Social Media Decoded

Get more followers and grow a larger audience through livestreaming. In this episode, host Michelle Thames is joined by Nicolas Billiache, the co-founder of eStreamly, to discuss how business owners can use livestreaming to grow their online audience. 

Nicolas is the co-founder of eStreamly, a live and video commerce SAAS platform empowering brands, retailers and creators to engage shoppers and sell seamlessly using the power of shoppable videos.

Prior to eStreamly, Nicolas was a sales leader at Naturex, a company supporting CPGs & brands transitioning to Natural Foods. Citizen of the world, he had the opportunity to work and live across several continents. Passionate about Innovation & Commerce, he loves exploring, learning and having a positive impact people's lives.

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Make more money for your online business with help from Steve Feld. In this episode, host Michelle Thames is joined by business coach, author, and award-winning business management executive Steve Feld. They discuss how the messaging of your online content can impact the amount of money your business makes. Steve shares his insights on how "your message is money" can help creators increase revenue and connect with their target audience. 

Biz Coach Steve Feld, MBA, is a certified business coach, author, podcast host, professional speaker, coffee enthusiast, & award-winning business management executive. Over 500 businesses have sought out his services to work with them on gaining much-needed clarity, implementing solid strategic plans, and achieving growth results.

Steve is passionate about business growth, efficient operations, and long-term success. He has built, owned, and operated 7 lucrative businesses. He operated within 3 Fortune 500 companies providing change management and process improvement.

Today, businesses hire Biz Coach Steve to skyrocket their revenue and profits. Steve has all the proven tools and resources businesses need to expand. Has written 8 books.

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If you want to connect with your community, your business has to share its brand purpose and corporate social responsibility. In this episode, host Michelle Thames discusses brand purpose and why it should matter to you as a business owner. She shares the benefits of incorporating your brand's purpose with corporate social responsibility and how the two can help attract and retain both customers and employees. 

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You can use maternity leave to your advantage. In this episode, host Michelle Thames is joined by Gemma Bonham-Carter to discuss how Gemma went from having a career in public health to becoming a Top 5 Women in Business. Gemma started her business while on maternity leave and now teaches online courses about blogging. She shares her tricks for enticing your target audience to engage with and buy from you. 

After launching her first online course about blogging in 2017, Gemma left her public health career and founded her education company, GemmaBonhamCarter.com. She now teaches entrepreneurs how to turn their expertise into digital courses and digital products. To date, she has served 8,000 students through her paid programs and made well over 7 figures in course sales.

Named by Entrepreneur as a “Top 5 Women in Business in 2021”, Gemma has been featured in Inc., The Globe & Mail, BuzzFeed, Today.com and more.

Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sBibVaXqJ9U

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Create better content using these tips. In this episode, host Michelle Thames is joined by Sharon Brand of Brand's Media Group. Sharon shares her insights as a social media and branding expert to discuss how she became an entrepreneur at a young age, the future of social media, and how content creators can elevate their content on social media. 

After getting a BA in Communications and Marketing and a Master's Degree in Fashion Studies, Sharon realized that combining her two passions — social media and branding — was her true calling. Helping people with their businesses and seeing them light up when they reach milestones together is a feeling like no other.

Brand's Media Group is a labour of love built on teamwork. When working with her team, you can be sure to see growth results, beautiful social media landing pages and an engaged community.

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Will AI marketing replace people? In this episode, host Michelle Thames talks about the hot topic of AI marketing and the risk it poses to human marketers. Michelle dives into the pros and cons of AI marketing to help you decide if AI marketing is right for your business.

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The must know marketing trends for 2023! In this episode, host Michelle Thames breaks down the most important marketing trends all content creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs have to know. She shares the top three marketing trends for 2023 and how you can use them in your business.

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Advice for new content creators. In this episode, host Michelle Thames is joined by LaToya Shambo of Black Girl Digital to talk about the creator economy and what new creators need to know to succeed. LaToya shares some of her favorite things about influencer marketing and how business owners can leverage influencer marketing to elevate their businesses. 

LaToya Shambo's passion has always been business, and her interest has always been the Black female audience. The alignment of her purpose, both personally and professionally, allowed her to birth the award-winning BLACK GIRL DIGITAL, INC. and InfluencerLINKR (iLINKR), where the mission is to be a solution to equity wage disparities for Black and Multicultural creators in the influencer marketing industry. 

LaToya has worked in corporate America for over 15 years, from agencies, and ad networks, to brand direct, and while she gained a vast amount of experience and knowledge, nothing has brought her more satisfaction than building her own successful multicultural agency that services the Black and brown creator community. LaToya Shambo is on the rise as a thought leader in the Influencer Marketing space on Diversity & Inclusion. Recently seen in Bloomberg TV, Yahoo Finance, and has been featured in Forbes Culture, Ad Week, Fox Soul, Sheen Magazine, Apple News, and LA Times.

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This is why your business needs e-commerce. In this episode, host Michelle Thames discusses the growth of e-commerce and online marketplaces and how your business can stand out from the crowd. She dives into consumer behavior, building and maintaining trust with consumers, and how your business can reach customers around the world. 

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Don't get Instagram's paid verification before you listen to this episode. Host Michelle Thames the pros and cons of getting verified on Instagram with the new pay for verification feature. Listen to this episode and decide whether it's worth spending the money to get verified. 

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