Fame-Ready
Business & Finance
About
Fame Ready is the personal branding and PR podcast for entrepreneurs who want to be seen, heard, and celebrated. Hosted by award-winning Personal Branding & Public Relations Expert Katrina Owens, each episode shares strategies, stories, and mindset shifts to help you build a magnetic brand, land media opportunities, and step confidently into the spotlight.
Episodes
- The Permission You’ve Been Waiting For: How to Trust Yourself, Pivot Boldly & Build a Fame-Ready Personal Brand
In this episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast, Katrina Owens discusses trusting herself and building a personal brand. She shares her experiences with "visibility hangovers" and seeking external validation, offering insights on emotional readi…
- Why You Can’t Scale a Personal Brand Without Hiring & Growing a Team
Katrina Owens discusses scaling a personal brand beyond the solopreneur stage by building a team. She shares insights on delegation, hiring, and structuring a team to support growth without diluting the personal brand.
- How to Create a Media Kit That Actually Lands You Paid Opportunities
This episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast features Katrina Owens, who explains how to create a media kit. She discusses the evolution of media kits, what to include, and how to tailor them for specific goals like speaking engagements, brand p…
- How to Create YES-Worthy Content for your Personal Brand
Katrina Owens, a personal branding and PR expert, shares insights on growing a personal brand to attract multiple audiences and unlock various revenue streams. She explains how shifting messaging and content strategy can lead to speaking e…
- What Is a Visibility Sprint? How to Plan 90 Days of Strategic PR for Your Personal Brand
Katrina Owens explains visibility sprints and their role in transforming business growth through strategic PR. The episode covers how consistent visibility and 90-day sprints can lead to results like sold-out events and high-level opportun…
- How to Simplify Your Personal Brand Backend & Maximize Efficiency with Adobe Acrobat
This episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast discusses streamlining personal brand backend systems and maximizing efficiency. It explores how tools like Adobe Acrobat can simplify client onboarding and reduce administrative overload for service-…
- Should You Start a Podcast? How to Build, Grow & Monetize a Podcast for Your Personal Brand
This episode explores building, growing, and monetizing a podcast for a personal brand. It covers strategies, rebranding, and generating revenue through strategic partnerships and sponsorships.
- Why Product Alone Isn’t Enough: A Conversation about Retail, Distribution & Brand Authority
This episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast features Katrina Owens, who explains why product-based businesses need to focus on personal branding, diversified revenue streams, and strategic distribution. She introduces the concept of earned dist…
- Your Personal Brand Is a Full-Time Job (What It Really Takes to Build a Profitable Personal Brand)
This episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast features Katrina Owens discussing the process of building a profitable personal brand. She shares insights on the commitment involved and her journey from running a marketing agency to developing a pe…
- Building a Sustainable Travel & Speaking Schedule
This episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast features Katrina Owens discussing how to build a sustainable travel and speaking schedule while growing a personal brand. She offers insights on managing energy, maintaining routines, and avoiding bur…
- How to Host an Event That ACTUALLY Builds Your Personal Brand
Katrina Owens discusses hosting successful in-person events to build a personal brand. She covers strategy, mindset, and behind-the-scenes decisions for entrepreneurslooking to host events and generate revenue.
- How to Build a Signature Keynote That Sells (Without Memorizing a Script)
In this episode of the Fame-Ready Podcast, Katrina Owens shares her process for creating a keynote speech. She covers building, practicing, memorizing, and connecting to presentations to ensure they are authentic and confident.
- Navigating Rejection in Personal Branding and Visibility
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina Owens discussing the experience of rejection in personal branding. She shares insights on building a personal brand and handling setbacks.
- Unpacking the Personal Brand Blocks Keeping You Stuck
In this episode, Katrina Owens reflects on running a visible business during uncertain times. She discusses the tension between joy and ambition in business, acknowledging fear and collective stress, and emphasizes the responsibility of us…
- Paid PR Isn’t a Scam: How to Use Magazine Features to Drive Real Revenue
Katrina Owens discusses paid public relations and sponsored magazine features, explaining how these strategies can be used effectively to drive revenue. She addresses common misconceptions and provides insights into making paid visibility…
- From Fame to Fortune: The 5 Revenue Streams Behind a Six-Figure Personal Brand
This episode of Fame-Ready discusses five revenue streams that contribute to a six-figure personal brand. It covers converting visibility into income and connecting PR, events, speaking, and content to revenue.
- How to Make Networking Events Work for Your Personal Brand in 2026
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina Owens discussing how to strategically use networking events for personal brand growth. She covers choosing events, preparing for them, and effective follow-up to turn connections into opportuniti…
- How I Grow My Instagram by 100 Followers/Month (Without Going Viral)
Katrina discusses how she grew her Instagram by 100 followers per month organically. She shares practical personal brand strategies, including content pillars, storytelling, and multi-platform visibility, for entrepreneurs aiming for stead…
- Everywhere My Business Took Me in 2025 (and What It Taught Me)
In this episode of Fame-Ready, Katrina reflects on her business journey in 2025, detailing her travels, career milestones, and the lessons learned along the way. She discusses the importance of presence over pressure for 2026.
- Reflecting on 2025 Wins and Setting Big Goals for 2026
Katrina reflects on her 2025 accomplishments, such as hosting sold-out events, writing a book, and securing brand partnerships. She also discusses her vision and goals for 2026, emphasizing the importance of celebrating wins and investing…
- How to Secure High-Value Brand Partnerships as a Personal Brand (Not an Influencer)
This episode of Fame-Ready discusses how personal brands, distinct from influencers, can secure high-value brand partnerships. It covers strategies for authentic collaborations, generating revenue from visibility, and the importance of sus…
- Red Carpet Year: How to Build Your Personal Brand and Stand Out in 2026
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina Owens, a personal branding and PR expert. She discusses strategies for building a personal brand, including identifying an ideal audience, understanding different types of media, and the importan…
- The Difference Between your Personal Brand and your Personal Life
Katrina Owens discusses navigating authentic personal branding even on difficult days. She provides insights into building a purpose-driven brand that attracts aligned opportunities and resonates with personal values.
- Build a Personal Brand That Gets Paid: Strategies for Coaching, Speaking, and Sponsorships
This Fame-Ready episode discusses strategies for building a personal brand that attracts clients, partnerships, and speaking opportunities. It covers monetization techniques and how to invest in visibility and pitching to generate revenue.
- How to Land Interviews on Top 1% Podcasts in 2026
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina Owens, who discusses strategies for landing interviews on top podcasts. She covers researching shows, avoiding common pitching errors, and effectively positioning oneself as a desirable guest.
- 5 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Building a Personal Brand
This Fame-Ready episode explores five habits that can negatively impact personal brand development. It identifies common mindsets and behaviors that may limit visibility and confidence, offering insights on how to address them.
- Mastering Your Speaking Gigs: How to Prepare, Practice, and Elevate Your Stage Presence
This episode of Fame-Ready discusses strategies for public speaking, including preparing for gigs, practicing, and improving stage presence. It offers advice for entrepreneurs and service-based business owners on connecting with audiences…
- Build a Personal Brand That Aligns with Your Purpose & Thrives
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina Owens, who shares strategies for building a personal brand that aligns with purpose and values. She discusses navigating external opinions, the importance of self-trust, and lessons from her jour…
- From PR Queen to Published Author: My Next Big Chapter (and maybe yours too)
Katrina Owens, a personal branding and PR expert, announces she is writing her first book. She discusses her journey from idea to author, covering mindset shifts, her writing process, and details about self-publishing and building in publi…
- The Surprising Reason You Should Stop Working With a Speaking Coach (And What to Do Instead)
Katrina Owens, a personal branding and PR expert, discusses why some entrepreneurs struggle to secure speaking opportunities. She shares insights on common obstacles, how to effectively pitch, the role of social media credibility, and the…
- Launch Like a Pro: How to Build Hype & Master Your Launch with Public Relations
Katrina Owens discusses how to build hype and master launches using public relations. She shares strategies for creating momentum for new podcasts, books, or signature offers, drawing on real-world case studies from her business.
- Welcome to Fame-Ready: Identity Shifts, PR Wins & Building a Seven-Figure Podcast
Katrina Owens rebrands her podcast to Fame-Ready, detailing the identity shift and PR campaign that led to speaking engagements, awards, and sponsorships. She emphasizes the importance of action and investment in building a brand.
- Why I’m Pausing “KO Your Brand” (And What’s Coming in September 2025)
Katrina Owens announces a temporary pause for "KO Your Brand" to implement strategic changes and prepare for a relaunch in September 2025. She shares insights into the reasons behind this decision and what listeners can anticipate for the…
- The Monthly Revenue Target I Didn’t Hit (And the PR & Sales Strategy That’s Getting Me Closer)
Katrina Owens discusses her experience with a monthly revenue target. She shares what worked and what didn't in her sales and PR strategy, and how lifestyle shifts impacted her journey.
- Big Brand Energy Sessions: Your Exclusive Invite to the Fraser Valley’s Most Transformative Personal Branding Event
Katrina discusses Big Brand Energy Sessions, a new two-part event series designed to help individuals with personal branding. The series comprises a VIP Brand Clarity Brunch and a Brand Expansion Experience, taking place in the Fraser Vall…
- Why Your Ego is Holding Back Your Speaking Career (and How to Drop It)
Katrina explores the role of ego in a speaking career, discussing how it can sabotage growth and the importance of self-awareness. She shares personal experiences and advice on developing a brand voice and booking speaking opportunities.
- Building a Personal Brand? Don’t Make THIS Naming Mistake
Katrina discusses common naming mistakes during personal brand development. She shares her personal journey and provides insights for founders and creatives on choosing between building a business under their own name or a stand-alone bran…
- 3 Reasons You're Not Getting Speaking Gigs (And How to Fix It)
In this episode, Katrina Owens identifies common issues preventing entrepreneurs from securing speaking engagements. She provides strategies to overcome these challenges, focusing on pitching, social media presence, and performance for tho…
- Why Your PR Strategy Can’t Stop at One Win: How to Keep Your Media Momentum Going
This episode of Fame-Ready discusses why PR is a continuous skill and not a one-time tactic. It addresses how to keep media momentum going and avoid common PR mistakes.
- How to Become the Go-To Expert in Your Industry (Even If You’re Not “There Yet”)
Katrina discusses becoming a go-to expert in your industry. She covers mindset shifts, brand positioning, and PR strategy to achieve expert-level visibility and authority.
- Why Virtual Summits Are Your Fast Track to Speaking Gigs, PR Wins, and Brand Growth
Katrina Owens discusses the benefits of virtual summits for personal brand growth, including securing speaking gigs and increasing visibility. She highlights the upcoming Standout to Sellout Virtual Summit as a key opportunity for networki…
- The Truth About Paid PR: What Works, What’s a Scam, and What to Skip
This episode of Fame-Ready features Katrina discussing paid public relations opportunities. She examines various strategies, including paid podcast guest spots, speaking fees, and magazine features, to determine which are effective and whi…
- How I Landed My Nashville Speaking Gig (and the REAL Reason It Worked)
This episode details how the host secured a speaking engagement at Females on Fire, explaining the process from initial contact to application. It covers the groundwork, mindset, and pitch strategy involved in landing the speaking opportun…
- Behind the Scenes of My First International Speaking Gig: How I Prepared, What It Cost, and What Happened After
Katrina Owens discusses her first international speaking engagement in Orlando, covering her preparation, including working with a speaking coach, and the outcomes of the event. She shares insights into the emotional and financial investme…
- Pulling Punches: Why “BC Big” Isn’t Big Enough for Me — Outgrowing Your Environment as a Personal Brand
Katrina discusses the challenges of outgrowing one's environment and past relationships while developing a personal brand. She introduces the concept of "BC Big" in relation to personal growth and expanding beyond current limitations.
- PR for Introverts: How to Build a Fame-Ready Brand Without Burning Out
This episode of Fame-Ready explores how introverts can effectively engage in PR. Katrina Owens provides strategies for building brand visibility and authority while maintaining energy and authenticity.
- The Instagram Highlight Mistake That’s Costing You Clients (and How to Fix It ASAP)
This episode of Fame-Ready discusses how Instagram Highlights might be deterring potential clients and offers solutions to optimize them for sales. It covers repurposing story content, creating service-specific highlight catalogs, and real…
- How to Write a Pitch That ACTUALLY Works (and Why Most Podcast Pitches Get Deleted)
This episode discusses how to write effective podcast pitches that secure media, guest interviews, and speaking spots. It covers common pitching mistakes, the components of a successful pitch, and how to avoid spam indicators.
- Why I NEVER Pay to Speak — And What to Do to Build Your Personal Brand on Stage Instead
In this episode, Katrina Owens shares her perspective on why paying to speak can negatively impact a personal brand. She offers insights on distinguishing legitimate speaking opportunities from those that require payment and advises on how…
- How a Sold-Out Fashion Show Launched a Designer's Next-Level Personal Brand
Heather Jude, founder of Jude Canada, joins the podcast to discuss how her sold-out fashion show in Vancouver boosted her personal brand. She shares insights into the mindset, execution, and post-event impact of the show, offering advice f…