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Personal Branding Interview: Heather Cabot

Today, I spoke to Heather Cabot, who is the Founder & Publisher of The Well Mom, and the Web Life Editor for Yahoo!. In this interview, Heather explains how she came up with her brand, how she transitioned from a job at ABC News to being a mom, the communication skills that she gained [...]

Personal Branding Interview: Larry Myler

Today, I spoke to Larry Myler, who is an author, business strategist, and consultant for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. For much of his career he has energized companies with new, concrete methods for reducing expenses and increasing revenues.  His latest book is called Indispensable By Monday. In [...]

Business is Always About Connection. Period.

I ran across this quote the other day from Mzinga CEO Barry Libert:
“GM never thought of themselves of being in the business of connecting people, which is why they’re going bankrupt,”
Pretty valid thought if you ask me. Should all businesses be involved in connecting people with each other? Better yet… should businesses search for that [...]

Personal Branding Interview: Glen Allsopp

Today, I spoke to Glen Allsopp, who built his first website at the age of 15. He currently blogs at ViperChill.com. In this interview, Glen talks about how he became successful at an early age, how he was able to leave a job that he wasn’t passionate about, his personal branding strategy, and more.
You’ve been [...]

5 Things I Have Learned As a Generation Y Business Owner

Almost three years. THREE YEARS!
It has almost been three years since my company drove a stake into the ground in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. It is funny to look back on the process and change the business has gone through. From working out of an apartment to moving into offices, hiring employees, speaking through the [...]

Personal Branding Interview: Michael E. Gerber

Today, I spoke to Michael E. Gerber, who is the founder of E-Myth Worldwide. Gerber is the author of 13 business books, including the mega-bestseller The E-Myth Revisited. In this interview, he talks about how his brand is described by himself and the media, as well as why small businesses fail.
How would you describe your [...]

Gordon Gecko and Information as a Commodity

I absolutely love the movie Wall Street. There are plenty of reasons why I love the movie but it is not because of the awesome acting, the dull color fade of the 1980’s, or the slicked back hair styles of Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas. It is one line that makes the movie… one line [...]

Personal Branding Interview: Dennis Crowley

Today, I spoke to Dennis Crowley, who is the co-founder of foursquare and previously founded dodgeball.com, one of the first mobile social services in the US, which was acquired by Google in 2005.  In this interview, we go over his latest and very popular startup called foursquare, as well as talk entrepreneurship, teaching and Family [...]

Personal Branding to Prevent Career Suicide

Two days ago I read an article on CNNMonday.com about how many people are afraid that taking a “survival job” to make ends meet now will destroy their career when the economy picks up again.
That’s very understandable.  When you’re forced into a lower-level job than you were currently doing, or find yourself doing a job [...]

Use Twitter Lists to Build Your Personal Brand

If you’re a personal brand, or are looking to build your personal brand, you can use Twitter lists as well. Here are some easy things you can do to get noticed:

Thank every person who lists you. While it may take only a second to add someone to a Twitter list, it also takes a [...]

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