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TIME FOR CHANGE
Global Branding and Personal Transformation Strategist, Melissa Dawn Johnson Helps Seekers Turn Passion into Profit in Down Economy

Atlanta, GA – Global Branding and Personal Transformation Strategist, Melissa Dawn Johnson will host the first Brand Me Academy: School of Profit in Atlanta on Saturday, March 27th 2010 at Georgia Tech. The academy is the first of its kind designed to create a virtual and live community of innovative leaders around the country through this learning and networking experience.

“In times of economic challenges and career instability, the goal of Brand Me Academy is to show anyone how to discover their unique and authentic lifetime value to thrive by turning any idea into an enterprise,” says Johnson, President of Brand Me International (brandmelive.com), CNN contributor and author of the book, Brand Me. Make Your Mark: Turn Passion into Profit (Ambassador Press).

Attendees will gain in-depth coaching and strategic connections by attending. Johnson who travels the country consulting with Fortune 500 companies and influential brands and people such as Pepsi, Time, Kraft, Citi, NFL, NBA, NCAA, Carmelo Anthony, Oguchi Onyewu and more now brings the Brand Me System in person to attendees in Atlanta.

Topics covered include: how to build a brand leveraging social media, how to define an irresistible niche and marketing you and your business on a minimal budget. Brand Me Academy will draw diverse leaders from across the city. Attendees will leave with an action plan for 2010 to positively progress forward.

The event will be held at Georgia Tech Synergy Building with two sessions. The first session will be from 9am until noon and the second session will be from 1pm – 4pm. Attendees can select which session works best for their schedule. The cost of the event is $75. To learn more and to register please visit www.brandmeacademy.eventbrite.com and www.brandmelive.com

About Melissa Johnson and Brand Me Live.com
Johnson has a proven track record of elevating the image of the world’s greatest brands. She is CEO and President of Brand Me International (www.brandmelive.com) and Velvet Suite Marketing Consulting Group, Inc. (www,velvetsuite.com) headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Johnson has created a leading social media platform for global brand masters to discover personal and professional transformation in these turbulent times based upon a proven Brand Me system which was inspired by her personal journey of loss to leverage in creating a powerful personal and professional brand.