Liz Presson's guest appearances

Liz Presson

10,000 HOURS

Startup Hypeman: The GOAT to Market Show

Live Different Podcast

Jason Bay

Victoria Cohen

Adam Griffin

Jordan Harbinger

Thomas Edwards

Matt Wilson

Carla Blumenthal

Alastair Humphreys

Daniel DiPiazza

Sean Ogle

Srinivas Rao

John Schnettgoecke

Jake Jorgovan

Daniele Bolelli

John Gray

OwlTail

 Liz Presson, founder of Pursuit and Working Remote.ly, encountered personal systems, figuring out a definition of freedom, and feeling "work guilt" when beginning her journey of following her passion.   Liz  shares her story of taking the leap and how going solely on passion didn't work out as planned. Following your passion sounds  like fun, but there is so much more that goes into choosing a less conventional life.  In this week's podcast, we dive into what you really need to know in order to successfully follow your bliss and live the life you've always wanted.   Show notes found on Under30CEO  Today's podcast is sponsored by Under30Experiences, our travel company for young people.

Liz Presson, founder of <a href="http://pursuitof.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pursuit</a> and <a href="http://workingremote.ly" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Working Remote.ly</a>, encountered personal systems, figuring out a definition of freedom, and feeling "work guilt" when beginning her journey of following her passion.  Liz  shares her story of taking the leap and how going solely on passion didn't work out as planned. Following your passion sounds  like fun, but there is so much more that goes into choosing a less conventional life. In this week's podcast, we dive into what you really need to know in order to successfully follow your bliss and live the life you've always wanted.  Show notes found on <a href="http://www.under30ceo.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Under30CEO</a> Today's podcast is sponsored by <a href="http://www.under30experiences.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Under30Experiences</a>, our travel company for young people.

#15: Creating Systems to Successfully Follow Your Passion with Liz Presson

“What does your brand say about you?”Recently, we were on stage at Techweek Chicago talking with Liz Presson, founder of Pursuit, about the things that people think about you based on your brand, and how you can influence those ideas. It was an amazing chat, bookended with some great audience interaction, and we had an absolute blast!Liz Pressonhttp://pursuitof.com/speaking/all-events/http://workingremote.ly/https://twitter.com/heyellecpTechweekhttp://techweek.com/https://twitter.com/techweekchihttps://www.youtube.com/user/techweekinc/Additional topics include:+ Corporations are becoming more human, while humans are becoming more corporate+ Your brand should allude to your story, not your work history+ What is the emotion behind your work?+ Techweek is making Tech cool - that is their “human” side+ Everyone has a personal brand already+ What is the one thing that defines you?+ Root everything you do in your core values+ Have you ever had to reinvent yourself, or your image?+ If you’re rooted in a core purpose, changing industries or careers is less scary+ Knowing your purpose silences haters+ Don’t reinvent yourself. Reframe how you see yourself.+ You’re not “just” a lawyer...you’re not “just” anything!+ Understanding your brand is a way to say “no” to the things that don’t fit+ Your brand will have many executions, or mediums, to be voiced through+ Who would your company be if it were a person?+ If you were a character, what would that analogy be?+ Worst words to get during an introduction are, “oh...cool.”+ Figure out your personal perception of your brand, pair it with the world’s perception of your brand, and find the words and language that people use IRL (in real life) to explain it.+ What are the common words and themes that come out of your investigation+ Don’t use marketing speak+ Keep your investigation informal and personal+ Know yourself, but also understand why others should care+ Breaking down The Rock’s rise to being the most badass and how he knows that everything he has ever done builds on itself+ Why The Rock beat The Hulk+ How do you span the gap between your central purpose and the niche you’re working on today?+ Wrap up with the three of us answering this fascinating questionKeep an ear out for the next episode of Discover Your Inner Awesome as we continue to take on life's important questions in order to help multi-passionate people understand themselves and their presence in the world.---------------------------------------Show Links:Techweek Chicago - http://techweek.com/chicago/Electric Harley Davidson - http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/24/5837642/riding-project-livewire-harley-davidson-first-electric-motorcycleLexus Hoverboard - http://www.wired.com/2015/06/lexus-hoverboard-slide/Seth Godin - http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/Ben Austin is “The illegitimate love child of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Nye.” - http://www.stopstartdo.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“What does your brand say about you?”Recently, we were on stage at Techweek Chicago talking with Liz Presson, founder of Pursuit, about the things that people think about you based on your brand, and how you can influence those ideas. It was an amazing chat, bookended with some great audience interaction, and we had an absolute blast!Liz Pressonhttp://<a href="http://pursuitof.com/speaking/all-events/http://workingremote.ly/https://twitter.com/heyellecpTechweekhttp://techweek.com/https://twitter.com/techweekchihttps://www.youtube.com/user/techweekinc/Additional" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pursuitof.com/speaking/all-events/http://workingremote.ly/https://twitter.com/heyellecpTechweekhttp://techweek.com/https://twitter.com/techweekchihttps://www.youtube.com/user/techweekinc/Additional</a> topics include:+ Corporations are becoming more human, while humans are becoming more corporate+ Your brand should allude to your story, not your work history+ What is the emotion behind your work?+ Techweek is making Tech cool - that is their “human” side+ Everyone has a personal brand already+ What is the one thing that defines you?+ Root everything you do in your core values+ Have you ever had to reinvent yourself, or your image?+ If you’re rooted in a core purpose, changing industries or careers is less scary+ Knowing your purpose silences haters+ Don’t reinvent yourself. Reframe how you see yourself.+ You’re not “just” a lawyer...you’re not “just” anything!+ Understanding your brand is a way to say “no” to the things that don’t fit+ Your brand will have many executions, or mediums, to be voiced through+ Who would your company be if it were a person?+ If you were a character, what would that analogy be?+ Worst words to get during an introduction are, “oh...cool.”+ Figure out your personal perception of your brand, pair it with the world’s perception of your brand, and find the words and language that people use IRL (in real life) to explain it.+ What are the common words and themes that come out of your investigation+ Don’t use marketing speak+ Keep your investigation informal and personal+ Know yourself, but also understand why others should care+ Breaking down The Rock’s rise to being the most badass and how he knows that everything he has ever done builds on itself+ Why The Rock beat The Hulk+ How do you span the gap between your central purpose and the niche you’re working on today?+ Wrap up with the three of us answering this fascinating questionKeep an ear out for the next episode of Discover Your Inner Awesome as we continue to take on life's important questions in order to help multi-passionate people understand themselves and their presence in the world.---------------------------------------Show Links:Techweek Chicago - <a href="http://techweek.com/chicago/Electric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://techweek.com/chicago/Electric</a> Harley Davidson - <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/24/5837642/riding-project-livewire-harley-davidson-first-electric-motorcycleLexus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/24/5837642/riding-project-livewire-harley-davidson-first-electric-motorcycleLexus</a> Hoverboard - <a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/06/lexus-hoverboard-slide/Seth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/2015/06/lexus-hoverboard-slide/Seth</a> Godin - <a href="http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/Ben" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/Ben</a> Austin is “The illegitimate love child of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Nye.” - <a href="http://www.stopstartdo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.stopstartdo.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Bonus Ep. LIVE From Techweek Chicago: What Does Your Brand Say About You? With Liz Presson

Grant and Vince sit down with people-person guru and founder of Working Remotely Elizabeth Presson to talk about working in teams and bridging the collaborative gap. www.workingremote.ly    —    @HEYELLECP    —    Julien Smith/Breather    —    The Fifth Age of Work    —   Hazel's/Meat Waffle    —    http://showerthoughts.com (apparently a real thing)    —    @THE10KHRS

Grant and Vince sit down with people-person guru and founder of Working Remotely Elizabeth Presson to talk about working in teams and bridging the collaborative gap. <a href="http://www.workingremote.ly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.workingremote.ly</a> — <a href="https://twitter.com/HeyElleCP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HEYELLECP</a> — <a href="http://juliensmith.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julien Smith/Breather</a> — <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Age-Work-Innovative/dp/1937645096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fifth Age of Work</a> — <a href="http://www.hazelsnortheast.com/menu.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hazel's/Meat Waffle</a> — <a href="http://showerthoughts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://showerthoughts.com</a> (apparently a real thing) — <a href="https://twitter.com/the10khrs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@THE10KHRS</a>

03 Working remotely with Liz Presson