Your Name is Worth Millions If you've ever wondered why the expert-next-door is getting the cash and the clients while you secretly hate from the sidelines, this is the book for you. Imagine that moment when the phone rings with the opportunity of a lifetime. Whether it's your first big client, that incredible book deal with a major publisher, or a speaking engagement at a conference in your city, your ducks need to be in a row long before the dollars show up on your doorstep. You want the visibility and the profits that come with it but are you really playing at a level that sets you up for the spotlight? In this much-anticipated book, Personal Branding and Marketing Genius Audria Richmond cracks the code to building a brand one doable and deliberate step at a time. From creating an authentic personal brand to landing the right media opportunities, Audria's transparent, in-your-face-and-in-your-bank-account approach will help you to: Develop ferocious confidence and show up on the business scene like a boss. Identify the people who need your services and demand the premium rates you deserve. Understand the 7 Phases of a Profitable Personal Brand and how to leverage each of them to become the must-meet expert in your industry. By the end of ARE YOU READY FOR THE YES?, you ll finally get out there and make some noise and make some real money at the same damn time.

Being Liked Has No Place Here What if you could live in a world where you could do what you wanted to do, say what you wanted to say, and be who you wanted to be? What if you could finally release all of those broad, bold ideas that you've tucked away into the atmosphere? What if, from the tip of your Unconventional head to the bottoms of your Unrestrained feet you could just be free--to live, to love, to breathe? And what if you could do it all without the gripping fear of not fitting in, with anyone, anywhere? Welcome to that UnCloned Life. Beyond a book or brand, UnCloned Life is a state of being. It is a shift in mindset, an eclectic space where acceptance is granted at the door. Here, there is no such thing as a weird person or a crazy idea. UnCloned Life is the essence of freedom, expression, and humanity. Here, we just live--however we damn well please. UnCloned Life: Seven Epic (Un)Rules for Owning Your Shit is a powerful manifesto for anyone who has ever felt excluded from the cool kids club. It's a rallying call to the geeky, the quirky, and the quiet, questionable genius, beckoning them to come out from the shadows of self-consciousness and into the bright, beautiful light of I-don't-give-a--(Well, you know what we mean). By the end of this book, you will: Embrace the truth of who you really are. Release your reservations and inhibitions. Redefine the notion of normal and stop tiptoeing around failure. Shake the spirit of conformity and find the courage to just be.

For most software developers, coding is the fun part. The hard bits are dealing with clients, peers, and managers and staying productive, achieving financial security, keeping yourself in shape, and finding true love. This book is here to help. Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual is a guide to a well-rounded, satisfying life as a technology professional. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez offers advice to developers on important subjects like career and productivity, personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships. Arranged as a collection of 71 short chapters, this fun listen invites you to dip in wherever you like. A "Taking Action" section at the end of each chapter tells you how to get quick results. Soft Skills will help make you a better programmer, a more valuable employee, and a happier, healthier person.

The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers—now in a revised and updated edition “A profound book about self-determination and self-realization.”—Senator Cory Booker “The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business: a living, breathing, growing startup of you. Why? Startups—and the entrepreneurs who run them—are nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today. This book isn’t about cover letters or résumés. Instead, you will learn the best practices of the most successful startups and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, stitch together multiple gigs in a portfolio career, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to • adapt your career plans as pandemics rage and technologies upend industries • develop a competitive advantage so that you stand out from others at work • strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships • engineer serendipity that produces life-changing career opportunities • take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis • tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions The career landscape has changed dramatically in the decade since Hoffman and Casnocha first published this guide. In an urgent update to the frameworks that have helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their careers, this new edition of The Startup of You will teach you how to achieve your boldest professional ambitions.

Learn insider secrets for career success from THE personal branding strategist. Celebrity entertainers, star athletes, and corporate icons didn't accidentally wind up at the top-they branded their way there. Now you, too, can leverage the power of a personal brand, harness your potential and take charge of your career. Using strategies from the playbook of the Mad Men of Madison Avenue, advertising guru Catherine Kaputa serves as your personal branding coach in You Are A Brand! 2nd Edition: In Person and Online, How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success. Kaputa has expanded her 2007 award-winning classic to include new chapters on crafting your own "elevator speech" and leveraging the power of social media. This updated edition explores strategies and tactics to tap into the power of words, learn the principles of visual identity, think in terms of markets, and execute a self-brand action plan that is unique and memorable. Combining today's hottest business concepts with the realities of the modern workplace, You Are a Brand! 2nd Edition highlights the self-branding odysseys of savvy professionals and budding entrepreneurs-Catherine Kaputa will coach you to take charge of your career through the one-of-a-kind brand that is YOU.

Two advertising veterans explain the myths about branding—and how even the smallest businesses can benefit by defining themselves to their customers. Branding may be the single most misunderstood concept in marketing. It’s not only for big businesses with big bucks. It’s not about a logo, a color, a font, or a type of advertising. Branding is defining a company’s image in such a way that the customer is left with a single feeling about that business and what they do. Branding is about finding a business’s juicy center. Even small businesses on shoestring budgets and sole practitioners can learn the principles of good branding—an effort that encompasses not just messaging, but multiple day-to-day decisions that shape and build your customers’ perceptions and emotions. With numerous real-life examples and the expertise that comes only from experience, this book guides you to a new way of thinking about your business, and the kind of wisdom that no amount of money can buy.

Crisis Ready is not about crisis management. Management is what happens after the negative event has occurred. Readiness is what is done to build an INVINCIBLE brand, where negative event has occurred. Readiness is what is done to build an INVINCIBLE brand, where negative situations don't occur--and even if they do, they're instantly overcome in a way that leads to increased organizational trust, credibility, and goodwill. No matter the size, type, or industry of your business, Crisis Ready will provide your team with the insight into how to be perfectly prepared for anything life throws at you.

Want a new job or career? Need to demonstrate more value to customers or employers? Use today’s hottest social media platforms to build the powerful personal brand that gets you what you want! In this completely updated book, Erik Deckers and Kyle Lacy help you use social media to and networking to advance your career, grow your business, and land new job opportunities. From LinkedIn to Facebook, now including Instagram and SnapChat, this book is packed with new techniques and ideas that are practical, easy, and effective. Deckers and Lacy show you how to supercharge all your business and personal relationships...demonstrate that you are the best solution to employers’ or partners’ toughest problems...become a recognized thought leader...and turn your online network into outstanding jobs, great projects, and a fulfilling, profitable career! Discover how to: Choose today’s best social media tools for your personal goals Build an authentic storyline and online identity that gets you the right opportunities Make the most of Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter–and leverage new platforms like Snapchat and Instagram Build connections and prove expertise by sharing video on YouTube and Vimeo Find yourself on search engines and then optimize your personal online presence Promote your events, accomplishments, victories...and even defeats and lessons learned Integrate online and offline networking to get more from both Reach people with hiring authority and budgets on LinkedIn Use Twitter to share the ideas and passions that make you uniquely valuable Avoid “killer” social networking mistakes Leverage your online expert status to become a published author or public speaker Measure the success of your social media branding Get new projects or jobs through your online friends and followers

STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD, GROW YOUR INFLUENCE AND SKYROCKET YOUR INCOME It is estimated that the average consumer is exposed to over 6,000 marketing messages every single day. Logos on products, bumper stickers, television ads, radio spots, online popups, and billboards, just to name a small few, all scream for our attention. Well, it's going to get worse. Just think, there are products and services that exist today that didn't just ten years ago. Instagram, AirBnB, SnapChat, Twitter, Tesla, iOS, Yelp, and Beats are just a few of the millions of apps, products and services that have joined our already crowded mind. So, with so much noise in the market, how do you break through? Can you break through? According to international bestselling author and educator D.K. Sutton, you most certainly can. In The Climb, Sutton walks you step-by-step through the process of building a powerful personal brand. When you brand, Sutton contends, you will climb to the top of your market, stand out, and automatically attract the right audience. In a relatively short period of time, you will skyrocket your influence and income. In The Climb, you will learn... -How to position yourself to command fees, prices, and salaries that are 10, 100, or even 1,000 times greater than your peers.-How to gain referrals and reduce your marketing costs by at least 40%. -How to become a quoted source in the media and appear regularly on television as an expert. -How to attract national sponsors and win coveted endorsement deals. -How to gain the trust of your audience and always stay top of mind. -And, much more. Read The Climb: 6 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand now and we will see you at the top.