If you realize how important your personal brand is, you do not want to miss this panel. These six panelists have valuable insights to share from their rich experience in business, creating brands as companies and personally. We will appear at Digital Hollywood May 7, 10:45am in the Ballroom … [Read more...]
Personal Branding for Power Women Panel
October 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I am pleased to be moderating a great panel focused on personal branding at the upcoming Digital Hollywood conference October 23rd. Thank you Victor Harwood and Lori Schwartz for adding the very valuable Women's Track to Digital Hollywood! The official name of this track is: Women’s Entertainment … [Read more...]
Posterous to WordPress Migration Learnings
April 30, 2013 By 2 Comments
Have you completed your forced migration from Posterous yet? If not, this post may be of help. If you have not yet downloaded your Posterous backup from the Posterous site, you can still do so until May 31. As you may know, in February Posterous announced they are shutting down all member sites … [Read more...]
Big Brands and How Women Fueled the Success of Pinterest
September 21, 2012 By 7 Comments
New Media Expo, formerly BlogWorld, understands that their conference attendees are hungry for meaty information about Pinterest. This past June 7th, I was pleased to organize and lead their Social Media Business Summit session on this topic in New York City. We were pleased to have representatives … [Read more...]
Should the Post Office Acknowledge Google Places
August 26, 2012 By 4 Comments
Google has created a public interface for Google Places called Google Plus Local listings. These Google Plus Local listings are being integrated with the scoring systems of Google's recent purchases of Zagat and Frommers. Local search was important when it was just Google Places. Now these local … [Read more...]
Fun Running on Kauai, Staying Fit in a Computer Centric Job
July 24, 2011 By 7 Comments
Koloa Plantation Days Family Fun Run July 24 on Kauai, Hawaii was genuinely fun. I registered for the purpose of supporting my Kukui'ula Outrigger Canoe Club which was co-hosting. I haven't run continuously any distance in years, though I do play singles tennis regularly. I registered without fear … [Read more...]
My Top Ten Speaking Tips
June 4, 2011 By 16 Comments
My public speaking tips were developed by doing, watching and teaching. Public Speaking Training I love public speaking. I began doing it during my 20 years as an executive in Japan. Early on, I took advantage of participating in Toast Masters at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). … [Read more...]
Leadership Tips for Running a Foreign Subsidiary
April 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
What is it like being a female manager in Japan? I have been asked this question hundreds of times with the expected answer that it must be terrible. It does not need to be. The lessons I learned running foreign subsidiaries in Japan apply to both men and women. Manage Up It is easy to give … [Read more...]
Twitter Community Shared Experience
December 25, 2009 By 6 Comments
You are never alone when you are on Twitter. We share experiences and that are Right Now. In certain moments, Twitter is like gathering around a warm campfire where we exchange stories about the same topic, as we do on the anniversary of 9/11. Sometimes we hold virtual hands during a small or large … [Read more...]
Twitter Tips from Twitter Pros
October 12, 2009 By 5 Comments
Learn how to Twitter from pros who use Twitter and other social media tools successfully in their business and their personal lives. This video collection of insights from smart people who have been using Twitter for years will help you get started in the right direction. Their concise, key Twitter … [Read more...]
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