If You Don’t Dig Your Job Leave it and Find Another
Today, I spoke with G.L. Hoffman, who is one of the louder voices in the career and job space. He is an entrepreneur and now author and is here to tell us how to dig our jobs. The main message here is that if you don’t like your job, get out of it and find …
How to Lay the Brand Foundation for a Consulting Business
Reader question<
“I have recently gone solo and started a consulting business (with a handful of employees)… from a social networking branding perspective (i.e. twitter, blog etc.) should I concentrate on building myself or my company brand. I know the answer is both, but which one first and foremost would you recommend, for example should …
A Crash Course in Surviving and Thriving in this Economy
Today, I spoke with Laura T. Coffey, who is the queen of giving business and personal finance advice tips. She is a writer for TODAYshow.com and MSNBC.com. and is here today to coach you through this recession, give you hope and tips you can use to make smarter decisions before you let the recession cast …
How to Brand Yourself When You Have a Twin
When you have a unique name, face, personal brand statement and skill set, differentiation is natural and fairly easy. Out of everything I just mentioned, your face is perhaps the most important asset you have, both online and offline. We spoke about how to brand yourself with business cards some time ago and how your …
Leo Babauta Helps Us Achieve Personal Branding Zen
Today, I spoke with Leo Babauta, who is one of the most well-known and respected bloggers in the world. He blogs at Zenhabits.net and has been writing for decades on work concentration and management. We talk about his success story, why it’s important to work smart (not just hard), how to stay afloat in the …
An Introduction into the World of Personal Branding
Originally published in 2008. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
I’ve been asked by a lot of people for an article that introduces personal branding. I went searching through my archives and realized I didn’t have a clear, high-level primer for newcomers.
More and more educators …
A High School and a College Entrepreneur Speak Out
Today, I spoke with both a high school entrepreneur (Mark Bao) and a college entrepreneur (Jessica Mah) about what it’s like to be an entrepreneur, while still going to class. I interviewed both of them because I wanted to show you that you don’t have to go traditional routes even at a young age. If …
Brand Mystery 12 – Have You Heard of This Personal Brand?
Today is another episode of a game I call “Brand Mystery,” where you guess who the personal brand is and receive a link on the following game in the series. There were 26 comments last time and that typically happens when I use a well-known celebrity and don’t make the picture enough.
Brand Mystery 10 …
Alan Weiss Schools Us On How to Build a Powerful Consulting Brand
Today, I spoke with Alan Weiss, who is a world renowned consultant, author, blogger and speaker. This interview is short and to-the-point,which is attributed to his communication style. He tells it like it is no matter what and will give you straight facts as to how you can become a rich consultant. From interviewing Alan …
Professor Teaches Students About Personal Branding and They Respond!
Guest post by Chrystal Denmark Porter, the Assistant Dean of Sport Science at Endicott College, in Beverly, MA.
Note from Dan: One of my main missions in life is to teach academia about personal branding and start an international class on the topic for freshman college students. Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve …