Illuminate: World-Class Executive LinkedIn Training

Lead where it matters - or be left behind.

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Visibility isn’t vanity, it’s strategy. Today leadership doesn’t just happen behind closed doors. It happens where decisions are shaped, reputations are formed, and opportunities are created — online. Visibility drives value. At EMARI, we don’t do performative posting or vanity metrics. We teach senior leaders how to show up with clarity, strategy and impact. This isn’t about learning to “do LinkedIn.” This is about owning your voice, building credibility, contributing to industry-relevant conversations and leading from the front, not the sidelines.

Our typical clients:

  • Executives who are stagnating whilst competitors

  • Subject matter experts who feels invisible while peers dominate the conversation online

  • Salespeople that constantly hear “I’ll think about it” but can’t pinpoint why deals stall

  • Founders who keep rewriting their LinkedIn bio every month because it never quite lands

  • Consultants who have just lost big contracts and needs to rebuild pipeline fast

  • Speakers who have been invited to a high-profile event but doesn’t know what to post online to leverage it

Are You…?

  • Keen to do more on LinkedIn but don’t know how

  • Time-poor and stuck with outdated, non-strategic profiles

  • Unsure what to post, when and how

  • Keen to stay up-to-date with social media channel algorithm changes and updates

  • A leader looking to inspire employees to feel more connected to your company’s purpose, vision and/or strategic goals

  • Want to connect personal presence to corporate outcomes

  • Need to sharpen your contribution to important industry conversations and elevate trust in new market

  • Are serious about adapting to the modern leadership playbook and generate results

As someone who has attended many training courses over her career, this ranks up there in being one of the most useful sessions I have attended! Would highly recommend !

Head of Talent, Finance Sector

Why invisible leaders are a FIRE problem

Executives often think “social media isn’t my job.” But in today’s landscape, that belief is no longer neutral, it’s a liability. We’re solving a FIRE problem:

Connected Leadership, done right

We equip leaders to speak powerfully in the digital age. Not with noise—but with clarity, strategy, and impact.

We help leaders:

  • Understand what their audience actually cares about

  • Upgrade their positioning and messaging to cut through

  • Develop a compelling, authentic voice

  • Align social visibility with business strategy

• • Lead the conversation—rather than chase it

  • The belief that “social media isn’t my role” is everywhere

    Founders and executives across industries frequently dismiss social visibility as someone else’s job. This isn’t a one-off mindset, it’s systemic. But the data is clear: executive silence is becoming a strategic risk. It’s happening often, and it’s spreading.

  •  Irrelevance is creeping in - quiet leaders are becoming invisible

    These leaders are not part of the public conversations that are shaping their market, talent pipelines, and public trust. That silence hurts in reputation, in recruitment, in relevance.

    This isn't just about brand polish, it affects:

    • Trust and credibility with investors, partners, customers and employees

    • Hiring and retention of top talent

    • Culture and influence inside and outside the business

    When leaders go quiet, perception takes over. And perception moves fast.

    In the absence of a clear signal, people fill the vacuum:

    • Employees speculate

    • Competitors claim the narrative

    • Investors and customers draw their own conclusions

    If you’re not visible, you’re not neutral - you’re a question mark. Question marks don’t inspire trust.

  • The moment is already moving

    Cultural and market shifts are accelerating. Stakeholders are already watching: investors, talent, regulators, competitors. Every day of inaction increases the opportunity cost.

    If you’re not visible now, someone else is setting the narrative. Once you lose ground, it’s hard to regain.

  • This isn’t theoretical—it’s already costing companies:

    • Missed market opportunities

    • Talent stagnation or exit

    • Declining trust in leadership

    • Falling behind competitors (like Cisco, who built advocacy engines for 80,000+ people)

    Quiet leaders cost companies influence. And influence is currency.

I recently attended an EMARI LinkedIn seminar organised by the Talent and Leadership Club. It was a fantastic way to spend an afternoon - extremely insightful and worthwhile. It gave so many excellent insights on how to practically maximise your LinkedIn presence.

Head of Talent, leading provider of insurance and insurance-related risk solutions

Why does having your leaders on LinkedIn matter?

Here’s what happens when you get it right:

  • You build trust — Strong profiles signal clarity, competence and authority. That earns you followership from clients, peers, partners and future talent.

  • You shape the narrative — If you're not part of the conversation, you can’t influence it. Visible leaders lead thinking, not just operations.

  • You attract the right attention — Speaking gigs, board seats, media interest, investor confidence, high-value partnerships — visibility opens doors you didn’t know existed.

  • You scale your impact — Your voice reinforces your company’s mission, attracts aligned stakeholders, and filters out the noise.

  • You future-proof your career — Layoffs, pivots, restructures. Leadership is volatile. A respected online presence gives you leverage when the ground shifts.

  • You accelerate results — Referrals, deals, talent and market expansion happen through people. And people trust what they see.

If you want influence in your industry and networks you have to start showing up.

If you want positive outcomes, you have to stop hiding.

The amount of engagement that you can generate with customers, clients, employees, and even recruits can be so incredibly valuable that every company in the Fortune 500 needs to seriously consider building out an executive social media function if they haven’t already.”

SVP, Multinational Investment Bank and Financial Services Company

62%

of S&P 500 and FTSE 350 CEOs now have a social media presence on LinkedIn.

EMARI Group research.

93%

say executives should use social media to reassure employees, shareholders and customers

Brand fog 2020

69%

of employees agree that it is important for leaders to actively communicate on social media

Brunswick research

93.5%

of finance readers used social media to get information in the past 2 weeks & cite its importance in making investment decisions

Brunswick research

What’s Included?

    • A personal brand audit and tailored checklist to optimise your LinkedIn profile

    • A full review of your connections and how to use them more strategically

    • Clear content themes aligned with company goals

    • A profile built to perform under LinkedIn’s algorithm

    Your profile isn’t just a bio or digital CV - it’s a reputation engine. It's often the first thing partners, investors, talent and media see. A strong, optimised profile builds instant trust, positions you as a credible leader, and ensures you’re discovered for the right reasons. Weak profiles lose opportunities before you even know they existed.

    • A prioritised Top 50 list of people, events and communities to engage with

    • Clear mapping of who matters in your industry, and why

    • Direct access to high-value spaces where decisions are shaped

    Your network is your distribution system for influence. The right people amplify your ideas, open doors, and elevate your visibility where it counts. Without a mapped strategy, you’re gambling on who hears you. This ensures you’re in the rooms where the future is negotiated.

    • Deep insights into what your target audience reads, shares, and values

    • A content alignment strategy based on their behaviour and language

    • A shortcut to resonance with the people you’re trying to reach

    You can’t influence what you don’t understand. This gives you the intel to speak your audience’s language and earn their attention fast. It reduces guesswork and accelerates trust. Influence starts with relevance — and this makes you relevant from day one.

    • Keyword research showing what your audience is actually searching for on the topics you want to talk about

    • A bank of ready-to-use content ideas proven to perform

    • Influencer lists and channels to help you plug into existing conversations

    Posting randomly is a waste of time. This gives you a precision content plan based on actual demand and proven traction so every post has a job to do. It saves time, builds momentum, and makes your content a strategic asset, not a chore.

    • Monthly reviews of your performance data and profile health

    • Updates on LinkedIn’s algorithm shifts and what they mean for you

    • Tactical advice to keep improving without burning time

    LinkedIn continues to evolve, and so should your strategy. Regular reviews stop you from falling behind and help you make smarter moves month after month. It's not about one viral post, it's about sustained, compounding influence.

    • You get a dedicated 1-hour coaching session every month with a senior strategist who has worked with FTSE 50 - 500 leaders, C-suite execs, and industry influencers.

      Each session is tailored to your progress, goals and industry context. It’s practical, strategic, and outcome-focused.

      Key areas we focus on are:

    • Sharpening your message
      Refine your tone, positioning and narrative so your content consistently lands with the right people.

    • Efficient digital networking
      Smart tactics to stay top of mind with minimal time investment - think influence, not overwhelm.

    • Attracting inbound opportunities
      Position yourself for media, speaking, board and advisory roles - so the right doors open without you chasing them.

    • Expanding into new markets
      Use LinkedIn strategically to grow reach and relevance in new sectors or regions.

    • Building a reputation that scales
      Establish yourself as a thought leader or trusted fast follower - and stay relevant as trends shift.

    • Operationalising a 15-minute daily strategy
      A streamlined routine to build consistency and momentum without adding to your workload.

    Your reputation shouldn’t rely on chance, and your time shouldn’t be wasted on guesswork.

    This is the fastest, smartest route to a visible, credible executive presence that drives real-world results.

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Introduction to EMARI

Did You Know...?

LinkedIn continues to be the top platform for CEOs to build their online presence.

Approximately 70% of Fortune 500 CEOs now have a LinkedIn presence.

Source: EMARI Group research  

Measurable outcomes

We’re not here to create noise. We’re here to create traction. That means:

  • Organic increase in senior-level connections

  • Higher engagement from key stakeholders

  • Recognition as a credible, strategic industry voice

  • New partnerships and collaboration opportunities

  • Recognised as an positive influence in both industry and network.

  • Increased relevance in the conversations you want to be in

  • Earned media value (quantifies the worth of organic media coverage and mentions a person or brand receives without direct payment, like customer reviews or press coverage, helping businesses understand the impact of their PR and engagement efforts.)

Being active on LinkedIn isn’t about self-promotion. It’s about showing what you stand for.

Remember visibility isn’t vanity, it’s strategy.

Let’s make yours count.

Leadership isn’t just about what you do — it’s about who knows it,

who trusts you because of it, and what happens as a result.

What’s it like to work with The EMARI Group?

Our clients’ success is our success.

Behind every project and transformation program we deliver are considered, data-driven insights