On a flight from Dallas to San Francisco I sat next to the Vice President of Talent for a large international company. He was headed to the Bay Area to teach a class of 30 aspiring corporate leaders how to succeed on their career paths. I asked him how, out of a company of thousands…
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5 Keys to Massive Success in Marketing & Sales
Recently I received an email from someone wanting to pick my brain. They had read an article I had written about marketing an urgent care center, and they wanted to know my thoughts on something. Their email had one simple, yet very complex, question. “We are looking at adding a marketer to our team. What…
Read moreDon’t Make These 4 Mistakes On Your Next Job Interview
One of the most difficult parts about interviewing someone is watching the train wreck as it happens, knowing you can’t coach the person on how to improve for future interviews. With the amount of free resources available today on the internet, it amazes me how many people completely bomb interviews. Since I cannot stop potential…
Read more5 Habits Successful Marketing Teams Practice to Generate Impressive Results
Being part of a large marketing team project can be extremely rewarding when everyone knows what they’re supposed to be doing. This requires a firm marketing team foundation that outlines responsibilities and deadlines. It also requires a high level of commitment and dedication from everyone involved. If the right foundation is not set, goals will…
Read moreHow Do I Ask for a Raise Without Sounding Like I’m Tooting My Own Horn?
Two of the trickiest, and most important conversations you will have in your career involve money. The first conversation happens during the interview process when you negotiate your salary. The second happens after you’ve built a list of accomplishments at the company and believe you deserve more money. Asking for a raise is something many…
Read more3 Tips to Answer the Question: “Should I Quit My Job?”
One of my all time favorite Helen Keller quotes about life reads, “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” As I pondered that quote recently, I also pondered how it applies…
Read more5 Steps to Land a New Job When You Lack Experience
One of the toughest parts about being a manager is finding the right talent to grow your team. Every time I post an open position online, I have no less than 50 applicants within the first week. The problem is, most of the applicants lack the main skills related to successfully accomplish the job they…
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Read moreNo Formal Training Required – A Journey to Marketing Success
Growing up, my dream was to be an elementary school teacher, but after a foreign exchange trip to Germany in high school, I declared my major in college would be international relations. I dreamed of working for the United Nations or being an ambassador for the United States to a foreign country. I had planned…
Read more10 Success Tips for the Newly Promoted Manager
The accidental manager. Those three words describe how I landed my first management position. I was hired to do marketing for two medical clinics. Within just a few years, we had grown to 14 locations in multiple states. I had been really good at my job, and as the first one hired, I was named…
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