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Episode 555 – Easy Infographics and Presentations Using Visme with Payman Taei

Business Tools, Creating Graphics, Expert Interview, Infographics, Podcast, Presentations, Social Media, Software, Stock Images, VideoBy Brian Basilico March 17, 2020 Leave a comment

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Payman Taei is the founder of Visme, an all-in-one visual communication platform empowering everyone to create and share beautiful interactive presentations, infographics, reports and other forms of engaging content with no design skills. Affiliate Product Info – Links and Description: Visme is a leading do-it-yourself design platform that allows anyone to translate information into captivating and…

Episode 554 – Three Things Every Business Should Do During A Time Of Crisis?

Business To Business Marketing, Business Tools, Business Trends, Change Management, Community, Conferences, Disruption, Managing Change, PodcastBy Brian Basilico March 16, 2020 Leave a comment

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When I ran my business in the 1990’s I was faced with a disaster that took me by surprise and almost shut my business down. Our recording studio was flooded with raw sewage and it took months to recover from. We did what we could do to keep the doors open and get by, but…

Episode 549 – Best Of – Making The Most Of Evernote with CMO Andrew ‘Malc’ Malcolm

Business Tools, Expert Interview, Podcast, Productivity, Project Management, SoftwareBy Brian Basilico February 26, 2020 Leave a comment

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Over a decade leading global SaaS businesses, Andrew has tried just about everything to generate growth with marketing. Some of which has work; most of which hasn’t. But through identifying new products, pivoting to adjacent markets, changing monetization models, spending big on above the line marketing, doubling down on search engine marketing and more, Andrew has developed a repeatable approach to marketing that he calls “creatively analytic.”

As CMO of Evernote, Andrew has created an organization using this approach that delivers just the right message at just the right time through owned and earned media. Since joining Evernote, he’s driven the company past 200M registered users, more than 5B notes and double paying users; all leading to cash flow positive.

Episode 547 – Best Of – How To Eat An Elephant & Land A Whale with Mark S. A. Smith

Branding, Business Tools, Coaching, Expert Interview, Generating Leads, Influence, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, SalesBy Brian Basilico February 19, 2020 Leave a comment

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Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best…

Episode 525 – Thinking Of Starting A Business In 2020? Start Here with Pam Jordan and Stan Padgett

Accounting, Business Tools, Business Trends, Expert Interview, Legal Advice, Legal IssuesBy Brian Basilico December 4, 2019 Leave a comment

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Pam Jordan has worked with small businesses for over 15 years as a MBA Business Accountant and Fractional CFO. Also known as The Profit Finder, she has helped start-ups to multi-million dollar companies improve their profits, manage their cash flow and reach their financial goals. Stan Padgett has been a business trial lawyer for over…

Episode 523 – How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Your Business Meetings with Avish Bhama

Business Tools, Expert Interview, Marketing Automation, Time Management, Virtual AssistantsBy Brian Basilico November 27, 2019 Leave a comment

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Avish Bhama is the founder and CEO of Sonia Automation, a technology company that builds A.I. to automate client facing workflows. Prior to Sonia, Avish co-founded Vaurum, a bitcoin exchange, and Mirror, a fintech startup. Avish began his career as a derivatives trader and worked at Apple on their foreign exchange team. He resides in…

Episode 465 – Need Help Getting Things Done? There Is Help For That with Nathan Hirsch

Business Tools, Content Marketing, Expert Interview, Marketing Automation, Podcast, Time Management, Virtual AssistantsBy Brian Basilico May 8, 2019 Leave a comment

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Nathan Hirsch is a 29 year old long time entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce. He started his first eCommerce business out of his college dorm room and has sold over $30 million online. He is now the co-founder and CEO of FreeeUp.com, a marketplace that connects businesses with pre-vetted virtual assistants, freelancers and agencies in eCommerce, digital marketing, and much more. He regularly appears on leading podcasts, such as Entrepreneur on Fire, and speaks at live events about online hiring tactics.

Episode 431 – Building A Phone Based Software App For Your Business with Michael Hesek

Business Tools, Business Trends, Expert Interview, Investment, Physical Products, Podcast, Project Management, SoftwareBy Brian Basilico January 9, 2019 Leave a comment

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Michael has been writing software for nearly 20 years. Working as a consultant for most of his career, he has been exposed to a variety of technologies and techniques used in the development of custom software. He currently works in a number of programming languages which he uses to help build solutions for companies looking to improve a specific process or solve an existing business problem.

From desktop to web and mobile solutions, he has built applications for small and large businesses tailored to thier unique requirements and needs. His organized, detail-oriented approach to software development allows for the creation of a project lifecyle which clients have full involvement in. This produces software that focuses on user experience and efficiency while reducing unnecessary costs and system maintenance over time.

Always looking to learn new things, he is involved in a number of software development user groups and mastermind groups. As a loving husband and father of two, he enjoys his time away from the keyboard with his family exploring the outdoors, traveling, and making memories.

Episode 430 – How To Improve Business Relationships – 5 Easy Tips

Business Tools, Client Expectations, Customer Relationship Manager, Customer Service, Generating Leads, Know Your Audience, Marketing Automation, Podcast, Project Management, Sales, Time ManagementBy Brian Basilico January 7, 2019 Leave a comment

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We all have them… CRMs (Customer Relationship Manager). They can be as simple as an address book and as complex as a custom database system. The bottom line is they all have one thing in common… DATA! Names, address, emails, addresses, and some include the ability to track conversations, transactions and more. Have you ever…

Episode 413 – Why You May Be Leaving 74% Of Your Sales On The Table – with Arthur Carmazzi

Branding, Business Tools, Client Expectations, Emotional Intelligence, Expert Interview, Know Your Audience, Mindset, Podcast, Psychology Of Social Media, SalesBy Brian Basilico November 7, 2018 Leave a comment

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Arthur is ranked as one of the world’s Top 10 most influential thought leaders in leadership and organizational culture by Global Gurus. As a bestselling author and founder of the Directive Communication Psychology, Arthur’s brain clarity research and gamification methodologies have influenced the training and leadership development industry through his unique neuroscience and game-based psychological approaches to leadership and corporate culture transformation.

His innovative tools, assessments, and games, have a visible ROI on marketing conversion, engagement, productivity, and effective behavior modification. His research on the genetic foundations of the brain’s Ambiguity Relief clarity getting processes has been the inspiration of the Colored Brain model used across multinationals in 52 countries. DCI has over 400 licensed Directive Communication (DC) Psychology leadership and culture trainers in 18 different countries who are delivering Value to clients globally.

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