UpLift Live - Speaker announcement: Nigel Cliffe

Speaker announcement: Nigel Cliffe

09/13/23 • 6 min

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.

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.

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'...

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'...

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Speaker announcement: Gillian Whitney

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.

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....

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Speaker announcement: John Espirian

You'll be shocked ... your next speaker at UpLift Live is me, John Espirian, the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd.

TRANSCRIPT

This is a solo episode of the UpLift Live podcast and that means that your next speaker at the LinkedIn-focused conference in Birmingham next March is ... me. I'm John Espirian. Welcome aboard.

Yes, so, it's me – I'm one of the speakers. No great surprise, I assume, as the conference was originally my idea. Still, just in case you thought I was just going to be doing only admin behind the scenes, I'm not: I will be talking about some advanced tips for LinkedIn.

I can't really share too much about what we're going to do, firstly because I don't want to spoil the surprise and secondly, the goal posts move so much that it might not be relevant by the time March comes along, which is the same as I noted with the other speakers that I've interviewed.

Anyway, I have got something fun in mind and that won't be the only fun thing on the day. I think LinkedIn has the potential to be quite stuffy and boring for a lot of people, and that's the exact opposite of what I want for our conference, so as well as just being a welcoming place to do lots of nice networking, we're going to try and make a real day to remember here, and I hope all of you enjoy it.

The first thing I thought about when coming up with the idea for a conference was an event specifically for LinkedIn specialists. The remit is definitely a bit broader than that, though. We are appealing to anyone who already knows how the platform works and just wants to push themselves to a new level.

So, for example, experienced social media managers who use LinkedIn for their clients might be the perfect fit here: people like that don't need to be told about creating a profile photo or updating their banner or really basic stuff like that. They want to get to the real juicy details of some advanced tips for using the platform, and that's what we're going to do in Birmingham.

Similarly, there might be some businesses out there who have a person inside the organisation who acts as their internal "LinkedIn expert", as it were. And those businesses might want to sponsor that person to come and soak up all of the goodies and then go back and instruct all of their employees.

Essentially, anyone who already understands the real value proposition of a business networking platform like LinkedIn would be a good fit to come to the conference and learn from all of the best experts on various advanced topics.

The bigger picture for me here is that if we can produce a business model that works in the UK, perhaps we can export it to other places. I know I've got lots of friends in the USA who I'd love to meet, and I haven't been there for 20 years so it would be great to have an excuse to go for both business and pleasure.

As I record this, tickets have been on sale for a couple of weeks but we've already sold a good number of them, and lots of people are really excited about coming to visit Birmingham and see the speakers and the other attendees.

I've got a few lovely voice notes from some of our Espresso+ members who are coming along to the conference.

In order, you're going to hear the voices now of Ann Davies followed by Lois Cliff and then Marjolijn Cohen.

I'm so excited about attending UpLift Live, the first ever LinkedIn-focused conference in the UK on 21 March 2024. There's going to be so many internationally renowned speakers. I really can't wait. Hope to see you there.

John Espirian, you legend. You have put together something totally awesome for LinkedIn that the UK has never seen before. What a lineup. It's incredible. You're awesome. And the team is awesome. UpLift Live in Birmingham next March for the win. To infinity and beyond.

I'm thrilled to attend the UpLift Live conference on the 21 March 2024 in Birmingham, and the speaker list is endless. It's such a high level, and also the attendee list. Well, I'm really looking forward meeting everybody and getting a deep dive into all the topics. Cheerio, John. Well done.

Lovely stuff and bonus points to Marjolijn because she's flying in from The Netherlands to be in the audience for this conference.

Now, I'm not sure whether a podcast should be for public service announcements, really, but we're currently sorting out things such as hotel discounts and a pre-event get-together the night before the main event, so that people can break the ice before the big day. Details of all of that will go out to ticket-buyers very soon.

If you haven't already got a ticket, now is the time, as we will be increasing the price pretty soon. You can hop aboard at uplift-live.com and that will get you an in-person ticket to see the apex operators of LinkedIn onstage on Thursday 21 March 2024 ...