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A passionate and motivational speaker who inspires and informs in equal measure, Taurus founder and CEO, Sharon Williams FPRIA is in demand at industry functions in Australia and overseas

Sharon Williams is a highly experienced speaker with international experience. One of only two Australians chosen to speak at the annual Special Event Conference in the US for the last six years and in China during October of 2011, Sharon’s no bull promise and straight talking presentations have won her praise at conferences, expos and in-house workshops. Sharon was one of forty Australians chosen by the Archbishop of Sydney for the Connect09 ‘Inspiring People’ series of panel discussions alongside Peter Costello and Roger Corbett in 2009.

Her business knowledge and experience as CEO and founder of Taurus, servicing over 1,000 companies globally from major ASX-listed organisations to smart entrepreneurs, means she understands the hard yards and reality of running a business. This includes starting a business from scratch, business growth, marketing and sales generation, social media strategy, personal branding and management, IPO, shareholder relations, HR, cash flow management, funding and outsourcing.

Sharon’s weekly blog The Bullseye for nineMSN rates amongst the highest views every week, and she was voted one of the Top 25 business bloggers in Australia in 2011 by Smart Company. As resident blogger on the nineMSN finance site, Sharon covers a range of business and industry issues. You can also find Sharon’s personal blog at www.sharonwilliams.com.

Sharon has trademarked two award-winning and specialist services: TaurusEngage™ and TaurusProfile™. TaurusProfile™ is our personal branding service, and TaurusEngage™ is our social media strategy and engagement offering.

Straight forward presentations with an emphasis on practical thinking

Sharon regularly speaks on a variety of industry topics such as marketing, entrepreneurship, personal branding, public relations, social media and branding strategy. Sharon’s experience across the integrated communications industry over three continents has assisted over 1,000 companies.

Social media is now an integral part of any business. Sharon founded and leads the ‘Not Just Another Social Media Seminar’ series, dedicated to addressing the implications of online tools for business and covers questions on social media strategy, content management, risk and return on investment.

Sharon’s speaking topics include:

ONLINE PERSONAL BRANDING

  • What is your online personal brand?
  • Strategies to grow and protect your brand online
  • Social media crisis: how to manage your personal brand in a crisis
  • Protecting your online personal brand – TaurusProfile™
  • Children and social media risk: protecting your child’s digital resume
  • The importance of your digital resume

 MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • Where the industry is heading
  • Integrated marketing
  • The power of a good brief
  • Public relations
  • Event planning skills
  • The Taurus ‘Bullseye’©
  • The Taurus Blog Bubble©

 SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Social media overview
  • Social media strategy and management
  • Why social media policy is important for every business
  • Online reputation management
  • Social media branding
  • Monitoring/tracking comment
  • Employee social media policy – Taurus SafeOnline©
  • Blogging and content creation

 ENTREPRENEURIAL & MANAGEMENT

  • Personal branding – TaurusProfile™
  • Time management
  • Starting a business