Kevin D. Turner

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 &amp; Marketing Management to Venture Capital (VP), to Public &amp; Private Turnarounds (CEO &amp; VP), executively leading a Non-Profit 50 internationally into 140 countries (International Director), and finally proving it to myself by turning a side gig into a 14+ year successful business (Managing Partner).Welcome to my profile; I'm Kevin D. Turner, a 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 7K+ LinkedIn Profiles &amp; Trained 50K+ People on Best Practices since 2005 🔘 Beta Tester for Open AI since 2021 &amp; 19+ LinkedIn Features since 2005 🔘 Achieved LinkedIn 5 Star Rating &amp; 200+ Written Recommendations  🔘 Developed &amp; Led Teams of 65+ Sales &amp; Marketing Professionals 🔘 Marketed &amp; Sold $550M+ Domestically &amp; into 140 Countries  🔘 Created, Hired &amp; Managed 4 Domestic &amp; Foreign Offices  🔘 Lived in the US, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden &amp; Japan 🔘 Established International Offices, HR &amp; Payroll  🔘 CrowdSourced &amp; FundRaised $25.3M 🔘 Managed Full P&amp;L of $352MWith a Philosophy forged in Customers First, Triple Bottom Line (3PL) "People, Planet &amp; 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, &amp; TNT Brand Strategist.TNT Brand Strategist – Devoted to Your SuccessHigh Touch, Confidential, Never Outsourced, &amp; Tech AwareLinkedIn Service Provider ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top Rated Pro  🔘 Top Recommended LinkedIn Profile, Resume, Bio, &amp; Business Page Optimization  🔘 Organizational Branding, Personal Branding &amp; Brand Strategy Development  🔘 Leadership, Career, Interview &amp; Executive Development Coaching  🔘 Corporate LinkedIn &amp; Social Selling Training  🔘 Career &amp; Corporate Transition Services  🔘 Podcast &amp; Keynote SpeakerKevin D. Turner, Managing Partner &amp; Brand Strategist, TNT Brand Strategist, LLC📱 +1-214-724-9111      ✉ Kevin @ TNT Brand Strategist .com     @MrKevinDTurner

Public Speaker

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.

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The Best Time & the 2nd Best Time to Learn, is Before you have to Apply.

[in]quiring Minds Want To Know: 
What's your Job Seeker or Career Builder Competitive Advantage? 

Go Grand, Never Bland, Brand to Land &
#KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

PS: My apologies for my one take video Product Review 

#JobSeekers #JobSearch

Kevin D. Turner 

Eliminating Personal Blanding™, Executive Personal Branding & Outplacement Services, Optimized 7K+ Profiles, 4K+ Resumes, Trained 50K+, Globally Recognized Personal Branding & LinkedIn Growth Expert.

It's here: the 7th Annual #NEWLinkledInFeature(s) Captured [in] the Wild for 2026, kicking off with 10 today, & special Capture Creds going to Gillian Whitney, Brenda Meller🥧 & Tony Restell. 

Thank You to all the Eagle-Eyed and Sharing-Hearts who help make this the ultimate list of NEW LinkedIn Features and changes, without you, this resource could not be possible. 

United We Are Believers [In]: Share the Knowledge, Set Others Free & #KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

#NewFeatures #LinkedInExpert #JobSeekers

View newsletter: Keep Rocking Linked [In]!

Welcome to the 7th Annual edition of the NEW LinkedIn Features Captured [in] the Wild for 2026. Updated 02.20.2026 Captured [in] the Wild = 22+ Thank 

Open article: #NEWLinkedInFeature(s) Captured [in] the Wild 2026! by Kevin D. Turner • 10 min read

#NEWLinkedInFeature(s) Captured [in] the Wild 2026!

Today my Eagle-Eyed & Sharing-Hearts [in]nies bring you 3 #NEWLinkedInFeature(s) & changes, 
bringing us to 22+ Captured [in] the Wild for 2026. 

Let's Dive [In]:
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💀 RIP [Website link] FKA [Custom link] disappears from Top card and can't be re-added in edit mode (not to be confused with Business Premium +'s [Custom button] that follows us around [in]).

The ability to add a [Website link] in the Top card that rolled out on 4.23,2023, if you didn't already have one, was removed 07.01.2025. 

Since 07.01.2025 trying to edit your [Website link], unless you had Business Premium +, made it go away. 

[Website link] was originally a Creator mode feature and thats why Members of all Levels who added it originally, may still have it, until it rolls off their account based on this 💀 RIP. 

Co-Captured with Kenneth Nel

02.18.2026
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▲ (3rd) level network Filter added back into the ✦Al-powered people search filters and Reset moves to the bottom of the (All filters) menu. 

We lost the (3rd) network level Filter when AI-powered People search began its rollout 11.13.1025,

02.18.2026

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▲ [Search appearances] relabeled as [Profile appearances] in Activity menu. 

This relabel was part of the rollout of Premium Business+ [Profile Engagement] on 02.08.2026 but now seems to be rolling out to all accounts. 

Co-Captured by Jeff Young & Mic Adam 

02.12.2026

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Thank You to all the Eagle-Eyed and Sharing-Hearts who help make Captured [in] the Wild the ultimate list of NEW LinkedIn Features and changes, now in its 7th year, without you, this resource could not be possible.

Please let us know what New LinkedIn Feature is your new favorite. 

Share the Knowledge, Set Others Free &
#KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin @ TNT Brand Strategist LLC
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

Since 2005, TNT Brand Strategist, LLC has optimized 7K+ Profiles / Company pages plus 4K+ Resumes with access to internal tools to increase rankings, drive Recruiter contact, generate 24/7 exposure, maximize ROA (Return On Application) and accelerate transitions to dream careers. Most clients get recruited for their dream opportunities shortly after & directly related to their Resume & LinkedIn Profile Optimization. 

#CapturedInTheWild

SWEET 16 #NEWLinkedInFeature(s) & changes Captured [in] the Wild for 2026. Today we bring you 6. 

Let's Dive [In]:
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✰ [Profile Engagement] shows Business Premium and above how each major section of their profile is performing by either (Impressions per section) or (Clicks per section)
Desktop & Mobile:

Captured [in] the Wild by LIAM DARMODY
02.08.2026
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▲ [First name] & [Last name] edits will now restrict use of any Special Characters (accept - . ), Emojis, or Numbers.
[Additional name] does not have the same restrictions.
 
Captured [in] the Wild by Brenda Meller
02.05.2026
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▲ Featured [Document]s no longer offer Full Screen, Download, Page indicators, Zoom, Title with total Pages, Accessibility mode, and Page progress meter.

Captured [in] the Wild by Jeff Young
02.05.2026
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▲ [Top Voice] badge in Profile Top card has changed location and visually from a light blue button ([in] Top Voice) bellow the Headline to a dark blue [in] next to the Golden Premium [in].

Captured [in] the Wild by Jane Jackson
02.02.2026
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▲ [Top Voice] has added a Top Voice Nomination Form: Link in main Article.
02.02.2026
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✰ New [Contact LinkedIn Support] no longer takes us through the maze of help page options and allows us to provide details of what we are making contact about. Link in main Article. Contact options:
·      Request my personal data on LinkedIn
·      Delete my personal data on LinkedIn
·      Rectify/change my personal data on Linkedin
·      Object to the processing of my data on LinkedIn
·      Transfer my personal data on LinkedIn to another data controller
·      Managing my account and/or privacy settings
·      Close my account
·      Regain Access to My Account
·      Close/Merge Duplicate Accounts
·      Other

Perfect for requesting that missing data download file
02.02.2026
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Thank You to all the Eagle-Eyed and Sharing-Hearts who help make Captured [in] the Wild the ultimate list of NEW LinkedIn Features and changes, now in its 7th year, without you, this resource could not be possible.

Please let us know what New LinkedIn Feature is your new favorite. 

Share the Knowledge, Set Others Free & #KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin @ TNT Brand Strategist LLC
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

Since 2005, TNT Brand Strategist, LLC has optimized 7K+ Profiles / Company pages plus 4K+ Resumes with access to internal tools to increase rankings, drive Recruiter contact, generate 24/7 exposure, maximize ROA (Return On Application) and accelerate transitions to dream careers. Most clients get recruited for their dream opportunities shortly after & directly related to their Resume & LinkedIn Profile Optimization. 

#CapturedInTheWild

✰ [Automated comments detection] helps [in] Detect, Restrict & Remove Automated Comments (& perhaps the Commneter) submitted via a browser extension, script, or third party tool, without human action involved in clicking the “comment" button. These types of automated comments are not allowed on LinkedIn.

On detection of an Automated Comment, [in] will do the following: 
1️⃣ the comment will be removed from the (Most relevant) section, 
2️⃣ then possibly removed from outside the commenters network, 
3️⃣ and finally if the Member continues to use Automated Comments they may be restricted from using [in].

This process should allow authentic comments to get the proper exposure they deserve and perhaps spark more genuine conversations.

Many of those Automated Comments may also be a systematic tell tale for Members using PODs (Post Optimized Deception) or the latest PODs By Proxy (where the 'author' doesn't directly join a POD, so they have plausible deniability, but they pay a service who has POD accounts, often Fake or Hi-Jacked Profiles, that (Share without comment) the original post, triggering their PODs automated Comments on the original post. 

Detecting and Stopping the Automated Comments is a great step towards eliminating PODs & PODs By Proxy, allowing authentic content and engagement to survive & thrive once again, here on [in].

Remember: If it’s Not [in] the Approved Partners lists, We Must Resist.
⫸ Full platform:
https://lnkd.in/gsSw_cKv
⫸ Sales Navigator:
https://lnkd.in/giv8aXBQ
⫸ Recruiter:
https://lnkd.in/gcFhVu9q

Here's the Video from Gyanda Sachdeva VP of Product Management at LinkedIn.

Share the Knowledge, Set Others Free & #KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

#NEWLinkedInFeature #POD

✰ [All-in-One] 'AiO', a NEW Premium offering 10+ Features focused on supporting SMB (Small Business Marketplace) Leaders Sell, Market & Hire on [in], officially launches today (FKA: the Premium Business Suite BETA).

'AiO' offers a blend of unique features [in]spired by Business Premium, Sales Navigator lite, Recruiter Lite and Marketing Campaign.

'AiO' BETA Testing began back in June 2025 (I joined the BETA/Early Preview (my 19th on [in]) in August 2025).

During the Premium All‑in‑One onboarding process, an ✦AI-assisted tool reviews your profile, company page, and website to understand your business and targets. You can also manually edit the target criteria to get tips and suggestions that fit your business needs.

 $99 a Month For 10 Competitive Advantages 
 ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
1️⃣  $50 POST BOOST Credit Monthly including target (Client audience) filter
2️⃣  $50 JOB PROMO Monthly or $600 Credit immediately with an annual plan 
3️⃣  15 [Daily prospect suggestions] based on your target criteria. (like Sales Nav but is limited 15 daily, saving up to 40 Profiles, without notes and does not offer the custom post feed by prospects)
4️⃣  [Unlimited search with advanced filters] helps you quickly find prospective clients with search filters for job function, seniority, location, headcount, and years of experience
5️⃣  [Prospect insights] identifies signals like recent company changes, mutual connections, and more to help you connect with new clients
6️⃣  [✦AI-assisted message drafts] to help you connect with prospective clients
7️⃣  [Trending posts with prospects] shows you the posts your target audience is engaging on
8️⃣  [Auto-invite to follow] grows your following faster by automatically inviting people who engage with your content to Follow your profile
9️⃣  [Company spotlight] showcases your Company page in your Profile Featured section
🔟  [✦AI-assisted message drafts] to foster hiring by easily drafting personalized messages to qualified applicants based on profile insights, your company details, and your open jobs

LinkedIn Premium All-in-One:
https://lnkd.in/e6ZpefyT
https://lnkd.in/e2hcPiTf
https://lnkd.in/ejJ3b4Fv

Premium All-in-One early subscribers are seeing: 
🔘 57% more followers, 
🔘 40% more profile views, &
🔘 61% increase in messages with replies from suggested prospects.  

Let me know if you'd like a 2 Month Free Trail (as I may have access to a limited amount to gift and can only gift them to Members who are 1: not a Premium subscriber yet or 2: on Career Premium., No current Business Premium, Sales Nav or Recruiter Members can receive this gift).

United We Are Believers [In]: Share the Knowledge, Set Others Free & #KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

#NEWLinkedInFeature #SMB

NEW LinkedIn Discoverability Signal Captured [in] the Wild for 2026:

If you read LinkedIn’s new 'Skills on the Rise' list that just released, you may have realized it's not just a skills list, it's a discoverability map for how Job Seekers and Career Builders should position their Profiles now.

My Takeaway: Don't think “I'll just add a few AI buzzwords” and be found. Think its time to show what you can do, where you create value, and how you help teams win moment and back it with proof.

What LinkedIn is Signaling is a Stronger Mix Proof Backed:
🔘 Technical Capability
🔘 Business Application
🔘 Communication & Stakeholder Influence
🔘 Leadership & Execution

After optimizing over 7000+ Profiles that is exactly where most break down.

Too many profiles still read like:
 “Here is my title, my years, and my responsibilities.”
But the market is moving toward:
 “Here is what I improve, how I do it, who I do it for, and the outcomes I drive.”

For Job Seekers & Career Builders, that means this is a great week to refresh your: Headline, About summary, Skills, & Experience.

Here's a few examples of this language shift:

Instead of:
 “Experienced marketing manager”
Try:
 “Marketing Operations Leader improving GTM execution, workflow efficiency, and cross-functional alignment”

Instead of:
 “HR leader with 20 years of experience”
Try:
 “HR / People Leader focused on talent development, stakeholder communication, and scalable people operations”

Instead of:
 “Project manager with strong organizational skills”
Try:
 “Program / Project Leader driving stakeholder communication, standards compliance, and delivery execution”

LinkedIn says this year’s list looks at year-over-year growth in both skills added to profiles and growth of those skills among people who were hired. That is a strong reminder that your profile language is not just branding, it's about visibility and relevance. 

My advice to career builders:
►  Do not just list skills
►  Translate your skills into capability signals & back'm with proof
Examples:
º improved workflow speed
º aligned stakeholders across functions
º strengthened reporting quality
º supported revenue growth
º led teams through change
º reduced risk / improved compliance

That kind of brand signaling is where discoverability and credibility start compounding.

If you are actively Job Seeking or Career-Building, what is one capability you want your profile to be found for in 2026?

Go Grand, Never Bland, Brand to Land &
#KeepRockingLinkedIn!
Kevin
On a Mission to Eliminate Organizational & Personal Blanding™

#SkillsOnTheRise #LinkedIn #JobSearch #CareerGrowth #CareerBuilder #LinkedInProfile #PersonalBranding #Discoverability #ExecutiveBranding #OpenToWork

This [Document post] element (AKA a Carousel) was made with the assistance of ChatGPT Plus (& I gave up early and posted anyway).

LinkedIn New Discovery Signal Captured [in] the Wild

Virginia Franco, NCRW, NCOPE, CEIP, MRW

Resume & LinkedIn profile writing that lands interview in record time, protects your career, keeps you visible, ready and in control. CALL/TXT: 980-288-5028. 

Does this sound familiar? 

“I'm proud of my achievements and am good at what I do, but struggle to explain it.” 

 “My career looks scattered. I don’t know how to connect the dots!”

 “I don’t have the time. I know it’s too important to do this DIY and AI isn’t cutting it.”

WHY ME?

💡 INTERVIEWS . . . FAST

My resumes have generated interviews in 60 days for 99.4% of my clients. 

💡 NO WORKSHEETS OR PREP. PERIOD.

I just need 90 minutes to discuss your career & learn your story.

💡 HIGH-TOUCH 

You will work with me exclusively and I have your back from start to finish. We work together until you are 100% satisfied.

💡 WRITING FOR TODAY’S READERS

Your documents must be ready for a digital (even mobile), skim read, while being parsed and filed correctly by AI-enabled applicant tracking software (ATS). 

💡 100% CUSTOMIZED

Everything written from scratch, unique & rich with REAL SPEAK, NEVER JARGON.

I WORK WITH:

☑ Execs & High Achievers with long, lengthy & achievement-rich careers

☑ Those who’ve never needed a resume – UNTIL NOW

☑ Military Officers transitioning to Civilian life who need their leadership accomplishments translated

☑ IT/High-Tech Professionals who lead high-dollar, complex initiatives

☑ Industry & Career Changers

THE PROCESS

Once we’ve completed our 90-minute consult, I'll write your resume in 5 days. We'll work together to edit & finalize. 

CREDENTIALS

☑ Past President, 1 of <200 to hold the NCRW certification from the National Association of Resume Writers (NRWA).

☑ 1 of 1st to earn NRWA’s NCOPE certification (Nationally Certified Online Professional Expert) - which means I understand how to write your profile for maximum visibility and searchability. 

☑ Recognized by JobScan as a Top Job Search Expert to Follow on LinkedIn.

Founder/Owner | 5X Certified Executive Career Storyteller, LinkedIn + Resume Writer

Virginia Franco

When was the last time you spent more than a minute reviewing a resume? When was the last time you printed a resume out to read? 

Today, most people are in a rush, and most first skims occur online. 

By throwing in every achievement, stat and ounce of history, the outcome is a resume crammed with info that says so much, it’s virtually impossible to scan quickly. 

Some tips for getting your resume ready for its skim-reading, screen debut:

#1 Avoid dense text by keeping paragraphs at 2 to 3 lines. 

#2 In the Experience section, maintain a half-inch of white space (.6 points is my personal minimum in MS Word) between bullets. 

#3 If you have more than 5 bullets, organize them into categories or sub-headers. A long list of bullets, even if just 1 line each, makes skim-reading tough. 

#4 Draw the reader where you want their eye to go by using minor design elements, such as bold for category headers, caps or shading to make job titles or company names more prominent. 

THE GOOD NEWS? 

While resumes designed for print make for tough, large-screen and brutal small-screen reads, those written for digital skim readers are easy on the eye when printed.

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I write high-impact Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles that protect your career, keep you visible, ready, and in control, and help you land interviews in record time. 

If you find this content useful for your job search, you can keep it in your feed by liking and commenting. 

If you might benefit from custom documents that tell your unique story and don't read like AI, learn more and schedule a chat using the link at the top of my page.

Executive Resume & LinkedIn Writer ● I Help Professionals Stay Visible, In Control & Market-Ready ● Resumes that Help People Land Interviews Fast ● High-Touch, No Worksheets ● AI for Research Only ● Journalist Led

I often remind my executive clients that their resume isn’t an archive... It’s a piece of marketing collateral designed to highlight the value you bring  and not everything you’ve ever done.

My strategy for showing impact versus activity and keeping the reader's attention where it needs to be? 

- Find the through-line.
- Support it with evidence.
- Make it easy to read and digest.

There's no better way to turn your resume into a positioning tool that helps decision-makers get curious, schedule a call and begin picturing you in a role.

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I write high-impact Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles that protect your career, keep you visible, ready, and in control, and help you land interviews in record time. 

If you find this content useful for your job search, you can keep it in your feed by liking and commenting. 

If you might benefit from custom documents that tell your unique story and don't read like AI, learn more and schedule a chat using the link at the top of my page.

Layoffs suck. They hit your wallet, your confidence and for many their mental health. Studies show community support helps. 

This is why Kelsey Worsham-Smith helped launch The Comeback Club, an online group that’s already 200–members strong. 

People are already active sharing warm referrals, comparing notes and lifting each other up.

Check it out for yourself.

Me celebrating my wedding week 🤝 me freaking the f$*% out about unemployment

Fun fact about me: the week before my wedding and three weeks before graduation, my post-MBA job opportunity fell through.

I felt like a failure, like the one thing I “needed” to do in business school hadn’t been done. At the happiest time in my life, I was battling debilitating self-doubt and anxiety.

Fast forward almost a year, and seeing the recent layoffs at companies like Amazon takes me back to how I felt in that moment. The loneliness, the fear, the discouragement.

It’s something my friend Vooha and I have spent a lot of time talking about – together and with people currently on the job market. Whether you’re laid off, fired, or lose out on an opportunity that you’re *this* close to, those feelings are all there.

It’s why we’ve just started The Comeback Club – a Slack community for people on the job market.

In our first week, we’ve had nearly 200 professionals join. Members are already:
• making warm referrals
• sharing real job leads
• supporting each other through interviews and pivots

If you’re on the job market, or supporting someone who is, join us by filling out the onboarding form below 👇

https://lnkd.in/egJCV_-V

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