<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/next-era/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Next Era]]></title><podcast:guid>a19cf0fa-9b56-569b-b505-30057db7c1d1</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Kat Torre]]></copyright><managingEditor>Kat Torre</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Next Era is a podcast about the moment you stop negotiating who you are.

Not the polished, social media-ready version of the story… the actual one. Where the identity shift started behind closed doors, what (and who) you had to let go of to get there.

Each episode is a record of becoming, through non-negotiation, visible decisions, and the clarity that comes from finally being honest with yourself.

If you're in a season of rebuilding or realizing you've already changed… this is for you.

Hosted by Kat Torre — rebrand strategist, speaker and founder of The Brand Architect.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/bc24c442-9d57-483f-9d76-528af0757898/45945225-1778429609345-19e1879dd4a0b.jpg</url><title>Next Era</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.kattorre.com/]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/bc24c442-9d57-483f-9d76-528af0757898/45945225-1778429609345-19e1879dd4a0b.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Kat Torre</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Kat Torre</itunes:author><description>Next Era is a podcast about the moment you stop negotiating who you are.

Not the polished, social media-ready version of the story… the actual one. Where the identity shift started behind closed doors, what (and who) you had to let go of to get there.

Each episode is a record of becoming, through non-negotiation, visible decisions, and the clarity that comes from finally being honest with yourself.

If you&apos;re in a season of rebuilding or realizing you&apos;ve already changed… this is for you.

Hosted by Kat Torre — rebrand strategist, speaker and founder of The Brand Architect.</description><link>https://www.kattorre.com/</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Next Era is a podcast about the moment you stop negotiating who you are.]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Business"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Marketing"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/></itunes:category><itunes:new-feed-url>https://feeds.captivate.fm/next-era/</itunes:new-feed-url><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:medium>podcast</podcast:medium><item><title>Identity Lag: The Decade Nobody Saw</title><itunes:title>Identity Lag: The Decade Nobody Saw</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Kat is pulling back the curtain on her own timeline — not because it's a clean success story, but because it isn't, and that's the point. From graduating into a recession in 2008 with no college path, to nursing school dropout, to building a landscaping company in Miami from $88 and a Mazda 3, to maître d' by night and agency owner by day, to the Serhant chapter, to founding The Brand Architect in 2023 — none of it looked strategic while Kat was living it. It just looked like survival. The through line only becomes visible in hindsight. And that hindsight is exactly what most people are missing when they decide they're not ready to claim the next version of themselves.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the decade that looks like chaos from the outside is the decade that's actually building you</li><li>What "borrowed brand permission" is, why it works, and the one mistake founders make when they stay in it too long</li><li>Why working two things at once isn't a sign something is wrong — it's a sign something is being built</li><li>The identity wall: why changing your job, your city, and your circumstances won't fix it</li><li>Why readiness is not a feeling — and the actual sequence that produces confidence and results</li><li>What it means when the same work keeps showing up across completely different rooms</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong> What would you claim about yourself if you stopped waiting for the results to arrive first?</p><p>New episodes every Monday. Find Kat at <a href="kattorre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Kat is pulling back the curtain on her own timeline — not because it's a clean success story, but because it isn't, and that's the point. From graduating into a recession in 2008 with no college path, to nursing school dropout, to building a landscaping company in Miami from $88 and a Mazda 3, to maître d' by night and agency owner by day, to the Serhant chapter, to founding The Brand Architect in 2023 — none of it looked strategic while Kat was living it. It just looked like survival. The through line only becomes visible in hindsight. And that hindsight is exactly what most people are missing when they decide they're not ready to claim the next version of themselves.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the decade that looks like chaos from the outside is the decade that's actually building you</li><li>What "borrowed brand permission" is, why it works, and the one mistake founders make when they stay in it too long</li><li>Why working two things at once isn't a sign something is wrong — it's a sign something is being built</li><li>The identity wall: why changing your job, your city, and your circumstances won't fix it</li><li>Why readiness is not a feeling — and the actual sequence that produces confidence and results</li><li>What it means when the same work keeps showing up across completely different rooms</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong> What would you claim about yourself if you stopped waiting for the results to arrive first?</p><p>New episodes every Monday. Find Kat at <a href="kattorre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.kattorre.com/]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f38c5d3-b26c-4542-8dfe-e40d16bec58d</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/a7eebb2d-3505-4384-a138-eb2d6e69a898/NEXT-ERA-COVER-ART-for-Captivate.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5f38c5d3-b26c-4542-8dfe-e40d16bec58d.mp3" length="19592756" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>20:25</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode></item><item><title>Identity Lag: The Ceiling Is a Person</title><itunes:title>Identity Lag: The Ceiling Is a Person</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Kat keeps meeting people sitting just underneath a number they can't seem to crack — and every time, the conversation turns to strategy. New copy, new offer, new follow-up sequence. But optimization doesn't shatter ceilings. Identity does. This episode is a diagnosis, not a tactic list: why your current revenue is a direct reflection of what you're willing to accept, and why the next version of you can't be earned into existence — only decided into.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>The three identity patterns quietly capping your revenue — the discount reflex, the wrong-fit yes, and the invisible ceiling — and why you've probably lived in all three</li><li>Why dropping your price doesn't just change the number, it changes the entire energetic exchange with a client, whether they can name it or not</li><li>The difference between worth and price, and why fusing the two turns every pricing conversation into an identity conversation</li><li>Why "I'll hold the line once I have the proof" is backwards, and what it actually takes to decide first</li><li>What it means that the person who built your current business cannot be the one who builds your next one</li><li>Why confidence isn't the prerequisite for growth, it's the byproduct of it</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><p>Are you still willing to be the person who owns the ceiling you keep almost breaking?</p><p>New episodes every Monday.</p><p> Find Kat at <a href="kattorre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kat keeps meeting people sitting just underneath a number they can't seem to crack — and every time, the conversation turns to strategy. New copy, new offer, new follow-up sequence. But optimization doesn't shatter ceilings. Identity does. This episode is a diagnosis, not a tactic list: why your current revenue is a direct reflection of what you're willing to accept, and why the next version of you can't be earned into existence — only decided into.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>The three identity patterns quietly capping your revenue — the discount reflex, the wrong-fit yes, and the invisible ceiling — and why you've probably lived in all three</li><li>Why dropping your price doesn't just change the number, it changes the entire energetic exchange with a client, whether they can name it or not</li><li>The difference between worth and price, and why fusing the two turns every pricing conversation into an identity conversation</li><li>Why "I'll hold the line once I have the proof" is backwards, and what it actually takes to decide first</li><li>What it means that the person who built your current business cannot be the one who builds your next one</li><li>Why confidence isn't the prerequisite for growth, it's the byproduct of it</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><p>Are you still willing to be the person who owns the ceiling you keep almost breaking?</p><p>New episodes every Monday.</p><p> Find Kat at <a href="kattorre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.kattorre.com/]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">9df547ad-71d8-430f-a7b0-aff148335d47</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/927e9255-0610-438e-ac40-e50a52d3c308/NEXT-ERA-COVER-ART-for-Captivate.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9df547ad-71d8-430f-a7b0-aff148335d47.mp3" length="13715832" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>14:17</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode></item><item><title>Identity Audit #1: Bad Bunny</title><itunes:title>Identity Audit #1: Bad Bunny</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>In this Identity Audit, I'm not here to review the performance. I'm a brand and identity strategist, and what I saw on that stage was one of the most precise and powerful identity statements I've ever witnessed at scale. This is the first in a series of Identity Audits on Next Era, real case studies in what happens when someone stops negotiating who they are, publicly, completely, and without apology.</p><p>We cover:</p><ul><li>Why Bad Bunny's performance wasn't a political statement, and what it actually was</li><li>The difference between putting on a show and making a declaration</li><li>Why somebody else's clarity and conviction has a way of making our own confusion feel inescapable</li><li>What it means when your joy is perceived as a threat, and why that's never your problem</li><li>Why you cannot make your brand palatable enough to avoid rejection, and what you can actually control</li><li>What Bad Bunny didn't translate, and what you've been translating about yourself that you don't have to</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What has already changed that your brand has not admitted yet?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this Identity Audit, I'm not here to review the performance. I'm a brand and identity strategist, and what I saw on that stage was one of the most precise and powerful identity statements I've ever witnessed at scale. This is the first in a series of Identity Audits on Next Era, real case studies in what happens when someone stops negotiating who they are, publicly, completely, and without apology.</p><p>We cover:</p><ul><li>Why Bad Bunny's performance wasn't a political statement, and what it actually was</li><li>The difference between putting on a show and making a declaration</li><li>Why somebody else's clarity and conviction has a way of making our own confusion feel inescapable</li><li>What it means when your joy is perceived as a threat, and why that's never your problem</li><li>Why you cannot make your brand palatable enough to avoid rejection, and what you can actually control</li><li>What Bad Bunny didn't translate, and what you've been translating about yourself that you don't have to</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What has already changed that your brand has not admitted yet?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.kattorre.com/]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">8d1dc053-fe19-4153-91a8-2fdb92bcbb87</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/d4ea6cd6-1524-49e5-8015-d4abe417134f/NEXT-ERA-COVER-ART.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8d1dc053-fe19-4153-91a8-2fdb92bcbb87.mp3" length="15433226" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>16:05</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode></item><item><title>Identity Lag: What Changed First</title><itunes:title>Identity Lag: What Changed First</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>There’s a moment before the rebrand when something in you already knows.</p><p>It’s not always dramatic. It’s not always a collapse. It’s not even always obvious from the outside.</p><p>Sometimes it looks like a beautiful website that no longer says the right thing. A content plan that keeps you visible but not better understood. Offers that still work, but no longer reflect the depth of what you actually do.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Next Era</em>, I’m talking about what changes first, before the visuals, website, voice, offers, and public identity catch up.</p><p>Recorded on Memorial Day, this episode begins with a personal reflection on service, remembrance, my military family, and the things people carry before the world can see them.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>What identity lag is, and why it shows up before most people realize they need a rebrand</li><li>Why the brand is often the last thing to admit the founder has changed</li><li>The difference between changing the visible layer and rebuilding the positioning underneath</li><li>Why a polished brand can still feel misaligned if the message, voice, and offer language belong to an old version of you</li><li>How becoming a mother has changed my relationship to time, discernment, work, and what I’m willing to carry forward</li><li>Why identity-led rebrand strategy starts with positioning, messaging, voice, and brand architecture before it becomes visual</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What has already changed that your brand has not admitted yet?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There’s a moment before the rebrand when something in you already knows.</p><p>It’s not always dramatic. It’s not always a collapse. It’s not even always obvious from the outside.</p><p>Sometimes it looks like a beautiful website that no longer says the right thing. A content plan that keeps you visible but not better understood. Offers that still work, but no longer reflect the depth of what you actually do.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Next Era</em>, I’m talking about what changes first, before the visuals, website, voice, offers, and public identity catch up.</p><p>Recorded on Memorial Day, this episode begins with a personal reflection on service, remembrance, my military family, and the things people carry before the world can see them.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>What identity lag is, and why it shows up before most people realize they need a rebrand</li><li>Why the brand is often the last thing to admit the founder has changed</li><li>The difference between changing the visible layer and rebuilding the positioning underneath</li><li>Why a polished brand can still feel misaligned if the message, voice, and offer language belong to an old version of you</li><li>How becoming a mother has changed my relationship to time, discernment, work, and what I’m willing to carry forward</li><li>Why identity-led rebrand strategy starts with positioning, messaging, voice, and brand architecture before it becomes visual</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What has already changed that your brand has not admitted yet?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.kattorre.com/]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">ed493b75-950d-4e8e-94c6-7c30615cd195</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/6645d290-9abd-4a0b-b361-90ae829a5da9/NEXT-ERA-COVER-ART.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ed493b75-950d-4e8e-94c6-7c30615cd195.mp3" length="18021648" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>18:46</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode></item><item><title>Identity Shift: This Is My Next Era</title><itunes:title>Identity Shift: This Is My Next Era</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>There's a specific kind of discomfort that doesn't have a clean name yet.</p><p>It's not burnout. It's not imposter syndrome. It's not even unhappiness, exactly.</p><p>It's the feeling you get when you look at your business — your clients, your content, your website — and something in you goes: this doesn't fit anymore.</p><p>In the first episode of Next Era, I'm telling you exactly what this podcast is, why I made it, and what I think is happening to high-performing people right now that nobody is talking about clearly enough.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>What identity lag is — and why it's the most expensive thing I see people do</li><li>Why the world moving faster than we can process has created a generation of people performing an identity they've already outgrown</li><li>The difference between white-knuckling an old version of yourself and actually closing the gap</li><li>What it looked like when I made my first identity decision at 11 years old — and why I'm still making that same choice nearly 25 years later</li><li>Why this particular season — a rebrand, a move, a baby on the way — made this podcast feel more essential than ever</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What have you already become that you haven't yet claimed?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There's a specific kind of discomfort that doesn't have a clean name yet.</p><p>It's not burnout. It's not imposter syndrome. It's not even unhappiness, exactly.</p><p>It's the feeling you get when you look at your business — your clients, your content, your website — and something in you goes: this doesn't fit anymore.</p><p>In the first episode of Next Era, I'm telling you exactly what this podcast is, why I made it, and what I think is happening to high-performing people right now that nobody is talking about clearly enough.</p><p><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>What identity lag is — and why it's the most expensive thing I see people do</li><li>Why the world moving faster than we can process has created a generation of people performing an identity they've already outgrown</li><li>The difference between white-knuckling an old version of yourself and actually closing the gap</li><li>What it looked like when I made my first identity decision at 11 years old — and why I'm still making that same choice nearly 25 years later</li><li>Why this particular season — a rebrand, a move, a baby on the way — made this podcast feel more essential than ever</li></ul><br/><p><strong>The question this episode is really asking:</strong></p><ul><li>What have you already become that you haven't yet claimed?</li></ul><br/><p><em>New episodes every Monday.</em></p><p><em>Find Kat at <a href="https://www.kattorre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kattorre.com</a> | Instagram: <a href="instagram.com/kattorrexo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kattorrexo</a></em></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kat-torre/episodes/Episode-01--This-Is-My-Next-Era-e3jglpf]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">451ce69f-dd86-46c5-a060-d234b419d14d</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/8c092e82-7662-4f08-939c-4d770a15ac10/45945225-1778429609345-19e1879dd4a0b.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a02468c5-cfea-46d6-85d7-44284ed6ec53.mp3" length="14805533" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>15:25</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode></item><item><title>Next Era Trailer</title><itunes:title>Next Era Trailer</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Next Era is a podcast about the moment you stop negotiating who you are. 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