Scott Beale had an amazing idea while working for the US State Department in New Dehli, India, and he decided to act on it… And four years later, we spent time discussing the success and promise of Atlas Corps, the nonprofit he founded to bring nonprofit leaders from the developing world to leading nonprofits in [...]

Back in February we were lucky enough to have Altimeter Group‘s founder Charlene Li on my program, The A-List [archive]. If you had a chance to listen to the program then, you heard Charlene discuss her then-upcoming book. And now the book is out – Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You [...]

Charlene Li is a legend, a young one, but a legend nonetheless. In 6 months she’s created a new breed of business with her consulting company, Altimeter Group. In that time, she’s also written a new book, Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead, out May 10th and remained a popular [...]

Reputation. It’s something people and brands work hard to build, are careful to protect, monitor and maintain. How do you know what people are saying about you in the online world? Enter the equally interesting and complex concept of reputation management and one it’s most prominent figures, Andy Beal. I am thrilled to welcome him [...]

Sometimes you come across a new service that holds the promise of what social networking is supposed to be. That’s what happened when came across wissr and subsequently spoke with its founder and CEO, Venkat Gopi. Pronounced ‘wiser,’ wissr aims to be a a trusted micro-market to share recommendations and classifieds with friends, family, and [...]

[Editor's note: This post and podcast originally produced for Eastwick Communications here...] Today our guest is Mark Evans, President of the San Francisco American Marketing Association (SFAMA) and Managing Director of Bancroft Research Group. The SFAMA has been around since before the Golden Gate Bridge was built and are at a critical juncture in bringing [...]

[Editor's note: This post and podcast originally produced for Eastwick Communications here...] It’s an unfortunate aspect of live as a grown up that sometimes you have to associate with people you don’t especially like. That couldn’t be further from the truth with today’s Break through the Noise guest, Chris Heuer (and for that matter, his [...]

Charlene Li, founder of the Altimeter Group and co-author of Groundswell, outlines what the panel will discuss: social media strategies, best practices, and how a non-profit should start to utilize social media to benefit their organization. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-PUOplEE-s&feature=channel_page]