Self-Promotion as a Career Strategy

CareerCast - Life-long Career Development

Nancy Ancowitz How do you gain visibility, exposure, and influence in a crowded and noisy world? On top of that, how can you promote yourself when it’s awkward, uncomfortable, and even intimidating? In this CareerCast, Nancy Ancowitz, creator and author of Self-Promotion for Introverts® shares her perspective, strategies, and insights on how to market yourself with promotional methods to harness your strengths, make a plan, set goals, and take action.

Aired June 4, 2018

Nancy Ancowitz is a presentation and career coach and author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®, a Publishers Weekly “Best Book.” Nancy helps clients—introverts and extroverts alike—with vital career-building and leadership skills. She teaches public speaking, business writing, and other career advancement courses at New York University. Her background includes 12 years on Wall Street, where she was recognized for running successful marketing programs for a multibillion-dollar business as a vice president at JP Morgan Chase & Co; before that, at Citibank, she received an outstanding achievement award for her innovations in creating marketing proposals for international client organizations. Earlier in her career, Nancy applied her business savvy and creativity as a jewelry designer, with clients including Nordstrom, Henri Bendel, I. Magnin, and Saks Fifth Avenue. A blogger for Psychology Today and Salary.com, Nancy’s work has been covered by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, WABC-TV, and CIOEntrepreneur, and O, The Oprah Magazine. To learn more, visit www.nancyancowitz.com or www.selfpromotionforintroverts.com.

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Nancy Ancowitz Self Promotion for Introverts

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