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/// 1. Professional character or standing, as it relates to the expectations you set, the standards you maintain, and how you make decisions and manage conflict /// 2. A manner of comportment that enables you to be respected, better understood, develop partnerships, and raise funds to further your work.

Flaunt It: Social Apps for Broadcasting Your Brainpower

How you look in a Google search is as important as a well-crafted resume. We explore how a host of social apps can enhance the digital version of you.

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Ruby Lerner: Preparing Artists for a D.I.Y.W.O. World

Time management, money management, and a D.I.Y.W.O. mindset – the 3 keys to creative professionalism from Creative Capital's Ruby Lerner.

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Fashion Design 101: Hang On To Your Ego

Menswear designer Andrew Buckler on the importance of “keeping your ego in your pocket” and mastering the details.

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Taproot Foundation: Articulating the Vision

Trailblazing social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst, the man behind the Taproot Foundation, breaks down how he got his start in the nonprofit sector.

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Alessandra Lariu: Stay Scared

Agency vet and women-in-advertising innovator Alessandra Lariu shoots the breeze about trading favors, scary ideas, and letting go of ego.

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Michelle Haimoff: Write the Rules

Writer/blogger/journalist Michelle Haimoff talks about the ins and outs of life as a freelancer.

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Clusta: Pushing Forward

Motion graphics and animation studio Clusta, based in Birmingham, England, discusses when to rise to the moment and when to put your foot down.

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