Give me a house tour, and I’ll start mentally moving in. Where would I drink my coffee? Which room gets the morning light? Could everyone fit around the dining table? Where would people gather during a party, and where could I sneak away with a book? Bruce and I drove to Salisbury over the weekend…
Most event planners don’t start their search for a speaker by typing your name or topic into Google anymore, like AI Keynote Speaker on Leadership and Trust. They open an AI assistant, describe what they need, and let it do the first round of thinking for them. By the time a name reaches their shortlist,…
When I first visited Asheville in 2018, I couldn’t have imagined that a little over a year later, North Carolina would become my home. Since moving here, Asheville has become one of those places I like to return to—not because I need to see everything, but because I know I don’t. It’s a place to…
What Track Is Your Personal Brand Running On? Four personal branding lessons about connection, thought leadership, distinctive identity, and perspective from the America 250 Locomotive Celebration. “There isn’t a train I would not take, no matter where it’s going.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay I love St. Vincent Millay’s sense of adventure. As a traveler,…
Travel Tuesday: We’re returning to Alaska today with our eyes on the treetops and one surprisingly useful piece of eagle-spotting advice. Of all the places I expected to see a bald eagle in Alaska, standing on a chunk of floating ice was not one of them. But there she was, just off our balcony aboard…
What Reviewing 50+ Podcast Episodes Taught Me About the Future of Trust By Barbara Rozgonyi I thought I was renaming a podcast. I was actually naming the work I’ve been doing all along. When the world shifted in 2021, I launched Growing Social Now as a way to bridge a gap. I’d moved from Chicago/Glen…
Travel Tuesday takes us to Chicago Botanic Garden to see Shimmering Summer, an exhibit I visited on June 22, 2026. Some places feel familiar even when years have passed. The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of those places for me. When we lived in Chicagoland, visiting CBG was a family favorite. We’ve wandered the Japanese…
Travel Tuesday | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 40th Anniversary By Barbara Rozgonyi | barbararozgonyi.com If you haven’t stopped and looked around yet today, this post is for you, especially if you’re a leader, executive, or expert doing remarkable work and not getting the recognition it deserves. The answer usually isn’t more content. It’s more observation….
“Enthusiasm for life is the secret of all beauty and fashion. There is no beauty without enthusiasm.” — Christian Dior Travel Tuesday takes us to the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta for the headlining exhibition, Dior: Crafting Fashion. Nearly eighty years after Christian Dior changed fashion forever, the House of Dior…
Is Your Brand AI-Proof? How do ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini see you? You’ve put in the years, built the expertise, and delivered the results. But today, executive presence isn’t just about who knows you in real life. AI engines now influence who gets seen, cited, and trusted first. It’s incredibly frustrating to have top-tier expertise…