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Convert Your Personal Brand into Monthly Cash Flow

How can you convert your personal branding book into consistent monthly cash flow? Unfortunately, many authors fail to address monthly cash flow issues soon enough.

How and when does your personal branding book convert into cash?

Although writing a nonfiction book is generally accepted as the best way to create and promote your personal brand, …

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Personal Branding Interview #2: John C. Maxwell

Today, I spoke to John C. Maxwell, who is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. You should also read my previous interview with John from early 2009. His latest book is called Everyone Communicates Few Connect. In this interview, John talks about why everyone communicates but …

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Personal Branding Interview: Dave Ramsey

Today, I spoke to Dave Ramsey, who is a personal money management expert, is an extremely popular national radio personality, author of the New York Times best-seller The Total Money Makeover, and host of the“The Dave Ramsey Show” on Fox Business Network. In this interview, Dave talks about how he became very rich, lost it …

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Personal Branding Interview: Jill Konrath

Today, I spoke to Jill Konrath, who is the bestselling author of Selling to Big Companies, and the author of SNAP SELLING. In this interview, Jill talks about the characteristics of successful sellers, what snap selling is, how to break through the noise and make the sale, and more.

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Personal Branding Interview: Ranjay Gulati

Today, I spoke to Ranjay Gulati, who is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor at the Harvard Business School and the author of Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business.  In this interview, Ranjay talks about why companies aren’t customer-focused, how companies can keep track of customers, the five key …

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Personal Branding Interview: Michael Fertik and David Thompson

Today, I spoke to Michael Fertik and David Thompson, who are the authors of Wild West 2.0. Michael is the CEO of ReputationDefender, and David Thompson is the Chief Privacy Officer for the company.  Note that ReputationDefender has been a previous sponsor of Personal Branding Magazine. In this interview, both Michael and David talk about …

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Personal Branding Interview: Laura Vanderkam

Today, I spoke to Laura Vanderkam, a USA Today contributor and author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. In this interview, Laura talks about what can be accomplished in 168 hours, how she manages her weekly schedule, gives some time management tips, and more.

What can be accomplished in 168 hours?…
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Personal Branding Interview #3: Marshall Goldsmith

Today, I spoke to Marshall Goldsmith, who I’ve interviewed many times before. He’s back with a new book called MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, and How to Get It Back If You Lose It. Marshall is a bestselling author, and one of the most influential business thinkers in the world. In …

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Personal Branding Interview: Ron Ashkenas

Today, I spoke to Ron Ashkenas, who is a Managing Partner of RHS&A, and an internationally recognized consultant and speaker on organizational transformation and post-merger integration. His latest book is called Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done. In this interview, Ron talks about why companies are so …