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Employee Evolution launched in March 2007. At the time, I was working in Washington D.C. as a Financial Consultant with IBM. They had me staffed on a project at the Pentagon. It was a good first job, but I was always searching for more. One day my father called. He had this brilliant idea to write a book about the passing of leadership from the Baby Boomers to Generation Y. It was gonna be great. We would finish up the book, get in touch with Oprah, make an appearance on the Today show and never look back.
We started writing, and it was actually pretty good. But then I had an idea. I would start a blog to get some real life stories from my Gen Y peers for the book. One problem, I had no idea how to start a blog or really, what a blog even was. So I did what any sensible person would do, I called my close friend and ex college roommate who happened to have a Journalism degree, Ryan Paugh. We partnered and launched the site together.
Turns out, we stumbled into an interesting niche. We were the only people in the world writing about Generation Y, who were actually members of the generation. The blog started to get noticed, and the book idea quickly took a back seat
In April 2007 I sent an email to Penelope Trunk. She liked the blog and asked me to guest post for her site. Soon after, Employee Evolution really began to gain traction. We had interview requests from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Business Week, and our subscriber base doubled nearly every month. When 60 Minutes came calling for a nationally televised interview, we knew it was time to take the blog full time.
In August, after a month of equity negotiations, Penelope Trunk, Ryan Paugh and I partnered to start the company Brazen Careerist, Inc. I left IBM and moved to Madison, WI. Today the company is seven people strong, and funded by Kegonsa Partners. Since starting the company, I’ve learned more about business, management, social media and life in general than I could have possibly imagined.
2009 brings a changing of the guard to Employee Evolution. Ryan Paugh is moving on to his own blog, and I’m re-branding the site as Ryan Healy’s Employee Evolution. I’ll continue writing about Generation Y, blogging as a career tool and the craziness of start-up life. Hopefully, you’ll continue reading and commenting.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned above all else from my two years blogging, it’s that a great community of readers is priceless, and I will do everything in my power to continue providing interesting, thoughtful and sometimes controversial content to the community of Employee Evolution readers.
RJH
About My Company, Brazen Careerist
Brazen Careerist is a web service that helps companies locate hard-to-find candidates.
The site combines profiles, blogs and top-flight content that adds up to one of the most vibrant conversations in the world about what work is today and how to navigate a career in the new millennium.
We are the number-one community for college students and recent grads to manage their careers. Our Google optimized profiles allow members to take control of their online presence by appearing at the top of an employers Google search.
Forward thinking companies pay a fee to participate in this community and post entry level jobs by joining our corporate network. Our first clients include Aclipse, Deloitte, Chili’s, and Leviton. These companies understand that the future of recruiting is about understanding candidates through conversation, and candidates understanding companies through employer branding. Our corporate network provides the arena for this revolutionary workplace change to take place.
About Ryan Healy (My Official Bio)
Ryan Healy is a Co-Founder of Brazen Careerist. Recently he was named one of the country’s 25 top Human Resource thought leaders by World at Work and Accenture. He is a recognized workplace expert for the young workforce, appearing in print publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Business Week and he has appeared as a spokesperson for the new generation of workers – Generation Y, on CBS’s 60 Minutes, 20/20, and National Public Radio. He is also a featured keynote speaker on social media, generations and career related topics. Formerly, Ryan was a Financial Consultant for IBM Global Business Services.
To contact Ryan regarding speaking or consulting opportunities please send an email to ryanhealy@brazencareerist.com
