Monthly Archives: September 2009

Mentor Monday: Arik Hanson talks about the changing nature of mentoring.

Tweet Business mentors have been around since the beginning of business.  Like many other aspects of business, while the concept of mentorship remains the same, new developments in tools and technology allow us to practice these concepts in new, and possibly more efficient ways. This mentor Monday, I am honored to have a guest video…

Personal Branding from 9-5

Tweet At last night’s #u30pro chat we asked the participants to share professional obstacles that they’ve been facing, and then turned it over to the chat to discuss how to overcome these obstacles. The final obstacle that we discussed left me with a few questions. It was about using twitter while in the office.  This…

Two Guys, A Girl, and a GIANT Leap

Tweet Today, I’d like to take a moment to share with you three people, who have been inspirations to me since day one, and who have recently taken a GIANT leap in their career.  Keep an eye out for these people and the work that they will be doing in the future… Arik Hanson just…

Is this Fish Bowl Half Empty?

Tweet I know I know.  The fishbowl is the dark buzzword of the social media space.  The mere mention of the word can send one to the dark side, questioning social media values and speaking against the leaders of the movement! My definition of the “Social Media Fishbowl” concept: The social media space is a…

7 Social Media Lessons that You Can Learn From Golf

Tweet I’ve recently started playing golf.  Now, I’m pretty terrible, but I can’t help but look forward to heading out every weekend to play.  Of course, being the professional loser that I am, I am always thinking about social media.  My father (NOT Jon) jokingly suggested that I write a post comparing social media to…