Author to Authority

Kim & Juanita start a series of episodes focusing on entrepreneurs who already have books and want to know how to use them to position themselves as Authorities in their niche. In this episode they lay a foundation and also talking about the first key building block and that is Marketing.

Have you ever looked at a blank computer screen in frustration because the words won’t come because you are afraid it won’t sound right? Or worse, that it won’t be received well?

Kim spent many years feeling that way after a teacher told Kim that she was, “No good at writing and should stop.”  Discouraged, Kim put writing aside. Then, she came to a crossroads in her life and let those painful words go. She set her words free and let her voice be heard once more. Since then, she has gone on to author five books (with three more on the way this year), two planners, and even a collection of Sudoku books. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs to become authors and taught them how to use their books to become authorities in their niche and open doors to build their business faster.

Kim understands the power of words and can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast.

If you love the podcast, and consider yourself an Entrepreneur, Expert, Authority in your niche and would like to be on the show, go to https://go.oncehub.com/AuthorToAuthorityPodcast and book a 15-minute potential guest call with Kim to see if you are a good fit for the show.

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James Mulvany, The Podcast Expert and Founder of Matchmaker.fm joins Kim to talk about all things podcasting, from being a great guest, the consistency factor to promotion. He also shares about his book Read This If You Want To Start A Podcast.

James Mulvany Bio

Over the past 15 years I've built multiple internet companies (current ventures include MatchMaker.fm, Podcast.co & Radio.co) plus a growing property portfolio and also made a handful of angel investments in startups,

Believe it or not, I've never actually had a job in my life & started my first business at 16 when leaving school. So... I'm able to talk enthusiastically about podcasting, startups, tech, marketing, radio and about my entrepreneurial journey, growth formulas and business experiences!

My passions include helping people grow their audiences & businesses. I love food, wine, sunshine and cooking. Plus listen to a lot of house music

www.Matchmaker.fm

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In this episode, Kim shares about the simple sales system that she has used to sell over $200 000 in packages to her clients. It is a system that anyone can adapt and the great thing is that is cost nothing to implement except time.

Have you ever looked at a blank computer screen in frustration because the words won’t come because you are afraid it won’t sound right? Or worse, that it won’t be received well?

Kim spent many years feeling that way after a teacher told Kim that she was, “No good at writing and should stop.”  Discouraged, Kim put writing aside. Then, she came to a crossroads in her life and let those painful words go. She set her words free and let her voice be heard once more. Since then, she has gone on to author five books (with three more on the way this year), two planners, and even a collection of Sudoku books. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs to become authors and taught them how to use their books to become authorities in their niche and open doors to build their business faster.

Kim understands the power of words and can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast.

If you love the podcast, and consider yourself an Entrepreneur, Expert, Authority in your niche and would like to be on the show, go to https://go.oncehub.com/AuthorToAuthorityPodcast and book a 15-minute potential guest call with Kim to see if you are a good fit for the show.

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Jessica joins Kim to talk about creating an intentional sales system for your business. She talks about her story of starting out on the lowest rung to becoming an International Sales Trainer and how you can plan your sales for success.

 

Jessica Koch has been a National Sales Professional for more than 25 years. She has worked with Fortune 1000 clients like Disney and Verizon. She has also worked with National Power Utilities, Hospitals, Government and Universities/Colleges. She successfully trained and managed multiple sales teams nationally, who were consistently the top sales producers. She speaks Nationally and have been featured on many podcasts and video interviews. She will soon be featured in a published book series Titled: Profiles in Success: Inspiration from Executive Leaders in the Washington D.C. Area.

 

 Jessica’s goal is to guide business owners and sales professionals to achieve a balanced sales and marketing strategy. She uses proven classic sales techniques combined with modern technology, including her vast knowledge of LinkedIn. She has been an active user of LinkedIn since 2008 and has won friends, influenced people and successfully turned Connections into Clients! This approach allows for a drastic increase in bottom line results as well as, time for community and family life.

For her free gift go to www.JessicaLKoch.com

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In today's episode, Kim and Juanita talk about when you need to have before you publish your book including having your KDP Account setup, your book properly formatted for both print and Kindle, getting your covers sized right, do you need an ISBN and so much more.

Have you ever looked at a blank computer screen in frustration because the words won’t come because you are afraid it won’t sound right? Or worse, that it won’t be received well?

Kim spent many years feeling that way after a teacher told Kim that she was, “No good at writing and should stop.”  Discouraged, Kim put writing aside. Then, she came to a crossroads in her life and let those painful words go. She set her words free and let her voice be heard once more. Since then, she has gone on to author five books (with three more on the way this year), two planners, and even a collection of Sudoku books. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs to become authors and taught them how to use their books to become authorities in their niche and open doors to build their business faster.

Kim understands the power of words and can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast.

If you love the podcast, and consider yourself an Entrepreneur, Expert, Authority in your niche and would like to be on the show, go to https://go.oncehub.com/AuthorToAuthorityPodcast and book a 15-minute potential guest call with Kim to see if you are a good fit for the show.

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In today's episode, The Authority Gang shares about the importance of visibility and how it grows your business.

The talk about the key elements including your core marketing message, ways to get out there, consistency and how it does not all come at once. If you want to get Samantha’s create your first digital product idea resource go to https://bit.ly/digitalproductidea

One of the key elements of becoming an Authority is the people you surround yourself with. In 2020 four women, Kim Thompson-Pinder, Samantha King, Carol Boston, and Krystle Dookoo all met at an online networking meeting and found that not only did they all really like each other but had valuable skills, talents, and abilities that could help each other grow their businesses faster.

In October they decided to become the Authority Gang and over the next year, they have dedicated themselves to become a force to be reckoned with as they teach, train, and support entrepreneurs in the seven key business building blocks: Authority Marketing, Sales, Communication, Networking, Social Media, Promotion, and Leadership. You will be seeing the four of them all over social media and once a month featured here on the podcast.

Carol Boston

I am known as the Queen of Reframe, for I can reframe almost any challenge and give you a new way of viewing it and a strategic plan to take you in a new direction. I help women business owners to know their value, own their power and advocate for themselves, so they can rise up and become the Lioness Leaders they were created to be! My clients describe me as "relentless" in making sure they get amazing results and many of them double or triple their income!

www.CarolBoston.com

Samantha King

Fempire Builders founder and CEO, Samantha King, has balanced multiple roles and careers in her life – and succeeded in every single one. Her ability to see and encourage the potential in others has led to the success of Fempire Builders.

Now Samantha’s aim is to motivate and plant the seeds of success in other female entrepreneurs across Canada!

www.fempirebuilders.com

Krystle Dookoo

My company, Imagerie Mentors was established in 2015 as a way to help individuals, entrepreneurs and small businesses build and maintain an online presence while sharing their passion with their targeted audience. My goal is to take my client’s passions and ensure that their brand, their mission, and their message are vividly and beautifully reflected in their various social media platforms. I am a firm believer in community building, and I enjoy creating a space where people can come together and connect with one another. The goal is to encourage support and to bring together entrepreneurs and professionals alike.

www.linkedin.com/in/krystledookoo/ 

 

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Do you ever mix up there, they’re and their? The reason for the confusion is that they are homophones. There are many words that sound the same but have different meanings. How do you know when you are using them correctly? On today’s Writer’s Workshop episode, Juanita shares Juanita gives you some tips to figure it out!

Juanita Wootton-Radko is an enthusiastic reader, writer, and collector of books. When not at the library, she can often be found lurking about “used book” stores. Her lifelong passion for words has led to an equal passion for the structure of language and the grammatical tools we use to communicate.

Juanita works at RTI Publishing as the Book Project Manager and resident “Grammar Guru”. She is the recurring co-host on the Author to Authority Podcast with Kim Thompson-Pinder and hosts the Writer’s Workshop episodes.

Want a free sample of Kim’s newest book Author To Authority coming out in 2021? Go to www.AuthorToAuthority.com/get-the-book

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Jan joins Kim for the launch of her book Scale For Success. In this episode, she talks about the book but also shares amazing advice on how to scale your business and the foundations for the success that must be laid.

To get a copy of Jan's book please go to: www.amazon.com/Scale-Success-Insights-Growing-Business-ebook/dp/B08HDJVRVW/r

I want to help people scale businesses, by getting them on the right track. I share what experts tell me and my own successes and plentiful mistakes so you can avoid them. I love to write and speak about all things entrepreneur related.

I passionately believe that a healthy economy lies in nurturing and encouraging microbiz and SME businesses. Now more than ever, we need both solid start-ups and savvy scale-ups.

I have been involved in many campaigns of different sorts to encourage entrepreneurs

throughout my working life both in the UK and in Europe generally.

I have several decades of experience of both micro and SME’s of my own. I have known some success, shiny awards, and some failure too. All of which added up to huge amounts of learning.

I am now lucky enough to now be living my childhood dream of writing full time. I write about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship and hope that this too is useful, entertaining, and supportive. The entrepreneurs I speak to leave me in regular awe.

You can see more on my own web site, plus Medium and various other publications. I also guest podcast and do other speaking, though virtually in current times.

https://www.jancavelle.co.uk

 

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Kim and Juanita talk about one of the 6 Key Building Blocks to Authority Marketing and that is promoting your business. They share key insights including:

It is not about promoting your products and services, it is about producing outcomes for your clients.

- To promote effectively you need your USP (Unique Selling Position). 

- You need to have a plan to promote yourself.

- You should not work on promoting yourself or your business until you have done it for a while, know what you are doing, have your target market firmly in place and have systems for growth. 

- Ways to promote yourself

               - Do Facebook lives on other people’s stream who have the same target   market as you but do not sell the same product

               - Podcasts

               - Speaking engagements

               - Radio

               - TV

 

Have you ever looked at a blank computer screen in frustration because the words won’t come because you are afraid it won’t sound right? Or worse, that it won’t be received well?

Kim spent many years feeling that way after a teacher told Kim that she was, “No good at writing and should stop.”  Discouraged, Kim put writing aside. Then, she came to a crossroads in her life and let those painful words go. She set her words free and let her voice be heard once more. Since then, she has gone on to author five books (with three more on the way this year), two planners, and even a collection of Sudoku books. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs to become authors and taught them how to use their books to become authorities in their niche and open doors to build their business faster.

Kim understands the power of words and can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast.

Do you want to ask Kim any questions? Join her Facebook group Author To Authority and there you can connect with Kim directly. www.facebook.com/groups/AuthorToAuthority

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Kim turns 50 today and she shares a special birthday message with you.

Have you ever looked at a blank computer screen in frustration because the words won’t come because you are afraid it won’t sound right? Or worse, that it won’t be received well?

Kim spent many years feeling that way after a teacher told Kim that she was, “No good at writing and should stop.”  Discouraged, Kim put writing aside. Then, she came to a crossroads in her life and let those painful words go. She set her words free and let her voice be heard once more. Since then, she has gone on to author five books (with three more on the way this year), two planners, and even a collection of Sudoku books. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs to become authors and taught them how to use their books to become authorities in their niche and open doors to build their business faster.

Kim understands the power of words and can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast.

If you love the podcast, and consider yourself an Entrepreneur, Expert, Authority in your niche and would like to be on the show, go to https://go.oncehub.com/AuthorToAuthorityPodcast and book a 15-minute potential guest call with Kim to see if you are a good fit for the show.

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