Judges for the 2009 Personal Brand Awards
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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®.
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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. |
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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." |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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