Fri, 27 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 103, from October 2013. Cynthia Sanchez launched Oh So Pinteresting in February 2012 and after a few months she was approached by a company and asked if she would not only help them with Pinterest but also manage their social media accounts. In September 2012, Cynthia left her job as full time radiation oncology nurse to focus on growing Oh So Pinteresting and her new social media business. Just like the medical world, social media is ever evolving and changing. It requires continuous study to stay up to date on the latest methods and products. Since launching the blog, Cynthia spends time taking courses and attending several conferences a year focused on social media. In growing and marketing her own business, she has had to learn multiple social media platforms and how to create content for them. Cynthia writes the content for the blog, produces her own podcast, records videos and creates graphics. Cynthia uses her experience as a nurse to help her empathize with clients. She continues this approach in her business and encourages clients to take the same approach in their social media marketing. For fun, aside from exploring the usefulness of Pinterest, Cynthia enjoy traveling with her family, which consists of two sets of twins, crafting, and learning photography. Website: |
Fri, 20 October 2017
This week's Flash Back Friday takes us to episode 41, originally airing on September 27, 2011. Join Jason Hartman and Jean Hamilton, founder of Speaking Results, and find out how to develop and hone your speaking, presenting, and storytelling skillsets. It's crucial that when you're in front of your audience you're at home. Jean offers a variety of NLP tips to combat common public speaking fears, as well as to help you gain confidence in your own abilities. Prior to starting Speaking Results in 1998, Jean spent 15 years in the arts, doing modern dance, mime, and theater with several professional companies. She had the opportunity to tour the US and the Pacific Rim. After she started studying Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) she used the tools she learned to help others become the presenter they want to become. Website: |
Wed, 18 October 2017
Clients in the sports and entertainment world have the same issues as those in the regular world, but they also have a few extra needs and difficulties. Because of this, you have to go about acquiring their business a little different than normal. Kofi Nartey, National Director of the Compass Sports & Entertainment Division and author of Sellebrity: How to Build a Successful Sports & Entertainment Based Business, talks with Jason Hartman about ways you can break into the industry. Kofi has some marketing tips that can keep you from spending a ton of money to meet celebrities, as well as some good advice on how to act when you get your meeting. Key Takeaways: [1:53] What's different about sports and celebrity clientele needs? [5:59] How do you convey your ideas to celebrities before you start working with them to convince them you understand their needs? [9:56] Some ways to test the marketing waters of working with the elite without bankrupting yourself [12:00] How to stand out when you get a chance to meet with potential celebrity clients Website: "You cannot be awestruck. Part of servicing sports & entertainment clientele is that you have to be a safe haven for them" |
Fri, 13 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 36, from April 2011. Jason Hartman interviews Bronwyn Saglimbeni, founder of Bronwyn Communications, on the art of public speaking and how to push yourself beyond the basics so that your presentation captivates your audience from start to finish. For nearly 15 years, Bronwyn has worked with clients to improve their public speaking and media relations skills, challenging them to bring out more of themselves in their communications. Bronwyn is known for her playful, irreverent approach to coaching, combined with her knack for delivering “tough love” in a way that allows executives to achieve true breakthroughs. Bronwyn encourages clients to be authentic, engaging and approachable, which has resulted in successful interviews for clients in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, and speaking engagements at top industry events including Ad:Tech, AAAAs, AdAge Digital, CreativityandTech, Web 2.0 Expo and others. Bronwyn has also worked with clients preparing for television appearances including American Idol, The Oprah Show, and Home Shopping Network. |
Tue, 10 October 2017
No matter how your life has been going, there's always room for improvement. Jason Hartman talks with Mark Sanborn, author of the new book The Potential Principle: A Proven System for Closing the Gap Between How Good You Are and How Good You Could Be, about how to traverse The Potential Matrix and create a better self. Mark offers some tips on activities you can do to better yourself, as well as some talk about The Fred Factor, and why it became (and remains) such a success. Key Takeaways: [1:25] What is The Potential Principle? [4:21] The Potential Matrix can tell us the 4 areas we can get better [6:34] The first step fo the Potential Matrix is to disrupt yourself before someone or something else does [10:02] Engage others: think who before you think how [12:24] Some tips on how to properly select a book to read [15:26] The importance of The 5 Friends [17:31] Why was The Fred Factor a success? [21:00] There are Fred's all over the place, we just sometimes don't notice them, and what we can learn from them Website: "If you don't disrupt yourself, somebody or something else will" |
Fri, 6 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 117, from November 2013. Tim Grahl is the Chief Thinker of the Out:think Group and author of, Your First 1000 Copies: The Step-by-Step Guide to Marketing Your Book. He joins the show to discuss how any book can sell at least 1,000 copies on Amazon. |
Thu, 5 October 2017
For this 10th Episode, Jason Hartman talks with author Dan Millman about his new book The Hidden School and his best-seller The Peaceful Warrior. The two discuss Dan's spiritual search, the difference in Eastern and Western cultures, the difference between selfish and Selfish, and other philosophical questions. Key Takeaways: [2:42] How Dan's new book fits in with his original book The Peaceful Warrior [6:46] The importance of travel [11:35] The power of media [15:50] It's important to think of the more existential questions in life [21:18] How understanding and understanding that we're all connected helps us Website: |