Entrepreneurs Take Charge Featuring Mac Prichard
Mac Prichard is the founder of Mac’s List, a job board and career hub in the Pacific Northwest with a mission to create more human hiring processes for all. Mac is also the author of the book Land Your Dream Job Anywhere and host of the weekly career advice podcast Find Your Dream Job.
We discuss:
- Transferrable skills that make the light bulb go on [2:11]
- A situation where you can make a difference [7:20]
- Why you should not gamble all your chips on one color [9:27]
- The hidden dignity that comes with temporary work [12:08]
- New habits that virtual work requires [15:33]
- Why only having a perspective is not enough to get you through a severe recession [16:51]
- How to do hiring better for job hunters [17:51]
- The most successful way to run a job search [19:56]
Learn more about Mac at https://www.macslist.org/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Getting Over the “Ick” of Selling Featuring Dr. Cindy McGovern
Known far and wide as “Dr. Cindy,” the First Lady of Sales, she is an expert in the areas of sales. She helps people get over the “Ick” of selling and use the skills of sales professionals to get what they want and deserve at work and in life.
We discuss:
- A skillset that’s been within you all your life [2:49]
- The time that you got your teacher to accept a late assignment [4:59]
- Walking commercials that can say why you are amazing [7:24]
- The flipside of pitching your product to a business prospect [9:50]
- How to ask for what you want when the chance does arrive [12:02]
- The difference between asking someone for referral and asking a prospect for business [13:22]
- The magic in the follow-up of sales [15:35]
- Sometimes the gift is not just another referral [17:37]
- How to craft a sales process that’s authentic to you [18:33]
Dr. Cindy is the author of the Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Every Job is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work, and as a popular and an inspiring speaker. As the CEO of Orange Leaf Consulting, her team works with companies and entrepreneurs to grow their business.
Learn more about Dr. Cindy at https://drcindy.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A bonus chapter on personal branding as well as a tip sheet for sales
URL for Free Gift
Go to https://drcindy.com/ and enter “SMASHING ” in the promo code area, or message Dr. Cindy on social media.
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Your True Abundance Featuring Laura Rotter
Laura Rotter is a CFA, MBA, CFP™ and founder of True Abundance Advisors, a fiduciary, fee-only financial planning firm located in White Plains, New York with a satellite office in New York City. She helps people both locally, as well as across the country.
We discuss:
- Self-exploration as a way to start working on your own [1:33]
- Unexpected opportunities show up to an open heart and mind [4:39]
- The degree of intention once your business starts growing [10:01]
- A blessing that comes after a long frustrating career [12:11]
- The trap of becoming a victim of the worst boss in the world [13:54]
- The power of like-mined people to help you clarify your mission and fulfill it [15:43]
- The financial questions that help life go [17:17]
After 30 years of successfully managing money for institutional investors including Citicorp and Para Advisors, Laura found her definition of abundance shifting. As she reviewed her own financial landscape, Laura realized that abundance wasn’t just about accumulating more wealth, but about employing her wealth to do the things she most valued. Her mindset changed from “I must use my life to make money,” to “I can use my money to make a life.”
Laura is passionate about sharing her financial planning process, which guides her clients toward decisions that integrate the attainment of both financial security AND life satisfaction as they near retirement.
In addition to her work as a financial life planner, Laura serves as Treasurer of Impact100 Westchester, is on the Professional Advisory Council of the Westchester Community Foundation, and is a member of the finance committee of the Hebrew Free Burial Association.
Learn more about Laura at https://trueabundanceadvisors.com/.
The Forever Transaction Featuring Robbie Kellman Baxter
Robbie is the author of The Membership Economy, the groundbreaking book that changed everything.
We discuss:
- The best way to do all the things you want to do as business leaders [2:28]
- The difference between a forever transaction and recurring revenue [3:09]
- How focusing on a forever promise would justify a customer making a forever transaction [5:07]
- The way you choose to package your value is how your customers will consume you [7:30]
- Why you should not lose sight of the customer’s mission while working on your product [10:54]
- Problem avoidance: defining the trigger features and hook features of your product [12:06]
- The package offering that you would give to your loved ones [14:53]
- The attributes that show why long-term clients are not always the best clients [16:59]
- The best table and finest champagne at a McDonald’s [21:01]
Robbie first coined the phrase Membership Economy over 10 years ago, and it is now part of the business lexicon used by organizations and journalists around the world. The Membership Economy was recently named a top 10 Marketing Book of all time by BookAuthority. Her clients have included Netflix, Microsoft, and The Wall Street Journal as well as several venture-backed private companies and associations.
Over the course of her career, Robbie has worked in or consulted to clients in more than twenty industries.
Learn more about Robbie at https://robbiekellmanbaxter.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Sneak Peek at Chapter 8 of Robbie’s forthcoming book The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Business So Compelling Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave
URL for Free Gift
https://robbiekellmanbaxter.com/the-forever-transaction-chapter-8/
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
Author Coach and Consultant After 28 Years in Corporate Insurance Featuring Brian Ahearn
Brian Ahearn is the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. He specializes in applying the science of influence in everyday situations.
We discuss:
- The effect of being active outside the walls of your company [2:27]
- The role of a true leader for employee’s engagement and satisfaction [4:45]
- The inkling when you know the change will have to happen [6:53]
- The relativity between your success and getting to “yes” [9:31]
- All the things that will make you like me will make me like you [10:34]
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- The power of asking over telling [12:47]
- If you’re not feeling well, you feel better talking to a doctor rather than a relative [14:44]
- Why we would take far more actions to avoid losing than we would to gain [16:24]
- A 24/7/365 skill that underlies almost all of the communication we have [18:09]
- How to persuade people to come on board when you’re a new organization [19:17]
- Why you should never underestimate who might be someone who could help you [20:32]
Brian is one of only 20 individuals in the world who currently holds the Cialdini Method Certified Trainer designation. This specialization was earned directly from Robert Cialdini, Ph.D. the most cited living social psychologist on the science of ethical influence.
Brian’s book, Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical, is an Amazon best-seller. His LinkedIn courses have been viewed by more than 90,000 people.
Learn more about Brian at https://www.influencepeople.biz/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A 15-minute video on the topic of pre-suasion
URL for Free Gift
Email booklaunch@influencepeople.biz
Counterintuitive Strategies to Boost Profit Featuring Maiko Sakai
Maiko Sakai, founder of Airtight Concepts, is a NYC-based business growth strategist a.k.a. secret weapon to her clients who are visionary entrepreneurs and CEOs with the desire to build a high-functioning, profit-generating machine of their dreams.
We discuss:
- Hidden nuggets in unconventional strategies [2:30]
- The right time to draw up a dream organizational chart [7:37]
- Identifying the gap between what you plan to do and what actually is needed [9:13]
- Why charging by the hour is doing a disservice to everybody [11:18]
- The beauty of value-based pricing [16:00]
- The psychology shift in one’s identity when transitioning from corporate life to entrepreneurship [17:27]
- How to get comfortable with your new identity and get over the drama that comes with change [21:10]
As a self-proclaimed Queen of Counterintuitive Strategies, Maiko provides effective but not-so-conventional strategies to boost sustainable profitability for her clients by utilizing both quantitative and qualitative assessments. Originally from Japan, Maiko loves ethnic foods of all kinds, and is a sucker for ultra-contemporary design and exotic houseplants. She earned her MBA from Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.
Learn more about Maiko at https://www.maikosakai.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Access to a free training video
URL for Free Gift
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
The Power of Human Connection Featuring Alan Cohen
TedX speaker, author, Executive and Team Coach, and proud dog-dad of a three-legged Wheaten Terrier, Alan Samuel Cohen has been called The Team Wizard after leading the successful publicity launch of the Harry Potter series.
We discuss:
- Necessity is the mother of invention [2:40]
- The silver lining of being laid off from a successful job [7:24]
- The role of a career coach for [un]employed people [9:32]
- Why now is a great time for innovation [11:20]
- Strategies for getting through a crisis for business owners whose business is turning upside down [15:12]
- The power of human connection in times of social isolation [18:33]
Alan Samuel Cohen, MBA, has been a professional coach for 15 years, and holds the PCC designation from The International Federation of Coaches. He has coached executives and teams at organizations including American Express, Tiffany’s, MetLife and Bloomberg, as well as countless non-profits and small businesses. He is the author of the book, “The Connection Challenge: How Executives Create Power and Possibility in the Age of Distraction” and “Those Difficult Talks for PR Pros.” He is certified in Emotional Intelligence, Myers Briggs, and the Energy Leadership System.
Learn more about Alan at http://www.alansamuelcohen.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Downloadable resources including Team MAGIC worksheet
URL for Free Gift
Command Your Brand Featuring Jeremy Ryan Slate
Jeremy Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world.
We discuss:
- The perks of being married to the expert [2:54]
- The small pond strategy [4:16]
- Where people most often go wrong when trying to get known [9:24]
- How to play the PR game with the right people [11:30]
- The importance of stats in getting you paid [14:37]
- Building up trust and likeability through content creation [16:45]
- Why obscurity is your biggest enemy [18:32]
Jeremy studied literature at Oxford University. He specializes in using podcasting and new media to create celebrity and was ranked #1 in iTunes New and #78 in the iTunes top 100. He was named the #1 Podcast to Listen to by Inc. Magazine in 2019, as well as being named a Top Influencer by Forbes.
After his success in podcasting, Jeremy Slate and his wife, Brielle Slate, founded Command Your Brand to help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts.
Learn more about Jeremy at http://www.commandyourbrand.media, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
White paper, “The 7 Reasons No One Knows You”
URL for Free Gift
www.commandyourbrand.media/7reasons
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
Repurpose Your Career Featuring Marc Miller
Marc Miller is the founder of Career Pivot, which helps those in the 2nd half of life design careers that they can grow into for the next 30 years.
We discuss:
- Businesses which are immune to creative destruction [2:04]
- Why making stuff up won’t get you a job if you’re over 40 [5:03]
- The solution to retire when you want to retire [8:56]
- Going into your 60s with a student loan debt is not a healthy thing to do [10:32]
- If you are going to fail, you better fail fast [12:06]
- Why you should leave behind some of the things you are good at [14:30]
- The ways to make money now that didn’t exist before [16:51]
- Going from a fixed to a growth mindset [19:58]
Marc authored the book Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life published in September 2019. He is a recovering engineer, a multipotentialite and a professional career changer as he has made 6 career pivots over the last 35 years. Marc is also the podcast host of the award winning Repurpose Your Career Podcast.
Learn more about Marc at https://careerpivot.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Why You Should Consider Selling Your Business Every Year Featuring Chad Peterson
Chad Peterson is an expert business broker and the founder of Peterson Acquisitions, an award-winning M&A firm. Chad’s firm handles transactions in $1 million to $25 million range, with some deals exceeding $25 million. He works with companies all over the United States and has completed international deals as well.
We discuss:
- How to set yourself apart from other entrepreneurs [2:06]
- What goes beyond 7,000 cold calls [3:27]
- How to know if you’re employable [4:44]
- A mad man starting businesses from a shoestring budget [5:51]
- There are builders and there are sellers [8:20]
- The time to sell is when you’re doing well, and not vice versa [10:32]
- A small whisper from a friend [13:00]
- Nobody quits working, or why retirement won’t do you good [14:04]
- Why business owners don’t know the value of their own business [16:30]
- How to make better and informed decisions when selling your business [20:43]
Peterson Acquisitions was recently named by one publication as the #1 ranked business broker in the United States. What sets Chad apart from all other business brokers is his aggressive style, work ethic and tenacity that are rooted in his humble beginnings. Chad is a self-made entrepreneur that has been in the trenches. He has started, built and sold 6 of his own businesses. Chad wrote the book “From Blue to White: A Working Man’s Guide to Self-Employment”. Best-selling author Scott Alexander of “Rhinoceros Success” wrote the foreword. He also wrote the book “Swinging Doors: A Guide to Selling Your Company” and is the host of the podcast: Business Brokers: Buying, Selling & Growing Businesses.
Learn more about Chad at https://petersonacquisitions.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free download of Chad Peterson’s Swinging Doors book
URL for Free Gift
https://petersonacquisitions.com/get-the-book/
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
Consulting Success as an Expert Featuring Boudewijn Bertsch
Boudewijn Bertsch helps clients bring out the best in themselves and others and originated the Direct Path to Inclusive Leadership Development.
We discuss:
- What’s common between being unemployed, an entrepreneur and an independent contractor [1:49]
- The relief that comes with having a financial buffer [5:56]
- How to change your internal narrative and work with clients you want to work with [9:09]
- Price strategies that we can control and the ones we can’t [11:03]
- Leadership development: transitioning to Train the Trainers format as a successful practice [12:34]
- The most common problem people deal with [15:24]
- How to know whether you are (and stay) on the leading edge of the field in which you operate [16:57]
- Bringing out the difference between inclusive leadership and the conventional leadership paradigm [19:26]
Boudewijn facilitates leadership workshops for companies around the world. His approach draws on insights from modern science including, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, systems and complexity theory. He is a Strozzi-certified somatic coach, an executive and life coach.
Boudewijn was born in the Netherlands and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. He was educated in the Netherlands and Japan. He is married to Riva and loves to play the piano.
Learn more about Boudewijn at http://www.spimanagement.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Brief Description of Gift
Two articles – one on The Leadership of Change and one on Flourishing with Diabetes
A free thinking-partner session with Boudewijn
URL for Free Gift
Selling on Amazon with The Wholesale Formula Featuring Dan Meadors
Dan Meadors started out working a regular day job in a small town in Kentucky. In 2011, he began selling on Amazon with only $600 and grew it into a multi-million-dollar business in just a few short years.
We discuss:
- Triggers that launch us into much bigger things [2:07]
- How to overcome the fear [and shame] of being fired by becoming the person you always wanted to be [4:56]
- The most natural thing you could do for your retail business that nobody tells you [6:30]
- How to remove yourself from your business [18:41]
- The Wholesale Formula: Creating the right path for people [20:08]
- A business model that lets you eat Thanksgiving dinner with your kids [22:32]
Today, Dan owns a business that has sold over 500,000 products on Amazon, done well over $20 million in sales, has generated millions in profit, and only works ONE HOUR per week due to the unique business model he created that allows him to almost completely automate the entire business. Dan now uses his freedom to teach people all over the world his exclusive business model through his elite online training program known as The Wholesale Formula.
Learn more about Dan at https://thewholesaleformula.com/, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free walkthrough of the Wholesale Formula
URL for Free Gift
https://thewholesaleformula.com/smashingplateaus
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
From Global Corporate VP to Thriving Creative Business Featuring Anne LaFollette
After a long successful career in retail at huge global companies like the Gap and Old Navy, Anne suddenly and unexpectedly got laid off. She was devastated. Her entire identity was associated with her fancy corporate job. After struggling to land another job, Anne decided enough was enough. She decided to bring a box of art supplies up from the basement and explore her creative side. She discovered surface pattern design and was HOOKED. Anne now has a thriving business that brings her joy every day.
We discuss:
- When the Universe is telling you this is no longer your path [1:39]
- An art class that changed everything [5:20]
- Why it’s important to take some time off before starting a new job [6:59]
- How to create a structure to keep your sanity while being unemployed [9:35]
- How to turn your doodles into dollars [12:05]
- Helping women manage through change and diversity [16:18]
- Breaking myths: Everything is figureoutable [18:22]
- It’s never too late to create [21:24]
Learn more about Anne at https://www.annelafolletteart.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free 3-part video series on getting started in surface design
URL for Free Gift
https://members.artwithanne.com/Free-Video-Series-Get-Started-in-Surface-Design
First Impressions That Stick Featuring Jared Silver
From Commercial Photographer to Marketing Specialist, from Business Portrait expert to Teaser Marketing Video specialist, Jared Silver’s professional career has always been focused on getting outstanding results for his clients.
We discuss:
- Adapting out of necessity only to start loving it [1:39]
- How to [re]invent a profession when your skill set is not needed anymore [4:07]
- How to condense your story in a 30-60 second pitch [5:42]
- The sole purpose of a teaser marketing video [7:05]
- How to get someone to look like themselves in front of the camera [7:48]
- A relationship accelerator: Getting your video clone out there [10:52]
- Tools to get your clients to get to their clients [13:23]
- How to structure your time so you can keep earning and learning at the same time [15:34]
- Always stay focused on the main result your client needs [16:45]
- A great example of reinventing oneself multiple times [17:19]
Learn more about Jared at http://www.ataglancemarketing.com/index.cfm, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
How to script a 30 to 60 second engaging and captivating video script that will Qualify Your Prospects Faster – for Sales Sooner (in the form of 3 easy to use worksheets)
URL for Free Gift
http://www.ataglancemarketing.com/index.cfm
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Building an HR Consulting Business Based on Your Corporate HR Expertise Featuring Diana George
Diana George is the founder and president of By George HR Solutions. She has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the luxury watch brand OMEGA.
We discuss:
- Estimation of effort: Lessons learned from having been an entrepreneur before [2:10]
- Going global when sky is the limit [4:46]
- Your employees are your best brand ambassadors [6:21]
- The kinds of mistakes companies make when it comes to hiring [7:11]
- Why you should set other people for success [10:44]
- When your ideas and vision extend beyond the company you work for [12:12]
- The importance of not chasing money once you get unemployed [13:57]
- Temp agencies as a means to relieving stress in case of a sudden job loss [15:54]
- How to find the right people for your business early on in the process [18:58]
- Ways in which LinkedIn could be useful besides just having a good profile [21:42]
With over three decades’ experience in a career that has encompassed leadership in retail, non-profit, health and wellness and the private sector, Diana works with companies to realize and strengthen the resources they have in their employees.
Diana consults with organization when they are ready to hire reliable employees so that they can increase their productivity, profitability and improve retention in the workplace.
Learn more about Diana at http://www.bygeorgehr.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A workbook for entrepreneurs with the 5 questions that every new entrepreneur should consider before they start their business.
URL for Free Gift
Why We’re Not In The Guru Business Featuring Jeff Schechter
Jeff Schechter, aka “Shecky” has had the entrepreneurial bug his entire life. He started his first business right out of college, and over the years been involved in numerous businesses ventures.
We discuss:
- Some of the hardest parts of the strikes as you’re trying to get a hit [2:22]
- A much better indicator than perfect analytics [5:30]
- The blocks that make us resist to marketing [8:48]
- How to show people you have value without being full of hype [12:25]
- How the era of authenticity is changing marketing trends for the gurus out there [14:48]
- How love can save you in times when nobody is safe [17:10]
- The kids that are willing to take chances [21:52]
- Write it down and put it out there to the Universe [24:32]
Shecky’s love for real estate investing began in the 1980’s, when he rehabbed 5 of his own residences, before the term “house-hacking” even existed. Since those early days of torn up kitchens and bathrooms Shecky has bought and sold many properties and is an active investor to this day. In addition to investing, he operates a private consulting practice. He thrives on helping people realize their full potential not just in business and investing but in all aspects of life.
Learn more about Jeff at https://HighReturnRealEstate.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free consultation with High Return Real Estate’s Director of Investor Relations for any listener wanting guidance on RE investing
URL for Free Gift
sales@highreturnrealestate.com
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
Building a Book Publicity Agency with Your Reputation Featuring Lori Ames
Lori Ames has been involved in book publishing and book publicity since the early eighties. After receiving her degree from Hofstra University she began her publicity career at a boutique book publicity agency in New York City.
We discuss:
- How to start a business from a hospital room [1:44]
- How to use your time efficiently when trying to create a semblance of normalcy [3:20]?
- The successful combination of reputation and knowing what you want [5:24]
- A badge of honor: Why losing your job is losing its stigma [7:34]
- The scariest part of starting a business [9:35]
- Best friends as a means to relieve overwhelming responsibilities [13:13]
- Book publicity as being more than selling books [15:16]
- What book authors need to think about when building a platform [17:36]
- Don’t be a lawyer who lost their job and opened a bar [19:08]
In late 2010, Lori’s son was diagnosed with an inoperable malignant brain tumor, so she left the fast-paced world of Manhattan to care for her son and in the process set up her own agency (her son Robert is doing very well and plays an important role at the company).
Learn more about Lori at http://www.ThePRFreelancer.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Why You Need to Listen to Your Sacred Purpose Featuring Daniel Hanneman
Daniel John Hanneman has an extensive background as a professional counselor and certified hypnotherapist with combined business and professional backgrounds in energy scanning, energy clearing, spiritual life coaching, intuitive business coaching, master intuitive trainer, channeling, metaphysics, Religious Science, hypnosis, psychology, motivational techniques, and personal/business development systems.
We discuss:
- The key role of having aligned awakened presence [1:47]
- Early warning signs of your sacred purpose trying to play out [5:00]
- The difference between sacred purpose and tactical orientation [8:32]
- The day you need to go out and play tennis with your buddies [13:07]
- Path of a surrender: the art of letting go for highly sensitive people [16:28]
- Breaking old models of doing business as a way to consistent revenue [19:40]
- Achieving a breakthrough by constantly shifting established structures [24:06]
From a best-selling book series, Daniel has co-authored the book, Wake Up Live The Life You Love – Living In Abundance, which featured internationally renowned legends including Anthony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Dr. Michael Beckwith. He has been the producer and host for the popular internet radio show, Spiritual RockStar Radio Show.
Daniel is the creator of Your Sacred Purpose that is awakening the deeper power within spiritual entrepreneurs and transformational leaders to experience profound awakening and real results to impact millions of people’s lives around the world.
Learn more about Daniel at http://www.academyforinvinciblehealers.com, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free consultation
URL for Free Gift
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
https://www.yoursitehub.com
Strategies to Go Solo as an Attorney Featuring David C. Holland
David is a litigation attorney in New York City. His experiences in viewing the criminal justice system from nearly every perspective led him to advocacy to legalize marijuana. He is the Executive and Legal Director of Empire State NORML and a founder of the NYC Cannabis Industry Association.
We discuss:
- The luckiest person there is [2:04]
- Fighting for a cause that seems inconceivable to achieve [4:21]
- How to overcome disappointment as a challenge in times of transition [5:30]
- A social revolution: The day that no one thought would come [7:04]
- Going all the way back in order to move on [8:42]
- The most important piece of capital you could own [11:30]
- Why you should never stop networking [14:54]
- The essentials of effectively investing in relationships [16:24]
- The rewarding experience of being able to change lives [18:28]
Learn more about David at http://www.HollandLitigation.com, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Pivoting from One to Many Clients Featuring Jacqueline Lauren Renan
Jacqueline Lauren is the founder of Jacqueline Lauren Design, an intuitive brand strategy and design company.
We discuss:
- A natural progression to running your own design company [1:43]
- Work on yourself so you can work with others [5:21]
- An effective tool to make sure everyone’s on the same page [7:51]
- The importance of having a connector to help you build your business [10:15]
- Bringing in strategic knowledge to your design as an added value [12:14]
- How to “interrupt” energy drain while doing endless design work [13:27]
- The freedom that a long-term, steady client can give you [15:11]
- What might happen if your client is your friend [16:45]
- Looking into a variety of industries as an effective way to generate recurring revenue [17:54]
- Personal stories that connect people [19:22]
Jacqueline merges 15 years of design knowledge with an understanding of how energy and intention affect our lives and our businesses. She also understands the importance of listening, both to her clients and her own divine guidance. By following her inner wisdom and transforming her self-limiting beliefs, she allowed herself the freedom to expand and not follow the status quo. She moved from a toxic urban environment onto a beautiful horse farm. Recently, guidance came in the form of a dream. Jacqueline was instructed to create and launch the Realign with the Divine podcast to share the stories of modern day healers and their awakenings.
Learn more about Jacqueline at http://www.jacquelinelauren.com, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A 30-minute brand assessment call
URL for Free Gift
http://www.jacquelinelauren.com
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How Your Coaching Business Can Exceed Your Last Corporate Job Featuring Michael OBrien
Michael OBrien is the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Coaching and Consulting. He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days. He started going solo in 2014 at the age of 47 after a successful corporate career.
We discuss:
- A corporate shake-up and a last bad day [1:58]
- The freedom to honor the values you want to honor [4:22]
- How to stop fear getting the best of us [6:15]
- Breaking free with a 50% plan [7:46]
- How to start off a new business by building upon your network [9:48]
- The differences between working on your craft versus managing your business [13:01]
- How doing something incremental each year helps you reach stability [15:14]
- When you don’t have confidence but you have courage [17:06]
- Transparency [and abundance] as a way to create better leaders [20:29]
Learn more about Michael at http://www.michaelobrienshift.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Michael’s new book that will help you prevent bad moments from turning into bad days (you just have to pay shipping and handling)
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StartUps Are Not Like Reality TV Featuring Jeff Saling
Jeff Saling is a start-up founder and early stage public company executive with more than 25 years’ experience. Since 1998, Jeff has been part of successful startup exits with 3 IPO’s and 1 private acquisition. As an executive, Jeff’s experience includes running worldwide sales, professional services, SaaS operations, and product development. As a founder, Jeff’s experience includes three B2B SaaS cloud companies and currently, 1 business / tech incubator, StartUpNV. Jeff is also an active mentor and angel investor in several tech start-ups.
We discuss:
- The difference between being in an incubator vs. trying to start something without the incubator [2:25]
- Why being solo might be too hard [4:50]
- How to overcome mid-career challenges by joining an incubator [6:27]
- The road to having an a-ha moment [9:38]
- A program that helps you create the next big unicorn [11:16]
- Free resources for business startups based out of Nevada [15:58]
- Biggest obstacles to founders getting help in the early stages of their business [17:32]
- Pros and cons of paid startup programs, and the alternative to them [20:54]
- Not a boring company that has broken through the plateau in the IoT space [22:10]
- The future is bright [23:58]
Learn more about Jeff at https://startupnv.org/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Thank You to Our Sponsor: Geri Mazur Marketing
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Building a Business Late in Your Career Following a Job Loss Featuring Martha Sue Yeary
Martha Sue Yeary is on a quest to find executives and professionals who are golfers or aspiring golfers and love the game but are frustrated at it!
We discuss:
- How to transition from a non-profit to for-profit company when everybody wants to feed their family [1:41]
- Learning new skills versus starting all over again [7:10]
- Why it is important to have access to what the world is doing [8:18]
- How to partner and network to become known [10:25]
- Happy words for grown-up people [11:40]
- Creating a golf game based on self-belief [13:03]
- How Martha made teaching a sport online possible [14:47]
After over 30 years of bringing fun into golf, Martha’s focus now is to leverage that fun into financial access by showing students how to own their game and create the plan to have it solve their 6-figure income problem!
Learn more about Martha at http://www.EmpoweredGolfers.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free e-book to reflect upon and improve your golf game
URL for Free Gift
marthasue@bionicgolfpro.com
Building the Creative Business of your Dreams Featuring Luci Dumas
Luci Dumas is an award winning PPA Master Craftsman photographer. She has enjoyed a successful, profitable and creatively satisfying full-time career for over 36 years.
We discuss:
- The signs that tell you where to focus your business [2:11]
- How to work smarter rather than harder [6:22]
- How to position yourself as a professional who creates a high amount of unique value [9:01]
- Connecting emotionally and changing lives through photography [10:42]
- Self-employment: You’ve got to have fire, and a little bit of misery [13:56]
- A marketing revolution triggered by the digital revolution [17:32]
- Why the most successful photographers might not be the best photographers [20:10]
Luci is the baby whisperer and photographs children, families and weddings in San Diego. Her superpower, besides her photography, is selling three to eight wall portraits and albums to almost every client. A teacher at heart, Luci also has a coaching and training business, Insight Training for Photographers, and loves supporting other talented photographers and creatives, who are passionate about building the business of their dreams, or just want to make a great business even more successful.
Learn more about Luci at http://www.insighttrainingforphotographers.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free strategy session and 2-eBook “10 Big Ideas for Marketing Photography in the Real World”
URL for Free Gift
1-Free session = luci@lucidumas.com / 2-eBook = www.lucidumascoaching.com
Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub
Building a Leadership Development Consulting Firm after Athletics Administration and Nonprofits Featuring Alex Winnicker
Alex Winnicker is the Principal Consultant at Winning Consultations, LLC, specializing in Leadership Development and Team Building.
We discuss:
- Reorganizing oneself out of a job [1:54]
- How being overqualified for a job helps you out into building your own business [5:15]
- Never let a potential job conversation go away [7:03]
- The thing that makes the difference and moves your startup from being a side gig to being your main job [8:35]
- How to know when your business becomes sustainable [11:28]
- Leadership development as a tool for producing the best outcome [14:25]
- The importance of developing the right mindset throughout each day and situation [18:06]
- How to ease the process of going from employment to becoming a successful entrepreneur [21:23]
Prior to his current role as a leadership development consultant and trainer, Alex served in athletics administration at several NCAA Division III institutions throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions for fifteen years, and then as an executive leader in the nonprofit sector.
Alex earned his MA in Organizational Communication from Kean University in New Jersey, and his M.Ed. in Athletic Administration from Endicott College in Massachusetts. He is an Alum of Penn State University, where he earned his BA, and serves as the Director of Programming for the Mid-NJ Chapter of the Association for Talent Development.
Learn more about Alex at https://www.winningconsultations.com/, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
10% off on any of Winning Consultations’ services and a free Behavioral Personality Assessment (buy one, get one for free)
URL for Free Gift