519: LinkedIn on Crack: Develop Authority, Network Powerfully, Find Your Voice, and Land Speaking Gigs with JD Gershbein

One of the world’s first independent LinkedIn consultants and a leading pioneer in LinkedIn education, JD Gershbein serves ambitious professionals and culture-driven companies striving to make their mark in the Digital Age. Since 2006, he has drawn upon his diverse academic background—a fusion of psychology, neuroscience, and the humanities—and the improvisation skills he honed at Chicago’s famed Second City to bridge the knowledge gap between businesspeople and the online world.

Known as The LinkedIn Style Guide, JD is widely regarded as a leader in personal branding, social networking, and social entrepreneurship, and is blazing a trail as one of the most original personalities in the leadership development arena.

Quotes:

“Self-confidence is our most precious commodity when it comes to ourselves, our persona, and who we are and want to be in the real world.” – JD Gershbein

“If you believe it will work, then it will. If you believe that the people sending you invitations to connect are legitimate and conscientious, they turn out to be good.” – JD Gershbein