How Dain Walker Built His Brand and Team - and how he would do it now.

🎙️ Building a Bold Brand and a Strong Team with Dain Walker | Say It With Your Chest PodcastThis podcast episode dives deep into the mindset, leadership, and resilience it takes to scale a wildly successful branding agency. Join Tamara Meyer on Say It With Your Chest as she sits down with the one and only Dain Walker — founder of Rivyl, branding powerhouse and business coach, who has shared stages with Gary Vee and Steven Bartlett.From Googling "how to start an agency" in 2018 to leading a 40+ person team, Dain brings the heat with unfiltered insights into what it really takes to lead, scale, and survive the intense growth of entrepreneurship. Whether you're a personal trainer building your brand or a service-based entrepreneur aiming to scale, this conversation is packed with gold.We explore what it means to lead from the front, how to protect your energy, and why loving every part of the business game — even the hard days — is the key to sustainable success.Chapters:00:00 - Intro: Say It With Your Chest ft. Dain Walker 01:45 - From no agency experience to building Rivyl 03:28 - Leading a team of 40 and cultivating culture 05:02 - The mental shift: “Love the whole game” 08:16 - Burnout, balance, and managing capacity 12:40 - Personal rituals that protect energy 15:10 - How to scale without losing your soul 18:25 - Reinventing leadership at every level 21:00 - The vibe of Rivyl and why energy matters 23:45 - Creating fun in the grind: Making meetings joyful 26:55 - Systems, training, and preventing burnout 30:30 - Pep talks, perspective shifts, and finding fuel 34:00 - Why burnout is a feedback loop, not failure 37:18 - Final reflections on business and resilience📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally.#TamaraMeyer #DainWalker #BusinessCoaching #FemaleEntrepreneurs #BrandingAgency #LeadershipPodcast #Rivyl #CoachingForEntrepreneurs #SayItWithYourChest #FitnessProfessionals #ContentCreation #BusinessGrowth #EntrepreneurMindset