More Than LinkedIn: Building a Reputation People Remember | 170: Blessing Ikpia

Blessing Ikpia is a Growth Marketer, Co Founder of Elite Global AI, Founder of AI Women Rising and the creator behind the personal brand "Your LinkedIn Big Sister". In just over a year, she has built a LinkedIn community of more than 100,000 followers while helping AI and tech companies grow through marketing, community building and education. Alongside her work, she is passionate about creating opportunities for young professionals and empowering more women to build careers in AI. In this episode, Blessing shares her journey from studying healthcare to building a career in marketing, why lifelong learning remains one of her biggest priorities and how thinking long term has shaped both her personal and professional life. We also discuss the mindset behind growing a LinkedIn community of more than 100,000 followers, the importance of finding your own approach through experimentation and why consistency, building genuine relationships and creating value for others have been the foundations of her growth. Connect with Blessing: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingikpia/ https://www.instagram.com/blessing_ikpia/ https://www.tiktok.com/@your_linkedinbigsister Timestamps:  00:00 - Why education still matters 01:11 - Meet Blessing Ikpia 02:01 - The journey to 100,000 LinkedIn followers 03:07 - Becoming "Your LinkedIn Big Sister" 04:05 - Her journey from medicine to business 08:14 - Why she still invests in education 09:38 - Delegation and balancing multiple priorities 11:06 - Why she chose LinkedIn 13:26 - Trial and error behind her growth 15:27 - Her LinkedIn content strategy 17:05 - Her best advice for growing on LinkedIn 18:30 - How to build a loyal community 21:06 - Life outside LinkedIn 22:00 - Books that shaped her thinking 23:11 - Future plans and her mentorship programme 24:34 - Where to find Blessing 25:05 - Her final message 25:42 - How to pronounce Tomas Loucky 26:17 - Closing remarks Connect with Tomas: Stan: https://stan.store/Tommen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠ Unproduced: Newsletter: https://unproduced.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unproducednotes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Ddo8ibDlLYoaP7FFLIW More: Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: https://patreon.com/tomasloucky Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://producednewsletter.substack.com/⁠ The Podcast Club: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/25420030/ Tools & gear that support the show: Metricool: https://f.mtr.cool/HRJBZK Favikon: https://www.favikon.com?fpr=tommen Riverside: https://riverside.partnerlinks.io/2752q1ai767z Ra Optics: https://ra-optics.myshopify.com/discount/TOMMEN?rfsn=8803777.591d19 JamX: https://jamx.ai/podcasters-offer?ref_id=e02d48af-ef66-4e76-b804-c2e8d282a8bf Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you find them useful, using these links helps keep the podcast running. Thank you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.