emerging leader interview with Danny Bocanegra from John Exley on Vimeo.

My first emerging leader interview ever! My good friend the young entrepreneur Danny Bocanegra is a former all-star Wide Receiver at the University of Albany who has founded the company Selfless Tees. Selfless Tees is a lifestyle brand and clothing company on a social mission. The company crowd-sources its designs and gives a percentage of profits to partners, which are charities and nonprofits. Danny is a grad student and he spent the summer volunteering in Africa, which accelerated his dream to launch his venture.

In my interview, Danny talks about his awesome experience in Africa and how he sold t-shirts to fund the trip and donate mosquito nets to people in need. Finally, Danny talks about the reward and advantages he sees from starting a company in college. The way he has grown from and applied his leadership experience in Africa and as a successful football player to his entrepreneurial pursuits has positioned him as an emerging leader.

Danny Bocanegra, Founder Selfless Tees (Galatomi) in Africa

Audio interview with founder of social entrepreneur Danny Bocangera.
http://www.whistletree.com/public/play/4774UBI8T14N8G8Q

Danny Bocanegra, Founder of Selfless Tees (formerly Galatomi).

Follow him: http://twitter.com/DannyBoc

Email him: dan.bocanegra@gmail.com

fit for now & for the future-holiday health hints from Gennaro Ferra on Vimeo.

Gennaro Ferra, Fitness & Health Coach

NYC Celebrity Fitness Trainer Gennaro Ferra gives you some healthy fitness and nutrition tips to stay lean and in shape during the winter months and as Thanksgiving and Christmas approaches.

1. Drink two long glasses of water every morning before breakfast and keep drinking throughout the day. By morning our bodies are dehydrated so make sure you rehydrate before diving in to that cup of coffee or tea…

2. Eat a healthy and hearty breakfast every morning. This will kickstart your metabolism in to fat burning mode and make for a great start to the day.

3. Don’t eat too late or too much at night. Eat dinner before 7pm and stay away from starchy carbs and heavy meats.

4. Record all meals and exercise routines in a journal. This will keep you accountable and better able to assess your progress.

5. Don’t make excuses! We all have time for ourselves and spending it on our health and wellness should always come first.

For more on health, fitness and nutrition visit:
www.ferrafitness.com

Nextvoice247 is very happy to have Gennaro Ferra join us as a contributing blogger and contributor to the whole life balance we all seek. His approach and success is well-known – and he brings a fresh perspective on how simple it is to stay healthy and be a business person, parent or student. Gennaro is one of the world’s most symmetrical and defined natural physique stars. He is well known for his accomplishments as the trainer to the trainers having educated and coached many successful fitness trainers and coaches. He is a former NABBA Mr. Australia and Mr. Universe finalist. He was one of the first athletes to represent Australia as a World Natural Professional Bodybuilder.

• Bachelor of Education, Physical Education (Deakin University, Melbourne)
• Certified Fitness and Nutrition Coach
• Speed, Agility and Quickness Specialist(NESTA)
• Personal Fitness Chef (NESTA)
• CPR/AED & FIRST AID (American Red Cross)

Gennaro has appeared in and written for numerous health and fitness magazines throughout the world (see press) and has over 22 years of experience as a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle coach in Europe, Australia, and the United States. His clientele include business owners, celebrities, professional athletes, seniors, moms, dads, young adults and many others who have achieved greater personal and professional success as a result of his signature fitness programs. Gennaro is renowned for his mastery in exercise technique, intensity and variety and has developed a unique, balanced and efficient system of fitness training that guarantees you results safely and effectively.

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1. Can you very briefly describe yourself and list your contact information?

My name is Francis Dayamba and I am a junior civil engineer at Clarkson University. Despite my technical background, I have created a club that will allow me to cultivate my social engineering mindset and to express my concern about the lack of development in my continent of origin, Africa. The characteristics that I feel define me as a person are: well-roundedness, patriotism, enthusiasm and confidence.

Contact Information: dayambfo@clarkson.edu, Founder of D’AMUGE FUND Club.

2. Can you describe the organization that you started/helped to start?

The D’AMUGE Fund targets educational institutions, particularly primary schools, in an attempt to impact the dynamics of destitute communities in Benin. Education is becoming increasingly essential to one’s success in life. So, the logic behind this initiative is the more accessible education is the more of a chance students will have to succeed in life and the more they will be able sustainably help their country.

We intend to establish multi-faceted grass root level projects, in an attempt to address the causes rather than the effects of poverty. While these projects have been primarily established to increase educational accessibility, they also target entrepreneurship, infrastructure and health of the community.

An example of such a project is an initiative that builds a water tap in a school. While the water tap will be managed by both the staff and the students, water will be sold to the local community. Not only will this provide accessible clean water to the community but it will generate profit for the school. This profit is then to be saved until enough money is collected to build another water tap. This money would then be donated to another school to allow them to benefit from the same privileges and so the cycle would continues.

3. What was the process you followed to start your organization?

To begin with, I observed that in Benin there are industrious and honest people that are in  need of sustainable resources but do not know how to access them. Likewise, at Clarkson there is an interest amongst students to assist but lack the knowledge on how to do so. With that being said, the first step in the process of creating the club was to realize that both of these extremes existed. The club is merely a medium by which these two parties can benefit from one another.

The second step is to convert an idea into a reality by making your group officially recognized by an established authority, which in my case is the student senate. Before the D’Amuge Fund can be recognized by the student senate, a constitution has to be created which will be scrutinized. If it is approved the club is then officially recognized.

Thirdly, you must be willing to advertise your club in an effort to recruit members in order to build man power. At the same time, it is important to establish core members of your group that are dedicated to the cause.

This is currently the stage at which the club is at, but the next steps that the club anticipates to cover are:

Have a successful first meeting in which we will establish the direction of the club

Hold elections to determine officers throughout the year,

Build awareness on campus while following the mission.

At the end of the year, execute the plan that was designed in the beginning of the club.

4. Can you tell me the story of how you raised $650 and donated it to schools in Africa in person?

In order to build awareness of Africa, the club decided to sell West African bracelets to the Clarkson community while informing students, professors and faculty of the conditions that the average person faces in Benin. We created a brochure and a poster which we used at table in our student center between rush-hour times (12-1 and during the intermission of hockey games) and advertised for a total of 10 hours.  Out of curiosity, charity and concern the Clarkson community bought the bracelets and donated money. Overall, we were able to raise approximately 650 dollars.

The delivery of the donations to the school was the most rewarding aspect of the whole process.   We chose the School of Avossa because of the desolate conditions and its resilient and hard-working staff. The most challenging aspect was determining how we could distribute the funds in order for the money to be used as efficiently as possible. With much consultation with the director of the school district, an educational specialist and the director of a Non-governmental Organization (NGO), the money was distributed as follows.

The funds were used to purchase the cloth required to sew school uniforms, which were provided to all of the students of the primary school. We gave the cloth to the student’s so that the families do not become dependent on our help and are forced to contribute towards the expense of getting the cloth sewn. This will also help the local tailor, who will get an influx of clients from the school. We rewarded the top 10 students with merit-based scholarships and the poorest 20 students with need based scholarships. In addition they all received kits that consisted of a notebook, a pen and a pencil.

We decided to help the 20 poorest students because in this primary school it was found that there is a correlation between higher family income and success of children at school.

In addition to that, we donated Christmas presents to the school in the form of soccer and tennis balls, candy and cookies and various board games.

Along with that, the NGO called IFESH- Benin donated a variety of things from French work books to teaching manuals.

5. What is your ultimate goal for this fall?

Despite the impact that was made, more work is needed. So this year, we are going to set a goal to fundraise more than $2000 by seeking help from external sources such as NGO’s and co-operations interested in helping our cause. Once the money is raised, we would like to think of creative ways in which we can help schools whilst bolstering the economy of the local community. We would also like to build the cultural awareness of West Africa amongst the club and the Clarkson community.

6. What leadership qualities do you think you are honing from establishing and working with your organization?

Before I make any comments about my leadership abilities, I would like to mention that the group with which I am working is very laborious and consists of connoisseurs at particular tasks that they are doing to help the club. The most important quality that I bring to the group as a leader is my knowledge of the Beninese educational system and my interest in development. Both of these allow me to give a unique perspective on how the club should be run and what particular problems we should address. In a sense, I have an emotional attachment to both the club and the problems that we are trying to solve. The goal is to have this emotional drive resonate throughout the whole group.

7. How might people outside of Clarkson University help your organization?

At this stage, there are two ways in which people outside of Clarkson can assist in the clubs endeavors. Firstly, I would like people to brainstorm and find innovative ways to help the education facilities in small communities while positively affecting the economy of the community. Secondly, donations are always solicited and deeply appreciated. As the club develops out of its infancy stage, there will be a lot more tasks that can be accomplished by students outside of Clarkson. Hopefully, one day we can have the club grow to the point that we have more chapters all around the nation and they can help in their own way.

8. Can you tell me about any noteworthy accomplishments your club has had?

So far, the most noteworthy accomplishment has been the donated money to the school at Avossa. My father kept in contact with the school and apparently the following semester more students enrolled into primary school. This news in itself motivated me to continue the work that I am doing.

One of the main functions of this club is to change the mind-set of the people in these local communities. They must understand that they should not be content with their current quality of life. They must battle for better living conditions, better jobs and a better life. This fight begins with education, acquiring the knowledge to understand the circumstances of their situation and use this knowledge to improve their lives. When people in these communities are thinking along these lines, only then will I consider that the D’Amuge Fund has made noteworthy accomplishments

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This interview was conducted by Clarkson University Junior, John Exley, contributing blogger and emerging leader interviewer for Nextvoice247.

John Exley | Netxvoice247 Blogging & Emerging Leader Contributor

THE SITUATION

Corruption. Greed. The global economy in disarray. The world we know today needs leaders, perhaps more than ever before. For the young and ambitious who aspire to careers of leadership in business, it is critical to develop leadership in college.

An article featured on Entrepreneur.com titled: “Developing leadership skills in college and early career positions” http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/186785392.html offered the great advice that “College students and early career workers can benefit from continual leadership development in order to prepare for the business world and their first foray into the challenging world of leading others.”

THE OPTION

There are two approaches to developing your leadership in college, in my opinion: join an existing club that interests you and take on a leadership position, or defy the status quo entirely and start your own club.

If you are in college, I am about to urge you to pursue the second approach and cultivate your own leadership. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, this approach can accelerate your journey towards becoming the leader we need you to be.

THE REASONS WHY

Starting a new organization can give you some great visibility with faculty and staff at your school. And, if you start a club around something that you’re passionate about, it presents the opportunity to not only connect with students who share the same passions as you, but to lead them towards accomplishing the vision of your new club.

The skills you will hone (including delegation, communication, sales, and creating value) from starting your own club have many parallels to entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of business, and you will undoubtedly draw upon them as you enter a position of leadership in your professional career.

The lessons you learn (from how to deal with the inevitable conflict that will arise periodically, to persevering through the obstacles that face you as you attempt to build your new club, to how to motivate others) will be highly applicable in just about every career path you may choose.

HOW…? GETTING STARTED

Find a niche, preferably one that you love. What are you passionate about? It could be working out, or perhaps you are captivated by current events. It might be basketball shoes or surfing or beautiful jewelry. What isn’t represented on your campus? Start a club that fills the void.

Or, take another route. Think creatively about a difference you could make in society with the help of others. Maybe you could start a ‘volunteering club’ whose sole mission is to organize weekly community service events.

THE EXAMPLE

Meet Francis Dayamba. Francis is a civil engineering major at Clarkson University. He is a close friend of mine who created a club this year that enables him to nurture his social engineering mindset and to express his concern about the lack of development in his continent of origin, Africa.

He is the Founder of The D’AMUGE Fund, a student-run organization that targets educational institutions, particularly primary schools, in an attempt to impact the dynamics of destitute communities in Benin. During a brief two week period this past spring, his club raised $650, which Francis donated in person in the form of school supplies, merit-based scholarships, and Christmas presents to students at the School of Avossa.

Check back here tomorrow for a full interview with this emerging leader – where you can find out more about Francis, his new club, and how you can get involved in making a positive impact on communities in dire need.

THE PROCESS

It’s time to create a vision. Start recruiting a few friends with similar interests and complementary skills and offer them the opportunity to be on the founding team of your new club. Brainstorm together and determine your mission, the purpose of starting of your club. Write out your goals and what you believe it can accomplish.

Think big.

Think of a name for your club. Talk to your school’s administration to determine what you need to complete to officially establish your new club. Formalize a 1-page action plan (with your mission and vision statements, about us section, and goals) and include by-laws if your school requires you to do so. Research your school’s student government, as there may be funding opportunities for your club.

Now, the fun part.

You’re official, so start creating a buzz on campus! Get the word out. Seek out students with similar interests and sell them on your vision, convince them of the opportunities your group provides and the potential for growth and improvement your group would have if they brought their value to your club. Once you have established a core group of members, engage them by discussing your formal organizational structure. How will you organize your new club? What leadership positions? What skills and talents will you need to attract to grow? Then, elect officers and revisit your initial goals for the semester; this time, with all members brainstorming.

THE SEMESTER PLAN

Think of a cool event you could organize, a conference related to your club that you might attend, or a contest you could hold on campus to generate awareness of and interest in your new organization. Think of ways you might involve the community as well, perhaps by offering sponsorship opportunities to local businesses.

Invite a local expert or someone well known in your club’s ‘industry’ to speak. Invite faculty and staff. Create flyers and brainstorm creative ways of marketing your event and your club. Hold an event that informs, entertains, and generates buzz about the value that your group adds to the campus

This could increase your membership! Engage your new members by asking for their ideas, and empower them to lead new projects. There is so much value in taking a project from start to finish. Ask any recruiter.

THE IDEAS

Build a website for your new organization. Research if there are similar clubs at your school that you might hold events with together. Comb the Internet for similar organizations (whom you might learn from) at other colleges. Contact them! There are so many opportunities to network. Organize a community service outreach to make a difference and to further enhance your club’s brand.

Engage with people online who share your passions. Begin branding yourself as an expert in the field that you are passionate about, on the collegiate level and based on the relevant club you started at school.

THE REALITY CHECK

Worried about failure as a young leader? Don’t be. In his blog post “A Wish For Leaders” http://leadershipinc.com/a-wish-for-leaders/520, the renowned author Ty Bennett says that he wishes all aspiring leaders “could know how it feels “to run” with all your heart and lose – horribly” as he believes this to be an important element in the “experience of leadership.”

THE SUCCESSION PLAN

Don’t forget: you’re graduating sooner rather than later, right? Better plan for the future! Who will take your place of leadership? How will you transition leadership? How often? How will you ensure that the club not only survives, but prospers and continues to grow?  Remain involved as an advisor during your last semester at college and help the club transition.

After graduating, stay in touch. As the group’s founder, establish a network of alumni and reach back to the club to help out when needed. Hold networking events. Be a door to career opportunity for student members of your club. Help the group continue to live on after your departure and you will have established a legacy.

More importantly, you will have left an impact on your school, and created value and made meaning for your student body. And in the process, you will have cultivated leadership opportunities, both for yourself and for those who joined your organization.

THE LAST TIP

Are you an unemployed college student or recent graduate without a job? Check out the blog article “Graduate school for unemployed college students” http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/graduate-school-for-unemployed-college-students.html by one of the world’s most famous marketers, Seth Godin, for the secret to your future success as a leader.

YOUR HELP

What tips do you have for starting a club while on college and cultivating leadership? What critical steps did I leave out of the process for starting an organization?

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This post was written by guest writer Bradley Will.

Bradley is an entrepreneur, Social Media Strategist and the Online Social Community Evangelist for Nextvoice247. He is an active leader in the Gen-Y entrepreneurial community.

The possibilities and connections that can manifest through Twitter are tremendous. Though your fingertips, you have access to a variety of celebrities, authors, thought leaders, athletes, musicians and business leaders. Here, we are going to focus on the people who help us grow. Below is a list of 100+ great Authors who are active in the Twittersphere. These Authors have not only written excellent books, they continuously provide value to their friends and followers through their Twitter stream.

We have also linked up their blogs/websites and books they have written which are great resources for emerging leaders and young entrepreneurs, or anyone for that matter. Don’t forget to follow Bradley on Twitter or to register and join the Nextvoice247 community. Please share and enjoy!

If any information is incorrect or you have a recommendation for the list, please leave a comment below.

Career (9 authors)

Anne Brown | @GradtoGreat | Follower Count: 1,500+

Author of: Grad to Great

Why you should follow: Anne is a former journalist who became
involved in writing about career development and success strategies.
Anne has worked for universities, non-profits, start-ups, and large
corporations before becoming the full-time editor of GradtoGreat.com.

Dan Schawbel | @danschawbel | Follower Count: 25,000+

Author of: Me 2.0

Why you should follow: Dan Schawbel is the leading personal
branding expert for Gen-Y as well as the publisher of both the award
winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine.

Daniel Pink | @danielpink | Follower Count: 6,900+

Author of: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need

Why you should follow: Dan recently wrote the first American
business book in the Japanese comic format known. His last job was in
the White House serving as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al
Gore. Now Dan’s articles on business and technology appear in many
publications, including the New York Times, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a contributing editor.

Jonathan Fields | @jonathanfields | Follower Count: 14,600+

Author of: Career Renegade

Why you should follow: Jonathan is a mega-firm lawyer turned
successful lifestyle entrepreneur, blogger and writer who shows you how
to turn your passion-whether it’s cooking or copy-writing, teaching or
playing video games-into a better payday and a richly satisfying life.

Kirsten Dixson | @kirstendixson | Follower Count: 1,200+

Author of: Career Distinction

Why you should follow: Kirsten helps people leverage web
technologies to increase their career success. Sheís a forward-thinking
career strategist who truly gets that personal Googling and online
social networking now impact how we are perceived professionally, and
she gives us the practical knowledge and resources to build our own
online identities.

Lindsey Pollak | @lindseypollak | Follower Count: 3,200+

Author of: Getting From College to Career

Why you should follow: Lindsey is a bestselling author, speaker
and consultant specializing in Generation Y career and workplace
issues. She has a decade of experience teaching young professionals how
to build successful careers and advising organizations on how to
maximize the potential of the new workforce.

Penelope Trunk | @penelopetrunk | Follower Count: 15,500+

Author of: Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success

Why you should follow: Penelope is the founder of 3 startups –
most recently, Brazen Careerist, a web service to help companies find
candidates. Her career advice appears in more than 200 newspapers and
magazines including Time magazine, San Francisco Chronicle and Boston
Globe.

Stanley Bing | @stanbing | Follower Count: 100+

Author of: Crazy Bosses: Spotting Them, Serving Them, Surviving Them

Why you should follow: Stanley is a columnist for Fortune
magazine and the bestselling author. By day, he is an haute executive
in a gigantic multinational corporation whose identity is probably
known to you.

William Arruda | @williamarruda | Follower Count: 600+

Author of: Career Distinction

Why you should follow: William has twenty years’ experience in
corporate branding and his clients have dubbed William the ‘Personal
Branding Guru.’ As a thought-leader, William is a sought after
spokesperson on personal branding, on-line identity and career
management. He has a passion for human potential and is driven by an
avid pursuit of innovation.

Entrepreneurship/General Business (8 authors)

Dondi Scumaci | @dondiscumaci | Follower Count: 1,500+

Author of: Designed For Success

Why you should follow: Dondi is frequently requested for
strategic design sessions, management retreats, professional
conferences, executive coaching, and keynote presentations. Her
presentations are designed to deliver solid, actionable disciplines and
her seminars and keynotes have made a positive, lasting impact on
corporations worldwide.

Donna Fenn | @donnafenn | Follower Count: 2,000+

Author of: Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack

Why you should follow: Donna is a contributing editor at Inc.,
The Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs. She is currently working on a new
book about Generation Y entrepreneurs for. Her work has appeared in Inc., The New York Times, Newsweek, The Associated Press, Pink, The Washington Monthly, Working Woman, Working Mother, CFO, and Corporate Finance.

Donny Deutsch | @Donny_Deutsch | Follower Count: 3,600+

Author of: The Big Idea

Why you should follow: Donny is the host of The Entrepreneurs,
a primetime special on CNBC profiling the success stories of America’s
entrepreneurs. Donny has interviewed everyone from budding
entrepreneurs to Billionaires, discovering their secrets to success and
showing YOU how to turn your idea into a BIG IDEA.

Jack Covert | @jackcovert | Follower Count: 400+

Author of: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time

Why you should follow: Jack is the founder of and chief mentor
for 800-CEO-READ, now an independent company, but longtime partner of
the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. Hired twenty-five years ago by the
late David Schwartz to promote business and computer books to the
Milwaukee business community, Jack used his considerable sales skills
and innate business acumen to grow that 3-shelf business section into a
7 million dollar specialty business book retailer.

Mike Michalowicz | @TPEntrepreneur | Follower Count: 6,500+

Author of: The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

Why you should follow: Mike helps aspiring entrepreneurs become
industry leaders. He is the host of the brand new business reality
show, Bailout! and a guest lecturer for collegiate entrepreneurial
programs such as Boston College, Columbia, Harvard, Penn State,
Pepperdine and Princeton.

Richard Branson | @richardbranson | Follower Count: 124,000+

Author of: Losing My Virginity and Business Stripped Bare

Why you should follow:: Richard is a flamboyant British
entrepreneur with a seemingly insatiable appetite for starting new
businesses. His internationally recognized brand “Virgin” is splashed
across everything from credit cards, to airlines and music
“megastores”. Branson is continuously seeking new business
opportunities and loves a good challenge, especially when he enters a
market that is dominated by a few major players.

Tim Ferriss | @tferriss | Follower Count: 45,800+

Author of: The 4-Hour Workweek

Why you should follow: Tim is an angel investor nominated as one
of Fast Company’s ‘Most Innovative Business People of 2007.’ Once
called the “Indiana Jones for the digital age,” he speaks six languages
and runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide. He
speaks internationally about using entrepreneurship as a tool for ideal
lifestyle design and world change.

Tina Seelig | @tseelig | Follower Count: 350+

Author of: What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

Why you should follow: Tina
is the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program,
the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University’s School of
Engineering.She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship and was recently awarded the 2009 Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering.

Finance/Wealth Building (10 authors)

David Bach | @AuthorDavidBach | Follower Count: 2,000+

Author of: Automatic Millionaire

Why you should follow: David is the author of eight consecutive
national bestsellers and has helped millions of people around the world
take action to live and finish rich. He also is the creator of the
FinishRich Seminar series, which teaches quick and easy-to-follow
financial strategies that have helped more than half a million people
take financial action.

James Arthur Ray | @JamesARay | Follower Count: 5,000+
Author of:
Harmonic Wealth and The Science of Success

Why you should follow: James is transforming the way the world
thinks. Called “The Rock Star of Personal Transformation” by the press,
James is a “World Thought Leader” who has traveled the globe devoting
over two decades to studying the thoughts, actions, and habits of those
who create true wealth in every area of their life.

Joe Vitale | @mrfire | Follower Count: 10,500+

Author of: The Attraction Factor

Why you should follow: Joe is a certified Metaphysical
practitioner, a certified Chi Kung healer, a certified hypnotherapist,
Law of Attraction expert, Life Coach and creator of Joe Vitale Miracles
Coaching. He was also featured in the hit DVD, The Secret.

Loral Langemeier | @loral | Follower Count: 4,200+

Author of: The Millionaire Maker

Why you should follow: Loral is known as an expert, visionary,
and passionate advocate of women and families. She has built her career
around helping people master money management and achieve financial
stability and independence.

Marc Warnke | @marcwarnke | Follower Count: 29,700+

Author of: Options Not Obligations

Why you should follow: Marc is a “Family First Entrepreneur” who
helps people balance relationships and family while creating wealth
within a business system.

Mark Victor Hansen | @MarkVHansen | Follower Count: 10,800+

Author of: The One Minute Millionaire

Why you should follow: Mark captures his audience’s attention as
well as their hearts. With his one-of-a-kind technique and masterful
authority of his work, time and again he continues to receive high
accolades from his audiences as one of the most dynamic and compelling
speakers of our time. He is also the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.

Robert G. Allen | @BestSellerBob | Follower Count: 25,100+

Author of: Multiple Streams of Income

Why you should follow: Robert is known as one of the most
influential investment advisors of all time. He is popular talk-show
guest and has appeared on hundreds of programs, including “Good Morning
America” and “Larry King Live.”

Robert Kiyosaki | @theRealKiyosaki | Follower Count: 9,300+

Author of: Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Cashflow Quadrant

Why you should follow: Robert has risen to fame as a
motivational author and speaker in the areas of personal finance, real
estate, investing and business. His Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books
have sold millions of copies worldwide and through his education
programs he is reaching thousands of students with his financial
messages.

Suze Orman | @SuzeOrmanShow | Follower Count: 72,000+

Author of: Women & Money

Why you should follow: Suze is a financial advisor, and
television personality who has given thousands of speeches and talks
both on and off television on the subject of credit, investments and
banking. She has amassed a large following due to her own investment
success and easy-to-follow financial strategies designed for average
individuals.

T. Harv Eker | @T_Harv_Eker | Follower Count: 2,700+

Author of: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

Why you should follow: T. Harv went from zero to millionaire in
only 2 1/2 years. He combines a unique brand of ’street-smarts with
heart’. He is the founder and president of Peak Potentials Training,
the fastest growing personal development company in North America.

Leadership/Management (18 authors)

Aubrey Daniels | @AubreyDaniels | Follower Count: 150+

Author of: Bringing Out the Best in People

Why you should follow: Aubrey is the world’s foremost authority on applying the scientifically-proven laws of human behavior to the workplace. He is passionate thought leader and an internationally recognized expert on management, leadership, and workplace issues. His mission is to help people and organizations apply these principles to optimize performance and sustain success.

Brian Tracy | @BrianTracy | Follower Count: 2,700+

Author of: Maximum Achievement and Eat That Frog

Why you should follow: Brian has studied, researched, written
and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business,
philosophy and psychology. He has consulted for more than 1,000
companies and addressed more than 4,000,000 people in 4,000 talks and
seminars throughout the US, Canada and 40 other countries worldwide

Chris Brady | @bradymachine | Follower Count: 9,700+

Author of: Launching a Leadership Revolution

Why you should follow: Chris is a businessman,
author, speaker, humorist, father, and mentor. Combining passion and
clean humor, his entertaining communication style has won him fans
across age groups and genres. He has appeared on stages around the
world teaching leadership principles and success.

Dave Lakhani | @davelakhani | Follower Count: 13,700+

Author of: Persuasion: The Art of Getting What You Want

Why you should follow: Dave has been described as a “Marketing
Genius”,”Business Acceleration Strategist” and “Multipreneur” by his
peers and the media. He has been responsible for developing dynamic
strategies driving record breaking growth and increases in sales in
more than 500 businesses in the past 10 years.

Harvey Mackay | @HarveyMackay | Follower Count: 150+

Author of: Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

Why you should follow: Harvey is a nationally syndicated
columnist for United Feature Syndicate, whose weekly articles appear in
52 newspapers around the United States. He is the chairman of
MackayMitchell Envelope Company, which is one of the nation’s major
envelope manufacturers, producing 25 million envelopes a day

Jack Welch | @jack_welch | Follower Count: 257,000+

Author of: Winning

Why you should follow: Jack is a business writer of a weekly column The Welch Way, which appears in BusinessWeek,
reaching more than 8 million readers. He is a contributor on a variety
of television network business shows and teaches a leadership course at
MIT.

Jeff Jarvis | @jeffjarvis | Follower Count: 19,000+

Author of: What Would Google Do?

Why you should follow: Jeff blogs about media and news at
Buzzmachine.com. He is associate professor and director of the
interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s new
Graduate School of Journalism.

John Di Lemme | @John_Di_Lemme | Follower Count: 8,500+

Author of: Champions Are Born, Losers Are Made

Why you should follow: John has changed lives around the globe as an international motivational speaker. He
founded Di Lemme Development Group, Inc., a company known worldwide for
its role in expanding the personal development industry. He truly believes that everyone needs personal development to reach their full potential in life.

John C. Maxwell | @johncmaxwell | Follower Count: 23,800+

Author of: 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Why you should follow: John is an internationally recognized
leadership expert, speaker, and author selling over 16 million books
and named a top 25 authors/artists named on Amazon.com’s 10th
Anniversary Hall of Fame . His organizations have trained more than 2
million leaders worldwide

Ken Blanchard | @kenblanchard | Follower Count: 500+

Author of: The One-Minute Manager

Why you should follow: Ken is one of the most influential
leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of
groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.

Leo Babauta | @zen_habits | Follower Count: 20,300+

Author of: The Power of Less

Why you should follow: Leo is a family-man and authors Zen
Habits, one of the Top 100 blogs on the internet. He writes about
achieving goals, productivity, being organized, motivation, eliminating
debt, getting a flat stomach, eating healthy, simplifying, living
frugal, happiness, and successfully implementing good habits.

Mike Myatt | @mikemyatt | Follower Count: 300+

Author of: Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual

Why you should follow: Mike runs an advisory practice which
focuses on personal branding, coaching and mentoring for CEO’s,
entrepreneurs and other public figures. He is also a syndicated
columnist and contributing editor on topics of business, leadership and
branding,

Neil Ducoff | @nducoff | Follower Count: 2,600+

Author of: No-Compromise Leadership

Why you should follow: Neil has epitomized the ‘no-compromise’
mantra throughout his career as a business trainer, keynote speaker and
author, as he’s coached business leaders and entrepreneurs to achieve
the highest levels of success and profitability, while creating a
positive, rewarding workplace.

Nick Tasler | @nicktasler | Follower Count: 250+

Author of: The Impulse Factor

Why you should follow: Nick is the director of research and
development for think tank and consultancy TalentSmart, a company which
builds talent and skills for many Fortune 500 companies.

Orrin Woodward | @Orrin_Woodward | Follower Count: 50,500+

Author of: Launching a Leadership Revolution

Why you should follow: Orrin speaks on leadership and personal
growth across the globe. His highly popular leadership blog has
received international acclaim as an Alltop Leadership Selection, HR’s
Top 100 Blogs for Management and Leadership.

Rajeev Dewan | @rajeevdewan | Follower Count: 200+

Author of: Be.Do.Live.

Why you should follow: Rajeev served 14 years in senior roles at
Accenture, a Global Management Consulting firm. He currently focuses on
helping individuals and organizations achieve and sustain peak
performance in his roles as a Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach
to CEOs and Senior Executives and Facilitator with the international
FranklinCovey Group.

Roxanne Emmerich | @RoxanneEmmerich | Follower Count: 300+

Author of: Thank God It’s Monday

Why you should follow: Roxanne is a three-time Entrepreneur of
the Year and is listed by Sales and Marketing Management magazine as
one of the 12 most requested speakers in the country for her ability to
transform negative workplace performance and environments into “bring
it on” results-oriented cultures.

Stephen R. Covey | @StephenRCovey | Follower Count: 9,100+

Author of: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and First Things First.

Why you should follow: Steven Covey is recognized as one of Time
magazine’s 25 most influential Americans. As an internationally
respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational
consultant, and author, his advice has given insight to millions. Dr.
Covey’s books have sold an impressive 20 million+ copies.

Personal/Spiritual Growth (23 authors)

Andy Andrews | @AndyAndrews | Follower Count: 3,200+

Author of: The Noticer

Why you should follow: Andy Andrews is an internationally known
speaker and novelist whose combined works have sold millions of copies
worldwide. He has been received at the White House and has spoken at
the request of four different United States presidents.

Claire Shipman | @ClaireShipman | Follower Count: 1,100+

Author of: Womenomics

Why you should follow: Claire Shipman is Good Morning America’s
Senior National Correspondent. She covers everything from politics to
international affairs to family issues.

David Allen | @gtdguy | Follower Count: 550,000+

Author of: Getting Things Done

Why you should follow: David has developed and implemented
productivity improvement programs for over a million professionals in
hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500
corporations and U.S. Government agencies.

Deepak Chopra | @Deepak_Chopra | Follower Count: 39,000+

Author of: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and The Book of Secrets

Why you should follow: Deepak is the author of more than fifty
books. He is the Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management and
Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization. He is a co-founder and
President of the Alliance for a New Humanity. Time magazine heralds
Deepak as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.

Don Hutson | @DonHutsonLive | Follower Count: 1,500+

Author of: The Contented Achiever

Why you should follow: Don has been in the business of making
people believe they can do better and giving them the skills to do it.
He energizes audiences into action and is known for delivering real
solutions for business professionals.

Frank McKinney | @FrankMcKinney | Follower Count: 150+

Author of: The Tap

Why you should follow: Frank is a Maverick Daredevil Real Estate
“artist”; super hero meets Robin Hood, 5-time international
best-selling author; philanthropist, risk taker and visionary who sees
opportunities and creates markets where none existed before.

Jack Canfield | @J_Canfield | Follower Count: 7,600+

Author of: The Success Principals

Why you should follow: Jack is best known as the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul
book series, which currently has nearly 200 titles and 112 million
copies in print. He also founded The Transformational Leadership
Council, a group of thought leaders, speakers, authors, coaches and
other leaders in the fields of personal and professional development.
His passion is teaching people to love themselves and to pursue their
dreams with passion.

Jack M. Zufelt | @JackMZufelt | Follower Count: 1,500+

Author of: The DNA of Success

Why you should follow: Jack was honored by the United States Senate
for teaching Americans how to achieve better results in their personal
lives and careers. He is a successful speaker and business consultant
who conducts seminars and customized training programs as well as

life-changing weekend retreats all over the world.

Joanna Garzilli | @joannagarzilli | Follower Count: 4,500+

Author of: Unleash the Psychic In You

Why you should follow: Joanna went from a failed relationship,
that resulted in tremendous financial hardship and low self esteem to a
happily married, highly sought after psychic medium, TV personality,
author and motivational speaker; helping people worldwide to tune in
and trust their intuition.

John Assaraf | @JohnAssaraf | Follower Count: 4,300+

Author of: Having It All and The Answer

Why you should follow: John risked the consequences of a
turbulent lifestyle that could have easily led to jail or to the
morgue. Today John shares the passion to live a purposeful and
meaningful life with audiences worldwide. He is one of the experts
featured in the worldwide phenomenon hit film and book The Secret.

Julie Morgenstern | @JulieMorganizer | Follower Count: 2,100+

Author of: Organizing From the Inside Out

Why you should follow: Julie is dubbed the “queen of putting people’s lives in order” by USA Today,
is an organizing and time management expert, productivity consultant,
and speaker. She is dedicated to using her philosophies and methods to
provide practical solutions that transform the way people and companies
function.

Keith Ferrazzi | @keithferrazzi | Follower Count: 4,300+

Author of: Never Eat Alone

Why you should follow: Keith counsels the world’s top
enterprises on how to dramatically accelerate the development of
business relationships to drive sales, spark innovation, and create
team cohesion. As a thought leader and advocate for corporate
citizenship, he has rallied executives around initiatives to improve
healthcare and education nationwide.

Keith Harrell | @keithharrell | Follower Count: 100+

Author of: Attitude is Everything

Why you should follow: Keith is known across corporate America
for his energetic, innovative presentations. His unique style of
delivery, solid content, and practical application, spiced with the
right amount of humor, leaves his audiences ready to take action! Keith
speaks from his own leadership experience and what he has gleaned
through his interaction with some of the world’s most respected
business leaders.

Kevin Hall | @KevinHall_words | Follower Count: 4,300+

Author of: Aspire! Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words

Why you should follow: Kevin Hall has a groundbreaking approach
to uncovering the hidden and often secret meanings of words and their
effects on our personal and professional lives. He has come to be one
of the most successful executive coaches and consultants to some of the
world’s leading businesses.

Les Brown | @MRLESBROWN | Follower Count: 170+

Author of: Live Your Dreams

Why you should follow: Les has a mission to help people become
uncomfortable with their mediocrity and to be the catalyst that enables
them to see themselves having more and achieving more. His
straight-from-the-heart, high-energy, passionate message motivates and
engages all audiences to step into their greatness.

Libby Gill | @libbygill | Follower Count: 1,000+

Author of: Traveling Hopefully

Why you should follow: Libby Gill spent fifteen years heading
public relations and corporate communications at Universal Studios,
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. She was also the
branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. Libby is now an
internationally respected executive coach and speaker.

Lisa Nichols | @2motivate | Follower Count: 7,500+

Author of: No Matter What

Why you should follow: Lisa is one of the featured teachers of
The Secret. Her powerful message of personal empowerment has helped
thousands of people make significant, positive changes in their lives.

Marianne Williamson | @marwilliamson | Follower Count: 7,300+

Author of: Imagine: What American Could Be in the 21st Century

Why you should follow: Marianne is an internationally acclaimed
spiritual teacher. She does a daily podcast on Oprah.com called
MiracleThought and hosts a weekly radio show on Oprah and Friends. In
2006, a Newsweek magazine poll named Marianne one of the fifty most
influential baby boomers.

Paulo Coelho | @paulocoelho | Follower Count: 39,000+

Author of: The Alchemist

Why you should follow: Paulo is not only one of the most widely read, but also one of the most influential authors writing today. The Alchemist was
one of the most important literary phenomena of the 20th century. It
reaches the first place in bestselling lists in 74 countries, and so
far has sold 35 million copies. This book also brought the author in
2008 the Guinness World Record for most translated book in the world
(67 languages). He is a Messenger of Peace for the UN.

Steve Pavlina | @stevepavlina | Follower Count: 7,500+

Author of: Personal Development for Smart People

Why you should follow: Steve Pavlina is a successful personal
development bloggers, attracting more than two million monthly readers
to his website. He has written 700+ articles on a broad range of
self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and
spirituality.

Suzy Welch | @SuzyWelch | Follower Count: 6,900+

Author of: 10-10-10: A Transforming Idea

Why you should follow: Suzy is a commentator, and business
journalist. She writes a weekly column, The Welch Way, which appears in
BusinessWeek and is a columnist for O – The Oprah Magazine, where she
writes frequently about balancing work and life, as well as the
delicate art of managing career challenges.

Tony Robbins | @tonyrobbins | Follower Count: 750,000+

Author of: Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power

Why you should follow: Tony is a recognized authority on the
psychology of leadership, negotiations, organizational turnaround, and
peak performance, he has been honored consistently for his strategic
intellect and humanitarian endeavors. He has been honored by Accenture
as one of the ‘Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World’.

Wayne Dyer | @DrWayneWDyer | Follower Count: 2,000+

Author of: Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life

Why you should follow: Wayne is affectionately called the ‘father of motivation’ by his fans. He is an internationally renowned
author and speaker in the field of self-development. He’s written over
30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared
on thousands of television and radio shows.

Sales/Marketing (19 authors)

Al Lautenslag | @GMarketingGuy | Follower Count: 5,000+

Author of: Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days

Why you should follow: Andy is a marketing guru who founded the
Word of Mouth Marketing Association. He teaches Word of Mouth Marketing
at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Andy Sernovitz | @sernovitz | Follower Count: 10,000+

Author of: Word of Mouth Marketing

Why you should follow: Andy is a marketing guru who founded the
Word of Mouth Marketing Association. He teaches Word of Mouth Marketing
at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Bob Burg | @BobBurg | Follower Count: 4,800+

Author of: Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver

Why you should follow: Bob Burg is a highly sought-after
speaker at corporate, financial services and direct sales conventions.
Combining humor and entertainment with easily applied, proven systems
for personal marketing, audiences come away ready to immediately profit
from Bobís instruction and coaching.

Bruce Turkel | @BruceTurkel | Follower Count: 1,400+

Author of: Building Brand Value

Why you should follow: Bruce Turkel believes that marketing
should be well-designed, simple, and should make a clientís products
and services more valuable. Using this straightforward approach, Bruce
has helped hundreds of clients, written thousands of headlines, and
designed even more print ads, television spots, websites, and campaigns.

C. J. Hayden | @CJHayden | Follower Count: 1,200+

Author of: Get Clients Now!

Why you should follow: C.J. is a business coach, consultant, and
trusted advisor for entrepreneurs and professionals. She specializes in
helping social entrepreneurs, activists, and community leaders launch
and sustain successful ventures to effect social change.

Chris Anderson | @chr1sa | Follower Count: 9,700+

Author of: The Long Tail

Why you should follow: Chris Anderson is a college dropout turned editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine. He coined the phrase The Long Tail in an acclaimed Wired article, which he expanded upon in the book The Long Tail. He is the chairman of a new startup, BookTour.com.

Guy Kawasaki | @GuyKawasaki | Follower Count: 135,000+

Author of: Reality Check and The Art of the Start

Why you should follow: Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine.
He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing
the Macintosh in 1984 and is noted for bringing the concept of
evangelism to the high-tech business, focusing on creating passionate user-advocates for the Apple brand.

Hugh MacLeod | @gapingvoid | Follower Count: 16,700+

Author of: Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity

Why you should follow: Hugh is a cartoonist, who makes his
living publishing fine art prints via the internet. After a decade of
working as an advertising copywriter, he has become well known for his
ideas about how “Web 2.0″ affects advertising and marketing.

Jeffrey Gitomer | @gitomer | Follower Count: 6,400+

Author of: Little Red Book of Selling

Why you should follow: Jeffrey is a creative, on-the-edge,
writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and
personal development is world renowned. He is known for presentations,
seminars and keynote addresses that are funny, insightful, and in your
face.

John Gerzema | @johngerzema | Follower Count: 1,100+

Author of: The Brand Bubble

Why you should follow: John oversees brand strategy including
its planning departments worldwide and its proprietary brand study,
Brand Asset Valuator. He is recognized as one of America’s early
founders of Account Planning. John had led the global brand strategy of
many great companies including Holiday Inn Express.

John Jantsch | @ducttape | Follower Count: 17,400+

Author of: Duct Tape Marketing

Why you should follow: John has been called the World’s Most
Practical Small Business Expert for delivering real-world, proven small
business marketing ideas and strategies. He is a marketing and digital
technology coach and an award winning social media publisher. His blog
was chosen as “Best Small Business Marketing Blog” from 2004-06 by the
readers of Marketing Sherpa.

John David Mann | @johndavidmann | Follower Count: 900+

Author of: The Go-Giver and The Zen of MLM

Why you should follow: John is a former concert cellist,
prize-winning composer, editor and journalist,
multimillion-dollar-earning network marketer, bestselling author and
serial entrepreneur. He has been writing about leadership and the laws
of success for twenty years.

Keith Rosen | @KeithRosen | Follower Count: 2,000+

Author of: Coaching Salespeople Into Sales Champions

Why you should follow: Keith is an Executive Sales Coach that
top salespeople and managers call first to develop a team of top
selling sales champions. Over the last twenty years, he has
successfully coached more salespeople and managers than any other coach
on the planet and is one of the foremost authorities on coaching people
to achieve positive, measurable change.

Malcolm Gladwell | @Gladwell | Follower Count: 22,000+

Author of: Outliers and The Tipping Point

Why you should follow: Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer
with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His 1999 profile of Ron Popeil
won a National Magazine Award, and in 2005 he was named one of Time
Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

Marc A. Pitman | @marcapitman | Follower Count: 4,200+

Author of: Book Yourself Solid

Why you should follow: Marc helps individuals and organizations
raise more money than they ever thought possible. He is Internationally
recognized by such organizations as Reuters, the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and the American Marketing
Association as a thought leader.

Mark Simmons & Richard Laermer | @laermer| Follower Count: 5600+

Author of: Punk Marketing: Get off Your Ass and Join the Revolution

Why you should follow: Richard is an expert in marketing and
media and a former magazine and newspaper journalist. Mark is the
leading authority on Punk Marketing. Over an
18-year career on both sides of the Atlantic, he helped make Coca-Cola
a household name.

Michael Port | @michaelport | Follower Count: 3,500+

Author of: Think Big Manifesto

Why you should follow: Michael began as an actor on Sex and the
City, All My Children, Guiding Light, The Pelican Brief and turned into
what The Wall Street Journal call, a ìmarketing guru.î He now operates
a well respected coaching programs for small business owners.

Randy Gage | @Randy_Gage | Follower Count: 11,300+

Author of: Why Your Dumb, Sick & Broke

Why you should follow: Randy Gage is a former high school
dropout who is now know as “The Millionaire Messiah,” because he
believes that you are meant to be rich, and it is a sin to be poor! For
20+ years, he has been helping people transform self-limiting beliefs
into self-fulfilling breakthroughs to achieve their dreams.

Rohit Bhargava | @RohitBhargava | Follower Count: 9,600+

Author of: Personality Not Included

Why you should follow: Rohit is a founding member of the 360
Digital Influence group at Ogilvy and publishes the Influential
Marketing blog, ranked among the top 50 marketing blogs in the world.

Social Media Marketing/Online Business (14 authors)

Charlene Li | @charleneli | Follower Count: 17,000+

Author of: Groundswell

Why you should follow: Carlene is an independent thought
leader and blogger on emerging technologies, with a specific focus on
social technologies, interactive media, and marketing. She is a
much-sought after public speaker and has presented frequently at top
technology conferences such as Web 2.0 Expo, SXSW, and adTech.

Darren Rowse | @problogger | Follower Count: 66,000+

Author of: Problogger

Why you should follow: Darren is the founded ProBlogger-a
site is dedicated to helping other bloggers learn the skills of
blogging, share their own experiences and add income streams to their
blogs.

Dave Evans | @evansdave | Follower Count: 4,500+

Author of: Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day

Why you should follow: Dave is the co-founder of HearThis.com, a
podcasting service firm focused on social media and marketing. Working
alongside his clients, Dave develops an effective, measured approach to
using social media and achieving organizational and business goals.

David Meerman Scott | @dmscott | Follower Count: 18,600+

Author of: The New Rules of Marketing and PR

Why you should follow: David is a recovering VP of marketing for
two publicly traded technology companies turned author, marketing
strategist, keynote speaker and seminar leader.

Don Tapscott | @dtapscott | Follower Count: 5,500+

Author of: Wikinomics: How Collaboration Changes Everything

Why you should follow: Don is one of the worldís leading
authorities on business strategy, with emphasis on how information
technology changes business, government and society.

Howard Rheingold | @hrheingold | Follower Count: 11,600+

Author of: Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

Why you should follow: Howard is internationally syndicated
author of the weekly Tomorrow column and editor of best-seller The
Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, takes audiences on a journey through
the human side of the technology-shaped future. He shows his audiences
a real-time, real-life, uncensored glimpse of the new cultures and

societies emerging online and on the street.

Jeff Howe | @Crowdsourcing | Follower Count: 2,500+

Author of: Crowdsourcing

Why you should follow: Jeff Howe is a contributing editor at
Wired Magazine, where he covers the media and entertainment industry,
among other subjects. He also blogs about why the crowd is driving the
future of business.

Joel Comm | @joelcomm | Follower Count: 66,500+

Author of: Twitter Power and The Adsense Code

Why you should follow: Joel is an Internet entrepreneur and a
leading voice in Social Media who has been online for over 20 years.
Joel is the co-creator of ClassicGames.com, which was acquired by
Yahoo! in 1997, and now goes by the name Yahoo! Games.

Josh Bernoff | @jbernoff | Follower Count: 6,300+

Author of: Groundswell

Why you should follow: Josh is senior vice president, idea
development at Forrester Research, and is responsible for identifying,
developing, and promoting some of the company’s most influential and
forward-looking ideas. Hiss research, analysis, and opinions appear
frequently in publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Ken McArthur | @KenMcArthur | Follower Count: 6,200+

Author of: Impact

Why you should follow: Ken has built an Internet marketing
career on the philosophy that partnerships and collaboration build
value for everyone. By creating websites and events that foster joint
ventures and cooperative efforts, he has brought a tremendous amount
people together for profit and growth.

Lewis Howes | @LewisHowes | Follower Count: 6,100+

Author of: LinkedWorking

Why you should follow: Lewis is an accomplished college athlete
turned public speaker, author and a LinkedIn expert. He is the founder
of SportsNetworker.com and provide useful sports industry networking,
sports marketing, and sports sponsorship concepts.

Liz Lynch | @liz_lynch | Follower Count: 13,800+

Author of: Smart Networking

Why you should follow: Liz Lynch is the founder of the Center
for Networking Excellence, a company that develops products, programs
and seminars to help entrepreneurs and professionals get clients, build
their businesses, and accelerate their careers through networking.

Scott Allen | @ScottAllen | Follower Count: 25,500+

Author of: The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online

Why you should follow: Scott Allen helps people transform
virtual relationships into real business. He believes technology, but
not for its own sake, can transform people’s businesses, lives and
communities when used effectively.

Warren Whitlock | @WarrenWhitlock | Follower Count: 36,000+

Author of: Twitter Revolution

Why you should follow: Warren Whitlock is a Book Marketing
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online and offline marketing programs.

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One of of my missions is to teach people things I wasn’t taught when I was 26 years old. But you know as we close in on graduation season and I have talked to some of my friends and some of their kids, I started thinking there are a few things the missed in high school.

Here are some classes high schoolers should have to take (or at least have the option):

g.

Leaders act. They make decisions. Leaders engage and align themselves with the goals of an organization, cause or belief of the group. But above all else they act and they lead others to act. We are all measured by our actions, our ownership of those actions and we are also measured by the things we fail to do.