How to Avoid the Money Suck of the Online World Featuring Juliet Clark
Juliet Clark is a six- time author, speaker and podcaster who has spent the last twenty years helping authors, coaches, speakers, and small businesses all over the world build expert audiences. Juliet and I discuss: Juliet’s background [02:06] What experts need to know about self-publishing [05:17] Your book as a nurturing tool [06:49] Influencers who…
Read Full PostHow to Get a Return on Your Investment in Digital Ads Featuring Jennifer Spivak
Jennifer Spivak is the CEO of The AdGirls Agency, an all-female Facebook Ads agency. She has helped hundreds of businesses generate millions of dollars on Facebook & Instagram, with many seeing a 1000%+ return on their ad campaigns. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn the 4 messaging points that will differentiate…
Read Full PostHow to Get More Clients and Earn More Money by Design not by Accident Featuring Bill Doerr
Bill Doerr is the Chief Connection Officer at SellMore Marketing. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to get more clients and earn more money by design not by accident. Bill and I discuss: Bill’s background [02:01] The basic elements of Bill’s process [09:46] How to generate 10-15 introductions per month…
Read Full PostHow to Design Work to be Fit for Humans Featuring Thomas Bertels
Thomas Bertels is the president and founder of Purpose Works Consulting and is on a mission to make work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful. He has 25 years of experience helping clients transform their organizations and achieve lasting performance gains. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to use your…
Read Full PostHow to Turn Relationships into Business Success Featuring Paul Brubaker
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, host David Shriner-Cahn interviews business leader Paul Brubaker about networking and building real relationships that lead to growing revenue. Paul discusses his career, which has included time in finance and operations as well as consulting and offers advice on how to approach networking in a way that leads…
Read Full PostHow to Transform Your Relationship with Money Featuring Mikelann Valterra
In this episode of Smashing the Plateau, host David Shriner-Cahn speaks with money coach Mikelann Valterra about the importance of financial planning and creating a spending plan. Mikelann discusses her background in economics and psychology, and how she became a money coach after discovering the field of financial psychology. She explains that a money coach…
Read Full PostHow to be a Successful Business Author Today Featuring Wendy Keller
Wendy Keller is an award-winning former journalist, a respected literary agent, an author, a speaker, and an acclaimed book marketing consultant. Wendy is a prominent advocate for authors taking a vibrant, active role in promoting their work. Keller Media is a literary agency that helps authors succeed by advising on cutting-edge marketing strategies, advanced book…
Read Full PostAutomate Your Marketing Featuring Jason Resnick
Jason Resnick is a marketing automation expert, founder of NurtureKit, and a recovering web developer. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to engage your clients with email. Jason and I discuss: How Jason hones his unique skills at the intersection of digital data and human behavior[06:06] Understanding human behavior relevant…
Read Full PostThe Gentle Business Revolution Featuring Sarah Santacroce
Over a decade of running a successful LinkedIn Consulting business inspired a yearning in Sarah Santacroce to create a global movement that encourages people to bring more empathy and kindness to business & marketing. As a ‘Hippie turned Business Coach’, Sarah has written two books, hosts the Humane Marketing podcast and works with heart-centered entrepreneurs…
Read Full PostThe Power of Group Coaching Featuring Dominique Mas
Dominique Mas is the Head of Coaching and Curriculum at Medley and the Founder of Group Coaching HQ. Passionate about creating engaging growth opportunities for individuals and groups, she creates a unique learning environment using LEGO, visual thinking, and assessments in her trainings and coaching engagements. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will…
Read Full PostHow to Become a Speaker, Consultant, Coach and Author Featuring Rebecca Ahmed
Rebecca Ahmed is a TEDx speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). In today’s episode of…
Read Full PostHow Your Consulting Income Can Exceed Your Last Salary Featuring Amy Rasdal
Amy Rasdal traded her corporate job for consulting 15 years ago and makes more money than most executives. Amy works and plays every day. Amy founded Billable at the Beach® to liberate 6-figure earners by helping them build 6-figure consulting businesses. Amy is passionate about helping others find the freedom and flexibility to live the…
Read Full PostHow to Put an End to Your Limiting Beliefs Featuring Dr. Jayne Gardner
Dr. Jayne is a Business Strategist helping entrepreneurs eliminate their people problems by installing an employee-focused culture. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to deactivate the primal wound that is limiting your beliefs and causing your success to plateau. Jayne and I discuss: The primal wound that the Gardner Method…
Read Full PostWhy Continuous Experimentation Leads to Marketing Success Featuring Caelan Huntress
Caelan Huntress started his career as an acrobat in the circus, earning and maintaining the attention of an audience as a street performer. He applies those lessons to marketing, where he earns and maintains the attention of a demographic. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn why continuous experimentation leads to marketing…
Read Full PostBe an Agile Leader Featuring Chuck Mollor
Chuck “Charlie” Mollor is founder, CEO, executive coach, and advisor at MCG Partners, an organization that specializes in leadership and talent optimization, aligning business and people strategy for maximum results. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to be an agile leader and build a business that is modeled to serve…
Read Full PostHow You Can Find Resources for Exponential Opportunity Featuring Mark Monchek
Mark Monchek is the Founder and Chief Opportunity Officer of Opportunity Lab, a strategy and facilitation consultancy helping mission-driven organizations grow thriving, resilient businesses that create abundance for everyone they touch. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how you can find the resources for exponential opportunity. Mark and I discuss: The…
Read Full PostGet Colleagues to Tell Your Story the Way You Want to be Known Featuring Dr. Cindy McGovern
Dr. Cindy is best known as the First Lady of Sales™. She is an internationally renowned business and motivational speaker and Wall Street Journal’s best-selling author. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to get your colleagues to tell your story the way you want to be known. Cindy and I…
Read Full PostHow to Create Multiple Revenue Streams Featuring Hannah Smolinski
Hannah Smolinski is a CPA and the founder of Clara CFO Group, a virtual CFO agency providing small businesses with financial clarity and profit maximization strategies. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to turn your expertise into multiple active and passive revenue streams. Hannah and I discuss: Hannah’s career [00:40]…
Read Full PostCaring About Our Clients is Good for Our Business Featuring Craig Lomax
Craig is a leadership development coach. Prior to his career as a coach, he co-founded and directed Rock-N-Water, an adventure camp in California, for thirty years. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn why caring for your clients is good for your business. Craig and I discuss: Craig’s smart dog [02:33] Craig’s…
Read Full PostHow to Sell Expensive Intangible Services Featuring Steve Gordon
Bestselling author and marketing expert Steve Gordon gives you the blueprint for writing your own Million Dollar Book in days–not months or years–and shows you how to use your book to boldly win the best clients and command premium fees. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how a book can help…
Read Full PostHow to Grow Fast When the Opportunity is There Featuring Jess Dewell
Jess Dewell charts courses for resilient growth-oriented companies. She is a consensus builder, culture advocate, and operational executive with more than two decades of business experience. Sometimes you simply require a little help to spark that business motor into a rip-roaring mode of priority-setting, problem-solving, and goal-attainment to maximize effort. Working closely with Jess, you…
Read Full PostChoosing Courage Over Fear Featuring Diana Acuna
Diana Acuna has spent the last 20 years in SaaS, helping companies evaluate and implement software solutions across a variety of industries. Despite having success throughout her career, deep down she was afraid to be herself and afraid of what other people thought, so she became a perfectionist. She had focused on the external factors…
Read Full PostHow to Create Hype with a Secret Society Featuring Michael Schein
Michael F. Schein is the Head Hype Artist at MicroFame Media, a company that specializes in making idea-based businesses famous in their fields. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn one of the success secrets used by the world’s greatest self-promoters. Michael and I discuss: How he uses his “Secret Society” concept…
Read Full PostHow to Sell Your Expertise and Have Space for Your Family Featuring Holly Hester-Reilly
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to sell your expertise when it’s new to the market and have space for your family. Holly and I discuss: How her career evolved [03:03] What caused her to focus on product initiatives [04:33] Working as an employee vs. an entrepreneur [05:17] The hurdles…
Read Full PostHow to Build an Authority Business Featuring Rochelle Moulton
Rochelle Moulton turns independent consultants into authorities. The author of The Authority Code: How To Position, Monetize And Sell Your Expertise, she has been called “an emotional Red Bull” for her balance of inspiration and practical advice. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to go from expertise to authority, along…
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