Mentors can be such an excellent resource to honestly uncover weaknesses to improve your skills and keep you on your desired career path while helping you become a stronger, well-rounded person. Bryan talks about the benefits and how to find (or be) an exellent mentor.  Melissa talks about mastering a healthy life/work balance to be a healthier, happier, more successful you.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

In another of our series of narrative episodes, we discuss the first several potential clients we encountered officially under our new company name, Syndicate Public Relations. We said "no" to more than we said "yes" to these potential clients.  While it was painful at the time, and seemed to fly in the face of why we started this new company in the first place, we quickly learned that turning down business that did not fit with what we wanted to accomplish was a good thing.  Trusting our gut proved to be key in avoiding more than one bullet.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

Do you procrastinate? Do you like to win stuff? If you said "heck yeah I do" then you want to listen to this episode. First Melissa talks about putting things off. As small businesses or entrepreneurs it is easy to put things off. Melissa has a few steps to take to make delaying progress a thing of the past.  Bryan talks about Amazon's new offering - Amazon Giveaways. It's an easy and brilliant way for small businesses to give away and item that is stocked by Amazon. You buy the item, fill in some information in their Giveaway Wizard and boom, you've created a giveaway. And Amazon handles the fulfillment. We give it a test drive by giving away a great book for startups. The Startup Playbook, which is a collection of closely held advice from 40 of the businesses world's top CEOs from the days when they began their companies like 1-800-Flowers, PayPal, Jawbone, Flickr and Spanx to name a new.

So if you want the chance to win this book, check out this little link. We'll give it away by February 18, 2015. And if you don't win we'll do it again soon.  Here's a link: http://bit.ly/1KT7oBO

Hosts Melissa Rich and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

In this episode we interview Max (Tripp) Kramer of TrippAdvice.com. Max is a dating coach/advisor/guru and in the spirit of Valentine's Day, we got some time with Max to learn about his company, but also the road he took to get there. Max shares what worked and what didn't when trying to promote his company and how a walk to his car after giving a buddy some advice about a particular girl led to to become one of the most sought-after coaches for men.  From helping his clients build confidence to finding confidence as an entrepreneur, Max shares advice that translates to any relationship - personal or professional.  

Max can also be heard on his podcast, How To Talk To Girls.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

Melissa and Bryan talk about the changes that come from starting their own business. The challenges and stress may remain, but ultimately, running your own business also provides freedoms and unforseen opportunities that come from taking control of your professional and personal life.

This episode is focuses on things every small business and entrepreneur/startup struggles with at some point - not enough hours in the day and the potential need for a brand refresh.

Bryan talks about the benefits of virtual assistants, how they can make your life easier, how to get connected with one and just how much you should expect to pay for a good VA.

Melissa provides tips on how to determine if your company is in need of a rebrand and if so, how to tackle it.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

As part of our new format, welcome to our first Interview Wednesday episode. This week we talk to Morpheus Titania, a Bitcoin advocate/trader/miner. What is Bitcoin? It's a new form of electronic currency that, while only several years old, has the promise to become something larger.  In a world of credit card data breeches, stolen identity and transaction fees for business owners, Bitcoin offers a something that could prove to be attractive to small businesses and consumers. Still confused?  Yeah, we thought so, give this episode a listen to learn more.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be reached at [email protected]

In this abbreviated episode we talk first steps, first things to tackle when starting your own business.  We also discuss the pros and cons of working from home... or coffee shops... or libraries when you're just starting out and don't have the budget for an office yet.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]

This week begins our new format. We listened to your feedback and will produce shorter episodes that are easier to listen in one sitting. With new episodes every week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we'll continue to bring you great content, excellent interviews and valuable marketing and PR information.

In this episode we talk guerrilla marketing/marketing stunts and how, if done well, they can attract a lot of attention for little money.  We then get into tips on how small businesses can make themselves look bigger to attract the clients or customers they want.

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be reached at [email protected]

This week we talk about the transition period between leaving a comfortable corporate job and starting a new business. 

Hosts Melissa Epstein and Bryan Laurel can be contacted at [email protected]