Saturday, December 26, 2009

IHOP and wait times

IHOP remains in the top 5 for our choices to eat before we are off to a long drive. So when we saw one next to our resort on HW 192, we thought we would stop to have brunch on our way back. But at 11:30 am there was a long wait time of about40 minutes. So we used the iPhone maps to find another one close to the highway and towards the direction we will be driving. Saved us 40 minutes of wait time.
So....... iPhone $199, att $30 (monthly fee), the taste of a greasy omlette with strawberry cheesecake pancakes...... Priceless !

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Location.... Date...Time of the First Impression

UNC Chrlotte,
College of Health & Human Services, Room #145

9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte NC 28223-0001


3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Telephone: 704-687-7917

Thinking outside the box when your box is shrinking

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Act 4: 60 Minute Strategic Plan

complete hands on workshop for developing a straegy-action-plan for career advancement. Take the completed plan with you after seminar.

Act 4: Global Marketplace

Why NYC is not in USA
Find or create a NYC anywhere in the world
Cultural aspects of globalization
Global Job Search

Act 3: Online all the time

Online Reputation ManagementMyspace / facebook
LinkedIn Connections/ groupsQuestions
Expert / giving back
Communications capability
Twitter
Examples

How to reach to recruiters
Different forms of communicationYoutube
Podcast
Slideshares
Written communications
Blogs

Act 2 - Network and a Brand for career

Outline below: SLides will be posted after talk at SlideShare and updated link provided here

Pre-Net: Defining your Brand
Start before the START
Define the mission
Do your homework
Audacity
Sales vs. Delivery

Execu-Net: Building your Brand
Listen and take notes
Share your passion
Immerse, Imbibe
Follow up or Fail
Social Arbitrage
Write your Brand
Peer Power
Oh No!

Post-Net:Sustaining your Brand
Be Fractal
Take control of the “cheese”
Be the Hub, AND build spokes
Mentor – Mentee - Repeat

Monday, March 30, 2009

Draft Agenda

Innovation Acts
1) Act 1 – Introductions (15 Min)
a. Who you are, Why are you here, one little secret about yourself to share
b. sticky notes, flip charts and the swiss cheese
2) Act 2 – Networking for Career Positions (40 mins)
a. Pre- Networking - defining your brand
b. Networking - Building your Brand
c. Post-Networking - sustaining oyur brand

3) Act 3 – Online all the time(40 min – 10 Min Break)
a. It’s just not lunch anymore
b. Search Engine Optimization
c. Make your network work for you
d. Reputation Management
4) Act 4 – Global Alignment (15 min)
a. A 21st century company
b. Massage your message
5) Act 5 – Putting is all together - developing the strategic plan (60 Minutes)
a. Actionable strategy
b. Strategy Map and Measurements
c. Development of the Plan

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Initial Post

This sarted off as a sales call to get business at UNCC for a ethnic marketing company, and now has morphed in a seminar for graduating students and public at large.