Ron Kaiser: Aging with Financial, Physical, Social and Intellectual Health
Dr. Ron Kaiser is a positive health psychologist and author. At age 81, he works as Director of Psychology in one of the world’s leading headache centers, and he is also the founder of Goal-Achieving Psychology.
We discuss:
- How to achieve a remarkable lifestyle at the age of 81 [3:00]
- The expectations that prevent us from redefining the second century of our life as an active time [5:12]
- Seven keys for rejuvenaging [6:57]
- Small steps in the right direction [11:49]
- A successful combination you can share with the world [14:36]
- How to smoothly transition to online business [17:52]
- It is never too early to start thinking about rejuvenaging [20:52]
- A business model to help you stand out in your marketplace [25:30]
In recent years, Ron has directed many of his efforts to helping our growing population of older adults to age in a physically, socially, and intellectually active manner. His own lifestyle serves as a positive role model for this approach. Ron’s recently published book, “REJUVENAGING: The art and Science of Growing Older with Enthusiasm” has been an Amazon Best Seller.
Learn more about Ron at http://www.TheMentalHealthGym.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A pdf of Dr. Ron Kaiser’s older book (a revised copy will be available for purchase this year): WHAT CAN GO RIGHT? The Thinking Person’s Guide to Making Good Things Happen
URL for Free Gift
http://www.thementalhealthgym.com/join/
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Devi Adea: Presence Prepares You for Profits
Devi Adea is a “soul-full” speaker, author, coach, and conscious business strategist.
She is the host of the top-ranked Spiritual Entrepreneur Podcast and creator of the popular Podcast on Purpose Online Academy.
We discuss:
- What is a spiritual entrepreneur? [2:04]
- Mistakes people make when they want to do the right thing [4:23]
- A great intersection to start a business [6:33]
- How accountability helps to overcome fears that hold us back [8:16]
- Tools to set you up on the path of becoming a spiritual entrepreneur [12:54]
- How Devi has built stable growing revenue streams in her own business [18:30]
- Getting on a helicopter to shift your perspective [26:57]
Devi moves entrepreneurs and leaders to embrace their soul’s purpose and to share their message with the world so they can experience elevated freedom, fulfillment and results in work and life. Devi has been featured three times as an Icon of Influence at the New Media Summit, and interviews today’s top podcasters and influencers on her brand-new show, Podcasters on Purpose and shares her spiritual entrepreneurial insights on Devi TV – The Podcast. (both now available on iTunes!).
Learn more about Devi at https://deviadea.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free software equipment and studio guide to help you get started with your podcast
URL for Free Gift
http://podcastingonpurpose.com
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Joshua Spodek: Taking Initiative in Business
Joshua Spodek, wrote the bestselling book, Leadership Step by Step, hosts the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, is a professor at NYU, and blogs daily at joshuaspodek.com.
We discuss:
- Entrepreneurship as a way out [3:46]
- The main hurdles and the main support to make things happen [7:38]
- What skills are missing in today’s market and generations [9:45]
- A set of exercises that will help you develop as an effective initiator [11:20]
- Inspiring stories of people who uncovered a passion of theirs and acted upon it [13:16]
- The results of people [not] acting on their environmental values [17:30]
- Opportunities to speak to a lot more people [23:10]
- Why competing with price is a losing strategy [26:20]
Josh holds five Ivy League degrees, including a PhD in astrophysics and an MBA, and studied under a Nobel Laureate. He left academia to found several ventures that operated globally. He teaches and coaches leadership and entrepreneurship at NYU and Columbia. He has spoken at TEDx, Harvard, West Point, BCG, and more. He visited North Korea twice, swam across the Hudson, has done burpees daily since 2011 (130,000+), takes 16 months to produce one load of garbage, and hasn’t flown (by choice) since March 2016.
His next book, Initiative, launched in May.
Learn more about Josh at http://joshuaspodek.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Carey Rome: Making Growth Plans Happen
Carey is the CEO of Cypress Resources. He is a recovering CPA who somehow can manage both left and right brain activities. Admittedly, right brain activities are where Carey thrives.
We discuss:
- What happens when one starts to do things that are outside of other people’s comfort zone [1:48]
- The burn in your gut that keeps you restless until you smash the plateau [5:02]
- The difference between working on problems and working on opportunities [7:05]
- How a 113-year-old company embraces a brand-new path of doing business [10:03]
- A gift from a client: How to create a longer lasting value [13:13]
- The moment when you decide to create something technology based [15:44]
- Why most business strategies fail [17:55]
An admirer of smart ideas, Carey is an avid (or maybe addicted) podcast and audio book listener. So, if you see him with earbuds in, he’s not being rude, he’s trying to figure out how to better your business.
Learn more about Carey at http://www.cypressresources.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Esther Weinberg: Dignity, Leadership and Personal Power in the Workplace
Esther Weinberg is the founder of MindLight Group. She and her team help mid to large media companies, their employees and their executive leadership teams to find and mentor dignity, leadership and personal power in the workplace.
We discuss:
- The boundaries you need to stay positive and relevant [3:16]
- Things to break and things to accelerate [7:32]
- The three pillars necessary to build a culture of dignity, leadership and personal power [9:17]
- How to create a degree of certainty when going through organizational change [12:30]
- The equation you need to solve to get a sustainable change [16:40]
- If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there [20:53]
- Why having a system of ongoing communication is vital to your revenue flow [21:48]
- How to create value with a resonating focus [27:41]
Esther is a powerhouse game changer who has successfully transformed organizations, executive leaders and teams for over 20 years. Esther creates breakthrough strategies for such companies as Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Microsoft, CNN and Imax. Esther has held executive positions at Disney and Fox.
Learn more about Esther at https://mindlightgroup.com/, https://thereadyzone.com/podcast/, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Sean McKay: Awareness Reputation and Conversion
Sean McKay is the CEO of Site Hub, a Rochester company he started in his mom’s basement and turned it into a well-established web and marketing agency.
We discuss:
- The biggest plateau in Sean’s solopreneur career [1:47]
- Why charging more doesn’t scare people [3:15]
- What happens when you raise the cost of your service from $2,000 to $5,000 [6:06]
- The bigger problem you can solve, the more important you are [7:42]
- The future of digital marketing [9:05]
- The ARC of business [10:40]
- The advantages to outsourcing a digital marketing agency [13:07]
- Going above and beyond one-time service to earn ongoing business [16:56]
- Why pretty much everyone has an SEO problem [21:30]
- Ways to improve the conversion rate of your website [25:32]
Sean McKay has logged his 10,000 hours (and more) working with clients to perfect their digital marketing. Site Hub has served over 300+ clients in just a few years and recently won the Best in Digital Marketing Award by High Tech Rochester.
Learn more about Sean at https://yoursitehub.com/, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A checklist of 10 things you can do to improve the conversion rate of your website
URL for Free Gift
https://www.yoursitehub.com/freecro
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Mari Ryan: Creating a Thriving Workplace
Mari Ryan is the CEO and founder of AdvancingWellness. She is an expert in workplace well-being and leverages over 30 years of business experience in various marketing, consulting and executive roles across a variety of different industries.
We discuss:
- What a thriving workplace is [2:52]
- Differences in creating a thriving workplace at the macro and micro business level [4:37]
- Why surrounding yourself with a supportive network is critical for the success of solopreneurs [8:45]
- Ways people in larger organizations can gain support for creating a thriving workplace [12:23]
- Consulting projects as long-term arrangements that provide consistent revenue flow [17:30]
- Why the day in, day out approach is not so useful when developing a revenue model in the well-being consultancy field [20:04]
- The right questions to ask yourself in order to create a persona for your target audience [23:48]
For the past decade, Ms. Ryan has been creating thriving workplaces, through her consulting work and speaking on worksite well-being. Mari earned a Bachelor Degree from Lesley University, an MBA from Boston University, a Master’s degree in Health Promotion from Nebraska Methodist College, and is a certified Worksite Wellness Consultant. Mari is an active member of the National Speakers Association. Mari is the author of award-winning book The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Organizations Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results.
Learn more about Mari at http://www.advwellness.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A copy of Mari Ryan’s award-winning book
URL for Free Gift
Please, write an email to mari@advwellness.comto receive your free copy of the book.
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Stand Out and Get Noticed: NAWBO NYC Small Business Bootcamp
In today’s special episode of Smashing The Plateau, we’re sharing some of the highlights of NAWBO NYC’s Small Business Bootcamp on how to make your business stand out and get noticed. We talk to an incredible group of women, and they reveal some of the event’s biggest takeaways.
The National Association of Women Business Owners is the voice of more than 10 million women-owned businesses in the United States. Since 1975, NAWBO has helped women grow their businesses by sharing resources and providing a collective viewpoint to help shape economic and public policy. It is the only dues-based national organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries.
Learn more about the NAWBO NYC Small Business Bootcamp at www.nawbonyc.org, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Interviewees:
- [1:19] Helping small agencies win new business
Jody Sutter
Owner
The Sutter Company
- [2:03] Speaking and developing new relationships
Petia Abdur-Razzaaq
@thestylistagroup
- [2:44] The motivational benefits of attending a bootcamp
MarriLyn Gibbs
- [3:23] The value of being at a venue where the mission is all about supporting your audience
Hayley Foster
Chief Fostering Officer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayleybfoster/
https://twitter.com/fostering101?lang=en
- [3:58] The benefits of learning and networking with like-minded people
Alyssa Peek
Peek Photography
Alyssa@peekphotography.nyc
- [4:40] Humanizing brands that create curiosity-provoking experiences
Connie Chi
The Chi Group
- [6:04] Who makes things pretty when they are visually ugly
Gabrielle Napolitano
- [6:47] Why continuing self-development is so important to your product business
Irinel Stegaru-MacLaughlin
- [8:27] How to build your community early on at an event
Nicole Centeno
Founder and CEO
Splendid Spoon
Instagram: @niccent
- [9:47] How solopreneurs can get out of their shell and expand their universe
Donna Fullerton
DMF Communications
donna@dmfcominc.com
212-529-8105
- [11:21] The more internal work you do, the more successful you will be
Stéphanie Virchaux
Founder SV Empowerment, LLC
Empowerment Coach + Energy Healer
Instagram: @stephanievirchaux
- [12:45] One idea can change someone’s life
Jeannette Bridoux
Jeannette Bridoux Coaching
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marketingbride/
Instagram: @Jeannettebridoux
- [14:58] Own your voice, speak your truth and live your life your way
Noreen Sumpter
Live Life Your Way
Beyond Potential – Live Life your Way Radio Show
noreen@noreensumptercoach.com
- [17:12] How visualizations help audience stay engaged and remember the presentation content
Cathy Nolan
Cathy Nolan Art
cathy@cathynolan.com
Instagram: @cathynolanart
- [20:20] How to build a collective brand from a disparate team
Rebecca Maxwell
Asentiv New York
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-maxwell-657aa581
- [23:37] A match-maker that solves the number one hiring problem for small business
Elizabeth Eiss
Results Resourcing
- [25:31] Why branding is so important
Donna Olah-Reiken
Preferred Small Business Solutions
donna@preferredsbs.com
- [27:27] A system that helps people get in contact with their golden pot at the end of the rainbow
Susie Verde
- [29:24] The benefits of refining your pitch and your brand
Paula Oleska
Brain Upgrade Systems
- [31:48] How to capitalize on your own unique value
Fatima Campbell
- [33:37] The benefits of clarifying your target market
Tricia Taitt
- [36:50] An interesting twist on perceptions
Topaz Smith
Enoble
Topazamanda22@gmail.com
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Melanie Benson: Revenue You Can Count On
Melanie Benson is a Profit Amplifier, and has a gift for guiding fast-paced, mission-driven entrepreneurs to thrive financially in their work. Whether it’s achieving a bold goal or scaling the reach of your business, Melanie has a proven track record of accelerating results.
We discuss:
- The key to generating sales and long-term profit you can count on [2:44]
- How to stretch what you think is possible and restructure your business process [6:44]
- The role of business coaches: You can never solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it [10:26]
- Profit amplifying, profit optimizing [12:08]
- A dare-to-dream moment [16:32]
- Melanie’s first secret sauce that set her trajectory in a fast-paced growth [18:54]
- Which factors help balance delivering solutions to clients and maintaining consistent revenue [21:03]
- The success story around mental vision boards [22:50]
- Own Your Bold [24:00]
- How to smash through the digital chaos [26:41]
Melanie hosts the weekly podcast, Amplify Your Success, is author of Rewired for Wealth, co-author of Entrepreneur.com’s Start Up Guide to Starting an Information Marketing Business and has her success tips featured in magazines such as American Express OPEN Forum, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Woman’s Day, Parenting Magazine, and University of Phoenix Alumni Magazine. She is on the Executive Team for the Women Speaker’s Association and is a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders.
Melanie is a proud lifestyle enthusiast and spends her free time in search of the best spas and beaches in the world.
Learn more about Melanie at http://melaniebenson.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free five-day Own Your Bold challenge
URL for Free Gift
https://melaniebenson.com/oyb5daychallenge/
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Natalie Nagele: Get Your Business to Work for You
Natalie is the co-founder and CEO of Wildbit, the company behind Postmark, Beanstalk and Conveyor.
We discuss:
- Two opposites which have built a “legal” business [1:35]
- Growth strategies: why small is more powerful [3:03]
- Core elements of how to take care of your core business relationships [8:45]
- How to become comfortable with saying “no” [10:13]
- How to carve out time for deep strategic thinking [12:28]
- The importance for your brain to have space to think [15:10]
- The beast lives for us and not the other way around [16:36]
- Turning around things when you hit the wall [21:00]
With 29 team members across 5 countries working on multimillion-dollar products for developers, she’s proving that you can grow an extremely profitable business while focusing on shorter work days, an enjoyable work-from-anywhere environment, and staying small.
Learn more about Natalie at https://wildbit.com/, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Brief Description of Gift
a free month of Wildbit’s transactional email delivery service, Postmark
URL for Free Gift
Drop an email to natalie@wildbit.com
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Robbie Samuels: Turn Relationships into Cash
Robbie Samuels helps his clients shift their mindsets around relationship building so they discover new connections and business opportunities in the world around them and know how to act on them.
We discuss:
- The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when it comes to networking [01:35]
- What strategy to use when planning to attend a conference or meetup [03:35]
- How to make serendipity happen more frequently [05:30]
- Sales advice: If you believe in what you’re doing, you have to be in it for the long haul [08:06]
- Why are you not asking them to pay you? [13:21]
- How to pay attention to potential niches right around you [16:44]
- How to improve on a quarterly basis and generate recurring revenue [19:14]
Robbie is recognized as a networking expert by Inc. magazine and Lifehacker, and the author of the bestselling business book, Croissants vs Bagels: Strategic, Effective and Inclusive Networking at Conferences. A professional member of the National Speakers Association, Robbie has been speaking on the topic of inclusive networking for over a decade. As a consultant and coach, he shares how to create more inclusive and engaging conversations.
Learn more about Robbie at http://www.RobbieSamuels.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Ten Tips for Conference Connections
URL for Free Gift
http://www.robbiesamuels.com/STP
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Tom Morkes: Getting Noticed in a Sea of Digital Chaos
Tom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, host of In The Trenches, and author of The Art of Instigating.
We discuss:
- Getting the best of the military and the creative worlds to open the doors to unexpected opportunities [1:28]
- What time has to do with creating a location independent lifestyle [7:16]
- How do you get noticed in a sea of digital chaos? [11:40]
- Scary [and creative] leaps of self-confidence [16:08]
- Providence: how to keep yourself surprised by what’s on the horizon when working on projects [22:35]
Tom is a sought-after marketing and growth consultant, whose A-list clientele include high-profile influencers, NYT and WSJ bestsellers, and fast growth companies looking to scale to 8 and 9-figures. You can get inside Tom’s brain by reading his blog at tommorkes.com.
Learn more about Tom at https://tommorkes.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Tammy Gooler Loeb: Engaging in Fulfilling, Meaningful And Satisfying Work
In her 20 years as an executive career and executive coach, facilitator and speaker, Tammy Gooler Loeb has inspired people to engage in work that is fulfilling, meaningful and satisfying.
We discuss:
- Why are transitions so difficult? [1:45]
- The biggest mistake people make when trying to change career direction [3:05]
- How to find the interim step when you are in a toxic, unhealthy situation [4:50]
- Job trends that represent challenges for both companies and employees [8:04]
- What organizations and employees need to do to deal with the challenges in today’s workplace and workforce [11:48]
- How to invite your boss’s boss’s boss to a lunch [14:31]
- Top suggestions to a CEO who wants to make a difference and build a cutting-edge workforce [16:33]
- How to bring luck on yourself and guarantee a consistent revenue flow [18:33]
- The many sides of a wildly successful person who’s moved through various plateaus [23:48]
Tammy provides a variety of services to her individual and organizational clients in a wide range of sectors and industries, including executive and career coaching, group facilitation, training and speaking. This work focuses primarily on workplace communication, leadership strategies, and team development. Tammy hosts a podcast, Work From The Inside Out, which showcases the inspiring stories and practical lessons from people who have transitioned to more satisfying and meaningful work.
Tammy holds an M.B.A. from Boston University and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach by the Coaches Training Institute.
Learn more about Tammy at http://tammygoolerloeb.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
7 Top Tips for Professional Transitions (pdf)
URL for Free Gift
http://tammygoolerloeb.com/7toptips
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NAWBO NYC’s Laura Allen: The Power of the 15-Second Pitch
In today’s special episode of Smashing The Plateau, we’re talking to one of the speakers from NAWBO NYC’s upcoming Small Business Bootcamp. Laura Allen is the founder of ThePitchGirl.com and 15-SecondPitch.com. She has 20+ years of experience in advertising, online marketing, and sales.
We discuss:
- Why it’s so hard to explain who you are and what you do in 15 seconds [3:04]
- The secret to building engagement with others at networking events [5:01]
- What you need to do to prepare your 15-second pitch [8:06]
- What outcomes you can expect when you get your pitch down to 15 seconds [10:34]
- The 4-step process that Laura will be teaching at the NAWBO NYC Small Business BootCamp [13:04]
- What to expect at the NAWBO NYC Small Business Bootcamp [18:13]
- How Laura has grown her own business [20:10]
- How to be protected from the down times in business [21:15]
Laura created a unique 4-step process to help people explain who they are and what they do in just 15 seconds. Laura leads her popular The Power of the 15-SecondPitchworkshop online and in person. She has been a guest speaker for: NYU, Columbia, The Wharton School of Business and Cornell. Laura has been featured in: Adweek, The Financial Times, Crain’s New York Business, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. She has also appeared on ABC News and NY1 News.
Learn more about Laura at www.thepitchgirl.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
NAWBO NYC Small Business Bootcamp
Learn how can you tell your story to make your business stand out and get noticed. Register here.
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P. Brendon Lundberg: How to Create a Movement that Propels a Radical Business Idea
P. Brendon Lundberg, a previous chronic pain suffer, co-founded Radiant Pain Relief Centers, along with David Farley, MD, a Harvard-MIT trained physician, with a vision to build the safest, most consistently effective and appealing solution to the epidemic of chronic pain.
We discuss:
- What combination of factors would support a pain sufferer to become a co-founder [1:26]
- The safest, most consistently effective solution to chronic pain [3:30]
- What the physical location of a treatment center has to do with the solution it offers [5:47]
- How to become an expert at clinical delivery and bring back joy into people’s lives [8:30]
- Changing industry: It sounds too good to be true [11:32]
- An epic example of how to create a movement [13:17]
- The apple’s seed has the same potential to become an apple tree as an apple tree does [18:00]
- The snowball effect of investing locally [22:58]
Combining a mission to change the way chronic pain is understood treated with deep experience in healthcare management, marketing, business development and sales, Brendon and Dr. David Farley opened Radiant Pain Relief Centers in Portland, Oregon, USA, in February 2014. Following the success of the first center, they are laying out a plan for expansion to open new centers in new markets nationally and internationally.
Their story and vision for the future of pain management can be understood by reading their Amazon Bestselling book, Radiant Relief – A Case For A Better Solution To Chronic Pain. Inc. Magazine called the book, “A Manifesto” and “an epic example of how to create a movement”.
Learn more about P. Brendon Lundberg at http://www.radiantrelief.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free digital download of my book: Radiant Relief, A Case For A Better Solution to Chronic Pain
URL for Free Gift
https://radiantpainrelief.com/smashing
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Michael Levitt: How to Learn Boundaries in Your Work and Life
Michael Levitt is the CEO of Breakfast Leadership Inc. He is a public speaker and his book 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenarios brings people back to life.
We discuss:
- 369 days of worst-case scenarios [1:25]
- Biggest mistakes people make when they face a downturn and techniques on how to avoid them [4:00]
- Why being able to set boundaries is a skill every leader should have [7:32]
- What is a good course of action when you are feeling overwhelmed [11:08]
- The C-word that might scare clients in coaching [15:44]
- A deep transformation: taking the opportunity to rebuild and help other people do the same [17:42]
- There is no shortage of things entrepreneurs can do [20:28]
- When the health care industry is not crazy enough [24:15]
Michael focuses on helping individuals and leaders within corporations (Re)Learn BOUNDARIES in their work and personal lives so that they can accomplish more, by doing less, which will save their careers and possibly their lives.
Michael lost his health, his job, his car, and his home all in 369 days. Michael teaches people on how that happened to him, so that they can make the crucial changes in their lives to prevent those losses from happening to them.
Learn more about Michael at https://www.breakfastleadership.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free consulting call on burnout
URL for Free Gift
https://calendly.com/breakfastleadership/15min
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Sarah Santacroce: Turn LinkedIn into a Sales Magnet
Sarah is an internationally recognized LinkedIn Specialist & Online Presence Mentor who has personally coached over 1,900 entrepreneurs. She helps them position themselves as experts on LinkedIn so they get clients with ease.
We discuss:
- The biggest mistake that solopreneurs make when using LinkedIn [1:30]
- Three questions entrepreneurs should be answering in their LinkedIn headline [5:37]
- How to organize the content in the summary and the experience section on LinkedIn [7:58]
- The second biggest mistake that entrepreneurs make when using LinkedIn [11:13]
- Why LinkedIn is a great platform for people who struggle with self-promotion [13:34]
- A different kind of mindset entrepreneurs should adopt to ease the discomfort when handling LinkedIn [16:40]
- What recurring revenue actually means and how Sarah manages the flow of it [19:22]
- Six ways to customize your LinkedIn invitations [22:05]
In addition, Sarah is known for helping fellow introverts market their business authentically and anxiety-free, sell their services and make a difference. She’s also the host of the “Introvert Biz Growth” podcast where she has conversations with introverts who have grown their business using their introverted super powers.
When she’s not working, she loves adventure and traveling, yoga and nature walks or hanging out with her three boys.
Learn more about Sarah at https://sarahsantacroce.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
6 LinkedIn Invitation Messages to EASILY add the Right Connections!
URL for Free Gift
https://sarahsantacroce.com/invitation-templates/
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Michele Williams: Create a Real Profit in Your Business
Michele Williams is a certified Profit First professional who’s helping creative
business owners focus on the financial health and profitability of their companies.
We discuss:
- How a money management system can help you take profit first [1:23]
- How Michele stumbled and bumbled her way to financial sustainability in the long-term [4:20]
- A walk through the world of numbers [7:22]
- What typical patterns people tend to show when it comes to managing their finances [9:52]
- Why sometimes it’s better to step back in order to be able to take the next steps forward [12:30]
- What is more important for increasing your income than loving the numbers [15:50]
- Timescale of success: why too much too quickly is not a winning formula [17:48]
- The real way of having any business model that lasts a long time [19:12]
Michele believes that each choice determines profitability, and through her consulting agency, Scarlet Thread Consulting, she helps her clients understand the impact their choices have on the financial success of their business. She’s here to share her story to help you plan for success.
Learn more about Michele at http://www.scarletthreadconsulting.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
PDF Download – Financial Health Checkup
URL for Free Gift
www.scarletthreadconsulting.com/smashingtheplateau
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Tom Ross: Creative Professionals Can Be Successful Entrepreneurs
Tom Ross is the CEO at DesignCuts.com, a community of 400,000 designers, regularly accessing the world’s greatest design tools and assets at an accessible price point.
We discuss:
- A very good marriage of design and marketing [1:30]
- How to outperform competitors using the David Bowie method [2:19]
- The different ways in which DesignCuts helps creatives enhance their work [4:20]
- Some good methods to use when trying to figure out the product/market fit [7:52]
- The 10 Person Rule: getting the right feedback from the market during the initial phases of your product [10:30]
- The 99% of your customer service that is not service but is what makes your service stand out [13:30]
- Smart moves to create a consistent revenue flow [15:40]
- How to get a continual supply of brides [17:48]
He also co-hosts the Honest Designers Show, which has helped over 750,000 designers with their careers and inspiration. In his spare time, he mentors fellow entrepreneurs for free, and offers actionable advice via his new podcast and video show: The Honest Entrepreneur Show. He’s seriously passionate about bringing fellow creatives and entrepreneurs value.
Learn more about Tom at http://www.designcuts.com, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Brief Description of Gift
Any listeners can message Tom after the episode and he’ll give you free consultancy, with no upsell
URL for Free Gift
www.instagram.com/tomrossmedia
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Chris Badgett: Your Expertise Can Solve Your Prospects’ Problems with a Learning System
Chris Badgett is the CEO of LifterLMS and is known as “the online course guy.”
We discuss:
- How to become a WordPress agency owner without having a background in technology [1:30]
- What problem LifterLMS solves and how they grow their freemium business model [4:02]
- Why it is crucial to not cripple the free version of your business model [6:55]
- The connection between education entrepreneurs and Frankenstein [8:32]
- Successful stories of people who reap the benefits of using LifterLMS [10:30]
- A 30-thousand-foot-level perspective on how to facilitate success [13:48]
- The Five Hats Problem: what course providers need to change in order to move the needle for their clients [15:52]
- Course Plus: the future of online space education entrepreneurs [18:37]
- Look at the offline world to inspire the online world [21:07]
Chris created successful online courses, created a gardening course publishing business with experts around the world, and is the CEO of the popular fast-growing course building tool for WordPress powered websites called LifterLMS. LifterLMS helps online course creators convert their expertise and life experiences into income by creating impactful online courses.
Learn more about Chris at https://lifterlms.com,LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
The free core LifterLMS software
URL for Free Gift
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Paul Jarvis: Achieving Business Success By Not Growing
Paul Jarvis is the author of Company of One. He is a writer, designer, podcaster, online course teacher and software creator on the internet.
We discuss:
- A revolutionary philosophy on setting revenue targets [1:00]
- How to know when it’s time to optimize for enough [4:52]
- The value of staying small in business [9:10]
- A three-step barometer to judge if your business is meeting your success criteria [11:10]
- How Paul surfed his way to Company of One [14:05]
- How to generate consistent revenue flow through consistency [17:18]
- Why it’s easier and cheaper to retain a customer than to try to get a new one [19:57]
- How to always have insight into your existing customers’ problems [21:32]
- The best place to get Sunday Dispatches [24:23]
His courses—Creative Class and Chimp Essentials—have been taken by more than 13,564 paying students. His writing has been talked about by everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Arianna Huffington. He’s worked with clients, such as Microsoft, Danielle LaPorte, Mercedes-Benz, Marie Forleo and Warner Music. His ideas and words have been featured in WIRED, Fast Company, Vice, USA Today and more. As a totally random aside, his photography has been seen on Greys Anatomy (the TV show).
Learn more about Paul at https://ofone.co and Twitter.
Brief Description of Gift
Up to 5 hardcover copies of his book Company of One
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Abdo Riani: How Experts Can Help You Launch Your Business Idea
Abdo Riani is the founder of StartupCircle.co where aspiring and rising entrepreneurs can connect with and learn from successful founders over daily live Q&A sessions. He also mentors and guides entrepreneurs to first paying customers and beyond.
We discuss:
- Why it is important for entrepreneurs to connect with peers and how to do it effectively [1:21]
- What it takes to build an online summit and what it has to offer to both speakers and attendees [6:08]
- The economics of starting your own online space of connection [10:34]
- How to leverage competitors’ audiences instead of competing for their attention [15:12]
- Three strategic steps to generating consistent revenue [20:37]
- A tourist guide’s journey to creating online courses for gardening [23:55]
- The Startup Circle where entrepreneurs find answers and receive support for their ventures [26:27]
Learn more about Abdo at https://startupcircle.co/, https://abdoriani.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Jason Linett: How a Hypnotist Can Help You Grow Your Business
Can a hypnotist really help you grow your business? Jason Linett has hypnotized more than 250,000 people. He used the principles of rapport and modeling to track what top business performers and professional athletes do differently to build his own million-dollar brand.
We discuss:
- What you need to make a drastic career shift and go for the all-in moment [1:43]
- Why show is always better than tell [5:34]
- A three-ring circus business model [8:11]
- How to achieve the mindset where you take back the control of your habits, behaviors and beliefs [11:45]
- How to be the peer instead of the outside vendor [15:05]
- Set it and forget it: Work Smart strategies to generate recurring revenue [21:08]
- If you’re not creating, you’re waiting [25:45]
- Lessons learned from hypnotizing 250,000 people and building a million-dollar brand [30:15]
As a master of the micro-niche, he speaks to groups around the world and offers hypnotic-success-coaching to share how people in business can put his WORK SMART principles and strategies to use. Rather than just ‘hypnotize’ you to become more successful, he will help you de-hypnotize the misconceptions, fears, doubts, and ineffective strategies that are holding you back. Jason’s process isn’t magic but the results can be magical.
Learn more about Jason at https://JasonLinett.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook/Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Be part of the free 3-day launch and get a chapter from Jason’s new book which teaches a hypnotic language pattern for ethical influence.
URL for Free Gift
https://WorkSmartBusiness.com/smashing/
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Ronnie Tsunami: Using Learning Solutions to Increase Your Revenue
Ronnie Tsunami is a learning solution architect who speaks around the world helping organizations and entrepreneurs to build, launch and market new products and services.
We discuss:
- What the connection between learning and success is [2:00]
- Which industries would benefit from the Six Pillars of Support [3:50]
- The advantages of having a training program [8:58]
- The success formula for solopreneurs: credibility plus visibility equals reputation [11:38]
- How small business could generate recurring revenue in different niches through a continuity program [20:33]
- The Business of Gratitude and Get More Clients Network [27:25]
- How to get healthy with food, fitness and relaxation [28:33]
His specialty is in developing customer education programs and support communities to increase the adoption rate of new products and services within a specific market. For the past 25 years, Ronnie has helped businesses to successfully launch everything from IT software to digital phone services to films to frozen food. His innovative learning solutions have been implemented in more than 10,000 academic institutions and enterprise organizations around the world including Microsoft, the US Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable), and PlantPure Nation.
Learn more about Ronnie at http://www.changeleadersolutions.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free e-book – “The Change Leader Tsunami: How to Create a Bigger and Faster Wave of Change”
URL for Free Gift
http://ronnietsunami.com/the-changeleader-tsunami
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Caring Leads to Recurring Revenue Featuring Matt Ward
Matt Ward is the founder of Breakthrough Champion. In 2002 Matt started a website agency, inConcert Web Solutions, which he, in turn, sold in 2018, so that he could focus on helping businesses get more word of mouth referrals!
We discuss:
- Why small businesses struggle to grow their referral network and receive word of mouth referrals without asking [1:45]
- The missing component to the everlasting process of getting consistent referrals [5:00]
- The right habits to build which will help you build the right “care” plan [8:50]
- Where to find reasons and motivation to send a nice card to people [12:46]
- Why selling your business might be a good way to build consistent revenue flow [15:30]
- What you should not compromise for the sake of recurring revenue [19:48]
- A self-taught painter who companies can learn from and smash the plateau [23:50]
His book “MORE…Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans”, released in September 2018 and was a #1 New Release!
Matt is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and a podcast host of the popular small business podcast Square Peg Round Hole! He’s a 40 Under 40 Recipient and Chamber Small Business Owner of the Year!
Matt believes that the problem with Small Business is Bananas! Not sure what that means? Just ASK!
Learn more about Matt at http://www.MattWardSpeaks.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Caring Assessment
URL for Free Gift
http://bit.ly/CaringAssessment
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