Personal Brand Lessons We Can Learn From Mickey Mouse

Personal Brand Lessons Learned From Mickey Mouse

Earlier this year, I attended the Association of Image Consultants International Conference in Orlando, FL just a stones thrown away from the home of Mickey Mouse.  I taught a workshop called Brand Magic for Image Consultants based on my workbook of the same title, obviously inspired by the magic of Disney World.  I started thinking [...]

What We Can Learn about Personal Branding from Dennis Rodman

What We Can Learn about Personal Branding from Dennis Rodman

When we think of Dennis Rodman, there are two or three words (besides dominant rebounder and defender) that thousands of people associate with him: Outrageous Bad Boy. How did he earn this moniker? The Personal Brand Dennis Rodman Rodman was a leader in his marketplace, the National Basketball Association—a rebounder who would stop at nothing [...]

What Can We Learn about Personal Branding from Lucille Ball

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“I Love Lucy” premiered in October 1951 and the country fell in love with the ditzy, red-head who was married to Cuban band leader, Desi Arnaz. Lucille Ball was 40 years old when the show aired, middle-aged by all standards, especially for show business in the 50’s. LESSON 1: Similar to Lucille Ball, Baby Boomers [...]

2010! It seems like only yesterday, the clock struck midnight and we ushered in a new millennium…

What is it about a New Year that inspires new thinking, new approaches and fresh ideas? Well, I am no different than most. So, here is my list of fresh ideas and new approaches for the New Year: * Use talking avatar to spiff up my newsletters * Expand branding services to small businesses and [...]

What We can Learn about Image from DOLLY?

What we can learn about image from DOLLY?

Beautiful and vivacious, she is known for her curvaceous body and her beautiful voice. I recently watched the icon on The Tonight Show. As she sat talking with Jay Leno, I was surprised—as I am sure other viewers were—to hear that she was 62 years old. Wow! She looked great! That is, until she stood [...]