Do you have a small business? Thought about collaboration?  Making Conversations about collaboration Count!

"I think, particularly when you're really busy, it's the commercial piece, but also the fun piece. Are you going to enjoy it?"

Dave Plunkett, Making Conversations Count - (June 2022)

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What is collaboration and what does this episode discuss around it?

Dave Plunkett is known as the collaboration junkie.

To say he's an expert on collaboration is a bit of an over simplification but that's exactly what he helps people with.

His mission is around helping people have more fun in their business by helping them organise dream partnerships. 

However, as you'll learn from this episode of the "Making Conversations Count" podcast, not every collaboration is meant to be, as Dave explains!

You'll learn....

This episode of "Making Conversations Count", in which Dave Plunkett shares his expertise on small business collaboration talks about:

• What is collaboration?
• Collaboration has to be fun!
• The origins of the collaboration junkie
• Dave sees collaboration in everything
• Dave’s conversation that counted – (and the journey he took to becoming a collaboration junkie!)

A poignant moment from the episode:

"And this is collaborating, in a sense as well, around why it's so important to be a part of a network, a community of some sort, when you're an owner managed business. And whether that's with your partners or collaborators, or whether it's a properly organised kind of community or network, just knowing that you've got people that you can talk to about the good stuff and the bad stuff kind of thing, it's vitally important."

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What IS Making Conversations Count?

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates founder and telemarketing trainer Wendy Harris.

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Carrying On The Conversation about learning how to be bold and feel confident  that Wendy had with Fred Joyal Have you tried Fred's boldness exercises yet? Met Richard Branson? We discuss our takeaways from the recent episode. 

If you bumped into Elon Musk at a restaurant or Richard Branson on a transatlantic flight, would you be prepared to make the most of the situation?

Would you be bold enough to get your selfie?

You'll have probably considered this if you've already listened to the episode. Here's the link to do so in case you haven't.

 

Wendy and producer Neal get together as always, and chat through what they've learned.

If you haven't yet heard it, drop everything, and click the episode link above to listen before you listen to this one!

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates' telemarketing trainer and telemarketing expert Wendy Harris.

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Do you want to learn how to be bold and confident? Making Conversations about being super bold Count!

"Nobody gets a compliment and goes, oh, you're completely wrong, and I am hideous or stupid. I'm insulted by the fact that you suggested that I'm attractive."

Fred Joyal, Making Conversations Count - (May 2022)

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Who is Fred Joyal?

Fred Joyal used to run television ads to help dentists find their clients.

Now he's helping people to discover how to be bold and confident, so they can go well beyond their comfort zones and achieve great things.

Want to get a hot date?

Be bold and confident!

Want to meet Elon Musk or Richard Branson?

The only way is to be bold and confident!

In this episode of the "Making Conversations Count" podcast, Fred explains to Wendy how you can really keep inhibitions at bay and do great things, just by practicing some boldness exercises.

You'll learn....

This episode of "Making Conversations Count", in which Fred Joyal shares his guidance on how to be bold and confident, covers:

• What are boldness exercises?
• What is PRIDE?
• Embarrassment is a choice!
• Fred's conversation that counted and how it led him on a journey of learning how to be bold and confident!

A poignant moment from the episode:

"But you didn't have nothing to say because a lot of people go, I wouldn't know what to say.

It's like, really, you don't know how to say Hi to somebody?

You don't know how to say, Hi, I'm Wendy. I'd like to meet you or, Hi, I'm Wendy. You seem like a really interesting person?

I'd like to get to know you or Hi, I'm Wendy. I just wanted to just say hello and tell you that suit looks amazing on you. And I got to go.

And what you've done is, hey, you made somebody feel good about themselves. Guess who else feels good? You."

 

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What IS Making Conversations Count?

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates founder and telemarketing trainer Wendy Harris.

Missed our previous episodes?

You can catch up with any of the other guests we've been making conversations count with, here:

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Listen to Making Conversations Count

On your mobile device? Hear them in your favourite platform (Apple or Spotify etc) here:

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Once you've listened, remember to leave us a review! 

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Carrying On The Conversation about Mc Donalds movie "The Founder" and June Martino that Wendy had with EA Csolkovits So, did EA's revelations about the true story behind The Founder blow your mind as much as it did ours? We discuss our takeaways from the recent episode. 

If you've seen the movie "The Founder" you'll know the story of how Ray Kroc was instrumental in the success story of McDonalds.

Or was he? Did he have much to do with it at all?

You'll know the answer to this if you've already listened to the episode. Here's the link to do so in case you haven't.

 

Wendy and producer Neal get together as always, and chat through what they've learned.

If you haven't yet heard it, drop everything, and click the episode link above to listen before you listen to this one!

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates' telemarketing trainer and telemarketing expert Wendy Harris.

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The latest of our conversations is with a man who could have easily written a Hollywood movie starring Michael Keaton Making Conversations about discernible deeds Count!

"So I just threw it out there. Where would I find my Ray Kroc? Where would he be? Where would I meet him? ...."

EA Csolkovits, Making Conversations Count - (May 2022)

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Who is EA Csolkovits?

EA Csolkovits is a man with a fascinating story that intertwines janitorial services with the golden arches.

Yes, those golden arches.

As the founder of Givers University, EA Csolkovits is living his purpose, helping students to identify discernible deeds.

All of it comes back - as it usually does - to the conversation that he had that counted.

And that conversation was with June Martino.

Yep, bit of a break in format with this episode.

Because the whole conversation is the conversation that counted.

And in this particular story, it's not the conversation we're focusing on. It's what that conversation led to.

In this episode of the "Making Conversations Count" podcast, EA explains to Wendy exactly what it was that June Martino said to him, and where that led him in his own journey.

You'll learn....

This episode of "Making Conversations Count", in which EA Csolkovits tells his story about meeting June Martino and learning the origin story of McDonalds and Ray Kroc, covers:

• EA’s connection to the movie “The Founder”
• What “The Founder” depicted accurately
• The question EA asked June Martino
• EA’s need to find his Ray Kroc
• How EA applies his learnings from Ray Kroc to GIVERS!

 

A poignant moment from the episode:

There's a part in the movie where June goes to Ray and says, "Ray, we got a little problem. We don't have any money".

He can't believe it.

And he says, what do you mean? We have all these?

And that causes him to call the brothers and they have this drama scene. I want more percentage, I need more percentage, etc.

And he signs on the phone, that isn't how the event happened, but the event itself  did happen.

So she told me Ray didn't have any money.

He was out of money.

There was no money in the till.

There was no money in the company.

So we made an agreement that I would keep working for him for no pay.

And he would pay me in worthless worth less than zero company stock. And he would take the bill collectors and the bill collectors were calling me personally for money.

He would take the phone calls. So I just asked her, I said, June, why did you do it? I said, I'm 16 years old and I'm a janitor. I work paycheck to paycheck. If I don't get my check on Friday, I'm not showing on Saturday. I need my check.

Why did you work for nothing? I would never do that. And right then Wendy, she stared at me with this blank look on her face, eyeball to eyeball, and I realised she just left the room even though she's staring at me.

And here I am, I'm 16 years old and I'm talking to June Martino, the icon.

Everyone knew who she was in the area when I met her. As she's staring at me, I'm going because it seemed like 30 minutes was like maybe 15 seconds.

But I realised I just asked her a question no one ever asked her...

Carrying On The Conversation about content entrepreneurs that Wendy had with Joe Pulizzi How did you find those content marketing tips? Sorted your content strategy yet? We discuss our takeaways from the recent episode. 

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Content marketing is something that can be difficult for some to understand.

It's all about getting yourself out of the 'take' mindset, and instead becoming all about 'giving'. 

As in, giving information. Info that's useful to your target audience! And ultimately, if you do that, the rewards will follow.

In the most recent episode of "Making Conversations Count" Wendy Harris chatted with the guy who literally invented the term 'content marketing'.

Joe Pulizzi shared immense wisdom around what the term really means, and how you can apply it in your own offerings.

Wendy and producer Neal get together as always, and chat through what they've learned.

If you haven't yet heard it, drop everything, and click the episode link above to listen before you listen to this one!

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates' telemarketing trainer and telemarketing expert Wendy Harris.

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The man who invented content marketing talks about becoming a content entrepreneur Making Conversations about content entrepreneurs Count!

"It takes time. Of course, you're always going to have those outliers that just make it right away.

But generally, that doesn't happen...."

Joe Pulizzi, Making Conversations Count - (May 2022)

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Who is Joe Pulizzi?

Joe Pulizzi is a content 'super hero'.

As the founder of The Tilt and author of "Content Inc", Joe has been helping his followers take the step toward being a successful marketing entrepreneur for more than a decade.

Joe is also creating his own crypto currency.

In this episode of the "Making Conversations Count" podcast, Joe explains to Wendy how important it is to be clear in your goals if you want your content to work for you.

Also, why it's important to get your head around how to behave at 'the cocktail party'.

If you're involved in the marketing and content side of business in any way, you need to listen to this episode...

You'll learn....

In this episode of "Making Conversations Count", in which Joe Pulizzi shares his wealth of wisdom around how to be the best marketing entrepreneur, covers:

• The phrase ‘content marketing’ and what this marketing entrepreneur had to do with its origins
• The truth about ‘overnight success’
• How will you behave at ‘the cocktail party’?
• Joe’s conversation that counted – (and the importance of patience and listening!)

 

A poignant moment from the episode:

 

Wendy

Being a business owner is definitely not for the faint hearted, that's for sure. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors out there, isn't there? If you believe everything that you read, it's the work life balance lifestyle. You've just touched on it yourself and Pam 2007 to 2011, it's four years of you having to work together when there's two of you in the business. It's a family business. Gosh, that's a lot riding on it. You've got to have that true belief.

Joe

And you've got to be a little bit crazy. And most entrepreneurs are a little bit crazy because you're audacious enough to think that you can create something out of nothing. And actually, build a business. And knowing that the failure rate is pretty high, within three years, half of businesses shut down. That don't make it. That's just within three years. That's horrible. I think it's something like within seven to ten years, only one in ten of those businesses are still going, oh, my God, what a horror stpry. But if you stick with it, and that's the opportunity too, because so many people give up and they don't realise that this is a marathon and not a sprint. Because one day, as you said before, you're on top of the world. You think, this is the greatest day of my life. I'm so glad I started a business. And the next day you're like, what did I do? This is horrible. I'm an idiot. Why did I start a business? Why did I leave a secure job with benefits or whatever? And it just goes back and forth all the time and it's very challenging. That's why my heart goes out to any entrepreneur and business owner.

Wendy

I was talking to somebody the other day and they're saying you've got the front door and you've got the back door. If you're in business for yourself and you're thinking about the back door, which...

Carrying On The Conversation about academic leadership skills that Wendy had with Professor Kevin Singh Ever considered becoming an architect? Want to educate others? We discuss our takeaways from the recent episode. 

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If you're reading this indoors, you're almost certainly inside a structure that was designed by an architect.

And that means that someone went through a great deal to earn the right to do that for you.

In the most recent episode of "Making Conversations Count" Wendy Harris chatted with a man who has made his mark on the world through his skills as an architect. He now teaches it to others.

Professor Kevin Singh shared his views on the responsibility that teaching carries, and the impact a good building project can make on the world.

Wendy and producer Neal get together as always, and chat through what they've learned.

If you haven't yet heard it, drop everything, and click the link above to listen!

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates' telemarketing trainer and telemarketing expert Wendy Harris.

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Is excellent academic leadership and management possible in the education system? Making Conversations about education Count!

"We recognise all the students are different, have different backgrounds, you have different skills, abilities, different ambitions. If universities were some of the things that people accuse them of, we wouldn't give that level of choice..."

Kevin Singh, Making Conversations Count - (May 2022)

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Who is Kevin Singh?

Professor Kevin Singh is Head of the Manchester School of Architecture as well as the Director of "Space Studios" in Manchester.

Kevin is also part owner of a bar and restaurant.

But this entrepreneur isn't just in it for the money. As you'll hear, he has a very clear mission in mind.

To leave an impact on students and buildings alike.

In this episode of the "Making Conversations Count" podcast, Kevin explains to Wendy how educational frameworks are important and need to be handled correctly, and why he's not bothered about being commissioned for a big New York skyscraper!...

You'll learn....

In this episode of "Making Conversations Count", in which Kevin Singh shares his thoughts on management and education in architecture, covers:

• Kevin’s values around ‘taking responsibility’ and comparison
• The real continuing value of education
• The impact architecture (and solid educational leadership) can make!
• Kevin’s pivotal conversation

A poignant moment from the episode:

Wendy Harris

There's an old saying, and I don't know who said it may be Jim Rohn or somebody like that that says, do what you love and you never work a day in your life, isn't it? It's that sort of concept.

Kevin Singh

Yeah, spot on. Yeah. Which I think goes then to that point to students trying to have your career, because you're far more likely to enjoy it. I mean, if you enjoy social housing and small domestic projects, that's not better or worse than designing big office buildings, each to their own really!

Wendy Harris

Doesn't that just fall into a different category of. Well, actually, you can feel a real sense of pride because of the contribution that you make.

Kevin Singh

Yeah. I mean, probably legacy is too strong a word, but I certainly know where I feel most reward is that sense of satisfaction when you see a student that was failing or was desperate to get a 2-1 and you help them achieve it, or they went on to get a great job. But I've got an ex student who unbelievably talented drawing, has left the profession, has now set up his own business as an artist, as an illustrator. It's really satisfying to see that he's gone on to do something that he's clearly passionate about. He works from home, he's got a young family, it's perfect for him. And it's not a failure that he didn't practise for long as an architect. He just found his calling. That's great, really. I'm still waiting for my calling to be a professional footballer, but I think it's a little bit too late for me

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"Making Conversations Count"

Carrying On The Conversation about leadership training skills that Wendy had with Jay Guilford Do you have what it takes to be a great leader?

Is your office an absolute circus?

Do your staff feel like your company is run by a bunch of clowns?

Sometimes that can be a tough question to answer, if you're not asking the right questions...

In the most recent episode of "Making Conversations Count" Wendy Harris chatted with an ex clown from Cirque Du Soleil.

Jay's job was to literally train clowns, and its a skill he's taken beyond the circus and into business, applying the learning with Fortune 500 company bosses.

Jay Guilford shares a lot of incredible advice and insight about leadership in episode 80.

Wendy and producer Neal get together as always, and chat through what they've learned.

If you haven't yet heard it, drop everything, and click the link above to listen!

And make sure you have a pen and notepad handy!

"Making Conversations Count" is a podcast from WAG Associates' telemarketing trainer and telemarketing expert Wendy Harris.

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