Agency Rainmaker TV

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Bob Kaplan. Bob is the founder of Kaplan DeVries, which consults to senior managers on leadership (www.kaplandevries.com) In the late '80s he and colleagues at the Center for Creative Leadership introduced a forerunner of executive coaching.Bob came up with a 360 feedback tool for assessing leaders, the Leadership Versatility Index, that won a patent for its way of assessing performance.

He is the author of five books, including:- Fear Your Strengths—What You’re Best At Could Be Your Biggest Problem- GRAPPLNG—Leaders Striving To Improve

He is happily married to his work and to his wife, Rebecca.

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Chrissy Myers. Chrissy Myers is the CEO of AUI and Clarity HR, serving small and medium-sized businesses in employee benefits and human resources. She is the author of Reluctantly Resilient. A graduate of Leadership Akron and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Chrissy is a committed advocate for families facing addiction and mental health challenges, serving as Chair of the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board. At home, she enjoys time with her family, Team Awesome Sauce, including her husband, Steve, and their two children – Maddy and Caleb.

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Arthur Samuel Joseph. Founder and chairman of the Vocal Awareness Institute, Arthur Samuel Joseph, M.A. is widely-recognized as one of the world’s foremost communication strategists and authorities on the human voice. A renowned teacher/mentor, Mr. Joseph’s mission is to Change the World through Voice. His proprietary voice and leadership training program, Vocal Awareness®, is designed to teach Communication Mastery- to cultivate an embodied and enhanced leadership presence, as well as personal presence. What emerges is an integrative and integral communication style. Mr. Joseph has taught globally for over five decades. His varied client list includes national and international leaders as well as world-class athletes, motivational speakers, noted actors, singers and other luminaries of the stage and screen. Formerly on the faculty at the University of Southern California School of Theatre, he has been a visiting artist at both Yale and George Washington Universities, and visiting professor in the New York University Graduate Extension program, among many others nationally and internationally. [email protected]

Our agency rainmaker of the week is David Newman. David Newman is the author of the business bestsellers "Do It! Marketing" and "Do It! Selling." He's the founder of the Do It! MBA mentoring program and the host of The Selling Show, a top-rated business podcast with over 400 episodes. He is a member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group and counts 44 of the Fortune 500 among his clients and audiences. David helps B2B consultants, coaches, and agency owners grow their revenues by 50%-500% in less than 15 months. Nothing makes David happier than client results. (Well, maybe puppies – but that’s it!)

https://doitmarketing.com/podcast/

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Alane Boyd. Alane Boyd is the Co-Founder of Workday Ninja, a systems and operations growth strategy agency that utilizes AI and automation to improve efficiency for its clients. She has been in the tech industry for two decades and built her previous agency from 12 to 600 clients. She exited in 2018 and now focuses on helping companies build repeatable systems that scale.

Connect with Alane on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaneboyd/ and visit her website at https://www.workdayninja.com/.

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Brian Gerstner. With over 20 years of experience in the agency industry, Brian Gerstner is the President of White Label IQ, a company that provides white-labeled digital services and skillsets to over 50 agencies across the country. He is an expert at creating, directing, and leading teams of freelance professionals both domestically and internationally, and developing digital and software solutions that boost sales, communication, and digital operations for clients and agencies.

Brian's mission is to make agency life easier and more profitable by helping agencies focus on their strengths and providing cost-effective and scalable resources. He has formed partnerships, frameworks, and systems through White Label IQ and Huebner Marketing, where he also serves as the Chief Operating Officer, to support this goal. He is also the Co-Founder of Lariat Marketing Hub, a software company that serves OEMs with software to sell more. Brian is always looking for ways to build relationships and scale responsibly, and to innovate and evolve to better serve his audience.

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Susan Baier. Susan Baier is the founder and CEO of research agency Audience Audit Inc., which helps agency owners, authors, speakers, and experts build their reputation and ROI with research. She’s worked in marketing strategy for nearly 40 years in agencies and Fortune 500 organizations.

Susan has provided original custom research for hundreds of business owners and thought leaders, including Jay Baer and Neen James. She has spoken at INBOUND, Content Marketing World, Build a Better Agency Summit and other marketing and agency conferences, and her work has been featured by Forbes.com, HubSpot, Content Marketing Institute, and Marketing Profs, among others.

Here's the link on the AMI website to the 2024 Agency Edge research: https://agencymanagementinstitute.com/agency-tools/agency-edge-research-series/research-2024/

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Alan Cohen. Alan Cohen is an Executive and Public Speaking Coach, Author and Speaker, who inspires audiences about the power of connection and storytelling in business. Alan led the publicity team responsible for the launch of the Harry Potter book series, which is the subject of his TedX talk on “The Magical Power of Share Purpose." Alan is the author of The Connection Challenge ®: How Executives Create Power and Possibility in the Age of Distraction and Those Difficult Talks for PR Pros. He lives in Miami with his spouse and their Wheaten Terrier, Bentley and is a Broadway musical savant, and native New Yorker.

For the free Connected Speaker resource click here https://www.alansamuelcohen.com/checklist

Our agency rainmaker of the week is David Ratner. David Ratner has over 25 years of experience focused on book publicity, brand and thought leadership development, relationship building, and consulting related to the publishing industry. He is the former president of one of the country’s largest book PR agencies. where he built strong relationships throughout the publishing industry and worked with hundreds of best-selling authors from all genres. David is a strong believer in “partnership” vs. “vendorship” and works with his clients to customize the most appropriate and efficient campaigns based on their goals, needs, and budgets. David has been a featured speaker at a number of publishing conferences and is well respected for his knowledge of the industry.

David is a graduate of Emory University and lives 20 minutes north of Boston.

https://ratnerpr.com

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Latara Dragoo. Latara is a Marketing Agency Owner and Strategist who specializes in helping authors, speakers, and coaches establish powerful online brand presences on par with major corporations.

With over two decades in luxury branding, publishing, graphic design, and marketing, she provides tailored, innovative solutions to help clients manifest their visions and attract their ideal audiences in today's competitive business landscape.