Access to Anyone

Access to Anyone

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Access to Anyone episodes

  • Robin Joy Meyers: Why Fear Is Your Superpower (And How To Use It)

    Author and TEDx speaker Robin Joy Meyers uses her background in molecular genetics to show people how to understand (and harness) the power of fear—and today she’s revealing some of her biggest insights. During our conversation, Robin unpacks her winning FEAR method and how it will help you develop new and better patterns. She also talks about bringing science into real life experiences, and expresses the true importance of helping people—particularly women—find their voice.

    Topics include:
    • How childhood imprints can affect you in the unlikeliest of places
    • Being upfront with your accomplishments
    • Why your uniqueness is a tool to help someone else
    • Why trusting and understanding who you are will ignite your greatest potential
    • Doubt and limiting beliefs
    • Why fear is happening for you
    • Not letting fear hold you back (and learning to listen to it)
    • And so much more!
    • Molecular geneticist turned fear strategist, TEDx speaker, author and advocate for women around the world, Robin Joy Meyers uses science-based strategies to empower women to amplify their voices, speak their truth unapologetically, and manage their fears through executive coaching, workshops, and speaking engagements. Tap into your JOY…JUST OWN YOU!

      Mentioned in this episode:
      • Brené Brown
      • Learn more about Robin Joy Meyers:
        • robinjoymeyers.com
        • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
          • smallpondenterprises.com
          • LinkedIn
          • Twitter
          • 35 min
          • Chris Palmore: What Are You Grateful For?

            When Chris Palmore wrote gratitude letters to his mother and father on his birthday, he had no idea that he would be initiating an entire gratitude movement. Today he reveals why (and how) he wants to create a space that allows people to share what and who they’re truly grateful for. Chris also shares more of his moving personal story and explores why putting more love and gratitude into the world can make magical things happen.

            Topics include:
            • The idea of being a gratitude conductor
            • Developing structures that make emotional tasks achievable
            • Gratitude campaigns
            • Revisiting old emotions and really reflecting on them
            • Making it easy for people to participate in the experiences you want them to have
            • Looking for new spaces for moments to happen
            • How new opportunities arise from going outside of your circle
            • And so much more!
            • Chris Palmore is a gratitude creator, the founder of Gratitudespace.com, and the host of Gratitudespace Radio. His passion is reading, sharing, and creating the spark of “What am I grateful for,” in others. All of the content Gratitudespace creates is made with the single hope of creating that spark. He believes everyone has something to be grateful for and they are just waiting for someone to ask. He’d love to share your story of gratitude and is always looking for people who want to assist him in furthering and expanding his vision for Gratitudespace.

              Mentioned in this episode:
              • Brandon Stanton
              • Learn more about Chris Palmore:
                • gratitudespace.com
                • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                  • smallpondenterprises.com
                  • LinkedIn
                  • Twitter
                  • 50 min
                  • Faith McKinney: How To Break Into Media (And Meet The High-Profile People Who Will Help You Do It)

                    Personal branding expert and author Faith McKinney propelled herself into the vast world of media to great success. And today she reveals how she did it. During our conversation, Faith also breaks down all her insider tips for gaining access to high-profile people (even celebrities) and unpacks how everyone can develop their record of accomplishments.

                    Topics include:
                    • Why everyone has access to high-profile people no matter their career path
                    • Connecting with those who will help you gain access to high-profile people
                    • How to build trust, credibility, and visibility
                    • Never going for the obvious and making everything genuine
                    • Capitalizing on tools and trends (before they become huge) to help you get started in media
                    • The reality behind how access can actually impact your career
                    • Why you only need yourself to succeed
                    • The inside scoop on her book, Schmingling
                    • Why you’re always working toward your dream job
                    • The real importance of doing your research (and how to do it)
                    • And so much more!
                    • Faith McKinney is the author of Schmingling—The Art of Being Well-Connected Through Blatant Self Promotion. Known in many circles as “The Great Connector,” she has helped individuals make connections with leaders in multiple industries including; race car driving, energy drinks, theater and music and many more.

                      —She is passionate about improving the way people get their ideas, art and inventions expressed and valued in the world through expert positioning and heightened visibility. Faith has been quoted in national publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN and Ebony Magazine. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing, Direct Mail and shipping with The United States Postal Service.

                      Mentioned in this episode:
                      • Oprah Winfrey
                      • Learn more about Faith McKinney:
                        • faithmckinney.com
                        • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                          • smallpondenterprises.com
                          • LinkedIn
                          • Twitter
                          • 46 min
                          • Igor Kheifets: How To Become a True Master of Email Marketing (out of the archives)

                            In today’s episode, I’m reaching into the archives to revisit my conversation with bestselling author Igor Kheifets about all things list building and email marketing. Listen in as we break down how to build a successful (and fruitful) subscription list, reveal how to avoid the biggest email marketing pitfalls, and unveil the true importance of becoming an authority in your niche.

                            Topics include:
                            • How a trivia game jumpstarted his journey into online entrepreneurship
                            • How to gain results by learning from your initial marketing mistakes
                            • Standing out by what you stand for
                            • Why building subscription lists through free traffic is actually a bad idea (and what you should do instead)
                            • Why sales shouldn’t be the focus of your email marketing
                            • What to do after you’ve built your audience
                            • Building relationships by creating offers from pain points
                            • Why the feel good email is a really lie
                            • What you can learn about sales from dating
                            • The biggest mistakes when mailing your lists (and how to avoid them)
                            • And much more!
                            • Igor Kheifets helps people build wildly profitable email lists in record time.

                              Mentioned in this episode:
                              • Dan Kennedy
                              • Learn more about Igor Kheifets:
                                • igorsbook.com
                                • listbuildinglifestyleshow.com
                                • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                  • smallpondenterprises.com
                                  • LinkedIn
                                  • Twitter
                                  • 53 min
                                  • Deborah Gilboa: Harnessing The Power of Resilience

                                    Dr. Deborah Gilboa—or Dr. G—is on a mission to change how we think about resilience. And she is succeeding. In today’s episode, she reveals how honing and strengthening resilience in yourself and everyone around you can transform your life, health, and business.

                                    Topics include:
                                    • How she moved from Second City Theater Company stage manager to family doctor and resilience expert
                                    • The real power of attitude and resilience
                                    • Her biggest ah-ha moment
                                    • Why only your investment in your own health can save you
                                    • How her own impatience helped her spearhead her business
                                    • The importance of shifting our “fixed” mindsets
                                    • Why stress is a tool you can develop (and leverage) to make yourself stronger
                                    • Her best practices for getting your ideas out there
                                    • And so much more!
                                    • Resilience expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organizations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humor, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different approach to adversity. She is a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and The Doctors. She is also featured frequently in the Washington Post, The New Times, Huffington Post, and countless other digital and print outlets. Dr. G is board certified attending family physician and is fluent in American Sign Language. She lives in Pittsburgh with her four boys.

                                      Mentioned in this episode:
                                      • Oprah Winfrey
                                      • Learn more about Deborah Gilboa:
                                        • askdoctorg.com
                                        • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                          • smallpondenterprises.com
                                          • LinkedIn
                                          • Twitter
                                          • 35 min
                                          • Lauren Goldstein: How To Diagnose Your Business

                                            In today’s episode, Golden Key Partnership Founder and CEO Lauren Goldstein reveals how she moved from diagnosing patients to diagnosing businesses. She also breaks down the top pain points most business owners face today, shows us how to sell to CEOs, and unpacks how to take control of our own identities.

                                            Topics include:
                                            • The importance of going with your gut
                                            • Asking what version of yourself you really want to be
                                            • Consulting myths
                                            • Why your business will only grow when you are ready to grow
                                            • Surrounding yourself with people who will help you see the big picture
                                            • Building momentum by doing one thing every day that will move you forward
                                            • Why you should focus on what’s possible instead of what can go wrong
                                            • Moving from business operator to business owner
                                            • Changing your relationship with time
                                            • The best piece of advice she’s ever received
                                            • And much more!
                                            • Fondly known by her clients as the business doctor, Lauren Goldstein, Founder and CEO of boutique strategy consulting firm Golden Key Partnership, has been helping businesses scale more strategically for close to 10 years. Her superpower is simply and effectively diagnosing what is keeping a business stuck at status quo and then helping them strategically prioritize to bust through those bottlenecks and create traction to move businesses from stagnation to successful scaling.

                                              Mentioned in this episode:
                                              • Sara Blakely
                                              • Buckminster Fuller
                                              • Learn more about Lauren Goldstein:
                                                • goldenkeypartnership.com
                                                • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                                  • smallpondenterprises.com
                                                  • LinkedIn
                                                  • Twitter
                                                  • 43 min
                                                  • Laura Posey: Making Strategic Planning Work For You (And How To Do It)

                                                    Strategic plans lead to better results, period. And nobody knows this more than Simple Success Plans Founder and Chief Instigator, Laura Posey. Today she reveals everything she knows—from breaking down the real barriers behind procrastination to laying the groundwork for constructing a solid plan.

                                                    Topics include:
                                                    • How a near death experience helped Laura discover the key opportunities in her business (and life)
                                                    • The transformative power of free writing (and how to do it)
                                                    • How she became the ultimate planner (and how you can too)
                                                    • Rethinking what it means to organize your day
                                                    • The real difference between projects and goals
                                                    • How to really master the to-do list
                                                    • The most powerful things you can do in planning
                                                    • The real reasons people procrastinate
                                                    • Why we’re all dopamine junkies (and how you can harness this to get things done)
                                                    • Looking over what doesn’t have to get done
                                                    • And so much more!
                                                    • Laura Posey is an internationally-recognized speaker, author and consultant. She is known as The Simple Planning Specialist for her unique ability to simply and easily laser focus her clients to get dramatic results. Her Simple Strategic Plan is used by over 2500 companies from startups to Fortune 100. She is the author of How to Plan Your Entire Year On One Sheet Of Paper, and co-author with Jack Canfield of Mastering The Art Of Success.

                                                      Mentioned in this episode:
                                                      • Emma Thompson
                                                      • Learn more about Laura Posey:
                                                        • simplesuccessplans.com/cure
                                                        • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                                          • smallpondenterprises.com
                                                          • LinkedIn
                                                          • Twitter
                                                          • 43 min
                                                          • What Will The Future Look Like?

                                                            As we finally begin to move into different phases throughout the country, it’s time to take a deep dive into what we think the future may actually look like—and in today’s episode, I do just that. I also reveal how I plan to prepare for these new possibilities in order to help you move forward with your careers and lives.

                                                            Topics include:
                                                            • Why long-term commitments will still be a challenge
                                                            • Testing price points for online experiences (and exploring them too)
                                                            • Reallocating expenses from live events to virtual ones
                                                            • The rise of visual presentation experts
                                                            • Virtual and augmented reality
                                                            • Different levels of accountability (for both companies and individuals)
                                                            • More “small ponds” being led by “big fish”
                                                            • The emergence of new technologies
                                                            • No longer being treated as “numbers” or faceless consumers
                                                            • Why growing your business or looking for work will no longer the be the same process
                                                            • And so much more!
                                                            • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                                              • smallpondenterprises.com
                                                              • LinkedIn
                                                              • Twitter
                                                              • 24 min
                                                              • Reimagining What You Have To Offer (And How To Do It)

                                                                We’re now living in a world in which many industries have permanently changed, so we’re all going to have to seek out new opportunities if we want to propel our businesses forward. We’ll also need to reimagine what we have to offer and how we want to present ourselves in this new landscape. In today’s episode, I break down every single variable you’ll need to make this happen.

                                                                Topics include:
                                                                • Why every offering has variables (and why you need to explore them)
                                                                • Discovering new systems
                                                                • Reexamining your client and audience profiles
                                                                • Working with people at various price points (and finding the business models to make it happen)
                                                                • Challenging your assumptions about digital products
                                                                • Learning to craft interesting virtual experiences
                                                                • Opening yourself up to developing programs
                                                                • Working with groups or one-to-one
                                                                • Looking for work under new titles (and thinking about how you want to present yourself)
                                                                • Setting the right rate
                                                                • Exit and entry points
                                                                • Using your skills and ideas in unexpected industries
                                                                • Why you can either be the teacher or manage a faculty
                                                                • And so much more!
                                                                • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                                                  • smallpondenterprises.com
                                                                  • LinkedIn
                                                                  • Twitter
                                                                  • 27 min
                                                                  • What We Can Do To Be True Allies

                                                                    George Floyd’s death was a true watershed moment in our nation, and we must address racism head on through honest conversations if we want to be active participants in making real change.

                                                                    In today’s episode, I wanted to share what I’ve learned over the past couple of weeks in the hopes that we can all start paying closer attention to everyone’s experiences and perspectives in order be the change we want to see.

                                                                    Topics include:
                                                                    • Why listening is leadership
                                                                    • Why it’s okay to not know what to say (and to really listen instead)
                                                                    • Really diving into research to learn more about the world around you (and your role within it)
                                                                    • It’s not always about you
                                                                    • Content doesn’t have enough diversity (and taking responsibility for it)
                                                                    • Silence and responsibility
                                                                    • Creating the change we’re looking for
                                                                    • Static responses vs. legacy responses
                                                                    • Why it’s up to us to keep going when the media frenzy dies down
                                                                    • Why we need to reflect every day
                                                                    • Mentioned in this episode:
                                                                      • Willie Jackson’s Article
                                                                      • Rachel Rodgers Video
                                                                      • Learn more about Michael Roderick:
                                                                        • smallpondenterprises.com
                                                                        • LinkedIn
                                                                        • Twitter
                                                                        • 25 min

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