
Besides being an accomplished marketing and PR strategist, Barbara is known for her edgy, grounded and prophetic speaking events.
Barbara loves to share her passion for effective online communication, both virtually and in person. Along with publishing her blog posts here on WiredPRWorks, she founded the Social Media Club (SMC) Chicago in 2008. Shortly thereafter, she was honored by GM and Chicagonista as one of Chicago’s top social media mavens. Today, Barbara leads the 2600 SMC members in producing events which mix education and networking–often in partnership with major conferences.
Bringing Social Media to the Masses
If you’re looking to take your attendees to new places, it’s important to make sure your guide knows how to get there. That’s Barbara’s job–showing her audience the future. Her topics include: key messaging, community and public relations, social media and wired writing. Preview some of Barbara Rozgonyi’s keynote and social media workshop presentations or review the full list of Barbara’s 2010 speaking engagements below:
- Speaker, Illinois Parks and Recreation Annual Conference, four workshops with continuing education credit
- Leader, social media for career advancement class, professional association
- Speaker, Illinois Suburban PRSA, Online PR: The Swiss Army Knife of Marketing
- Speaker, ISACA, Aligning personal branding with markets for advancing careers
- Adjunct faculty, College of DuPage, social media continuing education class summer session
- How to Leverage a LinkedIn Network into Dynamic Business Connections, chapter in a best of social media book to be published by Entrepreneur Press summer 2010
- Speaker, Leveraging LinkedIn webinar for International Social Media Association, March 2
- Speaker, Co-Aligning the Personal Brand with the Corporate Brand Strategy Conference presented by SohoBizTube on March 4
- Teacher, College of Dupage, adjunct faculty, Keeping Peace in the Statusphere: A Social Media Guide for Families and LinkedIn 101 for Grads of All Ages: How to Build a Personal Branding and Global Networking Platform
- Speaker, Social Media Business Panel, The Business Ledger, March 25
- Speaker, How Social Media is Changing Marketing, Social Media Panel at the Kellstadt Marketing Group Symposium, DePaul University, April 17
- Webinar, Office Depot Web Café, Leveraging LinkedIn
- Speaker, Content Marketing Strategies, UnGeeked Elite, Milwaukee, WI, May 14
- Moderator, PR and Marketing Strategies, PR +MKTG Camp, Chicago, June 8
- Guest Host, Chicagonisa Live, June 8
- Speaker, White Sox Social Media Panel June 8
- Keynote, The Social Media Landscape, DePaul University, June 10
- Keynote Speaker, Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
Besides keynoting, Barbara offers significant training expertise.
Barbara’s training experience began nearly 15 years ago as a corporate national sales training manager. Through CoryWest Media, she is able to continue teaching and training–though now both in college classrooms and as a conference speaker.
Barbara also created the Marketing Transformations Process and The Accelerated Marketing Plan, These systems blend her experience as a sales trainer, agency owner, marketing consultant and social media enthusiast into lively, dynamic programs that start working while her students are still in the room. In August 2009, Ragan Communications even tapped Barbara’s talent to develop Twitter 101 and Twitter and PR programs for their Social Media Boot Camp.
Rebecca Wellisch, Women EmployedBarbara is smart, communicative and reliable in terms of moving the project along and delivering a quality product but also flexible and accommodating to her clients’ needs. At Women Employed, we engaged Barbara’s services to create a customized three-hour Enlivened Writing Workshop. Our goal was to develop a stronger writing foundation styled with persuasive elements. Now we feel like we have a higher quality standard and an integrated vision.
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Additional Speaking Recognition and Media Mentions
NBC Chicago, Inc.com, SOHO Magazine October 2009 cover, LawMarketing.com, Alltop PR, AdAge Power 150, lowesforpros.com, Liberty Suburban Press, West Suburban Living, BizTalk Radio, Advice Radio, PepsiCo at BlogHer , quoted in O’Reilly’s Women in Technology, top 30 PR experts to follow by ereleases.com
Cross Promotion Partnering
As your promotion partner, you can count on Barbara to give your event higher visibility and greater credibility throughout and beyond the WiredPRWorks and SMC Chicago social networks. This includes before and after posts that are guaranteed to increase event signup.
Last Minute Speaker
Need a last-minute speaker? If your keynote canceled or the weather got in the way, please call me at (630) 942-9542. If I have an opening, I’m all yours.

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