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When you don’t have funding, a big team, or a long list of wins, your personal brand isn’t a “nice-to-have.” It becomes the engine that gets your earliest customers to trust you, try you, and stick with you 🚀

​In this virtual fireside chat, with moderator Rahul, and panelists Ileana, Faith, Kasey, and Pankrit, share their founder lessons and experiences in tapping into their lived experiences and personal voice to power their startup’s early traction.

​**💬 What we’ll explore**
\- How to show up online when you’re still figuring things out
\- Turning your founder story into a credibility shortcut
\- Building trust when you don’t have fancy logos or funders
\- How much to share and where to draw the line
\- The traps: overexposure\, inconsistency\, hiding\, or blending in
\- Tactical habits that build a recognisable\, reliable presence

​This conversation will be candid, practical, and founder-first, just real lived strategies that help bootstrappers turn their founder online presence into business progress 🔥

​If you’re building with limited resources and need extra leverage to amplify the results of your efforts, this is a session you won't want to miss.

​​​​​**🌟** Meet our moderator Rahul Bharadwaj **- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-bharadwaj-20/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-bharadwaj-20/)**
​Rahul is the founder of Soulful Learning, dedicated to helping children aged 5–15 develop independent thinking, creativity, emotional awareness, and real-world life skills—all through playful, research-backed workshops and activities.

​Soulful Learning programs are carefully designed to go beyond academics. Whether it’s exploring self-expression, building empathy, or understanding how to learn, Soulful Learning creates safe spaces where children can think freely, feel deeply, and grow mindfully.

​​​​​**🌟** Meet our panelist Ileana Koumoukelis - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ileanak/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ileanak/)
​Hi, Ileana here, founder of Train of Thought, a social enterprise. Did you know that getting an ADHD diagnosis takes from 6 months to 2 years? By the time it arrives you are exhausted, stressed and techniques to support your memory are hardly remembered. So are you doomed forever, before getting any help?

Well, luckily, no. I quit my senior career in Tech, to help others in their ADHD journey earlier. But how? With a supplement. In the form of physical memory aids and 5-minute a day online trainings. The main thing is, it prevents stress from building up. I know because I use these memory aids myself every day. Join our pilots at **[www.trainoft.com.au](http://www.trainoft.com.au/)**

​​​​​**🌟** Meet our panelist Faith Labaro - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-labaro/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-labaro/)
​As a solo mother of six with background in nutrition and naturopathy, Faith has always understood the healing power of nature. But it was through her own lived experiences - navigating trauma, transition, and growth - she discovered that real healing begins when we learn to put ourselves first - not from selfishness, but from sacred necessity.
​Nourish Oils was born out of that journey, one ritual at a time. These blends are designed to restore calm, rebuild confidence, and reconnect women with the power they thought they’d lost. It is more than skincare. It’s soul-care, self-compassion, rooted in resilience.

​​​​​**🌟** Meet our panelist, Pankrit Jindal - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankrit-jindal/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankrit-jindal/)
​Data analyst turned founder of meal planning app, Bean, Pankrit is dedicated to freeing up headspace, time, and money for busy professionals and parents one meal at a time.
​Bean checks your pantry, suggests recipes, builds AI meal plans, and auto-generates your shopping list, so meal prep takes 10 minutes, not two hours. ​Enjoy 1 free month of AI-personalised meal planning via, Bean. Use code BEAN30 to unlock deal: [https://bit.ly/beanmealsapp](https://bit.ly/beanmealsapp).

​​​​**🌟** Meet our panelist, Kasey Robinson - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bitpixi/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bitpixi/)

Hi there! I’m Kasey, a Senior UX Designer & AI Full-Stack Developer who loves crafting interfaces and immersive digital experiences. At Hackeroos, I’ve built an innovative hub where vibe coders, game developers, and creatives team up on exciting side projects.
​We foster a relaxed, pub-style atmosphere on Reddit and Discord that encourages experimentation, collaboration, and creativity. On r/Hackeroos, we also share Aussie tech news and highlight hackathon competitions, bringing diverse talents together to explore new ideas.​

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