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Marietta Gentles Crawford
Marietta Gentles Crawford is a writer, personal brand strategist, and author of From Nine to Thrive: A Guide to Building Your Personal Brand and Elevating Your Career. Her mission is to help savvy professionals ditch mediocrity by building strong personal brands and living life passionately. She writes about work, life, and imbalance on her blog and loves cheesy 80s music. Say hi to her on Twitter , LinkedIn, or check out her website.
ARTICLES BY Marietta Gentles Crawford
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How to Diversify Your Professional Network (Because Your Connections Shouldn’t All Be Just Like You)
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4 Mistakes It’s All Too Easy to Make When You Start a New Job (and You’re Also the Boss)
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What Is an Intrapreneur and Why Does Everyone Want to Hire Them Right Now?
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This Is How to Know if Your Personal Brand Is in Good Shape
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3 Ways to Figure Out if You're Babysitting Your Team or Managing Them
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3 Hard Truths About Moving Up the Ladder (and How to Handle Them)
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3 Times It's in Your Best Interest to Give Into Office Politics
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