Personal Branding Interview: Tony Schwartz
Today, I spoke to Tony Schwartz, who is President and CEO of The Energy Project, and author of The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs that Energize Great Performance. In this book, Tony talks about why workers are disengaged, how to treat workers differently in the workplace, the four forgotten needs of …
Personal Branding Interview: Randy Haykin
Today, I spoke to Randy Haykin, who teaches New Venture Finance and Innovation/Creativity at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, while working hands-on with portfolio companies of his venture fund outlookventures.com and his angel investment group, and he was Yahoo!’s original VP Sales and Marketing. In this interview, Randy talks about entrepreneurship, how he …
Personal Branding Interview: John Jantsch
Today, I spoke to John Jantsch, who is a marketing and digital technology coach, award winning social media publisher and author Duct Tape Marketing and his new book called The Referral Engine. In this interview, John talks about what a referral engine is, how long it took him to develop his own, if it’s easier …
Build Your Digital Relationships Before You Need Them
The old rules of professional networking translate to the online world as well. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “build your network before you need it.” Every single job search success story that I’ve heard stems from someone already having a network, tapping into that network, and then securing referrals and interviews from it. In …
Personal Branding Interview #2: John Baldoni
Today, I spoke to John Baldoni, who is an internationally recognized leadership development consultant, executive coach, speaker, and author of 12 Steps to Power Presence: How to Assert Your Authority to Lead (Amacom 2010). In this interview, John talks about leadership presence, influencing others, and more.
Is it possible to be a leader, but not…Personal Branding Interview: Michael Hyatt
Today, I spoke to Michael Hyatt, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. In this interview, Michael talks about how and when he started using social media tools, the impact blogging has had …
Announcing the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest Grand Prize Winners
Thank you for participating in the content and voting for your favorite personal brands. After two rounds of judging and input from thousands of voters, three individuals stood out from an outstanding group of finalists to win $1,000 Apple gift cards as category grand prize winners in the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest.
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Personal Branding Interview: Peggy McColl
Today, I spoke to Peggy McColl, who is a New York Times Best Selling Author, speaker, mentor and an expert in the area of goal achievement. Her latest book is called Viral Explosions. In this interview, Peggy tells you how to stand out online, how to create a viral buzz to get people talking about …
Personal Branding Interview: Craig Newmark
Today, I spoke to Craig Newmark, who is the founder of craigslist.org, and his previous experience includes thirty years working with computers for IBM, GM, Charles Schwab & Co, and Bank of America. In this interview, Craig talks about how he started his company, how power and influence and shifting, how he leverages his brand, …
My Story: From Nobody to Brand Name Entrepreneur in Under 3 Years
I’ve been waiting a long time to share my success story, but now that I have my own business, I feel it’s worthy of a blog post. I really hope that this story inspires you to work hard and live your dreams, regardless of your age. It’s been quite the journey, but most of you …