Have you ever done the Elevator Pitch Challenge? When I was in Dallas for an event, Kyle Burt , Judi Fox , Kyle Witham , Darlene Garcia , Zack Scriven and I did the challenge, traveling between three floors. It helped us simplify our pitch and build confidence in our service offering. According to the Harvard Business Review, "many brands lead consumers down confusing purchase paths. The savviest ones simplify and personalize the route." Knowing not only WHOM you serve, but HOW you do it is what will win the pitch... so long as it is clear and compelling. Have you done the elevator pitch challenge?! What did you learn? For tip 7 of my 20 Tips in 2020 series... be clear about who you are and what you offer. What has been your favorite tip so far? Check all of the previous tips out in the article on my profile! Chantel Soumis 🌟 #Sales #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #ChantelShares …see more

I can't even begin to explain how I feel after launching our Milwaukee event this morning... I FINALLY got to meet my connections in person that immediately felt like family and the hug machine was RELEASED! You are incredible. This platform is insane. Last year I hit immeasurable goals, personally, professionally, AND financially, because of this community. I could not be more thankful. Thank you! See you at the next one! 🤗 *virtual hug* #community #linkedinlocalmke #connect #chantelshares …see more

Happy holidays! 🖖🏽🖤 I can’t even begin to express how thankful I am for all of you and all of the support this past year. Thank you and enjoy your Holidays! #justQ …see more

I've never been fond of rules. That being said here's a handful of people that are crushing it on LinkedIn right now that do it in THEIR OWN way: - Mark Metry : Host of one of the world's Top 100 podcasts Humans 2.0. Podcasting, mindset, and interviews with some of the greatest minds on the planet. - Brittany Krystle Hoffman : Personal branding expert and host of an incredible podcast, Beyond Influential. - Israel Lugo III : gives business lessons and shares his perspective as a young founder of a fast growing startup. - Jackie Hermes : CEO of Accelity Marketing. She's a beast when it comes to scaling, business, branding, etc. - Tim Salau : one of the best community builders on the platform. - Tima Elhajj - Everything Branding and just an inspiring/kind human-being. - Allen Gannett : Best selling author, Chief Strategy Officer, and incredible bite sized interviews with industry leaders. - Blessing Adogame prominent student voice on LinkedIn, community builder, and LinkedIn campus editor. Follow them if you're not already! Who are you enjoying following right now on LinkedIn right now? #justQ 🖤 …see more

In my latest Forbes article, I share the things you need to let go of to get ahead in your career.🗑✅ #career #leadership #careerdevelopment …see more

“Hey, Amy, why should I hire a professional ghostwriter? Can’t I just find someone cheap to write something for me?”🤔 To wrap up my #LinkedInVideo series* on ghostwriting, I explain why partnering with a ghostwriter can be one of the best investments you can make in building your personal brand and thought leadership. *Links to other videos in the comments below #ghostwriting #leadership #personalbranding #thoughtleadership #business #success #relationships #communication #career #writing #connection …see more

I love zoom meetings!♥️ Why? Because this is the kind of awkward moment we will laugh about years later🤣 What is your most awkward moment? Comment and tell us:) Link to all our amazing opportunities on the first comment- apply and fly :) #zoom #opportunities #people #career #hr …see more

Yesterday 500 Startups turned 10 years old and this month marks my 1st anniversary at 500 and in VC. The past 6 months alone has been an abnormal experience in any industry, but in many ways, COVID-19 has exacerbated existing trends and problems. Here are some of the things I've noticed in VC in my first year. #venturecapital #femalefounders #founders …see more

With "personal branding" entering a new league of overused buzzwords, there's still confusion over how to allocate your marketing to your personal brand vs. your corporate brand. Yesterday, I was able to give a presentation to one of our international batches of startups at 500 Startups . One of the most common questions was how best to allocate marketing as a founder between the two brands. I gave this presentation a while ago on the difference on Linkedin, and thought to share it in case it's of use to anyone! #personalbrands #linkedin #socialmedia #digitalmarketing …see more

In the current decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change the way we live and interact. It's admirable to see that the Google and Amazon Engineer & Entrepreneur, Bindu Reddy , aims to democratize the AI industry by starting a company that offers tools to build AI capabilities within smaller companies that may not have all the resources or internal talents required to pull off AI. Her company received $5.25M seed funding which was led by former Google CEO and Chairman Eric Schmidt! Going strong! #artificialintelligence #artificialintelligenceai #AI #femaleentrepreneurs #femaleengineers #seedround …see more

Huge congratulations to all the Fitbit teams involved to launch these three products. What a great day to celebrate all the sweats and hard works. #productlaunchday #lonic #flyerheadphones #Fitbitlonic

The outbreak has completely revised our concepts about privacy - as the dilemma between privacy vs. security seems to have shifted to privacy vs. life. Here we analyze the use cases and issues of tracking during COVID-19 and whether we are witnessing the end of privacy. Do you think we would have to give up our privacy for good? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #COVID19 #COVID_19 #coronavirus #tracking #phonetracking #privacy …see more

SkinVision is a dermatology app that aims to fight against one of the most deadly diseases, skin cancer. It uses machine learning to assess cancer risk - if you take a photo of a spot on your skin, it classifies it as low, medium as high risk instantly. I have just done my regular check - it took 30 seconds, instead of having to wait 3 months for the appointment and 2 hours in the waiting room at the dermatologist's. I also made my wife check her skin lesions. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #healthapp #dermatology #dermatologyapp #healthcareapp #skincancer #skinvision #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice …see more

"Healthcare without an address" is what we work for in digital health at The Medical Futurist. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice …see more

Per the Financial Times : "742 banks ... [applied to the European Central Bank] ... to borrow €1.31tn under its main refinancing scheme, which will lend them money over three years at rates as low as minus 1 per cent." The central bank's goal is to counter pressure on banks to cut their credit extension to the economy. https://lnkd.in/gasBFSr #economy #interestrates #monetarypolicy #liquidity #financeandeconomy #centralbanks #ecb #debt #credit #ft …see more

From an analysis by Bloomberg Markets of how hedge funds performed in March and April, two very different months for risk markets. #investing #investors #markets #bloomberg #hedgefunds #hedgefund …see more

From this week's "Lunch with the FT" in which Brendan Greeley interviews Stephanie Kelton on Modern Monetary Theory, the history of money and credit, fiscal and monetary policies, debt and deficits, etc. https://lnkd.in/evbMzve #economy #economics #markets #mmt #economists #debt #deficit #money #credit #monetary #fiscap #policy #ft #modernmonetarytheory …see more

CNBC on the OPEC+ oil production deal. Among the interesting aspects, the deal's time specificity (May 1 to the end June). Highlights the trade-off between getting producers on board and complying versus giving certainty to markets worried about collapsing demand. https://lnkd.in/eYk5ABg #markets #cnbc #oil #opec #saudiarabia #russia #energy #investing #investors #selloff #investmentmanagement #volatility #yields CNBC …see more

Quick Preview Good morning! In just over an hour, we get the US weekly jobless claims number ... or what has become the best high frequency indicator of the hit to the labor market and, by implications, what’s happening to companies, big and small. Other notable events today include the OPEC+ meeting and remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Powell In the run-up to all this, stock markets are mixed. US Futures have fluctuated all night and currently indicate an essentially flat open in what already is a big week of gains. Yields on government bonds are lower in the advanced world. The FX markets are mostly calm. A big mover is oil, where prices are up ahead of the OPEC+ meeting. Wishing you all a good day. #markets #equities #equities #stocks #yields #investing #currency #stockmarket #federalreserve #oil #selloff #bonds #interestrates #fx #investmentmanagement #volatility #centralbanks #opec #fixedincome #forex #fed #liquidity #monetarypolicy #assetallocation …see more

Goals happen once. And if they’re not achieved, it’s an automatic failure. Themes are ongoing. And you can keep at it. I’ll give you an example: Goal: “ I want to make more money.” Theme: “I want to help people with this product.” …see more