April 30, 2010

Opps to Build Your Personal Brand

By 8THIRTYFOUR

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Personal branding is a must. It is open season for jobs and employers are on the look-out for the right candidate.

With networking events, golf outings, and more there is a plethora of opportunities for you to get out there. So what are you waiting for?

West Michigan 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Pinnacle Center
7:30 am – 11:15 am

GRYP
Friday Nights at the GRAM
Friday, May 6^th, 2010
Grand Rapids Art Museum
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Van Andel Institute
Golf Outing
Monday, May 10^th, 2010
Wuskowhan Players Club
Call 616-234-5712 for more info

GRYP
“Table for Six” Series
Wednesday, May 12^th
Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

GRNow
5^th Anniversary Party
Saturday, May 15^th, 2010
JW Marriott/Mixology
8:00 pm – ?

GVSU Young Alumni
Life 101: What You Didn’t Learn in College
Wednesday, May 19^th, 2010
GVSU Eberhard Center
5:15 pm – 9:00 pm

AimWest
Lunch with Google
Wednesday, May 19^th, 2010
DeVos Place
11:30 am – 3:30 pm

GRYP
Not Your Average Speaker Series – “Community Brainstorm”
Wednesday, May 19^th, 2010
Wealthy Theatre
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Make-A-Wish
Dancing with the Make-A-Wish Stars
Thursday, May 20^th, 2010
St. Cecilia Music Center
6:00 pm – ?

WMPRSA
Crisis Communication
Thursday, May 20^th, 2010
Luncheon

American Cancer Society
Wine Tasting to Strike Out Cancer
Feat. Barefoot Winery
Friday, May 21^st, 2010
McFaddens
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

C-SNIP
Golf Classic 2010
Saturday, May 22^nd, 2010
Contact st*****@***ip.org for more information

Business Review West Michigan
MLS: Sustainability 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Aquinas College – Wege Center Ballroom
8:00 am – 11:00 am

Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce
The Power to Grow Expo
Wednesday, May 26^th, 2010
Radisson Plaza Hotel – Kalamazoo
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm

American Marketing Association
Emerging Trends in Digital Marketing-Panel Discussion
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Kent Country Club
11:30 am – 1:00 pm

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If you ever need proof that personal brand matters...Kim got to see the @nasaartemis II launch in person as a direct result of her Big Deal Energy™.

You need to work hard, show up authentically, and provide value. That was her message to a room full of students and young professionals at @western_michigan_pmi`s theProject Collegiate Competition.

The Big Deal Energy™ Workshop is on June 23. Register at the link in bio.

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Employers think Gen Z is lazy, entitled, and will quit the second things get hard. That perception is keeping you out of the room before you ever get a chance to prove otherwise.

The good news is, you can flip the script, but it will take some serious work and a personal brand, or as Kim Bode refers to it: Big Deal Energy™.

Kim is speaking at theProject™ Collegiate Event, hosted by the Project Management Institute Western Michigan Chapter on April 14. She`ll cover how to build a personal brand that actually sounds like you (not ChatGPT) and how you can show your value through social, content and networking.

Link in bio to learn more.

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We are so focused on unraveling the cause that we lost sight of the people in the center of it. Kim`s recent piece in the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan`s FOCUS Magazine on the Hard Cost of Soft Skills struck a nerve.

Everyone has an opinion on who`s to blame for where the skills gap is, but nobody is actually fixing it. It`s why we`re having this conversation.

Join us on April 28, link in bio.

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We are so focused on unraveling the cause that we lost sight of the people in the center of it. Kim's recent piece in the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan's FOCUS Magazine on the Hard Cost of Soft Skills struck a nerve.

Everyone has an opinion on who's to blame for where the skills gap is, but nobody is actually fixing it. It's why we're having this conversation.

Join us on April 28, link in bio.

Last week, we got to see history. The kind you remember where you were when it happened.

Kim was there on April 1 for the @nasa Artemis II launch - the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years.

We don`t take moments or opportunities like this for granted.

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Last week, we got to see history. The kind you remember where you were when it happened.

Kim was there on April 1 for the @nasa Artemis II launch - the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years.

We don't take moments or opportunities like this for granted.

No one talks about how lonely it is to own a business. The tough decisions land on you, the business doesn`t pause when you need a break, and nobody - not your employees or your spouse - really gets it.

If you know a business owner, tell them they`re doing a good job. It matters more than you know.

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No one talks about how lonely it is to own a business. The tough decisions land on you, the business doesn't pause when you need a break, and nobody - not your employees or your spouse - really gets it.

If you know a business owner, tell them they're doing a good job. It matters more than you know.

The growth stage is the hardest part of building a business.

Kim was recently quoted in @corpmagazine on what she sees running the Women`s Entrepreneurial Fellowship: women who have built something, survived the hardest part, and are still doing everything themselves. The natural tendency to be humble and attached to their work creates unique business challenges for women; they put up walls because they can`t be vulnerable.

Meanwhile, when a woman CEO needs growth capital, she compiles three years of tax returns before a bank will schedule a meeting, while her male competitor closes the same deal over drinks.

When women have access to the right resources, they grow and invest back. Full article at the link in bio.

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The growth stage is the hardest part of building a business.

Kim was recently quoted in @corpmagazine on what she sees running the Women's Entrepreneurial Fellowship: women who have built something, survived the hardest part, and are still doing everything themselves. The natural tendency to be humble and attached to their work creates unique business challenges for women; they put up walls because they can't be vulnerable.

Meanwhile, when a woman CEO needs growth capital, she compiles three years of tax returns before a bank will schedule a meeting, while her male competitor closes the same deal over drinks.

When women have access to the right resources, they grow and invest back. Full article at the link in bio.

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