Maximize Your Brand with Markeith Braden

It takes a dedicated amount of time and energy to build good, strong, lasting business relationships today. They are such an integral and necessary part of success, but people don't seem to want to put in the work.

In this rewind episode, I interview Jason Treu - Business & Executive Coach.

Jason is a business and executive coach. He's a leading expert on influence, networking and leadership. At the heart of his strategy is the understanding that people and your relationships are your true "wealth."

He works with experts, entrepreneurs and executives helping them build powerful & memorable brands, and connecting them to influencers who can help move their business forward and impact the bottom line.

His bestselling book, Social Wealth, the how-to-guide on building personal and professional relationships, has sold more than 30,000 copies, has been #1 in four business and self-help categories.

One of the best ways to eventually become your own boss is to start a side hustle and build your self-employed income, while you still have the safety and security of your 9 to 5.

What's more is that starting a side hustle can pad your income, & create career-changing opportunities you wouldn't have normally stumbled upon at your full-time job.

Do You Find Your Asking These Questions?

1."How do I balance my full-time job and my small business?"

2."How can I learn to THINK like a business owner?"

3."How do I manage my image while learning the ropes?"

4."How do I make the most of this position and also plan for the future?"

In this rewind episode, I talk with and interview Dr. Denise Dennis, who is a Sales & Marketing Automation Expert.

Dr. Denise Dennis has worked in the fields of education, training and coaching for over 20 years. She has an earned Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology and also holds a certification in career coaching.

Dr. Denise Dennis is known as The Side Business Strategist and is very excited in helping individuals prepare their mind for the opportunities that are ahead for them.

Vicky Murgatroyd is the Chief Empowerment Officer of Life Empowerment Project in Perth Austrailia

Vicky Murgatroyd transformed her own life from a downward spiral into an infinite upward curve after discovering the world of personal development.

After losing her Mum and finding that her partner was cheating on her just weeks later, drugs became an escape route that almost engulfed her completely.

Discovering the world of personal development, Vicky owned the responsibility she had – both for her failings and then for her potential – and shows other entrepreneurial women that self-awareness and self-knowing is the only way to success!

Each of us is born brilliant. Then we spend the rest of our lives having our brilliance buried by people, circumstances, and experiences.

Eventually, we forget that we ever had genius and special talents, and our brilliance is locked away in a vault deep within. So we settle for who we are, instead of striving for who we were meant to be.

In this episode, I share an interview I did with American speaker, author, life coach and entrepreneur Simon T. Bailey. Bailey is the author of Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC and Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World.

Today, Simon teaches influencers how to improve themselves and change the world. As an executive advisor, career mentor, and keynote speaker, he doesn't take people where they want to go; he guides them by providing strategic steps to where they need to go.

Over the last 7 years I have been on this entrepreneur journey of learning how to be a true business owner. I actually dipped my toe in 2 years prior, but really got serious about it after being laid off my job in 2014.

Over the years, I have learned a great deal & still learning so much. The last 12 months has had me really evaluating my journey as an entrepreneur, to the point I felt the need to share today's email on the 12 Things I've Learned Transitioning From Employee To Entrepreneurship.

Though there are many more than 12, I wanted to share those lessons on the forefront of my mind.

Have you Googled yourself lately? Take a minute, open a new tab & search for yourself. Do you like what you see?

If you'd like your search results page to look a bit better, this episode is for you. This interview I did with SEO Expert John Vuong shows how to improve your personal SEO.

This is all about managing the search results page for your own name.

John is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits.

Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at some of Canada's most successful corporations, John developed a deep understanding of local marketing dynamics and consumer behaviour.

John's entrepreneurial spirit and experience working with more than 5,000 local business owners inspired him to start his own company, Local SEO Search, in 2013.

When is the last time you mentioned how busy you are? Perhaps someone asked you how you were doing and you responded, "Busy."

Our culture normalizes being constantly on the go. Sometimes, it feels like we're all competing with one another to see who's got the most to do and the least time to do it in.

These days, many people seem to have almost an addiction to maintaining a hectic pace. Plenty of people "humble brag" about their chaotic work schedules and their routines. It's as if some people are almost defined by their busyness. Many even feel guilty when taking time for leisure to the point that they struggle to be able to relax during their downtime.

In this episode, I share some Red Flags to identify your busyness and 7 tips on How To Become Unbusy.

When opportunity knocks, be prepared to answer the door. Your midlife career crisis could be just the knock into entrepreneurship you need.

Sometimes, however, opportunity doesn't knock. Sometimes it only whispers. Those fleeting thoughts in the back of your entrepreneurial mind to start your business venture could become a reality, even during challenging times.

In this rewind episode, I interview The Midlife Strategy Coach Katherine Hosie.

Katherine Hosie has been coaching full-time since 2003. She has over 10,000 hours of coaching experience and now works primarily with men in leadership roles that are frankly bored with their life. She supports them in finding a new and exciting direction to which they can devote the second half of their lives.

She has a Master of Science degree in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney, and was President of the International Coach Federation, Australasia, leading over 1,300 coaches across two countries.

Katherine is Australian and has lived all around the world. She is now permanently based in the San Francisco Bay Area and works virtually with clients around the world.

You see others who have the things you want money, joy, success and suppose that they were born with special talent or into a family which made these things easy to attain. They are just lucky. What you don t know is that there is a methodology to success.

The key to their success is having an unstoppable mindset. In this rewind episode I talk with Yakinea Marie, Transformational Speaker, Certified Business Coach about How To Be Unstoppable In Life & Business.

Yakinea Marie Duff, a resident of Birmingham, AL, is the Founder and CEO of the I Am Woman Network, LLC a network that empowers businesswomen, entrepreneurs and professionals for economic development.

Yakinea Marie is a Life and Business Catalyst, Transformational Speaker, Author, and Event Collaborator: who plans, organizes, and host educational and coaching forums through workshops, teleseminars, retreats, and conferences to empower business leaders in the marketplace.

As an author she shares her story of pain, failure, power, and hope in her first book "The Strength of a Woman: Born to Turn Pain into Power", which empowers women to overcome their past, expand their purpose, and explore their potential, while embracing the totality of who they are.

In Oprah Winfrey's words, "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you." The truth is that everyone has a passion (or more than one)—even if you don't yet know what it is.

Our purpose here on earth is to discover it. Many people don't believe that you can turn what you love into a viable business enterprise. You can. In fact, the best businesses are built on passion. It just takes some planning, soul searching, and yes, hard work.

In this rewind episode I interview Teri Harrison, Esq.

Teri shares with us how we can live fearless and fabulous by stepping into our authentic purpose and live out our passion unapologetically.

Teri Harrison is a personal development expert and inspirational thought leader for women entrepreneurs. With her signature programs and consulting services, she empowers others to elevate, execute and excel.

She is the Founder and CEO of Fearless & Fabulous Worldwide, a personal development and business consulting boutique for radical entrepreneurs.

In her role as success strategist and business consultant, Teri teaches clients how to transform their lives from the inside out.

In addition, Teri is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post, Black Enterprise and Success Magazine. Her passion for business led to her first book, Winning at Entrepreneurship: Innovative Strategies for Small Business Success.