Monthly Archives: July 2012
Company Spotlight: FanFeedr
Barbara Zimmerman, Vice- President & Director of Recruiting at Ivy Exec, recently interviewed Ty Ahmad-Taylor, the Founder & CEO of FanFeedr, founded in 2008. Ty has worked at the intersection of technology and interactive media for several years: as SVP, Strategy & Product Development, MTV Networks, Music & Logo Group, as Director of Strategic Planning, Broadband Group, Comcast Corporation and as Chief Creative Architect, Meta TV. Ty serves on NY Digital District and All for Good Boards. Fanfeedr.com is a new, leading social media site providing sports related content, Continue reading
Three Mistakes Job Seekers Make on LinkedIn
This article comes from Joshua Waldman, an Ivy Exec Contributor.
In 2006, I trained my MBA class on how to use LinkedIn.
Back then virtually no one was on. And those that were on formed some kind of a tight-knit community. I remember landing in Vietnam on vacation, knowing only my college friend. I used LinkedIn to schedule 10 meetings with local business leaders.
Using the network, I arranged a breakfast meeting with the COO of the Mercedes plant, 2 vice presidents of the Continue reading
Company Spotlight: Greenspring Energy
Alex Baranpuria, Ivy Exec’s VP & General Manager of Professional Services, recently interviewed Paul Wittemann, President of Greenspring Energy. Greenspring Energy has developed a unique combination of solar electric systems and energy saving products and services that it has been providing in the Mid-Atlantic and the Carolinas regions since 2007. It has worked on more than 1,500+ solar projects, it is a full-service solar company, and locally owned.
Alex Baranpuria: What has been the biggest impact of being named by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing Continue reading
Forbes Post: An Alternative to Raising VC Funding
Elena Bajic, Ivy Exec Founder & CEO
Is there an alternative path to raising money for a business that does not involve VCs? The answer is Yes, and Ivy Exec’s CEO shares how she did it on Forbes.com
Check out the full article: An Alternative to Raising VC Funding.
Webinar: Heaven or Hype – Recruiting through Social Media
To view the webinar, please click on the image above. The slide deck used in the presentation is available below.
Heaven or Hype Recruiting Through Social Media Ivy Exec and Human Capital Institute from Ivy Exec
In cooperation with Human Capital Institute (HCI, Ivy Exec’s very own Barbara Zimmerman, VP & Director of Recruiting and Alex Baranpuria, VP & General Manager of Professional Services gave a great webinar on how social media is shaking up the recruiting field. Here is the description of the webinar:
The only constant is change. In this webinar, we will briefly examine key macro trends impacting Continue reading
Company Spotlight: Likeable
Dave Kerpen, CEO of Likeable
Alex Baranpuria, Ivy Exec’s VP & General Manager of Professional Services, recently interviewed Dave Kerpen, CEO of Likeable. Likeable is a social media and word of mouth marketing firm. It’s mission is “To leverage social media and word of mouth marketing to create more transparent, responsive likeable companies, organizations and governments.” Likeable has partnered with over 200 clients to create proprietary brand identities, and help these organizations Continue reading
Ivy Exec Reviews Common Sense At Work and CareerAlley
In this edition of Ivy Exec Reviews we will cover two new valuable content sites that have great career-related advice. Please let us know what you think about these sites in the comments section.
Ivy Exec Reviews:
Do you find yourself in a situation where you crave the rewards of a more successful career and you have the basic competence to earn them? Yet, you are missing out on the job opportunities, the promotions and the bigger paychecks. Others, Continue reading
