Marist College Has Changed My Life Forever

On March 9th my life was changed forever. How Can Social Media Get Me a Job? I was invited to speak at Marist College to discuss how social media can help students gain employment. While I never had access to social media as a student, I’ve leveraged technology to build my personal brand, … [Read more...]

Transcript:Your15minutes Radio on Blog Talk Radio

Tomorrow evening I’ll be participating once again in Blog Talk Radio’s – Your15MinutesRadio show. I’ve been piecing together the transcript for my show thinking of ideas, and trying to determine exactly what I’ll be talking abut, when I though it would be helpful to … [Read more...]

If You Wished Me a Happy Birthday on Facebook, This is a MUST READ: Birthday Wish Superlatives

Yesterday I received an amazing amount of warm Birthday wishes from friends via Facebook. So, as the week winds down, I’d like to hand out some Birthday Wish superlatives….because I can. So here it goes: 1.    Most brownie points with me for mentioning “my girls” Tracey Wells … [Read more...]

What I’ve Learned:

In Esquire magazine they have a section dedicated to something called “What I’ve Learned“. This is my favorite section of the magazine. You can gobble up some poignant tips on life in those pages. The format is very simple, conversational even.  It’s assumed that you already … [Read more...]

The Super Bowl, Social Media, & Darth Vader: How Volkswagen Won My Heart

Yesterday, like every other red-blooded American male, I sat my lazy backside down with a drink in one hand, and a huge Italian combo in the other and watched the Super Bowl. While the game was entertaining, I really didn’t care who won. The Giants were out of the running for while, and the … [Read more...]

The Charismatic Personal Brand: Be Discoverable

When I was about 10 years old I played on a baseball team.  I was a shy kid (we all know that changed), but at the time I wasn’t confident enough in my ability.  I complained to my Dad that none of the kids on the team even knew my name.  I didn’t go to school with any of the kids, … [Read more...]

The Charistmatic Personal Brand: Case Study Richard Branson CEO of Virgin

This is the third installment regarding the charismatic personal brand, and how elevating your personal brand can help you and your company within the social spaces. Recently while compiling a presentation for a senior executive looking to boost his social media presence, the team at Drive Action … [Read more...]

The Charismatic Personal Brand: Issue and Solution

Lately at Drive Action Digital we’ve have the good pleasure of speaking with individuals that are very interested in social media. They’ve mostly experience some sort of success and notoriety, whether it be in the local news, business, or even former American Idol contestants. These … [Read more...]

The Charismatic Personal Brand: Change “Me” to “We”

If you’re reading this post in succession from yesterday’s post, you’ll remember our example of Joe: Joe is a charismatic executive in a major corporation. He cares about making money, and ensuring that his bottom line is in good shape. He’s a phenomenal orator, and he has a … [Read more...]

Are We Too Obsessed with Facebook?

Yesterday, Mashable posted  a phenomenal info-graphic that I thought I’d share with you.  What’s fascinating to me isn’t just the statistics about users who have profiles on Facebook. The more exciting information has to do with what we’re doing with Facebook, and just … [Read more...]