We are hiring! We are looking for several resources looking to join our high performance teams at TransUnion Africa. Anyone with proven experience in sales or solution selling analytics, alternative data or risk solutions in financial services, insurance or commercial industries should reach out to Kelly Smith . Tim Collins Stephen De Blanche Priven Moodley #TransUnion #InformationForGood #SolvingProblemsThatMatter …see more

Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. #internationalwomensday #iwd2020 …see more

Published my 18th newsletter on Linkedin this week > https://lnkd.in/gB_EKtj This week featuring: - Tactical tips for improving your website by Julian Shapiro - The most talked about high growth companies in 2020 (from social data) - Engineer's guide to stock options Alex MacCaw - Automating the VC analyst process by Halle Kaplan-Allen #startups #venturecapital #founders #entrepreneurs #funding #growth #options #analyst #automation …see more

We at Proof of Capital ( Edith Yeung , Phil Chen , and I) are excited to announce our investment into FTX ( FTX: Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange ), a new cryptocurrency derivatives exchange with impressive early traction & founded by the equally impressive Sam Bankman-Fried . Here is more about why we invested: https://lnkd.in/gceXM4n And coverage in the press including Venture Beat, Yahoo Finance, Bitcoin Magazine and others: - https://lnkd.in/gdM7mqM - https://lnkd.in/gVNxkch - https://lnkd.in/gY2z6sV …see more

Can I ask a favor of you all? I'm trying to get my endorsements up for 2 skills. Would you mind endorsing me for my top 2 skills, "LinkedIn Ads" and "LinkedIn Advertising" on my profile? linkedin.com/in/wilcoxaj Let me know if I can reciprocate. Thanks! …see more

Attention small business owners. I'm going to be joining Mark Weisenburger on his disruptive marketing show next Tuesday at 11am MST to help give marketing direction to a younger company. If you're interested in coming on the show and getting marketing advice, comment and I'll get in touch. …see more

One of the best articles I've seen on #LinkedInAds. Ever by the great @ Bethany Bey Seriously, use this to troubleshoot your Insight Tag, conversion tracking, etc. It's golden.  cc: Michelle Morgan …see more

The amazing Sam McRoberts  just released his course SEO Simplified. 13 modules, 92 lectures. If you're looking to get advanced at SEO, this is your ticket.

I'm speaking at Expert Talk : Succesvol adverteren op LinkedIn met AJ Wilcox. I'll be speaking English :) #ThankGoodnessForTranslatorsAndQuadlingualPeople

Enough information, let’s get kickstart your video journey. At the end of the month, I am running a mini-challenge for my audience (that’s you)... Announcing... The 5-day social video challenge! I challenge you to be you on video. Are you in? I have realised that many of you have been thinking and researching but not taking action. We’ll be doing this together, so not to worry! Here's how you can participate: Step 1) Say and comment below - "Yes, I'm in" Step 2) Join my Facebook Group community, that's where we'll be running the challenge. Step 3) Commit 15mins per day during the 5-day social vd (sounds easy right) We got this, a way for you to kickstart your video journey. It'll be fun. It'll be useful (and yeah silly). The more fun you have the more likely you'll do video afterwards. #stringtheory on #personalbranding #video #linkedinvideo PS. Tag a friend, if you think they should jump on the video bandwagon …see more

Here's a reminder to share your story. We have this habit of moving ahead, that we don't pause and reflect our own journey. Part of #personalbranding is sharing our journey of how we became who we are. Along the way, we meet amazing people and the most common question they will receive is "how did you get started?" which translates to "what drives you and how did you get started?" That's why I'm super proud of Lolita Taub . She has an amazing story and grit to make a difference in the startup world. Her beginning was challenging itself. But it made her who she is today. When I first heard her story, I felt this urge! An urge for her to share her story. So I encouraged her to share it because it's an inspiration. Here's her origin story of how she became who she is and her mission to help underserved founders. That's why origin stories are powerful, it serves to remind us of what humans are capable of. #stringtheory on #storytelling #motivation #video …see more

Knowledge is money 💸💰💵 Think of everything you have gained experience on, whether it is through your studies or job opportunities. You are an expert on these subjects now. During the age of COVID, we are all looking to create extra income streams. You can do that by leveraging your expertise, your knowledge. To help you out a bit, here are some ideas you could start to build on right now: 🍗 Become a professional content creator: this will help you create a personal brand that will open doors for partnerships, consulting gigs, coaching jobs, sponsorships. N.B: This is what've done 🍗 Provide coaching/consulting services: there are people and brands out there who can use your skills for their own business, so sell them. 🍗 Create a digital course: showcases your knowledge to your target market and help them grow. 🍗 Build a webinar: besides showcasing your knowledge, it serves to bring in prospects for coaching and consulting gigs. 🍗 Develop a mastermind group: creates an opportunity for professionals to network and get professional advice from you for a monthly/yearly fee. 🍗 Create an ebook, and sell your knowledge. So what are you waiting for? Stop leaving money on the table and monetize your knowledge now! 💰 #stringtheory on #personalbranding …see more

Here's a LinkedIn hack... Use LinkedIn to drive an action... There are few different ways way to use LinkedIn; 1. Your profile is your career resume tool. Traditionally, LinkedIn is used to sell your career, your story, your ability. 2. Your profile is your sell your company. LinkedIn is to hyper-target decision makers and introduce them to one's product and services. 3. Your profile is used to showcase your expertise. This is what I do on LinkedIn. I share value-based content and bring in potential clients who wants my skills and expertise. 4. Your profile is used to sell digital products. The more content you create, the more it become part of a funnel. Your profile is a converting tool. Make sure that people who are on your LinkedIn are directed to one easy action. Focus and convert. #stringtheory on #personalbranding #linkedinmarketing #digitalmarketing …see more

Wow thank you for the mention Sophie Guerin ! Honored to be alongside Hooi Ling Tan , co-founder of Grab. It's my goal in 2019 to keep moving the needle with more and better organized worldwide efforts at SoGal Foundation, and more VC funding going to women entrepreneurs at SoGal Ventures . Our fund's LP base reflects our ethos too - to redefine next generation diverse founders and funders. Our LPs are 70% women, 25% under 30, and from all over the world (mainly the US, China, and Singapore), which is a remarkable achievement on its own. It's about time to act and this is a moment in history for change! …see more

Enter SoGal Ventures latest portfolio investment, Werk Inc. ! Featured on Fast Company today! #SoGalBoss

My thoughts on the hot debate about what schools should focus on – job-ready skills or knowledge. I'm seeing something of a scramble within some schools trying to get up to speed on STEM to tout it as one of their offerings. Putting a ‘STEM’ shingle on a school chicken shed does not make a STEM school..... read on  - and join the conversation...   Rashid Ferrod Davis   Andrew Sezonov   Andrew Mashman   Jade Moffat Herman   Louise Davis …see more

Demand for digital skills is growing around the world as businesses digitise their operations. But the supply of talent with relevant skills is not keeping up with this demand.

After decades of corporate reform in our public schools, the results are in. And it's not good news for the reformers.  On the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is the only assessment nationally normed and administered, this year' results showed stagnation over prior years tests, and increases in gaps between the highest-performing students and the lowest. The evidence rolls in persuasively that administering more and more assessments - diagnostic, district, state, and now nationally - in an effort to increase test scores - with the added costs and consequences of higher class sizes and fewer classes in #education #reform #gap the arts and humanities - have resulted in no improvement in reading or math scores.  It's time to stop the testing madness, and time to return to what engages our learners in our schools...it sure isn't more testing and more test preparation. …see more

Southern Vermont College fans and friends: lest you think you are forgotten: I am still working to try to save the college; it is not easy and there are many hurdles. But I won’t give up .... and phoenixes do rise, like the sun.

Honored & Humbled to be Featured as the Top LinkedIn Voices in Healthcare for the 2nd Year in a row! The #LinkedInTopVoices include folks like Ryan Hoover CEO of Product Hunt, Dennis Yang CEO of Udemy, and Nir Eyal writer of Hooked. Thanks to all of you for reading & sharing my writings. #grateful …see more