Today's guest Alaia Williams aka The Small Bizz Army Knife is a master when it comes to systems, productivity, and planners. I had the privilege of meeting Alaia April 2015 at The New Media Expo Conference and we have been rocking ever since. In this episode we discuss:
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Today's special guest is Brittanni Below is an independent coach of Beach Body and fitness coach for women. I had the pleasure working with her a few years ago while in corporate. It is awesome to see the progress she has made over the years.
In this episode she explains:
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Real World Business Coach Danny Creed is an internationally recognized Master Business Coach, speaker and author. His latest inspirational and motivational book, A Life Best Lived: A Story of Life, Death and Second Chances is now available on Amazon. Danny is a leading authority on business and personal development, a highly regarded Keynote speaker; workshop and seminar leader and an elite Brian Tracy International Certified Sales Trainer.
Quick Facts:
In this episode we discuss:
For more information on Danny Creed visit http://www.businesscoachdan.com or buy the book on Amazon.
Linda Popky is a strategic marketing expert and author of Marketing Above the Noise: Achieve Strategic Advantage with Marketing that Matters and Marketing Your Career, a guidebook to personal branding. Linda has operated Leverage 2 Market Associates for over 13 years working with Fortune 500 companies. In addition, Linda has been named one of the top women of influence in Silicon Valley and inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame.
In this episode we discuss:
For more information on Linda Popky visit Leverage 2 Market and follow her on Twitter @LindaPopky. Grab her book Marketing Above The Noise.
What Is Your Mental State During The Holidays
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Remember in elementary we drew a large "T" labeling it pros and cons to make a decision. Do you still do that?
With skills, mastery, and networks we have matured and we may need a bit more elaborate process to make a decision. I believe when you are good at what you do, you will always be afforded with opportunities. Is ever opportunity a good opportunity? How do you measure your opportunities?
I continue to struggle with this as it doesn't get easier as you level up. Ever since I read Essentialism by Greg McKeown it has changed my perspective on my decision making process.
Here are the 8 questions I ask myself:
Opportunity: What opportunity is being offered to you?
Minimum: What are your minimum criteria for this option to be considered?
Extreme: What are the ideal criteria for this option to be approved?
I know this is a lot of information to take on, but I hope these questions will help guide you in your mental process. Over time it will be a lot easier. If it's not a HELL YEAH, it's a NO!!
Lately I have come across a lot of dialogue on why your friends don't support your business. People say your friends are not your target audience, you are not a good sales man, etc. Well I want to chime in a bit and provide you with 3 ways you can support your friends business without any money!!
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Think back to when you were 10 or 15 years old. What did you want to be when you grew up? Are you doing it?
If you are living out your dream, what were some of those moments that lead you to this point?
Over the past few weeks the title Tapping Into Your Past to Find Your Purpose has been laying heavily on my heart. It has been introspective view on small moments that have led me to this point. I can't believe I am speaking professionally, writing books, teaching, and a few other things.
My purpose is to provoke thought and challenge action. I focus heavily on relationships and now entrepreneurship.
What is your purpose? How will you share your valuable gifts to the world?
I believe in you.
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Hey Good People,
I wanted to take a moment to do a personal solo show. That's right no strategies and tactics. Just a friendly conversation or more like you listening, lol. You get what I'm trying to say. I share with you my August struggles, September highlights, and what's next. I do hope you are able to get one good thing out of this chat.
How can I help you? Send me a note at info@michellengome.com or www.instagram.com/michellengome
31 Daily Nuggets to Connect With Confidence - coming soon
I Believe In You
Personal Connection, Influential Network
Michelle Ngome
Jamillah Rahmaad (JR) is a PR consultant and founder of JR|PR. She has worked with The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Urban Movie Channel, STARZ Movie Network as well as entrepreneurs.
Her new book Build Authority Boost Credibility: Actions Plans to Befriend Your Brand informs you how to gain influence, develop a personal brand, and gain media attention. In this episode we discuss:
Listeners can purchase Build Authority, Boost Credibility: Action Plans to Befriend Your Brand 15% discount with promo code: NWM
Listen to JR podcast E is For Effit! every Friday.
RJ Hodges is a professional speaker, certified personal mastery life coach, and the creator of a coaching system known as L.I.F.E (Living in Full Existence) Education. RJ Hodges is a bestselling co-author of the bookMission Unstoppable partnering with world-renowned leaders George Fraser and Les Brown. He is also the author of You Can’t Practice At The Game, The Art of Mastering You Volume One and an audio book series called Winner Status. RJ specializes in both personal and professional development with a focus on helping people master themselves in order to transition into their idea of success and fulfillment.
In this episode we discuss the following:
Don't forget to take advantage of the free 20 minute coaching session. Make sure you listen to the complete instructions to get your time with RJ Hodges.
Be sure to check out RJ Hodges at http://rjhodgesspeaks.com.
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Mel Jones is a Powerful Thinking Coach & Motivational Philosopher. He speaks to flip the switch in the average persons mind to give them the edge you need to WIN! In this episode we discuss
Be sure to check out Mel Jones at http://motivationalphilosopher.com.
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Did the strategy episodes help you with your business? I hope so as we conclude with a dynamic episode with Sales & Marketing Strategies Kerry Heaps. I heard her before on a friend's podcast Escaping Cubicle Captivity hosted by Shimeka Williams and knew right away I needed Kerry on my show.
Kerry Heaps is the Founder and President of Kerry’s Network, Inc., a marketing organization that provides Business-
In this episode we discuss:
Recommended book: Go For No
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Perspective of Black Lives is coming to an end or is it? Let me know should this be a separate podcast? I would love to hear your feedback.
Perspective of Black Lives Matter is a 4 part series that will be released over the next 4 weeks. I talk with various guests as we explore police shootings, social media activism, a new Black Wall Street, minimum wage, and a lot more. Special guests include Brandon Jones, Jay Jones, John Comer, and Michelle Talbert.
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Do you struggle with pricing? I do a quick episode on value-based pricing strategies to consider as you move forward in business.
"The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power." Warren Buffet
Value-based pricing is about charging what the customer will pay.
Things to Consider:
A brand's price and image are often closely linked.
Align your pricing strategy to your companies strategy and vision.
Be in tune with your business and financial objectives.
Pricing is not a competitive advantage.
Differentiation creates value. How do you create value by closing gaps and solving problems?
Book: Impact Pricing by Mark Shiving
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Perspective of Black Lives Matter is a 4 part series that will be released over four weeks. I talk with various guests as we explore police shootings, social media activism, a new Black Wall Street, minimum wage, and a lot more. Special guests include Brandon Jones, Jay Jones, John Comer, and Michelle Talbert.
Michelle Y. Talbert is CEO of Her Power Hustle. She has an amazing story of her journey through motherhood, education, and entrepreneurship. Her Power Hustle is a community helping women entrepreneurs build relationships to further their career and business endeavors.
We continue our strategy session discussing social media marketing. Social media becomes tough when you go from personal to business use of the numerous platforms. Social media is ever changing we have to adapt and adopt to gain an audience. For complete show notes visit Creating a Social Media Strategy Show Notes.
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Perspective of Black Lives Matter is a 5 part series that will be released over the next five weeks. I talk with various guests as we explore police shootings, social media activism, a new Black Wall Street, minimum wage, and a lot more. Special guests include Brandon Jones, Jay Jones, John Comer, and Michelle Talbert.
John P. Comer is the co-executive director of Communities United is a grassroots, membership organization of low to moderate income individuals and families in Maryland. Our mission is to organize our communities to build power to win transformative change for social, economic, and environmental justice.
In this episode we discuss:
For more information on John follow him on IG @architectofjustice
Lately I have been stressing the importance of content creation and content marketing because people know they need to be on social media, but they do not know what to say. We dive into the fundamentals of content creation, content marketing, and how to create a plan. For full show notes visit http://michellengome.com/category/podcast.
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Perspectives of Black Lives Matter is a 5 part series that will be released over the next five weeks. I talk with various guests as explore police shootings, social media activism, a new Black Wall Street, minimum wage, and a lot more. Special guest include Brandon Jones, Jay Jones, John Comer, and Michelle Talbert.
First guest is Brandon Jones, a Psychotherapist and founder of Jegna Institute based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jones concentrates on healing the Black community, by addressing behavioral patterns and mental health conditions. With the ultimate objective is to strengthen, mobilize and liberate people classified as Black.
In this episode we discuss concepts of
For more information on Brandon visit http://www.jegnainstitute.com and check out his new audio book Level Elite: Personal Revolution through S.E.L.F Development as a free download.
Twitter: @UniversalJones
Move Your Money Challenge - a full list of black owned banks.
In this episode we explore marketing fundamentals from the 5 P's of marketing to creating an effective strategy. Go to http://www.michellengome.com/creating-marketing-strategy/ and snag your free template 6 Points to a Marketing Plan.
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Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once. Paulo Coelho
After a six week hiatus I am back with a new episode. I share some good news regarding my personal and professional life. I also provide a midyear update on goals have fallen short on and accomplished. At this point I am looking to get to the basics of my 2016 theme Create, Execute, & Prosper.
Thank you for everyone that has sent a kind email and FB message checking on me or the status of the podcast. A special shoutout to Danny from Detroit who heard my interview on Black Entrepreneur's Blueprint, reached out to me on FB, and met him when he was in town for the weekend.
Invest in yourself. Invest in a coach, tools, and products that you need to become better.
Consistency is key!
Last month I had a chance to meet Kirk Franklin. On the way to the event I was pondering what is the one selfish question I can ask him. That question not relevant to gospel music, but something beneficial to me and my audience. I am grateful for the personal and entrepreneurial growth through the years yet developing a team has been one of the most challenging hurdles I’ve experienced. I know the only way I can grow into this vision is by continuous faith, consistency, and teamwork. In this episode you’ll learn:
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I appreciate everything you’ve done. I think you are a musical genius. You’ve worked with artist from different genres, multiple choirs; how do you create a good team and motivate that team through each project?
Kirk Franklin: By trying to be transparent and non trying to act like I have all the answers. Finding people willing to go through the journey with me. I appreciate people that ride with me and take a chance. A lot of it is risk tasking.
In this episode I give an update as to what has been going on with me. A glimpse into my world. The work, the breaks, and what's next.
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On Friday, March 11, 2016, I drove to Austin to meet Gary Vaynerchuk aka Gary Vee. If you are a late bloomer his new book #AskGaryVee is derived from his self-titled YouTube show. I had one burning question pertaining to my business and the direction of my business. On the last minute I recorded the audio on my phone and take a chance of turning it into a podcast.
Question: Recently I've changed my marketing company from focusing on account management to training and development because I'm realizing small business owners they don't want to focus on content marketing and with social media the focus on live video, video, and images. I feel that the small business owner has to do that (content) themselves versus outsourcing it. With that in mind, do you feel that business owners are going to continue to outsource social media management or will they create it in-house?
Here's what I think, they both will stay. Both are options. Both will happen, but it comes down to chops. I think what's great about hearing what you're doing it's no different than Meerkat. You need to decide for yourself what you're best at. Are you best at giving advice to freeing people up? Best at motivating? Best at teaching? Current events? Maybe create a newsletter at $25 a month that just tells people what's going on , that's scalable to a bigger business.
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