Ready to stop sounding like everyone else and stand out?
Talks and workshops for founders, creatives, and teams ready to stand out — not blend in.
Branding Talks & Workshops by Lolly Cleary
Unbranding – How to Stop Sounding Like Everyone Else
For startups and creative pros who want a brand that cuts through. Practical, provocative, and 100% anti-fluff.
Format Options
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Fast-paced, visually punchy talk
Designed to spark debate and shift perspective
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Live brand teardown or positioning audit
Audience brings brand copy or decks to break down and rebuild
Great for startup accelerators or branding sprints
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With a founder, agency lead, or creative director
Themes: brand sameness, why strategy decks are failing, how to sound different
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Topic examples:
“Is Branding Broken?”
“Authenticity vs Performance”
“Beyond the Brand Book”
Voice, Not Noise – Branding That Cuts Through
For designers and independents who want to own their tone and simplify without losing soul.
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Ideal for coworking spaces, creative teams
Covers the traps of “brand voice templates” and how to break them
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Participants rework their own about pages, bios, or brand copy
Exercises on tone-shifting and language pruning
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For creatives, freelancers, and brand consultants
Topic: “Voice vs Vibe: Where Brands Lose Their Identity”
Your Brand is Boring – Let’s Fix It
For scale-ups and marketers who’ve nailed product-market fit but have a brand that’s just... fine.
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Tactical talk for growth-stage leaders
Focus on ROI of differentiation, anti-commodity messaging, and scaling tone
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Brand tone workshop with content, product or marketing teams
Actionable outputs: “do-not-use” words list, voice pillars, competitive tone map
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As part of an in-house marketing or brand team offsite
Could also bolt into agency innovation days
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Topic ideas:
“Scaling Personality with Growth”
“Branding Post Series A: Why So Many Teams Get it Wrong”
“Designing Voice That Works at Speed”
lolly cleary
Creative Director. Branding Strategist. Speaker.
I help brands stop sounding like everyone else. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve worked with agencies, startups and bold businesses to sharpen their tone, differentiate their voice, and kill off lazy branding.
My talks are fast-paced, honest, and useful – built for people doing real work, not just sitting through slides.
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