From Visibility to
Being Seen
The Hidden Revenue Leak Nobody Is Measuring: Executive Invisibility Risk™
Most companies spend millions making their brand visible, but almost none spend a single dollar making their executives findable. That gap costs...
Executive Invisibility Is a Business Risk
Every company manages cyber risk. Every company manages legal risk. Every company tracks financial risk down to the decimal point. None of them are...
It’s Not Enough to Become Strategic. You Must Be Seen as Strategic.
I recently finished Heidrick & Struggles’ report on the CHRO/CPO of 2030, and it left me with a question I can’t shake. We’ve been telling HR to...
Slow Down, A**hole. We Just Met.
A few friends and I have a running bet. Every time one of us accepts a LinkedIn connection request from someone with “Helping People Do X...” in...
When An Idea Becomes An Asset: My Trademark Journey
Every symbol on a brand mark tells a story. For years, "Digital Validation" carried a ™ next to it — on the book cover, in keynote decks, across...
The Resume Is Dead: It No Longer Opens the Door Alone
For most of my career, the resume was the credential. Formatted right and worded right, it opened doors. Company names. Job titles. Bullet points....
The Best Leadership Lesson I Learned This Week Came From a Fishing Boat
The Best Leadership Lesson I Learned This Week Came From a Fishing Boat I am not a big fisherman. So, I never thought I'd write about it. My friend...
The Real Flex Isn’t Your Visibility. It’s Theirs.
The Real Flex Isn't Your Visibility. It's Theirs. Spend five minutes on LinkedIn and you’ll see a familiar pattern. “I got promoted.” “Honored to...
Social Media Is Dead.
And I think we killed it ourselves. I've been in and around social media since the early days. I've watched it grow from a digital watering hole...
Credibility Is a Competitive Advantage. Are You Using It?
Anyone can claim anything. I am an expert. I am an influencer. I am passionate about this cause. Great. So is everyone else on LinkedIn. But here’s...
Is This Person Real? The New Cost of Digital Friction.
A LinkedIn message landed in my inbox recently. At first glance, it seemed harmless. A professional named Sophia Ferry reached out asking for a...
Dear College Students: Visibility Without Credibility Is Just Noise
Over the past several months, I’ve received more than a dozen unsolicited emails from college students. Most of them are asking for advice. Some...