Posts under ‘In the Flesh’

What’s Your Brand Handle?

I recently attended a “personal branding” networking event hosted by Tricia Brunton of Xcel, Inc and found a packed house.  It was great to see so many people at different levels in their careers having a great discussion on the importance of personal branding.  Though our blogging is national and many times international in scope, [...]

Informational Interviews: 8 Points to Success

An informational interview is an opportunity to start a conversation with someone who works at a company that you’re interested in, or someone on your desired career path.  It is very much a networking tool, perhaps the ultimate networking tool. As you prepare for an informational interview, remember that you are not entering this as a job [...]

First step in creating a powerful network: Create a lunch list

Do you ever feel lost when thinking of how to expand your network?  Have you gone to networking events but felt they were “fake” and full of people who were only interested in selling themselves?  Well today is the day for you to build your own powerful network. I’m a huge “Dancing with the Stars” [...]