Dan Schawbel
Encyclopedia
Dan Schawbel is an American
author, entrepreneur, speaker, and a Personal branding
expert who educates individuals on how to build online personal brands for career and business success. He's been called a "personal branding guru" by The New York Times, and contributes to Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal
, Entrepreneur (magazine), and several other business media outlets.
Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, LLC, which helps individuals build successful online brands, through workshops, books, magazines, videos, newsletters, and other mediums. He is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing). In 2010, Dan was named to the prestigious Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 list. In 2009, Bloomberg Businessweek named Schawbel as one of twenty people entrepreneurs should follow on twitter, alongside Richard Branson
and Details Magazine cited him as one of five internet guru's that can make you rich. He is the founder of the Personal Branding Blog®, which is an Advertising Age Top 50 Marketing Blog, the #1 job blog you should follow by CareerBuilder
, and a top 5 marketing blog for your career by FINS.com
. Dan is the publisher of Personal Branding Magazine®, which has featured branding advice from major business leaders and celebrities, including Donald Trump
, Evander Holyfield
, Kathy Ireland
, Guy Fieri
, and others. He is the head judge for the annual Personal Brand Awards®, director of Personal Branding TV®, and holds live Personal Branding Events. Schawbel was one of the first seven bloggers to have their own iPhone application.
In 2007, Schawbel co-created one of the first social media positions in a Fortune 200 company, EMC Corporation
. As a speaker, Dan has spoken to IBM
, Citigroup
, Time Warner
, Harvard Business School
, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, and has shared the stage with thought leaders such as Seth Godin
. Dan lives in Boston, MA and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bentley University in 2006.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, entrepreneur, speaker, and a Personal branding
Personal branding
Personal branding is, for some people, a description of the process whereby people and their careers are marked as brands. It has been noted that while previous self-help management techniques were about self-improvement, the personal branding concept suggests instead that success comes from...
expert who educates individuals on how to build online personal brands for career and business success. He's been called a "personal branding guru" by The New York Times, and contributes to Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Entrepreneur (magazine), and several other business media outlets.
Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, LLC, which helps individuals build successful online brands, through workshops, books, magazines, videos, newsletters, and other mediums. He is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing). In 2010, Dan was named to the prestigious Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 list. In 2009, Bloomberg Businessweek named Schawbel as one of twenty people entrepreneurs should follow on twitter, alongside Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
and Details Magazine cited him as one of five internet guru's that can make you rich. He is the founder of the Personal Branding Blog®, which is an Advertising Age Top 50 Marketing Blog, the #1 job blog you should follow by CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder.com is the largest online employment website in the United States, with more than 23 million unique visitors each month and a 34% market share of help-wanted web sites in the United States. CareerBuilder.com provides online career search services for more than 1,900 partners as of...
, and a top 5 marketing blog for your career by FINS.com
FINS.com
FINS.com is a standalone resource for financial professionals with information about finance careers and the finance industry, launched in July 2009 by Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal...
. Dan is the publisher of Personal Branding Magazine®, which has featured branding advice from major business leaders and celebrities, including Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
, Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...
, Kathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Ireland is an American former model, actress, and entrepreneur. She is the CEO and designer of her eponymous brand product marketing company, Kathy Ireland Worldwide.-Life and career:...
, Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, television personality, and game show host. He co-owns five restaurants in California and is widely known for his television series on the Food Network....
, and others. He is the head judge for the annual Personal Brand Awards®, director of Personal Branding TV®, and holds live Personal Branding Events. Schawbel was one of the first seven bloggers to have their own iPhone application.
In 2007, Schawbel co-created one of the first social media positions in a Fortune 200 company, EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...
. As a speaker, Dan has spoken to IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Citigroup
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
, Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
, Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, and has shared the stage with thought leaders such as Seth Godin
Seth Godin
Seth Godin is an American entrepreneur, author and public speaker. Godin popularized the topic of permission marketing.-Background:...
. Dan lives in Boston, MA and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bentley University in 2006.
External links
- Founder at Millennial Branding, LLC
- Blogger at Personal Branding Blog
- Publisher at Personal Branding Magazine
- Author of Me 2.0
- Columnist at Bloomberg BusinessWeek
See also
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