Boats, Beaches and Business

Here is a nice article written by Barrett Baker for Hampton Roads Magazine. Thanks Barrett for such a nice piece. (Click here to view a larger version)  

Fantastic Marketing Coordinator Opportunity – Northern Virginia

Posting this for a friend who is hiring. Great opportunity in Northern Virginia for a cool company – the Public Interest Registry (pir.org),  with plenty of fun travel opportunities, and flexibility. Must be in Northern Va . *Send emails ONLY if you qualify to: sian.pugh@coventree.com or leave questions/comments on this post. Position Title: Marketing Coordinator…

Personal Branding – Your Identity

I’m working on a coaching class to help my colleagues and team build personal brands. Once I’ve completed the class, I’ll share the material here for anyone who wishes to build their own online brand. Here is a teaser: STEP 1: Identify a high-interest topic that YOU are interested in and that you want to…

Being Dumped in Social Media

In real life, we call it ‘being dumped’ or ‘breaking up’. In social media, its ‘defriending’. It is the act of leaving your friends, bf or gf, severing ties, calling it quits. Recently, I’ve been going through my social media lists, and making tough decisions on who to sever, and who to keep. In doing…

Got Klout?

UPDATE: Klout just released this great infograph that I thought helpful to those who have read this post on Klout. Enjoy! ———————————— Do you have Klout? When I first started noodling through social media land, back in the day (July 10, 2007 according to Facebook), I knew I was an early adopter, but wasn’t really…

Follow Up – How To Make Me Hire You

My recent blog post: It’s the Little Things – How to Make Me Hire You had such a huge response! I’m happy to report that I made offers to 5 of the candidates who interviewed with me last week! One of the candidates I hired was the gentleman who returned after the interview and hand…

It’s the Little Things – How to Make Me Hire You

Following on from my post : Its the Little Things – How to Make Me Your Customer, I thought I’d cover a post on how to make me hire you. I’ve been interviewing people for positions I have open at my company. Six open positions, dozens of phone screens and interviews, and 20 in person interviews. I…

A Quick Look Back – and Looking Forward

What a difference a year can make! This time last year, I was embarking on another year of building my business, Wave Marketing, pulling together the final pieces of the plan to launch The Geekettes Club, and getting used to living in my new home in South Eastern Virginia. Now? I’m working for Dominion Enterprises, managing…

Women in Business Award Luncheon

I was so honored to be awards a Women in Business Award today, along with 23 other deserving women. Inside Business were the hosts and organizers, and put on a terrific event to honor us. I was grateful to Nicole Newsome, my husband John, sister Kylie, brother in law Kyle and my team from Dominion…

A Personal Update – and Setting New Goals

Its been a very busy few weeks. I started a new job, while wrapping up with old clients, attended a conference in Raleigh, NC, organized a fundraising event for The Geekettes Club, and worked on selecting a Board of Directors for The Club. Phew! I need a holiday 😀 In all honesty, I’m having a…