Professional Studio 365 helps career newbies become rock stars. We understand that the transition from college to the workforce is often choppy. Why? For starters, everyone is tripping over themselves to tell you how to land the perfect post-grad job, BUT what they’re not telling you is how to succeed once you have the job.

That’s where we come in.

The name Professional Studio 365 comes from the notion that when artists create something, they often do it in a studio. Here, we create first-class executives, and our focus is on giving you the tools and resources needed to excel in your first year on your first job. (Hence, the 365.)

The idea for Professional Studio 365 came after my first boss and mentor Skip Lineberg coached me from naïve temp fresh out of college into someone who could convincingly represent his marketing firm in a proper business meeting.

It wasn’t easy.

While I never did anything so outlandish as to get myself fired, I was – to put it kindly – a little rough around the edges as a young professional. Among other gaffes, I used to wear feathers (yes, feathers) to work – not in a weird Bjork-Oscar-dress way – but as accents on outfits that were better suited for the club than the office. I would also come to work with wet hair, turn in assignments in cringe-worthy script fonts, and – worst of all – I would intentionally compete with my colleagues for choice assignments.

Looking back… I am mortified at my behavior, but I do understand that it was probably fate because – if I hadn’t been such a royal screw-up then – I wouldn’t have so many great stories and lessons to share with you now.

So, if you want to be seriously impressive in your first 365 days in the workforce, read on, join in, and visit often.

Just be sure to leave the feathers at home, okay?

Hosts:

Emily Bennington is coauthor of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job (Ten Speed Press, 2010). She is a frequent speaker to students and organizations on the topic of career success and the host of Professional Studio 365, a popular blog for new grads transitioning from classroom to boardroom. Emily has been featured on ABC News and has been quoted in publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, US News and World Report, Yahoo Jobs, and the Washington Post Express. She is also a regular contributor to Monster.com as well as the college section of The Huffington Post. Emily is dedicated to giving young professionals the resources needed to achieve their highest potential, and she is particularly passionate about volunteerism as a means of leadership development and advancing the skills of young women in the workplace.

Emily can be reached via email at ebennington (@) msn.com or on Twitter @EmilyBennington. 

Skip Lineberg is co-author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out and Move Up at Your First Real Job  (Ten Speed Press, 2010). He is also a founding partner of Maple Creative, LLC, a full-service marketing and communications firm. He serves as Maple’s chief creative officer, managing and mentoring a staff of creative professionals.

An avid writer, Skip is the founder and primary contributor to Maple’s blog, “Marketing Genius from Maple Creative,” which was designated as one of the Top 100 Business Blogs on the Internet in 2007 and deemed by Advertising Age to be one of the most influential media and marketing blogs in the world in 2008. He is a frequent contributor to the ProfessionalStudio365 blog.

Lineberg began his professional career in 1988 with General Electric, where he completed GE’s management development program in technical sales & marketing. Lineberg is a cum laude, Honors Program graduate of West Virginia University’s College of Engineering (B.S. Industrial Engineering).

Skip is actively engaged in writing, speaking and teaching about marketing, management and mentoring. Skip has taught marketing workshops and courses at Marshall University Graduate College and the University of Charleston, where he served as Executive in Residence for the Jones Division of Business in 2004. In 2004, Skip was invited to attend world-renowned business author Tom Peters’ Re-Imagine Business Summit. Following the advice of his mentors, Skip is a passionate and active community servant.