Penelope Trunk

CEO at Brazen Careerist

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Current
  • CEO at Brazen Careerist
Past
Education
  • Brandeis University
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Online Media
Websites

Penelope Trunk’s Summary

* Columnist for the Boston Globe, and my syndicated column has run in more than 200 publications around the world.

* Author of the book Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success (Warner, May 2007).

* Blogger at Brazen Careerist, which has 200,000 page views a month. My blog has been featured in Time magazine, Business Week, and the London Guardian.

Before I was a full-time writer, I was an executive in the software industry, and I founded two companies. I have been through an IPO, an acquisition and a bankruptcy.

Prior to that I played professional beach volleyball.

My writing credits include Time magazine, Business 2.0 magazine, USA Today, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Francisco Chronicle, the London Times, LA Weekly, CNNMoney, America Online and the Wall Street Journal.

Penelope Trunk’s Specialties:

- Career Management
- Business Issues
- Special focus on readers 18-34 years old
- Background in product marketing
- Business experience in start-up, high-tech and Fortune 100 organizations


Penelope Trunk’s Experience

  • CEO

    Brazen Careerist

    (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    2007Present (2 years )

    Founder and CEO of Brazen Careerist, a web service that helps companies locate hard-to-find candidates. Brazen Careerist is also a community for young professionals online.

  • Writer

    The Boston Globe

    (Public Company; Myself Only; NYT; Newspapers industry)

    December 2001December 2008 (7 years 1 month)

    Columnist for the Boston Globe. Writer of syndicated column, Brazen Careerist, which has run in more than 200 publications around the world. Credits include Time magazine, USA Today and the Wall St. Journal. Book, "Brazen Careerist: New Rules for Success," published by Warner Books in May 2007.

  • Finance columnist

    Yahoo!

    (Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

    November 2006December 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  • Writer

    Business 2.0

    (Public Company; TWX; Publishing industry)

    July 1998October 2007 (9 years 4 months)

  • Marketing and Business Development Executive

    Passlogix, eCity Deals, Encore Software, CyberMedia, Ingram Micro, Commotion New Media

    (Computer Software industry)

    19942001 (7 years )

    Business career included founding two successful companies - eCity Deals was ranked #1 in its category by industry analysts and math.com was ultimately sold. Also led business development initiatives that drove a 38% revenue increase in one year for Encore Software, and devised successful marketing strategies for industry leaders such as Mattel, Denso, Hyundai and Toshiba.


Penelope Trunk’s Education

  • Brandeis University

    BA , History

    Activities and Societies:
    Ford Foundation Fellowship

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Penelope Trunk’s Interests:

Former professional beach volleyball player


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  • new ventures
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