Now I want you to be honest – can you currently see your desk? Or is it somewhere underneath a large pile of paperwork that’s growing at a rapid rate? And, are you struggling to keep up with everything that’s going on in your business? Annemarie Cross is joined by Lori Krolik – a Certified Productive Environment Specialist and Professional Organizer, who is an expert in creating systems so that you and your employees can work smarter and more efficiently. Lori talks about the essentials tools th...
Feb 27, 2012•19 min
Want to build your reputation as an expert? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Then sharing your message through speaking is a must. However, if you’re one of those people that fear speaking in public more than you fear death, before you shake your head and refuse to even consider adding speaking to your brand communication strategies – then you’re encouraged to listen to today’s show. Today Annemarie Cross is joined by Debb Carr – Founder and Director of Voxy Lady Women’s S...
Feb 13, 2012•23 min
As an ambitious entrepreneur it can often be difficult to come up with ways to market your business better in order to build brand awareness and stand out from your competitors. Right?! Do the traditional methods of marketing still work? Should we spend our entire marketing budget on social media and internet to get our message in front of our target market? How do we outthink our competition without having to outspend them? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS These may be qu...
Feb 06, 2012•28 min
You’ve just been invited to introduce yourself to a group of business owners. So what do you say? How do you introduce yourself and your business? Perhaps, like many other entrepreneurs you state your name, your company name, and your job title – after all that’s what you do. So it makes sense. Right? Or perhaps your nerves get the better of you and you end up stammering and stuttering through your introduction. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS According to today’s guest –...
Jan 30, 2012•19 min
Google+ is one of latest social media tools to enter the marketplace and is certainly starting to make itself known with 100 million users within only 7 months of launching. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS While it’s tempting to roll your eyes and sigh “Not another social media tool,” – you may just want to listen to today’s show before you decide not to incorporate Google+ within your social media marketing and relationship building strategies. Annemarie Cross is joined ...
Jan 23, 2012•25 min
Are you an ambitious entrepreneur working alongside your spouse/partner and while you love them dearly, at times they drive you crazy? You can’t agree on the business’s direction or how best to manage your finances/money? Or they’re just not pulling their weight? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS If that sounds familiar, this week’s show is a must listen. Annemarie Cross is joined by Erika Forbes principal of The CouplePreneur . Erika is passionate about helping entrepreneu...
Jan 16, 2012•35 min
Cash flow, finances in general and how to access funding from third parties to help ease cash flow is something that many small business owners continue to struggle with. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS On today’s show, Annemarie Cross is joined by Charles H Green , a recovering Banker with 30-year career in finance and author of Get Financing Now: How to navigate through bankers, investors and alternative sources for the capital your business needs. According to Charles ...
Jan 09, 2012•28 min
Do you have a business plan that you regularly refer to? If not, you could be jeopardizing your ability to reach your business goals. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS In fact, we’ve all heard the saying: “Fail to Plan – then Plan to Fail,” which is exactly what today’s guest believes will happen if you don’t have a solid business plan in place to guide you. On today’s show Annemarie Cross interviews Fran McCully – Virtual Bookkeeper and Principal from Your Administration S...
Jan 02, 2012•26 min
Do you find marketing difficult and confusing? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS You’re certainly not alone – which is why many ambitious entrepreneurs don’t spend nearly as much time marketing their businesses as they should. Well, you’re in for a treat as on today’s show Annemarie Cross interviews Steven Howard from Howard Marketing. Steven is a leading marketing strategist, positioning specialist, consultant and author whose 30-year marketing and sales career in Asia/Pac...
Dec 26, 2011•25 min
Want to increase your income, but the thought of working longer hours seems impossible because you’re already exhausted with your hectic schedule? Want to free up your time so you can spend with family, but know that by reducing the amount of hours you work – you’ll also reduce your income? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Stuck, confused and unsure what to do next? You’re in the right place. On today’s show find out how you can reduce the amount of hours you work with cli...
Dec 19, 2011•28 min
Are you so busy with your marketing; your work with clients; and your general business-building activities that you’ve hardly got time for anything else, let alone exercise? Know you shouldn’t be eating so much processed/fast foods, but with your busy schedule, these quick and easy options are far more convenient for you? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS If you want to start looking after your business’s great asset – you, then you’ll want to listen to today’s show. Annema...
Dec 05, 2011•33 min
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Nov 28, 2011•28 min
Does the thought of speaking in public cause you to go into a state of panic? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ – you’re certainly not alone. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Studies have shown that people fear public speaking more than they fear death. In fact, it’s not uncommon for people to turn down contracts because the new role involves public speaking. If you’ve been turning down amazing opportunities to promote your business to a group of people because of your fear of spea...
Nov 21, 2011•29 min
Does your throat go dry and your mind blank when you’re about to have a meeting with a prospect? If you answered ‘yes’ – you’re not alone! Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Many ambitious entrepreneurs dread having to have the ‘sales conversation’ with a prospect, which unfortunately makes it difficult for them to build a successful, thriving business. Annemarie Cross has invited Meridith Elliott Powell – author of ‘42 Rules to Turn Prospects into Customers’ back on the sho...
Nov 14, 2011•33 min
Running your own business and being your own boss is something that many ambitious entrepreneurs dream about. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS However according to Annemarie Cross’s guest Sherrie Koretke – The Niche Clarity Coach, if you haven’t defined and taken into consideration your niche (in particular what you are passionate about and your life’s mission and purpose) in the planning stages of your business, you may just find yourself becoming over-stretched when mana...
Nov 07, 2011•30 min
You’ve got big dreams for your business but just can’t seem to breakthrough to the next level. Despite all the marketing you’re doing – you feel stuck. Can you relate? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Perhaps you’re not putting yourself forward for that promotion because you don’t believe you have all the experience outlined in the job description. Or maybe, you don’t put yourself in the running for that lucrative contract with a potential new client, because you don’t bel...
Oct 31, 2011•38 min
Picture this. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS You’re working away at your computer preparing a proposal for a major contract. Midway through typing a sentence, the cursor stops; a deafening screech blasts out from the speakers; and you’re facing the blue screen of death. Can you relate? Unfortunately many ambitious entrepreneurs can. And, because you don’t regularly backup our data, you keep your fingers (and toes) crossed as you reboot your computers hoping that you can ...
Oct 24, 2011•28 min
Are you working with a colleague whose behaviour is unacceptable? Or an extremely challenging client that is demanding way more of your time than what’s stated in your contract? If you are someone who won’t say anything but tend to keep your frustrations to yourself then you need to listen to today’s show, especially if you want to keep your stress and blood pressure levels at a healthy level. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS According to Annemarie Cross’s guest Donna Smit...
Oct 17, 2011•38 min
Do you have a book inside of you just waiting to be written? But each time you try to put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) you stare hopelessly at a blank page, struggling to find the right words? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Annemarie Cross is joined by Authors Coach, Ann McIndoo from So You Want to Write , who shares some of the strategies she has used to coach books out of dozens of ambitious entrepreneurs. She’s even worked with some high profile clients i...
Sep 26, 2011•21 min
Are you a heart-centered, creative entrepreneur who’s giving away way too much of your time in comparison to what you’re charging your clients? Or perhaps you’re finding it difficult to charge what you’re worth for your services despite the amazing results your clients are achieving? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Annemarie Cross is joined by special guest Sherri McLendon – a marketing mentor, writer, educator and publicist, and owner of Professional Moneta International...
Sep 19, 2011•29 min
As a busy ambitious entrepreneur it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day operations of running your business, which doesn’t leave you much time for marketing. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Robert Dempsey from Dempsey Marketing joins Annemarie Cross on today’s show and stresses that marketing – especially lead generation is one of the most important things you should be focusing on in your business. If attracting a steady flow of ideal clients is something you’ve st...
Sep 12, 2011•32 min
Technology gurus predict that by 2014 the use of mobile web browsing will overtake computer browsing. In fact, half of all current local searches are done via a mobile device. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS As an ambitious entrepreneur is your website accessible through mobile technologies? If not, if you want to increase your prospect list and generate ongoing sales this is something you should be planning for – especially before 2014. Because your website and blog play...
Sep 05, 2011•25 min
A common issue that frustrates many ambitious entrepreneurs is ‘how do I attract my ideal paying client into my business.’ Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Marketing is one of the most important things you should be doing in your business; however for some of you, despite all the marketing, networking and other things you’re doing – you just don’t seem to be able to get the results you want. Can you relate? If you’ve answered yes, today’s guest – Allison Babb Phillips the ...
Aug 29, 2011•33 min
Why is it that Facebook and LinkedIn seem to be effortlessly put to use by business entrepreneurs, but harnessing the power of Twitter remains a confusing mess? In this episode, host Annemarie Cross is joined by visionary Marketing Strategist, Payson Cooper who shares some of her best Twitter secrets. But be sure to stay tuned ’til the end because Meridith Elliot Powell joins in for the second half of the show to talk about Rule 9 (Expand Your Brand), from her book 42 Rules to Turn Prospects int...
Aug 22, 2011•19 min
As an Ambitious Entrepreneur, you’ve probably heard the saying “The money is in your list.” According to Annemarie’s guest, Blase Ciabaton–also known as “ The Direct Mail Man !”–your mailing list will determine 60% of the success of any direct mail campaign. In other words, your list needs to be as focused and targeted as possible if you are to generate any real success from your direct mail marketing campaigns. Tune in to learn how! Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS With t...
Aug 15, 2011•27 min
Does the thought of speaking in front of a crowd cause you to break out into a sweat? You’re certainly not alone. Annemarie Cross welcomes “Speaking Breakthrough Strategist” Rochelle TogoFiga of Speak Like a Pro to share how her fear of public speaking nearly caused her to give up her dreams. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS “Many people would rather be the person who the eulogy is about, than the person who is giving the eulogy,” claims Rochelle, but after receiving an al...
Aug 08, 2011•25 min
Joining host Annemarie Cross this week is famed Internet Coach Gihan Perera . Since 1997, Gihan has worked with thought leaders, speakers, consultants and business professionals to help them with their e-marketing and e-learning strategies. He is also the author of 10 books, and has taken his 25 years of knowledge and experience with the internet and written his most recent book: Fast, Flat and Free: How the Internet Has Changed Your Business . Gihan is here today to share with YOU some of his b...
Aug 01, 2011•25 min
Joining host Annemarie Cross is Pat Mussieux from Confidence and Courage . Pat is fast becoming the Canadian voice for success in working with women entrepreneurs. Having handled major life challenges in the past 10 years, including divorce, deaths of friends and family members, a major move across the country at age 55 and starting over –both in life and in business – she has taken her business from zero to multiple 6-figures in less than 3 years. Are you ready to do the same? Subscribe with yo...
Jul 25, 2011•30 min
Do you struggle with marketing your business online? Are you doing what other online businesses are doing – yet just not generating the levels of success that they are? This week Annemarie Cross interviews Ryan Evans from Rand Media Group and Bitesize PR on the common mistakes that many ambitious entrepreneurs make that prevent them from building a successful business and standing out online. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Ryan draws upon his extensive experience in the ...
Jul 18, 2011•29 min
You’ve finally ventured online, you’ve built (or had someone else build it for you…) a gorgeous website, and yet there’s little to no interest in you/your product! No traffic ! This week, Annemarie Cross talks with Kathy DalPra from The Online Close about the common myths small business owners fall for when getting online. Kathy DalPra also takes this time to introduce her free Traffic Explosion Telesummit and shares some of her best traffic-generating tips! Subscribe with your favorite podcast ...
Jul 11, 2011•27 min
