How Consultants and Coaches Can Get Ideal Clients Consistently with Dov Gordon
Dov Gordon helps consultants and coaches get ideal clients, consistently. There are millions and millions of consultants and coaches who are really good at what they do, but they’re not charismatic guru types, and they never want to be. They love their work. All they want is a consistent flow of great clients – clients who value their expertise, who value who they are as people, and pay them well for it.
We discuss:
- The basic steps you can follow to thrive as a master rather than as a guru
- How to get your ideal clients to notice you, to want to work with you, to realize how you are different, and how to build credibility with them
- How to sift through all the advice you hear about what to do
- How to lead your ideal clients to answer yes to the number one question on their mind at just the right time:
Dov and his small team take a tactic-agnostic approach. They help you build a strong strategic foundation and build a simple, client-getting system that is best for you.
Learn more about Dov at www.dovgordon.net/manualfree, www.dovgordon.net, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter.
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Why You Should Create a Membership Program with Robbie Kellman Baxter
Robbie Kellman Baxter is a consultant and speaker who has been providing strategic business advice to Silicon Valley companies for over 20 years.
We discuss:
- What kinds of businesses work well for a membership model
- Why professional services are particularly suited for membership clients
- Where you might start a membership program for an existing business
She is the founder of the consulting firm Peninsula Strategies LLC, and regularly presents to and advises companies, professional associations and leading universities. Robbie is the author of The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction and Build Recurring Revenue.
Learn more about Robbie at www.peninsulastrategies.com, Linkedin, and Twitter.
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Team Productivity Maximizes Profitability with Morreen Rukin Bayles
Morreen Rukin Bayles founded Creative Restaurant Solutions, Inc. in 1997, and Combined Resource Solutions, Inc. in 2006. Recognized as a dynamic consultant and leader, Morreen has built a team of 25 experts and partners who consistently deliver results with their knowledge, creative approaches, and dedication to superior customer service.
We discuss:
- Listening to your clients to know what to offer
- Helping your clients understand why they need to take action
- Surveying to boost engagements and drive improved business results
- Finding your cheerleaders
Before starting CRS, Morreen acquired 15 years of deep and diverse experience in management, training, and program implementation. Through her experience as both a business owner and leader, Morreen coaches leaders in organizations that want to grow, streamline their operations, and maximize profitability through productivity of their teams.
Morreen earned her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from University of New Hampshire and holds a Master’s in Education with a focus on Instructional Design from Pennsylvania State University.
An advocate for giving back, she has been recognized as a top fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, American Cancer Society, and National MS Society. Morreen is active in the Entrepreneur’s Forum in Philadelphia, Chester County Human Resource Association, and Society for Human Resource Management.
Morreen has received the following recognition:
- 2017 Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women’s Magazine,
- 2017 and 2016 Philadelphia 100 Winner from the Entrepreneur’s Forum and University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business
- 2009 Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business” by Governor Ed Rendell
- 2007 Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Additionally, Morreen co-authored Dream, Inc. – Million Dollar Business Strategies from 32 Successful Philadelphia-Area Entrepreneurs.
Morreen lives in Downingtown, PA with her husband Steve and daughter Sydnie.
Learn more about Morreen at www.consultcrs.com, Twitter and Facebook.
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Get a Life That Doesn’t Suck with Michelle DeAngelis
Michelle DeAngelis has 25 years of experience delivering results and creating peak performers for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to startups – so she understands the business landscape, large and small. She is known for running large-scale consulting engagements, conducting rigorous corporate coaching, leading complex projects and providing seasoned interim executive leadership.
We discuss:
- The impact of the gap between what we think and what we do
- The connection between joy and business
- How changing one thing can have a huge impact
- How to show up in an optimal performance state
Michelle’s work as an on-demand leader heavily informs her coaching, and vice versa. She is the author of Get a Life That Doesn’t Suck: 10 Surefire Ways to Live Life and Love the Ride. Michelle has operated in over a dozen interim leader roles such as COO, Chief of Staff, VP Sales, VP Marketing, VP Partnerships, and ELT member.
Learn more about Michelle at https://www.michelleinc.com/, Linkedin, and Twitter.
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Leading with Noble Purpose, with Lisa Earle McLeod
The words selling and noble are rarely seen together. The common business narrative is that money is the primary motivator for top salespeople and doing good by the world runs a distant second. In this episode, we discuss why that belief is wrong.
Topics include:
- Understanding why neither money nor philanthropy should be your primary focus
- The three discovery questions that can uncover your noble purpose
- How focusing on your customer’s condition will help you outperform your competition
- Why people are desperate to be part of something bigger than themselves
Lisa Earle McLeod is the thought leader who introduced Selling with Noble Purpose into business. She is an author, business consultant, and keynote speaker. Her clients include Google, Roche and Dave & Busters.
Learn more about Lisa at www.mcleodandmore.com, Linkedin, and Twitter
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How You Can Build Your Platform with Wendy Keller
Wendy Keller helps people identify, develop and profit from their best content ideas. Her work has turned more than 1,500 people into published authors, including 17 New York Times best sellers; Wendy has trained and consulted about 8,500 emerging professional speakers, some of whom increased their speaking fees by 2,000%!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why expertise-based businesses need to build a platform
- What you need to do to be attractive to publishers
- How you can build a platform and grow your fan base even if you are running a single-person business
- The power of positive thinking when your life seems hopeless
Wendy guides, consults, advises, agents and promotes smart people with good ideas. Her specialty is content that will improve the lives of others, specifically business, self-help and science.
Wendy herself is the author of 31 traditionally published books including her newest release, “The Ultimate Guide to Platform Building” by Entrepreneur Press. In that book, she shows authors, speakers, consultants and small business people how to attract more attention and therefore more revenue.
Learn more about Wendy at www.KellerMedia.com, Linkedin,, Twitter and Facebook.
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How to Control Your Own Destiny with Whitney Nicely
Whitney Nicely went from no investments (or strategies) to 19 houses, 19 apartment units and 7 chunks of land in less than three years all bringing monthly money to her bank account on auto pilot. She has traveled the United States speaking on stages, teaching her simple strategies, and meeting with other successful real estate investors – and still buying houses the way she teaches others.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to get started with very little money to invest
- Why specific objectives and persistence are critical ingredients for success
- Why starting small increases your chances for success
- How to find the kinds of people who want to work with you
- Why listening is a critical business skill
Whitney is a dog mom to Abby the Labby-130 pounds of loving fur, wifey to Jason East- an apartment investor, stepmom to Gavin (12) and Harrison (10). Since 2016, Whitney has led and trained hundreds of future real estate rock stars to grow their portfolios, collect checks and achieve financial freedom. 100’s of real estate newbies are securing leads, signing deals and scaling their dream incomes through the First Deal Done Fast Program.
Learn more about Whitney at: www.WhitneyNicely.com, www.getyourfirstdeal.com, Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter.
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How a Chief of Staff Can Help You Scale with Madeleine Niebauer
Madeleine Niebauer, CEO and Founder of vChief, helps overwhelmed leaders get on top of their to-do list and spend their time where they can have the most impact. The virtual chief of staff service supports leaders from all sectors and domains, who are looking for high-level strategic support on a part-time basis.
We discuss:
- How to create focus for yourself
- When to hire an executive assistant, a chief operating officer or a chief of staff
- How virtual work boosts your access to talent
- Ideal skills for a chief of staff
- How you should address your personal vs. your company’s strategic priorities
Prior to founding vChief, Maddy spent 5 years as a Chief of Staff at Teach For America. She enjoyed being a strategic thought partner and project manager who could truly leverage a leader’s time so they could be more productive and successful. She knew many leaders could benefit from this type of support on a part-time basis, which inspired her to launch vChief. Maddy has more than 20 years of professional experience, including eight as a chief of staff, and has her MBA from Columbia Business School and Bachelor’s Degree from Stanford University.
Access special resources at www.virtualchiefofstaff.com/smashingtheplateau.
Learn more about Maddy at www.virtualchiefofstaff.com, Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook.
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How to Get Noticed with Tsufit
After 10 years as a Dean’s List litigation lawyer, Tsufit left law for the limelight, performing comedy on national TV and gaining international attention for her debut music CD. In this episode, Tsufit reveals why you need to find your story and how it is one of the key elements to connecting with your customers.
We discuss:
- Why price is not the most important factor when selling your expertise
- How to help your buyers feel more comfortable with you
- Using empathy, affinity and distinction to make you more accessible
- The fact that there is no magic to social media
Recently featured in Forbes, Tsufit is now the author of the Award-Winning book, Step Into The Spotlight! : A Guide to Getting Noticed, endorsed by Al Ries, Jack Trout, Jay Conrad Levinson, Robert Cialdini, Tom Peters and many other leaders in the arena of marketing and influence. Tsufit now coaches entrepreneurs & professionals to get seen, get heard, get noticed and get known. A popular radio & television show guest, keynote speaker seminar leader & Mom, Tsufit points out that she is not taking on any more clients in the last category!
Learn more about Tsufit at www.stepintothespotlight.com, www.spotlightsecrets.com, www.spotlightgroup.biz, Linkedin and Twitter.
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Why Everyone Should Write a Book (and How to Do It) With Derek Lewis
Today we welcome Derek Lewis, Business Ghostwriter and author of The Business Book Bible.
Topics include:
- Why everyone should always be writing a book
- The biggest advantage of writing a book (and why it makes you smarter)
- How written work has outlasted even the biggest changes in technology
- Why reading for fun keeps you grounded in the reality of the human experience
- Why being a ghostwriter is often like taking a confessional
- How to build personal trust yet keep a professional objectivity with your clients
- Why the strategy to move the needle forward in your success is in your own heart
- How to start writing your first book
Derek Lewis is a business ghostwriter and authority architect. He earned a degree in economics from Louisiana Tech and then a Master’s in economic development from the University of Florida. Derek’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to leave corporate America and start an IT services company with a coworker and during the startup phase, Derek supported his family by taking on copywriting projects. Once he realized he could make a living combining his two loves of business and writing, he decided to pursue a full-time career as a business writer.
Today, Derek is one of the foremost authorities on business thought-leadership books, having authored the leading guide to the subject, The Business Book Bible. He is also the host of The Business Book Podcast. He has worked with authors on five contents, including a Texas oil tycoon, a Turkish economist, and IT startup millionaire, a Brazilian Federal Judge, and a military governor. His authors work with the International Monetary Fund, General Electric, DaimlerChrysler, SAP, Pixar, Disney, the US Marine Core, and the Red Cross.
Learn more about Derek Lewis at dereklewis.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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How to Plan More Effective Meetings With Mamie Kanfer Stewart
Today’s guest is Mamie Kanfer Stewart, Founder and CEO of Meeteor and author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings.
Topics include:
- Why Mamie’s family business was instrumental in her own entrepreneurial journey
- The common mistakes most people make when it comes to meetings (and how to fix them)
- How Mamie’s company was founded on a personal pain point she experienced
- Defining a meeting; the characteristics that Meeteor uses to classify a meeting
- Using alternative methods and tools of communication
- How to determine when a meeting is an absolute requirement (and when it’s not)
- Recognizing when conversations should be turned into a meeting
Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Meeteor, a collaboration company that is on a mission to build strong, healthy teams in which people thrive and succeed. Mamie is also the author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings. She learned about effective meeting practices from her family’s business, GOJO, the inventors of PURELL hand sanitizer. Early on in her career, she had an “ah-ha” moment that led her to launch Meeteor. Not enough people leverage good tools and processes to manage themselves and their teams. She has been interested in the interplay of people, process, and technology her entire life and has turned that passion into a consulting and training business.
Prior to founding Meeteor, Mamie consulted with non-profit organizations on staffing and strategic planning. Her entrepreneurial spirit led Mamie to found her first business at the early age 12, a summer camp for children in kindergarten through third grade. In her work, she brings an unusual combination of strategic thinking and personalized consulting, making her a pleasure to work with and an effective coach for any personality. Mamie received an MBA from Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University and a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute.
Learn more about Mamie Kanfer Stewart at mamieks.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Learning to Listen to Your Gut and Using Defined Metrics to Determine the Success of Your Business With Mark Asquith
On today’s show we welcome Mark Asquith, Host of the Excellent Expected Podcast and founder of PodcastWebsites.com.
Topics include:
- The pivotal choice Mark made when hiring a business growth coach.
- A mistake that most younger entrepreneurs make; is your business working?
- Learning to listen to your gut and test all your assumptions in business.
- Creating your own metrics to understand the success of your company.
- Why everything contributes to your personal brand; embracing the grey areas.
- Pushing the boundaries of the standard business archetypal norms.
- Giving up the good for the great; stopping something that’s good based on a gut feeling.
- Breeding the importance of systems into the culture of your business.
Bio
Mark Asquith is a serial entrepreneur who has built globally successful design and marketing SaaS and digital business since he quit his job in 2005. A passionate podcaster, perpetual learner and helpful bloke, Mark has a geek addiction to DC Comics and Star Wars, plus an embarrassing beard. Mark hosts Excellence Expected, a podcast that helps entrepreneurs take on their biggest issues, with the involvement of the world’s greatest business minds. He is also the founder of PodcastWebsites.com with John Lee Dumas.
In the past, Mark’s experience includes developing the front-end global web presence for JCB, training the Ministry of Defence on digital recruitment, Morrisons PLC on digital integration and a long stint developing digital solutions and training strategies and delivery for the NHS. Since 2003 he has been developing websites and digital applications, moving from simply building them into ensuring that they meet commercial goals for his clients. I have a breadth of experience in the strategic planning and integration of websites into an organization’s overall marketing regime, as well as providing key post-launch support and campaigns in order to maximize the digital properties of his clients.
Learn more about Mark Asquith at Excellence-expected.com, PodcastWebsites.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment Among Peers and Coworkers With Carissa Baquiran
On today’s show we welcome Carissa Baquiran, Educational Professional and Operations Lead at Circles.
Topics include:
- An overview of Carissa’s background and how she came to be at Circles.
- Creating change by making people’s work transparent to their co-teachers.
- The results and impact of a professional learning community within a school.
- How collaboration between teachers changed the future of the students.
- Overcoming resistance during the implementation process of a learning community.
- Using teacher leaders as a powerful tool for implementing change for success.
- How to use the power of peers to provide support with your professional life.
Carissa Baquiran is an Educational Professional and Operations Lead at Circles. Carissa has devoted her life’s work to creating spaces that bring about positive change through the intersection of education, entrepreneurship, art and activism. Carissa has worked as a school leader, consultant, coach, educator, program director, and writer in K through 12 schools in the Juvenile Justice System, art organizations, community organizations, colleges, public agencies and international youth organizations. Currently, Carissa heads up Customer Experience at Circles and works to ensure a positive learning experience for participants.
Circles is part of this larger movement to restore depth and meaning to our relationships. It is for people who understand that it’s through these deeper relationships and deeper conversations that we unlock new levels of personal, professional, and purpose-driven growth. Carissa leads sourcing and matching at Circles and makes sure that users get the most out of their Circles experience. She helps create groups with enough common ground to click while also making sure they are diverse enough to bring valuable insight to the table.
Learn more about Carissa Baquiran at Circl.es and LinkedIn.
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The Real Way To Create Exponential Growth With Cameron Herold
Today’s guest is bestselling author and CEO Whisperer Cameron Herold.
Topics include:
- The most important strategies for scaling a business
- Using systems that are already created for your own business’ success
- Investing in yourself through mastermind groups and connecting with other entrepreneurs
- Three key components for being able to achieve exponential growth
- The importance of getting PR for your company to leverage your brand
- Scaling a new company vs. one that is already well established
- Why it is critical for businesses to adapt to changes in the industry
Cameron Herold is known around the world as The CEO Whisperer, and is the founder of COO Alliance. He is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies’ exponential growth. Cameron’s built a dynamic consultancy and his current clients include a ‘Big 4’ wireless carrier and a monarchy. What do his clients say they like most about him? He isn’t a theory guy; instead, Cameron speaks only from his own experience. Cameron is also the author of the global bestselling business book Double Double as well as Meetings Suck and The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs.
Cameron is a top-rated international speaker and has been paid to speak in 26 countries. He is also the top-rated lecturer at EO/MIT’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program and a powerful and effective speaker at Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer leadership events around the world. Look for Cameron’s two new business books on public relations and how to get your team to see your vision for your company in 2018.
Learn more about Cameron Herold at cameronherold.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Paying The Real Price For Healthcare With Dr. David Berg
Today’s guest is Dr. David Berg, Co-founder and Chairman of Redirect Health.
Topics include:
- Why we need to separate insurance from healthcare
- Alternative ways to pay for healthcare outside of insurance
- How Redirect Health assists small business owners
- Paying the real price for healthcare in the most efficient way
- Find out how Redirect Health was born
- Companies that can benefit from Redirect’s solutions
- Why insurance is like going to Vegas
- Small breakthroughs and the value of changing the way you think
- And much more
Dr. David Berg is co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Redirect Health, a national leader in healthcare innovation. Dave is focused on creating an amazing healthcare customer experience, and he does this by simplifying traditionally complex systems that most believe could not be changed. With deliberate and strategic, outside-of-the-box thinking, he innovates new ways to deliver easy and affordable healthcare to people everywhere.
Dave is driven by his uncompromising belief that everyone in America deserves easy and affordable healthcare. With more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience, he has a successful track record for smart system design and has pioneered Redirect health – a new healthcare model that provides affordable healthcare without adding more cost by systematically eliminating healthcare waste, unnecessary administration, and confusion. Companies in 40 states have adopted this solution, and they are now doing exactly this because of Redirect Health.
Learn more about Dr. David Berg at redirecthealth.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Dr. Trevor Cates on How to Establish a Business Within Your Niche and Living a Healthy Life
Today’s guest is world-renowned Naturopathic Physician and bestselling author Dr. Trevor Cates.
Topics include:
- How Dr. Cates chose her niche area of expertise and unique client base
- The key aspects of implementing health and wellness within your life
- Cates’ 4 health strategies: clean plate, clean slate, clean body, and clean mind
- Learning to identify your trigger foods through an elimination diet
- Recognizing harmful ingredients within our personal care products
- Shifting your mindset and reducing stress through forgiveness and mindfulness
- The importance of listening to your customers in order to evolve and advance your business
Dr. Trevor Cates is the author of the bestselling book, Clean Skin from Within. She became known as the Spa Dr. after working in world renowned spas, was the first woman licensed as a naturopathic doctor in the state of California, and was appointed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to California’s Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Council. Dr. Cates received her medical degree from the National College of Natural Medicine and has a master’s degree in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
Dr. Cates lives in Park City, Utah where she helps patients from around the world achieve graceful aging and glowing skin. She has been featured on The Doctors, Extra, First for Women, and Mind Body Green. Dr. Cates has her own PBS special, Younger Skin from Within, and is host of THE SPA DR. podcast. She believes the key to healthy skin is inner and outer nourishment with non-toxic ingredients. Dr. Cates’ The Spa Dr. skincare and supplement lines are formulated with natural and organic ingredients designed to help you achieve the clean and natural path to confidence and beautiful skin.
Learn more about Dr. Trevor Cates at drtrevorcates.com, thespadr.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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The Secret to Becoming a Visionary Leader with Seth Kahan
Today’s guest is Seth Kahan, founder of Visionary Leadership and bestselling author of Getting Change Right and Getting Innovation Right.
Topics include:
- Visionary leadership; self-transformation, change leadership, and strategic foresight
- Understanding the motivation behind becoming a visionary leader
- How to make a real impact in the world
- How Seth was able to break through his plateaus by changing his mindset
- The value of having a mentor to push you to achieve your business goals
- The idea that triggered Seth to write his new book, Grand Challenge
- Why articulating your mission and having a collaborative mindset is the key to success
- Overcoming the challenge of communication when technology is limited
Seth Kahan is widely recognized as being on the forefront of Visionary Leadership and a trusted advisor to over 100 CEOs. He is a sought after business strategy specialist, a respected thought leader, and convener on Grand Challenges. Seth founded Visionary Leadership as the umbrella organization under which he works with visionary leaders, helping them achieve remarkable results that transform the world and grow their organizations. His proven results working with CEO’s to achieve their large-scale change, innovation, growth, and strategies have earned him the designation of Thought Leader and Exemplar in Change Leadership by the Society for Advancement of Consulting.
Seth is a man on a mission; a mission to accelerate visionary leaders’ success through impact and profitability on a grand scale. Executives tasked with high-value change, innovation, and growth have relied upon him to help them achieve remarkable results that transform the world and grow their organizations. Seth is also the author of the business bestsellers Getting Change Right and Getting Innovation Right. His next book, Grand Challenge: How Leaders Grow their Businesses by Addressing the World’s Most Intractable Problems , is a collaboration with Julie Jordan Avritt, and will be available soon.
Learn more about Seth Kahan at visionaryleadership.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Become a Successful Agent of Change With Lawrence Baird
Today’s guest is Lawrence Baird, Vice President of Operations at Mosaic Learning.
Topics include:
- How healthy work environments increase company margins
- Identifying whether or not you’re on the edge of growth
- Understanding the contagious nature of motivation and morale in an organization
- How to strategically deal with bad influences within organizational teams
- Operational steps to take within an organization to create the ideal environment for success
- The importance of unity amongst leaders
- How to eliminate us vs. them attitudes
- Finding that balance between customer focus and employee focus
- Creating and communicating a compelling vision that encourages buy-in from others
- Why it is important for leaders to listen and find the root problems
Lawrence Baird is the Vice President of Operations at Mosaic Learning. At Mosaic and other organizations, Lawrence has overseen hundreds of product launches and improved internal processes for numerous higher education institutions. Over the years he has developed and taught courses in organizational behavior, operations management, marketing, communication, and negotiations at Stevenson University in Maryland, Walden University, Colorado Technical University, and the University of Phoenix. How people learn has always been at the core of everything Lawrence has done.
Prior to his work in education, Lawrence was in sales in the software and advertising industries. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Acts4Youth, a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of underprivileged youth in Baltimore City. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Maryland and his MBA from Walden University. Lawrence sees operational efficiency as a core factor in the success of any project. He also believes that a healthy and happy team is essential for the continued success and growth of any business.
Learn more about Lawrence Baird at mosaiclearning.com, lbaird@mosaiclearning.com, and LinkedIn.
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How To Navigate the Online Legal World With Richard Chapo
Today’s guest is Richard Chapo, an Internet Lawyer and founder of Socalinternetlawyer.com.
Topics include:
- Everything you need to know about Internet law and the online legal practice
- Benefits of being proactive as it pertains to the online business legal world
- Common mistakes that business owners make specific to the web
- How Richard’s time in Russia gave him a new perspective for practicing law
- What business owners need to consider when it comes to copyright laws
- When to hire an Internet lawyer as an online business owner
- Richard’s journey, moving from burnout to finding his work-life balance
Richard Chapo is a business lawyer in San Diego and founder of Socalinternetlawyer.com. He is part Internet business lawyer and part business owner. With 20 plus years of experience, Richard helps businesses transverse the minefield of laws and regulations associating with operating online, including copyright privacy and FTC affiliate disclosure requirements. He has been operating his own firm specializing in cyber law, with an emphasis on providing legal advice on topics such as copyright infringement, trademarks, privacy, user-generated content, section 230 defamation, COPPA, FERPA compliance for private companies, and a host of other topics.
Richard has traveled extensively around the world. He took time off to live and teach in Siberia in Russia for a year and also spent time in much of Europe, Central America, and Asia. Richard enjoys working on Internet legal issues and advises large and small business entities on legal and regulatory obligations when operating online pursuant to laws such as the DMCA, COPPA, and Communications Decency Act. He regularly negotiates and prepares contract agreements, terms of service, disclaimers, and web development agreements as well as other legal documents for his clients.
Learn more about Richard Chapo at socalinternetlawyer.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Why Everything You Learned About Financial Planning is Wrong With Chris Miles
Today’s guest is cash flow expert and Money Ripples founder Chris Miles.
Topics include:
- Why everything you’ve learned about financial planning is wrong
- Business breath: how to make sure you don’t work harder for poor results
- What to take away from your personal challenges
- The most common mistakes people make when managing their money (and how to avoid them)
- Why cash flow offers you the best options (and the most freedom)
- How to get multiple streams of income
- The two worst investments everybody does
- The most important actionable steps to running your business (instead of having your business run you)
- Letting go of your ego kick
- Why it’s essential to always remember common sense
As founder of Money Ripples, Chris Miles is the leading authority on quickly creating wealth by increasing monthly cash flow. He has shown hundreds of entrepreneurs, and hundreds of thousands internationally, how to free up or generate tens of thousands of dollars each year. Chris was the VP of Coaching for the highly reputable Freedom Fast Track Company, and has been featured in US News, CNN Money, bankrate.com, and has a high reputation for getting his clients fast, life-altering results. Chris is also an author and host of the Chris Miles Money Show podcast.
Learn more about Chris Miles at moneyripples.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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How to Find a Powerful Source of Motivation With Andy Molinsky
Today’s guest is Andy Molinsky, Professor of Business and Psychology at Brandeis University and author Global Dexterity and Reach.
Topics include:
- Empowering yourself to leap outside your comfort zones
- How to create the conditions that lead to success
- Psychological roadblocks that can prevent you from taking the necessary leap
- Why having courage is one of the keys to overcoming fear
- The conviction strategy: finding that powerful source of motivation
- Using customization to create authenticity in your approach to life
- Finding clarity and the importance of keeping catastrophic thoughts at bay
Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Andy received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and M.A. in Psychology from Harvard University. He also holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a B.A. in International Affairs from Brown University. Andy’s work helps people develop the insights and courage necessary to act outside their personal and cultural comfort zones when doing important, but challenging, tasks in work and life.
Andy’s research and writing has been featured in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, Psychology Today, the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, NPR and Voice of America. Andy was awarded as a Top Voice for LinkedIn for his work in education. His first book, Global Dexterity, received the Axiom Award (Silver Medal) for Best Business Book in International Business & Globalization and has been used widely in organizations around the world, including Boeing, AIG, the US Air Force Academy, and the Clinton Foundation, among others. His latest book, Reach, was published with Penguin Random House in January 2017. He teaches, consults, and lectures widely to university and corporate audiences.
Learn more about Andy Molinsky at andymolinsky.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Use Your Voice To Control Your Destiny With Laura Sicola (out of the archives)
In today’s special episode of Smashing The Plateau, we’re taking a look back at one of our favorite interviews – linguist and international keynote speaker Dr. Laura Sicola.
Topics include:
- How to get over your fears and command the room
- How to deliver an authentic (and persuasive) message
- Why public speaking isn’t about you
- How to use communication to create compelling content
- Why everyone is in sales (and why that’s okay)
Dr. Laura Sicola is an executive communication expert, who helps leaders communicate their message effectively and persuasively to any audience by showing them how to confidently and authentically master the 3Cs of Vocal Executive Presence: Command the room, Connect with the audience, and Close the deal. As the Founder of Vocal Impact Productions in Philadelphia, PA, she has spent nearly 20 years training, coaching, lecturing, researching and publishing on language, cognition, pronunciation, culture, the voice, and learning. She is a speech coach for the TED Fellows program, and has delivered TEDx talks, workshops, presentations and keynote addresses on topics ranging from the art of persuasive speaking to intercultural business communication for audiences across the US, in Egypt, Japan, Spain, China and Germany.
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Five-Time Author Mark Levy on Pushing Yourself To Become Your Best
Today’s guest is Mark Levy, five-time author and Founder of Levy Innovation LLC.
Topics include:
- Thinking of books as plasma (and why it works)
- How to build self-belief in business
- Working on what’s most important to your client
- Knowing when it’s time to reposition yourself
- How to push people (and yourself) past what scares them
- Identifying a big, sexy idea and naming it
- How to shape your big idea by dispelling stereotypes
Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and branding firm that helps consultants and other thought leaders increase their fees by up to 2,000%. His clients include a former department head in the White House, a speaker to the United Nations, CEOs of major organizations, a former head of the Strategy Unit of the Harvard Business School, performers on network TV and from the New York and Las Vegas stages, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors, TED and TEDx speakers. Before devoting his work full time to Levy Innovation, Mark served as Chief Marketing Officer at an Inc. 5,000 experiential branding organization whose clients include Bank of America, Gap, Samsung, Time Warner, Tivo, and Harvard and Stanford Universities.
Mark has written for The New York Times, and has written or co-created five books. His last book, Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content, has been published in ten languages. Mark has also taught research writing at Rutgers University. In addition to being a positioning consultant, Mark creates magic tricks and shows. His work has been performed in Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas, and on all the major TV networks. He also co-created the off-Broadway show, Chamber Magic, which has played for 16 years, and is the longest-running one-person show in New York City.
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How To Cultivate Prosperity With Joan Sotkin
Today we welcome back Joan Sotkin, Founder of Prosperity Place, and author of the award-winning book Build Your Money Muscles.
Topics include:
- How your family origins affect your ability to succeed in business
- Why financially stable people still struggle personally
- Understanding the habits behind our decisions through brain science
- Joan’s Four Step Process to breaking habits
- Recognizing the connection between money and touch
- Why Joan teaches that “No” is a complete sentence
- The impact of childhood experiences on business practices
- How to create the habit of inner-peace
Joan Sotkin is the Founder of the popular website Prosperityplace.com, host of the Prosperity Place Podcast, and author of Build Your Money Muscles. For the past 30 years, Joan has been examining alternative ways of dealing with life on many different levels and guiding entrepreneurs and practitioners to build successful businesses and overcome money issues. Because defining success as merely making a lot of money and having social or career status has never made sense to Joan, Prosperity Place® is her contribution to those who want to experience the “more” of life.
Believing that it is not possible to separate career and business development from personal growth, Joan is known for her insightful understanding of the connection between money and emotion. She has delved deep into how family origins affect a person’s ability to succeed in business and employs methods from neuroscience in her teachings.
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How To Grow Your Business Through The Power of Authenticity With Sarah Jones
Today’s guest is Sarah Jones, Founder of Introverted Alpha.
Topics include:
- How to survive living paycheck to paycheck
- Discerning what programs are helpful and what are not worth investing in
- How to determine your unique offering that is valuable in the marketplace
- The secrets to building trust
- How to communicate with integrity and respect
- Making sure people benefit from all your communications
- Setting clear expectations and having structure
- How to make things happen for yourself
Sarah Jones is the founder of Introverted Alpha, the premier dating coaching company for introverted men. Introverted Alpha has become the strong alternative to “pickup artist” advice, an oasis for men who want genuine connections with women. Sarah has loved introverted men all her life, and she naturally brings out their best. She has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Ramit Sethi’s GrowthLab, Entrepreneur on Fire, So Money, and many more.
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