I have a brand spanking new website.

For the past few months, I’ve been conspiring with a rock star designer on a complete overhaul of my virtual digs to coincide with the launch of my freelance career consulting and marketing communications business.

For the past few months, I’ve poured my heart and soul into every word of every page. And today I’m excited to announce that my new site is officially live and in living color.

So welcome! Please let me show you around…

I wanted my bio to be a little unique — I wanted to share my story: from the apple farm on which I grew up that was purchased by my grandparents in the early 1900s, to my first entrepreneurial venture at age 10 to today. Oh, and there are even a few pictures to look at.

Since consulting is at the heart of my business, I wanted to provide a menu of services for each of my focus areas brought to you in four snazzy buckets: career, higher education, entrepreneurs, and medium to large businesses. Along those same lines, I also thought it was important explain how I work with each client starting with our first conversation.

Next, you’ll find speaking which includes a real, live glamour shot from a recent presentation to a group of eager and highly-talented MBA students at Duquesne University. There you’ll also find an overview of presentation topics, a list of the organizations at which I’ve presented, and some good old-fashioned testimonials.

My blog includes a fresh new design, tighter categories, links to sites I like, and of course no blog would be complete without Twitter and RSS feeds. I also came up with a fancy new name—Creative Combustion.

The press page includes my media mentions in a few well-known publications and is meant to establish instant credibility as well as thoroughly impress my mom (pronounced “mum”).

Finally, I’ve added a fancy new contact form to make it easier for us to connect. So what are you waiting for? Drop me a line to let me know what you think of my new digs or so we can start to explore how we might be able to work together.

Nicole Williams Blog

Thanks to Nicole Williams, author of Girl on Top, for writing a review of my book Courting Your Career: Match Yourself with the Perfect Job.

As you might have been able to tell from our book titles, we both like to use dating as a metaphor to break down the process of finding, and flourishing in, a job. In Girl on Top, Nicole covers everything from how to play hard to get during the interview process, dress your age, and avoid on-the-job burnout. Her book is a great resource for women looking to advance their careers.

Win a copy of Courting Your Career

A big thank you to career coach and blogger Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers fame for writing a review of my book, Courting Your Career: Match Yourself with the Perfect Job.

Even cooler, Miriam has partnered with JIST Publishing to give away a free copy of Courting Your Career. All you need to do is visit her Keppie Careers Blog and post a comment following the book review. You can ask a question, share a story, or explain how you think the book could help you. This Friday, she’ll choose one winner at random from the comments to receive a copy of the book. To enter for your chance to win, click here.

Endeavors magazine

A big thank you to Mark Derewicz for writing a review of my book, Courting Your Career: Match Yourself with the Perfect Job in the fall 2008 issue of Endeavors magazine.

Endeavors magazine focuses on the intellectual side of life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A self-confessed music junky, one of my favorite articles is about the impact technology has had on music.

Personal Branding Blog

Dan Schawbel of Personal Branding Blog posted an interview with me today about my book, Courting Your Career. I appreciate his taking time to fit it in especially given the fact that he’s been knee deep with the launch of Personal Branding Magazine.