You University | The Personal Branding Podcast

In this episode of You University, I interview Dezmon Landers. Dezmon Landers is a student of startups. His areas of interest include startup strategy, product development and lean entrepreneurship. He’s passionate about teaching entrepreneurs the startup mindset to help them minimize waste, save time and validate early stage business ideas quickly.  Dezmon has worked in the consumer Internet and public speaking space which has developed his experience. Dezmon is a simplistic and linear thinker which enables him to help aspiring entrepreneurs bring clarity and structure to their business ideas.  In addition to his role at Startup Expert, he is the co-founder of Altitude Pads, a short term lodging service for commercial airline crew. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Shivaun Palmer. Shivaun Palmer is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in marketing, public relations, video production, radio, digital media and large-scale trade show and special event production. She co-founded and serves as CEO of Plaid for Women, Inc., a digital media company with a blogging platform focused on women to help them achieve goals, get connected and be heard.  Plaid for Women assets include an online magazine - PlaidforWomen.com; Plaid for Women Radio; short form video and LIVE, monthly chapter meetings. Plaid launched their #nomeangirls campaign in 2015.  In 2007, Shivaun was honored as a “Great Woman of Texas—Woman of Influence” by the Fort Worth Business Press and nominated as a Woman to Watch by the Dallas Business Journal. She currently serves on the board of directors for Girls, Inc. of Tarrant County. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Jenna Dalton. You want clear steps to create addictively awesome content that attracts more clients and that's exactly what Jenna Dalton gives you. She's an Elite Level Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach who helps coaches like you build a blog that attracts dream clients. You can find her at JennaDalton.com where she has plenty of free tips and resources to help you stand out, get known and grow a profitable blog. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Tracy Allen Hanes. Tracy is the President of T. Allen Hanes & Associates. He is also the Vice President of “The Local Marketers Association,” A nonprofit organization; a Retired United States Navy Photographer and Video Producer; and a 4x International Best-Selling Author.  He loves teaching entrepreneurs across the globe how they can “Awaken” and claim their authority through publishing and media. He has been featured on CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX and, ABC, as well as in, Forbes and The Miami Herald and Small Business Trend Setters, among other media affiliates.  Tracy has a passion for helping entrepreneurs, business owners, authors, speakers, and coaches position themselves as the go-to person in their niche. Often referred to as “Mr. Incredible” he and his team have created over 120+ Best- Selling Authors to date. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL  

In this episode of You University, I interview Liz D’Aloia. Liz founded HR Virtuoso™ to help companies increase their candidate pool through mobile recruiting.  HR Virtuoso™ creates customized, company-branded short form employment applications that work on any mobile device. Candidates enter the system through a traditional online posting, a QR code, or a text number, and are instantly transported to an application process -- which only takes about 5 minutes to complete. Using this system, a national hospitality chain generated over 12,000 applications in just six months.  Prior to launching HR Virtuoso™, Liz rose through the ranks of transportation, retail, and mortgage companies as a Senior Employment Attorney and VP of HR. She holds a BA from Hampshire College and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. She is admitted to practice in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Kansas. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Sheila Kennedy. Sheila Kennedy, THE Confidence Coach, is a lead-by-example girl. As she learns, she shares.  Sheila spent years hiding her lack of confidence. She learned survival skills to navigate the daily routines of life and business without ever achieving a satisfactory level of success. Not satisfied with that, Sheila built confidence at her core which changed everything for the better.  An entrepreneur since 2008, Sheila learned that one’s level of confidence directly impacts the success of their marketing, visibility, connecting, and making money. Sheila now spends her time helping entrepreneurs build the level of confidence they need to build the business they desire.  Sheila chronicled her lessons in her best-selling book, You Had It All Along. This blueprint for building confidence at your core inspires people all over the globe. Her new book, Choices to Changes: The Practice of Being a Confident Entrepreneur is due out this summer. Ready to build you

In this episode of You University, I interview Jared O'Toole. Jared O’Toole graduated Ithaca College with a finance degree and like so many other business majors he quickly realized corporate life was not a path for him. Instead, he got passionate about entrepreneurship, branding and how companies could leverage new media tools online. This change in heart led him to co-found Under30CEO, a site dedicated to inspiring young people with the resources needed to succeed on their journey. O’Toole has led Under30CEO to features on The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Yahoo! Finance to name a few.  Jared also co-founded Under30Experiences which provides travel for ambitious young professionals. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Shaun Derik. For over 10 years, Speaker and Performing Artist, Shaun Derik, has dedicated his life to helping people, young and old, reconnect with their passion and go after their dreams. Through his dynamic message delivery, which is a blend of music and comedy, audience members leave Shaun’s presentations feeling motivated and energized; as a result are encouraged to take massive steps towards the achievement of their life-long goals. Shaun moved to New York City and founded Dreamsong, a production company designed to deliver inspirational and relevant content for today’s dreamer. His most recent projects include the audio series, “Dreams & Detours” and the reality web-series “JourneyMe.”  Today he spends his time traveling the world with friend, speaker and business partner Javier Sanchez, founder R.E.A.C.H. Communications, Inc. Together they’ve reached more than 500,000 young people globally. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW h

In this episode of You University, I interview Abby Kohut. Abby, a brave HR professional, has stepped forward to share the secrets of her industry and to help the unemployed find and fill the 3+ million open jobs. Aside from teaching job search skills, Abby also inspires those that are out of work to not lose faith that they will find a job.  Abby, who is known as “Absolutely Abby” because she tells job seekers the absolute truth, has held positions from corporate recruiter to Senior Director of Recruiting over the past 16 years. In 2009, Abby shifted her focus to concentrate on helping candidates land their dream jobs and has spoken to over 300 job search groups. Now in 2013, Abby is determined to educate 1 million job seekers and help America get back to work by launching a 62 city cross country speaking tour, a project which is currently self-funded.  Abby and her husband Ken have left their home in NJ and are traveling across country in an RV in order to fulfill Abby’s goal to help one million job seekers

In this episode of You University, I interview Tommie Powers. Tommie Powers aka “Tommie Traffic” is a digital marketing consultant, speaker and author with over 15 years experience specializing in Pay Per Click Marketing, Conversion Optimization, and Online Lead Generation. Tommie is also a highly sought after trainer and speaker in the area of YouTube Advertising, an area he’s helped his clients generate well over 7 figures in revenue in just the last 18 months. He’s been featured on several podcasts and spoken on stages across the country sharing his insights and unconventional strategies for leveraging the YouTube ads platform. After spending millions of dollars buying traffic online over the last 8 years, Tommie has found the patterns for what works and what doesn't. This has allowed him to create a proprietary process for implementing highly profitable paid traffic campaigns across multiple niche markets. Tommie is also a proud husband and father of 3. Nothing is more important to him than his family. Re

In this episode of You University, I interview Patty Elizee. Patty Elizee (pronounced Elly-Zay), a.k.a. Patty E!, is a Former Sales & Marketing Director in the Direct Sales Industry turned Pro as the Host and Creator of the “BRAND YOU ECONOMY” podcast. Over the past 8 years, Patty has witnessed the evolution of today’s influential online entrepreneurs such as Marie Forleo, Gabrielle Bernstein and Mastin Kipp, as well as her favorites podcasting peeps, Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas and Lewis Howes, just to name a few.  Fascinated by how these entrepreneurs leverage their life’s purpose into creating and building their own successful brands, Patty invested in herself, to empower and utilize her professional and life’s experience into embarking on a hero’s journey designed to ignite her Entrepreneurial Flame for the “SOUL PURPOSE” to usher others into the BRAND YOU ECONOMY! Today, as a Podcast Personality, Patty is passionate in connecting with Inspiring Entrepreneurs by Entertaining, Educating and Empowering En

In this episode of You University, I interview Kern Carter. Before anything else, Kern Carter is an author. His debut novella "Thoughts of a Fractured Soul" follows a Millennial dreamer from adolescence through adulthood as his ambitions slowly become fractured by the responsibility he feels to his family, his environment as his own misguided decisions force him down a path of accepting mediocrity. Kern has a way with words, so it should come as no surprise that Kern is also a speaker blogger and content creator covering topics including identity and millenials. It’s been one of my goals to write a book, and Kern and I discussed the road to writing. If you’re an author in the making, stay tuned.  Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Phil Laboon. Phil Laboon is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Phil has founded several companies both in his hometown and his homes away from home, Florida and Costa Rica. His proudest achievement, Eyeflow Internet Marketing, has grown from a one-man operation in his basement to a full service inbound marketing firm in Pittsburgh’s South Side. The company, which specializes in building a company's online brand authority, evolved out of Phil’s own experience in online consulting. When Phil is not helping companies succeed online, he is investing in businesses or traveling the world looking for the next great idea. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Sean Ogle. In 2009, Sean Ogle quit his job, moved to Thailand and started his business. That business turned into Location 180, where he helps his readers and clients build a business you can run anywhere on earth. His travels have taken him all around the world and he’s here to help you live a life worth writing about.  He refers to his readers as Location Rebels and if you’re ready to start living a life you always wanted from anywhere you wanted, then listen up. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Michael Perry. Michael is based in the Bay Area and the founder of KIT. Kit is a software as a service platform that pulls in businesses engagement from various social networks and marketplaces, seamlessly converting these assets into targeted sales opportunities back on Facebook. Businesses can manually optimize Kit through their web application, or text message - it’s some pretty cool technology. We’re going to talk about tech, b2b and b2b marketing and the state of digital media. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Marc Mawhinney. Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who began his coaching business after starting several other companies, including one that grew to 100 employees. His passion and specialty is helping other coaches build successful businesses by defining their target markets, implementing systems to better manage their time and make more sales. He launched the “Natural Born Coaches” podcast - a daily podcast where he interviews successful coaches - to help support the worldwide coaching community. The show became an immediate hit – making it into iTunes “New & Noteworthy” category in its first week of release and greatly exceeding the average downloads for new podcasts. The show can be found at www.NaturalBornCoaches.com. Marc is on a mission to help coaches spread their message and their value to as many people as possible! Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

  In this episode of You University, I interview Christine Brown-Quinn. Following nearly 30+ years in the corporate world, Christine Brown-Quinn, embarked on a new career in 2010 to share with aspiring professional women globally, practical, hands-on business strategies to fast track their careers (the stuff they don't teach you in business school!). She 's also been on a mission to bust the myth that a rewarding career and a fulfilling personal life have to be at loggerheads. Christine is an accomplished international speaker and commentator on a range of issues relevant to the success of female professionals through blogs, articles, radio & tv shows. She is also a published author on work-life balance for professional women. Step Aside Super Woman is resonating with professional women across a wide range of age groups, sectors as well as continents. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Mike Hrostoski. Mike, The Men’s Coach, helps high performing men master their relationships with their women and their work. And he’s on a mission to make the world a better place one man at a time. Mike has helped hundreds of men from the ages of 20 to 60 reconnect with their heart, their balls, and their voice to create powerful lifestyles filled with freedom and adventure. His work has been called “more impactful than years of therapy.” Mike is known for living a life without secrets, openly sharing his fears, challenges, and breakthroughs online for the world to see. Someone always has to go first and he’s not afraid to be that man. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Daisy Wright. As an award-winning Career Coach, Resume Writer & Interview Coach, Daisy helps mid-career professionals, managers & executives STAND OUT and get hired FASTER! Prior to launching her business, The Wright Career Solution, Daisy’s career spanned various industries and positions in Jamaica, New York, including the United Nations, and in Canada. These experiences provided the foundation for her to switch careers and go into business for herself. Today, Daisy offers strategic career coaching and resume writing services provided on an individual and group basis. She is also the author of "No Canadian Experience, Eh?" a career guide for internationally-educated professionals and other job seekers who are committed to moving their careers forward. Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL

In this episode of You University, I interview Justin Bridges. Justin is an American photographer based in New York. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Justin began his pursuit of photography as a college student studying finance and economics. Although opting for an early career in finance at Goldman Sachs, he realized the need to align his career with his love of photography.  Justin's approach is to capture the untraveled moment and apply a feeling of art and thoughtfulness to each photograph. Realistic images married to mood and movement create his signature. It’s art + science, and the two are picture perfect.  Ready to build your brand? Get your 15 Free Videos RIGHT NOW http://goo.gl/oDCqdL