by Julie Broad | Jun 7, 2017 | Impact & Results, Personal Brand
“Okay, guess I am being ghosted. Thank you for considering me, then. Best to you, Julie.” ~Miss O After receiving 241 applications in less than seven days I wasn’t ghosting anyone. I was swamped with applications and with all the tasks required to...
by Julie Broad | Nov 11, 2016 | Impact & Results, Influence
This is an excerpt from The New Brand You. I was working at my desk when the phone rang. It was my Mom. “Your Grandma isn’t doing well. They rushed her to the ER last night. She has a blockage and needs surgery.” Surgery is risky at any age. When you’re 97, the risks...
by Julie Broad | Jun 27, 2016 | Impact & Results, Personal Brand
“How many of you would like to be the star of your own TV show?” Almost every hand in this room of 200+ attendees went up in response. Then the speaker said, “Great! How many of you are posting content regularly to YouTube or Vimeo?” Only 10%...
by Julie Broad | Mar 19, 2016 | Impact & Results, Presentations
Have you ever been to Mexico? When you walk down a public space like a beach or a boardwalk, typically there are vendors everywhere – all displaying their goods in front of you or yelling to get your attention. When you first arrive, you may start off politely saying...
by Julie Broad | Jan 9, 2016 | Body Language, Conversations that Sell, Presentations
“Oh boy … here we go,” I thought. Leaning back in his office swivel chair, my boss had crossed his ankle over his knee, and clasped his hands together in front of his stomach as he looked at me. That always meant he was not pleased with what I had...
by Julie Broad | Dec 14, 2015 | Impact & Results
When I was a young girl playing in the back yard of my parents 20 room small town motel, I dreamed about being an astronomer, a teacher, and a writer. I didn’t dream of working ten hours a day to build someone else’s business. Yet, at the age of 30, I...