Episode 938 – Best Of – Books Are Not Just For Paper Anymore And Why YOU Should Write One with Heidi Thorne

Audio Books, Books, Branding, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Ebooks, Expert Interview, Influencer Marketing, Podcast, Writing BooksLeave a comment

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Dr. Heidi Thorne, MBA/DBA, is a business speaker and author with over 25 years of combined experience in sales and advertising, including over 15 years as editor and advertising director of a trade newspaper covering the plumbing and mechanical contracting trades. In addition to two advanced business degrees (MBA/DBA), Heidi also has five years of experience teaching at the college level. Her business, Thorne Communications LLC, was also a promotional products distributor for 17 years.

Heidi has been an active blogger since 2010, and is the author of several business print books, eBooks, and audio books on small business and self publishing. Her goal is to help authors avoid embarrassing and expensive mistakes when self publishing.

As a professional business speaker, Heidi has done presentations on sales, social media, and self publishing with many business associations and chambers of commerce. She now hosts a regular audio and video podcast, The Heidi Thorne Show, where she discusses self publishing news and views. Heidi has also been a guest on many podcasts and educational webinars over the years. As well, she shares her knowledge and experience through her online courses on Udemy.

Episode 936 – Best Of – Leveraging Relationships And Reinvention with Michael O’Neal

Conferences, Expert Interview, Podcast, Podcasting, Relationship Marketing, Social Media, SpeakingLeave a comment

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I’m originally from Ohio, and lived there for 12 years. Grew up Catholic (I’m a recovering Catholic now) and played every sport known to man when I was a little kid. Became a Steelers fan back then. Steel Curtain and all that. Got in a lot of trouble in school too. (No surprise to those…

Episode 934 – Best Of – Reinventing Sales Teams with Rent-A-Rep with Bill Guertin

Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Coaching, Expert Interview, Futurecasting, Human Capital, Human To Human, Podcast, Sales, Sales Funnels, Success, Thought LeadershipLeave a comment

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Bill Guertin (pronounced like “13”) is a positive voice for change and is the leader of the “7 Voices” Movement, whose purpose is to hear, recognize, and minimize the effects of the negative Voices inside people’s heads and to implement simple strategies to make positivity a life-choice every day. As a sales trainer, he’s worked…

Episode 932 – Best Of – Drive Growth Through The Customer Experience with Chip Royce

Business Trends, Buyer's Journey, C-Suite Topics, Client Expectations, Employees, Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Expert Interview, Mindset, Motivation, Podcast, Purpose, Social Selling, Strategy, Thought LeadershipLeave a comment

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  Chip’s first experience with the tech sector started in 1994 after downloading the first Netscape browser (now Firefox) and led him to join his first startup a year later. He’s worked for and advised high-growth ventures and Fortune 500 companies in online media, internet infrastructure, PCs (Dell & Lenovo), and most recently, Fintech &…

Episode 930 – Best Of – Social Selling On LinkedIn with Brynne Tillman

Expert Interview, Generating Leads, LinkedIn, Podcast, SalesLeave a comment

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Brynne Tillman is the LinkedIn Whisperer and CEO of Social Sales Link. For over a decade she has been teaching Entrepreneurs, sales teams and business leaders how to leverage LinkedIn for social selling.

As a former sales trainer and personal producer, Brynne adopted all of the traditional sales techniques and adapted them to the new digital world. She guides professionals to establish a thought leader and subject matter expert brand, find and engage the right targeted market, and leverage clients and networking partners for warm introductions into qualified buyers.

Episode 926 – Best Of – Training Your Staff in the Zoombie Era with Michelle Filicicchia

Coaching, Conferences, Expert Interview, Motivation, Presentations, TrainingLeave a comment

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Michelle’s primary focus is helping leaders and employees achieve high-performance and measurable results that encompass engagement, productivity, well-trained individuals and effective teams. Michelle brings a vigorous customer-focused approach with client engagements. She is accomplished with diverse and multi-cultural audiences and is a certified Personified Leadership facilitator. Michelle’s body of work spans the following practice areas:…

Episode 924 – Best Of – Do You Have An Addiction To Average with Kellan Fluckiger

Accountability, Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Expert Interview, Mindset, Podcast, Purpose, TrainingLeave a comment

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Ultimate Catalyst for personal transformation. Creator of the ultimate life formula. Author of 13 books and “your ultimate life“ podcast. 30-year executive experience in the energy industry. Survived a near-death experience and committed to those ending addiction to average. Coming through decades of depression, addictions, life-threatening illness and a near-death experience, Kellan has become the…

Episode 922 – Best Of – Expanding Your Social Reach On LinkedIn with Nimble and CEO Jon Ferrara

Business Tools, Expert Interview, LinkedIn, List Building, Marketing Automation, Networking, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Reporting, Sales, Sales Funnels, SoftwareLeave a comment

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Jon Ferrara is a CRM and Relationship Management entrepreneur and noted speaker about Social Media’s effects on Sales and Marketing. He has re-imagined CRM by building a Simply Smarter Social Sales and Marketing platform, his most recent venture Nimble.com. It is the first CRM that works for you by building and updating contact data for you, then works with you, everywhere you work. Ferrara is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Software Corp, one of the early pioneers in the Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software categories for Small to Medium sized Businesses (SMBs).

Episode 920 – Best Of – How To Use LinkedIn To Look Sweet In The C-Suite with Deb Krier

Branding, Entrepreneurship, Expert Interview, Influencer Marketing, LinkedIn, NetworkingLeave a comment

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Deb Krier is a LinkedIn Strategist, social media advisor, and professional speaker. For more than 10 years, she has work with professionals to optimize their use of LinkedIn. As the founder of Wise Women Communications, a full-service marketing agency, she sees LinkedIn as a vital marketing tool for professionals at any level.
Throughout her career, Deb has worked with corporations and nonprofit organizations developing and maximizing their marketing and public relations efforts. But, senior executives often don’t see themselves as something that needs marketed. Drawing on her experience in working for small businesses, one of the largest corporations in the world, the nonprofit realm and as an entrepreneur, she demonstrates how LinkedIn is a strategic tool that enables everyone to improve their business, whether large or small, and create an impressive personal brand.
With more than 20 years of experience, Deb has a Master’s Degree in Marketing as well as a Master’s Degree in Communication Management. She has the experience and knowledge to help busy executives make an impact with their LinkedIn Profiles.

Episode 918 – Best Of – Broken Windshields & Naked Swimmers and Conducting Business In A Time Of Crisis with Perry Marshall

Business To Business Marketing, Change Management, Disruption, Expert Interview, Managing Change, Masterminds, Strategy, Thought LeadershipLeave a comment

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Perry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. He is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine. He’s guided clients like FanDuel and InfusionSoft from startup to hundreds of millions of dollars. He founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT. Launched at the Royal Society…