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DO IT MY WAY PODCAST empowers women business owners and CEO’s to do business on their terms with no regrets, hesitation or fear! Maybe you are a CEO ready to build a personal brand OR you’re an entrepreneur listening to all of the pressure from those around you....this is the place for you! We will be talking about all things marketing and how to create your personal brand to make money by teaching others what you already know and get paid to do it! Most importantly, you will learn to do bus ...
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Welcome to "Publishing Rebel," the podcast that breaks the rules and helps you kickstart your career as a successful nonfiction author and entrepreneur. Publishing Rebel shatters the status quo and empowers you to take control of your publishing journey. Are you tired of being stuck in the traditional publishing mold? Want to forge your own path and achieve success on your terms? Then join us as we explore the wild world of independent publishing, self-publishing, and alternative publishing ...
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The true essence of PR in book marketing with Sabina Hitchen
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If the thought of getting publicity for your book is intimidating - this episode is for you! In this episode Hear from Sabina Hitchin, a seasoned expert, as she shares invaluable insights and tips to navigate the world of media and PR Explore the groundbreaking platform, prosper success, known for revolutionizing PR education and providing valuable…
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Can you make a living as a full-time nonfiction author?
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Unravel the transformative journey of Marc Reklau, a flourishing nonfiction writer. From resilience secrets to a consistency matrix, advertising optimization, and data-driven empowerment, discover how these elements can fast-track your dream of making a living as a nonfiction author. Aspiring wordsmiths, your roadmap to authorial success awaits! …
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The value of datacollection in book funnels with Damon Courtney
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Discover how author tools empower writers to connect with readers, seize control of their literary destinies, and transform marketing strategies. In this episode: How Book Funnel empowers authors to take ownership of their work, build connections with readers, and leverage their unique author brands How owning your audience data can transform your …
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Turning Adversity Into Something Good - Mia Fleming
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Sometimes it's hard to look at the good life when things are crumbling around you, but mindset is everything! Mia Fleming is a highly accomplished and captivating TV host, known for her magnetic personality, infectious energy, and strong journalistic background. At the height of her career, Mia had a paralyzing realization that success doesn’t alwa…
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Creating Unforgettable Event Experiences What are the moments from significant events that you remember years later? How do you create experiences that build loyalty or even fans who will promote your event for you? Join host Malene Bendtsen as she delves into event planning and authorship with Phil Mershon, Director of Experience at Social Media E…
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Memoirs with a bigger purpose with Jillian Abby
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A Journey of Self-Discovery with Jillian Abby Jillian Abby shares her journey of self-discovery, embracing authenticity, breaking societal norms as an LGBTQ+ individual, and her journey to become the author of ‘Perfectly Queer’. In this episode: The power of diverse narratives and how personal stories can drive positive change The transformative pr…
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The fine art of combining AI and empathy in your writing
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The fine art of combining AI and empathy in your writing In this conversation with Ray Edwards, a communication strategist and copywriting genius, sheds light on how to use AI tools and human empathy to improve your writing. Ray also shares his personal journey through facing Parkinson's disease and offers powerful insights into mindset transformat…
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Several years ago my goal was to have Fridays off. It would be the day where my kids were still in school, my husband was working and I had free time to do whatever I wanted. It was a great “errand day” to get things done while other people were working, picking up my dry cleaning or getting my hair done without having to stress about work. Most Sa…
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Can you think of a time in your life when money played a factor in an important decision you made? Or maybe you couldn't make the right decision because you did have the money to do so. My mom got pregnant in high school with my older brother and had to quickly get married because my dad’s family was Catholic and lived in a small town in Kansas whe…
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Kicking ass in youth communities: Unleashing potential in young minds with a memoir with Cedric Thorbes
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We're sitting down with Cedric Thorbes, a passionate educator and community advocate who reached thousands of young people with his book 'Outspoken: The Memoir'. Cedric shares his remarkable author journey and the marketing strategies he used to advertise his memoir. In this episode: The power of mentoring Finishing your book: The overwhelming emot…
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Does Company Culture Really Increase Revenue?
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A strong company culture is the most important thing to grow your business but it often gets overlooked. Companies with a positive culture have more employee engagement and fulfillment in their jobs, which makes them work harder and results in higher revenue. Culture is your employee’s beliefs and attitudes about the way things are done in your wor…
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The year-long book launch with Diana Gladney
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“When writing a book, you expose yourself - to yourself”- Diana Gladney We are starting this new season with an episode all about marketing your book by creating video content and engaging your audience. Diana Gladney takes us on a smooth ride through her journey and transition to running her business and writing her book “The one right video”. In …
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I can’t believe I am on my 100th podcast! What a fun learning experience with ups and downs. I originally wanted to write a book, but realized I am a much better talker than I am a writer, so I shifted my focus to launching a podcast. I have several coaching clients that I have helped launch podcasts so I also thought I better practice what I preac…
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One of the hardest things to do when you are starting a business is to come up with the name! You want it to be memorable, mean something, easy to say, easy to Google, eventually become a household name and make you money! That is a lot to ask from a brand name! The process of coming up with a brand name is one of the most important steps in establ…
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Want to Sell More Products Online? Listen Up!
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I have a coaching client I am working with that has an amazing e-commerce product. The founder is an inventor who created an incredible patented one of a kind product that solves a massive problem in their industry. They recently attended a highly visible trade show and got a ton of traffic to their website. Sales were good, but when they looked in…
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Is it Better to do SEO or Google Ad Words in Your Marketing Plan?
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If you have been listening to this podcast for a while, you know I love Google. If you can get to the top of Google for key terms in your industry, you will win! I get asked all of the time if it’s better to do Google Ad Words or SEO. It all depends on your specific business goal, target audience, and budget. Google is not a gamble in marketing. If…
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3 Ways to Create a Compelling Video for Facebook + Instagram
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Producing a compelling video in your digital marketing campaigns is so important to grab your potential customer's attention! People are scrolling mindlessly and they have to be stopped in their tracks to pay attention to your brand! What is the "hook" that is in the first few seconds of your video to get them to stop and pay attention? To create a…
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You’ll Never Regret Launching Your Personal Brand
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I do a lot of personal branding coaching and one thing I always say when they are starting is, “You’ll never regret launching your personal brand!” It will follow you wherever you go! Let’s just say you are a well known attorney and you are an expert in your field. No one outside of your field would know this unless you built a personal brand aroun…
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Marketing
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What if you could predict your customers' next move and improve their overall customer journey? You’ve probably been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence and how it is changing the world. The world of marketing is no exception! Maybe you’ve heard people talk about AI but aren’t sure what it is? AI marketing uses artificial intelligence techn…
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How present are you in your day-to-day interactions as a leader? Or as a mom, a friend or a spouse? I can tell you right now, this is one of the things I struggle with the most! Learning to be present in your day to day interactions with your team and with clients will up your leadership game! Often, many of us let distractions (online & offline) h…
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Working with entrepreneurs for the last 20 years, there are some common traits I have discovered that make them successful. No matter what their business is or what industry they are in, their age, sex or income level, I have found the most successful entrepreneurs possess the following traits on the latest episode of the DO IT MY WAY Podcast at (l…
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There are two reasons you can get people to buy your product or service: Get them out of pain Bring them pleasure Let’s talk about pain for a minute. Think of the weight loss industry. They are playing off of pain. It is painful to be overweight, unhealthy, have low self esteem and feel bad about the way you look and feel every day. They promise a …
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I was listening to some podcasts over the weekend that were talking about masterminds. This is getting a group of experts together to share what they are working on right now and what they are struggling with to get peer to peer help in all areas of their life. It is so important to have people around you to help you grow in business and in life! I…
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Well they don’t call it the January blues for nothing. This time of year can be very depressing for many people as the holidays are over, you probably spent more money than you wanted to, maybe even gained a few pounds with all of the parties and it all starts to set in. Maybe you aren’t where you want to be in life and the new year reminds you of …
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This is the time of year I am always re-evaluating my life and looking for ways to improve with the new year. This is a great exercise to do in business as well as your personal life. I also do this exercise with my coaching clients evaluating all areas of their life including their financial freedom, time freedom, health, relationships and their s…
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One of my favorite things to do is read up on the latest marketing trends. Things change so quickly in the digital space and it is fascinating to me to see what is working and what is phasing out as quickly as it came in. This is why you hire a marketing expert that can help you navigate the digital marketing world! I am sure you don’t have hours t…
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We are all looking to grow our businesses this next year. December is a great time to start looking at your expenses and looking at the revenue that is coming in to see what is working and what you need to pivot away from. Maybe it’s the people in your business or programs you are paying for that are no longer serving you. Everyone wants to see gro…
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7 Things You Need to Get a Small Business Loan
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I love working with startups, the energy and enthusiasm they have for their dream is contagious! It does take money to start a business and sometimes they do not realize the magnitude of what it will cost. Even if you are an online business, there are costs to create your brand, create your website, create a brand story video explaining the problem…
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Digital Marketing Skills You Need to Get a Job in 2022
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I recently had the honor of speaking to digital marketing students at Oklahoma State University. I just love talking to students that age that are eager to learn and want to know what the real world is like for when they graduate! What you learn in the classroom will help you as you get into the real world, but there is nothing like real world expe…
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The older I get, the wiser I get when it comes to business, relationships, parenting, making money and living a happy, fulfilling life! What if you could give your younger self advice that would save you YEARS of stress and heartache? I don’t have all of the answers, but there are many things I wish I figured out earlier. Here are 6 Things I Would …
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If you flip on the news, it’s doomsday. The recession is here, gas and food prices are at an all time high, and interest rates have gone up. They want to scare you into a poverty mindset of staying home, not spending money, laying off employees, and preparing for the worst. I hate this mentality which is why I choose to not watch the news. I even w…
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I do a lot of personal branding coaching, it's one of the most rewarding parts of my job. I love to see the light bulb go off when someone discovers their brand by taking their skills, knowledge, expertise and life purpose and packaging it and selling it to the world. The first thing I always say to my clients is the only way for a personal brand t…
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Are we teaching our kids the value of working hard?
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I was going to Target yesterday and I saw these 14 or 15 year old boys who were in their soccer uniforms holding up signs for donations for a tournament. What have we done to our kids if they think all they need to do is stand there with a sign and get donations? What can we do to create that work ethic in our children? I worry about my kids all of…
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The book that was 35 years in the making with Park Howell
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In this week’s episode, I’m talking to Park Howell of Business of Stories. He's been on the show before but this time we dive into his writing and marketing strategies. In this episode: Researching your way to uncomment answers to common problems Hollywood-powered storytelling Testing your message and expert model on real audiences Hybrid publishin…
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Digital marketing should be your single biggest strategy for your business today. That’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Google, TikTok and Linkedin. And there’s probably a new platform growing as you listen to this! I see common mistakes brands make when it comes to their digital marketing so I decided to come up with 10 of the Worst Digita…
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One of the hardest things as an entrepreneur is to invest in your business because at the end of the day, the money you put back into it, is money that comes out of your pocket. If you do what you've always done, you will get the same results. The only way to grow is through investing! Here are 5 Reasons You Must Invest in Your Business on the late…
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School is back in session which always has me setting a new goal. I dropped off my daughter at college and my son is starting his junior year of high school which means we are back to the busy schedule. We have 5 months left in the year, plenty of time to reach your goals! What is something you wanted to do this year but have been putting it off? N…
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5 Skills Every Sales Rockstar Has Mastered
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If you want to become a sales rock star, listen up! I hear people say all of the time, "I’m so terrible at sales!" Yes, sales may not come naturally to you, but it is something you can learn and be really great at if you put in the work! I have worked with so many amazing sales people over the years and they all have these five skills mastered in t…
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The Lightbulb Method - A book promo strategy you'll never forget with Dan Gingiss
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As Dan Gingiss was about to publish his book, he realised he couldn't just send it to people in yellow envelopes when the message of the book was that the best marketing is to create remarkable customer experiences that are simple, practical and inexpensive. I decided to name the incredibly creative strategy he came up with for the lightbulb method…
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As a small business owner, you must show a return on your investment in marketing for it to make sense. Do you have a plan to track ROI for every dollar you spend? If not, you could be wasting thousands of dollars every year! Listen up to why ROI is so important in growing and scaling your business on the latest episode of the DO IT MY WAY Podcast!…
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Feeling like a fake? Listen Up! Have you ever felt like you weren’t qualified to do something? I remember coming home from the hospital with my precious baby girl and saying…are we qualified to be parents and take care of this tiny baby? I hear this all of the time from my clients. They get close to launching their business or their personal brand …
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If you are anything like most people, you spend about five hours per day on your phone skimming through emails, checking out your Facebook and Instagram feed and then there’s Linkedin, SnapChat and TikTok which might be the biggest time suck of all! You start scrolling and look up and an hour has gone by and you have accomplished NOTHING! You are m…
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What it's really like to work with a traditional publisher with Mark Schaefer
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Many times bestselling author, keynote speaker and often first to discover trends in the marketing space, Mark Schaefer, shares his journey as an author. In this episode: What your traditional publisher won't tell you The one thing you need to work on to have author success How a book will help you get higher fees How writing a book is different fr…
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We all have bad habits we have created over the years in our business. After all, we didn’t start with a playbook, we went off our instinct, our skills, and maybe a little blood, sweat and tears to get where we are today. It worked for you to this point, but there reaches a point where you have to get rid of these bad habits to grow. I see a common…
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I don’t know if you’ve explored TikTok yet, but I am sure your kids know all about it and spend hours on it each week! TikTok has really exploded out of nowhere to become one of the most downloaded apps in the world. Now marketers and brands are jumping on board to see if the brand has potential to add to their marketing mix. Here are three main wa…
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It is so easy to get to work, answer a few emails, check out your Facebook or Instagram feed, answer the 10 texts that came through, check out the notification you just got on Linkedin, and the next thing you know an hour or two has gone by and you haven’t accomplished anything! Then your meetings start, phone calls come in, an employee has an issu…
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Stop Selling and Start Talking on Social Media
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The number one question I get asked by D2 Branding clients and prospects is, "What in the heck do I post on my social media?" It can be daunting and it is just another “To Do” on your long list as a business owner. Very few entrepreneurs have time to spend all day coming up with creative ideas for their social media. They have about 15 minutes at t…
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6 Signs You Need to Rebrand Your Business
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I often get asked from companies I work with if they need to rebrand their business. Some of them have never had a marketing expert help them with their branding so it is not really clear who they are and what they offer that solves a problem for their customer. Remember if you can solve a problem for your customer, they will buy! Many people think…
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As business owners, we often feel like we are on an island all by ourselves trying to navigate. Especially when you are a startup and solopreneur who hasn’t hired a staff yet. You have to wear multiple hats to be successful and it can be very exhausting. I’ve realized over the years, there are certain types of people that you need to have in your c…
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You have to have an X-Factor to stand out from your competition. I was recently coaching a realtor who didn’t understand why he wasn’t getting any traction on social media. I pulled up his posts and they look exactly like every other realtor out there. He posted houses he was selling, pictures of him and the buyer in front of his “sold” sign and re…
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