Our guest this week on the pod is Chai-Lin Simmons.  Chai-Lin is a former executive at some of the biggest brands in the tech industry including Google, Amazon, Time Warner/AOL and more.  In June 2021, she became the CEO of NXT-ID, a provider of technology products and services for healthcare applications.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• NXT-ID site

• PERS device site

• Announcement of Series A funding

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Mike Drak.  Mike is an Author, Public Speaker, and Retirement Lifestyle Designer.  He is the author of 2 best selling books, Victory Lap Retirement and the newly released Retirement Heaven or Hell.  And he failed miserably at retirement.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Mike on LinkedIn
• Victory Lap Retirement book
• Retirement Heaven or Hell book
• Article on failing at retirement

Our guest on the pod this week is Vance Roush.  Vance is the Founder at Overflow, a platform that creates an opportunity for non-profits to access a larger funding pool through stock donations.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• VIVE Church

• Overflow site

• Announcement of Series A funding

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is James Connor.  James is a Fractional CTO, Serial Entrepreneur & Non-profit Advisor.  He's also the co-founder of Flexible Sites, an innovative company that uses a Buy One Give One model to help non-profits and social enterprises find technical help and assistance.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• Blake Mycoskie book

• Masami Soto interview

• Flexible Sites website

• James on LinkedIn

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

This week is our monthly solo episode with Awarepreneurs Founder, CEO and podcast host Paul Zelizer.  Paul shares 3 tips to make your social entrepreneurship marketing easier and more effective.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• Lisa Manyon's site

• Elsie Escobar's site

• Awarepreneurs site

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Ed Tatton.  Ed is the COO and Chief Baker at Ed's Bred, a plant based bakery in Whistler, BC, Canada.  He is also the main photographer for the company's Instagram page which has 75K+ followers.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• Ed's Bred site

• Ed's Bred on Instagram

• Consultations with Ed & Natasha

• The Podcast Success Team

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Dr. Cortland Dahl.  Cortland is a Research Scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Chief Contemplation Officer of Healthy Mind Innovations.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• Healthy Minds Innovations site
• Healthy Minds app
• Healthy Minds @Work
• Appreciative Inquiry
• The Awarepreneurs Community
• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Wil Shelton.  Wil is the founder of Wil Power Integrated Marketing founded in 1996.  It is a full-service consumer engagement company specializing in African American Beauty Salon/Barber Shop Marketing.  The company has built a network of 100,000+ shops that it leverages to help get the word out about movies, TV shows, products and services focused on the African American community.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Wil Power Integrated Marketing site

• The Silent Agreement book

• Black Paper report

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest this week on the pod is Tanay Tatum-Edwards.  Tanay is a the Founder and CEO of FreeCap and has nearly a decade of experience building and growing social enterprises.  FreeCap is the only ESG data provider with a criminal justice lens.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• FreeCap site

• FreeCap report

• FreeCap's metrics

• Yasmin Cruz Ferrine interview

• Kat Houghton interview

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

This week's pod is our monthly solo episode.  Awarepreneurs founder and podcast host Paul Zelizer shares tips for optimizing your business performance and strategies for increasing your effectiveness in 5 key areas: your finances, your product-market fit, your marketing, your storytelling and your wellbeing.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Power of Full Engagement book

• Essentialism book

• Story 10x book

• Paul's coaching services