The Promote Yourself Podcast Episode 2 - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

The Promote Yourself Podcast Episode 2 - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Welcome to the second episode of the  Promote Yourself Podcast  (Subscribe on iTunes). It is a weekly show airing every Monday, giving you the best career advice, the latest workplace trends and access to today’s brightest stars in business. Sponsor:  Moo.com is an online printer offering premium business cards, MiniCards. stickers and more. For listeners of this podcast, if you go to  Moo.com/podcast  you will save 10% on your next order! Now it’s time for the show. This weeks show Segment #1: My top 3 workplace trends of the week Colleges are losing pricing power. Social networking time consumption. Companies aren’t focusing on Gen Y leadership development. Segment #2: QA This week’s question comes from Moussa Hassoun on  Twitter. He asks: “I wonder how my blogging on political/social issues will affect my candidacy for jobs/law school. Thoughts?” Segment #3: Guest interview This week I speak to  Gary Vaynerchuk, who is the New York Times bestselling author of both  Crush It!  and  The Thank You Economy. Gary has a multi-million dollar social media agency called Vaynermedia, which he co-founded with his brother AJ. They currently consult for brands like PepsiCo and the NY Jets (which he wants to own someday). He’s made TV appearances on Ellen, Conan and The Today Show. In our interview, he talks about the biggest tech trends of 2013, the latest projects he’s been working on and his predictions for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Author: Dan Schawbel  is the Founder of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He recently made the  Forbes Magazine  30 Under 30 list and his second book called Promote Yourself: The New Art of  Getting Ahead  is due out in the Fall of 2013 by St. Martin’s Press. He is offering an online course called “Build Your Personal Brand in 4 Easy Steps.”