Today’s guest post is written by Kristy Schirmer BHlthSc, MPH, Director and Principal Consultant at Zockmelon Health Promotion and Social Media Consulting. Kristy helps clients in public health and health promotion with content ideas, managing social media risks and opportunities, and giving them the confidence to use social media effectively through custom workshops and the Health Promotion Social Media School. She is based in Adelaide, Australia.
Read MoreEach month, I will introduce you to a public health consultant or entrepreneur and they will share their path to self-employment and outline key pieces of advice for aspiring business owners.
Today we welcome Megan Faletra from Woodstock, VT!
Read MoreOne fear that aspiring consultants share with me is that they worry that working solo from home will feel isolating. Many of us in the public health profession are used to working in very collaborative environments, with lots of interaction with colleagues and the communities we serve. So going off on our own can feel scary.
Read today’s post to learn about my top eight strategies to avoid isolation.
Read MoreFor the first 5+ years of my consulting business, I was a “generalist”. Meaning I took on all different types of projects for different types of clients. Now I consider myself a “specialist”- find out why I did it and why I recommend it.
Read MoreEach month, I will introduce you to a public health consultant or entrepreneur and they will share their path to self-employment and outline key pieces of advice for aspiring business owners.
Today we welcome Dr. Rebecca Drewette-Card from Topsham, Maine!
Read MoreOne career development strategy I strongly recommend is participation in Twitter chats, which are facilitated discussions on a focused topic. Participants use a specific hashtag (e.g., #publichealth) in their tweets so that fellow participants can see their responses and they can be included in the larger conversation. These chats promote networking, provide the opportunity to establish yourself as an expert in your niche, and initiate conversations on historic or timely topics.
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