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We wanted to share our three best practices when it comes to
advocacy and provide some thoughts and insights into this fascinating and complicated arena. At its simplest form advocacy is the act of speaking in support of a person, place or cause. Advocacy can take many forms – it can be meeting with a local elected official to educate them on your industry, it can be issuing a newsletter on how a new law will impact your business or it can even be organizing a rally on a particular issue that you care about. 

Advocacy Breakdown:

1. Issue Discovery – Home in on the exact problem you are trying to solve and be proactive in identifying solutions to the problem.

2. Personal outreach – Determine who has the ability to create the
change you’re seeking and build a personal relationship with
those stakeholders.

3. Coalition Building – Align with persons or groups that share your
interest in order to enhance and elevate your concern. It’s might
be easy to ignore one voice but its hard to ignore 1,000.

**We encourage you to try these strategies. Let us know how it worked for you the review section of Apple podcast, and we will make sure to feature your feedback in our next episode of Hack My Business.

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Hack My Business hosts Sid and Jesse both own and manage business consulting firms and have been spending a lot of time lately talking about best practices around business development, which is an important activity, especially during uncertain times like this COVID-19 pandemic.  

During one of their business development meetings, we were talking about how critical and challenging it can be to carve out enough time and energy to focus on business development.  So, we thought we’d share some of their best practices around time management and business development that you can apply to your own business. 

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As we gear up for our Season 2 coming your way on August 31st we wanted to share with you an interview Jesse Torres did with a podcast called The Future of Work.

It’s hosted by Salvatrice Cummo, Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Pasadena City College.

Salvatrice and Jesse talk about his journey as an entrepreneur, the value in absorbing criticism, and the importance in knowing the difference between what you’re good at and what you’re great at.

We think you’ll enjoy this episode and would like to know what you think, so please share some feedback with us on apple podcasts in the review section. Enjoy!

All of us at Hack My Business want to give you a big THANK YOU for listening to our very first season of Hack My Business! 

We worked hard to bring you really down-to-earth conversations with a myriad of business owners who have different perspectives and types of businesses and we are so grateful for the voices that came on the show and shared their journey’s and hacks with you. 

We would love to hear what your favorite episodes are! If you could share that with us on Apple Podcasts in the review section it would help us better know what to create for you! 

Resources:

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We are also super excited to announce that we have a fresh new Season 2 set to launch August 31st! 

We’re planning on doing an even deeper dive into what it means to be a business owner in the United States, the realities of seeking the American Dream for those of us who are immigrants and more business hacking episodes. 

Just make sure you’re subscribed to the show so you can stay tuned in the meantime as we have a couple of fun episodes each Monday leading up to our Season 2 launch set to drop Monday August 31st.

From our whole team at Hack My Business and Arroyo West, we hope you’re staying safe and well out there! 

A very special guest joins hosts Jesse & Sid in this episode: Jennifer Wang of Jwang Consulting, who also happens to be the wife of Jesse Torres. They jump right into a high-level conversation of what it’s like to live in a household with dual entrepreneurs, the inspiration and support that comes from that, what It means To “Wangle”, the drive for perfection needed to work in the field of event planning and how to stay alive during a time where events have come to a halting stop. 

Jennifer explains that “you have to be creative and organized in order to produce a high-level event in entertainment… [but] I get to project manage something fun”. The balance between right brain and left brain thought processes are what Jennifer illustrates in this passionate and practical conversation. 

About Jennifer Wang:

Jennifer Wang is the principal of JWang Consulting, an event management, production and design firm. Jennifer has more than 20 years of professional experience in the event industry. She has managed and produced over 600+ events, including movie premieres, product launches, brand activations, sales meetings, conferences, galas, and social events. JWang Consulting has worked with clients such as Paramount, Warner Bros., HP, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, NBCUniversal, Time Warner, 20th Century Fox and UCLA, among others.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn

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As hosts Jesse & Sid talk with Joel, they notice the positive nature that CEO’s share and the willingness to not only embrace failure but thrive from it in each next venture. 

Bigger Dot is a global print project management company based in Signal Hill, CA that provides custom, specialized and strategic print project solutions to industries such as performing arts, tech, education, aerospace, and corporate culture changers.  Some of their clients include the Hollywood Bowl, FedEx, Anthem and Grand Prix of Long Beach, to name a few. In this episode we talk with Joel about a few of our favorite topics: product making, motivation and business resurrection.   

About Joel Lueb:

Never one to take the road most traveled Joel has made his home in various parts of Europe and the US. He is Publisher and CEO of Drive Savant Media Group which will soon launch a luxurious print journal titled Drive Savant, the ultimate quarterly on distinctive cars. 

He is also CEO of Bigger Dot, an international project management company that facilitates all aspects of production for large scale commercial print projects.

He and his wife Dorien have fostered 19 children, giving them first-hand exposure to the various challenges foster youth face. This has prompted the organization of DS Foundation, which endeavors to establish a mechanical workplace bringing together retired men and women who love cars and emancipated youth desiring to learn mechanical, business and life skills.

More from Joel Lueb:

Visit the website: https://www.biggerdot.com

Connect with Joel Loeb on LinkedIn 

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When is the right time to jump into entrepreneurship? The journey can look different for everyone and for Angela her path was made up of one of intention, integrity and the desire to have an experience embedded with risk. Jesse and Sid  talk with Angela about starting a business at a moment of life change, how to best evaluate business partners, entering a saturated market with a new twist, how best to start a restaurant (one of the toughest businesses to start), delivering on a commitment to community during an unprecedented time like COVID-19 and how to turn a passion into a working business.

About Angela Magdangal:

Angela Magdangal joined the culinary/restaurant world after the death of her dad and after going to culinary school was invited by a group of friends to join their restaurant group SBRG.  Their restaurant Pinky's Hot Box was opened with the idea of creating a hot chicken restaurant that isn't just about Nashville hot chicken but also incorporates international flavors.  This is the first year of their business.

More From Angela Magdangal:

Visit the website: https://www.pinkyshotbox.com

Instagram: @hellochefang

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The Hack My Business team have a real conversation together about the value and power of creativity, producing this podcast and entrepreneurship with invited guest, Christina Barsi founder of Avant Haüs Media and executive producer of this podcast. 

More from Christina Barsi:

Visit the website: https://www.avanthausmedia.com

Contact Barsi

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Understanding the importance of creating a safe experience for her clients and community is an understatement for Sherry Younge. Not only has she kept up with the Covid-19 protocols, and created online spaces for her clients to learn how to cut their own hair through one-on-one coaching sessions but Sherry has made a conscious effort prior to Covid-19 to seek opportunities to address her community’s concern with gentrification by being very involved and visible since to opening of The Artform Studio. Sherry’s intentional and thoughtful approach to her business speaks to her ability to stay viable as we transition.

About Sherry Younge: 

Sherry Younge has owned and oper­ated The Art­form Stu­dio for the past 13 years, and she has been working to perfect her craft of hair and make up artistry for over 20 years now. Sherry started to learn about the art of hair through the foundation of haircutting courses at Vidal Sassoon in Los Angeles, a creative haircut and hair color technique course at Redken in New York, and then furthered her training working at Carlton Hair International.  Sherry's favorite brands to use are Seven Haircare, Instyler, Schwarzkopf, Fromm Beauty, Olivia Garden, Celeb Luxury, and Deva Curl. She is now a Deva Curl Cut Specialist who is certified in their techniques of Curl transformations and Curly haircuts.I WAS INSPRIRED TO DO HAIR WHEN...I realized how important it was for me to manage my hair, especially being that I am Filipino and my hair texture is very thick. My mom gave me a hair styling book in the 80s and it was my favorite book to learn how to do different types of braids. I was determined to learn every braid. I would braid my Aunties long beautiful hair, and at nineteen years old my younger sister had asked that I do her hair and makeup for prom. I thought to myself,  "I can do this!" MY STYLE IS... Personally for myself, more of a modern day vintage hair and make up style and designing styles that work for my clients. My specialties are in haircutting, hair coloring, era specific hairstyling, and make up. I love designing cuts and color to make my client’s hairstyle last no matter what hair texture they have. I love adding highlights and dimension to haircolor. Vintage styling is my forte - I've always been in love with the details and design of the many classic styles from the 1920’s to the 1990’s. I've just recently found a love for fashion colors - silver, grey, and violets. IF I'M NOT AT ARTFORM, YOU CAN FIND ME ...At Elements Dance Space watching my daughter dance! Sometimes I might jump and take a class as well! 

More From Sherry Younge:

Instagram: @the_artform_studio & @sherryyounge 

Website: https://www.theartformstudio.com

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What does it really mean to pivot and stay connected and relevant to your existing customers while developing strategies to market to new ones? Jake Smith, Entertainment Sales Lead at Olson Visual boldly states that the reason they’ve been successful over the years has been by placing huge value in the quality of the product. And during this challenging transition- that has not changed. Through that level of care, customers can rely on feeling safe during a time that is so uncertain in every other aspect. 

About Olson Visual:

Bob and Jeannette Olson moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940’s. After working at a photo store and a short-run partnership, Bob Olson founded the Photo Blow-Up Lab on April 1, 1954. They specialized in black and white enlargements in the professional photography industry. They gained wide success by installing photographs for well-known hotels and commercial buildings in Hawaii. The lab became nationally known with orders from Alaska to Arizona.

Jeannette Olson began to work for the firm. Their partnership launched a very prosperous business that reached a wider audience including: interior decorators, advertising agencies, trade show exhibit builders, and Hollywood celebrities. Dennis Hopper was an early customer asking Bob to enlarge his work.

Bob and Jeannette Olson retired in 1984 and passed on the business to their sons: Rick, Dan, and Tom. The brothers changed the name to Olson Color Expansions and expanded the business to museums, events, and trade shows. They continued to work with well-known celebrities including: Arnold Swartzenegger, Barbara Streisand, John Baldessari, Helmut Newton and Michael Jackson.

In the 1990’s Olson Color Expansions stopped providing fiber-based paper and relayed fully on machine-processed (with a resin coating). Their clientele changed from walk-ins to larger businesses in museum, retail, and entertainment sectors. 

Next, the company was propelled into the digital era and they acquired new state-of-the-art machines. The first digital printer purchased was a 36-inch wide ink jet. Their next printer allowed them to print sixteen feet wide with unlimited length. 

With the constant change in graphics and displays, their name became Olson Visual.

They are now a full-service digital printing and installation firm encompassing all forms of visuals. “It took three of my boys to take my place.” – Bob Olson

More From Olson Visual:

Contact: [email protected]

Visit the website: https://olsonvisual.com/

Connect with Rick Olson on LinkedIn

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