--- description: Brian Roberts is an entrepreneur, university guest lecturer, non-profit media advisor and millennial consultant. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Brian Roberts ## Brian Roberts Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Brian Roberts is an entrepreneur, university guest lecturer, non-profit media advisor and millennial consultant._ ## Brian Roberts Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6e45e3a05f9532b/69888bea428a9e07b8cd1e6b/secrets-confident-conversation-advice-filler-words.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Mar 22, 2016 ### [How to Sound More Confident in Conversations](https://time.com/4266770/confident-coversations/) Drop the um, like and uhs * ![Stack of colorful cubes on table corner](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt393ed5070b43d5a7/69888af0cf40a82f1ac4265b/build-personal-brand-blocks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Mar 15, 2016 ### [5 Things You Can Do to Build Your Personal Brand This Week](https://time.com/4258400/personal-brand-build/) Start by knowing the value of your skills * ![confusion 3 question mark mental health self betterment motto stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c4aedca770e9220/69887b48a988ca43b46b65ba/confusion-3-question-mark-mental-health-self-betterment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Feb 10, 2016 ### [This is the Secret to Success Most People Never Learn](https://time.com/4140975/success-advice-millennial/) You may be chasing the wrong goals Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/brian-roberts/","name":"Brian Roberts"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/brian-roberts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/brian-roberts/"},"name":"Brian Roberts","jobTitle":null,"description":"Brian Roberts is an entrepreneur, university guest lecturer, non-profit media advisor and millennial consultant.","url":"https://time.com/author/brian-roberts/","sameAs":["https://x.com/mrbrianjroberts","https://facebook.com/Brian J. Roberts"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```