Billy Dees Podcast

Jia Shares Her Journey into Marketing and Branding

Our guest on this episode is Juwayria Elhassan, or as she goes by, “Jia.” She tells a little story about how she got her name, “Jia,” during the podcast.

Jia is an individual who has a remarkable backstory both in life and career. She has lived in several regions of the world and now is in Malaysia. We had to work out the time differences for the interview.

Her career has spanned many interests including the medical field. Jia is now an entrepreneur and is a marketing and branding professional.

On this episode, Jia shares her journeys both in life and in career. Jia always has very interesting insights into how marketing can differ in various parts of the world and how strategies need to be molded for each.

Jia's Website: https://www.decodedwithjia.com/
Jia on Twitter @Jia_Elhassan https://www.decodedwithjia.com/

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On what is becoming a semi-regular show for the Billy Dees Podcast on the media platform Fireside, “All Things Media,” Graciela Moore is the central guest on this episode recorded live Friday January 27, 2023, at 8:00pm EST.

How do you apply your social media and social audio content to what is central to what you do? For example, if you are a poet, how is your social media stylized to direct traffic to your work?

On this episode, Graciela Moore first shares insights into her work. Graciela is a Life Coach, Storyteller, Mindset Expert, and Hope Enthusiast! She then talks about her content strategies with the host as well as numerous guests from the live audience.

You can find out more about Graciela at her website, https://www.somcoaching.com/

“Sleeping between Giants Book 2, Ask a Terrier: Professional Advice from a Licensed Dog” by Dave Jaffe

This title was released in December 2022 from Cray-Cray Publishing in association with
HumorOutcasts Press. The first edition was titled, “Sleeping between Giants Book 1: Life, If You Could Call It That, With a Terrier.”

· 2021 International Book Awards Winner: Humor
· Indies Today 2019 Best Humor Book Award Winner

In “Sleeping between Giants Book 2,” Budleigh, the Terrier with ‘Tude, is back; this time dispensing crucial advice to Giants and Canines on everything from space travel and sniffing Covid, to giving a TED Talk and shopping for purses.

Through essays and cartoons created by Dave Jaffe, learn what’s going on in the mind of your Canine and why it’s just as odd as what going on in yours. During the podcast we discuss with Dave where his ideas come from, the discipline of writing, and his own style of humor.

More about the author and his books here: https://sleepingbetweengiants.com/publication/budleigh-the-early-year/

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-between-Giants-Book-Professional-ebook/dp/B0BMZFCZ28?ref_=ast_sto_dp

As a content creator or as someone who spends time consuming digital media, how does social media influence your behavior online? What platforms work well for you? Do you use social audio? Do you create content specifically for social audio or social media that sometimes replaces what you create on your main mediums?

There are no right or wrong answers that match everyone universally. However, Billy Dees talks about some of his strategies and experiences on this episode. The conversation then opens to several listeners who come up as guests.

This episode was recorded live Friday January 20th, 2023 at 8:30pm EST on Fireside.

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Kitt O'Malley, author of "Balancing Act: Writing Through a Bipolar Life," is a mental health advocate, public speaker, and former psychotherapist who lives with bipolar disorder. Her personal experience and clinical background inform her advocacy and enable her to help herself and guide others toward mental health recovery.

Over the years, Kitt has struggled with bipolar, experiencing depression so deep that it was a living hell and mania so severe that she was psychotic. However, there is help. Psychotherapy, medication, and coping skills have enabled her to live a full life.

Acceptance has been key to her mental health recovery. Acceptance is essentially a spiritual experience.

To accept yourself is to love yourself. There is hope.
You are enough.

Kitt O'Malley Website: https://www.kittomalley.com/

Kitt O'Malley Twitter: https://twitter.com/KittOMalley

What decides when political ideologies and partisanships become cults? What exactly is the tipping point?

Recorded live on Fireside, this episode examines several general red flags about cults, and contrasts them with what is going on with extreme political ideologies during recent times, especially post pandemic.

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We often hear about the skills of an interviewer, but what does the guest bring to the table? We’ve touched on this topic before but will revisit it every so often, especially this time of year when bookings for the new year are in full swing. How should you approach a show? How should you mold your content? What about following up on social media after the interview?

This episode was recorded live on Fireside December 28, 2022.

This episode was recorded LIVE on Fireside Wednesday December 21st, 2022 at 7pm EST. Billy Dees introduces himself to the Fireside audience and brings up two guests from the studio audience to talk about podcasting and content marketing strategies.

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What to do about content during the holidays? It’s not as easy of a question as it may seem.

There is plenty of holiday material available and most of it is pretty cliché. Also, the normal patterns people may have of consuming content gets disrupted during the holiday season. Therefore, much of your regular quality content may get missed by a large percentage of the audience. On the other hand, many of your regular listeners and subscribers will follow your content during this time. What are some of the solutions for this dilemma?

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Dorothy Rosby is an author, speaker and syndicated humor columnist whose work appears in publications throughout the West and Midwest. We are happy to have her on this episode talking about writing humor and the pressure of the holidays.

Her new book is:

‘Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate: Holidays, Special Occasions and Other Times Our Celebrations Get Out of Hand

The book is described on her website “as a collection of humorous essays about holidays, special occasions and other times our celebrations make us feel not-so-celebratory. It’s understanding for those who think Christmas form letters can be honest—or they can be interesting. And it’s empathy for anyone who’s ever gotten poison ivy during Nude Recreation Week or eaten all their Halloween candy and had to hand out instant oatmeal packets to their trick-or-treaters.”

You can find out where to find her on her website: https://dorothyrosby.com/

You can find Dorothy on Twitter: @DorothyRosby https://twitter.com/dorothyrosby?lang=en