MVP Business

With more than two decades of experience leading branding and marketing campaigns for local and national clients, Maria is the Co-founder and CCO at MODintelechy as well as the Founder of Four Wings Marketing. Her work has earned over 85+ industry awards and Maria is passionate about giving back to the Austin community. She is a long-time supporter of Ballet Austin and Austin Sunshine Camps. She is on the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network and Center for Child Protection, where she is a founding member of the Guardian Angel Society.

Maria has no shortage of wisdom to share.

"I wanted this and there was no plan B." 
"If you want something bad enough, you can make it happen." 
"I get inspired by seeing people doing big things and thinking bigger." 
"So much of life is about moving forward." 
"If your procrastinating about something start on it for 10 minutes and see how fast it can flow" 
"So many people don't get started because of a fear. I think starting eliminates a lot of the fear or at least it shows you what do be afraid of." 
"Fear is okay and being afraid to so something is okay, but you still have to do it if you want to reap the benefits." 
"There is so much more and wonderful when you focus on the good." 
" We just love to live." 
"Planning for the future is fine but what are you doing today?" 
"Everything at it's right time.
"Die with memories, not with dreams."

I'm sure we've missed some...listen in to find your own inspiration

Join me and my guest, Maria Orozova, president and creative director of The MODintelechy as we talk about leading, branding, and marketing for local and national businesses. She shares her journey from immigrating to America from Bulgaria with her family to starting a small graphic design firm of her own to merging companies with her husband, and truly enjoying life. 

In this episode, you will learn:

·       Maria’s immigrant story of moving to America

·       Private and business relationships

·       Maria’s process of making big decisions

·       Renovation and transfer of the company to a historic building

·       True partnerships with clients

·       And much more!

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About Maria Orozova:

As the Founder and CCO of MODintelechy, Maria has over two decades of experience leading branding and marketing campaigns for local and national clients. Her work has earned over 85+ industry awards, with special recognition as one of Graphic Design USA Magazine’s “People to Watch.” She was named an Austin Under 40 Awards winner, an honor granted annually to Austin’s emerging business and community leaders, as well as a winner in Austin Woman Magazine’s Woman’s Way Business Awards. Maria is also a featured writer for elite publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine and the Austin Business Journal. A dedicated philanthropist, Maria is passionate about giving back to the Austin community and is a long-time supporter of Ballet Austin and Austin Sunshine Camps. She serves on the Fashion Marketing Advisory Board for The Art Institute of Austin as well as on the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) and Center for Child Protection, where she is a founding member of the Guardian Angel Society. In addition to her professional and volunteer duties, Maria has a wide range of personal interest

Join me and my guests, Vivian and John Robinson, founders of Blu Fern, as we talk about how business is an extension of one’s life and not just limited to generating profit and gaining wealth. We also discuss their journey of leaving the family business to start their own.

“Business, I think it has to elicit more than money; you have to have a bit more depth into what you’re doing.” – John Robinson

 In this episode, you will learn:

·       Husband-wife team dynamics

·       Leaving an established family business

·       Business comes with a passion

·       Success aligned with holistic living

·       The Blu Fern advantage

·       And much more!

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About Vivian and John Robinson:

For years, Vivian struggled to find products that didn’t irritate her sensitive skin. While many products were labeled “gentle,” she was still unable to discover something suitable and safe for her skin type. In response, John—with his decades-long background in microbiology-based animal nutrition—began researching science-backed skincare formulations that would nourish your skin and protect it.

In the moments between searching for products suitable for sensitive skin paired with a deep, shared lifelong love and appreciation for nature and community, Blu Fern was born.

The couple resides in Austin, Texas, where Blu Fern is headquartered.

You can find Vivian and John Robinson on…

Website: https://blu-fern.com/

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website:https://vine-collective.org/ 

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LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

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"We thought we knew, but holy crap we didn't"

When the tech bubble burst, it shook a lot of those who didn’t anticipate the challenge that came after. The glory went away for a while, but that also opened doors to some. In this episode, Ben Cecil shares his journey of how he fell in love and fell out of love with working in broadcast news and how he got started with UPG Video. He shares what made UPG, since 2008, become an irreplaceable brand in the video and business scene.

This episode covers:

·       How 9/11 impacted Ben Cecil

·       Star Wars/Business is about the heroes and the struggles, not the lightsabers and fight scenes

·       Ben Cecil on onboarding a business coach

·       Life is a series of changes—the scary and the beautiful

About Ben Cecil:  

Ben began his career as a TV news writer/producer and quickly transitioned to the branding side of the media business. He decided to get serious about digital storytelling in 2009 and helped get UPG off the ground. For the last 9 years, Ben has led UPG in the pursuit of engaging branded content, cinematic storytelling, and an elite client experience. He’s also the Executive Producer, making sure the team has what it needs to succeed for the client. Ben is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and smokes approximately six briskets a year.

You can find Ben Cecil on:

Website:          http://www.upgvideo.com/

Stay connected with your host, Steph Silver:

Instagram:       https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/?hl=en

LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/

Join me and my guest, Sarah Goodman. Sarah is an organization leader with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Sarah leads, supports and advises start-ups and mid-market enterprises. She’s also a super mom, a wife, and a great friend. 

In this episode, you will learn:

·       Sarah’s brief background and influences

·       The concept of seven layers deep

·       Changes in trajectory brought by the pandemic

·       How to keep and rebalance mindset

·       Inspirations to feel joy internally and externally

·       And much more!

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About Sarah Goodman:

Sarah Goodman helps small businesses during times of transition. Whether looking to increase sales/profits, move, or merger. She has the skill and determination to make it happen. 

Sarah’s leadership style is to be authentic, empathetic, and to drive results – whether that is in coaching and supporting her sales team, closing a real estate investment, mentoring a small business founder, or supporting sales enablement and lead generation for a Fortune 50 technology company.

You can find Sarah Goodman on…

Website: https://www.bdainc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmgoodman/

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website:https://vine-collective.org/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/   

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/vinebrands/

In this episode of MVP Business our host ,Steph Silver, is interviewed by Tim Keisling. The podcast has been on hold for just over a year as Steph struggled through the processes of major changes in her life. Listen in to hear her journey over the past few years and what she's looking to in the future.

Join me and Letty Sanchez, the owner and principal consultant at AEM Executive Consultants, as we  look back at the year 202, talk about marketing and VINE pivoted during this pandemic. Steph also shares with us great pieces of advice on how you can find the right clients for your company and handle them better.

In this episode, you will learn:

·       What sets their company apart from the other branding firms.

·       The process is different for every single customer they have.

·       Nurture your relationship with your clients and the right questions to ask them.

·       Every kind of target customer has their own unique voice and wants.

·       And much more!

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About Letty Sanchez:

Letty Sanchez serves as the Principal Consultant and Lead Business Strategist for AEM.  She brings over 20 years of experience in sales, leadership, operations and marketing with achievement in driving growth, performance, and profitability. She has a reputation as a change agent, repeatedly called on to lead teams to success through strong collaborative and decisive leadership skills. Letty held several leadership positions with AT&T as well as the private equity companies that purchased her division. She was responsible for $30 to $45 Million in revenue and was ranked within the top 3% of the company in each of her respective regions. 

During this time she met with thousands of businesses to discuss their strategies for success. She would routinely observe a high passion for their industry combined with low insight into business execution. Her methods across completely different industries proved successful again and again as she partnered to focus on solving their core business issues rather than focusing on selling products or services. Over the last 20 years she has had the honor of working with small to medium businesses from blue collar to white collar and all have had the same goals for their business: SUCCESS.  Some measured success through revenue, some through work/life balance, some through how much they could give back to their faith, family or community.  Whatever your goals, she is committed to creating a strategy for success. 

You can find Letty Sanchez on…

Website: https://aemexecutiveconsultants.com/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lettysanchez/ 

Phone: 512-484-7746

Email: [email protected] 

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website:https://vine-collective.org/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/   

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/vinebrands/

Julio Garcia was a dynamic and passionate man who loved his family, working, and enjoying life. With his passions and and energy...and the support of his wife, Lilia, he unknowingly created a recipe that would become a cult classic in Texas.

From kitchen, to garage production, to national distribution, Julio and his family have kept that passion and dedication going. 

In this episode we hear from Julio's son Miguel Garcia as well as his partner Merland Albert and his son Todd Albert about how this family run business keeps it's dedication and commitment to quality as it expands product offerings, works through the growing pains and and reaches stores and customers from sea to shining sea.

Join me and my guest Jeffrey Brown, an executive producer of many award-winning narrative films, as we talk about his journey and experiences in the film industry. Jeffrey is an entrepreneur and a freelance producer with over twenty years of experience in the field. He shares with us his pieces of advice and the reality of being in the entertainment industry! 

In this episode, you will learn:

·       The projects he had worked on and has been working on since the pandemic started.

·       The story of how he realized his passion for film and being a producer.

·       There are a lot of ups and downs in the film industry; it is not for everyone. 

·       There are different types of producers, but in general, they have the same job.

·       It is hard to get into the film industry and actually have the opportunity to stay.

·       And much more!

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About Jeffrey Brown:

Jeffrey Brown has produced award-winning narrative features and feature documentaries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. His films have been featured at numerous festivals around the globe, including Sundance, IDFA, SXSW, Rotterdam, Tribeca, and have been released in cinemas internationally (Netflix, HBO, Showtime, PBS, ESPN, AMC).

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/quotdance-hall-daysquot-last-call-fundraise

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website:https://vine-collective.org/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/   

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/vinebrands/ 

Join me and my guest Amanda Ebner, the head of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, as we talk about her experience being a leader of a school and the important decisions they had to make because of the pandemic. Amanda is a very passionate and inspiring leader who always thinks about the welfare of her students, faculty, and the community who support them.

In this episode, you will learn:

·       Her experiences before she became the head of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal School.

·       Amanda is very passionate about her students, families, and education.

·       She faced a lot of challenges in her first year in St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, but it was all worth it.

·       How they handled big changes, making decisions, and the COVID-19 situation.

·       Students need affection, friends, and emotional support from other people.

·       And much more!

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You can find Amanda Ebner on…

 Website: https://ststephenswimberley.org/ 

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website:https://vine-collective.org/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/   

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/vinebrands/ 

Join me and my guest Mary Lancaster, a Spiritual Adviser and Shamanic healer, as we talk about her journey and more about the amazing processes she does in practice. Mary lets us in on a deeper understanding of what she does and how we can help ourselves. You’ll hear incredible insights in this podcast. Watch or listen and enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn:

·       The background story of how she became a Shamanic healer.

·       Mary decided to let go of her massage business to help more people on a deeper level.

·       The importance of being patient and giving value to the process.

·       How she found her happiness in letting go and establishing her healing business.

·       The multifaceted ways she does1 healing in their sessions.

·       And much more!

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About Mary Lancaster:

There are many facets of the human experience one must consider when seeking profound and complete healing. By using Shamanic practices and intuitive abilities, Mary is able to tap into all of these aspects and offer a path to complete healing for the mind (mental aspect), body (physical aspect), and spirit (emotional aspect).

Restful Waters was started in 2012 with a mission to help others heal their physical body with massage. Over the years a pattern began to emerge and Mary realized that people were coming back time and time again with the same ailments and complaints. She started to research what more could be done to facilitate the healing process. What she found was that our bodies have an energetic map and every aspect is associated with a specific emotion. For example, many people were coming in with neck and shoulder issues. The neck & throat are where thoughts and emotions come together, and stiffness can occur due to withheld statements. If you're having neck pain, ask yourself, "Am I having communication issues? Have I swallowed my anger and hurt? Am I expressing my feelings? Am I telling the truth?"

When we address these underlying emotions, we begin the process of ridding ourselves of the pain and suffering these withheld emotions can inflict. This method can have a profound effect on all areas of our life as we remove the blocks that have been holding us back from our full potential.

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The method of Shamanic Healing Mary works with allows us to open doorways into higher states of awareness. Here we can be introduced to our greatest potential and begin living a more fulfilled life by healing old emotional wounds, breaking free of limiting beliefs and thought processes, and gaining insight to a deeper level of innate wisdom.

You can find Mary Lancaster on…

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-lancaster

Website: https://www.restfulwaters.com/ 

Connect with Steph Silver and the MVP Business Podcast on:

Website: https://vine-collective.org/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mvp_business_podcast/   

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebsilver/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vinebrands/