Amber Naslund

Amber Naslund (born 1975) is a coauthor of The Now Revolution (coauthored by Jay Baer). The book discusses the impact of the social web and how businesses need to “adapt to the new era of instantaneous business.” Naslund is a communications and business strategist, and the VP of Social Strategy for Radian6, a company that builds software to help businesses manage their social media efforts, founded in 2006 by Chris Newton and Chris Ramsey.

Biography
Naslund was born in 1975. She attended University of Iowa (1993–1994) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1995–2000). For the past 15 years, Amber has worked with businesses of all sizes, from the Fortune 50 to startups and local nonprofits, to lead branding, communications, and client experience initiatives. Naslund has enjoyed a diverse career as a fundraiser, client services professional, marketing and communications executive, and entrepreneur.

Activities
Naslund speaks at conferences and private events, about the intersection of the web, communication and business culture. Amber is an avid writer and passionate content creator, and her blog has been recognized among Forbes’ 20 Best Social Media and Marketing Blogs By Women, as PostRank’s top community management blog of 2009 with AltitudeBranding.com (now BrassTackThinking.com, ) as one of the Top 10 Social Media Blogs of 2010, and among the AdAge Power 150.

Haslund currently lives in Chicago with her daughter.