Personal Branding

How Portable is your Personal Brand?

How portable is your personal brand? You are responsible to manage your career.  The portability of your personal brand is going to become more important and more of an asset as the workplace changes and we become more hyper-connected.  Let’s … Continue reading

Staying Invigorated and Forever Young

One of the lessons that I received over the weekend, had to do with keeping your faith young. In most cases when we reach maturity in things we do, we are at our best. However being young in something doesn’t … Continue reading

3-Personal Branding Types: Builders, Grustlers, & Leapers

Personal brands operate in one of three worlds: Builders, Grustlers, or Leapers. Now let’s break down the three types, as you read through the descriptions identify which one you are. As a backdrop the workplace is changing, emerging technology is … Continue reading

7-Tips on Being a Valued Curator

Do you want to be influential or are you comfortable with being mediocre? As a personal brand, there is no prerequisite saying that you have to be influential over millions of people. However while maintaining a personal brand online, you … Continue reading

LeBron James: Personal Branding Case Study (Part I)

We are all witnesses.  This message has never rang more true then on July 8th at 9PM EST.  This moment will forever be etched in the history of basketball lore.  The decision, the debate, the letter (Dan Gilbert), and the … Continue reading

Inspiring @Pantene Commercial: Deaf & Mute Girl Learns to play the Violin

What inspires you in life? This Pantene commercial is about a deaf and mute girl that learns to play the violin against all odds. What challenges do you face in life that you complain about? If she can overcome the … Continue reading

Personal Branding Interview @JasonFalls: Developing a Social Media Strategy

Jason Falls is a thought leader in the new media space and I had an opportunity to talk with him recently about social media strategy. Social Media Explorer is the online home and blog of Social Media Explorer LLC, which … Continue reading

2010 Career Re-Tool Workshop w/@HajjFlemings on 07/13

The Michigan Technological University’s School of Business and Economics – Tech MBA Online has developed a Career Re-Tool Workshop to help you Re-Tool, Re-Wire and Re-Think your career and future. This FREE event is designed to enable you to evaluate … Continue reading

How to Be Co-signed by Your Cohorts

LeBron, LeBron, LeBron. LeBron James, NBA superstar, chose to go to the Miami Heat after a summer of deliberation.  After Thursday’s announcement you either love him or hate him.  The story will be buried and exhumed many times over, so … Continue reading

Personal Branding Interview: @BrianSolis How to Engage in the New Web

Brian Solis is one of my virtual mentors.  I follow his work online in the new web and I think he is one of the smartest in the space.  I had the pleasure of interviewing him and to talk briefly … Continue reading