Recent Episodes
Marketing Works Better When You Have a Plan
Nancee Johnson is a Digital marketing strategist, business consultant, and trusted advisor to business owners, CEOs, and marketing executives of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. With over 20 years in the tech industry and 10 years in strategic planning, Nancee joined WSI as a digital marketing strategist and independent agency owner in 2020. She is passionate…
How to Find and Deliver Impactful Stories – Genius NOT Required
Mark Carpenter is a serial storyteller. Even as a child, he loved to tell stories (mainly to get attention). He leveraged that ability into a career in marketing communications and public relations, then as a college professor and corporate facilitator. Now, he teaches people how to more intentionally tell stories that teach, lead, sell, and…
How to Automate Your Business without Being a Soulless Robot
Michelle Nedelec has over 20 years of experience in Executive Coaching, working with clients ranging from 8 figures to solopreneurs. Through her company Awareness Strategies, Michelle helps clients automate their business the right way. Awareness Strategies offers Infusionsoft Done-For-You Marketing services and strategic consulting – to maximize efficiency while building human connections.Michelle says, “Automating doesn’t…
How to Build Value in Your Business So You Can Reap the Rewards and Cash In If You Sell
Regina Bergman is an International Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Profit Acceleration and Exit Strategy Specialist. She’s the CEO of Bridgeport Strategy, host of Pursuing Profit with Principles podcast and e360TV show, co-host of LinkedIn Live Collaboration Conversations, and founder of Business Super Heroes Mastermind group. She transforms businesses, both online and offline, while helping entrepreneurs realize…
How Action, Courage and Breaking the Code Fuel Business Success
Rusty Gaillard understands the difference between BUSY and PRODUCTIVE. He’s the former Worldwide Director of Finance at Apple who followed a traditional corporate path to success – from GE under Jack Welch, an MBA at Stanford, to 13 years at Apple. He left the corporate world in 2019 when his external success no longer felt…
The Business-Building Power of Intentional Encouragement
Brian Sexton, is all about relationship building and all about what he calls “Intentional encouragement.” Brian is a seasoned specialist in Sales, Sales Management, Territory Building and Customer Engagement. He has more than 27 year’s experience across four different industries. In his career, Brian has won numerous and has been nominated for Sales awards for…
How to Maximize Your Referability So You Can Sell More While Pitching Less
Michael Roderick is the CEO of Small Pond Enterprises which helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders by making their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. He is also the host of the podcast Access to Anyone which shows how you can get to know anyone you want in business and in life…
How to Overcome Overwhelm by Not Flying Alone
Biz Coach Steve Feld is a certified business coach, author, podcast host, professional speaker, mastermind facilitator, and coffee enthusiast. He is passionate about helping small business owners and entrepreneurs achieve massive revenue and profitability growth by utilizing simple proven strategies and tactics to build a long-term sustainable business. Steve takes the overwhelm out of business.…
Why Value Proposition and Process are Keys to Sales Success
Rob Bedell has over 30 years of sales experience and 28 business leadership. He has successfully built and restructured many departments and businesses. Rob has worked across many industries including media, manufacturing and SaaS. Over the last decade, he has been a fractional VP of Sales and also business advisor and coach. In this episode,…
How to Enjoy Work More and Gripe Less
Terry Boyle McDougall is an Executive & Career Coach and CEO of Terry B. McDougall Coaching. She helps high-achieving professionals remove obstacles that keep them stuck so they can enjoy more success and satisfaction in their lives and careers. Before becoming a coach, Terry was a long-time corporate marketing executive where she led teams, developed…
How to See the Big Picture So You and Your Business Can Thrive
Chris Michel helps business owners develop the perspective, systems, and culture they need to see the big picture and ultimately to grow sales and prosper. Chris is the author of the book “The Red Chair Experience” And he’s the founder of Coach Chris Consulting – a sales and business consultancy for the home services industry.…
How to Build Value in the Mind of Your Buyers
Patty Block teaches women business owners who are experts in their fields how to turn up their power to price, sell and run their business on their own terms. This means fine-tuning their operations and scaling their revenue for strategic growth. As their trusted advisor, she brings a unique perspective, having experienced and solved many…
Why Embracing Brain Health Can Transform Your Business and Your Life
Industry and family leaders hire Dr Ruth Allan to win back their energy and time doing what they love by boosting their brain power and performance because most are chained to their past, don’t use the right tools and techniques and have never measured and optimised their unique brain Dr Ruth is an Amen Clinics…
How to Succeed as a Coach or a Consultant with More Confidence and Less Overwhelm
After 28 years as a highly skilled employee, David Shriner-Cahn was told that his job was over. In spite of the immediate trauma and fear, he knew that as his next step, he’d rather work for himself and have more control over his destiny. That was in 2006. Today, David is a thriving community builder,…
How to Nurture Lasting Love with Your Spouse and Your Clients
In this episode Tom and his guests – John David Mann and Ana Gabriel Mann – discuss their new book “The Go-Giver Marriage.” Discussion topics include: >> How to shift the tone of your relationship and build a foundation for lasting love. >> The habits of behavior that destroy a marriage, and how to change…
How to Build a Community of Engaged Followers Before You Pitch ‘Em
Robbie Samuels is all about building a community of engaged prospects, establishing relationships with followers who will choose to do business with you rather than acquiesce to your hard-charing pitches. Robbie is a multi-passionate entrepreneur or what some would call a “multi-hyphenate.” In his case, this means he’s a professional speaker – business growth strategy…
How to Become Superbold and Reap the Benefits
Fred Joyal is #1 Amazon Bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and business advisor. He co-founded the most successful dentist referral service in the country:1-800-DENTIST, which, over 30 years, generated over $1 billion in revenue. He has also been awarded the Conrad Hilton Distinguished Entrepreneur Award by Loyola Marymount University, and had a successful career at one…
How to Escape Procrastination Prison and Maximize Productivity
Les Watson has a passion for, and expertise in, time management and productivity which has earned him the nickname ‘The Time Lord’. He has worked extensively throughout Australia and South-East Asia delivering dynamic training programs to major corporations, small businesses and individuals. Les’s knowledge and skill comes from over 30 years of experience as a…
How to Nurture Healthy, Business-Buildings Sales Habits
Jeroen is co-founder and CEO of Salesflare, an intelligent CRM built for SMBs selling B2B, mostly popular with agencies and fast growing startup companies. Salesflare itself was founded when Jeroen and his co-founder Lieven wanted to follow up the leads for their software company in an easier way. They didn’t like to keep track of…
How to Make Your Business Grow – Without Being a Braggy, Bigshot, Bro
You can attract new clients and build your business without tricks and without being a braggy bigshot. Provide real value — by creating relevant, informative, entertaining content and building meaningful human relationships with your ideal prospects. My guest today is all about that. And like me, she’s not very fond of braggy, bigshot marketers. She…
How to Humanize Your Business Story and Why It Matters
Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMGPR and known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002. She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations…
How to Build Meaningful Connections, One Conversation at a Time
Maxine is an investment banker, turned economist, turned CEO of Pick My Brain. Maxine is on a mission to help facilitate 1 million conversations between the world’s people and in doing so unlock $10M worth of creative commerce. In this episode, Tom and Maxine discuss the power and value of conversations and how Pick My…
How Visual Thinking Makes You A Better Marketer and Leader
Todd Cherches is the CEO and co-founder of BigBlueGumball, an innovative New York City-based leadership development and executive coaching firm. He is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s “MG 100 Coaches, and is a Founding Partner of the Global Institute For Thought Leadership (“GIFT”). Todd was just recently nominated by Thinkers50 as a finalist for their…
Marketing Lessons from a Master Copywriter
Kim Krause Schwalm was always a marketer who could write copy. She spent more than 13 years in the corporate world in various marketing positions—from Brand Manager to Publisher to launching and running the Healthy Directions supplement business and growing it to more than $23 million in sales within 3 years—before she started her freelance…
How to Find Your Voice to Become a Fearless Speaker
Dr. Doreen Downing is a Psychologist and Confidence Coach who specializes in the treatment of public speaking anxiety. She also hosts the Find Your Voice, Change Your Life Podcast. Doreen once suffered from extreme stage fright. In conquering it, she discovered being connected to your authentic self is the key to relaxed and confident speaking.…
How to Stand Out from the Crowd on LinkedIn and Beyond
Jon Keel is a results-oriented Business Advisor, who has been helping businesses and their leaders stand out and thrive for nearly 25 years. He is the CEO and founder of Improved Results, LLC, which helps small business people increase revenue and gain the freedom they want by using proven, automated systems. He co-developed the Xavier…
The Business-Building Power of Human Connections
Jürgen Strauss is a great marketer who’s on a mission to make marketing human again. He’s my guest because we see eye-to-eye. He comes to us today from the south coast of Australia – near Melbourne. Jürgen is the founder of InnovaBIZ, host of the InnovaBUZZ Podcast and the Tales of Marketing Transformation Show. He…
How to Reframe Your Story So you Can Earn What You Deserve
Susan Trivers helps business leaders earn more while working less – by reinventing how the price their services. Susan Trivers has designed a modern value based pricing method that works for EVERY services firm. In this episode, she and Tom discuss how to achieve greater profitability and serve your clients better – by switching from…
How to Master the Secret Art of Subtle Selling
Aleasha Bahr is a custom sales & marketing strategist known for showing solopreneurs the Secret Art of Subtle Selling.She personally sold over $50 million in services. In the process she created a proven sales approach she can customize to solopreneurs strengths that allows them to close 80 percent of their leads, without pain, pitching or…
Why Project Managers Make Great Storytellers with Jack Turk
OVERVIEW Jack Turk is an A-List copywriter who was the “man behind the curtain” for Dan Kennedy’s NO BS Inner Circle and many other prominent marketing experts. He has written copy that has generated millions of dollars in sales for corporations like Microsoft and Kodak, as well as small businesses including denists, attorneys, physicians, and…