Without connection, impact is at risk. Jo Saunders is the LinkedIn Demystifier, on a quest to encourage teams of experts, leaders and change makers to leverage LinkedIn to establish connection, enhance credibility and earn influence, to make a bigger impact.

Jo Saunders is a leading international LinkedIn expert, marketing strategist and social media educator of the year finalist, who has been helping people connect and communicate since the early 90s, through pen and paper, events and social media. She is engaged to educate, mentor and strategise with teams of entrepreneurial thinkers and talented experts, making a difference in the world of their clients.

Fuelled by curiosity, creativity and chai, she has developed the Connectfluence® methodology which underpins her LinkedIn training programs. Jo is a certified trainer and has spoken on local, international and virtual stages, over the last decade resulting in inspiring and educating thousands of people around the world. She is a Certified Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile® Practitioner, to guide her clients in harnessing their entrepreneurial personality and skills through their online presence, to build better connection and make a bigger impact. She believes connection is a catalyst for influence and impact.

With a passion for connection, contribution and creativity, Jo put her entrepreneurial mindset into her first business of creating and selling custom made giftware, while studying. She had a vision to run a club and produce a magazine, which she did from age 18 for 8 years through creating Correspondamania Penfriend Club. With over two decades experience in event design and marketing, she has managed events, and created content and communication strategies for Australian and international events, organisations and businesses. This was how social media and specificially LinkedIn became a central part of her focus.

Author of Get Good or Get Off – A Guide to Getting it Right on Social Media. Jo has spoken at conferences around the globe, ranked as #2 LinkedIn expert in Asia Pacific, won Best Use of LinkedIn award and completed a quest to swim in and review every Perth public pool within 12 months. resulting in creating the Perth Pool Guide.

Jo believes in walking the talk, wearing comfortable shoes and enjoying the journey. She aims to inspire clients to find their voice, build their network and create a quest that lights them up and aligns with their purpose.

WHY WORK WITH JO

“Jo is an engaging presenter who gives you fabulous information and ideas as well as a framework to easily implement what she speaks about. Jo should be your go-to if you are looking at creating, building or better leveraging LinkedIn for your professional growth or career development.“ Mark Longman, Curtin University

“Jo simplified what can be a daunting subject and gave our whole team a great insight on how to utilise the strengths of the LinkedIn platform. Since then the increase in engagement and connections on our company page has been fantastic.” Malcolm Lee, Dialight

“Along with her infectious attitude Jo is a wonderful teacher and helped me to step out of my comfort zone and discover the possibilities of what you can do and create.“ Lilly Randall, Sense Recruitment

“If you want to improve how your LinkedIn profile looks and connect with a wider network, Jo will show you. She has so much experience and passion for this, it's infectious.” Nazli Gwynn, Murdoch University

“Jo is the go-to expert for all things LinkedIn and Social Selling and is an engaging and knowledgeable speaker. She has an encyclopaedic understanding of how to use LinkedIn well and build lasting business relationships.” Allister Frost, Wild Orange Media

“Within 14 days of working with Jo Saunders to up-level my LinkedIn profile, I had landed $16,000 of additional business - directly linked to implementing the tactics and strategies Jo trained me in. Jo truly is the Queen of LinkedIn.” Ian Stephens, EnRich Training & Development

“Jo is INCREDIBLE when it comes to LinkedIn. At the Social Media Marketing World conference, she blew my mind. What you get with Jo is real, actionable insights.” AJ Wilcox, B2Linked

HIGHLIGHTS

• Best use of LinkedIn 2021 award winner by the Social Media Marketing Institute
• The only Australian LinkedIn expert to be invited to speak at Social Media Marketing World, the biggest social media conference.
• 2019 Top 50 Social Media Marketing Influencers by TopRank Marketing,
• #2 LinkedIn Expert in Asia  Pacific for 2018 by the Social Media Marketing Institute, and #4 LinkedIn Expert in Asia Pacific for 2019
• Ranked #4 on Klout’s global LinkedIn expert list (before sunsetting)
• Social Media Educator of  the Year 2019 Awards Finalist by the Social Media Marketing Institute.

LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/josaunders

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoSaunders

Twitter: @JoSaundersAU

Web: www.wildfiresocialmarketing.com