What does it take to have a personal brand? Find out here on The Lorne Epstein show with my branding experts Melanie Spring and Phil Strazzulla

I have known Melanie for almost ten years and have been trying to get her on the show since we started. One thing I can say is that when she walks into a room, she lights it up. She will make you want to be her best friend, yet when she gets to know enough of your story, she’ll push you outside of your box. @melaniespring

Phil is the CEO of NextWave Hire. NextWave's software captures employee stories that enhance your career site, build talent communities, and spread the word on social media. Phil is a business nerd that started trading stocks when he was eleven, a self-taught programmer, graduate of Harvard Business School, and former venture investor at Bessemer Venture Partners. @philstrazzulla

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How would you like to work at a company that is values-driven and puts workers and community benefits at the core of their purpose?

On today’s show, worker cooperative experts Michael Alden Peck and Vernon Oakes explain what a cooperative is and how you can have one.

Michael is the co-founder and executive director of 1Worker1Vote, an economic development non-profit focusing on expanding widespread and deepened worker ownership through Mondragon cooperative worker principles. Michael also serves as Mondragon’s North America delegate and as a corporate advisory board member of the BlueGreen Alliance.

Vernon is the host of Everything Co-op radio show that airs Thursday mornings on WOL. He learned about cooperatives by managing housing cooperatives in his property management business. He loves the cooperative business model for teaching people how to start a business to produce quality products and create a surplus they can use to increase their financial wealth.

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How many times have you applied for a job only to hear nothing in return?

I have heard from thousands of people that it feels like my resume goes into a black hole. This is a horrible experience and one that I want to help you avoid, as does my amazing guests from Volkswagen. Megan Joseph, and Toni Buchanan share their tips and secrets for getting noticed by the hiring manager.

Megan is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with Volkswagen Group of America supporting the recruiting activity for Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. She has been a part of special project centered on Talent Acquisition initiatives. Prior Megan worked at Fannie Mae.

Toni is a talent acquisition leader at Volkswagen Group of America since 2013 and is responsible for the hiring efforts of the companies brands including VW, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated that there are now more jobs than there are working people. So why are there still so many people unemployed? How can we solve it?

A major blocker for people is the skills gap, which means many people don’t have the skills needed for today’s available jobs. There is another blocker that those of us with first world problems don’t see. There is a culture bubble that these people live in which prevents them from finding out how to get the skills they need. This is demonstrated by the students who participate in programs such as YearUp and Genesys Works.

In today’s show I speak to two experts on the subject of how to bridge the skills gap and what is happening now to get more people employed. Please join me and my guests Karan Chopra, founder and EVP of Opportunity@Work and Tom Adams (returning guest) and the former CEO of Rosetta Stone and current CEO of Pedago.

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Journalism is being attacked as “fake news” by American’s who do not believe that the media should be trusted. This is a problem for democracy. The purpose of the press is to act as a check on the power of politicians, corporations, and those with influence. They can be the linchpin to uncovering criminal and unethical behavior. Consider how the free press covered these events and brought reform and justice to government and business.

1902: Ida Tarbell profiles John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company

1969: Seymour Hersh exposes the My Lai massacre and cover-up.

1971: The Pentagon papers are leaked and published

2013: The Washington Post and the Guardian report on NSA surveillance

How do these reporters do their job and keep the public informed?

Find out today on The Lorne Epstein Show with my guests Rob Pegoraro who writes about computers, gadgets, telecom, the Internet, and things that beep or blink and Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, a technology reporter at FedScoop.

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Today’s show is a little harder to discuss. Sharifa Gomez (HR Professional) and Carolyn Wheeler (Employment Lawyer) walked into the WERA studios to share with me their thoughts and expertise about Sexual Harassment in the workplace.

Sharifa Gomez is an HR Professional in the U.S. and Canada, with over a dozen years of experience dealing with people in the workplace. She is the Executive Director for the Northern Virginia Society for Human Resource Management and is the Principal at Jomez Consulting.

Carolyn Wheeler was an appellate attorney at the EEOC for over 25 years. She worked on several sexual harassment cases in the Supreme Court involving the defense for cases of supervisor harassment, the meaning of severe or pervasive harassment, and protections in “same sex” harassment cases. In 2015 Carolyn joined the Washington DC firm Katz, Marshall & Banks, which specializes in harassment, and whistleblower cases.

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William Tincup is the President of RecruitingDaily. He lives at the intersection of Human Resources and technology. William is a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller and teacher. He serves on the Board of Advisors as well as Board of Directors for 20 HR technology startups. Follow William on Twitter @williamtincup

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How do you brand yourself? This concept of personal brand has been around for a few years and yet still many of us don’t know what to do to understand and leverage our brand for our betterment.

Today, Ed Barrientos, and Matt Charney and yours truly discuss how to brand yourself.

Ed is the CEO of Brazen Technologies a high-growth tech company that has developed software to help companies recruit and hire as well as assist associations in connecting with their members. Ed is a well-known serial entrepreneur and angel investor and is an entrepreneur in residence at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland.  Follow Ed on Twitter @snowcrash65

Matt is the Chief Content Officer at Allegis Global Solutions and Executive Editor at Recruiting Daily, whose websites is the world's largest destination for recruiting and talent acquisition news, views and industry insight. Matt currently serves on the board for high growth companies in the HR Tech space. @mattcharney

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Join me as I speak with Peter Hinssen as he reveals the future of organizational structures. Peter is a serial entrepreneur, advisor, keynote speaker and author, Peter is one of the most sought-after thought leaders on radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter has founded Nexxworks to help organizations become fluid, innovate and thrive in The Day After Tomorrow. Peter can be found on his website.

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While the labor market is tight, I am sure you know someone who has been laid off from their job. It is a very stressful and complicated time in a person’s life. Today we have our experts Michelle Vitus and Tim Wenzel giving you tips on what to do when you get laid off.

Michelle is Founder & CEO of Slate Advisers, a career transition services platform that helps people transition to their next job. Michelle was Director of Business Development for two venture-backed energy efficiency companies, Serious Energy and SCIenergy. Michelle holds an MBA from Stanford. @michellevitu

Tim is passionate about people, he simply loves helping people connect with each other. It is a passion he discovered when he was one of the first recruiters at PayPal over 20 years ago. This same passion allowed for a successful career helping companies like eBay, PayPal, Tesla, Tokbox and Chegg maximize their human capital growth potential. He is now Principal for (A)Lyst.

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