What's The Word?: Recent Episodes
Cheval John
What's The Word? is a show about finding out what inspires people to be successful in their respective careers and how social media played a role in their lives.
It is hosted by Cheval John, founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps businesses navigate social media to build a loyal audience and in the process become more profitable.
Every week, you will hear how each guest choose their career path, overcoming the odds to be successful and how social media took their careers to the next level.
I will be sharing the lessons learned from 2021 and how it can help make 2022 the best year ever.
Magda Banas is a fitness competitor for Hammer Fitness, an online service-based coaching company that helps clients globally to transforming themselves physically and mentally.
She is also the social media director for Hammer Apparel.
Magda is a certified transformation coach for Lady The F Up, which is the largest coaching platform for women in the world
Website: www.ladythefup.com
Instagram: @MagdaBanas
Katija Vlatkovich is the founder of Misfit Digital, a company which against the grain to create strategies that make their clients stand out online and get leads from the right audiences.
Katija has been featured in media outlets like Dragon Digital Marketing podcast sharing about their strategies in using social media during this "pandemic"
She has spent over a decade in digital marketing
Website:www.misfit.digital
Twitter: @KatijaV
Instagram: @KatijaV
Elizabeth Hayes is the author of Halfway There: Lessons at Midlife, a collection of stories that are meant to help you make sense of your own life.
She recently founded Indigo Sunrise, a company which focuses:
-Creative nonfiction (essays, memoir, travel writing, nature writing)
-Business/marketing (campaigns, websites, blogs/articles, press releases, social media, thought leadership, internal training, technical communications).
Website: www.indigosunrise.com
LinkedIn: Elizabeth Hayes
Helen Fritsch is the host of Age Is Irrelevant, a podcast that interviews women in their 50s, 60s, 70s,etc who want to redefine “over the hill”, smash age barriers and rediscover happiness and success!
Helen is a flight attendant and competes in the international federation of bodybuilding and fitness (IFBB)
She has been featured in Oxygen Magazine, D’Fyne Magazine, Center Stage Magazine
FYI: The audio on my end of the recording was going in and out and it completely went out as the show was about to be over.
Website: www.ageisirrelevant.com
Instagram: @helenfritsch_ifbbpro
Vicki O'Neill is an entrepreneur who helps businesses with marketing themselves.
Prior to this, she has spent over two decades in marketing in a corporate setting.
Vicki also is the host of Connect The Dots podcast where she interviews business leaders on how they market their business to avoid hitting a plateau.
She also hosted a podcast with her daughters called The Power of 3 which delves into marketing themselves to generation z.
Website: www.vickioneill.com
Twitter: @vickioneill
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vickioneill
Alissa Carpenter returns to sbare about her newest book, "How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work"
Alissa is an author and TEDx speaker who worked with non-profits to multi-billion dollar enterprises in industries ranging from pharmaceutical, higher education, facilities management to broadcasting.
She host a podcast called, "Humanize Your Workplace," which deals with being more self aware, building work relationships, and how to be more human in a world full of technology.
Website: www.notokthatsokcoach.com
Twitter: @notokthatsok
Maria Ross returns to What's The Word? to share about how she is taking her business to the next level this year.
Maria is the founder of Red Slice, a marketing and branding consultancy that’s been helping clients craft a compelling, engaging and differentiated brand strategy, story, and messaging.
She has a frequent guest writer for many business and lifestyle publications, such as Entrepreneur.com, The Huffington Post, OPEN Forum, MarketingProfs, Seattle Business, Columbus CEO, IntoWine and Life By Me and have also been featured in outlets such as MSNBC, ABC News, NPR, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Maria has written many books including her newest one, The Empathy Edge and is releasing her podcast by the same name on August 18th.
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @red-slice
LinkedIn: @MariaJRoss
Ancita Satija is an integrated communications professional who absolutely loves the art of storytelling.
Innovative thinking and being an excellent team player with a problem-solving attitude is what defines her the best.
Ancita created a weekly Tweetchat, #SocialPowWow and built a global community of marketers, communicators & entrepreneurs.
The twitter chat has been recognised by industry experts as one of the most popular international tweetchats in digital marketing.
Website: www.ancitaspace.com
Twitter: @AncitaSatija
Greg Meade is the co-founder and CEO of CROSSNET.
The product is a volleyball court divided into four quadrants, merging traditional volleyball with four square.
After creating a prototype, they invited their friends to come play. Their friends’ excitement made it clear that they were onto something.
Their product is carried in retail and online stores like Amazon, Target.
Greg manages all aspects in the company from marketing, finances, etc.
They have been featured in media outlets including Shopify podcast, Honest Commerce.com, and Forbes.
Website: www.crossnetgame.com
Twitter: @crossnetgame
YouTube: @crossnet
Dr. Ai Addyson Zhang returns to share about how she is growing Classroom Without Walls.
She started the Life Accelerator Program, the main product for Classroom Without Walls, last year in Singapore.
The three-month Life Accelerator program teaches students what they are NOT learning from schools to become future-ready.
It helps successful and ambitious parents raise future-ready young adults SO THAT they have the knowledge, skills, and mindset to create career success, regardless of the path they take.
Dr. Ai started the live streaming show, Classroom Without Walls, in 2018 while living in South Korea.
She has been featured in media outlets like Forbes, The Today Show, Pearson Education, Inside Higher Ed and Entrepreneur.
Website: www.classroomwithoutwalls.ai
Twitter: @aiaddysonzhang
LinkedIn: @aiaddysonzhang
Ryan Foland is the communications manager for University of California-Irvine, where he serves as a liasion for putting together strategic communication for the university.
He is also an author of the book, "Ditch The Act" Revealing The Surprising Power of The Real You.
Foland has been featured in media outlets like Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc, Forturne.
In this show, you have the opportunity to hear how he got into speaker and also how he created the 3-1-3 method for pitching your business.
Website: www.ryanfoland.com
Twitter: @ryanfoland
Suzanne Brown returns to What's The Word? to share about how 2020 is treating her .
She started Mompowerment Helping companies and working moms think differently about work-life balance and take action empowers companies to become more balance-friendly and professional working moms to create the work-life balance they crave.
She is a TED speaker and has been featured in major publications such as TIME, Forbes, Working Mother, Reader’s Digest, Shape, and Prevention.
She’s a mom, wife, consultant, speaker, strategist, avid international traveler, and award-winning author.
Website: https://mompowerment.com/
Twitter: @Mompowerment
I will explain why I decided to move the show solely on video for the foreseeable future.
Because of the trial the world is going through, I have to look at budget and see what is feasable.
Winnie Sun returns to What's The Word? to share about her show, Level Up With Winnie, set to launch this year
She is the co-founder of Sun Group Wealth Parters, a trusted financial consulting firm providing financial planning services to small business owners, senior executives, celebrities, and established families throughout the West Coast.
Winnie has made appearances in major media like Forbes, CNBC, Cheddar, USA Today.
She is also the host of #winniesun, twitter chat. the largest global money chat on social media.
Winnie also hosts other live stream shows simultaneously on Twitter and LinkedIn
Website: www.sungroupwp.com
Twitter: @winniesun
LinkedIn: @winniesun
Monique Kabel is the founder of Pineapple Athletics, a company that offers personal training online.
With over a decade of experience and an arsenal of education around health, fitness and nutrition, she bring a holistic approach to adopting a healthy lifestyle. I can cater to any diet restriction and help you to create an easy and maintainable way to live the good life.
Monique is certifications from NFPT-Personal Training Certificate, Can Fit Pro-Personal Training Specialist, ISSA-Sports Nutrition and Yoga Alliance-200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher.
She also competed in the World Bodybuilding and Fashion Federation
Website: www.moniquekabel.com
Instagram: @monique_kabel
Suzanne Brown returns to What's The Word to speak about the evolution of social media.
Suzanne empowers companies to become more balance-friendly and professional working moms to create the work-life balance they crave.
She is a TED speaker and has been featured in major publications such as TIME, Forbes, Working Mother, Reader’s Digest, Shape, and Prevention.
Her recent book, Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family was named the 2018 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Non-Fiction – Business/Finance category.
Website: www.mompowerment.com
Twitter: @mompowerment
Rebecca Councill is the creator of Houston's Social Media Day and the creator and coordinator of the 2015 HOUSTON'S SOCIAL MEDIA DAY CONFERENCE.
She brought together some of the best Social Media Influencers and Speakers in Houston to help other professionals gain valuable skills in social media, marketing, and branding.
Rebecca was listed as one of Houston's Top 25 Social Media Power Influencers for 2013 & 2014 and worked as a social media volunteer during the 2017 Houston Super Bowl.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rebcouncill
Twitter: @rebcouncill
John Lim is an entrepreneur, a TEDx speaker and has been featured in Inc.
He is the executive producer and host of the podcast series, Moving Forward, which has reached listeners in over 50 countries.
Mr. Lim has also been a guest on Mary Fernandez’s Persuasion Nation podcast (for the highly popular “Dumb Question Friday” episode), Ryan Foland’s radio show, ‘Get Notified’ Natalie Kim’s PersoNatalie Podcast
Website: www.bemovingforward.com
Winnie Sun returns to What's The Word? to share about live streaming and also her twitter chat by the name of #winniesun.
She is the co-founder of Sun Group Wealth Management and has made several appearances on CNBC, Cheddar, Fox Business.
Winnie also hosts a live stream show which she discusses about finances and recaps with guests from her twitter chat.
Website: www.winniesun.com
Twitter: @winniesun
Alissa Carpenter is a "Not OK, That's OK coach who has opportunity to work with non-profits to Fortune 500 companies and get to the bottom of pain points with employees. She facilitate spaces for them to come together and learn from one another.
Alissa has has been featured in media outlets such as Forbes, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, Moneyish and more.
She recently gave a TedX talk about "How To Humanize The Workplace One Conversation At A Time"
Website: www.notokthatsokcoach.com
Twitter: @notokthatsok
Chris Strub returns to What's The Word? to share about the growth of live streaming.
Strub is the founder of I Am Here, LLC, a company that work with both for-profits and nonprofits to help them improve their social media strategies andlevel up their use of video.
He has spoken at events like Social Media Marketing World and is a contributor to Forbes.
Website: www.teamstrub.com
Twitter: @chrisstrub
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstrub/
Celeste Rains-Turk specializes in helping Bikini Competitors make peace with food, their body and their goals using psychology, personal development, mindfulness, and her signature PTG Process™.
While studying, she became a sought after coach in the personal development world and went on to write a #1 Best-Selling Self-help book, ‘Believe your way to Badass’.
?After experiencing the post-show blues herself, healing her own negative relationship with food and learning to love her body at every stage, Celeste made it her mission to help other competitors Build More than Just a Body.
She launched into the competition world with her podcast, ‘Confessions of a Bikini Pro’ to have real, raw, and vulnerable conversations with IFBB Bikini Pros to show all competitors that even the most elite professionals have their ups and downs.
Website: www.celestial.fit
Facebook: @celestialfit
Instagram: @celestialfit
Twitter: @celestial_fit
Kathleen Hessert is the Founder of We R Gen Z
WeRGenZ was born out of the disregard and void of understanding of an entire generation.
WeRGenZ started polling a dozen students from the magnate school, Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC. It quickly quickly expanded to include educational pathways in eight very diverse district high schools. During the 2017-18 school year WeRGenZ was officially incorporated into the CTE (Career Technical Education) marketing pathway and now 16 high schools.
It provides brands, media, researchers, educators and others, authentic and candid insight into meaningful issues (large and small) that shape the world today. The What’s Hot, What’s Not Panel of pop culture experts can help brands anticipate and decipher trends in the making and those that have begun to fade, enabling greater accuracy and authenticity behind brand strategies, tactics and campaigns
Prior to this, Kathleen spent three decades helping sports brands like media giants ESPN, and Fox Sports build their reputations and fan bases.
She recognized and harnessed the power and influence of social media as a new communication channel and in 2007, launched NBA great, Shaquille O’Neal on Twitter helping take the now global platform mainstream.
Website: www.wergenz.com
Twitter: @WeRGenZ
Instagram: @WeRGenZ
Facebook: WeRGenZ
Marlo Saucedo is an world renowned artist.
She creates her art using words to tell a story.
Her work has been actively commissioned: Labor-intensive drawings, paintings and mixed media pieces done entirely of text, or in pointillism (tiny bright squares of paper) - or both elements - form photo-realistic images when seen from a distance. Pieces have been shown in Houston at 34 venues including Diverse Works Art Space, Lawndale Art Center, and in Art League Houston\'s Open Show. She was awarded a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance in 2005: The interview-based piece was installed in 2009.
Website: www.marlosaucedo.com
Instagram: @artwritewonder
Twitter: @artwritewonder
Sharon Zapata is the founder of the Zapata Group.
She is the author of books, The Little Book of Start-Up Inspiration and Middle Finger Happiness.
Her blog is very popular because of her authenticity.
LinkedIn: Sharon Zapata
This episode is the beginning of season two of this show.
I took an unexpected hiatus because it was needed.
I will share about the upcoming episodes which will begin next week.
Melonie Dodaro is the founder of Top Dog Social Media, employs four channels to help sales and marketing professionals achieve digital success.
Melonie is Canada's top leading expert in LinkedIn and is also: Top 50 Trustworthy Digital Marketing ExpertsTop 65 Women Business InfluencersTop 100 Marketing InfluencersTop 50 Sales InfluencersSocial Selling: Top 100 Influencers and BrandsTop 75 Digital Marketing Experts in 2018Top 10 Social Media Blogs 2017 by Social Media Examiner Her newest book, "LinkedIn Unlocked" hit No. 1 Amazon Bestselling status in seven countries around the world.
Melonie has made appearances on various media outlets including ABC, The Toronto Star, CBC and The New York Post.
Website: www.topdogsocialmedia.com
Twitter: @meloniedodaro
Mitchell Levy returns to What's The Word? to share about why entrepreneurs should write a book.
Levy is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including 4 publishing companies that have published over 800 books.
Currently, Mr. Levy is The AHA Guy at AHAthat & CEO of THiNKaha.
He is a bestselling author with fifty six business books and a contributor at Entrepreneur Magazine.
In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Levy has provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies, advised over five hundred CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.
Daniel Addyson is a data science and analytics consultant in the healthcare space for Aetna.
He has over 10 years of data analysis experience in social media start-ups, small enterprises, large pharma and insurance companies, and the US Military.
His work straddles two areas: working with clients to develop evidence-based and data-driven strategies, and solving business problems through advanced data modeling and analysis
Mr. Addyson recently spoke at a conference in Singapore.
LinkedIn: Daniel Addyson
Meghan Monaghan is the founder of Smart Bird Social, a company which provides content marketing, social media marketing, twitter marketing, etc.
Smart Bird Social helps small businesses, non-profits, associations, and large corporations achieve their digital and traditional marketing success stories
Meghan spent 20 years in the marketing industry before launching the company in 2016.
Website: www.smartbird.net
Facebook: Smart Bird Social
Twitter: @MeghanMonaghan1
Dr. Ai Zhang returns to What's The Word? to share about how live video can help brands to stand out in the midst of the noise.
Dr. Zhang is the host of the popular facebook live show, "Classroom Without Walls," where she interviews educational professionals, business owners and social media professionals.
She taught at Stockton University for many years about public relations and social media before moving to South Korea on academic leave.
It was there in South Korea that she began blogging and started her facebook live show.
Website: www.aiaddysonzhang.com
Facebook: Ai Addyson-Zhang Digital Learning Consultant
Twitter: @AiAddysonZhang
Sarah Stahl is a digital media strategist at Avant Creative, a collective of artists and engineers who balance functionality and style seamlessly, and can serve as a cost-effective alternative to in-house departments in Marketing, Advertising, Creative, and Information Technology.
Sarah is also an Army veteran and has many years of marketing experience.
Website: www.avant-creative.com
Twitter: @mrsdstahl
Twitter Chats are very important because it brings like minded people together around a hashtag.
Hear how participating in a twitter chat prepared me for an unexpected error with my business website.
Social media changed the way we communicate with each other.
It has given many an opportunity to build a loyal tribe around a cause and a brand.
With that power comes responsibility and people need to know how to be true on social.
Jenn Herman is the founder of Jenn's Trends, a blog which was recognized as a Top Ten Blog by Social Media Examiner in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Jenn helps small businesses stand out from the crowd with social media.
She is the author/co-author of three books including Instagram For Business For Dummies.
Jenn has been feautured in media outlets including Inc Magazine, Fox News, CBS Radio and Yahoo Finance
Website: www.jennstrends.com
Instagram: Jenns_Trends
Twitter: @jenns_trends
Beth Frates, M.D. is the founder of Wellness Synergy which provides the knowledge, skills and tools needed to empower individuals and groups to reach their optimum health and wellness.
She graduated from Harvard University, as a double major in psychology and biology.
Dr. Frates attended Stanford University Medical School where she chose the specialty of Physiatry.
She came back to Boston for her internship in internal medicine at MGH and her residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in the Harvard Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Frates co-authored a book, titled Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke (2006) Johns Hopkins University Press.
Website: www.wellness-synergy.com
Twitter: @BethFrates
Jen Oleniczak Brown is the founder of The Engaging Educator, a company committed to helping others find their best, most unapologetic and confident voice, communication style and self.
The company has served 30,000 people in thirty states.
She is the author of the book, "Improv(e), Using Improv To Find Your Voice, Style, And Self" which was self-published this year.
Website: www.theengagingeducator.com
Twitter: @jenoleniczak
Dr. Joyce Knudsen is the founder of The ImageMaker, Inc ® Communications Group, which offers the most up-to-date courses in Image Management approved by AICI and DETC.
She prides herself on updating all the course information every six months and researching the latest research in the field of Image and Impression Management.
She works side-by-side of every client to clarify what students are seeking in their careers, so they can focus on becoming the success they deserve to achieve.
Dr. Joyce produces the 12 Minute Inspiration & is heard on many radio outlets, including iHeart Radio.
She is also the author of ten books and since 2009, her social site status became at the top 1% of users worldwide–with over 24,000 connections on LinkedIn, 6,000 on Instagram and 1.12 Million Followers on Twitter.
Website: www.drjoyceknudsen.com
Twitter: @drjoyce_knudsen
Jessica Ann is the Founder and Creative Director of Jessica Ann Media {JAM}, a content marketing agency that develops compelling content for top-tier brands.
With a Master’s Degree in Communications from Johns Hopkins University, Jessica inspires advocates for Fortune 500 companies through shared emotions and experiences, driving hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue in a way that’s authentic and fun.
Jessica is an experienced news producer for national media outlets such as NBC Newschannel and XM Radio in Washington, D.C. Jessica’s writing and podcast have been featured in The Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, The Good Men Project, and Apple’s “New and Notable” and “What’s Hot” lists.
She is also the author of the book, "Humanize Your Brand: How to Create Content that Connects with Your Customers" and is the host of "The Art of Humanity" podcast
Website: www.jessicaannmedia.com
Twitter: @itsjessicann
On the fifth anniversary of What's The Word?, you will hear from Kate Frappell, design lead at Manage Flitter, an Australian based tech startup.
Kate has also written, edited and published content for Manage Flitter.
She is the production manager and co-host of "It's A Monkey Podcast, which covers news in technology and interviews thought leaders in the tech world.
Kate made the bold decision of living in a foreign country while working full time for Manage Flitter.
She is also the co-creator of #socialroi, a twitter chat which has celebrated it one year anniversary.
She has made appearances on many podcasts.
Website: http://katefrappell.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katefrappell
Chelsea Peitz is a realtor and a Snapchat influencer.
She has written a book called "Talking In Pictures," which describes about snapchat changing the way people communicate with each other.
Chelsea also host "Chelschat," a weekly show that shares about the in's and out's of social media and the latest tools that can help a professional in managing social.
Website: https://about.me/chelseapeitz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chelschats/?pnref=lhc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChelseaPeitz
Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chelsea.peitz
Bobbie Byrd and Lisa Stauber are the co-founders of Quirky Owl Media, an agency which helps businesses with social media strategy.
The company is the parent organization of Blog Elevated, a conference which brings the top bloggers together to share tips and resources about building an audience through blogging.
They also host the weekly Twitter chat by the same name, #blogelevated, that expands on the conference theme on social media.
Bobbie and Lisa has spoken at Social Media Day Houston and their twitter chat has been featured in Hootsuite's blog.
Website: http://www.blogelevated.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blogelevated
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlogElevated
Chris Strub is the author of "50 States, 100 Days: The Book" which documents the journey of live streaming and volunteering at non-profit organizations in all of the 50 States in the United States of America.
Mr. Strub also formed the I Am Here, LLC, which was the publisher of the book and also worked with the Salvation Army in the fight for good tour in 25 states late last year.
He has made many appearances on local and major media including "The Today Show" on NBC , "The Never Settle Show," and Cheddar.
Website: http://www.teamstrub.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisStrub
Michelle Muenzler is an author of many books and has spoken at conferences around the state of Texas.
She spoken at Houston Comicpalooza, one of the most anticipated events which brings some of the past and present celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Michelle has made a brand for herself as she has made it a habit of bringing cookies to each convention she attends or speaking at.
Website: http://www.michellemuenzler.com/
In the very first episode of 2018, you will hear from Kerry Gorgone, who makes a return to the show.
Kerry is a lawyer and host of Marketing Profs podcast, where she interviews high level leaders and marketers.
The podcast was named one of the top business podcasts on the internet by FastCompany.
Kerry is a contributing writer for many well known sites including MarketingProfs, Huffington Post, Social Media Explorer, Entrepreneur, SpinSucks and MackCollier.com
When she was a university professor, Kerry consistently made Social Media Marketing Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Marketing Professors on Twitter.
Website: http://www.kerrygorgone.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KerryGorgone
Fiona Birch is the founder of Pro Athlete Online, a company which helps athletes, coaches, teams and sports organizations navigate, manage, leverage social media risk to create opportunities and build a resilient brand.
Fiona's proven approach of "How" instead of "Don't" empowers athletes to build their brand (instead of the media and trolls) and changes the dialogue between the athlete and the coaches.
She has spoken about social media at conferences and organizations including Air Zealand, Global Business Travel Association and Social Media Marketing World 2016.
Fiona is set to speak at the largest social media conference hosted by Social Media Examiner again next year.
Website: https://proathleteonline.com/
Twitter: @fi_birch
Lauri Nilo is the social media manager for Simply Measured, a social analytics platform that helps marketers understand data which allows them to create actionable social media campaigns.
The company was recently acquired by Sprout Social, a social media management and analytics platform.
Nilo served as a intern at the Gonzaga Student Publications during her time as an undergraduate student at Gonzaga University.
She increased their blog readership by 1,141 views in that time span.
After graduating from Gonzaga, she was a marketing and events intern at the Seattle Met before interning with Simply Measured and later getting hired full time as their social media manager.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-anne-nilo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurieNilo
Mike McGuff is a blogger and houston social media power influencer.
He balances his time covering the Houston and Texas radio, television and newspaper media scene plus other interesting news concerning the Bayou City.
Outside of blogging, Mike has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years.
He has reported live for ITV's Good Morning Britain and had his reporting work appear on CNN International.
Mr. McGuff's written reporting work has also appeared on the Chicago Tribune and Hartford Courant websites.
Website: http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @mikemcguff
Jessika Phillips is the founder and president of Now Marketing Group, an agency that helps clients and companies with social media marketing.
Jessika started the company in 2010 with a laptop and a dream.
It has grown to serve about 200 clients around the United States and overseas.
Now Marketing Group is a Forbes recognized Agency Partner and a certified inbound partner with Hubspot.
Jessika also co-hosts a weekly video cast training called, Magnet Marketers on Facebook Live.
She has spoken at conferences around the country and is set to speak at Social Media Marketing World in 2018.
Jessika and her team founded "The Social Media Week Lima," the largest social media conference in the midwest.
Website: https://nowmarketinggroup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOWMARKETING/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessikaphillips
Karen Jones is a personal trainer and fitness instructor at Happy You, Happy Body Bootcamp.
Karen's mission is to help her clients become happy with themselves and their bodies.
She is the author of the book, Happy You, Happy Body.
Karen competed in a fitness competition in her late 40s.
Website: http://www.happyyouhappybody.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543555842375058/
Julia McCoy started Express Writers on the principle of finding talented writers who were second to none and shared her heartfelt passion in great writing.
Today, Express Writers has over 50 team members and thousands of worldwide clients.
Julia hosts The Write Podcast and #ContentWritingChat, a twitter chat which discusses about content marketing.
Julia is the bestselling author of So You Think You Can Write? The Definitive Guide to Successful Online Writing.
She has made appearances on Twitter chats including #twittersmarter and #cmworld
She also created the Practical Content Strategy Certification Course.
Website: https://expresswriters.com/
Twitter: @expwriters
Dr. Karen Freberg is an associate professor at the University of Louisville.
Her research interest is in social media and public relations.
Dr. Freberg has created her #freberg classes which allowed her students to work with brands during the semester.
Her recent #freberg17 class put together and implemented a social media marketing plan for the Louisville Bats which increased their audience.
Before becoming a professor, she was a student athlete at the University of Florida and later at University of Southern California as a graduate student.
During her time as a graduate student, she spent a semester doing an internship for a public relations company in South Africa.
Dr. Freberg has presented at conferences around the world and even written guest articles for Adobe and Meltwater.
She has also been featured in online media outlets including Hootsuite and Front Office Sports.
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenfreberg/
Twitter: @kfreberg
Deirdre Breakenridge is the CEO of Pure Performance Communications which works with businesses to move their audiences from interest to desired action, using creative communication to foster deeper engagement and to build stronger relationships with stakeholders.
She is the author/co-author of six books.
Her newest book, ANSWERS FOR MODERN COMMUNICATORS, offers students and professionals practical answers to important career and communication questions, helping them to communicate successfully in a business setting.
She is the host of a twitter chat called #prstudchat and host a podcast called Women Worldwide.
Deirdre also hosts a show for Nasdaq.
Website: http://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeirdreBreakenridge/
Twitter: @dbreakenridge
Rachel Moffett works with bloggers and business owners to help them get noticed online through their websites and social media
She founded The Haute Notes in 2013, a community for creatives.
Also, she founded Define Your Hustle.
Due to her perseverance, she became the community manager for Express Writers in 2016 and writes the recaps from their twitter chat, #contentwritingchat
Rachel has written guest post for The Daily Muse and has been interviewed on The Write Podcast
Website: http://www.defineyourhustle.com/
Instagram: @defineyourhustle
Twitter: @redheadrachel
Maria Ross returns for the seventh time to share about her work with her business, Red Slice.
Red Slice is a marketing and branding consultancy which helps entrepreneurs and business owners clarify the big pieces — what we do, why we do it, what makes us different, where we’re going, and how to get there.
Maria is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business (Norlights Press) and the Amazon best-selling memoir, Rebooting My Brain.
She has made appearances on many media outlets including MSNBC, ABC News, NPR, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Website: http://red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Marilynn Barber is speaker, stylist and strategist who inspires women to think differently about their most important resource, their personal brand.
She brings a wealth of experience to help them elevate their image to the next level.
Marilynn is the author of "Dress Like You Mean Business: A Dress Strategy to Get the Career You Want" which became an Amazon Best-Seller.
She has made appearances on various media outlets including ABC 13 Houston.
Website: http://www.marilynnbarber.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilynnbarberstylist/
Cynthia Bazin is the founder of The Smart Chic, a motiviational and mentoring company.
She provides keynote motivational speaking and premier mentoring in the areas of Personal Development, Business Strategy and Branding.
Cynthia’s expertise is to get people laser-focused on their personal and professional goals, providing them with kick-butt motivation and smart strategies so they can take action and achieve their goals and dreams.
Prior to founding the company, Cynthia achieved high level positions in the Connecticut prison system, became a private investigator in Las Vegas, Nevada, has run Security and Corporate Investigation units in the Hotel/Casino/Resort Industry.
Cynthia grew her business to the next level through Periscope and has made many media appearances including Good Day Sacramento.
Website: https://smartchic.me/
Twitter: @thesmartchic
Cendrine Marrouat done many things, including teaching, translation, photography, reviews, blogging, content curation, and journalism.
She also released six collections of poetry, two photography books and two social media ebooks.
One of her ebooks, "The Little Big eBook on Social Media Audiences: Build Yours, Keep It, and Win" which was launched in 2014, is a down-to-earth guide that focuses on the four pillars of relationship and audience building: Finding, Engaging, Creating, and Connecting.
The book led to her winning the community choice vote in social media for the 2015 Small Business Books Awards.
That same year, Cendrine was recognized as a Top 100 Business Blogger by BuzzHumm.
In addition to other media appearances, she was featured in the Huffington Post
Website: http://cendrinemarrouat.com/
Twitter: @cendrinemedia
Janette Speyer "returns" to What's The Word? to share about co-hosting #FlipBizChat, a Twitter chat that explores creative ways to use #Flipboard for your business.
Janette is the Co-Founder of Hot Ice Media, a digital social marketing, advertising and PR agency.
Janette’s career pursuits led her to the digital media where she spearheads social marketing and advertising campaign strategies for brands in the natural product space.
Website: http://hoticemedia.com/
Twitter: @janettespeyer
Emily Hayes is a recent college graduate of the University of Louisville.
Emily has done many internships during her time as an undergraduate student.
None was more important than the one she was apart of along with her fellow college classmates in Dr. Karen Freberg's upper level class.
That class was a practicum in which they created and implemented the social media marketing plan for the Louisville Bats Minor League Baseball team during the spring semester of 2017.
The social media marketing campaign became a success for the Louisville Bats.
Examples from the social media campaign for the Louisville Bats includes:
Increased impressions by 202% on Instagram
Increased engagement by 353% on Twitter
Emily is currently in the process of finishing her current internship with Power, an independent marketing firm based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Website: https://eannehayes.wixsite.com/emercis
Twitter: @emercis
Elena Rahrig is a Professional Consultant, and is an internationally recognized author, speaker, consultant, and program development expert. She has written 10 books, from her personal development book titled ‘Are You Boxed In?, to her autobiography and how to books, such as ‘Transform’: Transforming your business into and empire. For over ten years she has helped entrepreneurs maximize their opportunities.
Website: http://www.elenarahrig.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ERTransform/
Madalyn Sklar is a marketing and branding expert with 21 years experience helping businesses exponentially grow their brand in an authentic and impactful way.
Madalyn is ranked as the number one social media influencer in Houston.
She started the #TwitterSmarter podcast in 2015 and due to the popularity of the show, she launched the Twitter chat under the same name a couple of months later.
Prior to #TwitterSmarter, Madalyn started GoGirlsMusic, an online community which brought female musicians together in 1996.
As social media was starting to become more mainstream, Madalyn launched #ggchat, a Twitter chat that was an extension of GoGirlsMusic in 2011 which lasted for six years.
With her expertise in Twitter, Madalyn has spoken at conferences including Social Media Marketing World and has been featured on media outlets and podcasts.
Madalyn was recognized as a Houston Social Media Power Influencer in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Website: http://www.madalynsklar.com/
Twitter: @MadalynSklar
Codie Sanchez is an investor, entrepreneur and podcaster.
In addition to being an entrepreneur, Codie is an investor for First Trust's Latin America & US Offshore Investment Distribution Team in providing ETFs, mutual funds and tailored investments to enable some of the worlds leading pensions, institutions and advisors to reach their investment goals.
Website: https://www.codiesanchez.com/
Twitter: @codie_sanchez
Rebekah Radice is the author of "Social Media Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide To Social Media Growth."
Rebekah is also the founder of RadiantLA.
From email and list building to content and social media, our goal is to help you maximize, prioritize, and monetize your online efforts.
Rebekah has been blogging since 2004 on one of the top social media blogs, rebekahradice.com - voted a "2015 and 2016 Top 10 Social Media Blog" by Social Media Examiner.
Website: https://rebekahradice.com/
Twitter: @rebekahradice
This episode will be about how people can help with the recovery efforts from the storm which affected Houston.
Trusted Resources: Melany Guydelines
Facebook Pages:
KHOU-TV
KPRC 2
ABC 13 Houston
Fox 26 Houston
Houston Chronicle
Laura Petersen is a digital nomad, a podcaster, and author.
Laura is the host of Copy That Pops, a podcast about Writing and Growing Your Audience for your brand and business.
Her book, "How To Grow Your Podcast Brand and Business With Compelling Company" became a number one international amazon best-selling author in less than eight weeks.
Website: http://copythatpops.com/
Twitter: @laptoplaura
Jim Palmer is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program.
Jim is the acclaimed author of seven books, including "Just Say Yes: Create a Dream Business and Live Your Dream Lifestyle
He is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners, and is also the host of Dream Business Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim's unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies.
Jim is best known internationally as 'The Dream Business Coach' and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate 'done-for-you' newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries.
Website: http://www.getjimpalmer.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsletterguru/
Zala Bricelj helps small businesses and entrepreneurs find, create and tell their business stories easy, fast and effectively.
Zala is also the co-host of two twitter chats, #socialpowwow, and #bizheroes.
She also serves as a volunteer team member for #twittersmarter, one of the most popular twitter chats, hosted by Madalyn Sklar.
Website: http://zalabricelj.com/
Twitter: @zalkab
Sabrina Cadini is the founder of La Dolce Idea Wedding & Soiree, a company which work closely with brides and grooms to create a wedding that is unique and true to their personalities.
Sabrina started out her career as a television announcer in her native Italy before moving to the United States to become a tour operator and meeting planner for medical conferences.
However, her true calling in wedding planning led her to found her company
Sabrina has won many awards including:
Recipient, 2011 Consultant of the the Year
Recipient, 2012 ABC Rockstar
Recipient, 2012 ABC Excellence Leader
Sabrina's blog, "Something Dolce" chats about the trends in the wedding industry and she also shares about the world of social media on Periscope.
Website: https://ladolceidea.us/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SabrinaCadiniCoaching/
Twitter: @sabrinacadini
Connor Gillivan is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com, a place where companies connect with the top 1% of freelancers.
The company now serves over 2,500 businesses world-wide.
He is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies.
Mr. Gillivan spent three months in South Africa twice to expand knowledge in social entrepreneurship and appeared on media outlets including "The Conscious Millionaire."
Website: https://freeeup.com/
Twitter: @connorgillivan
Ai Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Social Media Consultant
Ai Zhang, Ph.D., returns to What's The Word? to share about her recent move to South Korea and how social media helped with her transition to a new culture.
Dr. Zhang served as an assistant professor at Stockton University where she taught about social media and public relations.
She has challenged herself to blog everyday for an entire year.
Dr. Zhang also host Classroom Without Walls, a Facebook Live series, which deals with how professors and professionals are using technology to improve education.
Website: https://medium.com/@aiaddysonzhang
Twitter: @aiaddysonzhang
Carl Gould is the founder of 7 Stage Advisors, which addresses the needs of small to mid-market firms in a variety of ways.
The company help businesses discover where they need to place their efforts for maximum impact and revenues.
Their business model is in coaching, mentoring and training them to sustain growth over an extended period of time.
Mr. Gould is also the author of three books including "The Seven Stages of Small Business Success."
Website: http://7stageadvisors.com/
Twitter: @carlgould
Tara Clapper is a freelance editor and founder of the Geek Initiative.
Tara started her journey into content marketing before the word ever became known.
She served as the blog editor for SEM Rush and content specialist for Express Writers.
Tara was interviewed on various media outlets including the Write Podcast
Website: http://tmc.pressfolios.com/
Twitter: @irishtara
In this episode, I share about speaking at social media day houston 2017 and why many business professionals should truly embrace social media.
This is my recap from serving as a speaker (panelist) at social media week lima in ohio.
The conference is hosted by Now Marketing Group.
In this episode, I mention about how:
The conference was well run by Jessika Phillips, founder of the company, her team from Now Marketing Group, the volunteers from the University of Northwestern Ohio's (UNO) Chapter of the American Marketing Association.
How Jessika allowed one of her employees' Brian "The Truth" Williams to share expertise on Pinterest alongside the other speakers
The importance of interacting with the audience as a speaker
How Amber Stoll, administrator for the company, beat her colleagues in basketball during competition
How Jessika allowed Terence Keaser to become a shining star in the events industry
How Courtney O'Banion landed her current work at Mercy Health in Lima, Ohio
Kate Ellis, Content Manager for Now Marketing, chatting about the importance of being creative in blogging.
Websites:
Now Marketing Group: https://nowmarketinggroup.com/
UNO American Marketing Association Chapter: https://www.unohama.club/
Thomas Mulliez founded iTREKKERS in 2014 after realizing that bringing together vetted professional captains and guides on one platform would help guarantee everyone a better experience in the outdoors.
iTREKKERS allows anyone to share the love of nature and simplify the process of booking guided outdoor activities.
Mr. Mulliez earned a Bachelor in Commerce from Canada’s McGill University and an MBA in marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Website: https://itrekkers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iTrekkersLLC
Twitter: @iTrekkers
Christine Clifton is the author of "You Don't Have To Shout To Stand Out: Networking Conversations That Inspires Interest and Creates Connection.
Christine is a possibilities thinker. She’s a collaborative rainmaker for professional services firms.
As a quiet entrepreneur, Christine founded Mindful Business Matters and enjoys inspirational speaking
and writing to bring her voice into the world.
When she took her leap of faith into entrepreneurship after a 20-year management career, she realized
she didn’t know how to network like a pro. She made some mistakes communicating;
yet learned how to have connected networking conversations so she could help more people and grow her business.
She now teaches her quiet power techniques so other relational business-people can avoid the energy drain of
promoting themselves and the ‘feast and famine’ of service entrepreneurship.
By showing up authentically in their work, introverts or extraverts can better align what they do with who they are – and Thrive!
Websites:
http://noshoutstandout.com/
http://mindfulbusinessmatters.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindfulBusinessMatters/
Twitter: @NoShoutStandOut
Jeremie Piette is the founder of Global Futbol Training, LLC, which supports and develops the future generations of soccer players.
Mr. Piette is a former professional soccer player who was drafted by Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2002 and played the sport in seventeen different countries on four continents.
Jeremie established himself as an expert in collegiate and pro soccer preparation and trained 200 elite players per-month through his company.
Website: https://www.gftskills.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GFTSkills/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gftpromo
Twitter: @gftskills
Stacy Tuschl is a High-Performance Coach & Business Mentor, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and the Creator of She’s Building Her Empire Podcast & Community where she helps purpose-driven women entrepreneurs and business owners break through their challenges, operate at their highest potential and create self-sustaining businesses. Stacy is highly passionate about helping women unapologetically be themselves and create a legacy they can be proud of.
Stacy's show is a top-rated podcast (formerly, Business Rescue Road Map) with listeners in over 69 countries.
The podcast covers everything from embracing your passion and charging top-dollar for your skills to creating an actionable 6-figure (and beyond) business strategy and MORE!
Her book, "Is Your Business Worth Saving?” is #1 International Bestseller and had over 13,000 downloads within 24 hours of launching.
Website: https://shesbuildingherempire.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesbuildingherempire/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacytuschl/
Mark Walker is the founder of Luxmana Investments, a real estate company that began in 2011 when they acquired the first two rental properties.
Prior to Luxmana, Mark succeeded in multiple development projects in the trendy Highlands and Berkley areas of Denver, Colorado.
Luxmana Investments has increased cash flow significantly by improving properties, attracting the best tenants, stabilizing occupancy, and negotiating favorable financing terms.
Website: http://www.luxmana.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-walker-a06957/
Christine Whitmarsh returns to chat about her recently published book, "Canyon Road"
Christine is the founder of "The Ink Agency", a company on a mission to help aspiring authors write books that change lives in a big way
They also believe that a book is only the first chapter in an epic brand story that can impact countless lives for years to come. For the entrepreneur and thought leader, with greater impact comes great opportunity!
Website: http://theinkagency.net/
Twitter: @christine_ink
D.J. Ramirez is the social media coordinator for BMC Software, a global software leader in helping transform traditional businesses to digital companies.
D.J.'s duties includes:
-Writing highly engaging post copy, blogs and creating impactful images, etc.
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Assisting in the management of paid social campaigns with media agency.
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Collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop and execute social media marketing plans across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, etc.
D.J. has built her LinkedIn audience to over 36,000 people during her time as a college student at San Jose State University.
As a result, she was recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice of 2016.
She has also built a loyal audience on Snapchat that the Sacramento Kings allowed her to take over their account twice.
Website: http://www.djramirezxo.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djramirezxo/
Twitter: @djramirezxo
Heather Ann Havenwood is the guest of honor for the 300th episode of What's The Word?
As CEO of Havenwood Worldwide, LLC and Chief Sexy Boss, Heather is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on internet marketing, business strategies and marketing. Since marketing her first online business in 1999, bringing together clients and personal coaches, she has played an active role in the online marketing world since before most even had a home computer.
Heather Ann has been named by a few as an ‘Icon Creator’ or the ‘Wizard Behind the Curtain’. She has instructed, coached and promoted hundreds of entrepreneurs leading them down the path to success. She has produced and managed over 350 seminars and events and hosted tele-seminars with many top online thought leaders such as Richard Flint, John Alanis, Susan Bratton, Alicia Lyttle, Tom Antion, Alex Mandossian, Legend Joe Sugarman, Anthony Blake, David Lakhani, Robert Shemin and many others.
Heather Ann currently is the Author of…Sexy Boss: How the empowerment of women is changing the Rule Book
Website: http://heatherhavenwood.com/
Twitter: @hhavenwood
Yoon Cannon is the founder of Paramont Business Coach, a company that help entrepreneurs and solopreneurs overcome your biggest challenges in attracting more clients, boosting your sales, productivity and profits.
She has started and sold three of my own businesses andx know what it’s like to grow a busy solo practice as well as running my past businesses with 30 to 80 employees and contractors.
She has been feautered in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, CNN Money, Inc., Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, business journals and more.
Website: https://paramountbusinesscoach.com/
Twitter: @yooncannon
Winnie Sun is the Managing Director and Founding Partner of Sun Group Wealth Partners, a trusted award winning financial consulting firm providing financial planning services to small business owners, senior executives, celebrities, tech elite, and established families throughout the West Coast. Winnie is one of the most followed financial advisors on social media today.
With more than 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, Winnie has been selected as Investment News' Twenty Women to Watch, is frequent speaker at national events, appears on CNBC’s Closing Bell and Fox Business News as a market commentator, is a regular contributor to Forbes, is the host of TuneIn radio’s business show Renegade Millionaire, host of the Renegade Mom TV show on Modern Mom, appears on CBS as a finance expert, and is quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The New York Times, Yahoo! Finance, AOL Finance, HuffPost LIVE, theStreet TV, USA Today, TheStreet show, Rep Magazine, OnWallstreet Magazine, Financial Planning Magazine, FA Magazine, AdvisorOne Magazine, GreersOC, Orange County Business Journal, Orange County Register, OC Metro, OC Family, and many others.
Website: https://sungroupwp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sungroupwp
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sungroupwp
Mac Prichard "returns" to chat about how people can stand out from competition with a blog and a podcast.
Mr. Prichard is the founder and publisher of Mac's List, an online community that connects more than 80,000 passionate, creative professionals a month to meaningful and creative work and careers. In addition, they create and edit blog posts, podcasts, and other content and speak at events,
Website: https://www.macslist.org/whatstheword
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/macslist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Macs_List
Sarah Burgess is a playwright and writer for "The Tenant" (Woodshed Collective) and Naked Angels podcast series, "Naked Radio." She has been a writer-in-residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm and the Cape Cod Theatre Project. Burgess is a member of the WP Lab and is an Ars Nova Play Group alum. Her play "Dry Powder" was a recipient of the 2016 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award and a finalist for the Blackburn prize. Other plays include "Camdenside" and "FAIL: Failures."
Josh Elledge "returns" to chat about how business owners can get media coverage.
Mr. Elledge is the owner of Upend PR, a software as a service / membership-based website providing step-by-step video coaching, live training, direct access to over 1 million media contacts, media monitoring for ongoing story-ideas, agency-level journalist inquiry monitoring, ongoing pitch creation, and impactful consulting for entrepreneurs and startups seeking to exponentially increase sales & traffic.
Website: http://upendpr.com/
Twitter: @joshelledge
Angela Maiers is the founder of Choose2Matter, a universal movement that challenges us to make “mattering” a way of life. When people accept that they matter and that their actions count, lives, learning change and our world changes. Choose2Matter challenges people in these three ways: To ACCEPT that You Matter and that your actions count;To ACCELERATE the message that everyone matters;To ACT by leveraging collective genius to solve problems that break your heart. Angela's organization was inspired by her June 2011 talk at TEDxDesMoines titled “You Matter,”,
She has spent 25 years as an educator and has spoken at conferences around the world.
Website: http://www.angelamaiers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angelamaiersinc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelamaiers
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelaMaiers
Twitter: @AngelaMaiers
Richard Chapo is the person behind the SoCalInternetLawyer.com.
Mr. Chapo is a sole practitioner who has been in practice since 1992 and has worked on internet legal issues because the web is clearly going to be the dominant force in people's lives in the future.
He has lived in Siberia in Russia for a year.
Website: http://www.socalinternetlawyer.com/
Twitter: @richardchapo
Charlene Burke is the founder of Search by Burke, a full service agency offering online marketing and research expertise to the business community; partnering with companies as their 'go to agency' since 2008 which includes:
Marketing Consulting
? Primarily Online Focus
? Creating Marketing Plans
? Optimizing Existing Marketing Efforts
? Identifying Opportunities to Expand Customer Base
Group Training sessions for small and large groups; during the annual sales meeting, an
association conference, or a multi-day event for business owners.
? Webinars for associations, sales teams, non-profits, organizations and other professionals.
? Individual Training is provided via share screen or in person
? Social Selling
? Social Media Marketing
? Personal Branding
She has made many appearances on podcasts and has hosted her own live stream show for a year.
Her mastermind, The Growth Alliance is set to take place in Tampa, Florida in May.
Website: http://searchbyburke.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SearchbyBurke
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharleneBurke
The Growth Alliance: http://searchbyburke.com/the-grow-alliance/
John Pollock is the CEO of Financial Gravity Holdings Inc. and President of Pollock Advisory Group, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory firm.
He has been featured in Forbes Magazine. He is a frequent contributor on television and Radio. John wrote the books The Nest Egg Cookbook – Your Recipe for a Comfortable Retirement. He contributed to the books Secrets of a Tax Free Life, and Tax Breaks of the Rich & Famous. John is also a featured speaker at conferences around the country.
Website: https://financialgravity.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinancialGravity
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FinancialGravity
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/financial-gravity
Twitter: @FinancialGrav
Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking podcast guests.
She is the author of Podcast Interviews-5 Proven Strategies to Help You Use The Power of Guest Interviews In Your Podcast.
Jessica is also the host of the popular weekly web show, Interview Connections TV, the Rhodes To Success podcast and co-host of "Podcast Producers" that was selected by Apple as the "How To Podcast" show in iTunes.
She has spoken at many conferences including Podcast Movement, Podcast New England and soon will be speaking at Social Media Marketing World 2017 in San Diego next month.
Website: http://www.interviewconnections.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InterviewConnectionsPage/
Twitter: @JessRhodesBiz
What's The Word? celebrates four years of being on the air on BlogTalkRadio.
This podcast is an extension of my marketing company, Vallano Media, LLC
In this special episode, you will hear snippets from some of the guests who appeared on this show like Tamara McCleary, Peter Roussel, Betty Uribe, Kelly Hungerford and Kerry Gorgone.
Website: www.vallanomedia.com/podcast-2
Facebook: www.facebook.com/vallanomedia/
Twitter: @chevd80
Instagram: @chevaljohn
Snapchat: @chevaljohn35
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chevalj/
In this special episode on Super Bowl Sunday, you will hear from Jackie Bernardi, who is returning to the show for the second time.
Jackie is a Beauty Industry Business Catalyst who help super talented and incredibly ambitious cosmetology students and professionals go after their dreams with a completely customized and original plan.
You will hear what business owners can learn from organizing major events like the Super Bowl
Website: http://jackiebernardi.com/
Twitter: @jackiebernardi
On this Super Bowl weekend, you will hear from Maria Ross, who is returning for the 6th time to What's The Word?
She is the owner of Red Slice and will "share" about her Super Bowl pick and also her new course that is set to be launch on February 23rd.
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Annett Bone is the host of a weekly podcast called The DancePreneuring Studio available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play.
The podcast discusses dance as it relates to life and business.
After graduating from UC Irvine with a B.A. in Dance, Annett took a 20+ year hiatus from the dance world before returning to the profession that has helped her to be a dancepreneur.
Annett appeared on different podcasts and also spoke at Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in the Philadelphia area.
Website: www.annettbone.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dancepreneuring/
Twitter: @annettbone
Mitchell Levy is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including 4 publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Currently, Mr. Levy is The AHA Guy at AHAthat & CEO of THiNKaha. He is a bestselling author with fifty six business books and a contributor at Entrepreneur Magazine. In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Levy has provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies, advised over five hundred CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.
Website: www.www.thinkaha.com
Twitter: @happyabout
Dana Garrison is an author, speaker and livestreamer.
Dana has a BA in Sociology, a Masters in Clinical Social Work (which is like social-psychology) and also became a Solutions-Focused Therapist.
She spent about a decade in counseling before transitioning into an Executive and Business Coach, a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, and a Master Family Entanglement Leader and Trainer.
Dana also backpacked the world for 2 years straight.
During that time, she visited and lived in about 28 countries
She started live streaming first with Periscope which gave her more exposure and allowed her to work with major brands like oculus, the virtual reality company that is owned by Facebook.
Dana has also spoke at Periscope Summit and at Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago
Website: http://www.danagarrison.com/
Twitter: @DanaGarrison
Periscope: @DanaGarrison
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaGarrisonGetsResults/
Ross Brand is the host of LivestreamUniverse.com, which covers the latest and greatest in online broadcasting, with a strong focus on livestreaming video platforms.
The Daily Livestream Update presents live video news and a rundown of the day's featured livestream content along with video clips of broadcasters and highlights from recent shows.
Website: www.livestreamuniverse.com/
Twitter: @iRossBrand
Ai Zhang is an associate professor of Public Relations at Stockton University in New Jersey.
Her research focuses on public relations education including experiential learning, service learning, and social media. She is passionate about learning new tools, technologies, and all sorts of apps. She is constantly exploring them to improve her teaching. Her goal as an educator is to do all that she could to make students' undergraduate PR education more relevant to the needs of the ever-changing PR industry.
Website: https://about.me/ai.zhang
Twitter: @aiaddysonzhang
Tamara Thompson is the founder of Serious Take Productions, a company that specializes in professional creative storytelling video production.
Their mission is to help entrepreneurs and business owners produce high end creative branding trailers, behind the scenes videos and documentary style promotional videos for their websites.
Tamara is a creative director, who has found her niche with inspiring storytelling within video production. She is passionate about golf, storyboarding, building relationships, and directing documentary films that inspire. She’s produced, filmed and edited for corporate clients such as Microsoft, Starbucks and more.
Website: http://www.serioustakeproductions.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serioustakeproductions/
Danielle Watson is a TEDx Speaker, Author, and the host of the LIVE Danielle Daily Show where she provides her positive, inspiring, and powerful Notes to Self to people seeking freedom from self-critical thoughts.
She wrote the book Dear Self, I Love You! Keep Going!: 365 Inspiring Notes from My Bittersweet Year of Heartbreak and Healing
Danielle also has a rather unconventional background in Anthropology and Archeology (the subject of her TEDx talk) and lives near the nation’s capital where she enjoys a vigorous vinyasa yoga practice, reading memoirs, wearing pearls, and all things red including red wine, red lipstick, and red dresses.
Danielle also hosts a LIVE show called, The Danielle Daily Show at 3:00 PM ET where you can tune in for a dose of something positive, inspiring, or powerful LIVE each weekday. During each broadcast, Danielle LOVES to connect with viewers and coaches you to stay focused on the positive and delivers one of her signature “Notes to Self” to free you from self-critical thoughts and get you talking to yourself in a more positive way.
Website: http://www.danielle-watson.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thedanielledaily/
Book Link: http://www.danielle-watson.com/category/books/
Dr. Betty Uribe is an internationally renowned bilingual and bicultural speaker and author, who is recognized for her expertise in values-based leadership. She currently is the Executive Vice President of California Bank & Trust (CB&T)’s Greater Southern California Division and has P&L responsibility for Commercial, Business and Personal Banking, which also includes its distribution network. California Bank & Trust is a $12 billion organization and a division of Zions Bancorporation, which has over $55 billion in assets. Under Uribe’s leadership, CB&T has been named the “Best Bank in Orange County” by the Orange County Register for three consecutive years.
She is the author of #Values “The Secret to Top Level Performance in Business and Life.
Website: www.drbettyuribe.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrBettyUribeValues
Instagram: drbettyuribe
Twitter: DrBettyUribe
This special what's the word? show will be about lessons learned in social media from 2016 and how everyone of us can make 2017 the best year ever.
Lynn Williams is the owner and publisher of Incline Magazine.
Incline Magazine is the publication that showcases emerging interesting industries on the cusp while being simultaneously entertaining.
They excel by marketing and advertising using traditional and non-traditional media, leading by positive example and broadening the limelight so that our readers are inclined to shine.
Website: www.inclinemagazine.com
Twitter: @inclinemagazine
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Annie & Kate are an acoustic rock duet on the rise! Born and raised in the live music capital of the world of Austin, Texas, the indie rock sisters are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters with an extensive performance history and two original recording projects under their belts. With their signature blend of harmonies, Annie & Kate have been named in the top five under 18 bands by the Austin Music Awards for three consecutive years.
Annie & Kate have been featured in the Austin American Statesman, The Round Rock Leader, KDRP Radio, BalconyTV Austin, The Deli Magazine, WebRadio San Antonio KXEV Stone City Radio, The CW Austin, UpLate Austin, KGSR Austin, KUTX Austin, KPFT Houston, Songwriters Across Texas Radio and 365 Radio Network.
Their newest album, "The Storm Within" is set to be launched on January 21st, 2017
Miri Rodriguez is the Social Media and Communities Lead for Microsoft Americas. She manages three social care teams responding to thousands of customer inquiries via social channels in Global English, Spanish and Portuguese. Her work was recently recognized as Best Practice at the annual Microsoft Think Tank Summit for effectively engaging partnerships with internal teams to drive a unified social voice and customer experience.
Her extensive career includes 15+ years in Marketing, Operations and Customer Experience.
LinkedIn Website: www.linkedin.com/in/mirirodriguez
Twitter: @MiriRod
Anna Scheller is a dynamic speaker with a heart to help people create more sales. As an educator for over 20 years, Anna has the skills to provide learning in a fresh and engaging perspective.
Anna has a unique style that combines sales with training, As a 2nd degree black belt in TaeKwonDo, Anna combines the black belt mindset with sales training to provide engaging and thought provoking training.
She leads a monthly free sales training workshop to help sales professionals expand their network and practice sales skills in a safe environment. She has a passion for empowering people to elevate their results and realize their significant contribution to life. She has spoken to dealerships, financial institutions, as well as leadership classes for the local Chamber of Commerce. She is currently conducting sales training workshops for the Small Business Development Center for Rio Grande College along the Texas Mexico Border.
Anna recently spoke at Women's Inspire Network - From Kitchen Table to Building an Empire in Dublin, Ireland.
Website: www.annascheller.com
Twitter: @schelleranna
Facebook: anna4yoursuccess
Instagram: ajscheller
Rachel Miller is the senior social strategist (contractor) for Pure Matter.
Rachel is an experienced B2B marketing professional and community builder with a passion for customer experience and employee advocacy.
She uses proven methods to strategically increase internal and external community engagement and brand awareness through social media and content marketing.
She served as a co-host for the the popular Twitter chat, #sbizhour.
LinkedIn Website: www.linkedin.com/in/rachellmiller
Twitter: @rachelloumiller
In this special episode, I will share about the basics of using Twitter as my free gift on Small Business Saturday for my social media consultancy Vallano Media, LLC
Deborah Norton is a digital marketing consultant with Bravo Interactive Media! (Not Bravo TV)
Deborah consults with businesses on creation and implantation of large-scale complex Internet consulting projects, Internet strategy services, online marketing, Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Strategies (SES), Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC) and the development of strategic online marketing plans for B2B & B2C clients.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/debinorton
Twitter: @BravoMedia1
Mac Prichard is the publisher ofMac’s List, an online community for people looking for rewarding, creative, and meaningful work.
More than 80,000 people a month visit the site, which includes a job board, blog,books, andcourses about job hunting and career management. Mac also hosts a weekly podcast,“Find Your Dream Job.”
Website: www.macslist.org.
Twitter: @teamprichard
Ben Johnson is the founder and CEO of Apartment Butler, a mobile-first concierge platform for apartments. They partner with top-tier communities to offer high-value services to apartment residents. These services, such as pet sitting, dry cleaning, and housekeeping, can be scheduled regularly or ordered last minute. No key exchange required!
They utilize innovative technology and a thoughtful approach to operations to deliver an outstanding experience to apartment residents.
Website: www.apartmentbutler.com
Instagram: Apartment Butler
Amber Houle is a software developer at Thought Works, the 2016 Anita Borg Institute Top Company for Women Technologist Award winner, that deliver technology to address their clients' toughest challenges, all while seeking to revolutionize the IT industry and create positive social change.
She is passionate about promoting diversity and bridging the gender gap in STEM fields, which she aims to do by leading technical workshops for women. Amber completed her undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics at Queen's University.
During her time as an undergraduate student, she spent four months in Germany as a research assistant at the Kaiserslautern University of Technology
Amber is also is a City Director for Women Who Code Chicago
Website: www.amberhoule.com
Twitter: @amber_ht
Tyler Raymer is the co-founder and CEO of Multilux Recordings.
He has been producing music under different aliases since 2002.
It wasn't until 2008 when he founded himself signing and publishing electronic houses and dubstep with small houston collected formed with Jacob Fleming and Fabian Gonzalez under the alias PINQUE.
He produced more progressive House sounds resulting in the independent music releases that included the Panther album in 2012.
Website: www.multiluxrecordings.com
Twitter: @mlxrecs
Eric T. Tung is Houston-area's leading social media strategists and content marketers and was recognized as the 33rd "Top Marketing Talent in the World" by Forbes.
He was most recently the global recruiting marketing lead for BMC Software, a top-10 independent software company.
He also worked with some of the largest companies in the world, including Dell, Apple, Newell Rubbermaid, Applied Materials and GDF SUEZ.
He has appeared in media locally and nationally in publications such as The New York Times, National Public Radio, Forbes, and Fox 26 Houston.
Website: www.ericttung.com
Twitter: @ericttung
Josh Elledge is the Founder of upendPR, which provides step-by-step video coaching, live training, direct access to over 1 million media contacts, media monitoring for ongoing story-ideas, agency-level journalist inquiry monitoring, ongoing pitch creation, and impactful consulting for entrepreneurs and startups seeking to exponentially increase sales & traffic.
Josh is also the Chief Executive Angel of SavingsAngel.com®, which bolsters the buying power of the average U.S. family by combining technology, coupons and smart thinking for extreme savings on household consumables and everyday items.
Through his work with SavingsAngel.com, Josh has emerged as one of the nation’s leading experts on consumer savings.
Since then, Josh has shared his successful couponing and savings expertise with millions of families, both online, in person as a dynamic public speaker, and through his weekly appearances as an expert on Fox 35 Orlando and News 13, as a weekly syndicated columnist for eight newspapers (with total readership above 1.1 million readers), and on a number of radio stations, and regularly appearing on more than 50 TV stations across the country. All told, Josh has appeared on TV or radio more than 1000 times.
Website: www.upendpr.com
Twitter: @joshelledge
Twitter Marketing And Publicity Mastery Through Entrepreneur On Fire: www.eofire.com/podcast/joshelledge/
I will be chatting about the importance of following your intuition from the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas
Eren McKay is Social Media Strategist and SEO consultant. who provide search engine visibility by finding the best keyword phrases for client websites and setting up a social presence to attract their ideal audience.
Some of her services include keyword research, competitive analysis, and On Page Optimization in which semantic words and phrases are used, schema markup and a variety of other factors.
She cater to the best practices in the search world that are compliant with Google’s Webmaster, Content, and Quality Guidelines (also known as ‘white hat’).
Her years of detailed dedication to clients allowed her to be nominated and winning the SEO Woman of the Year in 2012.
She was also featured in the Huffington Post.
Website: www.mckaysocial.com
Twitter: @erenmckay
Jennie Mustafa-Julock is The Audacity Coach.
Jennie's Audacity Coaching practice has helped some of the most brilliant, ambitious professionals around catapult their lives into the next level of awesomeness.
She is invaluable to many of her coaching clients as their trusted advisor with attitude.
She is someone they can turn to when life knocks them around and someone they can celebrate their wins with.
Website: www.coachjennie.com
Twitter: @coachjennie
Jennifer Schuble is an paralympian and gold medalist who is competing in her third olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Her accomplishments includes: Silver & American Record 500TT Paralympic Games London, UKBronze & American Record Mixed Team Sprint Paralympic Games London, UKFirst Women History to medal in Paralympic Games Mixed Team Sprint London, UK She have been developing a career in the automotive industry and held key new model project management jobs & engineering change control positions at Honda manufacturing of Alabama.
Jennifer is currently with Mercedes-Benz USA.
She earned a Masters Degree Operations Research University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 2003, a Bachelor of Science Operations Research & Quality Control University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 2001 and attended the United States Military Academy West Point, NY from 1996-1999.
Website: www.jenniferschuble.com
Twitter: @jenniferschuble
Dave Sanderson is an inspirational survivor, speaker, and author. His thoughts on leadership have made him an internationally sought-out speaker.
When US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on the Hudson,” ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, Dave Sanderson knew he was exactly where he was supposed to be.
The last passenger off the back of the plane on that fateful day, he was largely responsible for the well-being and safety of others, risking his own life in frigid water to help other passengers off the plane.
Despite the hazards to himself, Sanderson thought only of helping others and emerged from the wreckage with a mission: to encourage others to do the right thing.
That experience profoundly changed his life and today he travels the globe sharing his inspirational and motivational leadership messages to help people make a difference in how they do business and live their lives
Website: www.davesandersonspeaks.com
Twitter: @davesanderson2
Maria Ross is a brand strategist, speaker and author who believes cash flow and creativity are not mutually exclusive.
She is the creator of Red Slice, a brand consultancy that helps startups and small businesses build irresistible brands, Maria is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business, (2nd Edition) and the newly launched eBook series, The Juicy Guides for Entrepreneurs, as well as her powerful personal memoir, Rebooting My Brain.
Maria has appeared in numerous media outlets, including MSNBC, ABC News, The Huffington Post, Forbes.com, NPR and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Learn how to tell your irresistible story and get a free brand guide at www.red-slice.com
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Ashley Johnson is the founder of Mouth Marketing, LLC, a consulting agency that strives to assist small to medium sized business owners with Lean Marketing Strategies and training staff for optimal success.
Ashley recently spoke at Social Media Day Houston 2016 about how to optimize your LinkedIn account.
Website: www.mouthmarketingllc.com
Twitter: @fullstack_ash
Gary Leland returns to What's The Word to chat about his show, "The Gary Leland Show."
Mr. Leland is an entrepreneur, podcaster and co-founder of Podcast Movement.
He was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame in 2016.
Gary moved to Texas from South Carolina in 1979 with less than $10 in his pocket and he immediately started a new job as a door to door salesman selling storm windows and doors.
In 2000, Gary created softballjunk.com, which was the first website for women’s fastpitch softball equipment.
The softball videos he has edited and produced for FastPitchTV have been viewed millions of times.
In November of 2004 he heard about a new technology called podcasting, and produced his first sports podcast by December of that same year.
By 2006 Time Magazine included Gary’s podcasting website in their list of The 50 Coolest Websites on the Planet.
Website: www.garyleland.com
Twitter: @garyleland
Erica Blair is a marketing strategist who helps small businesses on how to run their social media on a budget.
Ms. Blair runs her business in Chiang Mai, Thailand and also the Facebook group, Small Business Social Media.
She has made appearences on different live streaming shows and was featured in Forbes.
Website: www.ericablair.biz
Twitter: @theericablair
Snapchat: @theericablair
Rachel Moore is the Owner, Founder, & Chief Social Officer of Really Social, founded in 2015.
Really Social may technically be a start-up, but their history in social media expertise and execution is well-established.
They believe in helping good people do social media really well, and each new client and customer served brings them one post closer to their mission.
She is also the host of #LetsLivestream, a twitter chat about live streaming.
Rachel has been featured in media outlets including Social Media Examiner.
Website: www.really.social
Twitter: @rachel_really
William S. Matthews believes in having a healthy relationship with money long before ordering your business cards and setting up your website.
The Everything I Learned About Money, I Learned From My Broke@$$ Friends author, is out to help families, individuals and entrepreneurs learn how to safe guard their finances and prepare for a rainy day.
From putting $10 to the side to shopping at consignment shops, William believes everyone can use a financial tuneup.
From hiring a CPA to reducing operating cost-take every precaution necessary to protect your business - with practical money tips.
He was featured in media outlets including the Houston Chronicle.
Website: www.williamsmatthews.com
Twitter: @mrwsmatthews
Kristyna Torres, otherwise known as "PRKristyna" thrives on helping her clients reach their goals through reaching their community.
Specializing in small business, entrepreneurship and nonprofit marketing, Kristyna uses engagement marketing techniques and social media to help them connect to their audience and position themselves as experts within their fields.
She serves on the board of, "I Know Somebody Houston," and assists them in secretarial aspects and social media mentorship.
She is a guest blogger for J-Vibe.com, an online magazine that showcases the city of Houston.
Websites: www.prkristyna.com
Kristyna's Contributing Blogging Page for J-Vibe: www.j-vibe.com/cultivating-connections
Twitter: @pr_kristyna
Neil Stratton is the founder and president of Inside The League, a website for football professionals.
They provide information, tools, archives, one-on-one assistance, and everything else for people in the business.
They also work aggressively to inform the parents of aspiring NFL players on the dos and don’ts, the ups and downs, of NFL football.
He was featured in media outlets that includes the New York Times.
Website: www.insidetheleague.com
Twitter: @insidetheleague
Kerry O’Shea Gorgone, JD, MBA, is a lawyer, podcaster, speaker and writer.
She hosts the Marketing Smarts podcast for Marketing Profs, is a sought after public speaker, and designs training programs for marketing professionals. Kerry writes for some of the most authoritative sites in the marketing and PR industry, including Mark Schaefer's grow blog, Social Media Explorer, Entrepreneur, and Mack Collier.com, and also contributes to Huffington Post.
Website: www.kerrygorgone.com
Twitter: @kerrygorgone
Daryl Urbanski is the Founder and President of BestBusinessCoach.ca, and is best known for his ability to create seven-figure, automated income streams from scratch.
A Canadian turned Southern Californian, he has quickly climbed the entrepreneurial ladder, gaining respect from thousands of small business owners worldwide.
He is the author of three books and the host of Best Business Podcast
Website: www.bestbusinesscoach.ca
Twitter: @DarylUbanski
Mike Michalowicz "returns" to chat about his new book, "Surge," which is out on Amazon.com
Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC.
Mike travels the world as entrepreneurial advocate speaking to groups.
He is globally recognized as the guy who “challenges out dated business beliefs” and teaches us what to do about it.
He is the host of the Profit First Podcast.
Website: www.mikemichalowicz.com
Twitter: @mikemichalowicz
Felena Hanson returns to chat about her new book,“Flight Club – Rebel, Reinvent, and Thrive: How to Launch Your Dream Business”
Felena is a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven. Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared workspace and community for female entrepreneurs who need a productive, professional place to work on a flexible basis. She has three locations in San Diego County and is expanding nationally via a licensing model. She’s on a mission to support over 20,000 women in the launch and growth of their business by 2020.
Felena and Hera Hub have been featured in Inc Magazine, the BBC News, Forbes, and the New York Times.
Website: www.herahub.com
Twitter: @felenahanson
Bobbi Pack is the social media marketing manager at My Military Savings, an Exclusive Military online savings, discount, promotion and recipe destination of choice for all active and retired military families worldwide.
Previously, she was the Social Media Marketing Manager for bBig Communications, an Omnichannel Marketing, Media and Measurement company with offices in California and Massachusetts.
She is a graduate of Ottawa University where she got a BA in Communications and broadcast and Baker University where she achieved a Master of Science in Management.
Website: www.mymilitarysavings.com
Twitter: @bobbimarie24
Snapchat: @spitfire
Megan Le Vu returns to chat about becoming an author of her new book, "The Video Marketers Cookbook"
She is the host of "Get In The Lab," a show that has since been on iTunes New and Noteworthy (seasons 1 + 2), What’s Hot in the Business sections of iTunes since it’s inception, featured on Entrepreneur.comand Huffington Post.
Currently, the show is in its 4th season, airing every other week via Facebook and YouTube.
Megan started out as a typical worker bee in the world. Graduated from Cal State Fullerton and moved to the Orange County in 2008. After college she entered into the world of government work and inspected businesses for proper use of hazardous materials.
Completely unfulfilled and miserable Megan quit that job to jump into the world of creating a business online.
Website: www.getinthelab.me
Twitter: @meganjphoto
Jennifer Hoverstad is the Operations and Project Manager for O3 Creative, a digital marketing agency in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jennifer inadvertently fell into a career where she uses her legal expertise and analytical thinking to advise executive-level staff and manage functional teams. Most recently, Jennifer served as a human resources business partner to an assistant secretary within a division of the North Carolina State Government. Previously, she counseled business owners in restaurant, service, and technology industries.
Prior to law school, Jennifer served as a frontline pawn in the sport industry, gaining significant customer service experience. She worked for the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club, N.C. State Athletics, The University of Tennessee Men’s Athletics, and Premiere Sports Travel. Most notably, among a lengthy list of events, her sport work took her to The Masters, Kentucky Derby, a plethora of NASCAR races, two NFL Super Bowls, 2008 PGA U.S. Open, and a handful of college bowl games.
Jennifer holds a B.S. in business management from North Carolina State University, a M.S. in sport studies from The University of Tennessee, and a J.D. from Elon University School of Law. At N.C. State, she served her senior year in the elected office of Student Body Chief Justice, and, in recognition of her leadership, she was an inaugural recipient of the Mathews Medal Award. At Elon, Jennifer studied business and law abroad in Vietnam and Singapore. Since 2011, she’s held a law license with The North Carolina State Bar.
Website: www.weareo3.com/us/jennifer-hoverstad
Twitter: @jenhoverstad
Jared Easley is the co-founder of Podcast Movement, the world's largest gathering of podcasters.
He is the co-author of the book, "Stop Chasing Influencers", an Amazon Best-Seller and is the host of Starve The Doubts Podcast.
He has appeared on many media outlets including The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.
Website: www.podcastmovement.com
Twitter: @jaredeasley
Vannessa Wade is an award-winning PR Expert and Founder of Connect The Dots PR where she loves getting her clients favorable publicity. Vannessa has appeared in Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Fast Company and continues to be recognized for her unmatched spunk and talent. From the halls of the U.S. Office of Presidential Correspondence to UNICEF, Vannessa has been able to create strong engaging brands that appeal to consumers – and it shows!
Her strengths includes building solid client relationships, crafting effective personalized campaigns and listening to her client’s needs.
Vannessa, a graduate of The University of Houston, is as driven about public service as she is about public relations.
Website: www.connectthedotspr.com
Twitter: @PROCKSTAR
As Snapchat is growing at a fast pace, many are now using the social media platform for their business.
You will hear from Art Jones, Jed Record and Kristy Gillentine about the dos and donts about how to use Snapchat.
Art Jones is a Public Speaker, Small Business Owner, and Consultant.
He is the founder of Tao Stand Out, a company that helps businesses and business pros find their authentic voice, rise above the noise, break away from the pack and grow.
Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups
Kristy Gillentine is a storyteller. social media consultant and journalist.
Kristy is the Director of Public Relations for Drive West Communications, a company that serves as enterprising reporters for clients to help generate compelling stories and drive information to the public.
She is the host of ChatSnap, a Twitter chat about Snapchat.
Art Jones:
Website: www.taostandingout.com
Twitter: @artjones
Jed Record:
Website: www.jedrecord.com
Twitter: @jedrecord
Snapchat: jedrecord
Kristy Gillentine:
Website: www.krisgillentine.com
Twitter: @krisgillentine
Snapchat: krisgillentine
Meg Le Vu is the host of Get in the Lab, a show about the entrepreneur’s journey and Best Selling Author of The Video Marketers Cookbook
The book was a #1 Bestseller on Amazon and was successfully funded in Kickstarter.
Her show, Get In The Lab has been on iTunes New and Noteworthy (seasons 1+2) and the What's Hot in the Business Sections of iTunes since it's inception.
She has been featured on Entrepreneur.com and the Huffington Post and have spoken about video podcasting at Podcast San Diego and Podcast Movement 2015.
Currently, the show is in its 4th season, airing every other week via Facebook and YouTube.
Website: www.getinthelab.me
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Meganpangan
Twitter: @meganjphoto
Stacy Lynn Harp is the host of Bible News Radio
Stacy has appeared on the Fox News television show Dayside, as well as numerous radio programs nationally and internationally.
Stacy earned a Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology from Vanguard University of Southern California, and is a gifted therapist and coach. Stacy has spoken at various academic and professional conferences. She has been described as someone who has a firm grasp on the issues and communicates passionately but with humor.
Website: www.stacylynnharp.com
Twitter: @stacyharp
Carrie Morgan is a 20+ year veteran of agency and corporate marketing for clients like American Express Financial, Fidelity National Title, Healthways, Sun Health, Keller Williams, Better Business Bureau and she{ology} with a unique branding and interactive background.
Her PR blog is syndicated by some of the largest marketing publications in the industry including Social Media Today, PR Daily and Convince & Convert, and author of Above The Noise (Motivational Press).
Carrie is a Top 1% influencer, a Top 5% LinkedIn user, co-moderator of the largest local Facebook group for PR professionals in the country, and moderator of #PRprochat – a monthly Twitter chat for public relations professionals that reaches millions of timelines each month, and showcases guests including Jay Baer, Ann Handley, Gini Dietrich, Shonali Burke and other industry leaders.
Website: www.rockthestatusquo.com
Twitter: @morgancarrie
Jerry Hardin is the owner and agent of Premier Bands Unlimited.
The company searches for and signs unsigned acts that have the desire, drive and talent to become main stream entertainers.
They strive to give all acts the opportunity to develop into whatever level they choose.
Website: www.premierbandsunlimited.com
Periscope: @PremierBandsUnl
Twitter: @PremierBandsUnl
Shamon Jackson is an entrepreneur and hip-hop artist who is making a pathway to success with his music.
He will share about the evolution of Houston and what his future career in the hip-hop world will entail.
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/coolcrew
Instagram: @eldiosnegro
A'shia Rose is an assistant event coordinator who has performed in some theather productions while she is a student at the University of Houston.
You will get an opportunity to see if A'shia should be a comedian and also learn about the evolution of the city of Houston during this Final Four Weekend.
A'shia Rose:
Instagram: ItsAir
Snapchat: ashianotasia
Nicole Levac is the blogger of Nature's Wisdom.
She is a contributing author for the Amazon Best-Selling book, 365 Ways to Connect With Your Soul and the upcoming book 365 Moments of Grace.
Nicole has made an appearance on the EntrepreneursJourney.tv and is the host of Journey to Soul-Full Connections.
She will be launching her first solo book later this year.
Website: www.nicolelevac.com
Twitter: @nicolelevacsoul
Instagram: @nicolelevacsoul
Victoria Taylor is the founder of Blend Social, a social media agency based in Nottingham, England.
Blend Social offers social media engagement, strategy, management and support services to a wide variety of clients, across multiple business sectors and take great pride in our creative and innovative approach.
Victoria has spoken at Periscope Summit San Francisco and at the inaugural Social Media Summit Ireland in Dublin, Ireland.
Website: www.blendsocial.co.uk
www.victoria.live
Twitter: @victoriatayluk
SnapChat: @victoriatayluk
Sandy Jones-Kaminski is a LinkedIn-approved strategist and the author of the #1 pick on the Inc.com 2010 Business Book Wish List titled, “I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???: A Guide to Making the Most Out of Any Networking Event.” She helps small to midsize business owners, solo entrepreneurs and corporate executives generate more leads, buzz and connections by optimizing their online presence and increasing the value of their professional brand both online as well as offline.
She shares her professional insights via webcasts, speaking engagements, workshops, and by facilitating in-person networking events called Pay It Forward Parties.
Website: www.belladomain.com
Twitter: @sandyjk
Natasha Davis is the founder and CEO of Impact Branding, Inc, (formerly Visionary People).
Impact Branding helps companies identify their vulnerabilities and best solutions.
They directly contribute to the improvement, enhancement and development of their clients.
Impact Branding's PR and Branding Strategies are not only creative and contemporary they are also effective in ensuring their client’s brands make a lasting impact.
Natasha is the author of "Unleash Your Millionaire Mindset" which is set to be released on March 26th.
Website: www.impactbrandingconsulting.org
Twitter: @NatashaIBCEO
Janette Speyer is the co-founder and Vice President of Web Success Team, a full-service Internet Marketing and Website Development company that provides online solutions to a company’s marketing challenge
Janette worked at the international advertising agency Young & Rubicam de Venezuela as art director. Janette put her creative and tri-cultural talents to work designing print and broadcast campaigns for GE, Proctor & Gamble, among others. In 2003, Janette joined WST where she is responsible for the creation and execution of online marketing campaigns. She also oversees creative web development and offline design projects for Team clients. Janette is also fluent in Spanish, French and a little Italian.
Website: www.websuccessteam.com
Twitter: @websuccess
Tracy Goodwin is the founder of Captivate the Room
Tracy teach people how to Captivate the Room through engagement with their voice, non-verbals, content, visual aids and persuasive technique. It's all about connecting the voice, the thought and the body to get the message out to the world. But, the voice is crucial.
Tracy has coached executives and entry level people all over the world to great success and improved income through improved communications.
Website: www.captivatetheroom.com
Twitter: @tracyagoodwin
Ahna Hendrix is the CEO and Lead Social Media Specialist for Arch Digital Agency.
Arch Digital Agency offers businesses the best social media marketing solutions by the industries top specialists and work with clients worldwide – the U.S., Spain, UK, Switzerland, Australia, and more.
Ahna fell in love with social media in 2009 and haven’t looked back.
Ahna built her businesses with the intention of having the freedom to manage it from anywhere in the world, and hope to eventually teach others how to do the same.
Website: www.archdigitalagency.com
Twitter: @AhnaHendrix
Tonya Hofmann is the CEO and Founder of the Public Speakers Association! She launched the organization in January of 2013 and now enjoys visiting her chapters across the US and Canada. She is well known and sought after across the globe as a Keynote, Motivational, Emcee, Trainer, Workshop Presenter or whatever it takes to meet someone new and change someone’s life! She has two rules for her organization and life… Only Nice People Allowed and Only Imperfect People Please!
Tonya has won the eWomenNetwork International Conference Business Match Maker of the Year award in 2008. She has been nominated numerous times for such honors as the Austin Business Journal’s 2014 CEO of the Year Award and 2011 Profiles in Power award and The Best Business Connectors in Dallas by the U.S. Small Business Conference and the upcoming Global Influencer of the Year Award for the 2015 Global Connectors Summit.
She went from being a Radio personality to the new 2014 Host of the Tonya Hofmann’s Fabulous TV Show!
She is a multi-book Best Selling author with her book “A Client A Day the Coffee Shop Way!”, “Own Your Fabulousness”, the PSA’s Compilation book “Change Your World”, Soar 2 Success” and “25 Brilliant Speakers”! She speaks on these great topics which covers finding, receiving, closing and keeping new clients! Tonya found that most people getting into business for the first time or even a great sales position comes across the dreaded “I’ve gone through all my family and friends: Now what!” time. Tonya gently walks her readers through a step by step process and even gives incredible bonus segments to help with personal development.
Christine Whitmarsh is the CEO and founder of Christine Ink, which specializes in creating books and brand messaging for CEOs, leaders, public figures, professional speakers, and others who seek to make an impact in their world.
They approach every writing project with a unique, customized strategy that’s designed to get results.
She is also the co-author of Personal Paparazzi, a book that shows you:
How to create a positive brand strategy and boost your reputation
• The content strategies that will put you above the competition
• The hottest way to talk to your customers (and get them talking about you)
• How to tilt public perception in your favor and use it to as a marketing weapon
• The best content to have in your arsenal as damage control in a PR crisis
Website: www.christine-ink.com
Twitter: @christine_ink
Vicki Fitch has been in the direct sales industry for more than 19 years and specializes in helping people to make the most out of life starting with the way they look and feel about themselves.
She is currently a Vice President with Park Lane Jewelry and she builds on these unique talents with her speaking engagements and mentoring programs to help others achieve the success she has been so blessed with.
Vicki is also the co-host of He Said, Red Said Podcast, a show that has a little bit of business with a whole lot of fun.
Website: www.vickifitch.com
Twitter: @vicki_fitch
Blab: @vicki_fitch
Periscope: @vicki_fitch
Kami Huyse is the founder of Zoetica Media, a digital marketing and public relations agency comprised of highly experienced leaders in marketing, public relations and social media.
The company connect clients with communities that matter most to them and deliver measurable results.
Kami is a national leader on the topic of public relations and social media strategy. A 20-year-veteran of public relations, she speaks at social media events and conferences all over the country and her work in social media has earned her two Society for New Communications Research Social Media awards and IABC’s Gold Quill of Excellence Award.
She is also a founder and administrator of the Social Media Breakfast of Houston, a monthly meeting of over 100 influencers in Houston.
She has been named as one of the 100 most powerful Women on Twitter by Twitter Grader, was listed as one of the 30 top people to follow in public relations on Twitter by e-Releases, one of AG Beat's Top 50 Influencers and a Top 100 Power Influencer in Houston.
Website: www.zoeticamedia.com
Twitter: @kamichat
Gabrielle Yocum is the Community Manager at Zoomph, a Platform-As-A-Service for developing faster & more insightful digital marketing.
Her duties include:
Monitor Zoomph's social media presence and provide written responses appropriately and quickly
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Respond to urgent issues pertaining to Zoomph's social networks
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Publish content (with appropriate formatting, cropping, and filtering as needed)
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Engage with clients through various digital platforms.
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Deliver educational and thought-provoking content to their target audience
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Link blog posts to social media to increase web traffic
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Strategically target and run ads on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
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Create weekly Snapchat segments that tell a story and create a call-to-action
Prior to being the community manager at Zoomph, she served as a Morning Show Producer and later Community Manager at Results Radio in State College before graduating from Penn State University.
Website: www.zoomph.com
Twitter: @thegreat_gabbby
Instagram: gabrielleselenayocum
MoniQue “Q” Hoffman (QtheBrand) is a Restaurant and Hospitality Marketing Specialist and serial entrepreneur. Q is passionate about food, health and nutrition, food politics, as well as educating the community about a variety of edible-related topics.
Along with her enthusiasm for everything food-related, she designed an outlet to promote restaurants, hotels, as well as other businesses through QtheBrand. This company offers social media marketing, search engine optimization, website design and development, as well as graphic design, branding, and public relations. Q’s background in Culinary Arts, from Le Cordon Bleu and Nutrition Communication degree from Arizona State University, combined with her hospitality experience, have provided her with a solid foundation for marketing the greatest industry to the masses.
She is also the host of Marketing Therapy, a show that inspires real and effective communication.
Website: www.qthebrand.com
Twitter: @qthebrand
Blab: @qthebrand
Ileane Smith started Basic Blogging Tips to help you learn about WordPress blogging, Social Media Optimization, YouTube Tutorials and more.
Ileane began her blogging journey in July of 2009 using WordPress.com and Blogger. She spent months preparing herself to launch her first self-hosted WordPress blog. During that time, she learned the importance of building strong connections in the blogosphere through social media, guest posting and community involvement.
Her blog was named among Tribber's Top 25 Blogs of 2014.
Ileane also hosts a podcast called Ms. Ileane Speaks.
Website: www.basicblogtips.com
Twitter: @ileane
Adel de Meyer is a Social Media Specialist, a Hootsuite Solution Partner, live streaming show host, author and mentor.
Adel works with entrepreneurs, startups, personal brands and business owners to identify opportunities within Social Media and how to use Social Media as a marketing and relationship building tool.
Adel is listed as a Top 60 Social Media influencer in Australia and ranked by Dr Jim Barry as a Top 20 Social Media Coach.
Her blog is recommended as a Top 25 Social Media blog by Post Planner.
Website: www.adeldemeyer.com
Twitter: @adeldmeyer
Tom Reid is the founder and CEO of Certified Contracting Solutions, a full service contract management, financial services, training, and mentoring company.
Mr. Reid consults with U.S. Federal Government contractors on complex regulatory environments, system compliance, contract management best practices, and general management, leadership, and team building issues. His clients have included companies dealing with DOD, DOE, FAA, HHS, HUD, GSA, VA, and many others. He has directly supported many government agencies including National Parks, Corps of Engineers, VA, HHS and DOD.
He is an author, speaker, mentor, and expert in government contracting and leadership.
Website: www.certifiedksolutions.com
Twitter: @GovConSME
Maria Ross "returns" to chat about her recent successes as an entrepreneur.
Maria is the founder of Red Slice, a marketing & branding consultancy, that helps companies to tell stories in order to become irresistible brands.
She is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business, Rebooting My Brain and The Juicy Guide Series for Entrepreneurs.
Maria has made appearance on various media outlets including ABC, MSNBC, the Los Angeles Times and Forbes.
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Krista Earle returns to What's The Word? to chat about her singles"Just People" and "Dear Santana."
Krista is a singer/songwriter from the Toronto area of Canada.
A numerous 1st place winner in Music Festivals, Vocal Competitions and Shows, performing at the CCMA’s Country Music Week, NSAI Tin Pan North, Canadian showcase in Nashville, including performing at the famous Bluebird Café, and Music Week in Toronto. Krista was a finalist in the International Songwriters Competition, and the recipient of the prestigious Government of Ontario Arts Award. Krista was represented in MIDEM at the International Music Festival in Cannes, France. She was also nominated in the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards for Female Artist, Single and Songwriter of the year (2013-2014) and currently is nominated for Female Artist, Single, Songwriter and Rising Star of the Year 2015 for her single "I'm Done." Her single also reached International attention, tracking on both European and Australian radio.
Website: www.kristaearle.com
Twitter: @kristaearle
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/kristaearle
Alex Barker is the host of the 66 Day Experiment podcast.
The 66 Day Experiment is your blueprint to maximize your life and business. This is the journey to make healthy changes last.
In addition to being a podcaster, he is a pharmacist and an online entrepreneur.
Website: www.66dayexperiment.com
Twitter: @itsalexbarker
Gary Leland is the co-founder of Podcast Movement, the first international conference dedicated to podcasts.
Mr. Leland has been a podcaster since 2004.
He runs Fast Pitch Magazine which is dedicated to the coverage of the sport of softball and hosts Fast Pitch TV.
He is also the author of 15 books including the recently released Blab Handbook.
The Blab Handbook is a guide for people who are new to hosting blab, which is a live streaming platform.
Mr. Leland also runs Podertainment, an online magazine dedicated to the coverage to the world of podcasting.
Website: www.garyleland.com
Twitter: @garyleland
Blab: www.blab.im/GaryLeland
Melodee Meyer is the founder of the Fit Free Project.
The Fit Free Project is about experiencing your future-goal-self now and to change your mindset so that a new, fit body is a natural and long lasting outcome of your new belief system.
Melodee coaches businesses, organizations and individuals on how to reclaim their bodies and their health through smart nutrition, exercise and positive mindset.
She received her Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology, is a Certified Nutritional Consultant and is a 5th Degree Black Belt recently inducted into the Karate Union Hall of Fame.
Melodee developed the award winning fitness program, Kickboxers Ultimate Training (getKUT.com) for people who want fast, extraordinary results.
She teaches her unique business systems and certifies instructors at trainings across the country.
She also was a speaker at the TEDxAmerican Riviera in Santa Barbara, California
Website: www.fitfreeproject.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/melodeemeyer/
Twitter: @melodeemeyer
Instagram: @melodeemeyer
Jackie Bernardi is a Beauty Industry Business Catalyst who help super talented and incredibly ambitious cosmetology students and professionals go after their dreams with a completely customized and original plan.
Jackie is a licensed Esthetician, have owned five successful businesses in three different industries, and a former corporate recruiter.
She is also a published author, a public speaker, and a blogger.
Website: www.jackiebernardi.com
Twitter: @jackiebernardi
Blab: www.blab.im/JackieBernardi
Amy Robles is the host of Think Enriched Podcast, a show where she talk about money, the way it affects every aspect of your life, and how to make it work for you.
Amy and her family have gotten out of $25,000 in debt within a year and is on course to becoming debt free by November of 2016.
She has made appearances on many podcasts and was featured in the Huffington Post
Website: www.thinkenriched.com
Twitter: @itsAmyRobles
Kara Ronin returns to What's The Word? to chat about international etiquette.
Kara founded Executive Impressions, an international business etiquette training and consultancy in Lyon, France.
They work closely with companies and professionals to refine and polish their executive presence and help them communicate with clarity and precision in their own country and abroad.
Kara was featured in media outlets like Business Insider India and Time
Website: www.executive-impressions.com
Twitter: @execimpressions
Greg Walker is a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, soon to be author and is a Life Coach.
He is know for his burst of excitement and allows his life to be an open book from which he amplifies dynamic and inspiring messages that many people from all barriers understands.
Mr. Walker has overcame many obstacles to become a millionaire and retire by the age of 39,
Website: www.greginspires.com
Twitter: @greginspires
Periscope: @thebigdreamer
D.D. Marx is the author of “Beyond Believing; An Inspiring Story to Awaken the Heart.
Beyond Believing is a sweet, funny and romantic story that touches the heart, serves up delicious twists and turns, and shows the reader that there’s no such thing as “coincidence.” She regards this book as her “love letter to friendship,” written in memory of her best friend, Dan.
Graduating with a Communication degree from the University of Dayton, she attempted to break into the world of Public Relations but was instead side-tracked with a J.O.B. At the strong encouragement of her friends and family, who dubbed her a “funny story teller”, she stretched her comfort zone by entering the Second City program in Chicago where her itch for entertainment was finally scratched. Determined to share her story and create a legacy, she decided to combine these talents and become a writer. She returned to her alma-mater to immerse herself in a 3-day writing course where this dream finally came to life. Asked to imagine if she was a super-hero, her task was to dig-deep to describe her special powers. Based on the real-life tragedy of one of her best friends, that answer came without hesitation. All she’s ever wanted was the power to visit with him one last time. This is the inspiration that catapulted her into her debut project titled, the Beyond Series. She dove into a world imagining that he never left.
Gordon Tredgold has worked in Transformational Leadership roles for over 20 years, running $100m+ programs, leading $200m+ Global Operations Departments, and implementing large complex Organisational Change programs for Fortune 100 companies, and is now Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University.
He is the author of “FAST” 4 Principles Every Business Needs to Achieve Success and Drive Results.
Mr. Tredgold's leadership has earned him a lot of awards and recognition that includes:
? Selected by Inc. Magazine as one of their Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers
? #1 Leadership Expert to Follow on Twitter
? Selected by Inc. Magazine as one of their Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts
in 2014
? Selected by Evan Carmichael as #1 Leadership Expert to follow on Twitter for last 10
months
? Over 400k followers on social media (over 270k Facebook, 150k Twitter)
? #2 Top 15 Must Read Leadership Blogs
? #4 Top 50 Most Socially Shared Leadership Blog
Website: www.gordontredgold.com
Twitter: @gordontredgold
Alissa Trumbull co-founded #BizGalz , a Twitter chat geared for women in all stages of life and career.
She is also the Friday Feature blogger for Ms. Career Girl, a site dedicated to showing women they can have it all.
Alissa also co-founded The Social Outlaws, a blog that explores all areas of social media and social business.
Passionate about business ethics, Alissa seek opportunities to strengthen individuals and organizations through the application of best practices and human understanding.
Websites:
www.about.me/alissamtrumbull.com
www.bizgalz.wordpress.com
Twitter: @AnOrchidInBloom
J V Crum III, JD, MBA, became a self-made entrepreneur millionaire in his twenties. He is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, certified business coach, licensed attorney, serial entrepreneur, Huffington Post Columnist on conscious business, and is host of the #1 Ranked “Conscious Millionaire Podcast”, which is broadcast M-F. He is the Founder and CEO of Conscious Millionaire Institute LLC, a global entrepreneur business coaching, training, and wealth-product business.
J V holds graduate degrees in three areas. He is a licensed attorney, JD; holds a Masters in Business Administration, MBA; and earned a MS in Psychology. He also has nine years of studies in Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP) and is certified in Ericksonian Hypnosis. J V also has training in Energy Psychology. He has more than three decades of experience in the human potential community and is a leader in the consciousness movement.
Kayla Chatkiewicz is the CEO and President of SMyelin Media Inc., a social media marketing company that aims to provide clients with a strong and powerful presence on social media.
Kayla is also the founder of an online community organization called Keep S'Myelin, found on various social media platforms, which aims at raising Multiple Sclerosis worldwide and hosts a Twitter chat called #MSChat that is held every Monday night at 6 p.m. central.
Website: www.keepsmyelin.ca
Twitter: @kaychatz
Scott Barlow is the Founder of Happen to Your Career, a company that helps you stop doing work that doesn’t fit, figuring out what does and then teaching you to make it happen!
He has been helping people develop their careers and businesses for over 10 years as a Human Resources Leader, Business Development Expert, and Career Coach.
With over 2000 interviews worth of experience from his HR career, Scott interviews others telling their story of finding work they love on the Happen to Your Career Podcast.
Website: www.happentoyourcareer.com
Twitter: @scottabarlow
Patrick and Courtney Hennessey decided to start the Be Less Typical podcast to pull open the curtains on an industry that has a bad rap, and offer you a line of sight into what it’s really like to work on the front lines of a car dealership.
Patrick worked in small dealerships and in large dealer groups. He even spent a few years working on the corporate side of the business.
Courtney has also spent many years inside the dealership, mostly in the Finance Department. She is a teacher by trade and now has a corporate position where she combines her background in teaching with her expertise in automotive. Her greatest strength is her ability to bridge the gap between the retail environment and the corporate world. She brings insights to both environments, helping to push each to the next level.
Website: www.belesstypical.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeLessTypical
Twitter: twitter.com/BeLessTypical
Angela Copeland is the CEO of Copeland Coaching. She empowers her clients to transform their careers through mentoring for goal setting, networking, and interviewing. Angela is author of e-book "Breaking The Rules & Getting The Job" and columnist for the “Career Corner” column in the Memphis Daily News.
Angela’s success is 100% tied to her clients. Nothing makes her happier than helping a client earn more, live in the city they love, and find their perfect job. Angela’s success is visible when her clients’ lives and careers are transformed.
Before founding Copeland Coaching, Angela was Vice President of Digital and eCommerce at First Tennessee Bank and Director of Digital Strategy and Marketing at ServiceMaster. In 2011, Angela was selected by the Memphis Business Journal as a Top 40 Under 40. She has a MBA from Pepperdine University and a BS in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Angela also hosts the Copeland Coaching podcast, a show made for job seekers who want to jump start their job search.
Website: www.copelandcoaching.com
Twitter: @copelandcoaching
Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/copeland-coaching-podcast?refid=stpr
Nicole Welch is the Creator and Host of the Podcast show Real Time:Real Men Only.
The podcast is designed for people to learn how to crack the "codes" for long-term business success through networking and relationships.
She interviews entrepreneurs who are living real lives and are successful in their businesses.
Her background is really diverse.
Nicole has a Masters degree in Psychology. Her research has been published in the American Association of Criminal Justice Journal with her work with youth in Adult Prison. She has taught and presented at numerous conferences, workshops and seminars both within the U.S and abroad, and has mentored as a certified Communication Coach for 4 years.
She has started and operating several businesses and founded her own non-profit organization “Servant’s Heart, Inc”.
Nicole and her husband lived in Honduras for 3 years and spear-headed several social justice projects including building homes, food programs, and starting and directing a Teen Challenge Center for ex-gang members.
In addition to consulting and speaking, Nicole was a Mental Health Therapist in the Psychiatric fields for years and currently teaches Sociology at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Website: www.rapwithnic.com
Real Time, Real Men Only Podcast: www.rapwithnic.com/podcast-3
Twitter: @rapwithnic
Bree Kelley is a passionate millennial who is revolutionizing the way millennials are perceived and how they go about their work. Her passion for people, business, and their success has helped her throughout her 5+ year B2B sales and marketing career. Bree graduated magna cum laude from the University of Akron with a B.A. in Business Organizational Communications and Sales Management. She’s a sales and marketing associate for an enterprise software and business intelligence consulting firm, and community manager and brand ambassador for several brands from apparel to IT.
Chris Barrows is a Social Media and Mobile Products Coordinator at New York University and is the host of Why I Social Podcast.
The podcast achieved "New and Noteworthy" status on iTunes.
In addition, Mr. Barrows is a social media strategist, a social media trainer, an events coordinator (for the Social Media Ambassadors Group on the New York University campus) , a digital marketer, a coach and consultant as needed across the global campus.
Bree Kelley:
Website: www.breekelley.com
Twitter: @smartsuitebree
Chris Barrows:
Website: www.chrisgbarrows.com
Twitter: @cbarrows
Podcast: http://www.chrisgbarrows.com/why-i-social-podcast/
Shannon McLay returns to chat about the launch of the Financial Gym.
Shannon is a financial planner, author, blogger, podcaster and contributor to AOL Jobs.
Her blog, Financially Blonde, book, Train Your Way to Financial Fitness and her partnership with Money Saving Pro, Shannon is committed to making financial fitness fun, easy and accessible for others.
Her podcast, "Martinis and Your Money," which made the New And Noteworthy list on iTunes, has inspirational interviews including the Monthly group Happy Hour Ladies, where they chat about the financial challenges.
Website: www.financialgym.net
Twitter: @theshannonmclay
Kara Ronin returns to chat about the importance of social skills in the business world.
Kara is an Australian entrepreneur, social skills expert and founder of Executive Impressions, an online education platform that receives thousands of visits every month.
Kara has spent over 10 years living an international life in Japan, the USA, and now France.
She speaks Japanese as well as French.
Kara’s background is in marketing and finance and a Master of Accounting degree.
She has worked for a Japanese trading house and for one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Tokyo.
At one stage Kara moved countries or cities every year for 10 years straight.
Now she is living in France just two hours from the French Alps where she took a leap of faith and created her own business.
Ladan Jiracek is the host of the Travel Wisdom Podcast, a show that encourages people to travel the world and embrace different cultures.
He interviews bestselling authors, scientists, successful business people, dating experts, travel junkies, polyglots (people who speak more than 3 languages), etc.
He has traveled to over 80 countries, did an internship in Berlin, Germany and is now living in India.
Website: www.travelwisdompodcast.com
Twitter: @ladanwisdom
Laura Wilkinson’s first leap of faith from the 10 meter platform was at the age of 15. After being told by one of her teachers that she was too old to start a new sport, Laura plunged into diving anyway. Nine months later, she was kicked off of her high school diving team for being a “waste of space.” The next year, Laura won her first US National Title, made the US National Team, and earned a bronze medal at the World Cup.
Laura overcame great obstacles to win her first major international gold medal, the 1998 Goodwill Games. She is the only American diver to ever win a gold medal at this prestigious competition. In 1999 after winning her second NCAA Division 1 title, Laura left her college scholarship behind to return home to chase her Olympic dream.
Shortly before the 2000 Olympic Trials, Laura shattered her right foot in a training accident. But with a persevering heart, she was not deterred by this injury. Together, Laura and her coach, Kenny Armstrong, designed unique training methods to utilize the mental aspects of diving to keep Laura’s “head in the game.” She had just three weeks back in the water to physically train prior to the Olympic Trials. The mental training began to pay off when Laura won the Trials making her first Olympic Team. Three months later, while wearing a protective shoe to walk up the ladder to the platform, Laura made history in Sydney, Australia.
Beating what many said were impossible odds in one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history, Laura, starting in eighth place and with a broken foot, came from behind to win the 2000 Olympic platform gold medal.
Laura also won the 2004 World Cup and the 2005 World Championships, becoming the first woman in history to win all three coveted world titles in platform diving.
Website: www.laurawilkinson.com
Twitter: @lala_the_diver
Ken Dunn is the CEO/Founder of Next Century Publishing and founder of Readers Legacy, the new social media platform for Book Lovers.
Ken is currently leading the charge in changing the way people write, read
and experience books.
After spending 14 years in investigative and
tactical policing, Dunn was able to hone deep organization and
leadership skills and also spark an entrepreneurial fire that laid
deep inside.
In the past decade, Dunn has traveled to 40 different countries building sales, organizations and teaching leadership.
Dunn’s achievements in direct selling ultimately led him to join the
publishing industry where he has successfully authored four books in addition to the new launched Readers Legacy Platform.
Website: www.readerslegacy.com
Twitter: @Ken_Dunn
Maria Ross "returns" to chat about avoiding the comparison trap.
She is the founder of Red Slice, a marketing and branding consultancy, which helps craft branding and marketing strategies for Silicon Valley start-ups, global software firms, Internet companies, entertainment powerhouses and consumer businesses — including Business Objects (an SAP company), Discovery Networks and Monster.com — and create communication and training strategies for Fortune 1000 clients at Accenture.
Maria is a frequent guest writer for many business and lifestyle outlets such as Entpreneur.com, American Express OPEN Forum, Microsoft Small Business UK, CRAVE, IntoWine and Life By Me and been featured on MSNBC, ABC News, NPR and in Entrepreneur, Seattle Business, and Columbus CEO.
She offers practical and punchy insight on talk radio and podcasts and delighted live audiences at such places as BlogHer, NAWBO, Women in Consulting, The New York Times Small Business Summit, The Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Administration, Ladies Who Launch, and Savor the Success.
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Melany Berger is a “no-holds-barred” blogger and social media influencer.
She is the creator of MelanysGuydlines, which is a lifestyle blog with a snarky twist. She will tell you that snarky is witty but younger and better looking and says what most are thinking but do not say themselves. Think Chelsea Handler with a splash of Perez Hilton. MelanysGuydlines won many awards including the Shorty Awards Vox Populi 2015 for the most fan nominations in the blogger category.
In addition to writing about relationships, Melany has proven herself as a trusted brand ambassador and social media influencer. She loves to give back to her readers through partnering with brands and offering exclusive opportunities.
She works with top tier brands ranging from Microsoft, Lenovo, Murad, Zazzle, Cox Communication, Bud Light Lime, American Express, Disney, Overstock, USA Networks and more.
A professional in the music industry, Melany has worked for major entertainment giants such as MTV, Irving Azoff and William Morris.
Knowing the business inside and out, Melany has no shortage of hysterically epic and true tales of what it’s like to be a rock-star or at least party like one!
She is an Advisory Board member at the University of Arizona for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and enjoys lecturing and teaching students about the future of social media and how they can turn social media influence into a profession.
Website: www.melanysguydlines.com
Twitter: @melanyb12
Anh Nguyen likes to describe herself as a ‘marketing and sales chick with a love of strong coffee, cool techy stuff, social media, martinis, photography and travel’ – not necessarily in that order. Anh has a varied background, having been in banking, advertising, educational travel, and payment processing. Through her various endeavors in the business world, Anh has had one goal in mind – to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship runs in her family, with both parents being small business owners. The key was to find the “right thing” at the right time.
Meeting her late business partner enabled Anh to start on her journey as an entrepreneur with a venture in the payments industry. Recently, Anh returned to her marketing roots with the launch of Amplified Marketing, working with B2B organizations on their marketing needs and processes.
Anh is passionate about helping business owners by being a trusted partner in all aspects of their business. Her varied experience and skills set, which were developed over the years, have proven to serve her and her clients as well.
Her next goal? To be a serial entrepreneur
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhnguyen170
Twitter: @AnhTNguyen
Jamie Logie is a certified personal trainer and nutrition and wellness specialist who runs regainedwellness.com.
Jamie is a contributing writer for lifehack.org and host of the Regained Wellness Podcast featured as #1 in new & noteworthy on iTunes for fitness and nutrition.
He is the author of "Taking Back Your Health," which became an No.1 Amazon Best-Selling Book in the category of Natural Foods.
Website: www.regainedwellness.com
Twitter: @regainwellness
Joel Boggess returns to chat about "7 Mistakes Podcasters make and how to Avoid Them"
He is a podcaster, a bestselling author, a seasoned media pro, and an expert in helping authors, podcasters, and content creators become known in their niche.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Joel earned his undergraduate degree
from Texas Tech and his MBA and master's in counseling from Amberton University.
His book, Finding your Voice, hit the #1 spot on Amazon in three categories - success, self esteem, and happiness; on the same day, in the same hour.
Website:
http://www.relaunchshow.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FindingYourVoiceRadio
Twitter:@joelboggess
Geoff Woods is the Host of The Mentee Podcast where he documents his journey from Employee to Entrepreneur and highlights the actual conversation he has with his high-level mentors.
After having his income slashed by 40% at his corporate job, Geoff began building passive income as an entrepreneur with the mentorship of some of today's most successful business leaders.
His passion is showing you how to upgrade your personal network with the heavy-hitters of your industry.
Website: www.geoffwoods.com
Twitter: @geoffwoods
Lara Galloway is the Mom Biz Coach,
She is a speaker, business coach and mentor to mom entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Her passion is helping entrepreneurs create and run businesses that honor their priorities and values.
She is the host of Mom Biz Solutions, a podcast on BlogTalkRadio that receives 4,000 weekly downloads.
She is also the co-author of Moms Mean Business: A Guide to Creating a Successful Company and a Happy Life as a Mom Entrepreneur.
Lara has frequently been interviewed for her expertise on work/life balance, starting and running a successful small business, marketing your business on Social Media, and creatively managing your time by media like Forbes, Crain’s Business, The Chicago Tribune, and Inc.com.
Website: www.laragalloway.com
Moms Mean Business Book Website: www.momsmeanbusinessbook.com
Podcast: www.blogtalkradio.com/mombizcoach
Twitter: @mombizcoach
Nick Loper is an author, entrepreneur, and a lifelong student in the game of business.
His latest role is as Chief Side Hustler at SideHustleNation.com, a growing community and resource for aspiring and part-time entrepreneurs.
He's been making his living online since before it was cool.
Along the way he's picked up a thing or two about small business, marketing, and outsourcing -- and is happy to share the experience with fellow entrepreneurs and those working hard to make their side hustle dreams a reality.
As the host of the Side Hustle Show podcast, Nick explores a different business idea each week and helps listeners discover the path to new job-free income streams.
He is the author of 6 books including the latest Side Hustle Path Series Part One and Two.
Website: www.sidehustlenation.com
Podcast: www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-show/
Book: www.amazon.com/Side-Hustle-Path-Proven-Outside-ebook/dp/B00U867I3S/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Twitter: @nloper
Brandon Sobotka is the Founder of Integrity Human Performance, a community for Entrepreneurs & Growing Business Leaders.
He is also a Speaker, Coach and Contributing Writer for The Good Men Project.
His mission is to help Entrepreneurs & growing business leaders who want more freedom and family time double their productivity and profits without working 60+ hours a week.
Website: www.integrityhumanperformance.com
Twitter: @BSobotka
Britt Michaelian is the Founder of Mass Amplify and the Host of the Mass Amplify Show.
While Mass Amplify remains in stealth mode, Britt is speaking to digital leaders on a weekly podcast that has been listed on the New and Noteworthy and What's Hot podcast lists on iTunes.
As a content creator, producer and entrepreneur, Britt consults for brands in the areas of social strategy and digital branding and has appeared on the red carpet as a social media correspondent for the Insider and Entertaiment Tonight at events for Vanity Fair, the Daytime Emmys and the Billboard Music Awards.
Britt is a contributor to several online outlets including Huffington Post, Work Smart Lifestyle and MOMeo Magazine in the areas of Small Business, Social Media, Mobile, Social Good, Entertainment and Tech.
A leading expert in social media and mom entrepreneurship, Britt has appeared in interviews for Maker Studios the Moms View, on various radio shows, at universities and at conferences like IBM Interconnect, New Media Expo, LTDLive and Social Media Marketing World 2015.
Website: www.brittmichaelian.com
Podcast: www.massamplifyshow.com
Twitter: @BrittMichaelian
Joe Pardo, a New Jersey-based dreamer, has always believed that society starts with you, and that to change society you must first change how you think.
Joe’s innate curiosity about people inspired him to start the motivational Dreamers Podcast. He jokingly now considers himself a “recorder of dreams.”
In early 2015, he released his first book called 31 Life-Changing Concepts, a book for people like him who hate to read books.
Joe packed it full of pictures and very direct messages and challenges for the reader.
Website: www.howtodream.co
Twitter: @joespardo
Book: www.HowToDream.co/book
S. Chris Edmonds is the founder and CEO of The Purposeful Culture Group.
After a 15-year career leading and managing teams, Chris began his consulting company in 1990.
Since 1995, Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies and is a sought-after speaker and consultant.
He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Leading At A Higher Level with Ken Blanchard.
Learn how to craft workplace inspiration with an organizational constitution in Chris’ latest book, The Culture Engine.
His blog, podcasts, assessments, research, and videos can be found at http://drivingresultsthroughculture.com.
Twitter: @scedmonds
Karen Leeds is the founder of Life Coaching Magic, which enlightens and empower people to recapture their lives so they can pursue their dreams.
Karen is a coach, author and speaker empowering people to recapture life's magic. She uses laughter and little-known secrets that she definitely did not learn as a management consultant and dance teacher.
She's compiled those secrets into a book; "Life's Magic Carousel: How to Grab the Brass Ring Before The Music Stops" coming this spring.
Website: www.lifecoachingmagic.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dancing
Drs. Rob and Janelle Alex, Ph.D. are the co-founders of the Spiritual Peak Center.
As best selling authors, their newest releases are the Mission Date Night Adventure series. They also cohost the Mission Date Night podcast.
Janelle uses a blend of body consciousness, spiritual psychology, transpersonal counseling, archetypes, animal energy and spiritual connection.
Website: www.missiondatenight.com
Twitter: @janelledalex
Darryl Lyons is the CEO and co-founder of the PAX Financial Group.
Mr. Lyons has been a licensed professional in the financial services industry since 1999.
A lifelong Texan, Darryl began his career in the financial sector just one day removed from earning his bachelor’s degree in corporate financial management and accounting at St. Mary’s University. Throughout his career, he has won awards for recruiting and development from Fortune 100 companies.
In January 2007, he chose to begin and develop his independent practice and joined Andres Gutierrez and Joseph Schuetze to form the PAX Financial Group.
Mr. Lyons is also the author of Small Business Big Pressure: A Faith-based Approach to Guide the Ambitious Entrepreneur.
Darryl also served as the Chairman for Brooks Development Authority. Shortly after his service, Mayor Julian Castro, named a park “The Darryl W Lyons Park” in honor of his service.
He was named to the 2010 San Antonio Business Journal’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars,” which honors people making a difference in business and in the community.
Kim Ades is the president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and Journal Engine Software.
Kim is also an author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and is one of North America's foremost experts on performance through thought, mastery and mental focus.
By using her unique process of integrating online journaling in her coaching, she works with clients who are intelligent, driven and ambitious.
She helps them examine and shift their thinking in order to yield extraodinary results.
Kim has been a featured speaker for dozens of organizations including the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), RISMedia, the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the World Business and Executive Coach Summit (WBECS), the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the International Association of Coaches (IAC).
Website: www.frameofmindcoaching.com
Twitter: @kimades
Danielle Watson is a global provocateur, professional muse, choose your own adventurer, and the creator of The Purse Process®.
As an anthropologist who doesn’t like digging in the dirt, she’s an expert at demonstrating how to unite conflicting circumstances to create something uniquely your own.
Danielle’s knack for distilling heaps of data into life-changing insights, along with her affinity for purses, dresses, red lipstick, and all things girly, have made this unlikely anthropologist a pint-sized inspiration to women everywhere.
Danielle’s Purse Process® is an evolutionary process that helps the smart highly-capable woman ditch the emotional baggage that has her spinning her wheels and deftly skirt the mental obstacles that have kept her boxed in so she can create fulfilling work, relationships, and a lifestyle way outside the ordinary.
Website: www.purseprocess.com
Twitter: @PurseProcess
Instagram: @PurseProcess
Kara Ronin returns to chat about how she was able to grow her business, Executive Impressions, through guest posting.
Kara has written guest posts for online media outlets like The Local France, Expatica France, Firepole Marketing, Business Insider India and The Muse (formerly The Daily Muse), which was picked up by Time Inc.
She will explain how she got the opportunity to do guests posts and why anyone can grow their brand through guest posting even if they are a college student or an employee.
Through the portal of Executive Impessions, Kara offers corporate, university, and online training programs focused on her fields of expertise: international business etiquette and executive leadership.
She is also the author of an ebook called "The Ultimate Networking Roadmap: Rise Above Fear To Network With Confidence and Class."
Website: www.executiveimpressions.com
Twitter: @execimpressions
Christin Kardos, Social Media Strategist at Bay Leaf Digital, loves conversational marketing and online branding.
Known to some associates as “Goddess of Light” because of the ever-present flash of her camera, she refuses to lose sight of history because she believes that where we started is germane to where we are going. Chris attributes her relevant experience to her seventeen years as a military spouse.
She founded a non-profit site to facilitate resource sharing and peer to peer support for military spouses, has spent years leveraging blogs and social media to promote veterans’ interests and most recently served as a special staff officer to a Marine commander in Okinawa, Japan where she was responsible for administering the unit’s web site and maintaining communication with over 700 personnel and their family members.
Today Chris is putting her experience with content management systems and social media to use for Bay Leaf Digital’s clients right here in the USA. Chris is a regular contributor to the Bay Leaf Digital blog.
Information courtesy of Bay Leaf Digital website
Website: www.bayleafdigital.com
Twitter: @ChristinKardos
Sean Ackerman is the founder and host of the podcast, You Leading You.
The concept behind You Leading You, a mission to bring systems and organizations to peoples lives, was born out of Sean's personal loss and triumph.
Today the podcast has brought amazing guests like Evo Terra, Jared Easley, Kimanzi Constable, Michael O’Neal and many others forward to discuss their own paths to leadership and personal success.
With a place on iTunes Top 10 in Management and Marketing, crossing over 280,000 downloads in 3 months, creating a life & business mastermind and being featured on numerous business shows and publications, life with You Leading You has been a means to create the life you have been looking for.
Nik Parks is the co-founder of Launching Creative, a company that teaches creatives how to become business savvy.
Mr. Parks is also the host of the Launching Creative podcasts, where he has interviewed best-selling authors and speakers like Chris Brogan, Bob Burg, Ted Rubin, and Grant Cardone.
He has also interviewed podcasters like Amy Porterfield, John Lee Dumas and Chris Ducker.
Mr. Parks has made an appearance on Forbes, Chelsea Krost.com, The Muse and The #AskGaryVee Show.
Website: www.launchingcreative.com
Twitter: @Nik_Parks
Kathy Haley is a 1985 graduate from the Tampa campus of The University of South Florida earning a B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
Since her graduation she has held various positions with the Florida Department of Corrections to include Probation Officer, Drug Court Officer, and Correctional Services Assistant Administrator where she was directly involved in the certification and monitoring of Batterers’ Intervention Programs throughout the state of Florida.
Haley was selected by the late Governor Lawton Chiles to serve as a member of the Commission on Minimum Standards for Batterer’s Treatment.
Kathy has also been an active volunteer for various non-profit organizations dedicated to serving victims of domestic violence as well as the Auburndale Police Department. She has been honored for her work in the area of Domestic Violence by J.C.Penney, The City of Lakeland, and the Florida Department of Corrections.
Kathy knows what it means to be a victim and survivor of Domestic Violence having been a victim herself and survived a near fatal incident in 1992.
She is dedicated to educating the public about Domestic Violence and is a strong advocate for changes to the laws that effect victims.
Anna Stevens is an award-winning author of "Turn Your Dreams and Wants into Achievable SMART Goals!" So, she spends some of her time training management and leadership teams, professional groups, and private individuals on how to set goals, stay focused, maintain clarity, and achieve the highest success they can imagine.
Anna is an MBA graduate of GA State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business; a founder of EQ for Success, LLC offering Digital Marketing solutions to small businesses; an avid supporter of the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence.
She is a native of Kursk, Russia who has called the United States of America her home since 2008.
Most of Anna's time is spent working, living, and breathing all things Digital Marketing. She personally has worked on Social Media, Content Strategy, Client Testimonials, Video Marketing, Podcasting, Blogging, Website Design, and SEO with doctors, attorneys, real estate agents, wealth managers, franchisors, consultants, and other entrepreneurs.
One of Anna's signature services is LinkedIn Profile Makeover to help you stand out as well as leverage LinkedIn for lead-generation and as a powerful personal branding tool.
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevensanna
About.me http://about.me/anna.stevens
Twitter @SMARTgoalsBook
Kimanzi Constable is a former bread delivery guy who self-published two books that have sold over 82,000 copies.
He released his last book with a traditional publisher, "Are You Living Or Existing? 9 Steps To Change Your Life." which was an Amazon Best-Seller.
He is also a contributing writer for Entrepreneur Magazine, and Mind Body Green.
Kimanzi is a weekly columnist, and editor at The Good Men Project.
His mission is to help men and women create true freedom in life.
Website: www.kimanziconstable.com
Facebook: kimanziconstable
Twitter: @kimanzic
Kelly Hungerford a digital marketer and community builder creating and implementing ‘customer-first’ strategies that grow brand awareness, customer loyalty and revenue. She is the founder, moderator and Community Manager for one of Twitter’s fastest growing chats ,#BizHeroes.
In her previous position as Head of Marketing for Paper.li, Kelly was tasked with building customer facing organization from the ground up. Taking a customer-first stance and placing people at the center of business operations, she took an “every customer counts” approach to building the Paper.li community by integrating Customer Care, Marketing, Communications and Product Management to drive growth, revenue, product development and most importantly, customer satisfaction.
Prior to Paper.li, Kelly has worked in digital marketing and communications, sales and customer development roles for fortune 500 companies and startups across retail, low tech and high-tech industries.
You can learn more about Kelly at
Website: www.kellyhungerford.com
Twitter: @kdhungerford
Dave T. Koenig is an actor, writer, director, and comedian with credits that include The Americans (FX), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Blue Bloods (CBS), and Damages (DirecTV), along with dozens of national and regional commercials.
Dave is also the host of Bring Your Own Lunch (BYOL), a weekly podcast that gives him the opportunity to chat with some of his favorite actors, comedians, directors, writers, and other performers and finds out how they got started in the entertainment business and the path they traveled to success.
Bring Your Own Lunch is posted every Tuesday and is available on iTunes, Stitcher and at www.bringyourownlunch.com.
Website: www.davetkoenig.com
Twitter: @DaveTKoenig
Lorrie Guerrieri is the head of Social Media and the Community Manager at Joyce Co.
She builds relationships and enhances brand recognition with consumers, industry experts, and investors for Joyce portfolio companies.
Lorrie is also part of the team who came up with the idea for Movy, a video stream that allows both public and private direct video messaging, video message sharing and creation as a group, video content creation and the ability to collaborate on anything in a visual way with as many people as you want from your smartphone. It is quite simply the best video collaboration ever!
Website: www.joyceco.com
Twitter: @movystream
I will share with you on why I decided to launch "What's The Word? almost 2 years ago and the reason I choose BlogTalkRadio.
Melissa Krivachek will stop by to chat about the upcoming Bold Book Tour set to launch on April 3 at the Houston Club in Houston, Texas.
Melissa is the founder and president of Briellan Arion, Inc.
Over the last 10 years, Melissa has evolved from managing retail locations for two prominent Fortune 500 companies to becoming a highly sought after small business expert, author, coach and speaker focused on inspiring anyone who will take a few minutes to listen.
Realizing this need in the marketplace, Melissa took the limits off how many people she could impact and
how much income she could generate helping others create six and seven figure businesses as a result.
Melissa has given away thousands to various organizations including 20% of all profits to a non-profit in each community she hosts an event. With the ability to impact and influence millions of people along the way.
In addition to two books she launched 56 days apart, Melissa released BOLD! Helping You Unleash The Hero Within which was done in collaboration with Les Brown and 12 other incredibly successful entrepreneurs from across the globe who share their extensive expertise and passions while helping you realize you too have greatness within.
Melissa has been celebrated with features in Gulf Elite Magazine, as well as Evolution Magazine where she was honored as their Top Power Player Under 40 and was also awarded by The National Council of American Executives as a one of the top Executives in the US in 2014
You can also find Melissa on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, CBS, and hundreds of other online media outlets, radio shows, and podcasts sharing her passion and expertise
Website: www.boldbooktour.com
Twitter: @BriellaArion
Anita Wing Lee is an award-winning speaker, dream launcher, transformational coach and mentor. Anita landed unheard-of, paid, travel internships in university, travelling to 21 countries by the time she graduated.
With all her eclectic experiences, she still scored her dream job and launched her dream business, and now knows it's possible for anyone to create a career doing what you believe in and love.
Through her Freedom Career coaching and mentorship program, Anita helps ambitious millennials, students, young professionals and aspiring changemakers to find their passion, get paid to make a difference and create careers they believe and love.
Website: www.AnitaWingLee.com
Twitter: @AnitaWingLee
Brian Fanzo is the Partner and Chief Digital Strategist at Broadsuite helping enterprise technology companies utilize new technology such as Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud Computing to be more productive and become more involved in their communities as a social business!
Brian has 10+ years experience managing, deploying and training enterprises and small business on technology solutions ranging from cyber security, community management, internal collaboration, digital marketing, video conferencing and social business.
As a technology and social business strategist, he has presented at numerous technology conferences as well as quarterly presentations for the Federal Government Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as on-site in Iraq and Afghanistan for the United States Army.
As a successful leader in enterprise software deployment, digital training development and community management, he has the unique ability to relate and lead teams of technology subject matter experts to execute on comprehensive business strategies utilizing analytics to prove ROI.
Brian is also the co-host of the smactalk-live (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud), a Hangout On Air (video) and podcast, that have discussions around social, mobile, analytics and cloud with Daniel Newman, founder of Broadsuite.
Website: www.isocialfanz.com
Twitter: @isocialfanz
Google: +Brian Fanzo
SMACTalk: www.smactalklive.libsyn.com/podcast
Patty Elizee is the founder and creator of the BRAND YOU ECONOMY Podcast.
Her Purpose here is to Entertain, Educate and Empower the listener by sharing Inspiring stories from Today’s Most Influential and Successful Online Entrepreneurs who is teaching people how to Leverage their Life’s Purpose into creating and building their own Personal BRAND.
Patty has spoken at the first annual Podcast Florida event that was held in Orlando, Florida.
Website: www.pattyelizee.com
Twitter: @pattyelizee
Michelle Van Otten returns to chat about her accomplishments in 2014 and also setting new goals in 2015.
Michelle is a fiery, fearless Brand Strategist dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and companies become highly profitable, influential brands.
As a sought after strategist, she’s known for her proven ability to create raw, real and relevant emotional branding, key positioning and winning strategy that infuse people and businesses with the power to make their sales and marketing efforts pay off.
Michelle’s diverse background and talents are helping entrepreneurs, business owners and companies create cohesive personal and business brand strategies that take control of their vibe in order to create rewarding and meaningful relationships, upgrade their image and position them as the chosen market leader of their industry.
Website: www.michellevanotten.com
Engineer Balaji Raghunathan, one of the co-founders of Rapid Conn Inc. stops by to chat about his career and also his indiegogo campaign for their new product, "The Uni Charge-Universal Smart Device Charging Station.
Balaji will share how he overcame the odds as an immigrant to be a successful entrepreneur.
Krista Earle returns to chat about her songwriting career.
A numerous 1st place winner in the Music Festival Vocal Competitions and shows, featured in several International Music Magazines and having done dozens of Radio Interviews. Krista was a finalist in the International Songwriters Competition, and the recipient of the prestigious Government of Ontario Arts Award. She also had the privilege to and continues to perform at the CCMA's Country Music Week, NSAI Tin Pan North, and Music Week in Toronto. She is a standing member of Country Music Association of Ontario, and Canada, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Songwriters Association of Canada, and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
Krista was represented at MIDEM 2013, the International Music Festival in Cannes, France. She also was nominated in three categories at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards for Female Artist, Single and Songwriter of the Year for her single "You Can Count On Me" 2013, and the lst round nominations for Female Artist, Single and Songwriter of the Year 2014 for her single "I'm Done". Also, being offered a singing role in the movie about Winston Churchill "Struggle to the Light" to be filmed in the summer of 2015 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Krista's music story has also been shared with Nashville based award winning author Joyce Knudson's book titled "Music Throughout the Ages", where she can inspire other artists to persevere and follow their dreams.
Darrin Bentley is the founder and host of Big Wig Nation.
The Big Wig Nation Podcast is a weekly show where he have REAL, in depth and often very revealing conversations with a diverse mix of highly successful people.
He speaks with some of today’s most brilliant Thought Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Authors, Speakers, Artists, and Musicians on a variety of topics!
They share their journey, the pain, the struggles, the breakthroughs, the habits, the mindset and what ultimately led them to the finish line of success in their lives.
Guests who had made an appearance on his show have ranged from Kim Garst to John Lee Dumas.,
Website: www.bigwignation.com
Twitter: @Darrin_Bentley
Tamara McCleary is a national speaker, business performance specialist, writer, social media expert and relationship economist.
She has spoken to over 1,000 audiences and is ranked in the Top 1% of global Social Media Influencers.
Past clients include KPMG and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Tamara speaks on the topics of team relationships, employee satisfaction and retention, the emerging relationship economy, social media, sales performance, customer service, customer acquisition and retention, entrepreneurship and more.
Tamara's background includes, Director of Sales and Marketing for a successful national medical device company, as well as, sales and marketing achievements.
She was named Top Sales Achiever nationally three years in a row for a biotechnology firm before launching her own successful national consulting firm based out of San Francisco, California.
Tamara is the creator of the trademarked RelationShift® method, enabling individuals and businesses to improve virtually any relationship.
Tamara changes lives and transforms businesses.
Website: www.tamaramccleary.com
Linkedin: tamaramccleary
Facebook: tamaramccleary01
Twitter: @tamaramccleary
Instagram: @tamaramccleary
Google+: tamaramccleary
Justine Moore returns to chat about her new ebook, "Justine Fit Recipe Book" and her successful career as a fitness competitor.
Born and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Justine never imagined she would have a career in fitness.
Overweight as a child, Justine battled weight and body image issues for years before finding her passion for fitness after moving to New York to attend college.
Justine is a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist, and also holds her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Hofstra University.
Today she resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin running her own Personal Training and Online Nutrition Coaching business, JustineFit, LLC.
In addition, she is an Official MET-Rx Athlete, National Level NPC Bikini Competitor and a published fitness model.
Justine believes that with hard work, determination and a positive attitude ANYTHING is possible!
Website: www.justinefit.com
Twitter: @JustineKMoore
Instagram: @JustineFit
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JustineKMoore
Erin Blaskie first got into computers when her dad handed her a Commodore 64. She was six years old. When the Internet became widely available, Erin started an online journal on the platform Open Diary and began sharing her thoughts with the world. She hasn’t stopped over-sharing since.
In the ten years since starting her first online business, Erin has helped numerous businesses come online, establish their web presence and create community. Erin’s primary expertise is in creating solid systems and processes for businesses but she also leads clients to leverage the power of the Internet to nurture community, create culture and inspire change.
Erin has worked with companies such as Disney, Post, Kraft, Travelocity, Microsoft Canada, Ford Canada, PepsiCo., 3M, Maple Leaf Canada, Canadian Tire, Alliance Films, Feld Entertainment, The Body Shop, TD Bank and more.
Erin has been an online video host for Butterscotch.tv (a division of Tucows), co-hosted the Macgasm video podcast, has been involved in small and large-scale social media activations with prestigious public relations firms and has been turned into a video game character in the iPhone / iPad game, “Bar Star.”
Erin has been quoted in five print books, received numerous business awards, has delivered presentations on local, national and International platforms and has been featured in notable media such as the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Inc.com, Huffington Post, AMEX Open Forum, Portolio.com, Examiner.com, About.com, Business Insider, Chatelaine, Costco Connection, ABC, CBC, and CTV Morning Live.
Erin is also the author of four books including her recently released book, "Destiny: A Love Story About A Video Game, Marketing and Story Telling.
Website: www.erinblaskie.com
Twitter: @erinblaskie
Mari Smith is one of the world’s top social media thought leaders, widely recognized for her Facebook marketing expertise.
She is the author of The New Relationship Marketing and co-author of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day.
Fast Company described Mari as, “A veritable engine of personal branding, a relationship marketing whiz and Pied Piper of the Online World.”
Forbes named Mari one of the top ten Social Media Power Influencers several years in a row, and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility named Mari one of the top ten Most Influential Small Business People on Twitter.
Mari’s background includes over twelve years in the fields of relationships, marketing and Internet technology.
As a passionate social media leader, Mari travels the US and internationally to provide engaging social media keynotes and in-depth training to entrepreneurs and corporations.
A self described “bubbly Scottish-Canadian,” Mari lives in San Diego, California.
Rachel Rofé is a multiple bestselling author that's been featured in Entrepreneur, Woman's World, and Fox News.
Since she began internet marketing in 2006, she's developed over 30 products, 40 Kindle books, and bought and sold companies with as many as 120+ employees.
She speaks nationwide about copywriting, book creation, outsourcing, and product creation.
Her podcast, "A Better Life with Rachel Rofe" was featured on iTunes "New And Noteworthy" Section.
Website: www.rachelrofe.com
Twitter: @RachelRofe
Google+ : RachelRofe
Bob Burg shares information on topics vital to the success of today’s businessperson.
Bob regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President.
Over the past few years, his business parable, The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) captured the imagination of his readers.
Bob believes his newest book, Adversaries Into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion is by far his most important work yet.
Website: www.burg.com
Twitter: @BobBurg
Felena Hanson is a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven.
Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared workspace for female entrepreneurs.
Hera Hub members have access to a professional space to meet with clients and to connect and collaborate with like-minded business owners, thus giving them the support they need to be prosperous.
Cost-effective monthly membership options are suited for freelancers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and authors.
After building three successful locations in San Diego County in under 2 years she franchised the business model and is now expanding across the country.
Her next goal is to support over 20,000 women in the launch and growth of their business via 200 Hera Hub locations over the next 5 years.
Felena has been nominated for numerous small business awards and was rewarded for her community efforts by winning the 2012 “Women Business Owner of the Year” award and the 2014 “Women Advocate of the Year” award from the San Diego chapter of the National Organization of Women Business Owners.
In 2014 she also won the “Small Business Champion of the Year” award from the San Diego Small Business Administration.
Felena has been featured in many media outlets including the New York Times, Inc. and Forbes.
Website: www.herahub.com
Twitter: @FelenaHanson, @HeraHub
Facebook: Hera Hub
Shannon McLay is a financial planner who left a “traditional” financial services firm to start her own company, NextGen Financial, to help clients in their 20s and 30s get financially fit.
Through her blog, Financially Blonde, her book, Train Your Way to Financial Fitness and her partnership with Money Saving Pro, Shannon is committed to making financial fitness fun, easy and accessible for others.
She recently launched her podcast, "Martinis and Your Money," which made the New And Noteworthy list on iTunes.
Website: www.nextgen-financial.com
Blog: www.finblonde.com
Twitter: @theshannonmclay
A native of the Metropolitan of Washington, DC, Mychea had a dream to have her words shown in print since the age of eleven, when she began a series of illustrations and short stories.
She is the author of fiction novels My Boyfriend's Wife, He Loves Me, He Loves You Not 1,2 & 3, Coveted and Vengeance. She also produces plays based off of her novels in Washington, DC. In her spare time, Mychea loves to draw, model and act.
He Loves Me, He Loves You Not 3 - In Love Lies Misery will be available October 22, 2014.
Website: www.mychea.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mychea.writes
Twitter: @authormychea
Angel Sessions returns to chat about her single, "Get Up" which is in the Independent Top 50 Charts and National R&B/Hip-Hop Top 50 Charts.
Angel recorded with Lenny Williams, William Hart of the Delfonics and LJ Reynolds of the Dramatics.
She also sang a duet with the late Ali Woodson of the Temptations single entitled “Vow” that was placed on the movie sound track, Down N’ Dirty, a Fred Williamson production, and background vocals for Earth, Wind and Fire and the Mighty Dells.
Angel writes all of her own music and won a Honorable Mention 2 years in a row in the Annual Billboard Worldwide Song Contest for her writing.
Angel was also featured in the Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine
Website: www.angelsessions.com
Twitter: @AngelSessions
With a 30+ year background in customer & public relations, Suzanne Penley is the founder & CEO of three, privately-held companies: Customer Focused Systems, PENLEY Management Group and Delve Texas, serving clients who are organizations, associations and individuals from various business sectors and in the music and film industry.
A dynamic, motivational speaker and seminar leader, Suzanne enthralls and entertains audiences while imparting her compelling message of how to create a competitive advantage by managing customer perceptions.
Recognized in 2007 as having the "#1 Fastest Growing Woman-Owned Business", Suzanne has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career and has appeared on local, national & international television and radio and in worldwide print publications.
Website: www.suzannepenley.com
Twitter: @SuzannePenley
Maria Ross and Amy Schmittauer returns to share about how individuals and businesses can utilize social media to build their online reputation.
Maria is the founder of Red Slice, a company that helps small companies create irresistable stories and attract the right clients for their businesses.
Maria is the author of Branding Basics For Small Business and Rebooting My Brain and has been featured on media outlets like ABC News, MSNBC and NPR.
Amy is the founder of Vlog Boss Studios, a digital marketing agency that specializes in video content creation and Savvy Sexy Social, a marketing lifestyle vlog for brands to understand their target audience.
Recently, Ms. Schmittauer launched her very own podcast, The Marketing Lifestyle Show, which has been featured on iTunes' "New And Noteworthy" section.
Amy's guests have included Guy Kawasaki and Big Brother Winner, Dan Gheesling.
Mari Ross
Website: www.red-slice.com
Twitter: @redslice
Amy Schmittauer
Website: www.savvysexysocial.com
Twitter: @savvysexysocial
Joel Boggess and Dr. Pei Kang are the husband and wife team behind the creation, development, and explosive growth of ReLaunch!
ReLaunch! is one of the best shows you’ll ever hear for career-changers, difference-makers, and those with a dream.
They interview and pick the brain’s of some of today’s hottest and most in-demand speakers, authors, and thought leaders.
Within days of the podcast’s initial blast off, it soared up the iTunes chart to nail #1 in business, #1 in education, and #1 in health.
As Joel will tell you - “It was no accident.”
What he means is - It was all part of a well-laid plan.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Joel earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech and his MBA and master's in counseling from Amberton University.
His latest book, Finding your Voice, hit the #1 spot on Amazon in three categories - success, self esteem, and happiness; on the same day, in the same hour.
Born in mainland China and academically trained as a dentist, Dr. Pei immigrated, by herself, to the US in 1998. She worked full time as a dentist for 10 years and owned her own practice for eight. She sold her practice in 2014 so she could concentrate fully on ReLaunch! and the growth opportunities for the business.
Melva Williams is the founder of Something Special Styling Salon that is based in Irving, Texas.
Mrs. Williams has worked in the beauty and fashion industry for over 24 years.
She gives healthy hair seminars to empower women to care for their hair properly. To make women aware with medical issues and hair issues that are related to help them connect the dots. That here is help for their hair. She has also won several awards:
Stanford Who's Who In Business 2010-2011
Merchant Circle Neighborhood Award 2011 and 2012 for Customer Service
Urban Beauty Collections Stylist of the Month from December 2011 to Present
Mrs. Williams has a forthcoming book entitled, "An Educational Guide to Healthy Hair."
Website: www.somethingspecialstylingsalon.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsMelva
Judith Bogner is a well-respected financial television presenter and experienced event host for the corporate world. For more than ten years she was one of the main European anchors of the financial news channel Bloomberg Global Television. Since May 2013 Judith has added Commercial Mediation (Alternative Dispute Resolution) to her tool box.
Between May 2001 and October 2011, she anchored and reported for many of Bloomberg's top European-based programs both in English and German language. She also regularly delivered business news updates for partner media outlets such as Bloomberg UTV India, Bloomberg HT Turkey, N24 and F.A.Z. Radio in Germany.
Her experience extends over a wide range of topics from developed economies to emerging markets, from corporate and business stories to politics and economics. One area that has always remained of special interest for Judith is China as a result of her university studies and work experience in Shanghai and Taiwanese family background.
She also conducted countless interviews with market players in the international financial community as well as political and business leaders, such as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, former ECB Chief Economist Juergen Stark, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Nestle Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Royal Bank of Scotland Group CEO Stephen Hester and WPP Group CEO Sir Martin Sorrell.
Judith studied in Germany and China and holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen and a degree in Hotel Management. She was born in Germany and is currently based in London. She has lived in China, Ukraine, France, Italy and Switzerland. She is bilingual in English and German and also speaks Italian, French and Mandarin Chinese and has some knowledge of Spanish and Russian.
Rebekah Epstein is the founder of fifteen media, an agency that works exclusively with PR firms to streamline media relations in a digital era.
She specializes in representing technology, health care, business and lifestyle companies.
Rebekah has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Fox News, Forbes.com, The Wall Street Journal
and MSNBC.
She recently written an article "4 Reasons To Start A Business In Your 20s" for Business Insider.
Website: www.fifteen-media.com
With Lawless Hearts, innovation is needed more than imitation.
The band is showing exactly that with their newly released single, "Creatures of Habit."
Their dream is to not stay in the past with their music, but to bring forth together their version of classic and new age appreciation.
Something wholly satisfying with diversity in styles reminiscent of Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, and Tonic.
After all, a song always starts with an idea, a moment of clarity in all the chaos.
And Lawless Hearts wants to be the moments of clarity for everyone.
Vikings come in all shapes and sizes, evidently. Born with a healthy appetite for competition, Noora Kuusivuori served on both the national women's swimming and baseball teams in her native Finland before spinning heads stateside in figure competitions across the country and now in the fitness modeling industry. You can find her in magazines like Muscle & Fitness Hers, Oxygen, Oxygen Magazines Glutes Special, Planet Muscle, BFW, Fitness X and the list continues to grow.
Noora has a natural edge over her competitors, and it's not just her 5'10" frame or charming smile, although they don't hurt. It's her genuine passion for her sport and every little detail comprising it. Just ask her about nutrition and you'd think she invented the subject herself. And judging by her abs, she may as well have. They don't make TVs with that kind of definition. But make no mistake, it's all the product of hard work.
And when you truly love what you do, it's hard to fail. Since joining the women's figure circuit in 2010, Noora has hit goals such as becoming a finalist at the Arnold Amateur IFBB International Figure Championships, making the top 10 at the biggest National Physique Committee (NPC) show in history, the USA Figure Championships, placing 4th at a European IFBB show and winning several other shows. Her relentless dedication is evident in every muscle fiber in her body.
When she's not readying her abs for world domination, Noora, who has an MBA and speaks multiple languages, spends her time working on her company NK Medical Group and raising her son, Thor. The left over time she spends modeling on the set of fitness photo shoots. Lately, we have seen Noora in many fitness magazines nationwide and internationally every month as well as modeling for companies like Nike and Under Armour.
"The Wondertwins" Billy & Bobby Mcclain are amazingly talented identical twins from Boston, Massachusetts who have spent the majority of their lives living and breathing the world of dance.
They began their careers at the young age of ten, when they were asked to be a part of Boston's first professional street dance crew, called "The Funk Affects."
At that time, they were already supporting acts behind hip-hop icons Run DMC, KRS One, LL Cool J, EPMD & SLICK RICK, just to name a few.
Eight years later, they decided to rebrand themselves as "The WONDERTWINS" which proved to be a successful undertaking, given the long list of accomplishments that unravelled before them since.
Their repertoire includes: ~ Amateur Night at the Apollo Theatre, not just once, but an astonishing six times~ tour dancers ~ Good Day New York with hip-hop icon MC Lyte and R&B legend Regina Bell ~ Blockbuster film "Purple Rain" co-star APOLLONIA KOTERO's UK tour in 1991, tour dancers ~ Jerry Lewis's UCP telethon with New Kids on the Block and Mark Wahlberg, 1992 ~ NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, as the creative team of choreographers behind the 'Magic Summer" tour in 1993 ~ ~ MAURICE HINES JR's sold out shows "Club Harlem" live at the Apollo Theatre, featured dancers, 2014 ~ NBC NEWS, featured with with Apollo Theatre executive director Mikki Shepard, 2014 ~ DANCE MOGUL MAGAZINE, featured in the #1 Urban Dance Magazine, 2014 ~ The Arts Fuse online magazine, where they were the featured interview by Debra Cash, 2014 ~ Jacobs Pillow Unreal Hip Hop Dance Festival and Tap the Yard 2, where they are headliners, 2014.
Their piece "Broadway to Hip Hop", 2014, has been reviewed several times, and continues to receive more glowing recommendations.
Angelique Kronebrush is an personal trainer, contest prep coach, figure athlete, and published writer.
Her accomplishments includes: 2014 BCABBA Western Canadians: 5th place Figure Masters2012 Canadian Nationals: 8th place bikini masters2012 CBBF: 2nd Place Bikini Masters, Qualified for Canadian Nationals2011 IDFA BC Classic: 2nd Place Figure Physique, 4th Place Fitness Model2011 WBFF Alberta Championships: 7th Place Figure Short2010 Fame West: 2nd Place Figure Physique, Top 5 Muscle Model2010 BCABBA Western Canadians: 4th Place Figure Short2010 WBFF Alberta Championships: 1st Place Figure Short2010 BCABBA Sandra Wickham Fall Classic: 4th Place Figure Short2009 Fame West: 5th place Figure Physique2009 WBFF: 4th place Figure Short2009 Fame Canadian Nationals: 2nd place Fitness Model, 5th place Figure Physique2008 Fame West: 9th place Fitness Model, 7th place Bikini Model Angelique became addicted to the fitness and health industry in her early 20's. She is passionate about helping others achieve their health and fitness goals with one on one training, online training, articles, videos and blogs.
Angelique also has a passion for healthy eating and playing with new recipe ideas to make healthy food fun and interesting.
Angelique writes for www.welcometokelowna.com, www.musclebombshell.com and is a sponsored athlete for DA Active Inc.
Website: www.angeliquekronebusch.ca
Twitter: @MsFitBC
Christina Elizabeth returns to chat about her life in Nashville and new single, "I Could Be" which is available on iTunes.
Christina is a BMI affiliated singer-songwriter and spends most of her songwriting during her travels to any location with a ocean, river or lake.
Much of the inspiration in her songs come from the sound of water and the beauty of nature.
Many would say she is a gypsy soul, free spirited and constantly traveling.
Website: www.christinaelizabethmusic.com
Twitter: @CeCMusic
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies.
Confident that he had the formula to success, he became an angel investor and proceeded to lose his entire fortune.
Then he started all over again, with a new “profit first” formula.
Michalowicz now operates his third million dollar venture, is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; the former MSNBC make-over expert; is a keynote speaker on entrepreneurship; and is the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, which BusinessWeek deemed “the entrepreneur’s cult classic.”
Mike is on Google +, Facebook and Twitter.
Jonathan Karrant was born in the heart of America at the foothills of the Ozarks in the old western town of Fort Smith, Arkansas east of the Arkansas River.
His recent album “On and On” made it to number four in the All About Jazz charts.
The album features such songs as “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” and “Doodlin’”, as well as the title track, and was produced by Tyler Monks, with pianist Josh Nelson, bassist Rob Thorsen, guitarist Mark Shapiro, and drummer Duncan Moore.
Audiences have characterized Jonathan as a great interpreter of song, a storyteller, a singer who brings music and lyric alive.
Some refer to Jonathan as an amazing song-stylist who sings from the American songbook, an entertainer of star quality.
Others say he paints a picture, he presents a mood and captivates a room through song.
Jazz Corner said “Karrant’s voice is romantic without being cloying, warm but not forced” and “that he sings standards with an emotional weight that make it seem as if he had written the songs himself”.
He will tell you that he has an innate connection with music writers of the past, masters like Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Sammie Cahn, Julie Styne, Johnny Mercer, to mention a few.
He will tell you that he has great respect for such giants as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Etta James, Little Jimmy Scott, Nancy Wilson and Johnny Hartman.
Website: www.jonathankarrant.com
Twitter: @jonathankarrant
Joyce Peñas Pilarsky is an fashion designer, model, beauty queen, Classic Mrs. Asia International Global 2014, MWI International Ambassador 2013, Philippine's Best Dressed and Style Icon 2013, book author, singer, painter and philanthropist.
Joyce had been designing dresses, gowns and fashion accessories for a long time. She always wanted to design her own clothes because she loves to create something different and it’s her passion.
Three years ago , she started to join fashion shows around the globe like Philippine Fashion Week, J Summer Fashion show in Paris, Fashion Week Brooklyn, New York, Summer Fashion show in Germany, Ecoluxe Luxury Fashion show during the London Fashion Week 2014 and the ECO Fashion Show during the UAE Green Festival, Abu Dhabi.
She is set to rock the runway in Boston during the Boston Fashion Week on October 11, 2014 and for the third season she will come back to present her collections at Fashion Week Brooklyn
Joyce luckily received rave reviews from different shows she joined and she was featured in several magazines in the Philippines, USA, United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Website:
http://www.joycepilarsky.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/JPPDaringCollections
Chase Allan, "2012 Nashville Independent Artist of the Year" returns to chat about his new single, "A Brand New Day."
Allan will join other independent country music artists in an upcoming tour at the Yeehaw Country Music Festival in the United Kingdom.
He will share how 2014 has treated him and how he has maintained his success as an independent artist.
Singer/ Songwriter Angel Sessions brings her 17 year music journey with 9 albums world wide.
Her latest album, "Hearts of Broken Love" is currently No.14 on Amazon for downloads in the gospel category.
Her first album entitled “Introducing Angel Sessions”, was release in 1998. Her single, "She was never her", got radio air play on over 80 top BDS stations.
In 1999, Angel released her second album “Love Ride” on Volt records, a label Fantasy Records reactivated.
Angel Sessions also performed a lot around the United States at Grammy pre-parties in Los Angeles, hosted by Tracy Edmond and the late Vonnie Sweenie.
As a young singer when Angel was signed with Fantasy Records, she had the privilege of meeting and recording with some very talented and legendary old-school artists.
At that time she was Fantasy Record’s newest artist who was exposed to seasoned professionals. It isn’t often that a younger artist receives this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Angel recorded with Lenny Williams, William Hart of the Delfonics and LJ Reynolds of the Dramatics.
She also sang a duet with the late Ali Woodson of the Temptations single entitled “Vow” that was placed on the movie sound track, Down N’ Dirty, a Fred Williamson production, and background vocals for Earth, Wind and Fire and the Mighty Dells.
Angel writes all of her own music and won a Honorable Mention 2 years in a row in the Annual Billboard Worldwide Song Contest for her writing.
Angel was also featured in the Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine
Benny Lewis is a digital nomad and founder of the largest language learning blog in the world,www.fluentin3months.com.
This blog is listed among the top ten travel blogs in the world based on SEOMoz and Alexa ratings.
He is a world traveler and has been traveling non-stop to learn languages for the past eleven years–living out of a 23kg bag and working out of his laptop.
His internationally best-selling book Fluent in 3 Months, published by HarperCollins, discusses how adults can learn any language from anywhere at any age.
He is a polyglot who speaks over a dozen languages, though he could only speak English when he started his travels at age 21.
As a result of his travels and his focus on integrating himself into local cultures through language, Benny was named National Geographic’s Traveler of the Year in 2013.
Website: www.fluentin3months.com
Twitter: @irishpolyglot
Barbara Pachter is an internationally-renowned business etiquette and communications speaker, coach and author of 10 books.
She has delivered more than 2100 seminars throughout the world including the first-ever seminar for businesswomen in Kuwait.
The second edition of Pachter’s highly-acclaimed book, The Power of Positive Confrontation: The Skills You Need to Handle Conflicts at Work, At Home, Online and In Life (Da Capo Press), was recently released.
Her 10th book, The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat, and Tweet Your Way to Success (McGraw Hill), was published in August, 2013.
Pachter’s client list boasts many of today’s most notable organizations, including Bayer, Campbell Soup, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Chrysler, Cisco Systems, Cleveland Clinic, Con Edison, Microsoft, Moody’s, Novartis, Pfizer, Princeton University and Wawa.
She is quoted regularly in newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and TIME Magazine, and she has appeared on ABC’s 20/20, The TODAY Show and The Early Show. Her discussion on business etiquette appeared in the Harvard Business Review.
Don Most is probably best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long running television series “Happy Days”. During this time, he worked with such emerging talents as Ron Howard and Garry Marshall. Recently, Don was seen in a recurring role on the hit TV show – “Glee”, as well as a starring role in the indie film – “The Yankles”
But did you know, Don Most Sings . .
Yes, it’s true. Don has a beautiful voice and he has a wonderful way of “selling” the lyrics of each well known standard that he performs. Whether it is a ballad, or swinging favorites like Clementine and Mack the Knife, audiences know they are in for a treat by the first note. He even has a couple of different shows to choose from.
The first of the two shows is, A look back at Happy Days and Donny Most’s favorite music from the 50′s – from Chuck Berry to Frank Sinatra. Don will talk about Happy Days – stories, etc, and perform the music of that era. This show includes a variety of songs from artists of the 50′s which include everything from Rock and Roll to R&B, and from Sinatra, and Darin, to Dean Martin and Nat King Cole, who all had hits during this era as well. The second is a Standards Big Band show with emphasis on the music of Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and more.
Greg Call is a veteran of the Marine Corps and recently was honorably discharged at the rank of Captain.
Greg served in a variety of billets with 1st Battalion 4th Marines including Rifle Platoon Commander, Intelligence Officer and Company Executive Officer.
As part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Greg deployed to Eastern Africa in support of Special Operations Command as an Intelligence Targeting Officer.
In his last billet as Advisor Team Officer In-Charge, Greg led an advisor team attached to an Afghan Army Reconnaissance Company during combat operations in Afghanistan.
Currently, Greg is Founder/CEO of PatriotMove, Inc.
He is a program manager of Transition Edge San Diego and committee member for the Small Business Administration’s Orange County Veterans Initiative.
Greg is focused on creating employment and entrepreneurship opportunities within the post 9/11 veteran’s community.
Greg holds Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan and Master of Accounting Degree from Michigan State University.
He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Michigan. Before becoming a Marine Officer, he gained extensive experience in corporate turnarounds, business valuations and forensic accounting as a business management consultant with Plante & Moran PLLC
Kaeya Majmundar, who is an undergraduate at Emory University, was frustrated after helping her friend move boxes out of a dorm room.
So she spent the summer reinventing the cardboard box and created the BZbox.
The BZbox has evolved into an easy to use, all purpose, collapsible storage product.
Kaeya gained confidence with her product after she won the 2012 National Elevator Pitch Competition organized by the Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization (CEO).
From there, Kaeya pitched her product on the season finale of Shark Tank.
Hear Kaeya's journey towards becoming an entrepreneur.
Website: www.thebzbox.com
Follow Kaeya on Twitter @thebzbox
Dori DeCarlo is the host of Word of Mom Radio, a show committed to empowering MOMpreneurs and Business Women!
A background in Theater has led Dori to began on BlogTalkRadio as a co-host of The Three Wise Girls with Debbie Barth and Linda Alexander.
After doing a 2-part segment on MOMpreneurs and with their encouragement, Dori developed her own BTR show - Word of Mom Radio - because, let's face it - if you really want to get the word out - Mom's are the best word of mouth advertising there is.
Word Of Mom Radio Show: www.wordofmomradio.com
Follow Dori on Twitter: @WordOfMom_Dori
Empowering Millennials to make their voices heard is the passion of 23 year-old Chelsea Krost, entrepreneur, radio and TV talk show host, writer, Executive Producer and certified health coach.
Chelsea has appeared on Anderson with Anderson Cooper, Wendy Williams, The Today Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Bloomberg News, Good Day New York, and several other top media outlets. Chelsea is the millennial correspondent for Answers.com, Galtime.com and PattiKnows.com. In addition, Chelsea is a contributor with Cosmopolitan, Seventeen and Self Magazine.
Chelsea is currently launching her first startup company Mpluse. Mpulse is an app created by Millennials for Millennials that revolutionizes the way an entire generation consumes news. Mpluse will break down headlines and social issues facing our generation in a way relatable to Millennials as well as provide resources and insight on how to be proactive. This will be accomplished via the Mpluse app with a website as a secondary platform.
The Chelsea Krost Show made its television debut in March of 2013. The show provided a platform for today’s hot topics, trends and issues that affect Millennials. Studio City is currently shopping The Chelsea Krost Show for national syndication.
The Chelsea Krost Show - radio show offers a compelling, informative and balanced view through a rotating panel of young adults, guest celebrities and experts: now on BlogTalkRadio
For the past three years, Chelsea has served as the Millennial spokesperson for U by Kotex. In addition, Chelsea has been a brand ambassador/spokesperson for such notable and diverse brands as Intel, Resume Bear, Mastercard, BCBG, Popcap Games and Kyocera.
Candice Deniece Williams is a native of Huntsville, Texas.
She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University as well as a Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sam Houston State University.
In addition, she is a mental health advocated and dedicated to serving her community both on the local and state levels.
Candice served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Counseling Association and was also the Director for the Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development from 2012-2014.
Candice is currently pursuing her doctorate degree from Sam Houston State University in Counselor Education with an emphasis in sports counseling.
Her research areas include athletic participation and wellness, concussion recovery and mental health, and resiliency in athletes.
Candice recently accepted a position in Washington D.C. as the Program Manager of Mental Health Services for The Trust which is a new program sponsored by the NFL Players Association to support former NFL players as they make the transition from professional football.
In her new role as program manager she will be responsible for handling mental health cases involving former players, identifying mental health resources for players, and creating mental health trainings and protocols for the Trust.
Elena Iacono is a professional communicator with leading experience in organizational communication, leadership branding and employee engagement strategy. Living in Toronto, Canada, Elena is a communication champion.
Elena’s career is marked by expertise and knowledge on the topic of internal communications, employee recognition, corporate culture, senior leadership communication council and strategic communication.
Elena holds a Bachelors degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa and also holds a Master in Professional Communication from Ryerson University in Toronto.
A frequent lecturer at York University, Seneca College, McGill University,Elena provides her insight and perspective to Corporate Communication students, helping them learn real-life contemporary examples to help them with their careers in communications.
Elena is the founder and director of http://www.epicomm.ca, a dedicated site that shares the latest thinking, tips and techniques on topics related to organizational communication.
In her spare time, Elena leads fundraising initiatives to promote child literacy and the importance of early reading amongst kids.
Connect with Elena:
epicomm.ca
YouTube
Google +
Drew Edghill is a very diverse independent music artist.
Born & raised in Montreal, Canada, Drew spent a few of his childhood years living in Fort Lauderdale, before moving back to Montreal.
Being raised in the cultures of Guyanese, Trinidadian & North American, Drew developed his talent after being influenced and inspired by his father's musical talents.
Since 2001, he has been living in Ireland, where he quickly gained the respect and support of some of the UK's top music influencers.
His first love is Rap. He currently has 11 tracks produced and ready to release to the world on an EP called 11:11 - My time.
The official first single from "11:11" called "Nothing Matters" gained the attention of many on Vevo, and is available on all major music platforms.
J’Aimeka “Jai” Ferrell is a tenured marketing professional working in professional sports and entertainment television for Fortune 500 and startup companies. Summing her 10-year career with Turner Broadcasting System, she has assisted in the launch of sports marketing and programming campaigns for the Atlanta Braves, SEC Football and SEC Basketball. Alongside her sports experience, she has contributed to the launches of marketing campaigns for original programs including, but not limited to CNN presents Black in America, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, TNTs The Closer, and BET’s Welcome to Dreamland series. Through her service, she has been awarded two Peabody Awards for her contribution to CNN presents Hurricane Katrina and 2008 Presidential Campaign Coverage. After her position was eliminated from the ‘grow by shrinking effect’ of corporate America, she launched Corporate & Unemployed, a social blog about the journey to entrepreneurship in life after living a career.
Ms. Ferrell graduated Magna Cum Laude from Spelman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication and Moving Image Studies from Georgia State University.
Jai extends her spirit of giving back and paying it forward by lending her marketing expertise through volunteerism efforts by serving on marketing committees of various non-profit organizations including Atlanta Celebrates Photography and the Friends of English Avenue in Atlanta, GA. Jai is a life member of Phi Beta Kappa and Golden Key International Honour Societies. She is also a member of the Nu Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and is a member of the Lindsay Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA.
Visit Jai's site at: http://www.corporateandunemployed.com
Twitter: @jaiferrell
After overcoming the obstacles of adolescence, Crystal Victoria redefined her image by creating an opportunity for herself and the younger generation. While growing up in Denton, Texas, she endured many struggles for acceptance from friends and endured a disturbing journey to satisfy the neglect. Although she was smart and had college education, she had difficulty searching for a purpose, maintaining rewarding success, and having positive relationships and influence.
At the age of 25, she found her calling and passion through motivation, business, and writing. Today she is the President and Founder of Target Evolution Inc., a published author, and an entrepreneur who loves to learn and write. Crystal's future goals consist of pursuing a doctorate’s in Business Administration and Business Law, continued support of aspiring entrepreneurs in the Dallas community and nationwide, and writing more books.
"From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady" is her autobiography, which has been released by AuthorHouse Publishing and is available for purchase. Ms. Crystal Victoria latest book project is the "Vicious Cycle." Examining the root causes of people going in and out of prison, providing methods and solutions to bring about, the demise of the "Vicious Cycle."
Faith vs Fate Productions was founded by husband & wife team Erin and Collin Joseph Neal.
A Seattle based film & media company that specializes in creating innovative content with new technologies & local talent.Commercial, Narrative & Beyond.
Collin discovered filmmaking in High School then joined Viable Vision Video Productions where he learned the the tools of his trader. After graduating from Seattle Film Institute he worked on production for NXNW Productions and The Mark Gorden Company on three features.
Erin is an asset on set. Having toured Oklahoma! in England, she returned to take on the role of Gertrude in The Name of this Play is Hamlet in Chicago. She also appeared on stage in regional favorites Dracula as Lucy, Omnium Gatherum as Suzie and as Sheila in HAIR! The American Tribal Rock Musical.
Beverly Fells Jones has had major success within the corporate world and as an entrepreneur. She has written and developed training courses for Fortune 500 companies, and facilitates the advancement of individuals, by the thousands, worldwide.
As a Life Coach, trainer, presenter, and author of two successful books, Beverly helps you learn and apply an active meditation technique to your life desires, enabling you to realize real change, mentally and physically. Using a proven process that taps into the Alpha and Theta Brain wave states of mind, you learn how to become the master of your own destiny.
Beverly helps to empower you to change your negative mental programming, replacing the negative voice with a neutral voice, thus programming your mind towards success, and opening your potential to create a new reality for yourself. Within a short amount of time, you begin to live life from a completely new perspective, naturally and easily.
Ms. Jones is a Certified Hypnotist, Certified “One Command” Practitioner and Instructor, ThetaHealing Practitioner and Certified Silva UltraMind ESP Instructor, and she holds certifications in a myriad of subject matter.
Ms. Jones graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a BS and MBA.
Susan Campbell Cross is the walking definition of a modern day multi-tasker.
In addition to being a wife and a mom, she is a lifestyle expert, author and on-air personality.
She is the lifestyle editor of SHAPE, OK! and Star Magazines, and is the contributor of The Daily Muse.
Her articles have appeared on Huff Post Women, Forbes Woman and Yahoo Shine.
In addition to blogging for SHAPE's website, she posts on her own blog, Secrets of a Suburban Soccer Mom.
Susan is the regular lifestyle correspondent for Let's Talk Autism and Modern Media, the Radio Show and also does frequent television segments for San Diego Living and Daytime.
She has acted in television, radio, print and Internet campaigns for Mr. Coffee, DirectTV, NuBrilliance and Jewel Osco and has appeared in cooking segments with Chef Bobby Flay and Curtis Stone.
For more information on Susan, visit her website at www.susancampbellcross.com
Tim Hauser (founder of the Manhattan Transfer) has set down his microphone for a wooden spoon.
This 8 time Grammy winner hasn't retired from touring just yet.
Instead, he has a new food company based on his early travels with the Manhattan Transfer.
He fell in love with the food in Italy and decided to make a go of it and launched "I Made Sauce!"
Each of the recipes is inspired by a special meal he had in certain regions of Italy.
Hear how he came to do this and also about his career with the Manhattan Transfer.
Michelle Sandlin is a writer and relocation industry expert. She currently serves as the 2014 President of Houston Relocation Professionals (HRP). Michelle writes 2 weekly "On The Move" columns which are published on Sundays in the Real Estate and Employment Sections of the Houston Chronicle, as well as a weekly "On The Move" blog,
She is also a contributing writer for the Houston Business Journal, Worldwide ERC's Mobility Magazine, and several other publications and corporate blogs.
Michelle has been involved in the relocation industry for 14 years and is a familiar speaker/presenter at various conference and events in the Houston area and around the country.
Hannah Becker is author of The Motivated Millennial: An Entrepreneurial Guidebook for Generation Y.
Passionate about entrepreneurship, Hannah is committed to encouraging millennials to pursue their entrepreneurship dreams.
Graduating with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in 2014, Hannah plans to focus her efforts towards expanding her current business holdings and collection of published works.
When not rolling out a new marketing plan, or re-vamping product development, Hannah can be found riding dressage on her Friesian Sport Horse, clogging to Appalachian-inspired bluegrass music, or putting her biochem background to use, fermenting a fresh batch of blueberry wine. Connect with Hannah at: www.themotivatedmillennial.com .
Maria Ross is the founder of Red Slice, a marketing and brand agency, that helps brands to create unforgetable stories that will make them resonate with their clients.
Prior to founding Red Slice, Mrs. Ross crafted branding and marketing strategies for Silicon Valley start-ups, global software firms, Internet companies, entertainment powerhouses and consumer businesses — including Business Objects (an SAP company), Discovery Networks and Monster.com — and created communication and training strategies for Fortune 1000 clients at Accenture.
In addition to running her business, Maria is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget, 2nd Edition (2014, Norlights Press) and
Rebooting My Brain: How a Freak Aneurysm Reframed My Life (2012, Red Slice Press).
Mrs. Ross has appearances on media outlets including Entrepreneur Magazine, ABCNews, Forbes.com and the Huffington Post.
Maria Murnane spent nearly a decade working at a public relations agency in San Francisco before deciding she needed a change.
She quit her job and went to Argentina by herself for what was supposed to be a two-week trip before figuring out what to do next.
Instead, she ended up staying for a year to play semi-professional soccer, and while down there she also decided to write a novel based on her experiences as a single woman in San Francisco.
Fast forward a few years, and she’s now the best-selling author of four romantic comedies known as the Waverly Bryson books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide.
Cassidy Lane, her first non-Waverly novel, was released in March, and Katwalk, another stand-alone story, will be released later this year. Learn more at www.mariamurnane.com
Former Ohio House of Representatives, Seth Morgan, is a gifted speaker and the author of It's About Liberty, Stupid! . . . Understanding and Embracing the Forgotten Secret to America's Success.
In the book, Morgan explores the impact and thorough understanding of liberty that it has on... everything!
David Fanucchi had a front row seat in watching the 2000 USA Baseball Team win the Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
Fanucchi served as the Director of Communications for USA Baseball during that historic win and he shares the behind-the-scenes look of how it all came together in his book, "Miracle on Grass" that was published in November 2012.
It is the true story of how an unknown squad of American minor leaguers stunned the international baseball powerhouse from Cuba, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In the gold medal game, Team USA pulled off the greatest upset in Olympic baseball history.
It can be purchased on Amazon.com.
"In Miracle on Grass, Fanucchi has captured the emotion that our entire team shared in Sydney, and has given readers an inspirational portrayal of our gold medal victory. It was a pleasure to work with him during the Olympics and again on this book. With this incredible story, you won’t be disappointed.” – Team USA Manager Tommy Lasorda
Wendy McClelland is a past nominee for Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year.
Her first website that she developed was chosen by the New York Times as “one of the best biz sites on the ‘net” (the same day Microsoft was chosen).
With nearly 20 years of Internet experience, Wendy has shared her Internet marketing and social media knowledge with over 10,000 people at live events.
Wendy's clients include University-College of the Fraser Valley, Sacramento Chamber of Commerce and Southern Alberta Teachers Federation.
Cassidy McMillan returns to chat about the #BulliesAndFriends Film and to share about the fundraising efforts and how anyone can do it for their own projects.
Lauren Berger is the CEO & Founder of InternQueen.com, a FREE internship destination for young people attracting hundreds of thousands of ambitious young professionals every month.
She is arguably the nations most in demand career and internship expert and speaks to thousands of students and recent grads every year, empowering them to follow their dreams.
Her first book, All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience (Ten Speed/Random House), is a national best-seller and her second book, Welcome to the Real World: Finding Your Place, Perfecting Your Work, and Turning Your Job Into Your Dream Career (Harper Collins) debuts April 22nd.
Berger has been featured on The Today Show and Fox & Friends, as well as in The New York Times, The New York Post, Seventeen Magazine, and more.
Most recently Berger launched her self-title, LaurenBergerInc.com, to continue to advise her audience on how to deal with their first, second, and third jobs.
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Mark Brathwaite is a Toronto native with a passion for art. At 25, he has forged a sizable body of work, in film, television, theatre, and music. His love for acting first began at age 5, when he was called to be a cowboy in a school play. In high school he had roles in the movies "John Q", "Cadet Kelly", and the TV-series "Soul Food". More recently, he can be seen in the new McDonald's "Still in Awe" commercial and upcoming webseries "Onwards and Upwards". The excitement of these projects have inspired him as he continues to carve a path for himself in the entertainment industry.
Recently, Mark has completed his Bachelor's degree in English and Drama at U of T's University College Drama Program (UCDP), which was a rigorous combination of practical and theoretical training. His voice, movement, and scene teachers are some of the best in Toronto. In addition to tackling Shakespeare, he has also done contemporary work like George F. Walker's "Heaven". In his final year, he played Orestes in "Electra" and Val in Tennessee William's "Orpheus Descending". With new projects on the horizon, Mark plans to make a lasting impact in film, television, and theatre.
Erika Eleniak has been a Film and Television Actor for many years.
She is the proud mother of a little girl who inspires her to seek ways to better herself and be of service everyday.
Her new book, "What Do You Do, If You Lose Your Lalabaloo?" takes children on a fun and silly adventure to find their lalabaloo.
Erika still works in film and is about to start a Wedding And Event Planning Business.
Samantha Goldberg returns to chat about her new show, "Getting Sassy With Samantha Goldberg."
Her guests have included Ali Levine of Ali Levine Designs and Vinny Vella of The Sopranos.
Visit her show's site at www.samanthagoldbergshow.com
Dr. Nancy E. Baker is an Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University, where she has taught since 2006. Prior to coming to SHSU, Dr. Baker taught at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and the Massachusetts College of Art. Dr. Baker earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Rutgers University, her master’s degree in history from The George Washington University, and a second master’s degree and her doctorate in history from Harvard University.
Dr. Baker’s areas of interest include American history, political history, and the history of women and gender. Much of her work focuses on the history of feminism and anti-feminism. Dr. Baker is currently revising a monograph for publication with Baylor University Press; the book is entitled Unequaled: Rescission and the Equal Rights Amendment. Research is underway for her second and third books: Texas Feminism Between and Beyond the Waves (under contract with Louisiana State University Press) and a study of the feminist organization Women Against ography. Dr. Baker has written essays on right-wing women in 20th-century Texas, Texas feminist Hermine Tobolowsky, and the battle in Kentucky over the Equal Rights Amendment. Her research has been awarded funding from The Clements Center for Southwest Studies, the Kentucky Historical Society, Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, and the Earhart Foundation.
Boardwalk Isabella returns to chat about their new single, "The World Is A Mirror," that was released on iTunes almost a month ago.
Lead singer James Hughes will share about how the single came about and what the future holds for the group.
Brad Hagen, Sam Houston State's (SHSU) head bowling coach, returns to chat about winning SHSU's first ever NCAA Division I National Championship.
His squad upset defending champion, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 4-2 to win the title in the Cleveland suburb of Wickliffe, Ohio.
He will be joined by the entire team and they will share their experience of how they overcame an aweful Day 1 showing in the tournament to secure the championship. .
Alan Levy is a co-founder of BlogTalkRadio and was the first host on the network.
Alan, a serial entrepreneur came up with the idea of BlogTalkRadio in the spring of 2006, when he created a blog for his ailing father.
Seeking a more interactive and engaging way of connecting with his readers, Alan and his co-founder Bob Charish thought that the phone would be a great way to enable bloggers to connect with their audiences.
Since that time, BlogTalkRadio has broadcast and archived more than 2,000,000 radio shows.
Michelle Anderson is coming into her own as a writer/actress of the next hit show, 'Studio City'.
'Studio City' is a half-hour comedy show centered around the daily lives of six friends who have moved to California to pursue their dreams within the entertainment industry.
The dynamic for this show is intriguing because Michelle has partnered with her father, Arthur Anderson, Director/Producer.
Having been in the business for over 30 years, Arthur is equally passionate about bringing quality and new family dynamics to television.
Arthur has most recently Directed on the ABC Family mega-hit, "Pretty Little Liars."
You can keep up with Studio City Show on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
You can also follow Arthur & Michelle on Twitter! @arthuraanderson @michellessong
Diane Gottsman is a national modern manners and
etiquette expert, sought out industry leader,
accomplished speaker, author and the owner of The
Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in
executive leadership and etiquette training. Her clients
range from university students to Fortune 500
companies, and her seminars cover topics ranging from
tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner
table and the proper use of social media. Her advice is
backed by a Master’s Degree in Sociology with an
emphasis on adult behavior. Diane’s engaging demeanor
and her straight forward approach to daily etiquette
situations are current, timely, informative and fun.
Diane is the resident etiquette expert for a popular
morning talk show, SA Living, WOAI TV, a regular
guest on Good Day Austin, KTBC TV, and can be seen
on The TODAY Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda, HLN Headline News, and CBS Sunday Morning with Nancy
Giles. She is a Huffington Post blogger, and routinely
quoted in media such as Kiplingers, CNN, Forbes, The
New York Times, HGTV, and Chicago Tribune to name
only a few.
Diane’s own popular blog was recently named by Forbes
as one of "The 100 Best Websites for Women, 2013".
To learn more about Diane:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ProtocolSchoolofTexas
Blog: http://dianegottsman.com/
Twitter: @dianegottsman
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/dianegottsman
Amy Schmittauer is the President of Vlog Boss Studios, a digital marketing agency specializing in video content
marketing.
Amy is also the Founder and Face of a successful marketing lifestyle blog, Savvy Sexy Social where she posts three videos weekly to help small businesses implement strategies online to build brand awareness.
In her experience running operations at Vlog Boss Studios, clientele have included small business events, event planners, marketing agencies, video production studios, magazine publications, authors, travel professionals, restaurants, real estate professionals, technology resources, bloggers, and other content creators.
In addition to strategy consulting, Amy is a video content creator working with brands to develop interesting informational vlogs (or “video blogs”) to share with their audience.
Sanjay S. Mehta (M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas) is Professor and award winning educator and scholar of Marketing at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
He has presented and/or published over 150 articles at refereed conferences and in peer reviewed academic journals.
His work has been published in numerous journal including: Journal of Asian Business, The Cornell H.R.A. Quarterly, Journal of Professional Services Marketing, Health Marketing Quarterly, Journal of Customers Services in Marketing and Management, Journal of Business Strategies, and Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Harold Augenbraum is Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. He has published seven books on Latino literature of the United States, including Growing Up Latino (1993, with Ilan Stavans), The Latino Reader (1997, with Margarite Fernández-Olmos), U.S. Latino Literature: A Critical Guide for Students and Teachers (2000, with Margarite Fernández-Olmos), the Encyclopedia Latina (2006, with Ilan Stavans), Lengua Fresca (2006, with Ilan Stavans) and, with five colleagues, the Norton Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature (2010). For Penguin Classics he translated Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s Chronicle of the Narváez Expedition (2002), and the Filipino novelist José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere (2006) and El Filibusterismo (2011). His most recent book was an historical edition of the Narrative of the Narváez Expedition, published in December by Lakeside Classics.
He will bring National Book Awards on Campus to Sam Houston State on March 31st, featuring writers Lucie Brock-Broido, Téa Obreht, and Gene Luen Yang.
Steven Begnaud, Program Coordinator for Student Activities at Sam Houston State (SHSU) received his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in 2011 from the very instititution he works for.
He currently oversees Bearkat Alley and Sammypalooza, the yearly event that hosts brings big names to the SHSU campus in Huntsville, Texas.
Begnaud will stop by to chat about the upcoming concert on March 26th that will feature Wiz Khalifa and his career.
Mark McLean had a single criterion when it came time to expand his horizons beyond the groove and record his long awaited breakout as a powerhouse composer and lyricist: it had to: Feel Alright.
Feel Alright is the follow-up to McLean’s acclaimed 2010 indie recording Playground, an all-instrumental showcase for his band of the same name whose tracks earned significant airplay on both traditional jazz and urban jazz stations. The new album is produced by Grammy winning engineer and producer Steve Bigas, well known for his previous work with Taj Mahal and Ziggy Marley and for his long association with Daniel Lanois.
Since moving to New York in 1999 and raising his international profile with his several year association with jazz singer/pianist Andy Bey in 2000, McLean — a jazz performance graduate from the University of Toronto who played at age 22 with fellow Canadian and jazz icon Oscar Peterson - has kept time in the studio and/or on tour with a virtual “who’s who” of jazz and pop artists whose music and influences spans multiple generations. These include Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Glen Campbell, Carla Cook, Linda Eder, Jimmy Webb, Vanessa Williams, Patti Austin, Gladys Knight, Joe Sample, Jamie Cullum, Andrea Bocelli, Catherine Russell, Dionne Warwick and The Backstreet Boys.
Rachele Brooke Smith is living out her dream as a dancer, actress, speaker, etc.
Ms. Smith has starred in movies that includes Center Stage: Turn It Up, Bring It On: Fight To The Finish and Burlesque.
Rachele's web show, UNBREAKABLE DREAMS, share messages on ways to stay healthy and live happy and everyones personal power to make their dreams a reality!
Karon Cook is a Multi-Platform Sports Journalist who is quick on her feet and at ease with those in Management as well as Players.
Ms. Cook has interviewed many sports personalities including Bobby Cox (HOF & Former Mgr. Atlanta Braves), Fredi Gonzalez (Current Mgr. Atlanta Braves), Roger McDowell (Atlanta Braves Pitching Coach) and D.J. Shockley (UGA & Falcons).
Karon contributes Video Content to the following Sites: Leatherheads of the Gridiron and On Her Game (an on-line Community of Female Sports Writers).
Born and raised in New York, Ali Levine has worked for some of the
biggest names in the Fashion industry including Fragments,
Coach, Talbots and Target as part of development and design.
Ali has relocated to Los Angeles where she fell head over heels
in love with wardrobe styling.
Ali is an expert when it comes to dressing clients for red carpets,
music videos, artist tours, films, commercials, press junkets, and
editorials.
Ali is a remarkable trend setter and is exceptional at trend
forecasting;
She has even coined the
Twitter Sensation #trendtues!
Style Advice & Editorials: Wardrobe styling, tips and advice seen
in magazines such as EnVie,Vogue Italia, Fashion Couture, Luxxy,
Coco, Prysm Magazine, GQ, Maxim, Naluda, Ouch Magazine, USA
Today, Fab Fit Fun, Type F online and The New York Times! Ali
Levine’s work has been featured on many covers.
Her clients includes Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Tamala Jones, Justin Timberlake, Perez Hilton, Jillian Rose Reed and many more
Mandy McEwen founded Mod Girl Marketing LLC, because she saw the need for quality online marketing services from an honest provider that overtaxed business owners could trust.
Through an exhaustive series of trial and error, I’ve assembled a stableteam of other honest, hard-working and experienced professionals who go above and beyond client expectations. People come to Mod Girl Marketing largely based on word-of-mouth referrals.
That is allowing Mandy and her team to provide cutting-edge branding and marketing solutions that truly transform businesses online.
Andrew and Dionne Noble, of NobleMotion Dance, returns to talk about the dance scene in the Houston area and their upcoming production, "Unplugged," that will be held from March 6-8at The Barn in Houston, Texas.
Jenny Blake is a bestselling author, career and business coach and international speaker who helps smart people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable, dynamic careers they love.
With two years at a technology start-up as the first employee, over five years at Google on the Training and Career Development teams, and three years of running her own business, Jenny combines her love of technology with her superpower of simplifying complexity to help clients through big transitions — often to pivot in their career or launch a book, blog or business.
Jenny is the proud author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want and blog of the same name.
You can find her at JennyBlake.me, where she explores the intersection of mind, body and business. Follow her on Twitter @jenny_blake.
Drawing on his international background in ballet, contemporary dance and Laban Movement Analysis, Dana Nicolay strives to create dances that speak clearly and truly of human experience.
His body of nearly 50 concert works has produced numerous awards and recognitions from organizations such as the American College Dance Festival Association, Regional Dance America, and the Mid-America Dance Network.
He pursues an active freelance career as a teacher, choreographer, and adjudicator.
He holds the MFA in modern dance from TCU, is a Certified Laban/ Bartenieff Movement Analyst and holds the rank full professor of dance at Sam Houston State University.