August 25, 2010 | C-Suite Trust Guest Panelist, New York City, NY – C-Suite Trust is a non-profit organization where C-Suite executives come together to help each other in ways only they can, with camaraderie, counsel and referrals. What makes it a special organization for c-suite executives is the careful selection of its members based on their values of authentic leadership. The opportunity to meet other members with similar values has made this organization unlike any other, which members have found uniquely rewarding.

August 24, 2010 | Career BridgeBuilders Speaker Series, Manhattan Beach, CA – The subject of my speech, geared towards both businesses and professionals, will be “Drive New Business and Jumpstart Your Career with Social Media.” Career BridgeBuilders will be hosting its next Speaker Series on Tuesday August, 24, in O’Donnell Hall at 7:00pm- 9:00pm:  -Neal Schaffer, author of the best-selling book “Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn” and President of Windmills Marketing will discuss how to leverage social media as a powerful tool to jump start your career search.

July 22, 2010 | Windmill Networking in Toronto #VXToronto Tweetup | Toronto – I’m hoping we can connect “in person” during my *third visit to Toronto. My first two visits were fairly quick—in the early ‘90s for an AL playoff game between Toronto and Boston, then about 10 years later visiting my Japanese sister-in-law, who was on a Work Holiday for one year and living in Mississauga. (Which I’m told doesn’t really count as Toronto.) *Anyhow, thanks to being awarded a free, roundtrip airplane ticket (LAX-YYZ) as part of a social media campaign sponsored by Virgin America and Klout (full story …

July 21, 2010 | Cross Media TO | Toronto – I will be attending this event which will be Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 – 6:00pm – 9:30pm at the MaRS Discovery District.  The goal of Cross Media TO is to bridge the gap between the different media sectors in order share information and find new opportunities. We want the gaming people to meet the TV people, the publishing people to meet the web video people, and everyone to meet the advertising people but let’s be honest, in the end, it’s all about the money. The media industry has grown up with regulation and significant …

July 19, 2010 | #JobChat on Twitter | @BeTheButterfly and I welcome to you to our bi-weekly Twitter chat on how professionals can better utilize social media and professional networking for business, career management, personal branding, and job searching.  #JobChat will begin at 5 P.M. PST.  Please join us!  And if you are unsure how to join a Twitter chat, please make sure you read my blog post on how to join a Twitter chat using Tweetgrid.