Rewind episode: Karen Donaldson is an award winning, #1 multi Best Selling Author of 3 books. She is also the owner of Karen Donaldson Inc., and the brands; Speak and Get Booked and Speak Confident. She is a Certified Confidence Coach, Communication and Body Language Expert, Executive Public Speaking Coach and International Speaker. Karen has been speaking and coaching for over 20 years, showing individuals exactly how to take powerful action and own their voice, increase their impact and confid...
Jan 01, 2025•40 min
In this episode Deb shares the pros and cons for authors who want to sell their books directly to readers. She's presenting a new webinar based on her popular workshop, "How Authors Can Sell Their Books Direct." For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-authors-can-sell-their-books-direct-tickets-1020272852567?aff=oddtdtcreator Sat Sept. 28th 1pm - 2:30 pm EDT We’ll cover popular online platforms you can use for your storefront, how to get paid, how to deliver your b...
Sep 19, 2024•48 min
In this overview, host Deb Bailey talks about about why authors should consider blogging (or rebooting their blogs) to add to their author toolkit. She's the author of multiple fantasy and futuristic romance novels. Her short stories have won awards from the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference and have been published in US1 Magazine and the Sun. In addition to her fiction work, she’s published three non-fiction books including, “Think Like an Entrepreneur: Transforming Your Career and Taking Charge...
Sep 05, 2024•45 min
In this overview of her popular course, "Podcasting for Authors" host Deborah Bailey shares key points authors should know when considering whether to start a podcast. Her 26-page workbook provides steps including planning, buying equipment, distribution and marketing. Find out how authors and other creatives can use podcasts to promote and market their books, content, and products. She's the author of multiple fantasy and futuristic romance novels. Her short stories have won awards from the Phi...
Aug 08, 2024•50 min
Rewind episode: Kym Niles is a vivacious leader, magnetic mentor and a Fitness Expert as seen on City TV News, Cp24, CTV News, Breakfast Television and Women's Health Magazine to name a few. Kym takes a holistic approach that connects your mind and body resulting in a wholesome outcome. Kym's grassroots approach to personal training is attributed to 15 years+ of experience with a blended background in martial arts, certified Personal Trainer with CanFit Pro, FMS Level 1 and 2, Agatsu Kettlebell ...
May 15, 2024•47 min
Donna A. Campbell, an experienced mental health professional with over thirty years of experience, brings a unique approach to healthcare. As the founder of Campbell Coaching and Consulting Group, she has pioneered personal and organizational training and development, earning recognition for her ability to enhance individual and corporate performance. Donna's professional tenure has given her deep insights into the effects of chronic circumstantial stressors on individuals' psychological health ...
May 07, 2024•39 min
Rewind episode: Porscha Sterling is an influencer, publisher, and national bestselling author who is widely considered the exemplar of self-publishing success in the digital age. Winner of the SHEEN Magazine Literary Excellence Award, she’s best known for her book series Bad Boys Do It Better. Sterling holds an MBA, which helped her in the development of her publishing company, Royalty Publishing House, a stronghold in the African-American literary community, publishing many top-selling novels i...
Feb 15, 2024•45 min
Rewind episode: Ever the expressive and dramatic child, Tanea Smith dreamed of a career as an actress until an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19 would change the course of her life. An avid journalist since the age of 11, Tanea has always been a lover of words and had a passion for paper. After 13 years as an Executive Assistant, it was while on maternity leave after the birth of her daughter in 2007 that she began thinking about designing a stationery collection of her own. With the name of ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Heather Perren found Lagree Fitness after having triplets in 2010. She was looking for a workout to get her back into shape and after one workout, the choice was clear. Before long, Heather was obsessed with the workout and in 2015, when the kids were entering Kindergarten, she decided to get certified in the Lagree Method. In 2020, Heather was hand selected and appointed by Sebastien Lagree as a Senior Master Trainer for Lagree Fitness. Heather is also certified in Prenatal and Postnatal Fitnes...
Sep 20, 2023•30 min
Jennifer Dawn is the founder of Jennifer Dawn Coaching and the creator of the Best Planner Ever. She began her entrepreneurial career selling apples off her grandfather’s tree because a lemonade stand was so “yesterday”. Jennifer is a serial entrepreneur who has grown two multi-million-dollar businesses and is a successful speaker and author. She serves high-achieving entrepreneurs through private business coaching and hands-on workshops. Jennifer is a master at setting and achieving goals, prob...
Sep 06, 2023•35 min
Angela Ficken, LICSW is a full-time psychotherapist in private practice. She specializes in OCD, eating disorders, and anxiety-related concerns. She started her career at McLean Hospital, which is one of the top-ranking psychiatric hospitals in the country and is affiliated with Harvard University. She was the head social worker on an inpatient unit that focuses on anxiety and depression. During her time at McLean, she trained in exposure therapy and became certified in CBT and DBT. Shortly ther...
Aug 23, 2023•43 min
Jessica Hendry Nelson is the author of the upcoming memoir, Joy Rides Through the Tunnel of Grief , which includes essays on love, wonder, and the fierce bonds between women. It was the winner of the 2022 Sue William Silverman Prize in Creative Nonfiction from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP). Her book, If Only You People Could Follow Directions (2014), was selected as a best debut book by the Indies Introduce New Voices program, the Indies Next List by the American Bookse...
Jul 19, 2023•53 min
Sue Ann Baksh Lorray is a manager with one of the Top 5 banks in Canada. With 25+ years' experience in the Financial Industry and 10 years as a Financial Advisor, Sue Ann’s goal is to educate and empower others. She is a member of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee that supports fair treatment in the workplace by ensuring those with diverse backgrounds are valued and respected. She is also a volunteer with Junior Achievement teaching the "Dollars With Sense" and "More Than Money" financial lite...
Jul 05, 2023•36 min
Jenn Adamson is an executive-level mindset and manifestation coach, #1 International Bestselling Author, Registered Nurse and will be a featured speaker at Tedx Huntington Beach in September 2023. Prior to coaching, Jenn consulted Fortune 500 Companies in sustainability practices. After 8 years of climbing the corporate ladder though, Jenn felt the pull to pivot and align into her purpose. Today, she specializes in empowering leaders to access their flow so they can live an abundant, innovative,...
Jun 21, 2023•34 min
Rewind episode: How to Grow Your Business with Collaboration (Not Competition) with Karen Bate, Founder & President of KB Concepts P.R. A former journalist and Congressional press secretary, Karen Bate founded KB Concepts P.R. 10 years ago. She and her team brand companies and nonprofits; position organizations to achieve their mission and goals; garner key media placements; and harness the variety of social media tools to tell clients' stories and inspire others to support them. Great Ideas...
Mar 08, 2023•29 min
Sabina M. Pons is a management consultant whose focus is on driving revenue protection and growth for technology companies. In her 20+ year career, she has led global corporate teams, managed multi-million-dollar P&Ls, and built teams from the ground up. Now, she serves as the Managing Director of the emerging management consulting company, Growth Molecules. As an expert, Sabina has spoken at the Gainsight Pulse and SaaStr Annual Conferences, presented at HubSpot Grow, spoke at multiple sale...
Jan 18, 2023•46 min
Amy Feind Reeves is the Founder and CEO of JobCoachAmy , where she leverages her 25+ years of experience as an executive and hiring manager to help professionals at all levels of their careers find and keep jobs that make them happy. Her corporate consulting practice focuses on career coaching for Millennials and Generation Z, as well as consulting on practical approaches to implementing improved management practices. As a sought-after expert, speaker, and career coach, Amy works globally with c...
Dec 14, 2022•49 min
Rewind episode: Known to many as, "Ms. Cindy," Cindy Tawiah is the creator and owner of the Diva By Cindy hair care system and its philanthropic efforts, The Diva Project. Inspired by a chemistry teacher, at the age of sixteen, Cindy began experimenting with making beauty products. Her love of chemistry never left her, and in 2007, Cindy created the Diva By Cindy hair care product line. Prior to creating the Diva By Cindy hair care system, Cindy worked as a registered nurse for 13 years. Her bed...
Nov 30, 2022•40 min
Alma Zaragoza-Petty, PhD, is a Mexicana social justice advocate and scholar who teaches equity to create change. Born in Los Angeles but raised in Acapulco, Mexico, for much of her childhood, she is the daughter of immigrant parents and a first-generation high school and college graduate. Zaragoza-Petty has a master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in education and has worked in higher education for more than twenty years. She has served as an academic advisor, as a professor, and in resea...
Nov 17, 2022•49 min
Dr. Tomi White Bryan has long been fascinated with creating maps and tools that simplify the complexities of life. She has used these tools to become a lawyer, university professor, compliance and leadership consultant, executive coach, and senior leader in two global organizations. Her latest book is, Emotional Intelligence 3.0: How to Stop Playing Small in a Really Big Universe . She has written four other self-help books, three of them under the pen name Tommy Llama. An avid learner, she beli...
Nov 02, 2022•44 min
Ashley Cline is a Digital Marketing Consultant and Freelancing Expert. With more than 15 years of experience in the digital marketing space, she specializes in building strategic marketing plans, mapping strategy execution, and collaborating to optimize tactics that drive increased performance for clients, primarily in the Events & Entertainment space but has extensive experience working with Medical Device/Healthcare and Finance Technology sectors as well. She is also the EVP of Client Stra...
Oct 26, 2022•36 min
Megan Mayzelle is a first-generation college graduate from West Virginia, USA. Her longtime dream of living abroad eventually led to the foundation of Scriptoria Solutions , a fully distributed feminine-forward team of technical communicators serving professionals in social and environmental justice. Scriptoria Solutions takes grant applications, policy briefs, academic manuscripts, and other big scary documents off their clients’ desks. The result: riveting written words that get funders, polic...
Oct 19, 2022•27 min
Rewind episode: Ronnika A. McFall is an Accomplished Mass Communications and Media Studies Professional with more than 9 Years of diverse experience in both Corporate America and Small Businesses. An innovative, hands-on leader with a track record for success. Known for relationship building amongst customers, employees, media and the community - at - large. Ronnika’s recent attributes and work experiences come from contributions at Compassion in World Farming, American Red Cross, Cox Media Grou...
Oct 12, 2022•28 min
Rewind episode: Arianna Taboada is a maternal health consultant who works with experienced entrepreneurs who are becoming first-time mothers, helping them customize their maternity leave plan and return to work. She is deeply committed to providing on-going, multi-faceted support that meets the professional, physical, mental, social, and emotional needs of entrepreneurs as they babyproof their business and navigate new motherhood. Prior to her consulting practice, Arianna worked on maternal heal...
Sep 21, 2022•33 min
Rewind episode: Entrepreneur, speaker and author Pia Silva is a partner and brand strategist at Worst-of-all Design where they build "Badass Brands without the BS" for 1-3 person service businesses in 1-3 day intensives. She is a Forbes contributor and has spoken at a host of entrepreneurial organizations including Goldman Sach's 10,000 small businesses, The Chamber of Commerce, Squarespace, and We Work. Her company was named top "10 Design Firms Lead By Young People That Are Changing the Way We...
Sep 09, 2022•47 min
Rewind episode: Monique Rodriguez is the CEO of Mielle Organics, a hair and skin care company that uses all natural ingredients. As a mother and Registered Nurse, Monique developed a passion for healthy living and was determined to share her knowledge and enthusiasm about growing and maintaining healthy hair. In May of 2014, founder, Monique Rodriguez, was inspired to share her regimen of healthy, tailbone-length hair with the masses. This was initially exercised with the creation of the first M...
Sep 07, 2022•28 min
Angela Randolph or “Angela the CFO” is very passionate about empowering and equipping women entrepreneurs with the financial knowledge and business acumen needed to build wealth and obtain financial security while leaving a legacy for their families. Angela is an entrepreneur, Certified Public Accountant, finance professional that understands what it means to build a business from the ground up. Angela is committed to educating women entrepreneurs on how to handle their finances through her firm...
Aug 24, 2022•40 min
Paige Cornetet is the bestselling author of the Spend-Then series, a collection of children’s books teaching financial literacy by simplifying traditionally complicated concepts. A forward-thinking entrepreneur, Paige founded Millennial Guru at the age of twenty-six to provide companies like Kroger and Capital One with business coaching and strength-based team-building workshops. Paige, the eldest of four, is passionate about helping parents teach children imperative life skills and financial ma...
Jul 07, 2022•41 min
Melissa and I recorded this conversation a few years ago. But the marketing information is certainly current and extremely helpful for small bus9iness owners. Also be sure to check out her free eBook: "Small Business Marketing on a Budget" link below. Melissa Forziat is a Southern California-based marketing speaker, consultant, and author. She works with small business owners to develop and execute strategic marketing plans and with business organizations to train their trainers in small busines...
Jun 08, 2022•39 min
In this episode, Bronwyn Jane shares how she took her leap of faith going from a successful retailer business owner to full time medium. Bronwyn Jane has been aware of her connection to the spirit world since she was eight years old. In 2017, after over ten years of training with some of Australia’s leading metaphysical teachers and world-renowned Psychic Mediums, Bronwyn embraced her ability professionally. Prior to starting her own successful online perfume business she had a successful career...
May 15, 2022•1 hr
