Corporate Cultural Responsibility
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
The pillars on which you build the foundation of your brand are truly important. Another essential consideration regarding that fact is some pillars are more complex than others.
Culture is one of those sophisticated systems of …
(En)Counter Culture
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
Whether you realize it or not, we are at a pivotal juncture in the marketing and advertising industry. This industry is one that is (and always has been) located at the point where information, entertainment, politics,…
Addressing On-The-Job Injuries as an Independent Contractor
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
In traditional employment, workers’ compensation represents an essential part of the employee-employer relationship that protects injured workers and businesses alike. Employees have job security and time to recover from their injuries, but if you’re an independent …
Teamwork Never Fails – Stop Blaming Teamwork at Your Small Business
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
“What is teamwork?”
I posed this question to 12 leaders at a small regional credit union. We heard the traditional answers: collaboration, communication, working together toward a common goal.
Then one leader offered a definition that …
7 Ways VR Is Changing How We Work
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
Virtual reality is a technology we once associated mainly with gaming, an accessory that makes digital worlds tangible. But it’s far more than entertainment. It’s now reshaping how we work across industries, from tech startups to …
10 Challenges that Entrepreneurs Face
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
Starting a business means facing hard truths about risk, money, and the sheer uncertainty of building something from nothing. These challenges haven’t changed much over the years; they’ve just become more complex in our connected, always-on …
Looking to Go Into Consulting? 6 Things to Consider First
Chances are, you already know what a consultant is — an expert in a particular field who uses their knowledge to help other businesses or professionals. You have a skill set that makes you a candidate to become a consultant, too, but going out on your own is certainly a challenge.
Fortunately, others have traversed …
How to Take Your Job Anywhere In The World
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
The world feels small when you stay in the same place for too long. What if you could travel the world and work on your terms whenever you wanted?
That’s usually the question that raises a …
5 Strategies to Cultivate a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
Many business leaders and entrepreneurs hold strict ideas of what success means to them and how to cultivate it, but you wouldn’t get there without people to create value as a collective in motion.
All companies …
Why Are Your Employees Quitting?
Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.
Retaining talent is as critical as attracting it.
When employees leave, the costs extend beyond recruiting and training: you lose institutional knowledge, team cohesion, and momentum.
That’s why smart employers stay connected to their teams, understanding …