Interview with Guy Kawasaki aka the Godfather of Silicon Valley
Guy Kawasaki is one of the original Apple employees responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He is currently CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, a venture capital firm which specializes in high-technology start-up firms located in Silicon Valley. Guy has been quite entrepreneurial as of the past few years, first with Truemors (a gossip news …
8/1/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
It’s been quite a challenging week for me after getting a bad cold these past few days, but as they say “the show must go on.” Passion is a crazy thing, but it certainly allows me to keep going with all that I manage on a reoccurring basis. I have a lot of exciting announcements …
Interview with the #1 Branding Expert on the Planet: Rob Frankel
Today, I interviewed Rob Frankel. Rob has managed to seize spot #1 in Google for “branding expert” and his blog is #3, which is extraordinary. I’m on page 2 and hope one day to be as successful as Rob. You might have seen him on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams or on FOX with …
BusinessWeek Columnist Christine Comaford Answers Your Questions
As promised, BusinessWeek Columnist, Christine Comaford answers the questions you posed in the comments section of my post on Monday. After reading the answers to your questions, Christine has yet another give-away for you. Both Christine and I hope you all have a great weekend. Her note is below:
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Hi Everyone,
WOW. What great …
Exclusive Interview with the Queen of Web 2.0: Gina Trapani
Today, I interviewed Gina Trapani, who was featured in issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine. She is always a delight to speak with and is as resourceful as they get.
Gina Trapani is a tech writer and web developer based in San Diego, California by way of Brooklyn, New York. She is the lead editor …
Ask BusinessWeek Columnist Christine Comaford Your Questions and WIN!
We have had only a single contest here on the Personal Branding Blog. That changes today. Christine Comaford and I have been discussing a brand new contest, where 10 of you can win a free copy of her book and have your business challenges solved ON THIS BLOG. Christine has massive credibility and is willing …
7/18/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
Today, I figured I would help some friends by promoting their personal brands, books and events. What a lot of people don’t realize is that the #1 reason to have a blog is the ability to freely promote other people. When people start understanding and executing on that simple concept, then the world will be …
A Corporate Brand Won’t Shield Your Personal Brand Anymore
Thesis
There is an ongoing shift from people being eclipsed by corporate entities, to people becoming the shield, point-of-contact and spokesperson for the company. No person or company is safe anymore, but instead of separating both brands, they have collided into one transparent mirror of information flow and retrieval. This happens for a few reasons. …
Pay Attention: The No Asshole and No Complaining Rules
Two presents came in the mail recently (pictured below). One was “The No Complaining Rule” by Jon Gordon and the other was a combination of two erasers, which was part of Robert Sutton’s promotion for his book, “The No Asshole Rule.” I always enjoy gifts and great reads that are related to workplace issues, such …
An Interview with the Brand Behind the Groundhog Day Movie
Danny Rubin is a legendary screen writer, most notably known for Groundhog Day (starring Bill Murray) and now blogger. Today, I interview Danny about his personal brand and his career progression.
After many years writing for professional theater companies as well as scripting industrial films and children’s television, Danny began writing screenplays. His screen credits …