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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 12 MIN

The Shimmering Thread: Finding Narrative Coherence in Your Brand | Beverly Cornell

from Marketing, Magic, & The Messy Middle: Wickedly Branded · host Beverly Cornell

Send us Fan MailThe Shimmering Thread: Finding Narrative Coherence in Your BrandHave you ever looked at your career, your life experiences, and the things you deeply care about, and wondered how it's all supposed to fit into one simple brand?In this episode, Beverly Cornell, founder of Wickedly Branded and brand evolution strategist, introduces the idea of the "shimmering thread", the connective idea running through your story, your work, and your brand, and how finding it creates narrative coherence in how you show up.Beverly shares her own thread, woven through an international upbringing, a near-fatal illness at 19, building a transracial family through adoption and fostering, military life, and relearning to walk after major hip surgery, and shows how none of these were separate chapters, but pieces of the same story.You'll learn:What narrative coherence is and why it matters for your brandHow to spot your own shimmering thread through the stories you keep telling, the language your clients use, and the transformation your services createA simple writing exercise to help you uncover the belief connecting it allWhether you've changed industries, built a business around unexpected experiences, or simply feel a deeper message trying to emerge, this episode will help you see the pattern that's been there all along. Dare to be Wickedly BrandedSupport the showPS. If you want your marketing to feel a little more magical:• Get our weekly newsletter WickedlyBranded.com/Newsletter• Read Marketing For Entrepreneurs - Revised Edition• Invite Beverly Cornell as a guest speaker

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