by Marquis | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, career, Communication, Personal branding, real life stuff
Back in September, I did a talk for a group of students at a university where one of my long-time friends is an administrator. The email below is from one of the students who attended the talk and references a comment that I made about my friend during my remarks. Her...
by Marquis | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Business concepts, Communication
This blog entry is a little different than most in that it started based on an email exchange that was pulled from a longer back-and-forth exchange between myself and a college Freshman that I met earlier this year at a speaking engagement. By way of background,...
by Marquis | Jul 11, 2014 | Business, career, Communication, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, professional advice
The email below is from a guy who I first encountered several years ago back when I was still at McKinsey. He’d discovered my blog and, since he was also a Consultant, reached out to make a connection. He and I have stayed in touch over the years and, a few...
by Marquis | Oct 24, 2010 | Business, Business concepts, career, Communication, Networking, other blogs, professional advice
I’ve devoted several posts to important business topics over the past few years, but one topic that I don’t think I’ve covered is the “elevator pitch”. For those who don’t know, an elevator pitch is a short (usually 30-120 seconds...
