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Personal Branding Interview: Anya Kamenetz

Today, I spoke to Anya Kamenetz, who is a financial speaker, bestselling author of Generation Debt, a Yahoo! Finance columnist, and a staff writer for Fast Company Magazine. Her latest book is called DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education. In this interview, Anya talks about the issues with the higher …

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Personal Branding Interview: Michael Bungay Stanier

Today, I spoke to Michael Bungay Stanier, who is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons and author of Do More Great Work. In this interview, Michael talks about what “great work” is, how great work effects the workplace, and more ideas in his new book.

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Personal Branding Interview: Janine Driver

Today, I spoke to Janine Driver, aka the “Lyin’ Tamer,” body language contributor to NBC’s Today show and CEO of the Body Language Institute. Here new book is called You Say More Than You Think: The 7-Day Plan on Using the New Body Language to get What You Want! (Crown). In this interview, Janine talks …

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Personal Branding Interview: Lynn Taylor

Today, I spoke to Lynn Taylor, who is the author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ , a workplace expert, speaker and consultant. In this interview, Lynn talks about how to get a promotion right now, how to get ahead despite the economy, the important of staying relevant, connecting with coworkers on social networks and …

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Personal Branding Interview: Simon Sinek

Today, I spoke to Simon Sinek, who is the author of Start With WHY, the creator of The Golden Circle, and a popular speaker. In this interview, Simon talks about what the WHY is, why companies need to have a sense of purpose, examples of companies and individuals that have a WHY, advice on finding …

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Personal Branding Interview: Susan Whitcomb

Today, I spoke to Susan Whitcomb, who is the founder and president of The Academies and author of the new book, The Twitter Job Search Guide. In this interview, Susan explains what her own branding model is as a career coach, what you should and shouldn’t include on a resume, and brand consistency for job …

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Personal Branding Interview: Brett Blumenthal

Today, I spoke to Brett Blumenthal, who is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of “GET REAL” and STOP Dieting!, the founder of Sheer Balance, and a contributor to Shine from Yahoo!. In this interview, Brett talks about how she molded her personal brand with her corporate brand, how she decided on her career path, some …

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Personal Branding Interview: Dr. Doug Hirschhorn

Today, I spoke to Dr. Doug Hirschhorn, who is a New York-based psychology expert, mental coach and CNBC commentator. He is also the author of 8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance on the Job and In Your Life. In this interview, Doug talks about Conan O’Brien, what his brand is, if it should be tweaked …

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Personal Branding Magazine Issue 11 Seth Godin Interview Preview

For the February issue of Personal Branding Magazine, Seth Godin will grace the cover, with an exclusive and lengthy interview I conducted with him about his new book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable. Out of all his bestselling books, this one is the closest related to personal branding because it focuses on becoming indispensable, meaning that …