Navigating Business

Mike DiCioccio of Social Chameleon joins us and shares about his business journey, business growth, and some amazing podcasting tips. Mike shares his 7 top podcasting tips to grow your podcast and do it in a way that is authentic and engaging. Mike has a great story and also a great podcast, "MIKE'D UP!" You can learn more about him at https://socialchameleon.us/ where they can help you with any and all things related to launching or maintaining your podcast. You can also learn more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedicioccio/ or https://linktr.ee/mikedicioccio

Mariana Padilla, owner of Red Lab Marketing joins the podcast and shares about omni-channel storytelling and her entrepreneurial journey. She also speaks on the essential topic of boundaries with clients (Be Picky!) and her new non-profit initiative, the Urban Farming Initiative!
You can learn more about Mariana at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianapadilla-marketer/ or https://www.redlabmarketing.com/ and more about the Urban Farming Initiative at https://www.urbanfarminginitiative.org/

Curious what ROAS is? I was too! (Actually I just had never heard of it, I only know bookkeeping acronyms). I had no idea until talking to Tellef Lundevall, owner of Accelerated Digital Media and digital marketing wizard. ROAS turns out to be "Return On Ad Spend" and is essential if you're running any sort of ad. Tellef shares how to find the right digital marketing approach (SEO, Facebook, Google etc.?), how to keep your mindset right as an entrepreneur, how to stand out from the competition and yes, how to get a sky-high ROAS. You can learn more about Tellef at https://accelerateddigitalmedia.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/tellef-lundevall-ceo-of-adm/

Hugo Perez joins us on the podcast and casts his vision for a new way of viewing sales as entrepreneurs while also diving into how to create harmony between work and home life and some of the differences between right and life brained individuals. Hugo is the founder and Chief Creative Strategist of Local Boy Creative. Hugo is a creative at heart and that outlook is obvious in our interview, as well as his great work with his clients. You can learn more about Hugo at https://www.linkedin.com/in/newzdude/ or http://localboycreative.com/

The 7 Essential Pieces of Business...If you're trying to start, grow, or just maintain your business, this is NECESSARY listening and the keys to becoming a successful and profitable entrepreneur.  

Brian Reidy is a family law attorney, but also a business guru. This episode is chock full of tangible business experience that will help you build out your processes, and structure your business for success. Plus we hit on Profit First, one of the best financial management tools entrepreneurs can use.

Learn more about Brian here: https://reidylawoffice.com/

Working from home amidst (with the rest of the family), networking from home, and keeping top of mind with your customer base. All tricky and complicated issues, all issues that our entrepreneur and birder, Bob Dolgan, hits on in this episode. 

Bob Dolgan is the founder of Turnstone Strategies, a marketing/communications agency with a specialty in nonprofit organizations. He also is the creator behind the award-winning Monty and Rose documentary, highlighting the the first pair of endangered Piping Plovers to return to Chicago since the 1950's. 

Monty & Rose --> https://www.montyandrose.net/

Find out more about Bob @ https://www.turnstoneimpact.com/about.html or https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobdolgan/

Can you describe what you do to a six-year-old? Madeline Temple is a branding EXPERT and I can guarantee listening to her will make you re-think how you describe your business to others. We also dive into branding, treasuring your team and much more.
Learn more about Madeline at https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinetemple/ or https://www.thecollectiveidentity.com/ and her podcast, Do Less Bad, at https://dolessbad.com/

Harry Shah is the owner of Outkreate, a digital agency specializing in presentation design for mid to large sized companies. While being a Rockstar in his own right when it comes to presentation design, Harry also has great wisdom in many areas of business development. In this episode we dive into niches, hiring for culture, and of course Harry gives some great tips on designing a presentation that will "wow" and share your information in an effective way. Make sure to listen to his "sizzle & steak" analogy for putting together presentations. 

Navigating Humor Branding, Running a Business with a Friend, and Setting up Processes with Allie LeFevere. Allie dives into what humor branding is and how it can help any type of small business.  Obedient is the pioneer in the field of humor branding for business and so far is the only agency that works in humor. She also shares two of her favorite client stories where humor branding was implemented. Allie owns Obedient with her best friend so she shares what that experience has been like and the surprisingly lack of challenges or tensions that have come up through that. Finally she shares some business insights from owning two businesses. 

Nate interviews Deon Bonaparte, owner of NDVU to discuss brand strategy, the 3 P's of business, and building a team that drives growth and works well together. This episode is a great listen if you are currently expanding and building out your team, or, if you're working on building out some of your processes and want your team to grow along with that. Deon shares a wealth of knowledge relating to both brand strategy and responsible entrepreneurship. If you want to learn more about Deon, you can check him out at https://ndvulab.co/ or on social media at https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-bonaparte-0087a0169/