Why I Social

If you recognize the name Austin Andrews - you may be a fan of the reality tv series "The Biggest Loser". Andrews was a competitor on the show (with his father, Ken) during Season 11. Since leaving the show, the pair has started their own business venture (RetroFit Ministries) where they focus on healthy living in the Christian Community If you've ever seen Austin on a blab or tweeting on Twitter,...

Vincent Orleck is native New Englander who is currently serving as Social Media Manager for Plexus World Wide. In addition, Orleck also serves as President of Social Media Club Phoenix. He's perhaps best known on Twitter for his social tagline of "Not A Guru".  This Week On Why I Social, Vincent  and I talk about: Being the Social Media Club Phoenix President "Ninjas, Experts and Gurus"  Social me...

Sree Sreenivasan ( @Sree ) is the first Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the latest step in what he calls "a three-decade, one-way love affair with one of the world's greatest museums." At the Met, he leads a 70-person team on topics he loves: digital, web, social, mobile, video, apps, data, geolocation, email and more. He joined the Met after spending 20 years at Columbia...

Tamara McCleary ( @TamaraMcCleary ) is the creator of  Relationshift  and an internationally recognized expert on relationships and conscious business. She's constantly on-the-road speaking at events across the country. Based on her Instagram I can tell you she usually gets a window seat. The Boulder resident is arguably the most inspirational guest to-date that I've had an opportunity to converse...

Mandy Boyle ( @MandyBoyle ) is Director of Marketing at  Net Driven . She is also the co-founder of NEPA BlogCon, an adjunct professor at Marywood University and a member of the New Vintage Ensemble. I have it on good authority that she also makes a mean cupcake. Personally, I've known Mandy longer than any other guest on the podcast. We both attended the same university (Marywood) and were part o...

Social Stories is about YOUR stories in YOUR voice. Every month, the podcast will ask you a question. All you have to do is answer!  This month's story:   "Tell us a story about a time you’ve connected with someone (face-to-face) after meeting them on social media – and how that relationship has grown since!" This month's storytellers Nikki Fica Ryan Pena Daniele Rossi Laura VanZandt Brent Summers...

Pam Moore ( @PamMktgNut ) is founder and CEO of  Marketing Nutz . She has 15+ years of experience helping everyone from entrepreneurs to fortune 500 organizations build winning brands and integrated platforms that sustain business. Personally, I've had the pleasure of conversing with Pam on more than a fair share of occasions through Twitter. Her friendly approach and personable nature made it eas...

Amir Zonozi ( @Zonozi ) is Chief Strategy Officer at Zoomph. He is a graduate of George Mason University (B.S.) and Georgetown (M.A.) and has lived in the Washington D.C. area his whole life. At the core of his life philosophy is the art of relationship building. He's passionate about a variety of technology topics including wearable tech, social trends and branding (personal and business). This W...

Alissa Trumbull is a freelance writer and graphic designer. Throughout her career, she's held a variety of unique and interesting roles including teacher, HR director and sales manager. My own interactions with Alissa prior to a few months ago have all been through Twitter where she excels and is actively involved with many projects including #foodiechat.  As a personal bonus for me I must note th...

Aaron Kilby is Director of Marketing and Business Development at Artisan Colour. He's also the creator of #Mediachat - one of the most popular and longest running Twitterchats on-going. At the time we recorded, he was getting ready to host Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. It's important to note (since we talked about so many great things we never got around to it)...

For the first time in Why I Social  history, this week's podcast features not one, but two guests! Cody and Katie Stevenson.  The pair is a married couple who I've had the pleasure of getting to know (as well as host at my house for a BBQ earlier this summer). They're perhaps best known for some of their great travel stories which caught my attention early on.  Both are proficient in social media...

Albert Qian ( @albertqian ) is Global Marketing and Communications Manager at Ingram Micro located in Silicon Valley. His list of experiences and jobs showcase his unique set of skills and his networking capabilities. I first encountered Albert while being a guest on MCEOTalk (on the same episode as him) and immediately found myself fascinated by what he was doing. His work, in particular on a pro...

Amanda Pensack ( @RoxyDigital ) is marketing director at ECM Solutions in North Carolina. Her career includes stints as a social media and digital producer for WSOC-TV as well as founder of Roxy Digital - to name a few. She's a real go-getter who's career focus should take her a long way. Perhaps what interested me most about Amanda is her involvement with Social Roadtrip - which was also mentione...

A few weeks ago, I began asking you, the listener to tell me your favorite #WhyISocial moment. Just three weeks later, I've put together a collection of all the moments you included (or as many of them as I could). It wasn't enough, however, to include just your favorite moments. I wanted to include YOU. Each moment is introduced to you by the person whom suggested it so you'll hear first-hand why...

Working in career services can offer a range of challenges. Just because you work in career services, however, doesn't mean you work on resumes all day. Joel Renner is Manager, Digital Strategy and Career Services at George Washington University. Joel has managed social media for some time, but did not have his own personal account until recently. When he began to tweet, I notice him almost immedi...

When you think of the social media terminology "Human to Human", you think of Bryan Kramer. Bryan is the author of " There is No B2B or B2C: It's Human to Human #H2H " and "Shareology". I've had the pleasure of chatting with Bryan here or there in the past two years on Twitter. My conversation with him on this week's episode was further proof that Bryan is a CEO who practices what he preaches. Fro...

Video has been a popular topic as of late. With the rise of streaming video, it seems like you can't avoid the topic. Amy Schmittauer knows video and runs Savvy Sexy Social with the goal of empowering brands to embrace their personality and share it with the world!   Her insights on branding, marketing and social media caught my attention following an episode of #MCEOTalk.  Get to know Amy as we d...

Sometimes you connect with someone on social media and instantly connect. That was the case when I met Casie (that's Kay-Cee) Shimansky. It could have been our shared fandom of comics. It may have been our passion for social media. It is possibly the fact that we both support many of the same causes.  Here's what else you should know. Casie has worked in social media for most of her career. She's...

You name the industry and there's a good chance Gary J. Nix has worked in it. After 18+ years in traditional and digital marketing, he's currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer for  bdot .  My first opportunity to finally meet Gary in person came at this year's Social Media Week in New York City. He's a member of Social Media United Nations (much like previous guests Sid Hassim and Amy Vernon)...

A few weeks ago when I initially recorded this episode,  Sherrie Rohde  had just started a new job as Magento's Community Manager. This week, she just completed her move for that same position. It's truly an honor to help celebrate her success by sharing it with the Why I Social community.  Sherrie first caught my attention through her amazing work with  My Community Manager  and #CMGRHangout (eve...

It's fair to say if you're reading this text right now, it's more than likely you've worked with a product from a company that  Guy Kawasaki  has worked for or with. With BA from Stanford and an MBA from UCLA, Guy has been a leader in the social media world for a long-time. Whether you've read one of his books or heard him speak at one of his many keynotes, it's hard to think of a social media wor...

What do mechanical engineering degrees and yo-yos have in common? Chris Mikulin! He's the owner of CLWY, a high end yo-yo company, based in Canada. He's also fresh off an appearance on the Social Pros Podcast.  From Snapchat to Twitter, Chris has been successful in creating great digital strategy and building a successful business based on the power of community. He's also one of the nicest people...

When I first met  Vincenzo Landino  on Twitter, I felt like there was something to him. I couldn't put my finger on it. It wasn't long after that I invited him to help me out here or there on a little side project of mine called Why I Social. Since first meeting Vincenzo, he's done some very cool things. He's become the host of #MCEOTalk and in many rights, a bit of a Meerkat celebrity. One thing...

Britt Michaelian launched the Mass Amplify Podcast around the same time that Why I Social went live. Both podcasts hit the new and notable at the same time. Both myself and Britt conversed quite a bit about podcasting and supported one another's podcast. Basically, this podcast collaboration is long-overdue. Last Thursday, Britt released an episode of the  Mass Amplify  Podcast that featured me. T...

Ted Coine is the CMO of Meddle and his previous experiences in leadership and entrepreneurial positions throughout his career make him someone I've long desired to have on the show. He's also  co-author of "A World Gone Social" with previous Why I Social guest Mark Babbitt.  Get to know Ted, as we discuss co-writing "A World Gone Social", joining Meddle.it and English as a Second Language. Note: S...