Episode 819 – Consistent Communication… Are You Picking Up What I Am Putting Down?

Sitcoms and dramas often have two or three storylines that follow their own formulas, but then meet at the end to form a cohesive plot or storyline. But, if one of those threads ventures off to fat from the other, the show as a whole can becoming become confusing and disjointed. I’ve mentioned Home Depot…

Episode 790 – Best Of – Life Lessons For Success with Tag Team Member DC Glenn

DC Glenn was born in Chicago, Illinois, and Steve Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Both moved to Denver, Colorado, as young children. They met at Manual High School in 1982, where both pursued their musical interests. Gibson played drums in the jazz band and attended audio engineering classes at an early college education program,…

Episode 724 – Framing Your Negative Messages In A Positive Way with Jeff Ward

Jeff Ward has covered Illinois politics as a journalist for 11 years. He knows how to frame a message and he knows how to win a campaign. As a prize-winning former eight-year Sun-Times suburban opinion columnist and the former six-year co-host of the well-regarded Ward & Jones Radio Show, Jeff has seen it all! He’s…

Episode 668 – INTERVIEW SPECIAL – Life Lessons For Success with Tag Team Member DC Glenn

DC Glenn was born in Chicago, Illinois, and Steve Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Both moved to Denver, Colorado, as young children. They met at Manual High School in 1982, where both pursued their musical interests. Gibson played drums in the jazz band and attended audio engineering classes at an early college education program,…

Episode 587 – What You Can Do To Reboot Your Speaking Career with Kerry Heaps

An Entrepreneur of 15 years, Kerry is the Publisher of Pageant Platform Magazine and the Host of Pageant Platform Podcast. Kerry is a sought-after Speaker on topics such as Leveraging your Publicity to Close More Deals, Bodies Don’t Lie-Body Language Basics, The Significance of Color in Wardrobe and the Psychology Behind It, The Network Game…

Episode 513 – News You Can Use By Getting Public Relations with Hank Eder

Hank Eder is a PR/Marketing pro with decades of experience, from newspaper reporter/editor to PR & advertising agencies. Currently, he runs a small PR/Marketing business mostly online, at hankeder.com, with clients local to the Asheville, NC area and “virtual clients” in other parts of the country. His course, Self-Propelled Marketing Academy, is helping small business…

Episode 410 – Why Your Story Matters? Marketing Is Easy and Strategy Is Hard!

Marketing is the process of composing brand messages, delivering those messages, and measuring those results. A strategy is a bit more complex. It has multiple angles and can have multiple goals depending on what you want to achieve.

Most strategies are built around generating sales (which is good), but often people try to bypass the process taking the time to tell your story or convince people to stay in the loop until they are READY to make a purchase from you.

Episode 379 – Being Part Of A Local News Column Through Public Relations with Jim Kendall

An entrepreneur and advisor to small, mid-size businesses since 1989, with first-hand awareness of the challenges business owners face. Will ask questions, listen to your answers, work with you to find solutions to business problems.

Trusted professional connections that range from lending to IT to graphic design, social media to attorneys and accountants.

Author of a weekly column on small business management for Daily Herald, a popular speaker on small business topics at SBDCs and similar organizations. Mentor, Center for Professional Excellence, Elmhurst (IL) College.