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Des Walsh does social media strategy for business and he coaches business owners and CEOs on the “inner game” of business.
- He loves social media because of the possibilities it offers for serious, level playing-field, global competition for players small and big.
- He loves coaching because of the way it can help successful people achieve the greatness they know they are capable of.
This site, Des Walsh dot Com, focuses on those professional interests: i.e. it’s basically about social media and business coaching.
You can read in detail about Des’s career to date at his LinkedIn profile. The details include stints as a schoolteacher, a taxi driver, a public sector executive, a consultant and business owner. Social media and business coaching are where he now focuses his attention.
With twenty years of business experience as a communications consultant and coach, following a public service career with senior positions at national and state levels, in education, the arts and major events planning, he has a keen understanding of how business and government work and the organisational and cultural issues that must be addressed in any change process.
An inveterate networker, Des is co-author of LinkedIn for Recruiting, now in its second edition. He is also author of an e-book for small businesses, 7 Step Business Blog, now also in Mandarin Chinese.
He is actively involved in the development of Social Media Club and the International Blogging & New Media Association.
Des is an Associate of China-based company Culture Fish Media (CFM), which assists companies promoting their business online in China: CFM is in turn partnered with social media release company Pitch Engine .
Des enjoys public speaking and has spoken about blogging and other social media in business, at conferences in Australia, the USA and China.
He is a volunteer member of:
- Advisory Board of International Blogging and New Media Association IBNMA
- Advisory Board of Social Media Club SMC
- Board of Governors of the International Association of Coaching – IAC.
Des blogs here at Des Walsh dot Com, and at Thinking Home Business.
Some other things about Des:
Sydney born and bred, he lives in the beautiful Gold Coast region on Australia’s east coast.
Years ago he was fortunate enough to study History (European Modern and Medieval) and English language and literature at the University of Sydney, and is fascinated by global politics and how people interact across cultural and geo-political boundaries. Especially mesmerized by the rise and rise of India and China.
He loves reading history and great fiction, especially novels by the likes of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy (War & Peace, twice), Updike, Marquez, Thackeray, Mann (tried to read Magic Mountain a second time but gave up). Has an eclectic taste in music but predominantly European classical. Played various sports over the years but never a star, likes Rugby Union more than soccer or Australian Rules, tennis more than basketball. American football is a fascinating mystery.
Des also loves travel (isn’t that like saying you love chocolate?), has lived and worked in Germany and England, been to the US several times, travelled in Europe and Indonesia and briefly visited Thailand and China. Plans to re-visit Ireland the land of his forebears, go to Macchu Picu in Peru and do a road tour of the USA, for starters.
Some kind people have written testimonials for Des.
If you think that, with all his experience and his passion for social media and for coaching, Des might be able to help you grow your business or help you as an entrepreneur get more clarity, focus and momentum, you can call or ping him for a no-obligation, exploratory chat. Just use one of the contact modes as below or the Contact page on this site.
Contact details:
Tel: +61 7 5536 5658 | +61 413 089 355
Email: deswalsh(at)gmail(dot)com | Twitter/Skype: deswalsh
