Showcasing the Branded You:
Personal Branding and Networking for Professional Success

Presented by Nick Gilham, Founder of A Branded You, and Danyelle Little, Organizer/Founder, Show Me the Blog Social Media and Blogging Conference

Branding yourself is crucial to creating new business opportunities. Whether you are employed, looking for work, or an entrepreneur building your business, branding and networking are two key components of success. Knowing how to be effective with these two key items is critical, especially in the new media age.

Showcasing the Branded You: Personal Branding and Networking for Professional Success is a four (4) hour workshop that will teach you how to use personal branding as a tool to propel your career to new heights you never thought imaginable. We will share the secrets to networking effectively to ensure that you are creating and fostering the relationships necessary to take you to the next level.

In the workshop, we will discuss:

• What is personal branding?
• How personal branding can be used to create successful opportunities
• The importance of online reputation management
• Personal branding techniques
• Leveraging your expertise while networking on LinkedIn
• Tools to help you network at conferences and other events
• Putting your best self forward
• Developing an effective elevator pitch
• Social networking and the proper follow-up using email, phone, and LinkedIn

…and so much more.

This event is a hands-on, interactive workshop that will provide key tools that you can put to use immediately to start your path to professional development and success.

Showcasing the Branded You: Personal Branding and Networking for Professional Success is a must attend workshop for bloggers, small business owners, job seekers, business professionals, freelancers, and anyone else who wants be successful professionally and gain more business contacts.

Early registration tickets for this course are only $30 per person and include all training sessions, Wi-Fi access, conference materials, and snacks/beverages.

The event includes free parking and is conveniently located at the JC Penney Conference Center on the UMSL campus near Highway 70.

About Nick, A Branded You:

Nick Gilham has a passion for sharing the secrets of personal branding with
business professionals.  He is the founder of A Branded You and regularly
blogs about personal branding and social media at at www.abrandedyou.com.
Nick holds an MBA from Washington University and has over 10 years of
experience in the technology field.

About Danyelle, Show Me the Blog:

Danyelle Little is a professional blogger and personality behind The Cubicle Chick. She also works as a social media consultant helping small businesses, brands, and bloggers realize their fullest potential online. Danyelle is the founder and organizer of Show Me the Blog Social Media and Blogging Conference, the first ever social media and blogging conference held in this area. Its 2nd annual conference will be held this year in October.