Jd Gershbein Speaker | Facilitator | Producer

a writer, speaker, educator, psychologist, humorist, social scientist, broadcaster, media producer, and marketer, jd gershbein was a key figure during the early years of linkedin and its ascent as the de facto social networking site for business. as one of the first in the world to carve out a livelihood as a linkedin specialist, he developed a proprietary methodology for writing linkedin profiles in a rich third-person narrative for professionals striving for distinction, recognition, and new opportunities in the face of disruptive technologies. he was at the hub of the social media revolution, amidst a wicked economic downturn that forced scores of professionals out of work and shook the world into a state of financial chaos. his early adoption of linkedin provided a pivot point that eventually led him away from the field of traditional marketing and into unchartered territory. in true entrepreneurial fashion, he has become an exemplar of persistence, pioneering unique teaching mode