Building Your Personal Brand With Dan Schawbel

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Personal branding. It isn’t fluff. It is critical to any and EVERY entrepreneur. All of us.

Why? Because businesses come and go, but brands last forever.

And yes, you are a brand. You stand for something. I kicked out the question on Facebook and Twitter: If you could describe your personal brand in three words, what would they be?

A collection of the responses is below and feel free to leave yours as well.

With every business niche, there is a clear cut master of industry and that is Dan Schawbel. Dan has been called a “personal branding force of nature” and has a slew of things related to his passion: Personal Branding Blog, Personal Branding Magazine, his book Me 2.0 (amazon link), Personal Branding Awards and new extensions including Student Branding Blog.

In this chat, Dan and I discuss how he rose to success and tips for you and your personal brand. My hope is that his journey will spark yours (and your personal brand of course). Enjoy!

How would you describe your personal brand in three words?

Via Facebook:

Matt Haze: Intelligent Comedy. Period.

Emmanuel Arechiga: Explosive. Energy. Enthusiastic.

Ralph Pfremmer: Authentic. Oxygen. Fringe.

Travis: Allergic to boring.

Arlene Maminta Browne: Innovative. Passionate. Robust.

Mary Griffith: Explosive Positive Energy

Jennifer Palmer Sansone: All About YOU!

Ria Sharon: Connection (one word)

Harrison Painter: Listen. Share. Care.

Elizabeth Hannan (who cheated this is more than three words Kind, Loves To Listen, Problem Solver.

Jennifer Cloud: Veni, vedi, vici?

Joel Libava: (hey is on the show later this week!): Energetic, Transparent, Blunt

Sonny Saggar: Conceive, Believe, Achieve

Ryan Taft: Innovative, Strategic, Young

Justin Brooke: (small cheat in here but we’ll let it go Genuine, High Performance, Automated

Thomas Dickerman: Education, Innovation, Honesty

Via Twitter:

@jordanmessina: Hustle, Hustle, Hustle

@jgaellsogeits: Compassionate, Dedicated, Lively

@lyngraft: Wear A Helmet (haha)

@richardbonilla: Passion, Persistence, Consistence

@katgordon: Original. Curious. Kind.

@reverendro: Integrity. Vision. Execution.

@pamdurkin: Creative, Edgy, Savvy.

@wineguymike: Wine Guy Mike (haha)

@tweetsbylaura: Leadership, Strategy, Growth

@abidlatif: (little cheat here clear, to the point, attractive

@elsicomoro: Driven, Dedicated, (and something that means big picture thinking)

@solutionsbyanca: New, Relevant, Revolutionary

@bwelford: Focused, Responsive, Reliable

@dereckvogler: Listen, Plan, Execute

@rizzotees: Fun, Experienced, Genius (haha)

@xoworkonadream: Change, Hope, Love

@krisinedziadul: New Generation Marketer

@RWCgordon: Authenticity, Innovative, Expertise

@misterfnygy: Ethical, Insightful, Effective

@mtnmd: Powerful, Loving, Creative

This episode of RISE is sponsored by:

Johnny Londoff Chevrolet: RISE is always locally presented by Johnny Londoff Chevrolet and not just because Johnny is a nice guy (which he is). You can get supplier pricing (which means no haggling set price) just for RISE viewers when you stop into Johnny’s dealership and mention you heard about it on RISE. Plus, we all have a thing or two to learn from Johnny about customer service and relationships. Recently I sat down with him to discuss and as an entrepreneur, I think you will find it really helpful.

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