The Career RelaunchBlog

The holidays are a time when you get a chance to reflect on your life, including your career–how happy you’re feeling, how satisfied you are with your direction, and whether you’re in the right role.  Perhaps you’ve been thinking about making a move for a while.  How can you tell if the time has come […]

A follow-up note to my “Developing Your Personal Brand” workshop I delivered at the Cambridge Judge Business School. This past Friday, I hosted a series of Personal Branding workshops for the Cambridge Business School focused on defining what you stand for in your career & life. We covered 3 topics: the characteristics of strong consumer […]

Last week, I gave a talk at the “On the Edge” Digital Marketing Conference on building strong relationships with your marketing agencies. Right before I went up on stage, as I was quietly reviewed the flow of my slides one last time, one of the organisers came up to me and asked me a question […]

Managing your own business is not easy, especially if you’re a 1-person operation.  You could theoretically find yourself having every job title imaginable from Founder to Graphic Designer to Marketer to Salesperson to Legal Expert to Accountant to Buyer to Administrative Assistant. That last one comes up a lot more often than I ever expected!  Just today, I […]

Let’s imagine a scenario.  You’ve just left your full time job to branch off on your own, to start your own business.  You really believe in the idea, and you can’t wait to start working with your first clients.  The problem is, you aren’t sure what to tell people about what exactly you do.  It’s something […]