Weekend Reading: Getting from College to Career by Lindsey Pollak
As I say, the time when you should be paying the most attention to your personal brand is in college. During college you are given the most amount of choices and the highest degree of education before you enter “the real world.” Choices, such as what major and minor you want to enlist in, as …
Call for Submissions for Personal Branding Magazine Issue 4: Due March 15th
Hurry up! I’m only accepting submissions for Personal Branding Magazine Issue 4 from now till March 15th. For this issue, I’m only accepting a total of 10 articles from outside sources. The other 12 will be content produced by our regular columnists. Due to the high volume of articles I receive, not every article will …
Boston College Student’s Get a Lesson in Personal Branding
I feel that personal branding should be the heartbeat of higher education. The logic here is that the sooner you discover your personal brand, the more risks you can take, as well as the easier it is to carve our your career path.
Today I spoke at Boston College to some freshman and seniors who …
Brand Yourself as a Movie Director: An Interview with Tom Clifford
This is part of my series of posts called “Brand Yourself As.” Today, I decided to interview Tom Clifford, who directs corporate videos. As you can see to stage right, there is a picture of Tom in his director’s uniform (notice the hat). If you have an angle or a unique personal brand, please email …
Author’s Corner: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Personal branding is about connecting with other people and blog’s are the cheapest, most cost effective way to “meet and greet.” Scott Monty, a Boston social media marketing guru, tagged me in one of his recent posts and asked me to write one of my own. The post was called “8 Things You Didn’t Know …
Personal Branding and Dating Form a Relationship: Get Ready for Valentines Day!
Recently, I spoke with dating expert and extraordinaire, Joe Tracy, about how personal branding ties in with dating and relationships. The timing was perfect for this because Valentines day is right around the corner. Joe has over a decade of experience in the online and offline publishing industry. In 2003, Tracy oversaw the launch of …
Derrick Kwa Interviews Me – The Youngest of the Personal Brand’ers
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The interview lasted for about 40 minutes and the rest can be found on his blog that he just redesigned. Derrick is 17 years old, therefore he is the youngest personal brand’er I know!
Info on Derrick:
“Born in 16 December 1990, in Singapore. I’m just an average guy, trying to forge his own …
Tom Peter’s Path to Innovation Podcast
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Tom Peter’s discusses brand innovation (focused on Taiwan). We can’t follow the same path of companies or people from years ago. In order to stand out, you need to be different and choose your brand attributes wisely. Tom explains how branding is about spirit, excitement, and creativity. Enjoy this video and I’ll see you …
Personal Branding on a Cruise Ship
Hey everyone! As some of you may know, I’m currently on vacation onboard the Liberty of the Seas, a cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet. We set sail on Saturday and have already embarked on Puerto Rico and St. Maartin. Today, in St. Maartin, I went sailing aboard “Stars and Stripes,” which is an …
Guest Post: How to Stand Out and Get Your Dream Job or Succeed in the One You Have
For students finishing up their college careers or even business people looking to succeed in their current jobs, no question is more common than “How do I stand out?”. As one of our readers, “John Con”, put it in one of our previous posts,
What do you wish you did/didn’t do in college that would …