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Branding “Me” in a “We” Culture

How do you stand out in a culture that teaches you to fit in? Does the nail that sticks out always have to be hammered down? In some cultures, standing out is expected. In others, like Japan, people...

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Build Your Brand with Visionary Leadership

An old proverb says, “A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” Join host Rasheryl McCreary and her guest Kate...

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Special Encore Presentation: THE SYNERGIST: Leading Your Team to Predictable...

Why do so many teams and groups fail to perform—achieving compromise at best and gridlock at worst? What does it take to end this gridlock? Join host Rasheryl McCreary and her guest, best-selling...

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Brand Y.O.U™.: How to Leverage Your “IT” Factor

Do you want crystal-clear clarity on your unique combination of skills, strengths, values, passions and creative abilities AND the know-how to turn them into a career/business/life that you LOVE? Want...

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7 Ways to Turbocharge Your Personal Image

Your personal image is like a visual resume that you present to every one who sees you. It is the first experience others have of your personal brand and can determine how you are perceived by others,...

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Brand Y.O.U™.: How to Amplify Your “IT” Factor

How do you amplify your ‘IT’ factor? How do you personify your unique combination of skills, strengths, values, passions and creative abilities (your personal brand) in ways that increase your...

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Brand ‘IT’ Like the Big Boys: Corporate Brand Principles For Leaders and...

Branding principles are the same for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and individuals. A successful brand must have a clearly defined and communicated “IT” factor that connects with its’ desired...

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Build Your Brand with Social Media

Social Media bridges traditional marketing, public relations and sales efforts, and has become an increasingly important part of the mix when building a brand. An excellent medium for sharing news and...

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Special Encore Presentation: Fierce Loyalty: The ROI of a Fiercely Loyal...

Community is a very hot marketing word right now. Most organizations and entrepreneurs are scrambling to make sense of what community means, how to build it and how to create an integrated strategy for...

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How to Create a Killer Elevator Pitch

How often have you been in a business social setting, on an airplane or actually on an elevator and some important potential client or senior leader asks you, “so what do you do?” The next words out of...

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Special Encore Presentation: How to Create a Killer Elevator Pitch

How often have you been in a business social setting, on an airplane or actually on an elevator and some important potential client or senior leader asks you, “so what do you do?” The next words out of...

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Build Your Brand With a Kick-Ass eBook

Writing a book is on THE LIST for 81% of Americans and no doubt many others. A book confers the prestige of becoming a published author, it can increase revenues and it opens new doors. But there are...

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TOP TEN WAYS TO ENGAGE GEN Y EMPLOYEES

Are you having difficulty understanding why your “younger” manager “doesn’t get it?” Do you experience frustration when your ideas are dismissed because you are considered “old school?” At a loss as to...

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BUILD YOUR BRAND WITH VIDEO

Join host, Rasheryl McCreary and her guest, Catharine Fennell, CEO of videoBIO as they discuss how to use video to build your personal brand, increase your visibility and elevate your thought...

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MASTER MIND-NUMBING PERFORMANCE ANXIETY

Statistics say that most folks would rather die than speak in public. All too often leaders let their personal brands take a hit because they either fear public speaking, and do it poorly, or -- they...

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8 Ways to Burnish Your Brand During the Holidays

The holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, stress, excitement, anxiety, and good cheer. The season is filled with social functions, business and personal, that are rife with opportunities to build...

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Personal Branding: What It Is and Why We Need It More Than Ever

The end of the year is a natural time of reflection. Looking back over the year, taking stock, evaluating, holding a mirror up to 2012, the good, the bad, the ugly, the phenomenal. Now more than ever,...

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Special Encore Presentation: The Leader Within: Define Your Professional

Do you know who you are at your absolute best—and how to let others know, see and value that part of you? Can you engage and inspire others with a distinctive leadership voice and message? Join host,...

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Special Encore Presentation: Personal Branding: What It Is and Why We Need It...

The end of the year is a natural time of reflection. Looking back over the year, taking stock, evaluating, holding a mirror up to 2012, the good, the bad, the ugly, the phenomenal. Now more than ever,...

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Special Encore Presentation: Brand Y.O.U™.: How to Amplify Your “IT” Factor

How do you amplify your ‘IT’ factor? How do you personify your unique combination of skills, strengths, values, passions and creative abilities (your personal brand) in ways that increase your...

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Special Encore Presentation: Brand Y.O.U™.: How to Leverage Your “IT” Factor

Do you want crystal-clear clarity on your unique combination of skills, strengths, values, passions and creative abilities AND the know-how to turn them into a career/business/life that you LOVE? Want...

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Sepcial Encore Presentation: Brand ‘IT’ Like the Big Boys: Corporate Brand...

Branding principles are the same for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and individuals. A successful brand must have a clearly defined and communicated “IT” factor that connects with its’ desired...

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Special Encore Presentation: Build Your Brand with Visionary Leadership

An old proverb says, “A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” Join host Rasheryl McCreary and her guest Kate...

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Special Encore Presentation: MASTER MIND-NUMBING PERFORMANCE ANXIETY

Statistics say that most folks would rather die than speak in public. All too often leaders let their personal brands take a hit because they either fear public speaking, and do it poorly, or -- they...

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7 Personal Branding Lessons from Shark Tank

Shark Tank is a dangerous and tricky place for personal brands. A few minutes in, seemingly unsinkable personal brands are tattered to shreds. Shark Tank is a reality show on ABC (airs on Friday...

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She Leads: What Every Woman Needs to Know to Inspire and Succeed

Women in the workplace experience unique issues, challenges and rewards at every stage of career and life. Many times our personal brands are shaped, for better or worse, by our response/reaction to...

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3 Ways to Replenish Your Brand and Recharge Your Spirit

We live chaotic lives, full of competing demands on our time, energy and spirit. Multitasking and hectic schedules can lead to full-blown burnout that takes a toll on us and our personal brands....

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5 Principles of Personal Brand Resilience

The ability to bounce back from a set-back, be it illness, a career disaster or a failed relationship, is a critical skill for all leaders, especially women. Our personal brands can be harmed or...

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Pump Up Your Virtual Presence

You know the drill. Leading teleconferences in your multi-tasking, highly-caffeinated world involves wrangling distracted listeners, dealing with delayed responses, trying to ignore ambient sounds of...

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Making Great Leaders: Lessons From Yale School of Management

Research proves that the famous quote is true; great leaders are made, not born. Join host, Rasheryl McCreary and her guest Sarah Biggerstaff, executive coach and Lecturer in the Practice of Leadership...

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Special Encore Presentation: Pump Up Your Virtual Presence

You know the drill. Leading teleconferences in your multi-tasking, highly-caffeinated world involves wrangling distracted listeners, dealing with delayed responses, trying to ignore ambient sounds of...

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Build Your Brand With Virtual Presence - Part 1 of 3

Leading great conference calls is one of the most vexing challenges of 21st century leadership. If done poorly, over time, it can drain your energy, waste your time, dilute your leadership message and...

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Build Your Brand With Virtual Presence - Part 2 of 3

Leading great conference calls is one of the most vexing challenges of 21st century leadership. If done poorly, over time, it can drain your energy, waste your time, dilute your leadership message and...

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How to Amplify Your Expert Status

What does it mean to be an expert? What does it truly take to build credibility?How can you amplify your expert status? Join host, Rasheryl McCreary and her guest, Pamela Slim, award-winning author of...

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A Conversation With A Remarkable Misfit

You hear it many times, “the gods favor the bold.” But, what does living a bold life mean? How do you live a life full of intention, do work that matters and change the world? Join host, Rasheryl...

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Build Your Brand in 9 Minutes a Day with William Arruda

Join host, Rasheryl McCreary, and her guest, personal branding guru, William Arruda, CEO of Reach Personal Branding and best-selling author of ‘Career Distinction’, as they discuss his new book,...

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The Clarity Principle with Chatham Sullivan

Join host, Rasheryl McCreary, and her guest, Chatham Sullivan, an organizational psychologist, partner at Pivot and the best-selling author of the ‘The Clarity Principle: How Great Leaders Make the...

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What Many Personal Branding Experts Get Wrong

Many personal branding experts focus on the external manifestations of your brand: your logo, business card, website, social media presence and personal appearance. In fact, there’s a lot of advice...

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Special Encore Presentation: A Conversation with Warren Bennis

A strong personal brand is a leader’s most valuable asset, yet the process of discovering, shaping and maximizing this asset eludes many leaders. In this episode, host Rasheryl McCreary will talk with...

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Build Your Brand: Write and Publish an E-Book in 3 Months

What's stopping you from writing and publishing a short eBook? You are passionate about your book idea. A short book is on your bucket list for 2013. Your are ready for the enhanced credibility, expert...

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10 Personal Branding Myths

Personal branding is everywhere. Marketing experts, media figures, celebrities, consultants and corporate leaders are talking about personal branding, but there are still many misconceptions out there....

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Personal Branding for Coaches

As a new or seasoned coach, personal branding can be daunting. Join host and personal branding expert, Rasheryl McCreary, as she explores personal branding for coaches. In this episode, you’ll learn...

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Personal Branding for Coaches, Part II

As a new or seasoned coach, personal branding can be daunting. Your personal branding affects both your practice as a coach and your business strategy, so it’s important to get it right. Join host and...

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Marketing Your Brand in the Digital Age

Marketing has changed with the digital age. There has been a shift from identifying the needs and communicating the benefits of your brand to providing experiences customers and clients can be engaged...

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Special Encore Presentation: Making Great Leaders: Lessons From Yale School...

Research proves that the famous quote is true; great leaders are made, not born. Join host, Rasheryl McCreary and her guest Sarah Biggerstaff, executive coach and Lecturer in the Practice of Leadership...

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5 Secrets to Uncovering Your Visual Identity

Once you excavate and clarify your personal brand, the next step is elevating your personal brand by crafting your visual identity. For this phase, you want to invest in a professional graphic designer...

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7 Essential Principles of Business Social Etiquette for Executives and...

We are now in an “Era of Behavior” where our behavior is our greatest source of competitive advantage. In order to stand out, leaders have to exemplify the epitome of civility and business etiquette....

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Special Encore Presentation: Running Flat Out to Where Exactly? Get Back on...

Is your calendar full of back to back appointments? Are you constantly checking your email? Are you finding that there just aren’t enough hours in the day? Wondering how much longer you can keep...

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Special Encore Presentation: 8 Ways to Burnish Your Brand During the Holidays

The holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, stress, excitement, anxiety, and good cheer. The season is filled with social functions, business and personal, that are rife with opportunities to build...

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Special Encore Presentation: 3 Ways to Replenish Your Brand and Recharge Your...

We live chaotic lives, full of competing demands on our time, energy and spirit. Multitasking and hectic schedules can lead to full-blown burnout that takes a toll on us and our personal brands....

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