GEN Y Branding Expert, Dan Schawbel, Keynotes UNiCOMM 2013

Baltimore, MD, August 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- International personal branding guru, Dan Schawbel will share his expertise at UNiCOMM 2013: Discovering and Branding the Authentic Me. The professional networking conference features a day of dynamic speakers covering personal branding in social media, entrepreneurship and the workforce. Attendees will learn how to stand out by branding and promoting themselves in a competitive economy as a career professional or as a small business owner. The conference will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Schawbel is the managing partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen-Y research and management consulting firm based in Boston, MA. His firm helps companies understand the emerging Gen-Y employee by providing research, training, and advisory services. Recognized as a “personal branding guru” by The New York Times, a “twenty-something personal branding czar” by Fortune magazine, and one of Forbes’ 2012 “30 Under 30” in marketing and advertising, he is also the founder of the Personal Branding Blog, which has been named the #1 job blog by CareerBuilder in 2008 and 2009. He has been featured in over 1,000 media outlets such as Wired Magazine, “The Today Show” on NBC, “The Nightly Business Report” on PBS and ELLE Magazine. Schawbel authored the #1 internationally best-selling Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future, published in 13 languages. His second book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, Schawbel provides rules for getting ahead and lays out a step-by-step process for building a successful career in an age of ever-changing technologies and economic uncertainty. The book will be released in September 2013 and all UNiCOMM 2013 attendees will receive a free copy of Schawbel's new book.

The conference is hosted by DPN Group, LLC, a Baltimore-based communication management consulting firm focusing on diversity & inclusion in entrepreneurship and the workforce. Its founder, Garris Jackson, is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, college professor and U. S. Army Veteran. Jackson's firm with collaborates academic institutions, corporations and government agencies to provide entrepreneurial and career training for small businesses and individuals looking to enhance their economic status.

To learn more about UNiCOMM 2013 visit: www.unicommsummit.com.