POWER OF ATTORNEY
                  FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
                           IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
                      PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.

        The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Myrna Newman as his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign
and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or
other change in ownership of any Common Stock of Professional Diversity Network,
Inc. (the "Company"), the following:

        (i)     any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
                Commission (the "SEC");

        (ii)    any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
                Form 3 to be filed with the SEC;

        (iii)   any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities
                on Form 4 to be filed with the SEC;

        (iv)    any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
                Form 5 to be filed with the SEC;

        (v)     any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be
                filed with the SEC; and

        (vi)    any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other
                documents in connection therewith. The undersigned hereby gives
                full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to seek and
                obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the
                undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the
                Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
                employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
                undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such
                information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any
                such release of information. The undersigned hereby grants unto
                such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do
                and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
                in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms
                all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may
                do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned
                acknowledges that:


            (i)   neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
                  liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with
                  the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any liability of the
                  undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements
                  or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for
                  profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;
                  and

            (ii)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
                  responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
                  obligations under the Exchange Act, including without
                  limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
                  Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
                  force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed
                  writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS
                  WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.


Date:  March 1, 2013          /s/ Stephen Pemberton
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                              Stephen Pemberton
                              Director