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A Quick-Start Guide for New Sales Roles
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Stop Being Invisible: How to Build Career Visibility on LinkedIn
Stop Being Invisible: How to Build Career Visibility on LinkedIn Simply putting an “open to work” badge on your LinkedIn profile is not enough to...
The Future of Talkable Products & Humanized Branding at SxSW 2025
The Future of Talkable Products and Humanized Branding: A Conversation with Sarah Nagle at SxSW 2025 South by Southwest (#SxSW) is always the best...
The Power of SxSW: Serendipity, Creativity, and the Unlikely Conversations That Change Everything
The Power of SxSW: Serendipity, Creativity, and the Unlikely Conversations That Change Everything Every year, South By Southwest (SxSW) takes over...
Show, Don’t Tell: Elevate Your Writing—and Your LinkedIn Profile
Show, Don’t Tell: Elevate Your Writing—and Your LinkedIn Profile One of the most enduring lessons I learned in a creative writing class in college...
Perspective: Mont Saint Michel
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Sales Teams: Stand Out or Be Forgotten
Sales Teams: Stand Out or Be Forgotten The Problem:Sales professionals are competing in an increasingly crowded digital landscape. If a...
How a Shirtless Dancing Guy Can Teach Us About Leadership
How a Shirtless Dancing Guy Can Teach Us About Leadership The actual title of the 3-minute training video was Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy...
Building Authentic Influence with Amanda Russell
Building Authentic Influence: Insights from an interview with author, Amanda Russell at SXSW Interview by Every March I get super excited for South...
The Art of Sitting Still: Lessons from Terlingua and Beyond
Have a seat. Sit for a moment. No phones. No to-do lists. Now, imagine you’re in the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas. We’re...
Why Testimonials Matter: Building Trust and Driving Action
Why Testimonials Matter: Building Trust and Driving Action Have you thought about trust when it comes to business success? It almost feels...
The Power of Human Connection in 2025: A Lesson from Rosali
The Power of Human Connection in 2025: A Lesson from Rosali As we enter 2025, let's pause to think about the power of connection—not the kind...
What Does It Mean to Be “Shareworthy” in Marketing?
What Does It Mean to Be "Shareworthy" in Marketing? Have you ever heard the term “Shareworthy?” I din’t coin the phrase; my friend John...
The Importance of Contact Information on LinkedIn
The Importance of Contact Information on LinkedIn Make Sure People Can Reach You Outside of the Platform Itself Would you ever send out a resume...
Unlocking the Power of Content Atomization
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You Are Your Greatest Asset: Invest Accordingly
You Are Your Biggest Asset: Invest Accordingly When you think about your greatest asset, what comes to mind? A house? A retirement...
He Who Dares, Wins: A Motivational Monday Perspective
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Why Are You on LinkedIn?
Why Are You on LinkedIn? It’s Time to Get Strategic About Your Presence I’ve worked with tens of thousands of people over the last 30+ years and for...
The Missing Pieces of Modern Communication: Why Text-Based Communication Isn’t Enough
We live in a world where communication has never been easier—or so it seems. Email, text messages, and social media dominate how we connect...
Leadership in 2025: What It Takes to Stay Ahead
Leadership in 2025: What It Takes to Stay Ahead The world isn’t slowing down—it’s speeding up. As we approach 2025, the landscape of...
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Have you ever been through a time warp? No, not necessarily one of science fiction, but a real-life time warp? Sunday morning I had breakfast...
What is Your Digital Footprint?
Your digital footprint is the trail of information you leave online, but it’s much more than just a digital record. Every social media post, blog...
H2H: Why Human-to-Human Marketing Outpaces B2B and B2C
We all know the marketing terms B2B and B2C. But here’s a term you probably don’t know and need to focus on: H2H – Human to Human....
Beyond Personal Branding: Building a Professional Brand that Drives Your Career Forward with Digital Validation™
In a world that talks endlessly about personal branding, let’s shift the conversation to something more impactful: your professional brand. Unlike a...