We held our monthly career-focused workshop and networking event at Trader Vic’s on May 20th. With standing room only, attendees came out to learn to get back into their groove with the very energizing and motivating Dawn Montefusco, also known as ZigZag. To get into the groove means to smoothly interact, maintain or improve relations […]
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Meet Dawn, Ms. ZigZag, our May pdxMindShare Speaker
Next week, Wednesday, May 20th to be exact, we will host our monthly career-focused workshop and networking event at Trader Vic’s in downtown Portland. Each month we bring in expert speakers to help professionals in the area reach their career objectives. Whether it’s to get a promotion, a new job or change careers, our goal […]
How to Get Into a Digital Marketing Career from Anvil at pdxMindShare
Last night, we hosted our monthly career-focused workshop and networking event at Trader Vic’s in downtown Portland. Our event was a little different from our usual as we had a panel discuss how to get into digital marketing as a career instead of a more general topic. We had a great turnout with over 50 […]
JobJenny’s Presentation on Creating a Killer Cover Letter
Jenny Foss of JobJenny.com, a regular and much loved speaker, spoke at the March 2015 pdxMindShare event at Trader Vic’s in downtown Portland on how to create a killer cover letter. Dozens of Portland professionals came out and took away some great tips to help them on their job search. You can take a look […]
Motivational Quotes
Every now and again we need a little motivation, a little boost to help us move forward. You might need it because of a bad week, your not reaching your career goals as quickly, or maybe you are experiencing a big bump in the road. Whatever the case may be, check out these quotes below […]
Habits of Successful People
We all have habits, and some may help while others may hinder our progress. Did you ever stop and think that something you do or don’t do on a regular basis might have an impact on your career and what you can aspire to be? This infographic below outlines the habits of successful and unsuccessful […]
pdxMindShare Announces Q2 Workshop Speakers!
We had a great 1st quarter of speakers that shared their insights on how to tell people YOU are the right one for the job, be successful, and to craft a killer cover letter. Dozens of people filled into Trader Vic’s and took away valuable information to use on their career search and networked with […]
Take This Quiz to See if You’ve Landed Your Dream Job
So very much of our lives are spent working. According to Business Insider, the average person spends 90,000 hours working over their lifetime. Considering that statistic, it seems almost imperative that we land or currently have our dream job. Are you excited to get out of bed in the morning, feel energized when you leave […]
4 Leadership Lessons from a Recent Blockbuster
With the Oscars just behind us, and talk of the dresses, performances and speeches still linger, I thought it was a good time to think about these leadership lessons learned from George Clooney’s character, astronaut Matt Kowalski, in the movie Gravity. Kent Lewis, pdxMindShar’es founder and long-time entrepreneur, wrote this article just last year, and the […]
Kent Lewis’s pdxMindShare Presentation on Career-Building Strategies
Last night, Kent Lewis, president and founder of Anvil, presented at the monthly pdxMindShare career-focused workshop event at Trader Vic’s, that was followed by networking. We had nearly 60 Portland professionals attend, and those that sat in on the workshop received some great tips on how to be successful in their careers. From building your brand […]
