Soulopreneur Claire Raikes (the digital marketing consultant formerly known as "Business Blog Angel") knows nothing about Table Tennis! Or any other sports for that matter - unless you count motorcycle racing which is the only competitive sport Claire has ever participated in - that's her on the left in the photo. But her 'entrepreneurial spirit', thirst for all things 'personal development' and professional obsession with social media and personal branding meant that from the minute Chris told her about Will Maybanks and the WIllMeOn idea, she was on board.
Claire says: "The recent election of Barack Obama and how his campaign team used social media to engage, inpsire and 'mobilize' people - at 'grassroots' level - to give their support both emotionally and financially, has been an invaluable lesson for me as a professional personal brand builder. Will may not want to be our next PM, but his "can do" attitude, drive, ambition and talent are qualities I admire hugely, so he's got my vote! My personal goal is to make his name every bit as familiar to the British public as that of Tony Blair or Gordon Brown - but with a lot more positive emotion :o).
The technology tools that exist today, and what they can do at such little cost, are hugely exciting to me. My vision for the WillMeOn campaign is that come competition day at London 2012, all British hearts, minds and eyes are on Will Maybanks, willing him on to personal and team victory - and when I say 'team', I''m talking about every single individual who has stuck their hand in their pocket and/or spread the word. How powerful is that?"
Go Will Maybanks!
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