Category: Interview

Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal Growth

Personal Branding Interview: Wendy Gelberg

Today, I spoke with Wendy Gelberg, who is the author of The Successful Introvert.  In this interview, Wendy talks to us about introverts, how technology helps introverts become more extroverted, the difference between introverts and extroverts, the pros and cons of being introverted in the work place and various strategies that can help introverts become …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingCorporate BrandingeBrandInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal GrowthSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Rita McGrath

Today, I spoke with Rita McGrath, who is an Associate Professor at Columbia Business School, and one of the world’s leading experts on strategic business growth in highly uncertain environments.  Her new book is called Discovery-Driven Growth.  In this interview, Rita talks about how already established brands and startups can grow in this economy, as …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingMarketingRelationships & Personal Growth

Personal Branding Interview: John C. Maxwell

Today, I spoke to John C. Maxwell, who is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author, selling over 16 million books. His latest book is entitled Put Your Dream to the Test.  In this interview, John discusses his definition of success, what separates the successful from the unsuccessful, some important …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCorporate BrandingeBrandEmployer BrandingInterviewRelationships & Personal GrowthSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Today, I spoke with Tony Hsieh, who is the CEO of Zappos, a brand that many of you are familiar with, especially my female readers.  Tony has done an excellent job branding his company as the ultimate customer service machine.  He has over 200,000 Twitter followers and what he’s done for Zappos has been one …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCareer & WealthInterviewJob SearchLifestyle & Habit BuildingNetworkingRelationships & Personal Growth

Personal Branding Interview: Alexandra Levit

Today, I spoke with Alexandra Levit, who is the author of How’d You Score That Gig?, a columnist for The Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal and a gen-y expert and speaker.  Alexandra shares her worst job advice, how people can reinvent themselves in this economy, challenges recent college graduates will have, and more. …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingeBrandInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingMarketingNetworkingRelationships & Personal GrowthSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Scott Ginsberg

Today, I spoke with Scott Ginsberg, who is known as the “nametag guy” and the author of many books, including his latest one called “Stick Yourself Out There : Get Them to Come to You.”  We talked about what makes people unique, push and pull marketing, and how to build a web presence.

Is it…
Read the Rest →
Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal Growth

Personal Branding Interview: Anita Bruzzese

Today, I spoke with Anita Bruzzese, who is a nationally syndicated columnist on the workplace and award-winning journalist.  You might have seen her work in your local newspaper or in USA Today.  In this interview, Anita weighs in on career development versus personal brand management, how she got her role as a syndicated columnist, if …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Career & WealthCommunication & Networkinggen-yInterviewJob SearchLifestyle & Habit BuildingPRRelationships & Personal GrowthReputation ManagementSocial MediaSuccess Story

An Audacious Way to Build an Online Brand

Last week, Jamie Varon made waves in the Twitter and Gen Y communities with a career advice post about her last job and a new website to get Twitter to hire her. I caught up with her to talk about what she’s doing to build her online personal brand – and ask how she comes …

Read the Rest →

Monica O'Brien
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingEducationgen-yInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRecruitmentRelationships & Personal Growth

Personal Branding Interview: Jaye Fenderson

Today, I spoke with Jaye Fenderson, who is a college advice columnist for Seventeen.com and the author of Seventeen’s Guide To Getting Into College. We’ve spoken a lot about the economy and it’s impact on employment, as well as tips that regular job seekers can use to get ahead in these tough times.  In this …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel
Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCorporate BrandingeBrandInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal GrowthSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Charlene Li

Today, I spoke with Charlene Li, who is the bestselling co-author of Groundswell, an ex-Forrester executive and now a full-time consultant, blogger and speaker.  For the past few months, I’ve been really digging down and examining the role of a personal brand within a corporate brand and now, with Charlene’s help, we have a great …

Read the Rest →

Dan Schawbel