Kevin D. Turner

TNT Brand Strategist LLC 

Driving the Go-To-Market strategy, ensuring exceptional customer experience and coaching clients in strategically defining and promoting their personal and organizational brand with an emphasis on digital dominance, social media, social currency, social selling, and marketing expertise on LinkedIn. 
► Consults with C-Level and Industry Leader clients on focusing the power of branding, social selling and social media marketing to boost careers, further goals, exponentially grow their business, build a personal brand that resonates and maximize their career objectives/transitioning efforts.
► Develops personalized social media plans for Executives to include authentic message development aligned with the right Keywords, Vision, and Signal to Noise Ratio that establishes their Brand, Optimizes their Rankings and Strengthens their Relevance with a focus on LinkedIn & Twitter.
► Provides Public Speaker Presentation Services on Branding to Land, Brand Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Social Selling, LinkedIn Profiles, Resume Writing, Beating the ATS and Digital Networking.
► Retained as an Executive Career Coach of Social Media and Digital Branding including LinkedIn and Twitter for Graduating eMBA Students of Baylor University Hankamer School of Business since 2015 and the Baylor Law School Masters Program since 2019.
► Earned LinkedIn ProFinder's Expert Pro and Top 10 status in Personal Branding, Strategic Brand Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Resume writing, and LinkedIn Profile optimization.

TNT Brand Strategist, LLC is a privately-held, Woman Owned Small Business Consultancy focused on helping clients define their Brand Strategy (Personal and Organizational), supported by a network of experts including Executive Coaches, Career Transition Specialists, Job Search Coaches, Human Resources, Recruiters, Resume and LinkedIn Profile Writers, Trainers, & Brand Strategists.

Managing Partner

Independent LinkedIn & Career Podcast Guest & Event Speaker

Podcaster

Hope you enjoy checking out some of my favorite LIVE & Podcast Guest Appearances talking about LinkedIn, Social Selling, Personal Branding, Brand To Land, & Career Strategy.

Public Speaker

TurneRRounD

Oversaw the consulting engagements, sales pipeline, customer satisfaction and operations.
► Drove Internet sales and social media presence for luxury brands Lexus, Cadillac and Sewell as a retained Consultant from 2012 to 2017, training 50+ sales consultants while achieving Top Sales, Profitability and Customer Satisfaction status, contributing $63.4M+ in sales, record setting Internet close ratios of 35%+, 100's of positive Google and Yelp Reviews, and gaining a strong working knowledge of automotive industry and dealership operations.
► Taught multiple six-week courses of the Dale Carnegie "Win Friends and Influence People" to 60+ sales, service and management employees, reporting to the VP of Training in support of the talent management and development goals of Sewell.
► Analyzed and strategically turned around the National Private Duty Association (NPDA) trade association, as its Interim Executive Director, by focusing on revenue performance, operational structure, board dynamics and advocacy planning while delivering a cloud-based community platform that grew membership by 15% and revenues by 30% to support profitable operations.
► Raised the Uganda Children’s Charity Foundation brand exposure, support and funding as the Interim Development Officer for this incredible non-profit, education and awareness organization and orphanage.
► Engaged for Public Speaking and corporate training events as a industry expert in Sales, Strategic Brand Marketing, Social Media and Social Selling with a strategic and tactical focus on Personal and Organizational Branding, LinkedIn and Twitter.

TurneRRounD Consulting is a privately-held consultancy focused on helping clients identify and implement performance improvement measures in branding, sales, marketing, operations, process improvements, ROI, growth tactics, leadership development, training, business development, and revenue generation.

Vice President Of Business Development

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Led the world’s largest health organization global reach strategy and a diverse cross-functional team, of 20 staff and 2300+ volunteers with a $15.6M P&L to turnaround a mission critical and failing division, the International Emergency Cardiovascular Care, establishing the global infrastructure and delivering $5M+ in profits. Directed global strategies for market analysis, HR planning, lean process development, product development (operations, printing, distribution, sales, marketing), product licensing, branding, volunteer management, training, business development, legal, international finance and exchange risk management. Served on the AHA Board's International Working Group, Global Strategies Committee, Corporate Management Group & Leadership Team.
► Grew markets from 40 to 140 countries, Training Centers from 70 to 300+, and trained 2M+ people outside of the US in First Aid & CPR
► Created the strategic plan, presented and earned Board of Directors approval and awarded a budget increase of $1M to establish the first remote employees and registered branch offices in Belgium, Hong Kong & the UAE
► Envisioned CPRverify, earned Board and Volunteer Leadership approval and led the technical  development of this global Cloud student and certificate verification database allowing for the first time copyright infringement and piracy control, direct contact with millions of students, and establishing a training center ratings system
► Developed strategic solutions in eLearning & simulation products with consideration for international data management & VAT/tax reconciliation
► Served as the Interim Global Director Product Development & GM for foreign branches
► Designed and launched AHA’s first smartphone app – Pocket First Aid and CPR – iPhone & Google Android, featured in The Wall Street Journal.
► Honored AHA Diversity Champion, 09 and Top Heart Walker (fundraiser) 10 & 11.

Director Of International Development

Thomas Nelson, Inc., part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing

Turned around on of the the world's largest Christian and Family Values books and media publisher's failing fundraising division by developing the strategy, team, and tactics to achieve profitable revenue growth and reduce expenses within 10 months as required by InterMedia Partners for acquisition. Collaborated with the executive team, publishing, sales, and marketing to assess customer needs and product viability. Forecasted, budgeted, and assumed full $10M P&L responsibility to maximize EBITDA. Participated in Industry Events and Association of Fund Raising Distributors and Suppliers as a Public Speaker.
► Led a team of 65, which included Operations, Marketing, Support, Telesales, and 45 remote Regional Managers responsible for account management, sales, and business development.
► Slashed expenses by more than 35% while delivering higher margin sales revenue growth than prior years.
► Facilitated sales growth, forecasting predictability, and pipeline visibility by introducing a repeatable sales methodology, prospecting strategy, and customer service processes.
► Boosted customer satisfaction and reduced refunds by 60% by designing technology-based solutions for communicating with end customers, saving $354K.
► Established, trained, and mentored a 10 member telesales call center.
► Developed and launched a sales website that achieved top search engine rankings and supported a complementary platform for two-tier affiliate selling. 
► Implemented Sales Force (SFDC) an enterprise SaaS CRM solution, to support the remote sales team, create a centralized customer database, and increase accountability.
► Created Social Media Marketing plans for customers and served as the organization expert in LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Vice President Sales Marketing

American Teachers Inc.

Refocused the business strategy to turn the company around, capitalizing on existing resources and market needs while actively positioning for sustainable revenue growth. Held full P&L responsibility. Represented the company to the public, financial community, government agencies, and shareholders. Defined long- and short-range objectives.
► Aligned privately held company and board processes with Sarbanes-Oxley, including upgrading disclosure, bolstering corporate governance, expanding accountability, and increasing oversight and auditor independence.
► Secured $700K+ in investment funding, while negotiating $250K+ in previously incurred debt with stock trades, by working with legal counsel to prepare a Regulation D offering and establishing a broker sales program.
► Launched the exclusive Accredited Retirement Planners program, a marketing and sales services group that allows site sponsorship at 16,000+ school district levels along with additional services and product revenue streams.
► Forged strategic sales alliances with retirement and insurance marketing companies to provide benefits to educators and deliver product marketing revenue streams back to the company.
► Addressed the needs of the target market by updating a nonfunctional web site into a sponsor supported SaaS, software as a solution, platform for education, curriculum development and communication tools.
► Fueled 250% growth in unique site visitors through cost-effective exposure programs and social media marketing.
► Lead organization in social media expertise including LinkedIn and Twitter.

American Teachers was a niche telesales and marketing company facilitating sponsorship inclusion into the education market by providing a SaaS platform (software as a solution) for education, curriculum development and communication tools supported by sponsors.

Chief Executive Officer

Stone Holdings, Inc.

Conducted market research and risk analysis on investment opportunities while compiling and interpreting results for board review and determination of this $600M venture capital firm. Reported directly to the Venture Capital CEO, Harry Carneal. Incubated technology and security companies while establishing a strong contact database. Acted as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and one of the founders for  the VC's pinnacle investment startup: Privacy Council, Inc.
Developed and implemented the Sales and Marketing plan to launch this privacy and data management venture into an unproven business arena. Prepared the business plan and funding proposals. Designed and distributed all promotional material and product offerings. Obtained extensive media coverage for the organization and for the Chief Privacy Officer training program. Served as Interim Chief Privacy Officer.  
► Created and managed the most comprehensive multilingual Internet portal on privacy featured in The Wall Street Journal’s “Watching the Web” section on May 25, 2000.
► Presented the world’s first university-based Chief Privacy Officer training program in conjunction with Harvard, George Washington, Southern Methodist, and Cambridge Universities.
► Developed the Privacy Library, the first comprehensive, Internet based database of 700+ privacy laws.
► Privacy Law, COPPA, ECPA, FCRA, HIPAA, VPPA, SOX, EU Safe Harbor

Stone Holdings, Inc. is a $600M venture capital fund specializing in the information, financial services, technology sales and Internet industries.

Sony

Advanced to the position of National Sales Marketing Manager – Sony Digital Telecommunication Company 9/1997, starting as intern in Japan and then earning multiple promotions for superior performance in sales, marketing and training. Highlights of achievements at SONY include:
► Propelled sales revenue from $10M to $120M in less than 18 months with PrimeCo/Verizon.
► Recognized for many accolades including the Sony National Top Performer Award for Accessory Sales, two Sony Special Contribution Awards and a Creative Event Award. Built and motivated the Wireless division’s #1 Sales team.
► Produced $180M+ in CDMA wireless sales and spearheaded product launches in 11 major markets for Sprint.
► Increased consumer market share for Sony 8mm video projects from 0 to 60% in less than three years through implementation of grass roots regional marketing programs.
► Created two national promotional programs:  Project Educ“8” and Sony Frequent Seller.  
► Chosen to present the Consultative Selling lecture at Sony’s National Sales Convention and to serve as the Video Product authority & Training Expert at Sony’s national events.

As National Sales Manager for Sony Digital Telecommunication Company, the business sector of Sony responsible for the development, production and distribution of wireless products, Kevin D Turner directed the sales of wireless products to PrimeCo, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Hawaii. Supervised three Account Managers, with full-line regional profit and loss accountability. Served as an active founding member of the Sales Compensation and Product Planning committees.
► Increased sales from $10M to $120M in less than 18 months.
► Trained, coached and mentored PrimeCo telesales call center staff and trainers in CDMA technology and sales techniques.
► Recognized for building and motivating the #1 Sales Team in the Wireless Division.

National Sales Marketing Manager

Brand to Land: Eliminating Personal Blanding™ with the Sharpest Tools & Strategies for Your Professional Success. Branding ╽ LinkedIn Profile Optimization ╿ Trainer ╽ Career Coach ╿ Speaker ╽ ⛨ Verified Profile

To pivot, you must first prove it, and then build it into your brand! I know this to be true, as I have successfully pulled off five evolutions in my career. Transitioning from Fortune 50 Sales & Marketing Management to Venture Capital, to Public & Private Turnarounds, Leading a Non-Profit 50 internationally, and finally proving it to myself by turning a side gig into a 14+ year successful business.

Welcome to my profile; I'm Kevin D. Turner, Managing Partner of TNT Brand Strategist, a technology and business-focused Organizational and Personal Brand Builder with deep expertise in Visioneering, Communications, Culture Building, and creating Disruptive Advantages. My passion for talent development and cultivating high-performance teams globally while profitably managing, branding, and growing organizations, has contributed to my career success. 

 🔘 Optimized 5K+ LinkedIn Profiles & Trained 15K+ People on Best Practices since 2005
 🔘 Achieved LinkedIn 5 Star Rating & 200+ Written Recommendations 
 🔘 Developed & Led Teams of 65+ Sales & Marketing Professionals
 🔘 Marketed & Sold $550M+ Domestically & into 140 Countries 
 🔘 Created, Hired & Managed 4 Domestic & Foreign Offices 
 🔘 Lived in the US, Switzerland, Germany & Japan
 🔘 Established International HR & Payroll 
 🔘 CrowdSourced & FundRaised $25.3M
 🔘 Managed Full P&L of $352M

With a Philosophy forged in Customers First, Triple Bottom Line (3PL) "People, Planet & Profit" coupled with a keen Business Acumen and a Personal Resolve to Change the World, I have held Sales, Marketing, and Branding leadership roles with SONY, Stone VC, Thomas Nelson, TurneRRounD, American Teachers, American Heart Association, & TNT Brand Strategist.

TNT Brand Strategist – Devoted to Your Success
High Touch, Confidential, Never Outsourced, & Tech Aware
LinkedIn Service Provider ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top Rated Pro 

 🔘 Top Recommended LinkedIn Profile, Resume, Bio, & Business Page Optimization 
 🔘 Organizational Branding, Personal Branding & Brand Strategy Development 
 🔘 Leadership, Career, Interview & Executive Development Coaching 
 🔘 Corporate LinkedIn & Social Selling Training & Public Speaking
 🔘 Career & Corporate Transition Services 

Kevin D. Turner, Managing Partner & Brand Strategist, TNT Brand Strategist, LLC
📱 +1-214-724-9111      ✉ Kevin @ TNT Brand Strategist .com     @MrKevinDTurner

#TNTBrandStrategist #KeepRockingLinkedIn & #NEWLinkedInFeature

As we head into Thanksgiving week, I can’t help but feel thankful for this community, the people who show up, share their light, and remind us all that visibility is more powerful when it’s shared.

Together we have built the Own Your Spotlight Summit which isn’t just an event. It’s a reflection of everything I’m grateful for this season:

🙏🏼 My Co-Hosts who graciously pour their expertise into others: Melissa Cohen, WENDY SHORE, & Donnie Boivin
🙏🏼  Our Raleigh, NC Guest Speakers & Panelist who lead with generosity: Stacy Eleczko🔅, Larry Long Jr 🎤, Brian Ondrako, and ANNABEL PICKENS
🙏🏼  The Sponsors who make the magic possible: David Williams (RTP Photo & Video), William Bissett (Portus Wealth Advisors), and Transfer Co. Food Hall
🙏🏼 All the [in]credible people who attend, share, collaborate, uplift, support and make things happen

Together, we’re creating a space where ideas become collaborations and visibility becomes opportunity.

This Thanksgiving let’s give thanks for the people who lift us higher and the rooms that make us braver.

We hope to see you in Raleigh to turn Gratitude into Growth on Dec 8.

Please reserve your seat before the room fills: https://lnkd.in/epPmvN8N

Until then, Be Grateful, Go Grand, Never Bland, Brand to Land &
#KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin @ TNT Brand Strategist LLC
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

#OwnYourSpotlight #LearningAndDevelopment #GratefulForGrowth #Networking #RaleighEvents

Kevin D. Turner 

Brand to Land: Eliminating Personal Blanding™ with the Sharpest Tools & Strategies for Your Professional Success. Executive Personal Branding & Transition Services: 7K+ LinkedIn™ Profiles, 4K+ Resumes & 25K+Trained

Are You [in] or [in]visible? 
Will you let these 3 AI's decide your Discoverability or will you Train them as your competitive advantage here on [in]?

For years, being discovered on [in] was a blend of PEO (Profile Engine Optimization: Key-Wording in Context), MVF (Market Value Filters), Skills Assig

Open article: The 'Llama Brew View' Radically Changes How You’ll Get Discovered on LinkedIn & What to Do About It! by Kevin D. Turner • 6 min read

The 'Llama Brew View' Radically Changes How You’ll Get Discovered on LinkedIn & What to Do About It!

It is nothing short of [in]credible;

a platform that could bring together a group of amazing presenters and audience, many who [in]RL may have never crossed paths. 

The sharing, uplifting, collaboration, stepping out of our comfort zones and a smattering of snow made this event a unforgettable. Thank you to all who collaborated and participated to make this event successful and hope your travels home were safe. 

One local collaborator went the extra mile, or should I say miles, to make sure things went smoothly and all felt welcomed. Of the many things she did, she scouted/coordinated with the facility ahead of time, chased sponsors, picked the early arrival team up at the airport, invited them into her house for an amazing home cooked dinner by her master chef husband with desert by her son, and even lent us her car to get around. 
Thank You, Stacy Eleczko🔅, You ROCK!

Thank you to our Sponsors Transfer Co. Food Hall, Portus Wealth Advisors & RTP Photo & Video.

Thank you to Van Lai-DuMone for the donations of your books. 

Now I must ask: Where should Own Your Spotlight go next and who should take the Stage with us?

Your Transition Package May Be Negotiable: 
Here’s How to Use It to Your Advantage

If you’re going through a career transition, here’s something most people don’t know… Your outplacement or transition allowance from your employer is 

Open article: Your Transition Package May Be Negotiable: Here’s How to Use It to Your Advantage by Kevin D. Turner • 2 min read

Your Transition Package May Be Negotiable: Here’s How to Use It to Your Advantage

100M+ Members are now Verified on LinkedIn!

►  Verified since 04-19-2023
►  Posted the 1st Video on Youtube & LinkedIn on how to get Verified in April 2023 https://lnkd.in/e6YycCFv
► Turned off my Premium gold Badge, Oct 2025, so my ⛨ Verified shield follows me around [in] (Do we need a Premium Gold Verified Badge?)

Are you Verified?

Open video: ⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: ✅ Verified LinkedIn Profiles ⚠️   Kevin D. Turner, US Gov ID Verify #Shorts on youtube.com

⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: ✅ Verified LinkedIn Profiles ⚠️   Kevin D. Turner, US Gov ID Verify #Shorts

Meller Marketing

Meller Marketing is a marketing consulting business that helps solopreneurs, business professionals, and job seekers get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn™ pie. Contact me at brenda@mellermarketing.com or visit https://www.mellermarketing.com/contact to learn more.

As Chief Engagement Officer, I specialize in training executives who are "experience rich" and "LinkedIn hesitant." 

Here's how I can help you:

✅ 1to1 Individual LinkedIn™ strategy coaching (online) https://www.mellermarketing.com/1-to-1-linkedin-coaching

✅ Team training (online & in-person) https://www.mellermarketing.com/team

✅ Speaker (Keynotes & Conference Workshops) https://www.mellermarketing.com/presenter

✅ Online Courses with Small Group Coaching https://www.mellermarketing.com/learn

TIP: seeking someone to help you on LinkedIn™? Look at their profile & company page. This will be an indication of their strength and abilities. They should be posting a few times a week and generating engagement (likes/reactions, comments) with every post.

Updated 3/31/25
🔑 My LinkedIn SSI: 80. I have Premium Career. (https://www.mellermarketing.com/mylinkedinssi)
🔑 in the past 90 days, I’ve had 3,918 views of my profile 
🔑 In a typical week, I generate 2 to 5 inbound leads through my LinkedIn activities
🔑 I post once every business day on LinkedIn. 

Still reading? AWESOME. This is what I do: engage people on LinkedIn. And I'd love to help you.

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Chief Engagement Officer (CEO) | Speaker | Marketing Consultant | LinkedIn Coach

If you’re a Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Course Creator, Service Provider, BtoB Sales Professional, or Independent Professional whose target audience is on LinkedIn, you already know that you need to use LinkedIn to its fullest potential.

In "The Recipe for Social Selling on LinkedIn," you'll discover the secret ingredients to LinkedIn success. This step-by-step program will show you how to increase visibility and generate high-quality leads.

"The Recipe" is for you if you are:

✅ A Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Course Creator, Service Provider, BtoB Sales Professional, or Independent Professional 

✅ Motivated to try new approaches on LinkedIn — because your current approaches aren't working

✅ Tired of spinning your wheels trying to generate business on LinkedIn, despite the HOURS you spend on the platform every week

✅ Intrigued about how to use LinkedIn more effectively, but admittedly not sure if you're using it the right way, and don't know who to ask or where to turn

✅ Exhausted from spending hours Googling answers to LinkedIn questions, and watching YouTube videos that aren't answering your specific LinkedIn questions and concerns

✅ Feeling overwhelmed with how to use LinkedIn effectively to support your growing business, and wishing you had an expert to guide you

✅  Struggling with being a salesperson AND a subject matter expert -- and wishing you DIDN'T have to focus on sales. Maybe it's been MONTHS or even YEARS since you've been on LinkedIn, and you haven't generated one single client from your efforts and you need a different approach and a way to empower yourself as you continue to grow your business.

Course Instructor "The Recipe for Social Selling"

Optimize Your Time and Results on LinkedIn During Your Job Search -- and avoid the "Black Hole" of job search!

Introducing: Level Up Your Job Search with Brenda Meller

Go from feeling overwhelmed and hesitant about how to correctly leverage LinkedIn while working and looking for a new job, to feeling empowered and confident in just 3 months.

This program is designed especially for you if you are:

✅ Motivated to find a new job in 2025 — and convinced there has to be a better way.

✅ Sick of the "black hole" of job search, which is soul-sucking and mood-crushing, where you apply to numerous jobs with little or no responses, and spend hours filling out online job applications trying to get through the ATS (applicant tracking system) — but you're barely getting any interviews.

✅ Intrigued about how to use LinkedIn to find a job, but admittedly not sure if you're doing things the right way, and don't know who to ask or where to turn.

✅ Exhausted from spending hours Googling answers to LinkedIn questions, and watching YouTube videos that aren't answering your specific concerns, and wishing you had someone to provide you step-by-step guidance -- and personalized feedback.

✅ Feeling overwhelmed because you haven't had to look for a job for years (maybe even decades!) and the job search process has changed dramatically.

✅ Fed up with looking for a job. Maybe it's been MONTHS since you started looking and you're not getting any interviews, and you want a different approach and a way to empower yourself. You're willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work -- you just need expert guidance.

Learn more and enroll at https://www.mellermarketing.com/levelup

Course Creator, Online Instructor & LinkedIn Coach "Level Up Your Job Search with Brenda Meller"

I created Meller Marketing as a side-hustle in June of 2016 to help people and businesses with marketing and social media, specializing in LinkedIn. My passion and specialty is LinkedIn. I love helping my clients use LinkedIn for business. If you're not getting your invitations accepted, if you're not able to generate leads via LinkedIn messaging, or if your posts get ZERO engagement, I can help you. 

📌 Visit www.mellermarketing.com to learn more or email brenda@mellermarketing.com

SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
I am one of those people who was destined to be an entrepreneur and speaker. I just didn't know it until I was doing it. 

Over the past 10 years, I've spoken to thousands of individuals and groups, and given out dozens of pies. Yes, I love pie.

What Makes Me Different: I am a marketer who understands LinkedIn. My goal with every event is to make sure every attendee gains new insights with hands-on training in a fun atmosphere.

TIP to locate saved posts: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/saved/

Rockstar Marketing Consultant | LinkedIn Coach & Trainer | National Speaker

Enthusiastically Self-Employed

🎙️ About this Podcast: Enthusiastically Self-Employed is a podcast for solopreneurs and small business owners. This podcast is designed for you if you’re seeking business, marketing and LinkedIn tips to support your business. I don’t make mistakes, but I do have learning experiences, and I’m delighted to share those experiences with you. 

By listening to Enthusiastically Self-Employed, you’ll gain new information, education, and insights to help you to be successful and support the love you have of your business, while also supporting your bottom line. That means 
🤩 Growing your revenue, 
🤩 Reducing your expenses, and 
🤩 Optimizing your processes.

You can now find the Enthusiastically Self-Employed Podcast on your favorite podcast networks.

EPISODES: https://www.mellermarketing.com/podcast

🎙️ Podcast Host

Experience Rich

Experience Rich: LinkedIn Job Search Tips for job seekers aged 40+, 50+, or 60+

Looking for a new job using LinkedIn? This podcast is for you, especially if you are "Experience Rich", aka, age 40+, 50+, or 60+. This is a limited-series podcast offering you practical tips and advice to improve your LinkedIn profile and presence to support a successful job search. Hosted by Brenda Meller.

Podcast Host

Innovation Women

Innovation Women is a visibility bureau for entrepreneurial, technical and innovative women. Innovation Women helps connect event managers to women who are potential speakers. No more “token woman”. Our goal is gender-balanced panels and equal visibility opportunities for women. Join us on a FREE Speaker Friends Friday Zoom session: https://innovationwomen.com/events/speaker-friends/

I joined Innovation Women based on the advice of a friend and fellow national speaker, to support other women speakers while increasing my focus on connecting with organizations seeking conference presenters. 

See my Speaker Page on the IW website: https://speaker.innovationwomen.com/user/12898

My signature talk is "LinkedIn Lead Generation: Beyond the Basics - Unlocking Hidden Opportunities for Explosive Growth."  

To book me as speaker: https://www.mellermarketing.com/presenter or email me at brenda@mellermarketing.com

Member and National Speaker

Social Media Pie

I'm proud to have published my first LinkedIn strategy book, "Social Media Pie: How to Enjoy a Bigger Slice of LinkedIn." Buy it on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947345222 

It is also available as an audiobook, everywhere you purchase audiobooks.

Thanks to all who supported me on this self-publishing journey!

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
You’re on LinkedIn, but you’re not sure you’re getting the most out of it. You’re open to learning, but you need some guidance on how to be more effective with your time and efforts on LinkedIn. And, you believe you can have fun while learning. I mean, obviously. Otherwise, what the heck are you doing considering buying a book called, “Social Media Pie.” That’s crazy talk, right? Or is it BRILLIANT? Probably a bit of both.

In “Social Media Pie: How to Enjoy a Bigger Slice of LinkedIn,” Brenda Meller will share strategies to help you make the most of your LinkedIn presence to help you reach your business and career goals. In this book, you’ll learn how to:

🥧 Adjust your settings to maximize your visibility and reach
🥧 Optimize your LinkedIn profile
🥧 Create a powerful invitation that’s more likely to be accepted and screen invitations while creating dialog
🥧 Generate greater levels of network engagement
🥧 Post (and how often to post) — and what to do NEXT
🥧 Build a company page and grow followers (LEADS!)
🥧 Rock on LinkedIn in just 15 minutes a day

Through a conversational approach, how-to instructions, and a sprinkling of pie-isms throughout, Brenda will teach you how to increase your slice of the LinkedIn pie. She shows you how anyone with a strong desire to improve their results on LinkedIn — and an open mind for shining the spotlight on others — can supercharge their LinkedIn presence.

Author

KEYNOTES AND PRESENTATIONS:
🎤 Social Media Pie: How to Inspire and Engage with Your Audience
🎤 How to ROCK on LinkedIn in 2024 and Beyond
🎤 How to Unlock the Power of Your LinkedIn Network

Inspirational Speaker - LinkedIn, Marketing, Employee Engagement

When I'm featured on a podcast, I save the link on my MEDIA page. I do this for myself (to make it easier to locate these) and also for people who are considering interviewing me for their podcast, to provide them a sample of my content tips and approach in interviews. 

If I've appeared on YOUR podcast and it's not listed on my webpage, please message me with the podcast link and I'll add it. Thanks, Friend!

Podcast Guest or LinkedIn Live Guest (links to interviews)

Inforum

I seek the change I want to see in the world. When I first started working in Troy in 2008, there wasn't an Inforum networking group nearby, so I started one with the help of Inforum's membership liaison. We've been meeting monthly since February 2009. 

Inforum is the only professional organization in Michigan - and one of a few in the country - that combines strategic connections, proven professional development programs, a respected forum for new ideas, and original research to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies.

➡️ UPCOMING EVENTS: https://inforummichigan.org/inforum-events/

➡️ JOIN INFORUM TROY email list: https://inforummichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/inforummichigan/survey.jsp?surveyId=2&

➡️ FOLLOW Inforum here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inforum/

We book a fellow Inforum member as our guest speaker each month, on an informational / educational topic. 

We are always looking for upcoming speakers. Email me at brenda@mellermarketing.com if you're interested. Priority is given to Inforum member who attend our virtual affinity group meetups. https://inforummichigan.org

Troy Affinity Group Founder / Co-Leader & Member

Together Digital

Together Digital is a membership association and networking platform designed for women in highly demanding tech and digital professions and is the only group of its kind to offer an ask and give exchange which result in raises, promotions and equal opportunity for women who will most likely lose income and opportunities over the course of their career due to sexism and gender discrimination.

We offer a number of ways for members to connect and grow - wherever they are. 

📣 We host an active & supportive online community

📣 We provide dedicated Peer Groups aligned with your life and career stages

📣 We host educational and empowering content focused on industry knowledge while empowering activism in our workplace and field

📣 We set the scene for transformational connections

Learn more about our national organization at https://www.togetherindigital.com/

Ambassador for Detroit Chapter

Detroit Together Digital

To become a member, attend an event or learn more about Together Digital (formerly known as Women In Digital), visit our website at https://www.togetherindigital.com/about/detroit/

Board Member, City Ambassador

Walsh College

Walsh is a private business college based in metro Detroit, with over 25,000 alumni worldwide. I worked there, I was mentored there, I led an amazing marketing team there, and I earned my dual master's degree there. 

My LinkedIn career success journey began when I found a marketing manager position at Walsh at the height of the 2008 recession. Ask me the story sometime. 

● AVP of Marketing (Sept. 2013 - Aug. 2017) 
● Director of Marketing (Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2013) 
● Marketing Manager (Dec. 2008 - Sept. 2011) 

I led the College's advertising, marketing, marketing research, content marketing, branding, web / mobile, digital, and public relations strategies, serving Admissions, Alumni/Development, Career Services, and all campus locations.

Assistant Vice President Marketing

Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions

Pitney Bowes is a global technology company providing commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Look on your next piece of corporate mail and you may see a Pitney Bowes mail meter stamp. 

● Marketing Manager, Business Development, Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions (Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008) 
● Marketing Manager, AAS/pmh caramanning - acquired by Pitney Bowes (June 2004 - Dec. 2008) 
● Marketing Specialist, pmh caramanning  - acquired by Pitney Bowes (Jan. 2003 - June 2004) 

- Implemented monthly "First Fridays" celebrating employee work anniversaries and welcoming new team members.
- Launched and managed vertical marketing plans.
- Developed proposals and presentations to highlight incentive marketing solutions for future clients
- Made proposals "sing" which resulted in new business for the company
- Developed highly engaging company presentations 
- Led team building activities with incentives and awards for participants. Ask me about human checkers.

Marketing Manager, Business Development

😕 LinkedIn is confusing. But it doesn't have to be. I can help. 😎 Self-employed, B2B professionals, companies, and executives hire me to get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn™ pie. HOW I’M DIFFERENT: I'm an experienced marketer who “gets” LinkedIn. Want to optimize your time & LinkedIn results in 2025? 📌 FOLLOW me for LinkedIn tips ⬇ READY NOW? mellermarketing.com | brenda@mellermarketing.com (notice how I maximized these 4 lines... 🔑🔑🔑)

Meller Marketing is a Michigan-based, woman-owned business serving individuals and businesses who are seeking LinkedIn insights and marketing strategy. My services include:
✅ 1:1 Executive Coaching | LinkedIn "Power Hours" mellermarketing.com/1-to-1-linkedin-coaching
✅ Team Training: mellermarketing.com/team
✅ Public Speaking / Conference Keynotes / Workshop Presenter: mellermarketing.com/presenter
✅ Online Training / Masterclasses: mellermarketing.com/learn
✅ Marketing Training for the Self-Employed mellermarketing.com/mwmopenhouse

LOOKING FOR A LINKEDIN COACH?
YES, I help people 1:1 with LinkedIn. PRO TIP: check out your LinkedIn SSI, or “Social Selling Index,” mellermarketing.com/mylinkedinssi ✅ (50 is average; my score = 80 as of June '25)

CORPORATE MARKETING EXPERIENCE
Prior to becoming self-employed, I enjoyed a 20+ year career in corporate marketing, gaining industry experience in: higher ed, marketing services, contact centers, retail, and advertising (agency). I've always had a knack for marketing, beginning in high school (DECA). I love sharing marketing tips and strategies with my clients and followers. One day, the universe nudged me forward.

LINKEDIN RESOURCES: https://www.mellermarketing.com/checklists
For Self Employed / Small Businesses
✅ LinkedIn for Course Creators / Speakers / Podcasters 
✅ Book Marketing on LinkedIn
✅ 15 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Coaches & Consultants
✅ LinkedIn Company Page Tips / Company Page Creation Guide

Connect with Me:
✅ Click "MORE" or "..." Select “Personalize Invite” or “Connect” & “Add a Note”
✅ Tell me your favorite pie 🥧 in your note
❌ Don't use automation. It's icky & violates LinkedIn's Terms of Service

I do not work for nor am I in any way associated with the company LinkedIn or Microsoft. I'm just a fan of LinkedIn™. 

What Drives Me: helping you get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie, my family, my dog Pepper 🐾, and enjoying delicious pies when travelling🥧.  Also, I love jigsaw puzzles. 🧩

GOALS: learn how to play chess♟️, teach yoga 🧘‍♀️ & make dollar-bill origami. 💵

PRO TIP: Your ABOUT section has a 2,600 character limit. This is 2,598 characters.

Brenda Meller 🥧

ACTUAL CLIENT EMAIL: Brenda, I don't think I've ever had SO many comments on a LinkedIn post! thank you for the idea! Now wondering what else like this I should share occasionally... 

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My name is Brenda Meller (70,257 followers) and I'm a marketer who GETS LinkedIn. If you follow me here on LinkedIn, I'll help you get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. 

Ring the double bell🔔🔔 on my profile to be notified of ALL my future posts. 


PS: comment below if you're interested in the post that this is referring to. Maybe I'll share it here. 😎

#marketing #linkedin #socialselling

Brenda Meller🥧

LinkedIn & Marketing Coach for the Self-Employed, Execs & Corporate Teams 🥧An Experienced Marketer Who GETS LinkedIn 🥧 Speaker 🥧 Author 🥧Learn About My LinkedIn Team Training: mellermarketing.com/team

3 reasons you're not getting leads through LinkedIn, despite your sales team all having a LinkedIn profile.
❌ Their profiles aren't optimized for your ideal target audience.
❌ They are hesitant to use LinkedIn, because they don't want you as their boss, or their coworkers, to think they're using LinkedIn to find a job
❌ They are selling too heavily in their invitations and DMs. LinkedIn is a long game. They need to slow down.

Yes, I'm a swiftie. And I probably could've figured out a way to change the words to "You need to slow down" to match my last point. But this gif made me smile. 

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My name is Brenda Meller (70,270 followers) and I'm a marketer who GETS LinkedIn. If you follow me here on LinkedIn, I'll help you and your sales team to get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Or, we can accelerate your results and success via my LinkedIn Team Training services. mellermarketing(dot)com/team

#socialselling #marketing #linkedin

It’s #MarketingMonday and I’d like to shine the spotlight on these members of Marketing with Meller 

I encourage you to visit their LinkedIn profiles to learn more about them, and consider inviting them to connect if you like what you see.

Tell them Brenda sent you (they know I took the photo and that I'm posting it on LinkedIn today, but they may not know I shared this with my 4,500+ VIP email subscribers on Friday. Check your email if you’re on my list. It involves 6-7). 

Kenneth Lang 
Annette Richmond 🐾 
Angela Nelson, CHt 
Royce Blake 
Pamela Lippitt 
Maryann Hrichak 
Sue Griffey, DrPH, BSN ✺ 
Linda Brubaker, PhD 

Have a great pie 🥧 week!  

#marketing #socialselling #selfemployed

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Self-employed? STEAL my #marketing  strategy of spotlighting a LinkedIn recommendation in a post. Maybe even call it #TestimonialTuesday (because people believe what OTHERS say about you more than what you say about yourself!).

Here's how:

1. Identify a person to spotlight. 
   
2. Create an animated gif in Canva featuring your brand colors, font, and the words "Testimonial Tuesday" -- adding animation to the text (I selected Animation and then "Clarify"), and then saving it as a gif file formal. I recommend using a screen capture of their LinkedIn top header card instead of the actual recommendation.
   
3. While technicially you don't NEED to check with them first, you might want to, especially if you're not sure they will want the boost of visibility. Maxine Legall, MBA, MSW, CPXP  and I are on an accountability call together every Monday, and she agreed to be my first feature. 
   
4. After prepping the post and adding the gif as your image, copy/paste the body of their LinkedIn recommendation in your post, like this:
   
   "I met Brenda Meller through Innovation Women, and from the very beginning she stood out as kind, gracious, and incredibly generous with her expertise. Brenda has spent years mastering and truly understanding LinkedIn — no small task on a platform that changes constantly. 
   
   But she approaches it with intentionality, patience, and a genuine desire to help others grow.  
   
   In the time I’ve known Brenda, she has helped me increase my engagement, expand my network, and confidently apply strategies that have strengthened my business presence and supported the organizations I volunteer with. Her knowledge is deep, practical, and always delivered with clarity and heart.  
   
   Brenda is a true LinkedIn guru. If you’re looking to increase your visibility, grow your reach, and use LinkedIn more strategically, she’s absolutely someone you want to connect with and learn from.
   
   
5. Lather, rinse, and repeat weekly. 🤣🤣🤣 All kidding aside: who wants to be a future feature? DM me if you've already given me a LinkedIn recommendation, or if I've helped you in any way with LinkedIn -- either as a paid client or through my free tools and resources and we're connected on LinkedIn, give me a LinkedIn recommendation. 
   
   I plan to do this as a weekly feature. 
   
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My name is Brenda Meller (70,320 followers) and I'm a marketer who GETS LinkedIn. If you follow me here on LinkedIn, I'll help you get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. 

Ring the double bell 🔔🔔 on my profile to be notified of ALL my future posts.

🥧 Let's talk about PIE. It's the day prior to Thanksgiving here in the USA, and pies are being baked in kitchens across the country. Back in July, I emailed my 4,500+ subscribers and asked them two questions:

1. What is your current LinkedIn membership type?
⏺️ Basic (free)
⏺️ Premium Career
⏺️ Premium Business
⏺️ Sales Navigator Core
⏺️ Sales Navigator Advanced
⏺️ Recruiter Lite
⏺️ Recruiter Corporate

2. What is your FAVORITE kind of pie? (select one)
🥧 Fruit Pie (Apple, Cherry, Blueberry, etc.)
🥧 Cream Pie (Banana Cream, Chocolate Cream, Coconut Cream, etc.)
🥧 Custard Pies (Pumpkin Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, etc.)
🥧 Savory Pies (Chicken Pot Pie, Veggie Pot Pie, Lobster Pot Pie, etc.)
🥧 Meringue Pies (Lemon Meringue, S'Mores Pie, etc.)
🥧 Nut Pies (Pecan Pie, etc.)
🥧 I don't like pie
🥧 Is cheesecake pie? If so, cheesecake.

And here are the results. 108 responded by the way, so this is statistically valid, I believe (perhaps someone who is a research expert can confirm). 📊

Feeling some FOMO (fear of missing out) since you missed my email survey? 

Comment below and tell us:
 - Your LinkedIn membership type
 - Your favorite kind of pie

Alternatively, if you're baking a pie for Thanksgiving, share your photo in comments. 

HAPPY PIE WEEK (aka Thanksgiving) EVERYONE! 

#socialmediapie #pie #marketing

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