Plan Your New Year’s Personal Branding Strategy
We are approaching the end of the year. This means it is time for planning our New Year’s resolutions. Every year companies plan their future growth, sales and income expectations. Similar to companies, I believe every year people should plan their career growth and expectations as well.
Start thinking what you want to achieve in …
Side-Hustling: Tracy DiNunzio, Founder of Tradesy
I went to college to study marketing. When I graduated, I began working at an agency, and very much enjoyed my job. However, in today’s market, it is difficult to get everything you need from a “day job.” So I wrote, on this blog and on others. I started doing comedy on nights and weekends, …
Boost Your Personal Brand by Always Speaking Positively!
A simple strategy for improving your work environment, boosting your personal brand and feeling good is always speaking positively. We’ve all heard the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” The best way to protect yourself at work from harming your reputation is to avoid negative speech! Even …
The Holiday You
When we speak of Christmas and New Year’s Eve we generally think of happy times, as well as of those who become more forgiving and giving, too. It’s curious why this isn’t the norm all year round.
As a business professional, being a better person is critical for attracting the right attention and clientele. Your …
Giving Back Can Boost Your Brand
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. People everywhere are remembering the importance of giving back to the community and volunteering to help those in need. While there are many, many reasons to volunteer your time to charitable organizations, it might interest you to know that volunteering can boost your personal brand.
People like …
Rodeo Girl: An Interview with Darcy LaPier
Last week, I sat down in New York City with model-turned-rodeo queen Darcy LaPier, star of the new hit A&E reality series “Rodeo Girls.” Darcy has had an incredible career as a model, businesswoman, and now professional barrel racer. She has also been subjected to the wrath of tabloids as a result of a few …
A Gap Year May Help You Adapt in College
Parents spend thousands of dollars in preparing their children to test well for college admissions tests and countless hours worrying about what school their child will attend but often overlook the issue of how their child will adapt to college once they get there. Leaving home for four years after high school following eighteen years …
Life on Stage: An Interview with Comedian David Siegel
Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with comedian David Siegel. David is an improvisational comedian based in New York City, and an instructor at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. David is also a political impersonator, who’s impression of John McCain won Denny’s national “Vote For Real” competition in 2008. I was fortunate enough to …
Kings of Content: Interview with the UR Business Network
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with two of my mentors and close friends, Sergio Garcia and Rick Brutti. Sergio is a multimedia marketing expert, and has published several books in Latin America and a successful business magazine in the United States. Rick is a serial entrepreneur and the first ever CFO of …
Personal Branding Weekly – We Want What You Have
As a small business owner, that’s what you want to hear from your target market (the specific audience that you provide service or products to). That does require that you’re visible to your target and that know who you are, that they like you enough to do business with you and that they trust who …