Young Professional Resources

Social Media Examiner
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Eileen Culp of On-Line Publishers, Inc., Social Media Examiner helps businesses discover how to best use social media, blogs and podcasts to connect with customers, drive traffic, generate more brand awareness and increase sales.

"Nice Girls DO Get the Sale"
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Eileen Culp of On-Line Publishers, Inc., this book, written by Elinor Stutz, teaches women field-tested sales techniques that will launch them into the next level of success.

"Your 1st Year in Sales"
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Eileen Culp of On-Line Publishers, Inc., this book, written by Tim Connor, CSP, offers simple, proven strategies to overcome those first-year obstacles and position one's self for lifelong success.

"Strategic Communications Planning For Effective Public Relations & Marketing"
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Eileen Culp of On-Line Publishers, Inc., this book, written by Laurie J. Wilson and Joseph D. Ogden, is a step-by-step approach to understanding audiences and reaching them.

"Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than oursevels to do it." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
YPN Advisory Group member Nicole Seuffert enjoys reading quotes and implementing them each day. Above is just one of the many quotes she recommends for YPs.

bryanallain.com
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Jeff Goodrich, Bryan Allain is a humor write and blog coach who provides tips for blogging and communicating about one's company.

Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office 
Recommended by YPN Advisory Group member Amanda Robinson, this book, written by Lois Frankel, features the unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers.

Duct Tape Marketing
Created and written by John Jantsch, this blog entry on April 4, 2012, outlines the three most important factors of business success.

A Letter to Young Professionals
by Jeremy Walters, Bare Financial Services, Inc.
The following is a list of suggestions that Walters has found to be beneficial in gaining some footing in his quest for doing this job with excellence.

Brazen Careerist
A career-management site for high achieving young professionals and ambitious college students. The site helps you meet new people, find a job and build relevant relationships to advance your career.

  • Use What You've Got & Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom – Barbara Corcoran
  • Guerrilla Marketing – Jay Conrad Levinson
  • The Fred Factor – Mark Sanborn
  • Linchpin – Seth Godin