Learn How Social Media, Branding Can Benefit You Professionally

The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, the UW-Waukesha Foundation and the Waukesha County Business Alliance are partnering to offer seminars Wednesday, Sept. 28 about social media and personal/business branding for students, Business Alliance members and community members. 

 “The Power Formula to LinkedIn Success: Student Edition” will be offered at 2:30 p.m.  in Northview133. Presenter Wayne Breitbarth, the owner of M&M Office Interiors in Pewaukee, has trained thousands of businesspeople during similar seminars. The author of a recent book on using LinkedIn – a professional networking site – to get ahead, Breitbarth also has participated in the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. Breitbarth, a certified public accountant, received his bachelor’s of business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA from Marquette University.

The second session, sponsored by the Business Alliance, is geared toward professionals of all ages in Waukesha County. It runs from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Northview 133. Breitbarth will team with Robert Grede to present “A Brand Called You,” a seminar on personal branding that can help professionals find a job, advance their current career, or even brand their business. Grede is president of the Grede Co., a Franklin-based marketing and strategic planning consulting firm, and author of Naked Marketing - The Bare Essentials and The 5 Kick-Ass Strategies.

Community members can register online through the Waukesha County Business Alliance at http://business.waukesha.org/events/details/a-brand-called-you-marketing-yourself-through-social-media. They also can register at the door between 4 and 4:30 p.m. The cost is $15 for alliance members and $25 for “future members.” Networking will be held after the seminar from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. UW-Waukesha is located at 1500 N. University Drive in Waukesha.