LinkedIn: The Career Growth Lever You’re Not Using | #103: Thomas Pearce

Thomas Pearce is the Account Director at LeverBrands, the go-to personal branding agency for LinkedIn’s fastest-growing creators. As the first full-time hire, he has been instrumental in shaping the agency's success, contributing to over 500 million impressions and more than £5 million in revenue within a year. He now leads client strategy, manages the team, and works closely with CEOs and founders to help them grow their presence with clarity and purpose. In this episode, Thomas shares his journey from the challenges of job hunting after graduation to securing a role at one of LinkedIn’s top agencies. He reflects on building a following of over 60,000, offers valuable tips on personal branding, and talks about the fulfilment that comes from helping others grow their influence online. This is a grounded and inspiring conversation for anyone looking to level up on LinkedIn. Connect with Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pearce4/ Timestamps: 00:00 – How a LinkedIn post changed everything 01:16 – Who is Thomas Pearce 03:31 – Was uni worth it 06:03 – Job hunt struggles after graduation 08:52 – Breaking into a tough market 10:18 – Smart job application tips 11:41 – The real power of LinkedIn 15:24 – Growing to 60K followers 18:09 – Landing the job at LeverBrands 20:41 – How a pitch deck got him noticed 23:29 – What he does now 25:06 – LeverBrands’ core services 26:19 – Lead gen tips for founders 27:45 – Carousels vs video on LinkedIn 30:14 – Expanding to Instagram 32:12 – Why email matters more than followers 34:04 – Helping others grow 35:12 – Top advice: clarity before content 37:52 – Content systems and commenting 39:27 – Making carousels that work 40:09 – Favourite tools and AI 42:42 – Competing through content 43:20 – Hobbies and gaming 44:17 – Favourite shows 46:24 – Book recs 47:28 – Where to find Thomas 47:57 – Final thoughts Connect with Tommen: X: https://x.com/TomasLoucky⁠⁠⁠ Stan: https://stan.store/Tommen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠ More: FenPost: https://fenpost.com/ Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://producednewsletter.substack.com/⁠ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProducedByPodcast⁠⁠⁠/ Podcasting tools I recommend: Riverside: ⁠https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=tomas-loucky Adobe Podcast: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1101l584tU/creativeref:1011l150787 Podsqueeze: https://podsqueeze.com/?ref=tomas FenPost: https://fenpost.com/?via=tomas SocialBee: https://get.socialbee.io/swiinl  Some links are affiliate links, meaning I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you find these tools helpful, using these links supports the show. Thank you!