Wednesday, March 9, 2011

What are people saying about you on the Internet?




Reputation.com allows you to take control of your online reputation in 4 simple steps:
  1. Protect your personal info -- They find and remove your personal data from sites that sell it.


  2. Define your image -- They help you promote a truthful online image that you control.


  3. Defend your reputation -- They defend you against attacks, rumors and distortions online.


  4. Monitor your image -- They provide ongoing, deep Internet monitoring.
I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Sam Weller on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011.

Mr. Weller manages business development and strategic relationships for Reputation.com, working with corporate, business, and government partners to develop online reputation management solutions for high-profile individuals and brands. Prior to joining Reputation.com, Sam was a Vice President at Tremont Capital Markets specializing in interest rate and currency risk management. Sam is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sam says, the best thing to do to protect your online conversation is to own the conversation. What he explained is that if you regularly reach out to your customers via digital newsletters, tweets and such, they will know who you really are and dismiss the haters out there.

He also gave us a free tip - you can monitor your online reputation for free by setting up a Google Alert. That way you can know what's being said and you can then take control of the conversation.

Check out the recording of the podcast by clicking on the player below.

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Remember, protect your reputation at all times and take control of conversations about you.

Regards,


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Liquid Leadership -- From Woodstock to Wikipedia




Over the past 15 years, Brad observed a startling change in corporate America. The latest generation of workers have grown up immersed in new technologies, such as laptops, iPhones, texting, social networks and augmented reality.

This 24/7 connected, early adopter to anything technology driven has created a whole new divide, in which more and more young people are growing up as Digital Natives - comfortable using technology as their primary resource to do business - while the established older generation of Baby Boomers are using technology as their secondary resource.

Unbeknown to most, companies such as Kodak now derive 50% of their current revenue from technology that did not exist 5 years ago...technology invented by Gen Y. Brad Szollose is passionate about helping people understand the changes that are taking place right now in the 21st Century.

He is the author of LIQUID LEADERSHIP: From Woodstock to Wikipedia--Multigenerational Management Ideas That Are Changing the Way We Run Things. Make sure to visit his website at www.LiquidLeadership.com.

I had the honor and privilege of interviewing him on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 @ 8:30pm.

Click on the player below to listen to the 30-minute interview. I'm sure that you'll find his concepts very interesting and enlightening.

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Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Publishing a book can boost credibility and profits



I had the opportunity to interview Dawn Rivers Baker on Tuesday, January 11th at 8:30pm EDT on the GBN Talk Radio podcast.

Oh - first a little background on Dawn...

ABOUT DAWN RIVERS BAKER

Dawn Rivers Baker is the owner of Wahmpreneur Publishing, Inc. The company is a privately held, woman-owned subchapter-S micro-corporation headquartered in Sidney, New York. Wahmpreneur Books, the division that we'll be discussing in this podcast, is a division of Wahmpreneur Publishing, Inc.

Why publish a book? One of the keys to establishing yourself as an expert in your field is becoming a published author. Your name on the cover of an authoritative, well-produced book gives you instant cache and can lead to more speaking engagements, media appearances, and paying clients.

I did my usual due diligence on my podcast guests and what really impressed me about Dawn and her company is that she was well-recommended by Mark Levine in his book The Fine Print of Self-Publishing. Mark is like the Zagat Survey or the JD Power of the self-publishing industry.

Dawn dropped a lot of gems in this podcast. If you're a micro business owner, a freelancer, or an independent contractor, you'll find this podcast full of the "good stuff."

Make sure to visit her book publishing website at www.WahmpreneurBooks.com

Click on the player below and enjoy.



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Monday, January 10, 2011

Interview with the President of CD Baby, Brian Felsen




CD Baby is the largest online distributor of independent music. CDBaby.com is a quaint little record store where it is hoped that you will discover your next favorite independent artist.

[In•de•pen•dent: (adj.) Not having sold one's life, career, and creative works over to a corporation.]

If you're a musician, comedian, or an author, CDBaby.com may be a good route for you to take. We'll be interviewing the President of CD Baby, Brian Felsen, in this podcast.

This interview was conducted on Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 12:30pm EDT. Click on the player below to listen to this 30-minute interview.

Please be inspired. YOU TOO can publish a book and/or your music and have it distributed.




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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Spotlight on P-Dash Media

P-Dash Media, Inc. What a company! This is a little multi-media boutique company that is doing some big and very interesting things. Check out some of their work featuring there star, Rahiem Drinkwater.

Warning: Don't call Rahiem the "P Word" (Puppet). He really doesn't like that.

Check out some of their videos featuring Rahiem Drinkwater. These are three of my favorites.











I had the opportunity to interview Keith Patterson (aka, "Kap-er") on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010. Click on the player below to listen to the podcast.

Make sure to visit P-Dash Media's website at www.pdashmedia.com.





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Thursday, November 18, 2010

What the heck is "Agent Anything?"



Sometimes you come across some really cool ads on NYC subways. Just yesterday, I saw an ad for a company called Agent Anything. I was like, "What the heck is Agent Anything?" Well, Agent Anything was created to address the needs of two groups of people: Busy, hardworking New Yorkers who don't have time to accomplish all their daily tasks or run their own errands, and College students, who want to make a bit of pocket money, but need to fit their work around hectic schedules of class, practice and more. Agent Anything brings these two groups of people together and enables them to trade their resources: a bit of busy people's money for a bit of college students' time.

On Thursday, November 18, 2010 I interviewed the President of Agent Anything, Harry Schiff to learn more about this ground-breaking concept.

Click on the player below to listen to the 15-minute interview.

Let me know what you think, okay?

Cheers,



Monday, September 27, 2010

Sales Pitch Palooza? What the heck?




Let's cut to the chase. People want to talk about their business, their products and services, and why you should do business with or hire them. This virtual pitch party / podcast will begin with 10 minutes of how to network and follow-up information followed by 20 minutes of blatant outright selling and solicitation (B.O.S.S.) from callers. People want to get the word out about what there selling and how their product/service is a "must-have." Those that want to strut their stuff and tell the world how hiring them as an employee or as an independent contractor is a good idea.

Tue, Sept. 21st, 2010 was the maiden voyage of the good ship the B.O.S.S. Sales Pitch Palooza.

This was the first of many to come, so give it a listen. The player is below.

All the best,



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I'm a 40-year-old corporate professional and home-based entreprenerur from Queens, New York. My day job is that of an operations manager for a major law firm. With my home-based business, I'm am an independent broker of various products and services relevant to my niche -- solopreneurs and home-based business owners. I also have to say that I'm pretty darn good at training people in relationship building, how to network, team building, and using certain follow-up tools.