Guest Interview: Marnie Niver and Her Videography
I recently interviewed Marnie Niver, who is a freelance videographer, specializing in shooting concerts, corporate video’s, commercials and television shows. As custom with all my interviews, I investigated her Personal Brand by a series of questions. If your interested in more information or would like Marnie to film your next big event, you can find …
The 3 Most Important Personal Branding Skills to Have
When trying to focus on every aspect of Personal Branding, especially in this generation, things get overwhelming and unmanageable. When a corporation releases a new campaign for a product or to promote their own brand, there are various media outlets and styles that need to be accounted for and different audiences that need attention. While …
Personal Brand Spotlight: Wendy Marx
Successful Personal Brands have a direct correlation with successful businesses. As your brand equity grows and develops, your corporate brand entity will share similar successes. One way to have a leg up on the competition is through public relations and communication efforts. For this expertise, I turn to none other than Wendy Marx. Wendy has …
In 30 seconds or less what is your elevator pitch?
Picture this: You have worked at this company for almost 3 years and are actively pursuing a management role in your group. Your company owns the first three floors of a small office park and the company has approximately 400 employees. You’re stuck in an elevator with an executive and no one else. The elevator …
Guest Interview: Marty M. Fahncke and His Personal Brand
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marty M. Fahncke. Marty has over 18 years of experience in sales and marketing and has been involved in campaigns responsible for nearly $1 billion in revenue. He is also the mind behind FawnKey & Associates.
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Me: Marty, you have a lot of experience through different industries …
Managers put up walls for you to break through
One tactic I find commonly used in the workplace by the most experienced managers is to set up scenarios where their subordinates are tested. Managers who have high confidence in certain individuals, or are who are wondering what workload they can handle will use this tactic, especially if pressure has been applied to them from …
Guest Speaker: Lou Longo on Public Speaking
Lou Longo, a member of my network, shares his thoughts on public speaking. As you know, public speaking is a time, where you interact directly with your audience and where they judge you based on appearance, competency, personality and differentiation. Lou understands this and shares his thoughts:
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Have you ever listened to a speaker …
Your Appearance Makes Your First Impression
Before you can even get a word in or start dictating your core message, you are screened by your audience. Think of your packaging, just like a product and how you want to convey your personality and competency through it. Without knowing exactly who you are, your package is all that recruiters or other members …
2007 Personal Brand Award – Carl Chapman
Name: Carl Champman
Award: Silver Personal Brand Award
Carl’s site is an executive search firm that specializes in the restaurant industry. His blog personalizes him as a recruiter and gives candidates an insider view of restaurant recruiters and how to interact with them. Furthermore, Carl has positioned himself as the leading executive restaurant recruiter, which …
Confidence…The Root of Success
So your a brilliant professional, who graduated from Harvard with straight A’s, but with no job, no girlfriend and with no idea how to get ahead in life. If this is you, then you already know that you are lacking one of the most important factors in Personal Branding, CONFIDENCE. Confidence will actually make or …