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Statista reports in 2021, 91.9 percent of U.S. marketers in companies largest than 100 employees were expected to use social media or digital marketing for marketing purposes. In 2013, the share stood at 86.2 percent.  Tyler Pigott knows all about creating ambitious visions and putting legs to that vision to achieve. From growing teams, revenues, to attractive culture.  He’s the Founder and CEO of Lone Fir Creative.  It’s marketing which stimulates business requires both strategy and muscle; otherwise — it’s just noise. Lone Fir Creative is a digital marketing agency that gives structure to your vision and has the means to make it happen.  He joined me this week to tell me more. 

For more information: https://www.lonefircreative.com/ 

 Twitter: @tylerpigott 

 LinkedIn: @TylerPigott

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The Peterson Institute for International Economics reports:

Despite a health catastrophe and one of the worst economic downturns in modern history, startup business activity grew in the United States last year—business start-ups  grew from 3.5 million in 2019 to 4.4 million in 2020, a 24 percent increase.

Samuel Sanders is the Author of Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity & Problem-Solving & Founder of Heard, LLC.  Throughout the course of his career, he has seen how the idea process works in all different sized companies.  He’s on a mission to give actionable advice about entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation.  He joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://www.yournextbigideabook.com/

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced Americans to reassess their relationships with work. The Labor Department’s most recent Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary suggests that roughly 4 million Americans are quitting their jobs each month in a trend that has become known as “The Great Resignation.”  Peter Strohkorb is the Founder & Principal  owner at Peter Strohkorb Advisory.   He spent more than 20 years in the corporate world and found that the usual inward-looking and product-focused selling approaches were increasingly failing to achieve the desired results.  It turned out that for a long-time buyers have hated being treated by sellers like a sales opportunity. What they have wanted instead is to be educated, advised, and guided to enable them to make informed buying decisions.   That’s why since 2011 Peter Strohkorb Advisory has advised Business and Sales Leaders on three continents to adjust to this modern buyer demand.   He joined me this week to tell me more. 

  For more information: https://peterstrohkorb.com/  

 LinkedIn: @Peter Strohkorb

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Capturing your own definition of greatness doesn’t have to be an onerous  ordeal.  As long as you have a clear vision of your desired result, and remain committed to not wavering in the execution phase.  In business this motto will serve you well as you search for identity and how you want to be perceived.  Suzanne Tulien wants to assist you in gaining clarity as a business owner .  She says you already have a brand! "The real question is, "Are you in control of it?"  She’s a Personal Brand Clarity Expert, Author, Speaker, who helps you identify, define & align to become who you want to be known for.  With over two and a half decades of strategic communication, employee brand engagement, and internal brand development, Suzanne’s inside-out brand-building strategy creates the clarity and actions necessary for her clients to drive consistency, distinction, and advocacy long-term. Because her Brand DNA approach is radically different, she is paving the way companies and personal brands elevate their value position and actually reduce marketing costs while growing market share. Her clients gain the clarity that infuses consistencies that build trust, brand loyalty, and distinction. She joined me this week to tell me more.     

For more information: https://brandascension.com/ 

LinkedIn: @SuzanneTulien  

Facebook: @brandascension 

 Instagram: @brandascensionconsulting 

 Get the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Personal-Brand-Clarity-Identify-Define-ebook/dp/B08HW8YBSF

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The National Institute of Mental Health reports: Mental illnesses are common in the United States. Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (51.5 million in 2019). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate too severe. Two broad categories can be used to describe these conditions: Any Mental Illness (AMI) and Serious Mental Illness (SMI). AMI encompasses all recognized mental illnesses. SMI is a smaller and more severe subset of AMI. Zach Westerbeck is a professional mental health speaker, College Success Coach, and author of the book “You’re Not Alone”. Zach has a mission to help educate college students and organizations around the world to understand the complexities of depression and anxiety in today’s modern society. He joined me this week to tell me why he believes now more than ever we must be cognizant of our Mental Health.

For more information: https://zachwesterbeck.com/

Facebook: @ZachWesterbeck

Instagram: @zach_westerbeck

Get the Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Youre-Not-Alone-Overcome-Depression-ebook/dp/B08KYC41BF

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You may be surprised to learn only 5% of workplaces have employees who reach their fullest potential, according to the Harvard Business Review. Increasing the importance of their contributions to keep your organization running as a well-oiled machine.  Rick Lozano is a motivational speaker and the founder of Unlock & Amplify. ®  He  helps people unlock potential and amplify their talent, and he does it all with his unique blend of energy, expertise, and a musician’s soul.

For more information: https://ricklozano.com/

Get the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Leadership-Develop-Culture-Resonates/dp/1734835303

LinkedIn: @RickLozano

Twitter: @rick_lozano

Email: [email protected]

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It takes 5 to 7 impressions for people to remember a brand. 73% of consumers love a brand because of helpful customer service. Presenting a brand consistently across all platforms can increase revenue by up to 23%. ... 89% of shoppers stay loyal to brands that share their values. According to SmallBizGenius.com. Tyra Wooten is a brand strategist and the founder of Let Tyra Brand You. She joined me this week to dish on effective brand marketing and to discuss how to maximize your marketing value as a business.

For more information: https://www.lettyrabrandyou.com/

Facebook: @LetTyraBrandYouAgency

Instagram: @lettyrabrandyou

Email: [email protected]

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Sixty-eight percent of U.S. workers polled in a FlexJobs survey said they would consider changing careers.   Elena Pastore is a career coach and People Development Strategist who is on a mission to influence the world by creating and providing the best resources to develop people. I am disrupting the leadership education market by delivering top-notch leadership and career development to clients everywhere.  She joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://elenapastore.com/

LinkedIn: @ElenaPastore

Email:  [email protected]

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Discovering your passion and purpose will allow you to gain a seat at the table of influence.  It means your privy to have moments of impact which will positively affect the lives of others.  TedX speaker  Corey Poirier knows all about maximizing personal and professional influence. He is also the host of the top rated ‘Let’s Do Influencing’ Radio Show, founder of the growing bLU Talks brand, and has been featured in multiple television specials. He is also a Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Apple Books and Kobo Bestselling Author, Award Winning Author, and the co-author of the Wall Street Journal / USA Today Bestseller, Quitless.

A columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine, he has been featured in/on various mediums and is one of the few leaders featured twice on the popular Entrepreneur on Fire show.

He has also interviewed over 6,500 of the world’s top leaders and he has spoken on-site at Harvard and more recently to Microsoft team leaders and at Kyle Wilson’s Inner Circle retreat which has featured everyone from Brian Tracy to Mark Victor Hansen to Phil Collen (Def Leppard). He joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://thatspeakerguy.com/

Twitter: @thatspeakerguy

LinkedIn: @CoreyPoirier

YouTube: @ Corey Poirier

Get the Book http://thebookofwhy.com/

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“You can teach skill you cannot teach character that’s how you build a great corporate culture.”  If you ask Kelly Meerbott to define a positive company culture this is the way your interaction goes. She’s an Executive Leadership and Business Coach who has transformed America's top CEOs' personal and professional lives, hand-crafted profitable business strategies for international corporations and coached senior-ranking officers in the US Military to heal underlying trauma and build effective leadership skills. Using a unique and holistic approach to coaching, “I combine every facet of my clients' lives and businesses to deliver a wholly fulfilling experience. I assist my clients in clearing internal blockages so that creativity, inspiration, insight, and answers can flow and develop freely.” She joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://kellymeerbott.com/

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @KellyMeerbott

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