Powers Hour

Yuri Cataldo brings years of experience in the arts, design, entrepreneurship, marketing, and publicity to his advising of founders, artists, and students. He is a Yale-trained set/costume designer who founded IndigoH2O, the only multiple award winning bottled alkaline water in the world and the 2015 best tasting water in the world.Through his efforts, IndigoH2O was distributed all across the USA, Europe, and South America has been featured at the Oscars, Golden Globes, the Emmy's, the MTV VMA's, and in 100+ magazines and articles in the last two years.
Named one of the 40 under 40 business leaders in Indiana for bootstrapping IndigoH2O, he mentors founders, artists, and students, and has lectured at Princeton, Stanford, Notre Dame, Emerson and other universities and conferences about the connection between art and entrepreneurship.
He is currently the director of marketing for a tech company and the chief envisioner at his company ART TECH MEDIA GROUP where he helps artists and businesses turn ideas into beautiful products and get a ton of press in the process. You can find him online at www.yuricataldo.com, on Twitter @ycataldo, and hear his podcast at www.advanceyourart.com. Connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Naomi Price is Vice President of Global Accounts with Mandel Communications. She is an internationally recognized expert in the art and science of driving better business decisions faster through strategic business presentations, conversations, and meetings. Prior to joining Mandel, Naomi held senior roles in the human resource consulting and performance optimization industries. Outside of Mandel, Naomi devotes considerable time toward mentoring young women and supporting service-disabled veterans who are shifting their skills from the battlefield to the boardroom. She holds a B.A. in Journalism with a triple minor in Marketing, English, and Political Science from the University of Nebraska. A travel and adventure junkie, Naomi currently resides in Denver, CO, USA. In this episode we discuss public speaking and how to do approach it with less stress and more effectiveness. You can contact her at [email protected] and read her blog at www.mandel.com/blog/author/naomi-price. To find out more about Laura and her speaking, coaching, and other hosting work visit her website at: powershour.biz. You can also find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Shannon Cumberland started her company candle-making company, Rosy Rings, in her basement with a crockpot. It has since grown to a 30,000 square-foot facility, but the candles are still made by hand with natural ingredients. Rosy Rings partners with Shalom Denver, an organization which provides jobs to developmentally disabled adults. You can learn more at www.rosyrings.com. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Dr. Glover is an internationally recognized authority on the Nice Guy Syndrome and author of the book "No More Mr. Nice Guy". He is a frequent guest on radio talk shows and has been featured in numerous local and national publications. Through his book, online classes, workshops, podcasts, blogs, consultation, and therapy groups, Dr. Glover has helped change the lives of countless men and women around the world. As a result of his work, Dr. Glover has helped thousands of Nice Guys and Nice Girls transform from being passive, resentful victims to empowered, integrated men and women. Along with these personal changes have come similar transformations in their professional careers and intimate relationships. To learn more about Dr. Glover and his work, visit http://www.drglover.com/. To find out more about Laura and her speaking, coaching, and other hosting work visit her website at: powershour.biz . You can also find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Collision Conference, described as “the fastest growing tech conference” on their website takes place in New Orleans during jazzfest. They have over 20,000 attendees and over 3,000 CEOs attend. There are presentations and tracks plus lots of opportunities to network, pitch, and connect with like-minded people. This conference also has a lot more women than most tech conferences which I appreciated. You can learn more about Collision Conference at https://collisionconf.com/. I will also be featuring other guests from the conference in future episodes. At the conference I met Brittney Greene, CEO and Founder of The Host, a company that provides on-demand concierge services for Airbnb and other short term rentals. The HOST is a software application that delivers property managers, personal concierge, and other services to homeowners and travelers who use online vacation rental booking sites. Homeowners link their listing for free which allows their guests to partake in a variety of first class services. Service Providers are local individuals or businesses that provide home-enhancing services for homeowners while elevating the travel experience for guests. To learn more about The Host and connect with Brittney, go to thehost.com or facebook.com/thehostays, Instagram @thehostays, Twitter @thehostays, and pinterest.com/thehostays. For more information on Laura please visit her website at www.powershour.biz. You can also follow Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44. Today's show is brought to you by warbyparker.com - get a FREE 5-Day Home Try-On at www.warbyparkertrial.com/powers . Five pairs. Five days. One-hundred percent free.

Jean-Vianney is Managing Director at BroadKat, a video branding agency. He helps brands to position with online video, he makes sure their brand promise is respected on every digital channel. Before working for Broadkat, Jean-Vianney was a Public Affairs specialist. BroadKat is a video branding agency that helps large organisations to position with video digitally. Our methodology is structured in 3 phases: the video strategy, the content creation, and the impact measurement. In other words, Broadkat develops videocampaigns based on strong business objectives and measure the results. We discussed how to ensure that the video you are creating is To connect with Jean-Vianney, you can find him on linked in LinkedIn: Jean-Vianney PHILIPPE. To learn more about Broadkat, go to www.broadkat.com. For more information on Laura please visit her website at www.powershour.biz. You can also follow Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.

Jean-Vianney is Managing Director at BroadKat, a video branding agency. He helps brands to position with online video, he makes sure their brand promise is respected on every digital channel. Before working for Broadkat, Jean-Vianney was a Public Affairs specialist. BroadKat is a video branding agency that helps large organisations to position with video digitally. Our methodology is structured in 3 phases: the video strategy, the content creation, and the impact measurement. In other words, Broadkat develops videocampaigns based on strong business objectives and measure the results. We discussed how to ensure that the video you are creating is To connect with Jean-Vianney, you can find him on linked in LinkedIn: Jean-Vianney PHILIPPE. To learn more about Broadkat, go to www.broadkat.com. For more information on Laura please visit her website at www.powershour.biz. You can also follow Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.

Jonathan Rivera comes from a blue collar background. He left the rat race to pursue real estate. He runs a successful rental business in only 4 hours a week. Today, his main focus is running the Podcast Factory (podcast network & production company) where he is surrounded by some of the world’s most respected direct response marketers. You can learn more about Jonathan at his website www.thepodcastfactory.com. For more information on Laura and her work you can go to her website www.powershour.biz and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44. Laura is the host of six podcasts including this one. Her other podcasts are Healing Powers Podcast (Health and Wellness), Behind the Scenes (Entertainment Industry), Behind the Music (Music Business), Design By (Fashion and Design), and Write Hot (Writing and Publishing). Laura’s podcasts are all on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts. Today's show is brought to you by warbyparker.com - get a FREE 5-Day Home Try-On at www.warbyparkertrial.com/powers. Five pairs. Five days. One-hundred percent free.

Glenn Rubenstein is the author of Podcast Advertising Works: How to Turn Engaged Audiences Into Loyal Customers. He's also the founder of ADOPTER Media, a podcast advertising agency. Prior to his agency's launch in 2016, he spent 4 years at the TWiT Network as its Director of Marketing. We discussed the nuances of podcast advertising, how to know if your product or services are a good fit for podcast advertising, and why podcast advertising can be bring you a higher ROI than some other kinds of advertising. You can learn more about Glenn at his website https://adopter.media/ and, find his book on amazon at http://amzn.to/2hbSb8R and follow him @GlennRubenstein on twitter. For more information on Laura and her work you can go to her website www.powershour.biz and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Jim Palmer is an expert in sales and marketing he has personally grown multiple successful 6 figure businesses and now teachers entrepreneurs and small business owners how to market and grown their own businesses. Through his videos, podcast, newsletter and blog, Jim serves up new and exciting Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies™ for growth-oriented entrepreneurs and small business owners. We discussed different aspects of running a mobile business and why going mobile can be a great thing! Connect with Jim via email at: [email protected]. For more information on Laura and her work you can go to her website www.powershour.biz and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers.