Along the path of his eclectic career, Tom Jackobs picked out the high-payoff tidbits you need to craft a story that moves people to action. Thatâs charisma in a nutshell, and being an extrovert is NOT required. Itâs about creating a teaching moment, a pitch that doesnât sound like a pitch (because no one likes being sold to!) What you are really going to love about this episode, and Iâm speaking to those whose work is related to technology and or engineering, is that Tom has a PROCESS for craft...
Sep 05, 2023â˘30 min
Bonus Episode 201 Replay Laura Camacho interviewed by Laura Cox Kaplan This is for you if you ever feel like your hard work is insufficiently recognized, and/or compensated. This is also for you if you are looking for a new role and you need to speak the language that gets you hired and valued. More than ever career success comes down to how effectively you communicate not just about the work itself, the deliverables, but also the value you and your team are providing and the impact of that work...
Aug 30, 2023â˘56 min
Holy Mackerel! đđđ We made it to Episode 200!! What can I say? THANK YOU THANK YOU MERCI GRACIAS. To celebrate this blue whale sized accomplishment, Iâm answering ALL your questions. You donât want to miss this one-time opportunity to learn what it takes to start a business in a brand-new category, how to have a flourishing career with 3 kids + step-daughter, how to bounce back when your most-feared event happens to you, and how I learned all these communication jewels (hint: not in PhD schoo...
Aug 22, 2023â˘25 min
This encore conversation spotlights influencer and She Said/She Said podcaster Laura Cox Kaplan (@lauracoxkaplan), who shares the EXACT small habits and stories that build influence, wins over those frozen granite hearts and scalpel sharp minds, and even the steps to get a role on corporate or nonprofit boards. Laura Cox Kaplan has forgotten more about influence than most people ever learn. Snag her proprietary influence framework and to help you navigate and better utilize whatever life throws ...
Aug 15, 2023â˘48 min
It sure feels like there are unprecedented levels of turmoil on the economic/social/political landscape, with potentially legitimate concerns of how AI will change our work. Resilience is your fast track ticket to facing adversity, working with annoying people, and pivoting with finesse in your career. If you havenât already, itâs so important for you to know what your strengths are so you can lean on them to work with more energy. You not only want to leverage your own strengths, but help those...
Aug 08, 2023â˘26 min
An accomplished keynote speaker and Managing Partner of Leadership Forum, LLC, Wanda Wallaceâs work focuses on improving leadership by improving the quality of conversations. She helps women and men advance, stick and thrive. After 10 years at the helm of Duke's Fuqua School of Business executive education program, her most recent work helps managers break out of being the expert and build truly inclusive cultures. This work is captured in her latest book "You Canât Know It All: Leading in the A...
Aug 01, 2023â˘33 min
Catch this bracing conversation with menâs executive style coach, Dwayne Williams, based in Dallas. Dwayne leans on his 20+ years of fashion and style experience (that began when he learned from his father, a tailor) to get men where they want to be with the power of style. He helps ambitious corporate men achieve their signature style by transforming the way they dress. Dwayneâs clients who are new to style enjoy getting more compliments, confidence, and opportunities. Dwayneâs lengthy experien...
Jul 25, 2023â˘34 min
Today Laura chats with Angela Foster, the person high-achieving women leaders seek to help them put together a closet full of clothes they love to wear. She was an executive in the fashion and beauty industry for 20 years. Today she specializes in ambitious petite executives and this particular conversation will help ALL women dress for the success they want. We go into all the details about how what you wear affects your confidence and shapes how others perceive you. Itâs all about small tweaks...
Jul 25, 2023â˘33 min
Todayâs riveting guest on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast is Mike Acker, communication and public speaking coach. Mike had to overcome his own communication challenges growing up such as a speech impediment and moving to Mexico at the age of 10, where he didnât speak the language. These challenges spurred him to find how he could show up with CONFIDENCE in the workplace, public speaking engagements, and beyond. Mike has divulged his hard-earned wisdom in 17 different books and workbooks ...
Jul 18, 2023â˘33 min
This episode of the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast features influence expert and positivity PRO Brian Smith, PhD. Brian is Founder of IA Business Advisors, The âIâ in Team Series and more than FIFTY successful companies. He most recently authored: Positive Influence: Be the I in Team with his daughter, Mary Griffin. Brian began his career in the military where he learned about the importance of structure. He then went to school for accounting, ending up in the tech & computer systems wo...
Jul 11, 2023â˘35 min
In todayâs groundbreaking episode of the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast, host Laura interviews Tim Creasey. Tim is the Chief Innovation Officer at Prosci where he strives to empower teams to more successfully manage change. He is also the author of: Change Management: The People Side of Change. If the fast-paced changes happening in the post-pandemic, AI-saturated workplace are catching you and/or your team off guard, this episode is for you. Tim has researched and documented the best ways ...
Jul 04, 2023â˘37 min
Todayâs guest on the Speak Up with Laura podcast is Gabe Zichermann, and we are talking about ENGAGING your audience. His book, The A-Ha! Method: Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction addresses the challenges that arise with public speaking and communication in general in our high tech era. If you struggle with anxiety about presentations, or wonder if your audience or team is actually paying ANY attention to you, this episode is for you! Gabe and host Laura Camacho cover best practi...
Jun 27, 2023â˘38 min
Our fabulously creative guest today is Sarah Sofia Knepp, EXPERT content creator and event designer. Sarah pivoted from politics to event design after planning her own wedding. She decided to start her own event-planning business andâstarting from scratch in Charlotte, NCâsoon learned the value and necessity of having a strong network. Twelve years ago she stretched into content marketing and has been helping people get connected virtually and in-person ever since. If you want to have a STRONG n...
Jun 20, 2023â˘42 min
Dr. Michael Banissy recently wrote the HIGHLY relevant and timely book, Touch Matters: Hugs, Handshakes, and the New Science on How Touch Can Enhance You Well-Being. Dr. Banissy was fascinated with the human person and was a self-professed people-watcher for many years. His interest in the biology behind psychology led him to research physical touchâone of the first senses we develop. If you have struggled with how to use physical touch in a professional setting, this episode will DECODE the lan...
Jun 13, 2023â˘37 min
Todayâs VIP guest on Speak Up with Laura Camacho is the hyper-successful Atif Rafiq. Atif worked as the global CDO of McDonaldâs and Volvo before becoming president of MGM Resorts Intl. Now he advises on the board of Clearcover and Flutter Entertainment. He is author of Decision Sprint: The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action. With the rapidly changing working environment due to AI and a plethora of other factors, we must master innovation strategy and perfect t...
Jun 06, 2023â˘37 min
Our guest today is the vibrant and engaging AJ Vassar, international business coach and speaker. AJ comes from an underprivileged background being the eldest of 8 in a single-parent household. As he grew up, he realized that, regardless of finances, everyone has their struggles. Now he coaches individuals to sell and/or become professional speakers. If you want to be someone worth listening to, this episode is for you. AJâs experience and wisdom will help you communicate your VALUE and SELL your...
May 30, 2023â˘41 min
Todayâs engaging guest on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast is President of Formfree, Eric Lapin. Formfree is an innovative company in the finance world which uses direct source data to accurately assess credit risk. With a finance background, Eric has invaluable insight into managing risk-taking and innovation in the workplace and maneuvering times of change which we are all seeing at the momentâwhether we like it or not! If you want to make CHANGE HAPPEN but are risk-averse, or if you ar...
May 23, 2023â˘29 min
Todayâs guest on Speak Up with Laura Camacho specializes in helping leaders leverage their body language for impact. Join Laura in this bracing conversation with speech-writing award winner Richard Newman. After high school, Richard wasnât sure what career he wanted to pursue and ended with his spending time in a Tibetan monastery teaching the resident monks English. This wildly unique experience taught Richard how to communicate with others beyond words and sparked his interest in authentic and...
May 16, 2023â˘37 min
This fascinating episode of Speak Up with Laura Camacho features the fabulous Dr. Valerie Fridland, sociolinguist and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her area of research is about the relationship between language and society. She wrote a book to help educate us about her findings entitled: Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. Dr. Fridland grew up in Memphis, TN. Because her family was not native English speakers, they were treated as very exotic. This helped ...
May 09, 2023â˘39 min
In this episode of Speak Up with Laura Camacho, Laura has a wonderfully candid conversation with Jenne Sevilla, a certified financial planner, about one of the trickiest topics: money. Jenne entered the field of life insurance sales after college. She found that it did not come naturally to her, her tendency was to educate and develop relationships as opposed to sell quickly. After facing the same issue at a different firm, Jenne realized that insurance sales was not for her. She decided to take...
May 02, 2023â˘41 min
Influence starts with a first impression. This is a mini-episode that will tell you exactly what you need to know about improving your elevator pitch to build massive social capital. In fifteen fast-paced minutes Laura will cover: - The most important quality you bring to a conversation - The number one tip for taking leadership of the conversation - Some ways to talk about your work to communicate the value you bring to the table - How to OWN all that you have to offer - The number one turn-off...
Apr 25, 2023â˘18 min
Michelle Gladiuex is founder of Gladieux Consulting, which helps organizations of all types and sizes use training and coaching to improve their workforce and workplace. Her approach to having courage at work includes learning how to manage risks, uncovering your blind spots, and getting an accurate perception of how others see you. Michelle had a love for science as a student and dove into organizational psychology. After 20+ years of working with many types of organizations and successfully im...
Apr 18, 2023â˘35 min
A friend introduced Laura to Jenny Melrose, a teacher-turned-massively successful business-owner who now consults influencers. Sheâs the influencer to the influencers. đThis timely conversation drops a number of influence tips but intel thatâs even more scarce: the essentials you need to launch a successful side hustle. If youâve ever had to deal with that dreaded icky feeling that your career is eating too much into your family life, Jennyâs dealt with that as well. Jennyâs also a major introv...
Apr 11, 2023â˘40 min
Welcome to episode #3 in the Supper Club Series! This conversation spotlights influencer and leading She Said/She Said podcaster Laura Cox Kaplan (@lauracoxkaplan), who spills the tea on building influence, winning over hard hearts and sharp minds, and even the steps to get a role on corporate or nonprofit boards. A corporate and non-profit board member and adviser, Laura has more than two decades of executive experience in public policy, communications, corporate governance, and stakeholder eng...
Apr 04, 2023â˘53 min
Here at Speak Up with Laura Camacho, weâre all about influencing the c-suite and BECOMING the c-suite. In this episode, Laura introduces you to her colleague, Donna Griffit, a Corporate Storyteller who has worked globally for over 18 years with Fortune 500 companies and Startups. Leveraging her early days in theater, Donna developed the ability to magically spin raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive results and now sheâs sharing that with us. Donnaâs book, Sticking ...
Mar 28, 2023â˘40 min
Episode 177 Successfully Communicate in Enterprise or Startup with Jason Andree Laura met Jason through a mutual friend and he turned out to be a model communicator for an authentic, not puffed-up leader. He was living in Switzerland working at GSK when he got the opportunity to take the CMO role of US-based Nufabrx. This startup is one of the fastest growing companies in the country and offers patients an innovative pain relief through specially-treated fabrics. Jason takes us on the journey of...
Mar 22, 2023â˘37 min
Welcome to episode #2 in the Supper Club Series! This conversation spotlights publicist Patricia Mae Olson (@patricia_mae_olson), an influencer, owner of Piqued PR, podcaster, and member of the Supper Club, a group of high-end lifestyle business owners. Patriciaâs PR firm, Piqued PR operates in the suburbs of Philadelphia and offers public relations, social media management, influencer marketing, events for fashion and lifestyle brands. Patricia Mae believes in decorating colorfully, entertainin...
Mar 03, 2023â˘39 min
Welcome to episode #1 in the Supper Club Series! Lauren Jacobs (@thecheerfulbaker), is an influencer, a gourmet cookie baker, and member of the Supper Club, a group of high-end lifestyle business owners. Lauren worked in retail after college and then became a Sales Rep for American Greetings. After her first child was born she decided to stay home. Fast forward to 2015, she took up baking. After multiple cookie decorating classes, she got hooked and began to decorate cookies for retail as well a...
Feb 21, 2023â˘41 min
This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD. Itâs a great day to listen to Lauraâs juicy conversation with Sonja "Dynamo" Price. Sonja is a top Career Strategist, Salary Advisor, and Leadership Coach with. Her mission is to support professionals to enjoy greater meaning, better work-life balance, and significantly higher pay. She has worked directly with Tony Robbins, trained with Al Gore...
Feb 06, 2023â˘44 min
Lauraâs guest is Don Colliver, public speaking internal expert at Google and around the world; leads improv, clown, and sketch comedy classes for the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. . Donâs mission is to help every communicator profoundly impact their audience through the power of authenticity, listening, and play. He recently released a #1 Bestselling Amazon book entitled "Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence" to help anxious speakers and organizational teams everywhere connec...
Jan 16, 2023â˘44 min
