Building Authentic Influence: Insights from Amanda Russell at SXSW

Building Authentic Influence: Insights from Amanda Russell at SXSW Every March I get super excited for South By Southwest (#SxSW)!  Every year we interview thought leaders and make new connections. This year we were fortunate to spend a little time with Amanda Russell, author of The Influencer Code.  We explored the evolving landscape of influence […]

Challenging the Concept of Imposter Syndrome: A Riveting Discussion + Podcast

Challenging the Concept of Imposter Syndrome: A Riveting Discussion + Podcast

“If you created a word cloud of the most popular subjects on LinkedIn, somewhere between “let me help you skyrocket your sales” and “AI will destroy us all” is imposter syndrome. It seems to be everywhere.” This is the theory of one of the most interesting thinkers  and brilliant marketers I know (and I don’t […]

Exeleon Magazine – Amanda Russell: Putting the Human Back into the Digital World

Exeleon Magazine is one of the leading magazines for businesses and entrepreneurs, showcasing global leaders of transformation across all industries. Known for delivering the unvarnished truth, the misery, the victory, and the path of the people who have been recognized as achieving excellence. I couldn’t be more honored and humbled for this recognition and the candid […]

Markets, Business Insider: Kellogg Launches First-ever Executive Education Program on Influencer Marketing in Partnership with Emeritus

Kellogg Executive Education at Northwestern University is launching its industry-leading executive education program on influencer marketing, a high-impact learning journey that helps learners create tangible value for their brand and business through strategic influencer marketing. The Influencer Marketing Strategy Program was created by Kellogg Professor Mohan Sawhney and Adjunct Lecturer Amanda Russell. Guest speakers include top influencers, subject and brand […]

Crain’s Chicago Business – Now in session at Kellogg: Influencer marketing

With a new offering from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, executives are going back to school to learn social media brand building in a $3.69 billion market. Read about it here. Note: Thank you Chicago Business for sharing about Mohanbir Sawhney and I’s new executive education program on Influencer Marketing at Northwestern!

Poets & Quants – Influence = Attention + Trust: Inside Kellogg

Thank you Poets & Quants for sharing about the new executive education program that Mohanbir Sawhney and I are starting at Northwestern! We answer these questions in this amazing article! Attention without trust is simply noise. Why a course on influencer marketing? Why is now the right time for a course like this? What kind […]