My friend and LinkedIn coach Deanna Russo has a story to share all about how she grew her network from a few hundred to more than 10k in 18 mos, and then expanded that to 20 in less than two years after that! Not bad, so, tune in to hear her tips on growing your network organically and building an audience for yourself in the process! 

Theater companies fail. Mine was no different. They're notoriously hard to keep in business and after 30 years, through four different ownerships, and half a dozen locations, and two name changes, it just wound down. But, what happened next fueled my journey for the next decade of my life. Hear all about it in this episode. 

So, maybe you got one chance at bat in your dream role, but after you failed, did the universe put you back behind the plate for a second go round? It did for me. Here's the first half of how that went. 

Have you ever had your big break? I mean like, actually gotten not just a great job, but THE job you'd wanted? Well, I did. It was the best feeling ever. I loved it. It honestly didn't feel a lot like work, until things went south and I was forced to face some hard truths about myself and my business. On this episode I tell you all about how I became a professional theatrical director and what happened after that. 

Have you ever reinvented yourself? Done something new? Walked away from a job without a new one? Well, I've done it several times, and it's always been a growth experience, so here is part one of my story. The one where Mark builds fences. 

What is SEO and where can I get some? Well, you have come to the right place today. I've got Mark Asbell and expert in SEO and internet marketing with a decade of experience. He's going to share some important principles for small business and solopreneurs. Sneak preview, he's going to say some stuff you've heard before, but didn't known it was SEO!!! Come on, you need to get optimized. 

Now that almost every major social network is using hashtags, it's probably time we all started learning their benefits and how to use them to build our audience. I'm going to share what I've learned about how they work, how to choose them, their benefits and uses. 

Do you use pictures in your posts? Cool! That's good to do, but how are you doing it? Do you know that you can direct the audience's attention with a picture, use color psychology to make them feel a certain way about your posts, or that's there's one thing you should be sharing pictures of more than anything else? Well, then step right this way, because Shani O from Art Bard is going to tell all! 

So, how do you deal with jerks? You know, those people that want to steal your thunder, make you feel small, bully you? Yep, even happens to me. So, I'm sharing a few stories of recent occurrences in my life and a couple of others. I also want to talk about how to build a "jerk free" brand that makes it possible for you to function without becoming the jerk in someone else's story. This is EPISODE 48!! I made it! Now what? 

We all do it, we try to hold onto things that maybe once served us well, but have ceased to do so. So, how do you know when it's time, and how do you get past that point? What's the solution? Well, I may not know your perfect solution, but I can recommend a few things you can do to find it. Come on, it's going to be okay, Mark's got you covered.