List of 160+ Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn to Watch
1. My List of 160 + Rising Stars
& Upcoming Influencers
of LinkedIn to Watch.
April 2021
2. Including.
1. What is a Rising Star?
2. How to interact with these Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
3. Who are the leading ‘Rising Stars’ & Upcoming Influencers around the world.
4. How many Followers they have.
5. Links to their LinkedIn Profiles and Content.
6. + Details of The LinkedIn Global Influencer Summit.
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7. What is a Rising Star & Upcoming Influencer?
A Rising Star / Upcoming Influencer is a member of LinkedIn who is considered by their peers to be an authority
and one of the leaders within their industry. They regularly post interesting, thought provoking content that
generates interaction from the audience and are best described as potential influencers in the making. In fact
many would say they are influencers already!
Most, if not all Rising Stars manage their LinkedIn themselves, which means when you interact with their content,
you are interacting with them and building on that relationship.
Imagine having an established ‘connection’ and friendship with an influencer who you have interacted with over
time, established and built a professional relationship with, somebody who mutually respects you as well, who you
have watched grow to the heights of being an influencer. What could that do for the ‘positioning’ of your personal
brand, especially when your audience sees an ‘influencer’ interact with you and comment on your content?
Just like an Influencer, to grow from Rising Star to an influencer, you should
1. Have a clearly defined purpose,
2. Understand how you can help your target audience,
3. Know how to get your message in front of them,
4. Can you solve their challenges, fears or problems with viable and preferably easily applied solutions.
5. Consistently post content,
6. Build and grow your following.
8. Benefits of Interacting with Rising Stars.
Rising Stars have a growing number of followers, whenever they make a comment on your article or post, their
comment can increase the reach of your post.
Here are several ways you can benefit from interaction with a ‘Rising Star’ on LinkedIn.
1.) Establish the relationship by consistently ‘Liking and Commenting’ on their posts,
2.) Become known to them, this can lead to them actually sacrificing an existing connection so they can then
connect with you directly,
2.) Get your name and your personal ‘brand’ known by a larger audience,
3.) Improve the positioning and perception of your name, brand and reputation,
4.) Increase the reach of your posts,
5.) Greater interaction with your posts, more likes, more comments, more shares,
5.) Increase your connections or followers,
6.) Greater opportunities to interact, connect and network with a larger target audience.
9. The Benefit of Interaction from just 1 Influencer.
There are several ways you can benefit from an Influencer or Top Voice of LinkedIn.
Here’s a good example. (True story)
Last year I put up a post on LinkedIn based on a few simple tips that would help job seekers to make their
profile have a stronger impact.
Within a day of being posted, a highly respected LinkedIn influencer commented favorably on my post, her 1
comment received over 50 likes and due to the size or numbers of her followers, added 100,000 views to
my post in less than 24 hours.
The post achieved a total of over 150,000 views in just a few days.
Basically her 1 comment resulted in my post going VIRAL!
10. How to Interact with Rising Stars.
Here are some steps to help you to interact and get the attention of ‘Rising Stars’ & Upcoming Influencers.
1.) Compile a shortlist of ‘Rising Stars’ whose business and therefore their audience is similar to yours.
2.) Go to their Content feed by clicking on ‘Content here’ on their profile listing within this pdf.
3.) Save their ‘Content feed’ in a folder on your browser program.
4.) Click on their profile listing here in this pdf, visit their profile and ‘Follow’ them.
5.) Regularly and consistently, Like & Comment on their content.
6.) Only after you have regularly and consistently interacted with their content, should you occasionally tag
them in your content.
7.) After you have regularly interacted with their posts and they have replied and interacted back to you, now
you are building the professional relationship with them, PM them and offer to set up a Zoom or Skype call
to share ideas and get to know each other a little better. (Whatever you do DON’T SELL!)
11. Please Note.
If you want to be noticed by any Rising Stars and Upcoming Influencers, I highly recommend that you select just a
few Rising Stars and Upcoming Influencers who target or work with a similar audience to yours.
Importantly, interact with the content of those Rising Stars or Upcoming Influencers,
BEFORE you tag them or reach out to them in any way.
Take the time to interact, let them discover who you are by commenting on their content, ONLY after they have
replied to several of your comments should you then tag them in just a few of your posts.
12. 160 + Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers
of LinkedIn.
13. Follow Ira Bowman - LinkedIn Profile here
Followers
192,000 +
Content here
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Special Mention – 100% + Growth in 1 Year
14. Congratulations to The Following for Reaching the
Influencer List of 100K + Followers.
Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers in 2020 Access their Content
1. Tima Elhajj (Profile) 99,000 + Content here
2. Ira Bowman (Profile) 92,000 + Content here
3. Kristin Olson-Kott (Profile) 85,000 + Content here
4. Rachel Beck (Profile) 80,000 + Content here
5. Gary Travis (Profile) 80,000 + Content here
6. Laura E. Ribeiro (Profile) 76,000 + Content here
7. Steve Wohlenhaus (Profile) 68,000 + Content here
8. Paula Goodman (Profile) 59,000 + Content here
9. Chris J Mohawk Reid (Profile) 58,000 + Content here
10. Cheryl Randall (Profile) 49,000 + Content here
11. Helen S (Profile) 38,000 + Content here
15. Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
1. Rakshith Maben (Profile) 99,000 + Content here
2. Kees van der Ent (Profile) 99,000 + Content here
3. Chantel Soumes (Profile) 87,000 + Content here
4. Emy Knazovic (Profile) 85,000 + Content here
5. Ash Playsted (Profile) 84,000 + Content here
6. Harish Chander (Profile) 84,000 + Content here
7. Ed Zia (Profile) 82,000 + Content here
8. Faith Nwaobia (Profile) 75,000 + Content here
9. Goldie Chan (Profile) 71,000 + Content here
10. Tony Abbacchi (Profile) 70,000 + Content here
11. Diana Nguyen (Profile) 70,000 + Content here
12. Elaine Jacques MSc, ACC (Profile) 70,000 + Content here
13. Vipin Tiwari (Profile) 68,000 + Content here
14. Professor Gary Martin (Profile) 63,000 + Content here
15. Patrick Bet-David (Profile) 62,000 + Content here
16. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
16. Brendon Burchard (Profile) 61,000 + Content here
17. Jordan Mendoza (Profile) 62,000 + Content here
18. Mariette Ramm (Profile) 62,000 + Content here
19. Krista Mollion (Profile) 61,000 + Content here
20. Joy Abdullah (Profile) 60,000 + Content here
21. Mel Robbins (Profile) 59,000 + Content here
22. Brenda Meller (Profile) 54,000 + Content here
23. Fabien Ghys (Profile) 54,000 + Content here
24. Rana Kordahi (Profile) 51,000 + Content here
25. Dr. A.J. Minai (Profile) 51,000 + Content here
26. Julie Hruska (Profile) 51,000 + Content here
27. Rana Radwan (Profile) 50,000 + Content here
28. Brian Schulman (Profile) 50,000 + Content here
29. Omar Al Bardan (Profile) 50,000 + Content here
30. Adam Horvath (Profile) 49,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
17. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
31. Chikaodi Emmanuel (Profile) 49,000 + Content here
32. Jordan Paris (Profile) 48,000 + Content here
33. Monica Tan (Profile) 48,000 + Content here
34. Himanshu Mistry (Profile) 48,000 + Content here
35. Andy Foote (Profile) 46,000 + Content here
36. Ahmed Khaled (Profile) 46,000 + Content here
37. Greg Brenner (Profile) 45,000 + Content here
38. Lila Smith (Profile) 44,000 + Content here
39. Kevin Harrington (Profile) 43,000 + Content here
40. Devina Kaur (Profile) 43,000 + Content here
41. Manuel Schollig (Profile) 42,000 + Content here
42. David Alto (Profile) 41,000 + Content here
43. Stella Da Silva (Profile) 41,000 + Content here
44. Elena Cardone (Profile) 40,000 + Content here
45. David Thompson (Profile) 40,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
18. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
46. Iqbal Afzal (Profile) 40,000 + Content here
47. Eunice I (Onwurah) Ifeanyichukwu (Profile) 39,000 + Content here
48. Richard Moore (Profile) 38,000 + Content here
49. Hayat Kouider (Profile) 38,000 + Content here
50. Greta Van Riel (Profile) 37,000 + Content here
51. Annie Salvador (Profile) 37,000 + Content here
52. Caroline Cares (Profile) 36,000 + Content here
53. Stefka k Foerster (Profile) 36,000 + Content here
54. Melanie Moses (Profile) 36,000 + Content here
55. Farooq Fazly (Profile) 35,000 + Content here
56. W. Kevin Ward (Profile) 34,000 + Content here
57. Juliet Herman (Profile) 34,000 + Content here
58. Amber Cheema (Profile) 34,000 + Content here
59. Gav Gillibrand (Profile) 33,000 + Content here
60. Narghiza Ergashova (Profile) 32,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
19. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
61. Adam Houlahan (Profile) 33,000 Content here
62. Joe Apfelbaum (Profile) 33,000 + Content here
63. Nazareth Q (Profile) 31,000 + Content here
64. Jake Melton (Profile) 31,000 + Content here
65. Tony Taylor (Profile) 31,000 + Content here
66. Brian Baptista (Profile) 31,000 + Content here
67. Tara Thomas (Profile) 31,000 + Content here
68. Matt Willis (Profile) 30,000 + Content here
69. Kristi (Kris) Madala (Profile) 30,000 + Content here
70. Elvis Eckardt (Profile) 30,000 + Content here
71. Matt Zaun (Profile) 30,000 + Content here
72. Brad Emery (Profile) 29,000 + Content here
73. Ben B Tilley (Profile) 29,000 + Content here
74. Jess Tiffany (Profile) 28,000 + Content here
75. Jude (Jobhib) Ediae (Profile) 28,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
20. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
76. Eric Silverman (Profile) 28,000 + Content here
77. Rhonda Sher (Profile) 27,000 + Content here
78. Almuth Siegl (Profile) 27,000 + Content here
79. Russ Johns (Profile) 26,000 + Content here
80. Jordan Gross (Profile) 26,000 + Content here
81. Khushboo Nangalia (Profile) 26,000 + Content here
82. Paris Cutler (Profile) 26,000 + Content here
83. Ahmad Munawar (Profile) 26,000 + Content here
84. Jane Anderson (Profile) 25,000 + Content here
85. Ron Marx (Profile) 25,000 + Content here
86. Brian Wallace (Profile) 24,000 + Content here
87. Carrie Bohlig (Profile) 23,000+ Content here
88. Bryan McDonald (Profile) 23,000 + Content here
89. Chris Dreyer (Profile) 23,000 + Content here
90. Rodrigo S. Martinelli (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
21. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
91. Manuj Aggarwal (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
92. Sal Celly (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
93. KJ Wong (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
94. Sonal Tandon (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
95. Brian Burke (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
96. Rodrigo Martinez (Profile) 22,000 + Content here
97. Christian Stevens (Profile) 21,000 + Content here
98. Robert Hanna (Profile) 21,000 + Content here
99. Tehseen Mannan (Profile) 21,000 + Content here
100. Ronan Leonard (Profile) 20,000 + Content here
101. Melanie McCool CHT (Profile) 20,000 + Content here
102. Erinn Nobel (Profile) 20,000 + Content here
103. Ifechukwu Joel (Profile) 19,000 + Content here
104. Jaris Tucker (Profile) 18,000 + Content here
105. Istvan Barath (Profile) 17,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
22. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
106. Shane Wallace (Profile) 17,000 + Content here
107. Martin Stark (Profile) 17,000 + Content here
108. Brittany Krystle (Profile) 16,000 + Content here
109. Columbus (Chukwuebuka) Icheku (Profile) 16,000 + Content here
110. Virginie Lemay-Vriesde (Profile) 16,000 + Content here
111. Elsie Geere (Profile) 15,000 + Content here
112. Sharon Gill (Profile) 16,000 + Content here
113. Barbara Vercruysse (Profile) 16,000 + Content here
114. Jimmy Delay (Profile) 15,000 + Content here
115. Rashmi Sharma (Profile) 15,000 + Content here
116. Chitra Lele (Profile) 15,000 + Content here
117. Dimitry Otriz (Profile) 15,000 + Content here
118. Denise Panza (Profile) 14,000 + Content here
119. Mara M.V. (Profile) 13,000 + Content here
120. Charu Mehrotra (Profile) 13,000+ Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
23. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
121. Julien Rio (Profile) 13,000 + Content here
122. Brandy Hollaway (Profile) 13,000 + Content here
123. Pjero Mardesic (Profile) 12,000 + Content here
124. Jagriti Malhotra (Profile) 12,000 + Content here
125. Carlos Adell (Profile) 12,000 + Content here
126. Liz Franklin (Mama Liz) (Profile) 12,000 + Content here
127. Tom Osman (Profile) 11,000 + Content here
128. Patrick Ward (Profile) 11,000 + Content here
129. Abdulrahman Kasom (Profile) 11,000 + Content here
130. Davida Ginter (Profile) 11,000 + Content here
131. Joe Gill (Profile) 10,000 + Content here
132. A.M Statthalter (Profile) 10,000 + Content here
133. Annie Cohen Leib (Profile) 10,000 + Content here
134. Erin Leck (Profile) 9,000 + Content here
135. Pix Jonasson (Profile) 9,000 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
24. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
136. Chris Colaco (Profile) 9,000 + Content here
137. Amna Hussain (Profile) 8,000 + Content here
138. Guy Strijbosch (Profile) 8,000 + Content here
139. Jean-Michel Tournier (Profile) 8,000 + Content here
140. Sam Gupta (Profile) 8,000 + Content here
141. Isaac Mostovicz (Profile) 7,000 + Content here
142. Maureen Wixon (Profile) 7,000 + Content here
143. Noirin Mosley (Profile) 7,000 + Content here
144. Rob Polon (Profile) 7,000 + Content here
145. Kirk Westwood (Profile) 6,800 + Content here
146. Stephen De Sede (Profile) 6,200 + Content here
147. Ilario Tariello (Profile) 5,900 + Content here
148. Jasmina Siderovski (Profile) 5,800 + Content here
149. Dorrit Karlsen (Profile) 5,000 + Content here
150. Vikki Brewster (Profile) 4,900 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
25. Influencer Name Access their Profile No of Followers Access their Content
151. Shad Hammond (Profile) 4,300 + Content here
152. Claire M Davis (Profile) 4,200 + Content here
153. Joshua Kikekon (Profile) 4,100 + Content here
154. Andrea Zsapka (Profile) 3,900 + Content here
155. Fardin Vioget (Profile) 3,500 + Content here
156. Adam Marx (Profile) 3,200 + Content here
157. Kate DiLeo (Profile) 3,200 + Content here
158. George Kaszynski (Profile) 3,000 + Content here
159. Sam Chor (Profile) 2,700 + Content Here
160. Zsuzsanna Krizsan (Profile) 2,700 + Content here
161. Majid Zafer (Profile) 2,300 + Content here
162. Dr. Celeste Hamilton (Profile) 2,300 + Content here
163. Harold Bauer (Profile) 2,200 + Content here
164. Stephen McMahon (Profile) 2,100 + Content here
165. Estee Visser (Profile) 1,700 + Content here
Rising Stars & Upcoming Influencers of LinkedIn.
110. Ron Marx LinkedIn Profile
No 85 Followers
25,000 +
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191. Estee Visser LinkedIn Profile
No 165 Followers
1,700 +
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