Category: Interview

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It’s a Long Career and a Small Corporate Community

Today, I spoke with Anne Fisher, who is a senior writer at Fortune and the face behind the “Ask Annie” column at Fortune.com.  We discuss a lot of important workplace themes, such as office politics, how the workplace has changed in the past decade, the real way to get a job and what to do …

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Removing Your Personal Brand From Your Company

Today, I spoke with Laura Vanderkam, who is a columnist for USA Today, an author and a long-time journalist.  She talks about how there are other career options for people these days and how you don’t have to work in a cubicle all your life.  If you’re a young professional who thinks they have to …

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Personal Branding is Your Secret Weapon in the Battle for Jobs

Today, I spoke with Liz Goodgold, who is a long time branding expert, speaker, author and consultant. Liz provides a great endorsement for the fine art of personal branding 😉 and she also has great ideas around how entrepreneurs can market themselves, as well as how people can become more visible as a corporate employee. …

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Personal Branding Through the Eyes of a B2B Marketer

Today, I spoke with Dianna Huff, who gives us a unique perspective on personal branding through the eyes of a B2B communications expert, whose been in the marketing game for years.  We discuss traditional and new marketing tools that can be used for businesses, as well as individuals, to maximize brand strength.  Dianna reminds us …

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Grow Your Brand Inside a Company and Then Break Free

Today, I spoke with Peter Kim, whose had a very inspirational career, starting at Puma, then Forrester Research and now he’s broken away to help lead a new startup. I met Peter at the beginning of this year and we finally got around to this interview. Peter shares some great perspectives on what it takes …

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Gen-Y Brands Will Hold the Recruiting Power Very Soon!

Today, I spoke with Tamara J. Erickson, who completely made my day.  She’s a generational expert and her latest book is on Gen-Y.  The coolest thing I got out of this interview is the fact that the amount of jobs in our economy will be greater than the amount of Gen-Y’ers to fill positions, even …

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Battling Recession 2.0 by Becoming the CFO of Your Brand

Today, I spoke with Kimberly Palmer, who is an senior editor for the U.S.News & World Report. She has a great view on what it takes to be financially competent. I brought her out today to talk about the recession and what we can do as brands, in order to be financially secure and protected …

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How to Build Your Brand While Being in a Relationship

Today, I spoke with Brenda Della Casa, who is a dating and relationship expert. We’ve had a discussion about dating, as it relates to personal branding, in the past. Now it’s time to dive deeper into how successful relationships can work, while you are working hard to build your personal brand. It’s not easy managing …

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Become a Career Renegade Instead of Being Depressed at Work

Today, I spoke with Jonathan Fields, who is an author, blogger and much more.  He just launched his new blog based on his “Career Renegade” book today, in addition to an incredible new eBook called “The Fire Fly Manifesto.”  The purpose of this interview is to inspire you to start doing work you love, instead …

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Personal Brands Are More Successful in Diverse Teams

Today, I spoke with Scott E. Page, who is a professor at Michigan and is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to diversity. For the benefit of my blog readers, I asked Scott a lot of questions on how diversity in teams is crucial to building a strong personal brand. One of the main conclusions you’ll …