Reconciling Topher's two true identities — Synchrony VP (Emerging Payments) and Aspire founder/technical director — into one coherent public story for the post-SyF chapter (~June 2027 gate). The heavy lifting is DONE: all three interviews ran 4/24-4/25, positioning synthesized in positioning.md, and a paste-ready LinkedIn rewrite (Headline/About/Experience/Skills) has been sitting in linkedin-rewrite.md since 4/26 (refreshed 7/14 — em-dash sweep, Aspire 'growing roster' + 2023 founding date, Jr Pacers volunteer entry, quiet-update checklist). The ball is in Topher's court to paste it in. The /chris landing page is live at madebyotten.com/chris/ (Aspire v2 brand).
Active Items
Synced from the Kanban boardWaiting on You
(3)Topher pastes the LinkedIn rewrite
⚡ HIGHlinkedin-rewrite.md is paste-ready since 4/26 — section by section into the LinkedIn UI. The single blocking step for the whole rebuild.
madebyotten.com/chris landing page
Editorial hero, signature stories, vCard download + QR. Builds from positioning.md once the LinkedIn identity is public. New public pages use Aspire v2 brand tokens.
Apex rebuild — madebyotten.com root → Otten family landing
Parallel track: migrate aria-public to Astro source in sites/public/.
Done
(1)Interviews + positioning + rewrite drafted
⚡ HIGH3-part interview → priors.md → positioning.md → linkedin-rewrite.md. Build side complete.
Recent Events & Decisions
LinkedIn rewrite refreshed — em-dash sweep + voice polish
Full pass on linkedin-rewrite.md: em-dashes removed (Topher's voice rule), Aspire 'growing roster' language added, 2023 founding year made explicit, Jr Pacers board/Registration Officer added to volunteer section, quiet-update checklist included.
LinkedIn rewrite drafted — paste-ready
Headline / About / Experience / Skills / Patents / Education / photo + banner guidance in linkedin-rewrite.md. Density-checked against Topher's voice. No auto-posting (Aria can't write to LinkedIn).
Positioning synthesis locked
positioning.md — positioning lines, audience, tone, faith operational definition, visual identity, 12-month content arc.
Memory Files (source of truth)
The markdown files Aria reads for deeper contextmemory/drawers/personal-brand/interview-part-1-career-map.md Self-contained Claude Chat prompt covering the full 22-year career arc, pivot decisions, Aspire founder origin story, certs/education, and the "formally credited vs. actually does" gap. First of three parts. Canonical copy source is cc.madebyotten.com/info/personal-brand.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/interview-part-2-signature-stories.md Self-contained Claude Chat prompt covering the 5 SYF resume accomplishments in STAR depth, plus Aspire Digital wins, Aspire Ventures consulting patterns, failures, and "I'm the guy who…" answers. Second of three parts. **Part 1 priors are pre-embedded — no paste required.** Canonical copy source is cc.madebyotten.com/info/personal-brand.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/interview-part-3-voice-positioning.md Self-contained Claude Chat prompt covering audience (recruiters / Aspire clients / peers / SYF execs), positioning line, 12-month arc, tone, posting cadence, what NOT to show, headshot vibe, visual mood. Third and final part. Parts 1 + 2 condensed priors pre-embedded — no paste required. Canonical copy source is cc.madebyotten.com/info/personal-brand.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/linkedin-rewrite.md Paste-ready Headline / About / Experience / Skills / Patents / Education / Profile-photo / Banner. Topher copies from here into LinkedIn UI section by section. Built from positioning.md and priors.md. No auto-posting — Aria can't write to LinkedIn.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/overview.md Topher's plan to rebuild his public professional presence (LinkedIn, /chris landing page on madebyotten.com, vCard contact card, optional Astro resume). Identity work, distinct from topher/brand.md which covers values/ethos.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/positioning.md The single source of truth for Topher's personal-brand positioning post-3-part interview. Pulls together positioning lines, audience, tone, faith op-def, visual identity, and 12-month content arc. linkedin-rewrite.md and /chris page draft from this file.
memory/drawers/personal-brand/priors.md Extracted text from LinkedIn PDF, detailed + summary resumes (Jul 2024), and Aspire Digital about page. Source material the 3-part interview is built on top of — the interview pushes past what's already here.