personal branding
We live in an incredible age where anyone with expertise in a particular subject and a desire to share their knowledge freely with the world (on and offline) has the potential to build a sustainable mini-business empire, literally from the comfort of their own home (or on the road somewhere
Thought leadership
Mary Henderson is a personal branding specialist based in Melbourne, Australia. She helps coaches, consultants, business owners and corporate executives define their personal brand and convert their expertise into a business solution that solves a complex problem. In this wide-ranging chat with my good self, Mary touches on: * Building a
personal branding
Your brand is your strength, says Sydney-based 'Human Brand Futurist’, Scarlett Vespa. Scarlett, or 'Mrs V' as she's known, is a speaker and presenter who helps executives, leaders and entrepreneurs build the best version of themselves. Scarlett believes our own humanity is the key to
Thought leadership
I've relaunched my podcast REPUTATION REVOLUTION. Reputation Revolution explores how motivated individuals can strategically build visibility, influence and trust in today's reputation economy. It's aimed squarely at professional experts and aspiring thought leaders - those who want to stand up, stand out and make
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If you haven't checked out LinkedIn in a while, I urge you to take a closer look. Years ago, LinkedIn used to be a pretty stiff and conservative network. I was going to write 'social' network, but it was anything but social. It seemed to me
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Once upon a time I had hair. Lots of it! But then ... not so much. It took a little while for me to get to the completely 'chrome dome' stage, although looking around, I daresay I bit the bullet way, way quicker than many guys out there! But
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Once upon a time I had hair. Lots of it! But then ... not so much. It took a little while for me to get to the completely 'chrome dome' stage, although looking around, I daresay I bit the bullet way, way quicker than many guys out there! But
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In a connected world where people do their homework before doing business with you, how do you stack up? Does your online presence do the 'professional you' justice? ‘Doing business with you’ could mean literally that: Buying products or services from you personally, or your company; it could
Thought leadership
Today’s marketplace is crowded, noisy, interactive, multi-channel. Standing out and resonating with your story and your message has never been more challenging. But if you’re an aspiring thought leader - a business or practice leader, a change agent, social entrepreneur or professional subject matter expert; if you have
Thought leadership
I love the concept of a blog. The fact anyone today can establish their own digital soapbox using a domain name they own and then set about publishing stories and sharing insights and ideas with the world - well, let's just say that even though blogging is positively
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Since I joined the professional speaking circuit a few years back, I've been exposed to a broad variety of speakers who generate revenue from the stage; some do it as a full time gig, others - like me - speak on a part-time basis because we earn the
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I like to say you have a personal brand whether you like it or not. What people say about you (when you're not in the room), THAT is your brand; how people perceive you - how they feel as a result of having come into contact with you