Lori Ruff Author

Brand influence and social media strategist Lori Ruff, globally recognized as “The LinkedIn Diva,” delivers world-class expertise at a time when today’s top performers are trying to make their mark in a bigger and ever more challenging world. She released RockTheWorld™ with Your Online Presence: Your Ticket to a Multiplatinum LinkedIn Profile in 2009 and co-hosted Rock the World with LinkedIn podcast with Mike O’Neil, The LinkedIn Rockstar 2010-2014. Since then, she has designed and executed seminal brand strategy campaigns for nonprofits like the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and successful businesses and executives across a range of industries in the private, non-profit and public sectors. Lori lives in Central Virginia nestled near the Blue Ridge Mountains but can often be found on a train traveling through Washington, DC. Joe Frankie III is a West Point graduate who had a full career in the U.S. Army as a warfighter and logistician for 30+ years. Currently, as an author, coach, and search consultant, he advises military veterans and executives and has over 40 years of experience leading multifunctional teams worldwide in engineering, logistics, life sciences, technology, aviation and environmental services from startups to Fortune 500 companies in both private and public sectors. Joe lives near Houston, Texas with his wife, Karen and their Miniature Schnauzer, Ollie.