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This is the FINAL episode of our show, Create Launch Monetize. What a journey it has been over the last 5 years! This show was about creation, launch, and monetization of anything and everything, and we laid out the processes and strategies to do this correctly. We talk about everything from podcasts, real estate, business category design, and ALL in between.
Now, we are shifting this show in to the Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint. I wil discuss the traps speakers fall into, how to get booked & paid to speak, and how to build a speaker business that gets you booked consistently. If you are a speaker, this show is for YOU! Stay tuned for the rebrand and for the upcoming episodes of the NEW show.
Our last and final guest on Create Launch Monetize is my friend Gresham Harkless. Gresh is the founder of Blue 16 Media, CBNation, and BlueStar Franchise. Blue16 Media uses media & technology to change lives. These media properties include Blue 16 Marketing-a digital marketing agency providing digital marketing services including web design, website support & SEO services. CBNation consists of media properties (blogs, podcasts and videos) helping the business community succeed. Central to Blue 16's marketing philosophy is that You Are a Media Company (He started his first at the age of 10 in the form of a family paper that he sold) and that every organization is in the media business and can strategically leverage marketing tools, platforms, and "ingredients" to reach their goals. Blue Star Franchise helps connect first-time and seasoned entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business owners with their ideal franchises.
Gresh is a proud graduate of Howard University & Georgetown University. He was selected in 2022 as a 50+ Black Marketer on the Rise in the Influencer & Media Innovators category. He also is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Center for Excellence Young Professionals Program in 2016, and he was recognized for being 40 Under 40 in Northern Virginia in 2022 and Alexandria in 2020. He has recorded over 1600 podcast episodes of the I AM CEO Podcast and shared the 100+ business lessons he has learned from recording the episodes in the I AM CEO Handbook Volume 3.
Connect with Gresham here:
https://iamgresh.com/#social
Do you want to be a consistently booked & paid speaker? This guide will break it down step by step how to become a bookable speaker, where to find the gigs, and how to close them. This guide is guaranteed to add paid gigs to your schedule. I created this guide for speakers who are struggling to get booked. Get the guide here and transform your speaker business: https://bit.ly/getbookedtospeakguide
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This is the FINAL episode of our show, Create Launch Monetize. What a journey it has been over the last 5 years! This show was about creation, launch, and monetization of anything and everything, and we laid out the processes and strategies to do this correctly. We talk about everything from podcasts, real estate, business category design, and ALL in between.
Now, we are shifting this show in to the Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint. I wil discuss the traps speakers fall into, how to get booked & paid to speak, and how to build a speaker business that gets you booked consistently. If you are a speaker, this show is for YOU! Stay tuned for the rebrand and for the upcoming episodes of the NEW show.
Our last and final guest on Create Launch Monetize is my friend Gresham Harkless. Gresh is the founder of Blue 16 Media, CBNation, and BlueStar Franchise. Blue16 Media uses media & technology to change lives. These media properties include Blue 16 Marketing-a digital marketing agency providing digital marketing services including web design, website support & SEO services. CBNation consists of media properties (blogs, podcasts and videos) helping the business community succeed. Central to Blue 16's marketing philosophy is that You Are a Media Company (He started his first at the age of 10 in the form of a family paper that he sold) and that every organization is in the media business and can strategically leverage marketing tools, platforms, and "ingredients" to reach their goals. Blue Star Franchise helps connect first-time and seasoned entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business owners with their ideal franchises.
Gresh is a proud graduate of Howard University & Georgetown University. He was selected in 2022 as a 50+ Black Marketer on the Rise in the Influencer & Media Innovators category. He also is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Center for Excellence Young Professionals Program in 2016, and he was recognized for being 40 Under 40 in Northern Virginia in 2022 and Alexandria in 2020. He has recorded over 1600 podcast episodes of the I AM CEO Podcast and shared the 100+ business lessons he has learned from recording the episodes in the I AM CEO Handbook Volume 3.
Connect with Gresham here:
https://iamgresh.com/#social
Do you want to be a consistently booked & paid speaker? This guide will break it down step by step how to become a bookable speaker, where to find the gigs, and how to close them. This guide is guaranteed to add paid gigs to your schedule. I created this guide for speakers who are struggling to get booked. Get the guide here and transform your speaker business: https://bit.ly/getbookedtospeakguide