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Read More5 Ways To Build Your Personal Brand With Social Media
I often lecture locally on personal branding and in the last three to four years that topic has increasingly come to rely on a person’s presence on online social networks. It’s clear that social media is an amazing tool that can be used to gain exposure and a loyal following. Here are my top five tips to use social media to build your brand. 1. Be Friendly & Approachable Far too often people share overly candid remarks and opinions on the web. Perhaps is the anonymity of cyberspace that feeds their bullying tendencies, or maybe they feel untouchable behind their laptop. Whatever the...
Read MorePride Leadership – Opening Retreat
Recently I wrote about my acceptance and participation in Pride Leadership. For the last two days I have been at the Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center, about 45 minutes outside of Columbus, for the program’s opening retreat. As part of the program, the participants will complete a community service project and attend workshop sessions where we’ll learn about things like board governance, parliamentary procedures and fiscal management. The opening retreat allowed us to truly get to know each other and break down any barriers before embarking on the rest of the program. The...
Read MoreAcceptance into the Pride Leadership Program
I’m excited to announce that I have been accepted into the fourth cycle of Pride Leadership, a program of the United Way of Central Ohio. Initiated in 2008, the Pride Leadership program develops skills to increase volunteer and board service opportunities for people in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & Transgender) community. The program is centered around an intense eight-month training curriculum designed to prepare participants for effective service on a not-for-profit board or leadership position. The intent is to give people in the LGBT community a much-needed voice in...
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