Growing Your Brand at Home | Hey Stamford

PJ Kennedy is a blogger for the award winning, digital media brand, “Hey Stamford!” He founded the city guide to focus on lifestyle, character, people & issues related to his hometown, Stamford CT. PJ’s passion for the city is fueled by his family’s history in the area (dating back to 1879). His grandfather, the late J. Walter Kennedy, served as Mayor of Stamford, his father served as Sports Editor of the Stamford Advocate for over 30 years & his mother has been an educator & volunteer in the Stamford school system for over 40 years. PJ lives in Stamford where he is madly in love with his wife Sandy, and two children PJ Jr. & Grace. Mike Squires & Friends is proudly sponsored by DistroKid. To get 30% off your first year’s membership, check out: http://distrokid.com/vip/mikesquires Join The Squires Squad (Early Access): https://app.grouped.com/mikesquires Connect with Mike Squires: https://set.page/mikesquires/ Stream Mike Squires & Friends: https://pods.to/mikesquires Connect with PJ: https://www.instagram.com/heystamford/ Merch: https://lifeismerch.com/ 0:00 Intro 3:12 What was growing up in Stamford 3:50 What inspired you to start Hey Stamford 5:45 Starting on Instagram 8:18 Grandfather was Mayor 11:10 Being Proud of Where You’re From 12:25 Success on Instagram 14:30 Helping Struggling Businesses 16:00 Choosing Who To Highlight 17:20 Starting on Social Media now 17:55 The Algorithm 19:50 Knowing Your Audience 21:30 Networking at Events 24:20 Meeting Artists from Events 25:10 Hey Stamford Food Festival 28:40 Advice for your own Event 30:25 Struggle of Events 32:00 Having a Great Team 34:00 Deciding Artist’s for Events 34:45 Mason Ramsey 37:40 Growing Your Brand 41:50 Family 43:00 People Asking For Favors 46:15 Doing Everything Yourself 47:30 Collaborations 48:50 Blogging 50:10 Email Marketing 51:05 Dancing with the Stars 53:15 Getting Outside Comfort Zone 54:50 Adapting 56:20 Charities 59:00 Becoming a Millionaire 59:50 Running For Mayor 1:00:20 Balancing Everything 1:01:00 Advice 1:02:00 Becoming A Father 1:03:50 Message to the World 1:04:30 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices