Podcast #5: Mobile Workplace, Transparency and Hulk Hogan
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Promote Yourself Podcast (Subscribe on iTunes). It is a weekly show airing every Monday, giving you the best career advice, the latest workplace trends and access to today’s brightest stars in business. You can download the podcast here.
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Kayla Johnson: Making Money My Mission
Editor’s Note: I’m excited to share a guest post today from Kayla Johnson! Kayla Johnson is a marketing lead at brightpeak financial, a new organization dedicated to helping young Christian adults and families start taking action on their finances now, and for the future.
From the time you first hear it as a child, few …
Personalized Hiring Manager References Improve Your Personal Brand
Your references can mean the difference between being winning the job vs just being a finalist.
Can your references increase the chances you’ll actually win the job over the other finalists?
Think about your references from past employers. Sure, all your references probably say great things about you (otherwise you probably wouldn’t list them as …
To Startup Is No Longer the Question
It’s become so easy to build a startup: all it takes is a $100 or an intro to a group of well connected entrepreneurs to get your juices flowing. It’s no longer a question about how to start a company, but rather, what type of company should you start.
The following are the different types …
Personal Branding Weekly and What to Listen For
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome a new contributor to the Personal Branding Blog, Ken Sudheim. Ken is the CEO of KAS Placement Sales Recruiters, a sales and marketing recruitment agency specializing in helping job seekers further their careers through finding them challenging and rewarding positions at progressive, visionary and growing organizations. …
Why NOT To Introduce Yourself With A Title
Would you like to be memorable in a good way? Then, don’t describe yourself by your job title ever again!
Regardless of how exciting or interesting your work may be to you, you probably won’t get other people engaged by starting a conversation with what it says on your business card.
If your job title …
Decisions! Decisions! How to Pick Out Your Tie
Men face few choices when it comes to dressing for a job interview. Suits and shoes are always dark colors – black, gray, or brown. Shirts are typically white or blue. The real difficult choice is which tie to wear.
When I was interviewing for jobs, I always tried to match my tie to the …
Control Your Brand: Squelch Negative Press, Post Great Content!
The dream of gathering 100,000’s customers was elusive or even unimaginable two years ago. Now, with the plethora of social media available: Facebook, Twitter, and blogging, one can go from a complete unknown to, “voila-a celebrity”, where people wait for your words of wisdom! As great as the upsides of social media are, there are …
An ‘Ambitious Entrepreneur’ in Japan
Do you find yourself in a market where fitting in is the norm making it difficult for you to stand out? Then this podcast is a must-listen.
I was honored to be asked by Annemarie Cross to join The Ambitious Entrepreneur podcast this month to share some insight in how to break away from the …
Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: Kawasaki’s 3 Steps to Success
I just interviewed Guy Kawasaki, the former Apple evangelist, social media master, and author of 12 books. We met up at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas and talked about how to grow your following and self promote without being icky. He, in particular, was very keen to talk about self-publishing—understandably because his second …