Put aside your imposter syndrome, eliminate your overwhelm, learn a high-value consulting specialty, and be valued for your unique (over)thinking.
The Messaging Sprint Kit will teach you how to do exactly that. For your brand. And for your clients'.
Customers are becoming harder to reach, and gaining their trust is more difficult even if you do reach them.
And, unless you’re selling cancer treatment, the majority of your prospects either don’t have, or don’t know they have a problem.
They may be doing okay, and just want to get better. That’s not a big hole-in-the-head problem. That's certainly not a reason to rock the boat. That’s just business.
The biggest mistake most brands make when they try to create messaging is that they immediately think their direct competitors are the main threat to their business.
And that messaging approach is based on the old, “broken leg” metaphor.
Which sounds like, “Okay, you’re suffering this problem. Here's how we solve it. Here's why we're better than the others.”
But that only works with the very low-hanging fruit. The people who have a problem that’s so glaring that our, “we have the cure” messaging is a no-brainer.
But here’s where the “broken leg” metaphor falls apart:
Most people simply aren’t experiencing any real pain.
On the scale of unbearable suffering to absolute perfection, most people exist in a range they would describe as “basically OK.”
And, they assume that any change to their 'status-quo' will not make a big enough difference to the bottom line.
Or worse, risk making things worse. So, they decide to not decide. They’ll “think about it.”
If you want to help your clients to grow their brands beyond just prescribing pain pills to injured people.
If you want to help them develop some passion around their products, services, or brand, whether they’re selling a healthier lifestyle or enterprise software, we need to eliminate that decision.
But we can’t do that by talking about pain.
See, the reality is, the threat that messaging needs to defeat is actually the Status Quo.
In fact, if we were to ask a room full of salespeople what the number one reason was that they lose a deal, invariably, it's not competitors. It's not that they lost to someone else, it's that the prospect decided not to act at all.
So, it boils down to people not thinking they have a big enough problem to risk rocking the boat by making a change.
If we really want to make our markets change, and do the same for our clients, we want to tell them a story that forces them to make a change and move away from the Status Quo.
And that Category Narrative is the foundation of the messaging assets we’re going to develop here.
Which brings me back to what I said earlier; Fundamentally, our messaging is about creating urgency in our prospect’s mind to change.
And you can rapidly develop this for your own brand.
Then you can develop it for your clients' brands in a simple, two-session Sprint.
The biggest challenge to redirecting your unique skills, experience, abilities, and expertise into your own high-value consulting business is getting past your imposter syndrome.
I get it.
I'm a level 9-billion introvert and I could compete in overthinking as an olympic sport!
If you're anything like me, it's tough to get past the "what if's" and actually launch your consulting business when you know it's totally reliant on your abilities.
It's even tougher when you have a lot of experiences, expertise, and education but, you just don't know what to consult on!
You know you've got a lot of value to give. You prove it every time someone close to you asks your advice.
But, it's a different story when you need to charge for it.
I'm here to teach overthinkers, introverts, and aspiring strategists the
research techniques,
facilitation tools, and
leadership actions...
...that turn endlessly variable client inputs into high-power, client-specific strategy.
You won't find members of my programs stuck producing "deliverables," you'll find them adding value, clarifying business landscapes, and creating positive change for their clients.
And that's my simple goal. Get you past your fear and overwhelm, do away with your doubt, and let you rely on the included tools, scripts, and assets to support you taking those steps and actually feel what it's like to be a strategy consultant.
Yes, you'll deploy this process with clients for years to come. It's the most comprehensive brand sprint process available today.
But, it's been designed so you can run it the first time as easily and confidently as the one-hundredth time.
Working from my home in Vancouver (sometimes at my house and sometimes from Starbucks!)...
On the road in hotel rooms (I spend a lot of time at conferences and workshops)...
And on vacation with family in Australia, Paris, Nashville, and Vegas...
Will you finally launch your dream consultancy?
Will you run strategy sprints as a consultant, and live a life free from offices, meetings, traffic, and memos?
There's a lot of training that claims to teach you "how to be a consultant" but none of it takes into account the biggest challenge for overthinktroverts.
Knowing what you're consulting on.
Simpligy provides you with everything you need to launch your successful strategy consultancy — including your consulting specialty.
Sure you've got valuable experience, expertise, and insights, but how does that translate into a consulting specialty?
Designed by an overthinking introvert, I've removed all the guesswork from launching a strategy consulting business with specialized sprints deployable right across a business' lifecycle.
Choose one sprint to create a specialty or deploy all five and make yourself an indispensable strategy partner no matter where your client is in their business.
There’s something comforting and efficient about working with familiar patterns, especially for those of us who overthink everything.
But systems are about much more than comfort.
As a strategy consultant, it’s not enough to have a valuable methodology; you’ve also got to be able to repeat it in a way that saves your sanity while still guaranteeing a unique and successful output for the client.
What makes my systems so powerful is the ability to run the same system with every client, while developing individual and unique outputs every time.
Not only does my repeatable system eliminate your overwhelm and fear, you are guaranteed to develop entirely unique and valuable results for your clients.
We've all read the bullshit guidance from extroverts saying, "don't use a script, keep it fluid..."
That's great if your introverted mind is not actively trying to sabotage you! Let's do this in a way that it works for you.
Complete scripts for every part of each sprint are included, from intro's to exercises, answers to the questions you'll encounter, and even how to close out (no more awkward, 20-minute goodbyes!).
Use the scripts as you need them, lose them when you don't.
Virtual sprints are a revelation for introverts, but getting them right means choosing the right platforms to both support and enhance your delivery.
We've assembled a suite of the most accessible and easy to use supporting apps and virtual collaboration platforms.
This app suite makes it simple for participants to join and participate, and has all the functionality to encourage engagement and collaboration while making facilitation easy, enjoyable, and foolproof for you.
Best of all, every license you'll need is available free.
Introverts of the world unite! You know, separately, in your own homes. 😁
Seriously, though, choosing the right community is vital to your success. You need to surround yourself with people who understand introverted, overthinking entrepreneurs. People who actually get you.
Working among likeminded individuals offers you a safe, encouraging environment to collaborate, get help, practice facilitating, and make connections.
Whether you’re testing an exercise, tweaking your scripts, figuring out a niche, or you're just stuck, Simpligy's introvert-friendly community is here to help.
With that said, let me jump in and show you...
The Messaging Sprint Kit is a complete, 100% comprehensive online learning-and-doing system that not only teaches you how to run messaging sprints… but also gives you all the tools, templates, scripts, software, and answers so you can get started immediately.
The course is rolled out over six modules but, you go at your own pace – as fast or as slow as you want. The techniques, tools, scripts and templates are yours, and you can use them to build as many brands as you want.
Before we begin the exercises, there are a couple of toolsets you'll need in place in order to build persuasive messaging.
First is the software, slide decks, and scripts. We use three different pieces of software in the sprint. In this one, I'll tell you exactly how to get your copies, for free, and how to import the templates you'll use in the sprint.
Then I'm going to show you what information and knowledge you need to gather to write your own messaging.
If you’ve ever questioned why you're attracting the kind of clients who don’t value your time, knowledge, or expertise, chances are you haven't been persuasive enough in eliminating the status quo option.
I'll walk you through the process, where to perform your research, what to listen to, how to categorize it and the decision you need to make to gather all your foundational material.
This is where the rubber starts to meet the road. Not only will you be developing the most powerful messaging assets your brand has ever had, you'll be following the exact process we use with the client so you can get to know the exercises and desired results before you ever try this with a client.
And, of course, we'll be building your messaging assts using the same canvas as you'll deploy with your client, so you eliminate the unknown there and get used to the tools at the same time.
The beauty of this module and of the second session of this sprint is it's mainly assembly of all the hard work you've done in session one, or your messaging foundation work.
By the end of this module, you'll have aligned your brand around a strategic narrative that includes external assets, like your Pitch Deck and Sales Letter, Value Proposition & Elevator Pitch as well as some internal elements like your Onliness Statement and even your Origin Story.
Running a successful Messaging Sprint starts well before you and your clients log on for session 1.
You're going to need to get to know your client's competition and market, perform some comparative analysis, and make some educated decisions.
This is how you separate your consultancy from the, "fill in this questionnaire" pack.
And, it's easier than you think.
I'll show you the exact template for creating competitive research, and what you need to uncover to give your client's brand an unfair advantage.
This module will show you how to set up your slides, what you need to edit before each Sprint, and how much time you should dedicate to each section.
Because running a profitable Messaging Sprint is all about efficiency.
During the Sprint, before the Sprint, and after the Sprint.
The in-person process starts here. In the first of two sessions of the Sprint, you'll lead your client through a series of foundational exercises to uncover the true baseline for moving forward.
In a series of simple, scripted exercises, you'll show the team how to interact with the software, introduce concepts and lead the team through the definitions required to enable real change.
From identifying the real market's feelings to uncovering all of the attributes, benefits, and possibilities inside the company, products, and services, you'll outline the elements required to bring powerful messaging to life.
Then, you'll be developing the decisions around the category narrative that will fundamentally create the urgency in our prospect’s mind to change.
We'll be finishing with a detailed understanding of the Big Relevant Change in the marketplace, the Old (losing) Game that our prospects are stuck playing, and the New (winning) Game that we can introduce them to, though working with out brand.
Now, we're getting into the depth of our clients messaging.
We're not going to start with a "problem" that we solve, because when you open up by telling people that they have a problem, there's a really good chance they're going to get defensive.
Because they either:
Don't believe that they have a problem.
They're in denial, or..
They worry that if they admit to having a problem, you're gonna try and sell them something.
So, to be truly engaging to our greater audience, and to maintain and even grow the power of our messaging over time fundamentally, our Messaging needs to create the urgency in our prospect's mind to have to change.
This is the session where we make that happen.
We'll be wrangling one of the three specific types of trends that are bigger than your clients industry to deploy our category narrative work from session one and create the client's Sales Letter, Pitch Deck, Value Proposition, Onliness Statement, Elevator Pitch, and Origin Story.
Up to now, you've made a lot of decisions and gathered even more information.
Now, it's time to bring it all together into the final Messaging Report. This is the most valuable messaging document your client's brand will ever need.
I'll give you the editable template, along with complete instructions on how to populate it with the unique information you discovered during the Messaging Sprint.
This will ensure that, even though you've developed the report using a template, every messaging report you develop will be unique and exclusively valuable to the client you developed it for.
I'm giving you exchangeable text and copy blocks to use in your intro and outro sections, as well as detailed templates and instructions for all of the messaging assets.
I'm even including slide decks and draft documents for the sales letter, and pitch deck as well as an entire content strategy document that you can rebrand and give to your client as a massive value-add along with their messaging report.
See, before teaching you how to run the Sprint, I'm going to show you how you can use the same system to develop your own Category Narrative and use it to deploy all your brand messaging.
Modules one and two are dedicated entirely to your own messaging, including the exercises, canvas, explanations and exercises you'll need to eliminate the status-quo and drive your prospects to change.
After that, I'm going into deep detail on how to run the Messaging Sprint with your clients.
What to do before the Sprint, who to invite, the emails to send, the software you'll need (and how to get a consultant's license to the software, free), the scripts, the keynote, the presenter's notes, everything you need is covered!
So like I said, there's more to this training than "just" a pre-configured client workshop.
Here's a fraction of what you're getting...
The five-part Category Narrative that drives the brand message and from which every piece of messaging will be developed in the future.
How to get a Consultant's Subscription to our preferred digital whiteboard and online collaboration system, FREE.
How to discover the three, specific types of trends that are bigger than your industry, but frame your prospects existing environment as a threat.
How to use "strategic hyperbole" to demonstrate to your prospects that the big risk to their business is already in play — and they have to react now.
What specific things to listen for when researching your clients' audiences.
A proven process to categorize your voice of customer research into bite-sized, emotion-based chunks for deploying in messaging and sales materials — works for you AND your clients!
Step-by-step scripts, timers, and instructions inside the Presenter's notes so you can run your entire online Sprint from the included Keynote.
TODAY: Uncover the global forces that are affecting your prospects' lives whether they like it or not and that ONLY you can provide the solution to.
The complete importable Messaging Sprint whiteboard Canvas, ready to import and deploy in your account.
The included Trello exercises that will become the foundation of client desire research and audience understanding moving forward.
The ultra-powerful way to turn, "the way we've always done it" argument into a surefire recipe for failure.
How to communicate the high-stakes of not doing anything by simply showing who's already winning in their industry.
How and why to rely on data-driven research techniques for every Messaging (and brand) decision you make.
The four places you MUST go to be a "fly-on-the-wall" when prospects are discussing problems and solutions without interrupting them.
Plus, I'll show you how to re-deploy the decisions you've already made into blog post templates, a home page structure, an about us page, and even a YouTube video script.
Yes, you heard that right. All of our Sprints were developed by a level 9-billion introvert. Me.
No matter how much experience I have or how prepared I feel, my overthinking requires planning for every eventuality :-)
So I've created the slides in such a way that, until you're comfortable, you can literally read your way through the entire Sprint using the presenter's notes and following the included timing prompts.
If you can read, you can run my Sprints.
I'm including my turnkey system for making sure every prospective client is a perfect fit, so you can stop wasting time on clients who want to negotiate prices, pay for commoditized hourly work, and nit-pick.
I'll show you how to get your prospects to self-select and apply to work with you, and then give you the entire script so you can answer the questions:
What is a Sprint?
What's the benefit to them?
What's the duration and who’s required to be there?
Where do you hold the Sprint?
What's the investment required?
When can they get started?
What do they get at the end?
What happens next?
Once you've answered these questions, your prospect has everything they need to make a decision.
And, since you've done all the work on qualifying your incoming leads, I'll show you how to get them to respond on the call without feeling all salesy.
All that's left to do, is ask for the deposit, and schedule the Sprint.
Plus, I'll give you...
Before you even begin your training.
You wouldn’t let your so-called “Comfort Zone” rob you of the life you deserve, would you?
Click below now if you're ready to get enrolled in the Messaging Sprint Kit. You could have your consulting business launched within weeks.
Or maybe you've still got some reservations?
If that’s the case, let me give you two more guarantees to help you get unstuck…
No Strategy Experience Needed, Guaranteed: You don't need to be an experienced messaging strategist because this program will lead you every step of the way. I'm giving you the templates, the instructions, the software, the scripts, and the presentations. I'm even giving you detailed presenter's notes on every slide to help you answer questions, know when to start and stop the timer, get your team unstuck and even explain the psychology and reasons behind exercises and their expected results. If you can read English, you can run this process.
Click below to get started with The Messaging Sprint Kit Online Coaching Program, even with no previous strategy experience.
No Facilitating Experience Needed, Guaranteed: If you're like most introverts and overthinkers, you don't like getting up in front of the room. I've got good news for you. I'm about the most introverted individual you could meet, I get social anxiety so badly that I'm usually the guy standing in the corner at networking events. Doesn’t matter. My training will show you how to take control of the branding team from a place of authority because I give you step-by-step, minute-by-minute instructions for each and every part of the sprint. I even give you answers and scripts to cover the questions and sticking points your group will experience. You'll be in complete control of the sprint from start to finish.
Click below to get started with step-by-step instructions for running brand sprints.
You'll have plenty of time to check out the training when you join. You must be absolutely convinced that The Sprint Masters Toolkit will pave the way to you becoming a high-value strategy consultant, or just let us know within 7 days and we’ll refund your entire purchase price.
Considering all you get, this price is chicken feed. Swarms of kids pay more than that every week towards a degree in philosophy! Just one Brand Sprint can return you more than ten times your investment.
You do the math.
Join the Messaging Sprint Kit to get lifetime access to the definitive training program for messaging strategy consultants.
You will get instant access to the entire program.
How to declare your specialty and define your own, unique niche
What to do before the Sprint - research and preparation for your client.
The entire scripted Sprint process (including timers, slide decks, scripts, instructions and detailed "how-to's" for every exercise).
The post-Sprint report and rollout plan (including templates).
How to claim any ongoing creative work you want from the client before closing out the Sprint (without pitching, without proposals, and without competing on price).
How to sell the Sprint.
How to generate the right leads for your Strategy services.
Or join the Sprint Masters Toolkit and get FOUR COMPLETE SPRINT PROGRAMS plus ongoing mentor guidance and support to become a high-value partner offering strategy Sprint options no matter where your client is in their business lifecycle.
Join the Messaging Sprint Kit:
$497
Become a Messaging Strategist, create high-impact copy, attract higher-level clients, and be more valued for your work.
6 video-based modules.
Over 70 videos.
More than 26 hours of content (plus bonus content).
Team Trello boards, Competitive Analysis Database, Shared Google Docs, Google Sheets, & Slide Decks.
2digital whiteboard collaboration canvas templates.
Access to digital whiteboard online collaboration software.
Four Sprints Plus Ongoing Mentorship:
How successful do you think the launch of your strategy consultancy could be if you had FOUR COMPLETE SPRINT PROGRAMS plus Direct Mentor Guidance and Support every month?
Become a high-value partner to your client & offer high-value strategy Sprints right across your client’s business lifecycle.
$497 / month
The Niche Sprint Kit.
The Brand Sprint Blueprint.
The Messaging Sprint Kit.
The Naming Sprint Blueprint.
Access to digital whiteboard online collaboration software.
PLUS
Direct mentor access anytime in the Sprint Masters Collective Community.
Monthly one-on-one Coaching Call with Bruce.
BONUS
The Velvet Rope - Client Qualification System.
First off, congratulations for considering the Sprint Masters Toolkit. This is, by far, the most detailed and complete, "Strategy-Business-In-A-Box" available today.
Not only do you get the FOUR COMPLETE SPRINT PROGRAMS, you also get exclusive access to my community for introverted entrepreneurs, The Simpligy Collective.
You'll be able to reach me on an ongoing basis via DM anytime, plus you'll get exclusive access to my bonus programs on money management, positioning, and rapid niche development.
Plus, we'll get together on a one-on-one call every single month, to see where you're at and what's got you stuck and we'll develop a plan together to get you moving again.
Even if you join for just one month, explore the bonus programs, get on Zoom with me for an hour and keep the Brand Sprint Blueprint for life, wouldn’t that be worth $497?
**Note, the one-on-one calls inside the Sprint Masters Toolkit subscription are extremely limited. Once my schedule is full, I'll host a weekly group call instead. Get in now to secure your monthly one-on-one calls for as long as you remain a member.
Changing your life and making improvements is hard work. It’s venturing into new territory and it's not easy. If it was, everyone would be doing it.
I’m going to be with you every step of the way.
Most aspiring strategists would rather make do with their status quo and make excuses about why it's not working. Strategy consultants who are serious about their business, do serious work.
The Niche Sprint Kit represents one of our most popular Sprint programs.
This is not only the simplest Sprint to run with clients, but it also represents a deliverable that every single prospective client of yours needs help with: their Niche and audience definition.
Which means, this is the program everyone should start with.
It's the perfect program to run with a trusted colleague, friend, or family member to get some practice running Sprints and thinking like a strategist.
And it will help their business immensely at the same time.
But, there's more.
This is the perfect program to double as your paid discovery Sprint. No more free phone calls, ignored proposals, or incomplete details from a client.
Run this sprint with every incoming client to start your relationship off with you in control and the client respecting you as an equal - a trusted partner who they know can deliver high-value strategy for their business because you already will have!
And here's the best part. In the first module of the program, I'm going to show you how to define your own niche first.
So you'll know exactly who you should be offering these strategic services to, without the trial and error or pain of trying to convince the wrong clients that you can do what they need.
After that, I'm going into deep detail on how to run a data-driven Niche Sprint for your clients.
What to do before the Sprint, who to invite, the emails to send, the software you'll need (and how to get a consultant's license to the software, free), the scripts, the presenter's notes, the slide deck, the whole shebang!
So like I said, there's more to this training than "just" a pre-configured client workshop.
Here's a fraction of what you're getting...
The six-step exercise (+ Trello Board Template) to uncover the right service your client should specialize in.
How to get a Consultant's Subscription to our preferred digital whiteboard and online collaboration system, FREE.
How to eliminate "Imposter Syndrome" forever and have prospects applying to work with you, and not the other way around.
An easy three-step exercise to run with your clients to go beyond what they're offering and uncover their prospect's REAL MOTIVATIONS.
What specific things to listen for when researching your clients' audiences.
A proven process to categorize your voice of customer research into bite-sized, emotion-based chunks for deploying in messaging and sales materials — works for you AND your clients!
Step-by-step scripts, timers, and instructions inside the Presenter's notes so you can run your entire online Sprint from the included Keynote.
TODAY: Write your own niche statement that leaves no doubt as to your ideal and most valuable audience.
The complete importable Data-Driven Niche Decisions Sprint whiteboard Canvas, ready to import and deploy in your account.
The included Trello exercises that will become the absolute centre of brand messaging and audience understanding moving forward.
The demographic & psychographic characteristics your client's audience needs to have to ENSURE they're profitable & enjoyable to work with.
How to use "Nice to Have" client characteristics to tip the scale between good clients and clients who just look good.
How and why to rely on data-driven research techniques for every Niche (and brand) decision you make.
The four places you MUST go to be a "fly-on-the-wall" when prospects are discussing problems and solutions without interrupting them.
And that's really just the tip of the iceberg...
The Niche Sprint Kit training alone is over 8 hours of instruction and it is PACKED with valuable content in every single video.
Explain in depth the question. Make sure that the explanation clearly answers the objections that visitor has on their mind. The frequently asked questions section is a great way to clear up any objections that the buyer might have and push then a step ahead to make that purchase.
Now open for enrollment.
One year from today, you will still be here on the planet (I hope). The question is, will anything in your life be significantly different?
The answer: only if you do something significantly different.
Maybe this is that new thing you need to do.
I look forward to getting to know you, inside the Messaging Sprint Kit.
To your success,
Bruce White - Founder
Simpligy | Launch & Grow a Scalable Strategy Consultancy. simpligy.com
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