UpLift Live - Speaker announcement: Gillian Whitney

Speaker announcement: Gillian Whitney

09/09/23 • 5 min

Our next speaker announcement takes us to Las Vegas! Meet livestream video expert, Gillian Whitney, who is joining us to speak onstage in Birmingham at UpLift Live.

TRANSCRIPT

So, that's why I'm excited about live video, plus live video, you get two bangs for your buck in that you make your live video, and then you repurpose it as recorded video.

Welcome back to the UpLift Live podcast. This is John Espirian from the Mission Control team for UpLift Live, which is the UK's first LinkedIn-focused conference for LinkedIn specialists, power users and enthusiasts.

OK, we have another international speaker, and this time we're heading to Las Vegas to speak with livestream video expert, Gillian Whitney.

Let's hop aboard and get to the interview with Gillian!

OK, Gillian Whitney, welcome to the UpLift Live podcast, and you are going to be one of our speakers in Birmingham next year.

Gillian, tell us, what do you know about LinkedIn? Ah, LinkedIn is just like my home.

I love LinkedIn.

I'm one of those people that came over from Facebook.

And when I saw LinkedIn, I never went back.

I just am so enthusiastic about everything LinkedIn, for growing your business professionally and privately as well, because you just get to know so many great people, but I'm all in on LinkedIn.

I love it.

Fantastic.

And you are my go-to video person and specifically, live video which you've relatively recently pivoted into as your main niche now.

So, you're going to be coming all the way over from Las Vegas in the USA to talk to us about live video on LinkedIn.

What can you tell people who are thinking about buying a ticket that they might be able to find out about live video when they come to the conference and hear you speak? Oh, well live video is, I'm thinking, the way to sort of combat the AI bots and the fakery and all those crazy videos that are out there right now.

So, live video, it's allowing people to really get to know, like, and trust you, because with a live, you're genuine, it's not this, you know, edited version of you, it's you being the expert that you are.

So, when you can actually lock in and answer a question live, people know that you know your stuff.

So, that's why I'm excited about live video, plus live video, you get two bangs for your buck in that you make your live video, and then you repurpose it as recorded video.

So, that to me is just like let's get our time together so that when doing video once and getting massive amount of leverage out of that take.

Yeah, that's a great point.

I always emphasise this fact that video is the most extensible format.

And we are recording this as a video right now.

But I'm going to be taking the audio from this and turning it into the UpLift Live podcast.

You might be listening to the UpLift Live podcast, as I say these words.

And but yes, like you said, two bangs for your buck there, video and audio at the same time.

And there's no more personal way of creating content than via video on LinkedIn.

And there's no more personal experience than actually meeting people in real life.

So, we really want to see people coming to Birmingham, UK, next year.

The conference is going to be on Thursday 21 March 2024.

And the tickets are now available so you can buy them at uplift-live.com.

Gillian is one of 7 apex operators of LinkedIn who is going to be speaking on stage about various topics about LinkedIn.

Gillian specialises in live video, but we'll have all sorts of other advanced things like Sales Navigator and Recruiter and advanced searching and all sorts of good stuff.

So, if you want to join us, if you want to see Gillian in action, and loads of other good speakers come to Birmingham, it's going to be a wonderful event.

I can't wait to meet you in person, Gillian, now that we've been connected for a few years.

It'll be great to give you a hug and see you in person.

So, loads of great networking potentials.

And we'll see you all there very, very soon.

And thanks for joining me, Gillian.

Oh, I'm so excited.

And as I said before, if you are thinking about coming and doing a road trip to the UK, there is no better time than now.

So, you know, hey, I'm getting on a plane.

I'm coming from Las Vegas.

So, I'll bring a bunch of show girls with me.

Fantastic, I'll hold you to that! Thanks for being here, Gillian, and we'll see you soon.

Cheers.

I absolutely adore Gillian. She's always so helpful with her content and behind the scenes, and I just can't wait to meet her in person.

If you're ready to get onboard, grab yourself a ticket to UpLift Live at uplift-live....

Our next speaker announcement takes us to Las Vegas! Meet livestream video expert, Gillian Whitney, who is joining us to speak onstage in Birmingham at UpLift Live.

TRANSCRIPT

So, that's why I'm excited about live video, plus live video, you get two bangs for your buck in that you make your live video, and then you repurpose it as recorded video.

OK, we have another international speaker, and this time we're heading to Las Vegas to speak with livestream video expert, Gillian Whitney.

Let's hop aboard and get to the interview with Gillian!

OK, Gillian Whitney, welcome to the UpLift Live podcast, and you are going to be one of our speakers in Birmingham next year.

Gillian, tell us, what do you know about LinkedIn? Ah, LinkedIn is just like my home.

I love LinkedIn.

I'm one of those people that came over from Facebook.

And when I saw LinkedIn, I never went back.

I just am so enthusiastic about everything LinkedIn, for growing your business professionally and privately as well, because you just get to know so many great people, but I'm all in on LinkedIn.

I love it.

Fantastic.

And you are my go-to video person and specifically, live video which you've relatively recently pivoted into as your main niche now.

So, you're going to be coming all the way over from Las Vegas in the USA to talk to us about live video on LinkedIn.

So, when you can actually lock in and answer a question live, people know that you know your stuff.

So, that's why I'm excited about live video, plus live video, you get two bangs for your buck in that you make your live video, and then you repurpose it as recorded video.

So, that to me is just like let's get our time together so that when doing video once and getting massive amount of leverage out of that take.

Yeah, that's a great point.

I always emphasise this fact that video is the most extensible format.

And we are recording this as a video right now.

But I'm going to be taking the audio from this and turning it into the UpLift Live podcast.

You might be listening to the UpLift Live podcast, as I say these words.

And but yes, like you said, two bangs for your buck there, video and audio at the same time.

And there's no more personal way of creating content than via video on LinkedIn.

And there's no more personal experience than actually meeting people in real life.

So, we really want to see people coming to Birmingham, UK, next year.

The conference is going to be on Thursday 21 March 2024.

And the tickets are now available so you can buy them at uplift-live.com.

Gillian is one of 7 apex operators of LinkedIn who is going to be speaking on stage about various topics about LinkedIn.

Gillian specialises in live video, but we'll have all sorts of other advanced things like Sales Navigator and Recruiter and advanced searching and all sorts of good stuff.

So, if you want to join us, if you want to see Gillian in action, and loads of other good speakers come to Birmingham, it's going to be a wonderful event.

I can't wait to meet you in person, Gillian, now that we've been connected for a few years.

It'll be great to give you a hug and see you in person.

So, loads of great networking potentials.

And we'll see you all there very, very soon.

And thanks for joining me, Gillian.

Oh, I'm so excited.

And as I said before, if you are thinking about coming and doing a road trip to the UK, there is no better time than now.

So, you know, hey, I'm getting on a plane.

I'm coming from Las Vegas.

So, I'll bring a bunch of show girls with me.

Fantastic, I'll hold you to that! Thanks for being here, Gillian, and we'll see you soon.

Cheers.

I absolutely adore Gillian. She's always so helpful with her content and behind the scenes, and I just can't wait to meet her in person.

If you're ready to get onboard, grab yourself a ticket to UpLift Live at uplift-live....

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Speaker announcement: Kevin D Turner

Time for another speaker, and it's the awesome Kevin D Turner. He's coming from Texas to speak onstage in Birmingham at UpLift Live about advanced LinkedIn strategies.

TRANSCRIPT

I'm one of those that I believe that artificial intelligence can be an incredible muse but it's never going to be a complete artist.

OK, time for another speaker, and this time we're heading to Texas to talk with one of the absolute top names of LinkedIn: Kevin D Turner. He has phenomenal knowledge of so many aspects of LinkedIn, and he is a number one person for staying on top of new features and changes.

Let's hop aboard and get to the interview with Kevin!

Kevin D Turner, welcome to the UpLift Live conference podcast.

Thank you so much for being here.

Tell everyone a little bit about who Kevin D Turner is.

How did you get involved in LinkedIn? And what do you know about LinkedIn anyway? I first want to say thank you for having me here.

It's an honour.

I love what you're doing with UpLift Live.

I think it's going to be incredible.

And I'm excited to be there, not just to present but to learn and listen and connect with everybody else who is presenting there, because they're all incredible.

And they see things in different ways.

And that, to me, is really exciting.

You know, so for me, it's a learning experience as well, as well as a sharing experience.

Personally, I've been involved with LinkedIn since 2005.

Actually, it may have been earlier, but I think I set up an account and then forgot how to log in.

I was in that first 2 million, right, got the little letter from LinkedIn that said thank you for being in the first group.

Been very active ever since.

And it has actually helped me in my, I guess, career, in the sense, I've had 6 pivots in my career, each one I made choices.

And about halfway through that career, LinkedIn came into effect, right.

And I started to rebrand myself on LinkedIn when I was ready for these pivots.

And it allowed me to do that.

And that to me was fascinating.

The other component of that, I had done a lot of international business.

I've actually lived in several countries, I've done business in 140 countries, and I had these connections.

And before LinkedIn, it was very difficult to stay connected, right, emails, you know, this was, you know, prior to all this advanced conferencing that you could do, LinkedIn became that connection.

It allowed me to keep contact with all those people.

So, I became very active.

And that, to me, was a connectivity, and I truly believe that this is the platform for networking.

And networking always beats not working, right, whether you're looking for a job or it's just that next opportunity, if you're not talking to people, if you're not out there finding out what they need, what you can help them with what you need, what they can help you with, if you're not doing that, then you're really kind of behind the 8 ball, right? You're always then trying to find something, whereas those things will find you if you network.

And that's one of the most incredible, I think, features of LinkedIn, right, that nobody talks about as a feature.

But it's that ability to network on a global scale, on a mass scale, and on a personal scale.

And you and I have met through LinkedIn.

So, this event will be our time to actually like real life meet, right? I don't even know how tall you are.

And all these things, you know.

So, that, to me, is incredible.

And it's even more exciting.

And we build everything here on LinkedIn together, you know, in that sense of that relationship.

And I think, to me, that's the best part about being here.

Yeah, fantastic.

And I am so grateful for having the LinkedIn platform for meeting people around the world.

And I certainly wouldn't have met the likes of you without this kind of connection platform, it is fantastic for that.

What we haven't said anything about is the fact that you're now probably the most known person on LinkedIn with regards to sharing new features about the platform.

So, you're a personal brand strategist.

But you always come to mind whenever something changes, or something is new on LinkedIn.

And I do wonder whether you sleep at times, because you're sharing so much good value stuff.

Now, one of the challenges we have in a podcast several months ahead of time is that there's no way you can predict wh...

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Speaker announcement: Nigel Cliffe

Our next speaker announcement takes us to Halifax in the north of England. Meet Nigel Cliffe, who is joining us to speak onstage in Birmingham at UpLift Live on the topic of Sales Navigator and advanced LinkedIn search.

TRANSCRIPT

Boy, I didn't know how to get this value out of understanding search to a level beyond what the filters on linkedin.com provide, or even to that extent, what the filters on Sales Navigator provide.

So, when we look a bit deeper, there's a lot to be found.

It's time for another speaker announcement, and this time we're talking with the man who is "Linkedincredible": it's Nigel Cliffe.

Nigel is based in Halifax in the north of England, and he's speaking at UpLift Live to share tips on Sales Navigator and advanced search on LinkedIn.

Let's hop aboard and get to the interview with Nigel.

Nigel Cliffe, welcome to the UpLift Live podcast.

You are going to be one of our speakers at our event in Birmingham next year.

Nigel, tell me, what do you know about LinkedIn? Thank you, John.

I'm delighted to be here.

What do I know about LinkedIn? I'm still learning.

I guess I would be the LinkedIn trainer and consultant mentor for the last 10 years plus.

I know a fair bit, I guess, but everybody has their own journey.

And there are many ways to cut and dice LinkedIn.

I guess what I say about myself is what I do I know works for the people and clients, businesses that I've served over that decade.

Simple as that.

Yeah, you really do.

Because I mean, I've taken your course over 6 weeks.

And it's fantastic.

So, I highly, highly recommend that.

So, anyone who wants to learn more about LinkedIn through a course-based structure, definitely go and check out Nigel's.

Is it the Incredible Academy? Incredible Accelerator.

Academy will do! Incredible Accelerator.

That's the one.

And yes, it's a fantastic course.

So, you're coming to speak to us at the UpLift Live conference in Birmingham next year, which is on 21 March.

It's a whole day event, we've got 7 apex operators of LinkedIn speaking together, and Nigel is one of them.

Nigel, tell us a little bit about what you're going to speak about without giving away too many of the goods.

No, thank you.

And thanks ever so much for inviting me.

I can't wait for that event, John.

It's sort of been in my mind for something, this has been missing our people's calendars, hasn't it, for a long time.

So, I'm so thrilled you're doing it.

What am I doing? I'm going to be talking about Sales Navigator, but probably more importantly, about the topic of search, both on and off LinkedIn.

I hope to be sharing some top tips that I've learned through Boolean architecture understanding over the last decade.

And often in my training programmes, as you witnessed, some of the most revealing content and information that people have enjoyed has been around that topic.

Boy, I didn't know how to get this value out of understanding search to a level beyond what the filters on linkedin.com provide, or even to that extent, what the filters on Sales Navigator provide.

So, when we look a bit deeper, there's a lot to be found.

I'm going to be sharing those tips with everybody.

Good man.

Well, this is the kind of stuff that you're not going to get at another marketing conference, because LinkedIn is often an afterthought at those things.

And you're just not going to dig into the technical detail.

So, even something like Boolean search, which will be might be an alien concept to some people, that's the kind of thing that we're going to dig into, so you can get under the hood of LinkedIn.

And there's no there's no better person than Nigel to do that with us.

So, really, really looking forward to that.

What are you looking forward to most about the event, Nigel? Well, first and foremost, I'm looking forward to learning from some top people who are coming on that platform.

I don't know who they are.

So, that's going to be really interesting.

And also to hopefully meet so many friends in the audience.

We've such a powerful community here on LinkedIn, haven't we, John, of people who we've kind of really get to, I mean, I've met you in person a couple of times, so that's been wonderful.

But you know, just the opportunity to meet people in person that I've built wonderful relationships with online over the last, however many years, it'...