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Building and Brokering Your Brand: Ryan Serhant Closes in on Personal Branding

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Your brand should make clear why someone should hire you for that coveted position, or choose you to sell their house. It’s a requirement for garnering new clients, ascending the corporate ladder, or nabbing a new job. since 2008. Branding is not about blending in. Personal b randing is not a luxury. But you can’t buy a brand.

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Lisa Klarich of WebPT: “Be prepared to put in the time”

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From there, I completed an internship with the Super Bowl XLII Host Committee, as the game took place in Phoenix that year (2008). Virtual Ascend was the first remote event I’ve done on such a large scale. After I graduated, I began working for Pacific Events Production, which had me working in the hotel and hospitality industry.

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Rachel Stewart: “Recognize grit in other people”

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My career path really started 11 years ago as I returned to work because of the Great Recession that hit the country at the end of 2008. But during the recession of 2008, my husband lost his job and made the decision to become an independent insurance broker and build his own agency. Prior to that, I was a stay at home mom.

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“Be Ambitious” With Charlie Katz & Howard M. Shore

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He and I ascended together over seven years in the corporate office of $5-billion company. He helped me see and learn how to overcome the behavioral attributes that would prevent me from ascending within the company. That was, until we had the 2008 crisis. Can you share a story? One of those people was George Scanlon.

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Navigating the Great Resignation

Dave's Weekly Thought

After the great recession of 2008 corporations were forced to eliminate jobs, cut wages and decline bonuses. We've seen our fair share of hiring freezes and furloughs but empowerment of employees has proven resilient. While one can continue to exercise this option, their ability to ascend the organization will become less likely.

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Joy Schoffler of Distinctive Edge Partners: “A clear plan as to where you want to go”

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At the end of 2008 I had given birth to my first child. This led to a role serving as a Partner at Ascendant Industries, a private equity firm working across defense, maritime and industrials. Hire the best people you can afford. being a mother. In today’s labor market this can feel like a tricky one.