Thought Talk Podcast and Blog

Create a team brand
Business Development Organization

How To Increase Virtual Collaboration, Create A Team Brand and Charter

To Increase Virtual Collaboration, Create A Team Brand and Charter Remote Work and Virtual Teams Are Here to Stay...
Branding Business Development Leadership Development Personal Branding Reputation Management

Creating a Powerful Executive Presence

What is Executive Presence? Imagine this. You walk into a business meeting and immediately notice one who exudes confidence,...
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Branding Business Development Leadership Leadership Development Personal Branding Reputation Management

What Does It Mean for My Brand to Be AI Ready?

This is the first in a series of posts about how AI is – and will be impacting your...
Executive Ghostwriting Services
Branding Business Development

Hire an Executive Ghostwriter to Build Your Personal and Business Brand

Imagine this. You are the CEO of a family business about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. You have worked...
Rebranding
Branding

11 Signs It’s Time to Rebrand Your Business 

“We haven’t updated our website in more than eight years.” That was the sheepish declaration of a CEO who...
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Leadership Marketing Social Media

6 Ways to Use Social Media for Thought Leadership

Almost everyone who calls me for a consultation says, “I want to be a thought leader.” My not-so-joking response...
PR | Public Relations
Public Relations

How To Do Public Relations: The Do’s and Don’ts of Using PR to Build Your Brand

Modern-day public relations are different from what they used to be. The COVID pandemic and shifts in the political...
Writing a book to build your brand
Branding

Writing a Book to Build Your Executive Brand

Many entrepreneurs, executives, and CEOs get an idea at some point that they should write a book to build...
Thought Leadership Guide
Branding

The Ultimate Guide to Executive Thought Leadership

Now more than ever, leaders looking to reach their full potential need to think and behave like entrepreneurs. This...
personal mastery
Podcasts

Personal Mastery and Leadership with Shayne Hughes

Shayne Hughes, President of Learning as Leadership discusses the connection between personal mastery and leadership presence.  What happens when...
Quirky Innovators
Podcasts

Why Quirky Wins the Day

Melissa Schilling Professor of innovation and strategy at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and author of “Quirky discussed the remarkable story of the traits, foibles, and genius of breakthrough innovators who changed the world.
future of work
Podcasts

Robots are Not Coming to Take Your Jobs—The Future of Work With Jeff Wald

Jeff Wald discusses the way COVID-19 speeds up some of the changes already forecast for the future of work. In addition, we touch on subjects ranging from the absence of retraining and its link to populism and nationalism, the advent of robots and AI, and also to democracy and technology being the way forward in shaping the future of the American workforce.
Branding Personal Branding

The Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding

Do customers care if their lawyer, doctor, accountant, or the CEO of their utility company has a public personal...
thought leadership
Podcasts

How to Become a Thought Leader in Your Field

Listen to the podcast on iTunes Thought leadership is a hot topic right now, but it can get a...
design trends
Podcasts

Upcoming Design Trends and The Future of Design

Mushrooms, alternative alcohol, digital health and merch are four of the fastest-growing sectors for startups in 2021. Learn more.
CEO brand mistakes
Branding Leadership Leadership Development Podcasts

3 Reasons These CEO Brand Mistakes Should Be Banned

In this episode of The CEO Brand Video Series, you will learn how to create and embrace a parallel CEO brand. Watch the video to learn more.
emptying your inbox
Branding Leadership Leadership Development Podcasts

What Is The Interesting Truth About Emptying Your Email Inbox?

In this episode, I show you how the way you manage your A, B and C to items impacts your branding and marketing success.

Executive Presence and the Enneagram
Marketing

Enhance Your Executive Presence By Understanding Your Enneagram Type

As a brand strategist I am always on the lookout for novel ways to help my CEO clients enhance their executive presence. The Enneagram is one unique way.

ceo
Branding Leadership Leadership Development Podcasts

How to Create a Winning CEO Brand and Avoid Wasted Energy on Social Media

In this episode of The CEO Brand Video Series, you will learn how to create and embrace a parallel CEO brand. Watch the video to learn more.
Social Media Strategy
Podcasts

Why Your Social Media Strategy Must Include Consistent Video Content

Video marketing has the capacity to create a connection and tell a multifaceted story that just words or audio can’t always accomplish. 
I’m joined today by Nina Froriep from Clock Wise Productions to discuss what it takes to drive a successful video marketing campaign for a small business, why you need to be creating video, and the biggest mistakes to avoid.