Rocky Mountain Marketing- Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs

In this week's episode, we've invited Amy Carter, who highlights the importance of storytelling for your business.
Amy is passionate about writing and opted to create content for small businesses as a fulltime job. Furthermore, she discusses tips on where to find your audience and how to pick out the right social media platform for yourself and your company. She's a cheerful soul who motivates one and all to follow their dreams and be vocal.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Amy's website:
https://www.lewiscartercreative.com/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley

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In this week's episode, we speak with Jake Belvin who is a freelance photographer, videographer, and small business owner from Denver, Colorado. Jake specializes in travel, tourism, and documentary story-telling. He's been shooting professionally since 2013. He talks about how he sees the world while traveling through his camera lens and gained success with photography and videography. We asked him how he started his journey as a boulder in Colorado and how his upbringing shaped him into what he is right now. He tells us how he started with photography as a hobby studying at the University at first then turns into shooting photography professionally while gaining experience and support working with people of the same hobby. He answers questions on how networking helped him to have a better stance as a professional photographer.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Jake's website:
https://www.jakebelvin.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakebelvin/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jakebelvin/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakebelvin/

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Today we have with us, Roger Cunningham, who juggles between digital marketing and standup comedy. He's a lighthearted boy from Texas who speaks about selling innovative goods and how he's grown in the field with all the passion within. He also shares his strategy regarding establishing a successful e-mail presence and creating a marketing funnel.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Roger's website:
http://www.gingertreeinnovations.com/
https://gingerupmedia.com/
https://www.mountainprimal.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountainprimal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mountainprimal/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQJb3VsgcJyzfqJ1bkfeiQ

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley

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Joining us on today's podcast is Jason Yormark, the founder of a social media agency based in Seattle, called Socialistics, and keynote speaker. They are keen on teaching people how to leverage their social media effectively for businesses of all sizes.
We do a deep dive into social media best practices in this episode. Lots of your buring questions on social media are answered in this episode!!
Should you be on every social media channel? How often should you post? Should you do it yourself or should you outsource?

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Jason's website:
https://socialistics.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socialistics
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/socialistics/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialistics/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley
Instagram.com/next.step.social

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In this week's episode, we speak with Suzanne Mitchell, who is the owner of Zamar Screenprinting, along with her husband. Suzanne started her business in her garage 27 years ago and has since helped numerous individuals and companies find their perfect promotional match. Suzanne is an award-winning networker and has grown her business immensely over the last 25 years. As a successful business owner, she shares tips and tricks on how to get better sales through networking. She also shares her experience with the 'Postcard Campaign', which is a campaign to learn more about your clients on a personal level and how it has helped her grow.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Suzanne's website:
https://zamarinc.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZSPINC/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdmitchell/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zamarscreenprinting/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
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In this week's episode, John Striebel joins the show. He is the CEO of Apollo Energy.
John has been an active participant in the solar industry for the past seven years. However, over the last four years, John has worked effortlessly to establish Apollo Energy as a high-quality solar electricity provider. From someone who conducts both non-profitable and profitable businesses, his key advice is to regulate cash flow into the business and plan for catastrophe. He believes that investing too much too quickly is possibly the biggest mistake new business owners make, so he relies on a smaller circle and keeps himself flexible for adjusting in almost any role.

Furthermore, Striebel speaks about maintaining a good reputation online and what he does to spark his audience's interest in the field.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit John's website:
https://www.harnessoursun.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.striebel
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloEnergyColorado/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-striebel-94a86790/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/harnessoursun/about/

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In this week's episode, I speak to Leslie Jones, who is on a mission in Colorado.
She was always keen on learning about people and selling ideas, which lead her to pursue coaching as a full-time job. She has experience working with both large and small businesses as an executive coach. She speaks about how important Facebook has been to her and Spiral Method and why her content depends significantly on public demand. Leslie believes in asking questions, reaching out, and being authentic.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Leslie's website:
https://www.spiralmethod.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lesliejonesspiralmethod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/783284838860284/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiralmethod/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley

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In this episode, businesswoman extraordinaire Laurie Helmick, owner of the famous Luxe Salon in Denver, Colorado, joins us and shares her experiences as a salon owner. Laurie has been in the salon business for over 43 years and is the pioneer of day spas in Denver. She engages us with her stories about how she climbed up the career ladder and what helped her become as successful as she is now. Additionally, she sheds light on how businesses have suffered during the pandemic and how it affected customers and business owners alike.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Laurie's website:
https://luxesalon.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luxesalondenver
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luxesalondenver/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley

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In this episode, I speak with Jarrod Perrot. Jarrod is the proud owner of a picture framing business in historic LoDo. He speaks about his journey and how his plans turning out differently led him to grow as a person and as a business owner. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of getting involved with the community. He focuses significantly on the street presence as well as social media to market his retailing business and aims to make all of his customers feel like family.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Jerrod's website:
http://5280customframing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5280customframing/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5280customframing/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
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Today, we are in conversation with Brent Thelen from Michigan, who believes that art wouldn't exist without the ability to communicate.

From a hard-working boy who worked in the restaurant industry, to starting his very own design agency, Brent has come a long way. He speaks about web designing and development as a career and why he emphasizes nurturing relationships with both the colleagues and the clients. Brent prefers working with quality freelancers and contractors and researches his clients thoroughly to understand their needs best. With an optimistic outlook on his business, his mantra is 'never to stop learning.

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EPISODE LINKS
Visit Brent's website:
https://brentthelendesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentthelen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brentthelendesign/

Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com
linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley

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