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 …
What Do Your Google Results Say About You?
I spoke with Paul Dunay last night, who is the Global Director of Integrated Marketing at Bearing Point, as well as a B2B technology marketing blogger. During our call, we talked about people’s Google results and what that says about them. Our conversation sparked this post, which deals with identifying your current “Google results” situation …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Magic Johnson Reinvents His Brand From Basketball to Business
Branding Magic Johnson
When I think of Magic Johnson, the following words come to mind:
Lakers – He took the Lakers NBA team to many championships. Basketball – He played basketball for most of his life. HIV – While playing basketball he was diagnosed with HIV. Philanthropy – He founded the The Magic Johnson Foundation.…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 …
Exclusive Interview with Marketing Pioneer David Aaker
Today, I spoke with marketing pioneer, David Aaker, about his new book “Spanning Silos.” The main idea we talk about is how silos are impediments to great marketing. Silos isolate people, ideas and creatvity and by making it a corporate wide issue, companies can become more successful. Innovation is the key these days and when …
Unlocking Personal Branding Secrets on Second Life and MySpace
Today, I spoke with Sean Percival, who has written a book on MySpace and Second Life, both of which we haven’t discussed on this blog. I don’t use either of them, so I can’t give you advice, but Sean certainly can. From this conversation, you’ll notice that these social networks work better for some people, …
Are Personal Brands Protected on Social Networks?
Today, I spoke with Larry Magid, who has been in the media for years and has published various books on internet safety. In this interview, we focus on the importance of protecting our online identities on social networks. I’m not much of a fan of MySpace, but if you’re on that social network, pay very …