What could you learn from the world's leading professional voices? Here are our picks for 30 LinkedIn Influencers you should be tracking, plus their must-read posts about marketing, branding, business, and more.
2. Here are 30 LinkedIn Influencers you should be
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What could you learn from
the world’s top professional
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3. Must Read: “Why I
Believe Energy Can
Transform Companies
and Communities”
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Follow Angela on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@angelaahrendts
Angela Ahrendts
CEO, Burberry
4. Must Read: “The Core
Beliefs of the
Delightfully
Successful”
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Follow Dharmesh on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@dharmesh
Dharmesh Shah
Founder & CTO, HubSpot
5. Must Read: “Best
Advice: You Can Do
Anything You Choose”
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Follow Martha on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@MarthaStewart
Martha Stewart
Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
6. Must Read: "Big Data
Is Already Producing
Big Results"
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Follow Daniel on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@DanielBurrus
Daniel Burrus
Founder & CEO, Burrus Research
7. Must Read: "Taking On
A Turnaround"
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Follow Meg on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@MegWhitman
Meg Whitman
CEO, Hewlett-Packard
8. Must Read: “Why I,
Conan O’Brien,
Turned Down The
Microsoft CEO Job”
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Follow Conan on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@ConanOBrien
Conan O’Brien
CEO, Conan
9. Must Read: “Best
Advice: What I
Learned From Jack
Welch Hanging Up on
Me”
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Follow Beth on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@bethcomstock
Beth Comstock
CMO, General Electric
10. Must Read: “This Will
Be The #1 Business
Skill Of The Next 5
Years”
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Follow Shane on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@shanesnow
Shane Snow
CCO, Contently
11. Must Read: “A Simple
Rule to Eliminate
Useless Meetings"
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Follow Jeff on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@jeffweiner
Jeff Weiner
CEO, LinkedIn
12. Must Read: “What If
Brands Learned to Say
Thank You?”
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Follow Nicolas on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@nicholasbordas
Nicolas Bordas
VP, TBWA/EUROPE & President, BEING Worldwide
13. Must Read: “How One
Small Sandwich Shop
Became a Giant
eCommerce Success
Story"
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Follow Hunter on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@hunterwalk
Hunter Walk
Partner, Homebrew VC
14. Must Read: “Career
Curveballs: How I
Learned to Tame the
Ego"
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Follow Deepak on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@DeepakChopra
Deepak Chopra
Founder, Chopra Foundation
15. Must Read: “Why You
Need to Break the
Rules at Work"
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Follow Claire on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@Claire
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Manager, Social Innovation, Twitter
16. Must Read: “Your
Customers Don’t Care
About Touchpoints;
They Care about the
Journey"
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Follow David on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@davidedelman
David Edelman
Partner, Digital Marketing Strategy, McKinsey
17. Must Read: “Building a
High-Trust Culture
Series (#1: It Starts
with Integrity)”
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Follow Joel on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@JoelCPeterson
Joel Peterson
Chairman, JetBlue Airways
18. Must Read: “The
Future of Brands?
Individuals.”
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Follow Clara on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@clarashih
Clara Shih
CEO, Hearsay Social & Author of The Facebook Era
19. Must Read: “Big Idea
2013: Put a Content
Engine Inside Your
Company”
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Follow Steve on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@steverubel
Steve Rubel
Chief Content Strategist, Edelman
20. Must Read: “What The
Best Brands Will Do In
2014”
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LinkedIn for more
Influencer posts
Andreas von der Heydt
Country Manager, Amazon BuyVIP
21. Must Read: “Doing the
Job When No One
Thinks You Can”
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Follow Sallie on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@SallieKrawcheck
Sallie Krawcheck
Business Leader, 85 Broads
22. Must Read: “Why
Branding Is the Next
Essential Startup
Competency”
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Follow Tomasz on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@ttunguz
Tomasz Tunguz
Venture Capitalist, Redpoint
23. Must Read: “State of
Digital Journalism:
The Media Business
Is, And Will Be, Just
Fine”
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Follow Pete on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@petecashmore
Pete Cashmore
Founder & CEO, Mashable
24. Must Read: “How To
Sell Ideas Like
Gladwell”
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Follow Jonah on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@j1berger
Jonah Berger
Wharton Professor & Author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On
25. Must Read: “Six Tips
for Forcing Yourself to
Tackle a Dreaded
Task”
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Follow Gretchen on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@gretchenrubin
Gretchen Rubin
Author of The Happiness Project
26. Must Read: “Why You
Shouldn't Say 'You're
Welcome'"
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Follow Adam on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@AdamMGrant
Adam Grant
Wharton Professor & Author of Give And Take
27. Must Read: “Defining
Digital Transformation:
Through the Looking
Glass of Customer
Experience”
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Follow Charlene on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@charleneli
Charlene Li
Founder, Altimeter Group
28. Must Read: “Why
Giving is Good for
Business”
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Follow Blake on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@BlakeMycoskie
Blake Mycoskie
Chief Giver, TOMS
29. Must Read: “How
Nonprofits Get
Significant Value from
Content Curation”
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Follow Beth on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@kanter
Beth Kanter
Author, Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
30. Must Read: “The Art of
Evangelism”
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Follow Guy on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@GuyKawasaki
Guy Kawasaki
Chief Evangelist, Canva
31. Must Read: “Best
Advice: You Are in
Control of the Clicker”
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Follow Arianna on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@ariannahuff
Arianna Huffington
President & Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
32. Must Read: “Memo To
The BuzzFeed Team”
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Follow Jonah on
LinkedIn or Twitter
@peretti
Jonah Peretti
Founder & CEO, BuzzFeed
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