Karen Hollenbach is the founder of Think Bespoke and revered as the 'LinkedIn Lady'. In 2010, as a mother of two pre-schoolers, Karen took a brave step from corporate career professional to business owner in an effort to carve out a more flexible career, enabling her to leverage her skills and be present for her boys. What began as a resume writing service, grew into LinkedIn profile writing for job seekers, and self-discovery workshops for professionals in the mid-stage of their career. Karen is now one of Asia Pacific’s Top 10 LinkedIn Experts. Karen shares with us how she started and grew her company, her insider tips and strategies on optimising your LinkedIn profile, expanding your network and content creation, as well as how to position yourself as an industry expert. Meet my friend Karen from Think Bespoke. Skip to your favourite part 1:33 - Lockdown 2.0 2:10 - Karen's start up story 8:52 - Challenges of building a business 14:37 - Positioning yourself as an expert 17:15 - Greater return on LinkedIn vs other platforms 18:32 - When can we call ourself an "industry expert" 22:40 - Why should business owners be on LinkedIn 26:10 - LinkedIn bio best practice 28:25 - Appropriate profile image 30:28 - How to grow your LinkedIn connections 38:22 - What content to publish on LinkedIn 41:22 - Identifying topics to post about and engage with 47:20 - Myth buster. Will we be penalised if we publish duplicate content on a blog and LinkedIn? 52:20 - A friend of Think Bespoke
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