Episode 17 Chuck Hester– Linking In to Pay it Forward

Chuck Hester has over 25 years experience in public relations, marketing and branding, and is currently Communications Director for iContact in Durham, NC. A LinkedIn power connector, Chuck has more than 10,000 direct connections. He is a sought-after expert on the subject of using LinkedIn for media relations, personal and professional branding, and how to use social media to build business contacts. Chuck is the host of LinkedIn Live Raleigh, an in-person networking group that brings together more than 300 professionals for networking in the Triangle. His book – Linking In to Pay it Forward – Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media – is available through his website – http://book.chuckhester.com. His is currently researching his next book, Social Media for the Rest of Us: A Boomer’s Perspective. We'll discuss LinkedIn as a network and taking social media off-line for face to face networking.