Finding your niche has never seemed more achievable thanks to this week’s guest, Niche Movement founder Kevin O’Connell. He’s an entrepreneur, author, and digital storyteller on a quest to build the perfect Spotify playlist. Our conversation is all about storytelling, from digital platform best practices to ways to launch the next chapter of your career. Best of all, this episode is packed with practical and tactical advice, especially if you are ready to make some shifts in your life.
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Notes from this Episode
GaryVee Wine Club
Gary Vee (Vaynerchuck)
Rombauer Wine club
Kevin’s Spotify Playlists
Rutgers University
Paul Fischbach
Erik Qualman
APCO Worldwide
Niche Movement
George Washington University
Anchor.FM
FYN Creative
If I were…
American University
Completely blown away by the creative work these 23 @AmericanU students just accomplished in 48 hrs. #futureofsoc… https://t.co/9n7t1XB7ly pic.twitter.com/XoEuMndmoa
— Kevin O'Connell – Digital Storyteller (@koco83) October 22, 2017
UberEats
What Marketers Can Learn from Donald Trump’s Digital Marketing Campaign
Niche Movement Fireside Chats
WeWork
ACPA
Strengths Quest
Finding My Footing
How Millennials can Get Unstuck and find their Niche
Juhi Bhatt
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seth Godin
The Linchpin
The Art of Paid Traffic
Rick Mulready
How I Built This
Off Camera with Sam Jones
How I Found a Job I Love
Kevin’s LinkedIn
Kevin’s website
More about Kevin
Part futurist and part digital storyteller, Kevin O’Connell is a rising voice in the digital marketing space. As founder of FYN Creative based in Arlington, VA, O’Connell partners with clients to employ disruptive digital marketing tactics that combine time tested storytelling techniques with the latest technology and digital media channels. His clients in the education, non-profit, and start-up space include American University, American College of Personnel Association (ACPA), George Washington University Business School, National Lemonade Day, Millennial Action Project, and U.S. Department of Commerce.
As a TEDx speaker and author of The Niche Movement: The New Rules to Finding a Career You Love, O’Connell started a national conversation about how the millennial generation is disrupting the status quo in their career choices and approach to employment. Kevin’s passion is to end employment unhappiness for this generation. The Niche Movement blog has over 30 contributing editors and a global reach of 5,000+. The core message of this community has spread through Kevin’s keynotes and mentorships at several organizations including American Disabilities Association, APCO Worldwide, General Assembly, Penn State University, Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Virginia Tech.
Connect with Kevin
Instagram: instagram.com/koco83
Twitter: https://twitter.com/koco83
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinoconnell2/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kevin51283
About Josie and The Podcast
In each episode, Dr. Josie Ahlquist – digital leadership author, researcher, and speaker – connects tech and leadership in education. This podcast will bring you leaders on-campus and online. From Senior Vice Presidents on Snapchat, YouTubers receiving billions of views and new media professionals. All through the lens of social media and leadership. Josie hopes you will not only learn from these digital leaders but also laugh as we all explore how to be our best selves online and off.
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