires millions. Their journey teaches us how vulnerability fused with strategy attracts opportunities and wealth.
BOOK FACTS
Wealthy and Well-Known
First published: July 1, 2025
Print length: 320 pages
Listening length: 9:27 — LISTEN NOW FREE!
Ratings: 4.8 Amazon, 4.2 Goodreads
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