In this episode we dive deep into why so many people are afraid to be their authentic selves on social media with Tanya (she/her) the communication doctor and discuss how she's built her community on LinkedIn.

Tanya is passionate about helping leaders, business owners and senior leaders reposition, unlock their creativity and get back on their pathway to success.
Her aim is to promote mindfulness and use psychodrama as a tool to help others open up and tell their stories in an authentic way. She loves to connect with people who have the same interest or want to acknowledge some of the communication issues within the workplace. Her approach is empowering, supportive and inspiring, and she aspires to elevate all of her clients.

She runs two workshops, the first is a return to a sense of self the second is to unlock your creativity and reposition into another working environment. Maybe you are a new leader, maybe you are showing signs of the burnout and want some support. If you resonate with anything Tanya said do not hesitate to connect and book a session.

Tanya's website: https://www.communicationdoctor.co.uk

Find Tanya on LinkedIn.
Follow Tanya on Instagram.

Check out The Communication Hub.

Alexis' links.
I hang out on Instagram.

Join Alexis' free Facebook group.

Join the Social Media for Humans membership.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Social media can feel like a lot of pressure and a lot of ick which is why I'm so excited to chat with Kat (she/her) of Stripe Social about how we can make social media fun again and why users really have the power.

Kat is the founder of Stripe Social, providing Social Media Consultancy and Training. She works with small biz owners to kick start their social media, organically grow their online community and make sales. Every business has a story and a voice. Great social media can give a platform to both. She loves working with people to identify theirs and perhaps even uncover some surprises along the way.
She lives in the North West of England by the sea with her fiancé and two children. She loves great coffee, cake, music, wearing stripes and outdoors adventures with the family.

Find Kat online:

www.instagram.com/stripesocial

www.facebook.com/stripesocial

www.twitter.com/stripesocial_

www.stripesocial.co.uk

Additional things mentioned.
Photo dump article we discussed.

Alexis' links.
I hang out on Instagram.

Join Alexis' free Facebook group.

Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Marketing is more than social media so I'm really excited to have been able to talk to Shona Chambers (she/her), a freelance marketing consultant, about all the other aspects of marketing. Shona specialises in working with small businesses and she shared a wealth of ideas and resources in this episode.

Shona Chambers is a freelance marketing consultant with a career spanning over 20 years, working with both large and small companies. Shona has also created her own businesses, including a networking group for the self employed and freelance community, Self Employed Club.

Last year Shona published her first book 100 Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners which can be purchased on Amazon or from her website.

Shona's website https://www.shonachambersmarketing.co.uk/

Find Shona on Facebook.
Follow Shona on Twitter.
Connect with Shona on LinkedIn.
Follow Shona on Instagram.

Buy 100 Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners.

Additional things mentioned.

Julieta Molina for design, @DesignandTea on Instagram.

Sonya Barker for editing. 

Beckie Sanderson's Facebook Group to help people pull together a book from start to finish.

Alexis' links.
I hang out on Instagram.

Join Alexis' free Facebook group.

Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Owner of Yuca's Restaurants, Dora Herrera (she/her), and I discuss using social media as a local business. From running ads to knowing if your social strategy is working, Dora picked my brain in an episode recorded when the podcast was going to be called "social Qs."

Dora Herrera is a part of a family-run establishment that has been bringing hungry diners the True Flavor of México since 1976. YUCA’S RESTAURANTS customers span 3 generations of satisfied and loyal addicts to the small-batch, quality-driven menu served out of the 8’x10’ converted shoeshine stand known fondly as, The Hut (now with a location in Pasadena). YUCA’S is proud to be the first (and only) taco stand to receive the coveted James Beard Award in the America’s Classics category, as well as being featured on Oprah as “The Best Burrito Evah.”
When not working, Dora enjoys giving back to her community by serving on the Public Media Group’s Latino Community Council, as an Ambassador with the L.A. Latino and L.A. Area Chambers, and participating in food festivals to raise funds for Altamed Health Services, and the Pasadena Union Station Homeless Services.

Check out Yuca's website.
Follow Dora on Instagram @YucasLA.
Find Yuca's restaurants on Facebook.

I hang out on Instagram.

Join Alexis' free Facebook group.

Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Trudy (she/her) is a Pilates teacher who loves sharing the joy of Pilates with fun loving clients. She's also on the Autistic spectrum and has ADHD. In this episode we talk about the difficulties of creating and implementing a social media strategy while neurodivergent and how she's growing her business through it.

Trudy's not your typical fitness instructor in looks and is passionate about getting the message out that Pilates is for everybody and every body. She uses the Pilates method to assist people in learning how their bodies move so that they can get the best out of themselves, whether the goal is general fitness and flexibility or to work on a specific issue such as back or bone health.

Follow Trudy on Instagram.
Find Trudy on Facebook.
Check out Trudy's website.

I hang out on Instagram.
Join Alexis' free Facebook group.
Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Nicole (she/her) is the HBIC {head badass in charge} at Lattes for Lunch, she is a zero fluff Instagram Coach and she teaches womxn entrepreneurs how to up-level their business on Instagram with any size following.

We talked about upcoming Instagram updates, reels, showing up, being solution focused and so much more.

Instagram: @lattesforlunch
Facebook.
50 Hashtags for Womxn Entrepreneurs.
https://lattesforlunch.com/

I hang out on Instagram.
Join Alexis' free Facebook group.
Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.
Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Freelance coach and Facebook group hipster, Emma Cossey (she/her), shares her thoughts and tips for Facebook groups whether you're growing your own or getting involved in other people's. We talk about the shift from community to sales, common Facebook group problems and how to be a good group member.

Emma Cossey is a coach for freelancers, with over a decade of freelancing experience under her belt. Previous clients have included The Discovery Channel, Macleans, Shell, Dorothy Perkins, ParentDish UK, Tempero, Camelot (National Lottery), Groupon and The Times online. She lives in Bracknell with her husband Pete and their son Oscar.

You can find Emma on Instagram or in her free Facebook group. You can also listen to her on her podcast and check out her services through her website.

I hang out on Instagram.
Join Alexis' free Facebook group.
Find everything you need to know about using social media as a small business on my website.

Voice over by Hawke Wood.

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

A brand new podcast, social media for humans, launching on 5th March, but what's it even about?

Find Alexis on social media.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BushnellCommunitySolutions
Acorn, Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BCSacorn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bushnell_CS
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bushnell_cs/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeInagCZboR6cI1bWuzkxCw

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844

Support the show

Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlexisB

Alexis' links.
Me on Toot Wales: https://toot.wales/@alexisbushnell
Or on Calckey Social: https://calckey.social/@AlexisBushnell
I hang out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbushnell/​
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushnellcs/
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaForHumans
Join the club to learn more about ethical and effective social media marketing: https://socialmediaforhumans.club/

Voice over by Hawke Wood: https://www.spotlight.com/3490-9081-8844