Personal Brand Awards
AboutJudgesRulesApplicationHall of Fame

Judges for the 2009 Personal Brand Awards

Dan Schawbel Head Judge - Dan Schawbel

Dan is the leading expert in personal branding for the Gen-Y audience. 

He is the author of “Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 2009).” Fast Company calls Dan a “personal branding force of nature” and Entrepreneur calls Dan a “Gen-Y branding expert.” His Personal Branding Blog® is consistently ranked in the top 100 marketing blogs in the world by AdAge, and has achieved syndication from Forbes, Reuters and Hoovers. Dan publishes Personal Branding Magazine®, and directs Personal Branding TV®.

         
  Sarah Austin    Sarah Austin

Sarah was one of the first live streaming, life-casters popularized on Justin.TV and now hosts a weekly live show in conjunction with Pop17 at Mogulus.  Pop17 is a two-to-three minute daily exploration to track, analyze and understand the new cultural phenomenon of online micro-celebrity.  She's hosted a parade of personalities that includes Gary Vaynerchuk, Lisa Nova, Matt Mullenweg and Jake Jarvis.  Her sponsors are Virgin America, Perkett PR, Intel and TechCrunch. 
 
Jason Falls Jason Falls

Jason is the director of social media for Doe-Anderson, a brand-building agency in Louisville, Ky., specializing in building brand enthusiasts. A public relations professional by trade and writer by craft, Falls is co-founder of the Social Media Club Louisville. This blog is his own, contains his opinions and observations and does not necessarily reflect those of Doe-Anderson or its clients. Jason has one of the leading social media blogs called "Social Media Explorer."
Liz Strauss Liz Strauss

According to EatonWeb, “Liz Strauss is perhaps the most influential relational blogger on the Internet.” Her blog –Liz Strauss at Successful Blog — has been called both a destination and an event.  Liz has worked over 20 years in print, software, and online publishing, and strategized with publishers in Europe, Australia, the UK, and Ireland. She has worked with entrepreneurs, small businesses, companies in crisis, and corporate giants. She founded the SOBCon Conference and wrote an eBook called “22 Business Principles They Don’t Teach You in Business School.”
         
  Zach Johnson   

Zac Johnson

At the ripe age of 15, Zac Johnson began making money online designing web site banners for $1 each. A self taught entrepreneur, Zac's been making money online for over 10 years and been involved in nearly every facet of affiliate marketing. Zac's latest focus is his personal blog "Inside the Secret Life of a Super Affiliate" (ZacJohnson.com), where he provides readers firsthand accounts of his experiences, successes & failures. In addition to his own success stories.

 
         
  Pete Kistler   Pete Kistler

Pete is a leading Online Reputation Management expert for the Gen-Y audience. He is a young, enthusiastic and active entrepreneur, CEO of Brand-Yourself.com and editor of the Brand-Yourself.com blog. Pete is a member of the Brazen Careerist blogger network, a contributor to the career development blog Employee Evolution, a featured presenter on SlideShare.net, Business Director at Jerk Magazine, recipient of the Syracuse University Dreamer and Doer Award, a Panasci Business Plan Competition semi-finalist, and a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

 
         
    Katie Konrath

Katie is always on the look-out for what's new. She fell in love with ideas when she was 11, and hasn't looked back since.  She's worked with one of the world's top creativity gurus, studied at the TRIZ Institute in St Petersburg, and earned a Masters degree in innovation from the Institute of Thinking.  Katie's creativity blog, getFreshMinds.com, was recently named a top innovation blog on Alltop.com and she's a co-author of The Age of Conversation 2.

 
         
 
 

Anthony Portuesi

Anthony is a Senior Sales Rep and Management Intern at Johnson & Johnson. His accomplishments include the J&J Rookie of the Year Award, Regional Excellence Award, Representative of the Year Award, and the Johnson & Johnson Standard of Leadership Award. Expanding on his passion for both personal and professional development, Anthony serves as an award judge for Pi Sigma Epsilon’s national convention, as well as a sales coach and judge of their Pro-Am Sell-A-Thon. His blog DrivenLeaders.com, focuses on emerging leadership and is dedicated to the development of Gen-Y leaders.

 
         


   Copyright ©2007  Personal Brand Awards                                             Judge@personalbrandawards.com