Career Change & Personal BrandingBlog

For many years, I didn’t know a thing about how to work with recruiters, mostly because I hadn’t really crossed paths with them until I was several years into my professional career. The first time I was ever contacted by a recruiter was during my first Associate Marketing Manager role at Clorox, and I had […]

Last month, I gave myself a whole month off from work. That’s right. A whole month. My wife and I went to Japan, my favourite country in the world. We took the picture above in one of the many beautiful Japanese gardens in the Nanzenji Temple area of Kyoto. Then, we went to Taiwan to meet […]

Branding is an incredibly powerful tool great companies and products use to differentiate their offerings from others. The same is true when it comes to personal branding, the process of establishing & consistently reinforcing who you are and what you stand for.  What’s interesting is that the same characteristics that make brands great also make personal brands […]

Although I spend a lot of my time coaching people on their careers these days, I still feel a big part of my identity is tied to the brand & marketing world.  I actually find that brands go through the same trials & tribulations people do when they’re trying to relaunch themselves.  I decided to share a […]

The holidays are a time when you get a chance to reflect on your life, including your career–how happy you’re feeling, how satisfied you are with your direction, and whether you’re in the right role.  Perhaps you’ve been thinking about making a move for a while.  How can you tell if the time has come […]