But I am concerned about my professional image and reputation

While my 'professional' image is probably not the same as yours (guaranteed,lol), I've kept my steem totally separate.

My website (which I thankfully did not promote here) has over a 10,000 visitors a month now, and even before now, would not have been comfortable hosting/promoting it here.

While I may sound like a broken record ( I bore myself for fucks sake! lol) the political environment/ethos, is one of 'progressive leftism', and that's not something to be connected to, in a long term business context. imo

Politics is downstream of culture, and the culture, worldwide, is changing.
The pendulum is swinging away from the last 50 years of socialist dogma.

It bothers me that Steem will be left behind in that change.
Steem may well turn to ice.

1 website
3 social media, crypto earning, accounts
10 affiliate websites style thing ( a bit crap, was an experiment)
1 Groceries shop
1 Food delivery service
1 restaurant-y, style thingy.
5 regualar sites promoting my services, (concerning various things).

Not one mention of steem(it) by me, on any of them.

mmm......