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May 1, 2018
Thrive Episode # 80 – How To Build Your Brand With Books with Guest Dan Janal Our guest Dan Janal is the founder and CEO of PR Leads Expert Resource Network where he helps experts and authors build their brands with books. Dan himself has written over 12 books, with his newest work called “Write Your Book In A Flash” where he teaches how ambitious entrepreneurs can get their book written quickly so they can start leveraging their brands and interviews. As a PR expert, Dan has helped over ten thousand experts and authors expand their brand. USA TODAY called Dan Janal “a true Internet pioneer.” He was on the PR team that launched America Online. He also handled PR assignments for IBM, Reader’s Digest, American Express, AT&T and more than 100 other high-tech companies, including many startups. Dan was a wealth of knowledge. You’re not going to want to miss this episode if you are thinking about writing a book to build your brand! In this episode, we talk about: 05:42 – Dan tells us about his story and how he went from journalist to best-selling author to PR guru to thousands of experts. 08:15 – How do you know what book […]
January 26, 2018
Thrive Episode # 70 – How Creating A Powerful Personal Brand Can Help You Lose Weight Today we’re going to talk about weight loss and personal branding. I have some insights and thoughts that are personal to me, that I’ve experienced and I wanted to share that because it’s something a lot of entrepreneurs struggle with. As a young kid, I struggle with my weight and I got in shape as I got older, and I really worked on it. As a singer, it’s so important to look good when you’re on stage. When I started my entrepreneurial business, I started to gain weight because I was stressed. I know that a lot of entrepreneurs out there are stressed, and it’s hard not to be because you have so many responsibilities. In this podcast, I share 3 ways that honing in on your personal brand can help you lose and maintain weight, and live a more balanced and healthy lifestyle, without dieting and going to the gym. To find out more about Heather you can visit her website at www.heatherpoduska.com or connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter all under HeatherPoduska. If you’d like to learn how to […]
January 20, 2018
Thrive Episode # 69 – “How To Create Sustainable Success” With Guest Chris Salem Chris Salem is an international speaker, an award winning author, a life an business strategist and an advocate for wellness. He is the originator of the term Prosperneur™—an individual whose health and wealth are in alignment in a way that leads to true prosperity. His book “Master Your Inner Critic / Resolve the Root Cause – Create Prosperity” addresses this and went international best seller in November 2016. Chris also co-authored the recent edition to “Mastering the Art of Success” with Jack Canfield and has his own radio show Sustainable Success is part of the Voice America Influencer Channel. Chris’s mission is to help career professionals and entrepreneurs learn how to create true, sustainable prosperity and success, and maintain their wellness. This was such a great conversation because so many times, entrepreneurs and high achievers, push and drive and hustle, and they burn out. On the show, Chris shares what principles, disciplines and habits are needed to create the foundation for balance, joy, and success that will keep going on and on. On this episode… 06:00 – How did Chris overcome serious struggles to achieve a healthy, successful life […]
January 12, 2018
Thrive Episode # 68 – “How To Succeed In Business: Entrepreneurs Roundtable Discussion” with guests, Chris Salem, Wendy Sabin, Michelle Demers & Karla Driskill Today we have special entrepreneurial round-table with four amazing guests all bringing you their unique expertise to help you create the most successful year possible. We have a wealth leadership expert, an accountability and community-building expert, a personal leadership expert and a life, health and business strategist. Of course, I bring my branding chops to the table as well! We have: Wendy Sabin – Business Finance & Wealth Leadership Expert Karla Driskill – Executive Director of the Hollister Institute, Leadership & Communications Expert Chris Salem – International Best-Selling Author, Professional Speaker, and Life & Business Strategist. Michelle Demers – CEO & Founder of CoWorkingClubs.Com, Success and Productivity Expert. We cover everything from to wealth-building strategies, to what to focus on in your business to make the biggest profits, how to be a leader in a complicated environment, the most important elements to personal success and how to stay accountable to your goals in 2018. Wow! It was so much fun and action-packed. I hope you enjoy the show! On this episode… 09:29 – What is […]
January 5, 2018
Thrive Episode # 67 – “What It Takes To Have A Breakout Year” Are you ready to have your best year yet? The kind of year that quantum leaps your success? Today on Thrive, I’ll be sharing how you can have a breakout year. Why have another year where you just muddle along? Twelve months from now, I want you to wake up with a big, fat smile on your face knowing you created something truly special. Knowing you did something that propelled your success to the next level. Listen and learn how to make 2018 YOU breakout year! On this episode… 04:08 – What does it take to have a breakout year? 04:30 – What is it that you really want? 08:00 – What do you need to make what you want happen? 11:09 – Creating the plan. 11:30 – Are you asking for the right help? 12:40 – What has to happen to reach your goal. To find out more about Heather you can visit her website at www.heatherpoduska.com or connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter all under HeatherPoduska. If you’d like to learn how to become a leader in your industry, to really stand out […]
December 28, 2017
Thrive Episode # 66 – “How To Create Your Star Brand And Lead In Your Industry” with Guest Heather Poduska Today’s show is all about how to create a successful personal brand that is both authentic and sets you apart as a leader. What is personal branding? Why is it so important to your success to manage your brand? What are some of the common mistakes people make that can damage their brand? As a special treat, Heather invites professional host and emcee, Kim Miles of Miles In Heels Productions, to turn the tables and interview her. Kim asks Heather how she shifted from pursuing a career as a professional opera singer to becoming a Star Maker, helping entrepreneurs create personal brands so they can attract high-paying clients and stand out as industry leaders. Heather Poduska has over 20 years of professional performance experience on stage as an operatic soprano, as a speaker and as the host of the popular podcast and television show, “Thrive.” She combines her unique performance skills with her expertise as a personal brand strategist, image consultant and business coach to teach driven entrepreneurs how to become highly profitable, dynamic presenters and rise to celebrity […]
December 23, 2017
Thrive Episode # 65 – “How to Develop Relentless Focus” with Guest Kassandra Vaughn Kassandra Vaughn is a teacher, entrepreneur, author and the host of her own podcast, “She Runs The Show,” whose mission is to help people understand how to develop the art and science of focus so they can achieve their dreams and align their life and business. Kassandra has mastered the skill of relentless focus herself to pen over 10 books! She now teaches others how to write and publish their own e-book in just 7 days. However, the path to success was not a straight line for Kassandra. As an extremely high-achieving woman, she found herself drained and distracted. She knew something had to give before she gave out. She decided to shift gears and focus her energy to create a life of more joy and fulfillment. Hear how she went from burned out to blossoming and how YOU can develop relentless focus to create what you want too on today’s show. On this episode… 5:45 – Why is Kassandra’s mission to help people focus and why is it so important to her? 10:11 – Why do you need to set boundaries so you can do deep […]
December 9, 2017
Thrive Episode # 64 – “How to Find Your Inner Power Source” with Guest Marge Piccini Named the “Queen of Quantum Leaps” by her clients. Marge Piccini specializes in helping high achieving women entrepreneurs, who feel that they have lost their luster in their careers, rediscover a sense of purpose so they can create the kind of impact and legacy that they want. Formerly Marge was an award winning sales professional for a Fortune 100 services company where she sold over a billion dollars worth of financial services. But she found herself in Provence in France, and she realized she needed to make a change in her life. On this episode… 5:22 – How did Marge get the title “Queen of Quantum Leaps” and what does that mean? 7:06 – What is Marge’s system of helping high-achieving women create balance in their lives? 10:38 – How does Marge help her clients stay out of overwhelm? 11:40 – How and did Marge shift from a high-powered, high-stress career create a more fulfilling life? 14:47 – Learn the changes Marge made to make the shift to a more authentic path? 17:31 – How does divine intervention show up in our lives? […]
December 1, 2017
Thrive Episode # 63 – “The Power Of Authenticity” In this episode, I’m talking about why it’s so important to be authentic with your brand. Authenticity is showing up as your true self within your brand. Authenticity is a hot buzzword right now in the coaching industry and a lot of different industries. At times, it is something people throw out when they don’t really mean it. We see this a lot in politics when people tend to portray one side and on the other side there’s something completely different. This is not authenticity. Authenticity is not a convenient thing, either, like when you’re trying to get something and manipulate your audience. Know more about authenticity by listening to or watching this podcast and see how it can help you attract your ideal clients. If you are an entrepreneur, if you are in corporate, if you are an artist or an athlete, if you are anyone who has a dream, or a goal, or a vision, this message is for you. If you’d like to learn how to become a leader in your industry, to really stand out and position yourself as the go to expert, you can grab my […]