“You want to align yourself with people who believe in you and can see things in you that you don’t see in yourself.” Carol McManus, America’s LinkedIn Lady Invisible Mentor: Carol McManus, America’s LinkedIn Lady Company Name: LinkedIn Lady Website: http://www.linkedinlady.com, http://ywait4success.com/ Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Carol McManus: I’m an entrepreneur. I left the corporate world in 2007 to start a coaching, consulting and leadership development company. I built that company to six figures using social media. My business has moved over to social media expertise and … [Read more...]
Mentor Yourself With Invisible Mentor Jeanne-Marie Robillard, Senior Account Executive, National Speakers Bureau, Part Two
Wisdom of Life: “Pick the right people to surround yourself with, it will set the bar, encourage and support you. However, if you choose the wrong people, they will bring you down a different path,” Invisible Mentor, Jeanne-Marie Robillard tells her 12-year old son. Interviews for Mentoring: Key Lessons from Jeanne-Marie Robillard Be grateful for what you have in life and count your blessings. Prepare for your day the night before, to help to decrease stress the following day. Network, network, then network some more, and never let little things such as shyness or “introvertedness” stop you. (Note to self) Allow people … [Read more...]
The Chief Mentoring Officer Interviews Annemie Ress, Senior HRD eBay & Global Engagement Lead at eBay, Part Two
Interviewee Name: Annemie Ress, Senior HRD eBay & Global Engagement Lead at eBay Company Name: eBay EU Website: http://www.ebay.com Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Annemie Ress: I’m South African by birth and grew up there. I studied law, worked in Switzerland for a short while and have been living in the United Kingdom for the past 13 years. For the past 13 years I have worked for Pepsi (for a short while because I worked for them in South Africa). I also worked on the trading floor for the International Petroleum Exchange and since then I have been working at eBay. I have had multiple careers at … [Read more...]
Interview With Invisible Mentor Jennifer Graham, Project Director, M. Moser Associates Ltd , Part Two
Interviewee Name: Jennifer Graham Company Name: M. Moser Associates Ltd Website: http://www.mmoser.com, http://www.lmnopnyc.org Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Jennifer Graham: I work as a project director for M. Moser Associates, a global firm with 650 employees worldwide, and I am one of 46 directors in the firm. Our work is primarily focused on corporate interiors. My role as project director is a combination of two roles – one is for projects and the other is having oversight for project staffing for the office. From a directorial standpoint I interface with the global directors for strategic process … [Read more...]