So, tell me about yourself. We’ve all been asked this—and may have overshared, or maybe not dove deep enough— but how do you describe yourself in a professional setting?
A professional bio is essential for the world to get a full picture of who you are—these are found on event agendas, LinkedIn profiles, personal websites, and anywhere else you want people to know you.
First impressions are meaningful. With the current landscape of virtual-first and distributed work, your headshot is often the world’s first impression of you, making them more important than ever.
So, headshots are a necessity, but knowing what makes a great headshot, and how to get one can be daunting. It doesn’t have to be, though. After working with thousands of thought leaders through our event and speaker management services, we’ve learned what makes a great headshot, great. We’re taking you step-by-step through the process of taking a downright impressive headshot — regardless of your tools.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital tech products by six years in North America, making now one of the most pivotal times for product innovation. Product leaders and teams are also faced with the challenges around extreme transitions, such as working in remote teams and creating products for an always-on world. Product professionals can look to virtual events to stay-up-to-date on ever-changing product trends, tips for working across teams, and ideas and inspiration for future products.
In this edition of our credTen series, we’re highlighting 10 events for product leaders.
Events are a chance for us to share and communicate new ideas with each other, but we know there is much room for improvement. As we actively become more intentional about our decisions across the industry, overlooking the lack of diversity at events is a non-negotiable. Though the conference space has a long way to go to improve, there are some bright spots bringing more representation to event stages and agendas.
From conferences dedicated to solely Black people, to our clients who are utilizing their voices to advocate for other Black entrepreneurs, to increased conversations around diversity at events, here are a couple of ways the industry is starting to change.
Over the past several months, cred has had the opportunity and pleasure to work with Datavant to launch their webinar program. Through their webinar series, Datavant has been able to build client and partner relationships and zero in on 1:1 conversations to spotlight how they partner with each, and showcase how they operate across different industries and areas of focus.
This week we had the opportunity to collaborate with Lightspeed and Rich Talent Group for their second annual Building Tomorrow’s Boardroom, Today, event—a virtual panel and intimate discussion breakouts focused on supporting and promoting more people of color to the boardroom, specifically from our Black community.
More than 150 leaders—from CEOs to investors to founders and board members—joined together to drive meaningful and necessary change.
Over the past few months, almost every in-person event has made the switch to virtual—but not all virtual events are alike. We’ve seen three major virtual session types become popular: pre-recorded, live, and simulcast.
Each of these types of sessions requires different preparation and style, so we’re sharing our tips and tricks to help make sure you rock the virtual stage.
