How to Quit Your Job By Landing More Sponsorships

Howie Chan has 100K+ followers on LinkedIn, a newsletter, and a podcast — and he's barely made $10K from sponsorships all year. The problem isn't his audience. It's the story he's been telling himself about what sponsors actually want from him. Here's what we cover: * Why brands almost never ask for "results" — and how the fear of being asked is silently killing your outreach * How to use your audience survey data to reverse-engineer the perfect brand pitch * The consultant mindset shift that makes sponsorship conversations feel natural * Why you should stop chasing inbound AI pitches and start targeting brands your audience actually needs * How to ask your own audience to sponsor you (yes, really) Follow our guest: Howie Chan https://www.howiechan.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/howiechaniam/ Grab my book, Sponsor Magnet, to learn how to transform your influence into income: https://sponsormagnet.com Want one-on-one sponsorship coaching? Join Wizard's Guild: https://wizardsguild.com Chapters: 00:00 From Consultant to Creator: The Sponsorship Gap 03:00 The Mindset Block Stopping Your Outreach 07:30 Using Your Consultant Skills to Pitch Brands 12:00 Surveying Your Audience to Find Brand Fits 17:30 Turning Inbound Guest Pitches Into Deal Opportunities 22:00 Outcome-Based Thinking vs. Price-Based Pitching 28:00 Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 Brands: Where to Focus Your Energy 33:30 Live Brand Research: Breaking Down Neurogum as a Case Study 40:00 Ask Your Own Audience to Sponsor You 43:00 Quick Wins: Reactivating Past Sponsors For collaborations or partnerships, shoot us a note: [email protected]