148: Chris Dessi - You Are Your Brand

We live at a time when having a personal brand is much more than an indulgence meant for icons and celebrities. It is a way to showcase who you are and what you care about. Perhaps, like many of the warriors in our community, you are your brand, and you're in the business of marketing your skill or talent. Leveraging technology and building your personal brand will make all the difference in tomorrow's opportunity. Chris Dessi is the CEO and Founder of Silverback Social, an award-winning digital marketing agency. Chris travels the country coaching executives and college students how to leverage social media to benefit their personal brand and career.  He is an author, television & radio commentator, public speaker, and educator who regularly appears on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, Good Day New York, & FOX BUSINESS's Varney & Co. He’s the founder of Westchester Digital Summit, and named by Forbes as one of the "Conferences That Will Keep You Ahead Of Marketing Trends." Chris's most recent book, Remarkable You: Build a Personal Brand and Take Charge of Your Career is empowering and timely. I'm positive you'll find Chris's story of becoming a "reluctant entrepreneur" and his subsequent accomplishments inspiring! Highlights - 7 Pillars of Your Brand What sets you on fire? Developing inner confidence, not outer sizzle Uncovering and cultivating your super power   Resources - Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business When You're Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to register and unleash your creative-thinking to propel your business forward. Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own personal editor 24/7! http://tr.grammarly.com/SHQD Regain time and transform your commute, workout or chores into fun, productive ME TIME! Audible books are offering a free audio book, try it, like it and stay or cancel and keep your free Audible book. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/Warrior Guest Contact - Website: http://silverbacksocial.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisdessi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherDessi/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdessi Books: Remarkable You: Build a Personal Brand and Take Charge of Your Career http://amzn.to/26pi8W9 Just Like You: 24 Interviews of Ordinary People Who've Achieved Extraordinary Success http://amzn.to/1XSJPB1   Chris's Program: Special Warrior Alert! Remarkable You online course [http://silverbacksocialuniversity.teachable.com/courses/remarkable-you-entrepreneurs/] which is usually $599 now $99.   Mentions - “Keep up the good work.” Dad “What are you passionate about.” Gary Vaynerchuk Choose Yourself! http://amzn.to/1rdlrQ9 James Altucher Delivering Happiness http://amzn.to/1rdlzir Tony Hsieh Outliers: The Story of Success http://amzn.to/26piRqk Malcolm Gladwell 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life http://amzn.to/26pj3WM Cami Walker Hemming way app http://www.hemingwayapp.com/desktop.html Co-schedule http://coschedule.com/ Gift: Chris is generously offering us a variety of gifts. You can get Chapter 1 of his book for free[https://chrisdessi.leadpages.co/creative-warriors-free-chap/], a discounted price on his book, Remarkable You for just $9.99 and his Remarkable You online course [http://silverbacksocialuniversity.teachable.com/courses/remarkable-you-entrepreneurs/] which is usually $599 for just $99. To get these gifts, go to creativewarriorsunite.com/remarkableyou Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value) Warrior of Inner Confidence Quote - “Set out to do stuff that will set you on fire.”