Joseph Ranseth

Joseph Ranseth has never fit the mold. The 30-year-old Canadian-born entrepreneur has never held a 'normal' job for more than four months, took a two-year break from the business world to do volunteer work and has been known to venture cross-continent with just the essentials and no itinerary. He's proud to say he does things differently, and he's out to show you how to do the same.

"Throughout my endeavors, I've networked with incredible people and have mastered the art of leveraging those friendships for profitable and mutually beneficial results," remarks Joseph. "I want to teach others that by creating genuine relationships and establishing mutual trust, our growth potential is limitless."

His expertise was born from his experience in the world of commission-based sales and a desire to change the way the world does business. He used this drive to found the vine multimedia in 2003, a highly successful Internet marketing company based in Winnipeg, and began teaching customers how to make the most of their online presence.

As one of the foremost experts in building genuine relationships through the Internet, Joseph has recently launched two new ventures that explore the power of social media and how it's redefining our personal relationships and the way we do business. The first is Genuine Social Media™, an innovative and powerful 12-week coaching program to teach businesses how to establish their brand and engage their customers online. He's also chronicling a never-been-done, real-life experiment into the power of social media at SocialMediaAdventure.com.

Joseph travels the world teaching others how to change their paradigms about making a profit in the business world. "It's no longer about using the Internet to make the hard sell," says Joseph. "Web 2.0 allows us the relationship-based approach to doing business, giving us new ways to connect with our customers to build long-lasting, profitable relationships."