With the rapid advance of technology companies, it is often not known that the impact of a personal brand from the previous century has a lot to do with modern day success.

Maria Montessori’s belief in the child self directing their work influenced such tech titans as Google, Amazon and Wikipedia as well as many others.  In this video Reach Strategist, Paul Copcutt presents a video with slides showing this connection.

Personal Branding Strategist Paul Copcutt talks about how to own the definition of who you are, why employees need to brand themselves. Paul talks how he first got involved in personal branding in the early 21st century and why he feels it is so important for people to take control of who they are and communicate their personal brand to the those that need to know them.

Paul is one of North America’s leading brand consultants and is Reach certified. Paul uses real life experiences and latest information to inspire people to take action with their personal brands. He is a much sought after speaker and media resource.

For more information about Paul, head over to his website.

Paul Copcutt discusses personal branding with Denise Marek. Life by Design: Courtesy of Dan Carter Productions.

Paul Copcutt discusses personal branding at the Lend Me Your Ears conference to raise money for Room to Read.