Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs

Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs

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Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs episodes

  • Help Others Challenge
    In episode 486 Thom Singer talks about how someone in his line of work, who is very successful, recently met up with him to give him some advice. This person only did it because he likes him and wants to see him do better.  
    How many people do that?  Too few.  Thom likes the idea of people being helpful and believes that givers get more over the long run.  Having received some amazing advice, he went on to be reminded to do more for those he can help.

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    15 min
  • Help Others Challenge
    In episode 486 Thom Singer talks about how someone in his line of work, who is very successful, recently met up with him to give him some advice. This person only did it because he likes him and wants to see him do better.  
    How many people do that?  Too few.  Thom likes the idea of people being helpful and believes that givers get more over the long run.  Having received some amazing advice, he went on to be reminded to do more for those he can help.
    15 min
  • Artist as Entrepreneur
    The artist is an entrepreneur. On episode 485 of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do", host Thom Singer interviews a French Filmmaker, actor, producer, director about her journey in art and business. 
    Jenna Suru established Belle Époque Films in January 2015. Her experience in film production started in Los Angeles, where she was Production Assistant on Dahn and Alimi Ballard's (Numb3rs, CSI, Castle) TV show "The Experiment with Dahn and Ali".

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    30 min
  • Artist as Entrepreneur
    The artist is an entrepreneur. On episode 485 of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do", host Thom Singer interviews a French Filmmaker, actor, producer, director about her journey in art and business. 
    Jenna Suru established Belle Époque Films in January 2015. Her experience in film production started in Los Angeles, where she was Production Assistant on Dahn and Alimi Ballard's (Numb3rs, CSI, Castle) TV show "The Experiment with Dahn and Ali".
    29 min
  • Plans, Passion, Purpose, and People
    Following up on his participation in the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting (ASAE - #ASAE19), Thom Singer is fired up about Plans, Passion, Purpose, and People. 
    Thom attended the event with his wife who works for an association, but as a speaker he often works at association meetings. This time at a conference he was a participant. He followed the advice he gives others, and went in looking to soak up any ideas, information or inspiration that would show itself.

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    41 min
  • Plans, Passion, Purpose, and People
    Following up on his participation in the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting (ASAE - #ASAE19), Thom Singer is fired up about Plans, Passion, Purpose, and People. 
    Thom attended the event with his wife who works for an association, but as a speaker he often works at association meetings. This time at a conference he was a participant. He followed the advice he gives others, and went in looking to soak up any ideas, information or inspiration that would show itself.
    32 min
  • New Orleans Entrepreneurship
    Kate McCrery is the Interim Director for Loyola's Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development and an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business. Originally hailing from the New Orleans area, Kate was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and also taught high school students in Busan, South Korea.

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    35 min
  • New Orleans Entrepreneurship
    Kate McCrery is the Interim Director for Loyola's Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development and an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business. Originally hailing from the New Orleans area, Kate was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and also taught high school students in Busan, South Korea.
    35 min
  • Getting Referrals

    In a follow up to a recent blog post on "Giving Referrals", Thom Singer talks in this episode about how to get referrals. Getting referrals is key to any entrepreneurs growing their business.

    As a professional speaker most of Thom's clients come from referrals. While he conducts outbound sales campaigns and works on SEO, almost all his business comes from word of mouth. This is the life blood of most small business people.

    Thom has recently joined a business group in Austin called BAP (Business Advisory Professionals) which is made up of some high quality people in a variety of industries that serve local and national clients. This is a structured referral group, but it is more than that - it is about relationships. 

    Relationships are key to getting referrals. If you want more business from referral sources, you need to cultivate meaningful connections.

    Thom also talks about a book called " Renewable Referrals" by Joe Stec (and others) about this topic of creating partner referral programs that work. Joe is a BAP member who has a marketing agency, and a new friend of Thom's.

    5 Tips for Getting Referrals

    1. Give Referrals. And just give in general. Helping others achieve their goals will set the tone and others will want to help you, too. If you cannot remember the last time you sent a referral, why would you expect to ever get one?

    2. Be Active in your Community. If you are the best kept secret in your city, you will go hungry. You have to show up if you want to be top of mind. 

    3. Respond, Follow up, and show gratitude. 

    4. Be Great at what you do. You have to do good work if you want people to sing your praises.

    5. Ask for Referrals. If you do not remind people that you are seeking new opportunities, they may not come to that conclusion on their own. Let them know you want to work with other cool people. 

    https://thomsinger.com/podcast/getting-referrals

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    27 min
  • Getting Referrals

    In a follow up to a recent blog post on "Giving Referrals", Thom Singer talks in this episode about how to get referrals. Getting referrals is key to any entrepreneurs growing their business.

    As a professional speaker most of Thom's clients come from referrals. While he conducts outbound sales campaigns and works on SEO, almost all his business comes from word of mouth. This is the life blood of most small business people.

    Thom has recently joined a business group in Austin called BAP (Business Advisory Professionals) which is made up of some high quality people in a variety of industries that serve local and national clients. This is a structured referral group, but it is more than that - it is about relationships. 

    Relationships are key to getting referrals. If you want more business from referral sources, you need to cultivate meaningful connections.

    Thom also talks about a book called " Renewable Referrals" by Joe Stec (and others) about this topic of creating partner referral programs that work. Joe is a BAP member who has a marketing agency, and a new friend of Thom's.

    5 Tips for Getting Referrals

    1. Give Referrals. And just give in general. Helping others achieve their goals will set the tone and others will want to help you, too. If you cannot remember the last time you sent a referral, why would you expect to ever get one?

    2. Be Active in your Community. If you are the best kept secret in your city, you will go hungry. You have to show up if you want to be top of mind. 

    3. Respond, Follow up, and show gratitude. 

    4. Be Great at what you do. You have to do good work if you want people to sing your praises.

    5. Ask for Referrals. If you do not remind people that you are seeking new opportunities, they may not come to that conclusion on their own. Let them know you want to work with other cool people. 

    https://thomsinger.com/podcast/getting-referrals

    26 min

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