Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y. He is the author of the bestselling career book, “Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 2009).” With over 100,000 results for his name in Google, Fast Company calls Dan a “personal branding force of nature.” He is the founder of the Personal Branding Blog®,which was the #1 job blog by Careerbuilder in 2008, is an AdAge top 50 marketing blog and is syndicated by Reuters, Forbes, Fox Business and other major networks.  Dan is also the publisher of Personal Branding Magazine®, head judge for the Personal Brand Awards® and director of Personal Branding TV®.

Presently, Dan is a Social Media Specialist at EMC Corporation, which is one of the leading technology companies in the world. Dan is a featured contributor to Mashable.com, a top 10 blog in the world, and LifeHack.org, a columnist for MediaPost and has written articles for BrandWeek Magazine and Advertising Age. In total, his personal branding advice reaches over 300,000 people weekly!

He’s also interviewed over 100 successful business people and celebrities, such as Marcus Buckingham, Gary Vaynerchuk, Gina Bianchini, Don Tapscott, Guy Kawasaki, and Tucker Max. He’s been featured in over 100 media outlets, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, ABC News TV, MSNBC, NPR, Forbes, and The Boston Globe. Dan has 8 years of marketing experience, employed at companies such as EMC, Reebok, Lycos, LoJack, and TechTarget.

Dan is a keynote speaker at colleges and universities and helps individuals and companies with branding. He’s on the board of advisers for SocialTrak.com and was previous on the board of ((echo)) MyPlace.  He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bentley University in 2006.

“The champion of personal branding” - Alan Webber, co-founder, Fast Company Magazine