November 11: Lewis Howes & Shawn Morton
Lewis Howes
Website: www.lewishowes.com
Lewis Howes, a previous two sport collegiate All-American, is also the NCAA All-Division Record Holder for the most receiving yards in a single football game (418 yards, currently an unofficial World Record). Lewis graduated with a Sports Management degree from Principia College, and since his retirement from professional football, he continues to stay involved in the sports industry with his work through founding the Sports Executives Association and SportsNetworker.com. SportsNetworker.com is a site that connects sports professionals in the industry. He also represents sports companies and professional athletes with social media marketing and branding.
Lewis, unlike many former athletes has successfully translated the mental and physical tools learned in sports to the business world.
Lewis is the co-author of the LinkedIn success book, LinkedWorking: Generating Success on the World’s Largest Professional Networking Website.
Shawn Morton
Website: www.smorty71.com
Shawn Morton has more than 12 years of web product development experience. He spent the past nine years at CNET Networks where he focused on large-scale community and social media initiatives. He has also led user experience and usability consulting projects for companies including Office Depot, Yahoo! Shopping, Sony, HCA Healthcare and Kemper Insurance.
In July 2008, Shawn joined Nationwide in Columbus, OH as the Senior Consultant for Social Media. He is tasked with establishing the enterprise social media strategy and advocating social media within the organization. He works with all lines of business as well as with their major sponsorships including NASCAR, Ohio State athletics, Nationwide Tour and Tavis Smiley.
