Informed Podcast by Mark Williams. The podcast for LinkedIn™️ users Mark Williams
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Host Mark Williams provides insights, news, feature updates and expert interviews for LinkedIn™️ enthusiasts.
This podcast is not affiliated with, endorsed or approved by the LinkedIn™️ corporation. Mark Williams is an independent trainer and does not work for LinkedIn™️ (nor would he wish to!)
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Interesting People - Mark Lee
We often come across people on LinkedIn™️ who look interesting and produce content we find valuable...so we follow or connect and over time we feel as though we get to know them better.
But do we REALLY know them?
interesting People interviews are designed to reveal more about the background, personal lives and characteristics of some of our favourite people on LinkedIn™️.
This week, it was my immense pleasure to sit down and chat with the UK accountants mentor and speaker MARK LEE FCA . -
Farmers & Hunters with Bruce Johnston
Bruce Johnston has been helping people use LinkedIn™️ more effectively for the last 13 years and I've been a follower for 8 years. Bruce is a great wordsmith and one of the more original thinkers out there when it comes to LinkedIn™️ so I thought it was about time to bring him onto the show to share some of his insights.
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Authentic & Ethical AI
LinkedIn™️ seem to love it, more and more posts are created by it and comment threads are becoming infested with it...so I thought it was time to revisit the topic of AI and try to answer this important question...
Can AI be used in a credible, authentic and ethical way on LinkedIn™️?
That plus...
New - Company page premium inc' Who viewed your company page'
An improved 'Premium benefits' page plus a special offer
Why the new 'Recruiters verification badge' is a disgrace!
Post search results now favour Articles
A great new option for profile custom buttons
An interesting piece on Colla'boring'ative articles!
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interesting People - Merrill Charette
This week I chat with Merrill Charette a long timer listener to the podcast (and a podcaster himself!) about his upbringing, experiences and how he ended up in the maritime industry.
I really enjoyed chatting with Merrill who is a fascinating character and a great raconteur. In this interview we cover;
How he grew up the '6th child' with his other siblings being 5 Old English Sheepdogs!
His very sports orientated childhood and his (and his fathers) obsession with Lacrosse
The benefits of focus and determination to achieve his potential in lacrosse
How he attended 4 high schools in 5 years experiencing bullying at every turn
Tough love from his father
Why he gave up lacrosse and rebuilt his identity
Dealing with authority (when you know they are wrong)
The 1000 Origami Crane Challenge and how it changed him
Completing a challenging 2,200-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail
Quitting law school
The difference between moving on and giving up
How a random comment from a stranger "You could always live on a boat" led him to the maritime industry.
How he negotiated for and bought his first boat
How he taught himself to sail his first voyage from New York to Boston
Finding a new community of boat owners
Becoming a boating entrepreneur as an outsider to the industry
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Uplift Live (part two)
This week in the podcast I complete my review of Uplift Live with the speakers from the afternoon sessions
Gillian Whitney
Kevin D. Turner
Tiina Jarvet
Richard van der Blom
Also in this edition;
New ‘Takeaways’ on Articles & posts New video feed on mobile An excellent example of brand partnership with influencer Post of the week -
Uplift Live 2024 Part One
My thoughts and feedback on Uplift Live
UpLift Live is an in-person, LinkedIn-focused conference that took place for the first time on 21 March 2024 in Birmingham, UK.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant and entertaining stories from LinkedIn
This is really very good; Mark has a very informal and entertaining style.
It’s a library of a good info, analysis, tips and stories from the world of LinkedIn.
Keep up the great work Mark !
Stephen Quinn
Down to earth, real life expert advice on LinkedIn
Mark delivers value every week with his podcast and I appreciate his warmth and humour too!
Constant tips
When you have limited time to invest in listening to podcasts you need to pick carefully
This podcast has made it onto my short playlist because I come away each time with a tip that helps me grow one of my most valuable assets as a consultant, my professional network.
Don’t believe me?
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