Vidar was the 16th guest to appear on #SShour in 2014 and SbizHour community is excited to have him back.
As always join the conversation on Twitter using #SbizHour and watch the interview live at Rachel Miller & Brian Fanzo host the weekly show at 4pmET/1pmPT on G+ and YouTube.
More about our special guest Vidar:
Vidar has 15 years of industry experience and a founder of 3 tech startups, including Social Graphiti, acquired by Converseon in 2011.
As Chief Product Officer at Converseon, he brought to market ConveyAPI, an industry leading sentiment analysis API.
Previously he also build Built Open Audience Manager, a Facebook analytics platform and a DigiDay “Best Social Media Innovation of 2010” finalist. As the CEO of Social Intent, he built Facebook and MySpace applications (yes, this goes back a few years…) for companies such as Coca-Cola, Estee-Lauder and Equifax.
Vidar also served as a VP Marketing for JPMorgan and Consumer Strategist for Ogilvy.
Vidar has a MA in Communications and served as an officer in the Norwegian Navy.
Other than that:
Vidar is a co-organizer of TEDxNavesink, a Jazz aficionado, audiophile, home-brewer and purveyor of hobbies too obscure to mention. In his free time he does his best to mold his wife and 7-year old daughter into entrepreneurs as well. One of them is showing great promise…
Brian Fanzo is a partner and Chief Digital Strategist at Broadsuite Media Group (BMG). His focus is on helping companies utilize new technology like mobile, analytics, and cloud computing to be more productive. He is also an expert at working with audiences and brands who want to learn more about using social media and content marketing (including rich media content), to more effectively reach, inform, educate, and connect with their audiences and prospect bases. Brian is also an expert on the topic of Millennials. He speaks on this topic and works with organizations helping them understand the Millennial mindset, what motivates them, how to prepare your organization for the future workforce, and a myriad of other topics related to a new generation of leaders.
Brian is passionate about teaching change and he focuses on doing this in his work with brands as both an influencer and advisor, and he’s also a sought-after speaker and multi-media creator. In addition to contributing regularly to MillennialCEO, Brian co-hosts two weekly Twitter chats, #SbizHour and #CloudTalk, as well as co-hosting a a weekly podcast called SMACtalk. You can find Brian on Twitter@isocialfanz, or on LinkedIn or Google+.
