WashingtonExec Execs on the Move Committee Discusses How to Properly Use Linkedin with Shelby Olson of Right Management
How do you best capture a potential employer’s attention? In a recent WashingtonExec Execs on the Move discussion, Right Management’s Shelby Olson shared her expertise on how to do just that and how a LinkedIn profile can help professionals establish themselves in the marketplace. LinkedIn has become the new “employment hunting ground”—if you want to be
MARCOM Committee Discusses Best Strategies for Marketers to Use LinkedIn
Earlier this month, WashingtonExec’s MARCOM Committee hosted Dan Horowitz, director of advocacy and campaigns for LinkedIn, to explore how marketing teams can best use the social platform to reach a larger, targeted audience. The roundtable, sponsored by Sage Communications, started with some facts and statistics about LinkedIn. Horowitz said LinkedIn has over 450 million members, and it
GUEST COLUMN: The Threats of the IoT Largely Overlooked at the 2015 Aspen Security Forum, By Mark Chadason
By Mark Chadason I attended the 2015 Aspen Security Forum last month. The Aspen Institute has gathered a great group of minds representing Government, Intel, Security, journalists and the private sector. As it should be, everyone is preoccupied with current threats such as DASH, Iran, Russian ambitions and cyber security. Several speakers including Admiral Rogers
WashExec RollCall: Six Executives Transition; Six Celebrate Work Anniversaries
WashingtonExec RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, we’ve decided to expand our networking
WashExec RollCall: This Week’s ‘As Read on LinkedIn’
WashingtonExec RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, we’ve decided to expand our networking
Mark Amtower Discusses Radio Days, Social Media and Sage Advice
WashingtonExec recently interviewed Mark Amtower, host of Federal News Radio’s Amtower Off-Center. Since 1985, he’s worked as a home-based consultant for a variety of companies marketing to the government. He’s also an author, mentor and frequent public guest speaker. Widely quoted in about 250 publications worldwide, Amtower is an official LinkedIn blogger. In the interview
Blackboard Co-Founder Michael Chasen Announces Launch of SocialRadar
Former Blackboard President and CEO Michael Chasen is launching SocialRadar, a firm that builds apps on smartphones and Google Glass. Chasen announced this new venture through his Linkedin and Twitter pages and said the apps “will change the way people connect by giving them a heads up about their individual social connections when they walk into a
Dr. Ginny Bianco-Mathis Speaks to the WashingtonExec Strategic Human Capital Council: Crowdsourcing, LinkedIn, Managers
The WashingtonExec Strategic Human Capital and Critical-Talent Council held its second event of the year last week. Members took time out of sequestration planning to hear Dr. Ginny Bianco-Mathis, human resource and organizational development leader, founder of the Strategic Performance Group and Marymount University professor on the topic of “Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Economic
Q&A with Kelly McLaughlan, CEO & Interactive Marketing Expert: Social Media, Online Strategy
Kelly McLaughlan is a DC-area Interactive Marketing expert and Google Adwords Professional who is CEO and founder of KME Internet Marketing, and CEO and co-founder of the recently-launched Fulcrum Marketing Group – both firms located in Northern Virginia. WashingtonExec got the chance to talk with McLaughlan, uncovering practical advice and timely strategies for businesses, government entities and nonprofits promoting
Bob Gourley on the Ethics, Analytics and Future of Big Data
How does Bob Gourley, founder and CTO of Crucial Point, LLC and Editor of the popular tech blog CTOVision.com define big data? WashingtonExec caught up with Gourley to talk about what he learned from his time in government that has guided him in the private sector, what he predicts will be “the next big thing”
Mac Curtis Joins Veritas Capital
Mac Curtis has joined the executive team at Veritas Capital. In his new role, Curtis will work to identify and acquire high-quality companies in the government contracting space with Veritas. Curtis is the former CEO of Vangent, acquired in September of last year by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT). “After a four month vacation, post-Vangent
Interview with “LinkedInExpert” Viveka von Rosen
Viveka von Rosen is know internationally as the “LinkedInExpert.” Rosen regularly speaks and trains professionals about using LinkedIn as a tool to help expand networking opportunities and achieve success. Rosen spoke with WashingtonExec this week to discuss LinkedIn and how to use it to its fullest potential. WashingtonExec: You have over 500+ connections on LinkedIn. How
Interview Chris Taylor Senior VP At Bluestone Capital Partners, Investment Banker For The Mid-Size Company
Chris Taylor is a Senior Vice President at Bluestone Capital Partners, a boutique investment firm for middle-market companies. WashingtonExec contacted Taylor to bring a new prospective to our usual government contracting community interviews. In his position at Bluestone, Taylor looks towards building long term relationships with a diversified strategy and response, breaking away from the
Meet Tom Suder
Tom Suder is a senior advisor for the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation & Training (IS&T), an internationally-renowned academic research center that utilizes modeling, simulation and virtual reality technology for the advancement of training and education. A respected thought leader in the Federal IT market, Suder represents UCF in the Washington, D.C. area
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