What I Got To Do As An Entrepreneur in Residence: Innovate!
Bernard Edwards
Helping ambitious veterans launch civilian careers and personal brands
In the last article we learned the answer to the most frequent question landing in my in-box over the last couple of months; What Is An Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)?
Todays article article will answer the second most frequently asked question recently; What do you do as Entrepreneur in Residence?
As covered in the previous article, an EIR can have quite a varied number of tasks, but at the end of the day it boils down to providing a realtime lens into the ever-evolving landscape of market innovation.
At VETTED the main request for innovation was in the brand awareness department. Providing solutions to this request for Michael Sarraille and his team was both a privilege and an honor. Here are some of the most memorable solutions during my 4 Month EIR opportunity:
- Grew and Managed Social Media and Search Engine Optimization by 5K+ percent in 4 Months
- VETTED Channel 4 San Antonio News Feature
- Planned and coordinated VETTED Muster San Antonio Event
- Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, and G.I. Jobs Magazine Features
- Executive Produced 2 Mini-Features: TEAM | FOUNDER
- Executive Produced 5 Social Sized Platform Videos
- Represented VETTED in the Entrepreneur Ecosystem Panel at the Military Influencer Conference
- Provided Personal Branding Coaching to 40+ Veterans
I am fortunate to have met an amazing number of smart and motivated leaders and would especially like to thank Michael Sarraille and the VETTED team for this opportunity.
I'd also like to thank my mentor for his wisdom, "developing your personal brand is key to monetizing your passion online". - Gary Vaynerchuk
Owner/Brand Strategist at Reggie Brands - Branding + Marketing to Grow Local Business
6 年Excellent work. I've followed your brand on LinkedIn passively for quite some time but with consistency, skill and FUN you've made me an advocate and fan. Good stuff to you and your team.