by Rachel Lee | Mar 20, 2025 | WERK Your Brand
It’s Time We Stop Erasing Our Progress Women’s History Month is one of my favorite months, and it brings me joy to celebrate the immense power, brilliance, and resilience of women. But let’s be real, as much as I’d love this to feel like a victory lap, it feels...
by Joshua B. Lee | Mar 19, 2025 | Your Dopamine Dose
From Noise to Signal: A Tale of Two Approaches Recently, while scrolling through LinkedIn, I encountered two posts about leveraging AI for business growth. One was clearly AI-generated, filled with generic advice and corporate jargon. The other had a genuine human...
by Joshua B. Lee | Feb 26, 2025 | Your Dopamine Dose
More Views, More Comments, More Conversations—This Is the Missing Piece Does LinkedIn feel quieter to you lately? The posts keep coming, but the magic, the real conversations, debates, and aha moments, feels like it’s on life support. You used to scroll through your...
by Joshua B. Lee | Feb 12, 2025 | Your Dopamine Dose
LinkedIn Isn’t a Chore—It’s Your Digital Reputation Most people treat LinkedIn like a to-do list item—something they “have to” post on, optimize, or engage with. But here’s the reality: LinkedIn is shaping your reputation whether you’re active or not. Every comment,...
by Rachel Lee | Feb 11, 2025 | WERK Your Brand
The Job Market’s a Jungle—Here’s How to Make Sure You’re Not the One Getting Eaten 2025 has been clocked in for 42 days, and the job market is already serving up mixed signals. The US economy added 143,000 jobs in January, not exactly breaking records—but somehow, the...
by Joshua B. Lee | Jan 28, 2025 | Your Dopamine Dose
Stop Hiding: LinkedIn Is Your Stage, Google Is Your Spotlight Let’s get something straight: If you’re not showing up online, you’re not in the game. Period. Right now, as the digital world feels noisier and messier than ever, LinkedIn stands out as the last truly...
by Joshua B. Lee | Jan 17, 2025 | Your Dopamine Dose
Will You Lead the Future or Watch It Pass You By? The future isn’t coming, it’s already here. The leaders who will thrive in 2025 aren’t sitting back, hoping to “ride it out.” They’re leaning in, embracing tools like AI and video, not to replace what makes them human,...
by Rachel Lee | Jan 15, 2025 | WERK Your Brand
2025 is off to a firey🔥start (literally in my hometown of Los Angeles 💔), and with it comes EPIC opportunities, and challenges, for marketing, technology, and the job market. In 2024, we finally realized that AI is a big deal and will affect everything we do. Now,...
by Joshua B. Lee | Dec 17, 2024 | Your Dopamine Dose
Will You Lead or Be Left Behind? When you hear “2025,” what do you see? Flying cars? Robots taking over? Maybe an AI dystopia? Let’s pump the brakes on the sci-fi. The truth is, AI isn’t here to replace us—it’s here to amplify us. The real question isn’t...
by Joshua B. Lee | Dec 10, 2024 | Your Dopamine Dose
Back in 2014, when I started StandOut Authority, my goal was simple: help leaders bring a human touch to LinkedIn. Fast-forward to 2024, and while the tools we use have changed, the mission hasn’t. AI is the buzzword of the decade, but here’s the truth: It’s not about...
