Storytellers and Changemakers: Storytelling for Nonprofit Fundraising, Growth & Community Impact

Devin Brinkley, MBA, is the founder of Creative Gravity Social Media Agency. 

She graduated from the University of Maryland Global Campus with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Devin has over 13 years of experience in Corporate Healthcare including data and analytics, operations, marketing and training. She has specialized in social media marketing for over 6 years and helps businesses in various industries including healthcare, dining, retail, podcasting and more.

Creative Gravity Social Media Agency helps entrepreneurs, organizations, and businesses navigate through the social platform world to increase brand awareness and multiply profits.

Resources Mentioned

Freelancer to CEO Virtual Summit

Devin's Social Media Agency

Maryann Udel, CEO of Sheltering Tree 

Maryann Udel is a best-selling author, speaker and certified Life and Business Coach, experienced in managing corporate and individual loss. She guides businesses and individuals through major transitions. 

Within companies, she has served as an independent, confidential resource for all individual contributors (entry-level employee to CEO) when faced with loss. She offers lunch & learn sessions, webinars, retreat sessions, and workshops on various topics related to change, loss and grief. 

Whether it’s assisting a business through a restructure, leading her Reclaim Your Life Mastermind group program, or working with individuals dealing with the death of a loved one, an illness, a divorce, a break-up, or job loss – she helps them make peace with the past and live fully in the present so that they can embrace the promise of their future.

Mentioned in the podcast:

Freelancer to CEO Virtual Summit

Maryann's website

Guest Bio:

Melissa McFarlane is an internationally-recognized coach with over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, and business, personal and professional coaching. 

At Creative Successful Entrepreneurs, Melissa helps creative visionaries and mavericks start and grow successful businesses they love.

Melissa's model of business coaching has helped thousands and is proven to lift struggling business owners beyond survival to earn 6-7 figures, while working fewer hours in radically more enjoyable ways.

Working in private and elite small group environments, Melissa helps her clients to create new personal and professional visions, define timelines and action plans, learn skills, assemble support, maintain accountability and ultimately make good on the promise of their talent. Melissa sees what you can be, do and have, and has a clear model for achieving it.

Episode Description:

Meet Melissa, hear her backstory and learn her approach to coaching that has helped thousands of creative entrepreneurs rethink their business and finally succeed in earning 6 and 7 figures from their gifts and talents - even the most obscure niches.

Becca Mai is a business strategist for Wedding Pros and she will be sharing how she helps her clients streamline and systemise their businesses.

This is one of those podcast episodes where I just had to take notes. I learned so much from Becca Mai. In this episode, we get to know Becca and get a taster of what to expect at the Freelancer to CEO Summit as well as delving into the importance of her topic.

She speaks about how she got started, living and working with an invisible illness (MS) and why we need systems in our businesses. We explore how to think about and approach the process as well as how to get started.

At Freelancer to CEO Summit, Becca Mai will be speaking about the  first 3 things to do to systemise and streamline your business. You don’t want to miss it. Https://freelancertoceo.heysummit.com 

Discover a better way to build your network with Sara Alepin.

Sara is the founder and CEO of District Bliss, an organisation that organises networking events and collaborations between women from all over the world.

Sara is a master connector.

Nicola Cairncross discusses strategies and techniques to help individuals make their money mindset a reality. She explains the importance of having a positive mindset when it comes to personal finances and how this can translate into actual wealth. 

From Rock-Bottom to Entrepreneurial Rock-Star - Meet Toks Aruoture

Meet Toks Aruoture: The story starts when Toks and her young family lost everything. With a Business that had been wiped out by the 2008 global recession AND while pregnant with her son, Toks finds herself literally homeless, having to move in with her friend and starting from zero...

We are answering that all-important question: What is it?

Short Answer:

"Storytellers & Changemakers with Eme Bassey" is a podcast that explores the stories and strategies of experts and changemakers who have successfully used the power of their stories AND strategies to make a difference in the world.

Join your host, Eme Bassey each week as she dives into the world of online entrepreneurship and chats with innovators, entrepreneurs, coaches, and mentors who are changing the game by using their unique skills, talents, and experiences to create a positive impact.

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or just someone who wants to hear from inspiring individuals who are crushing it in the world of online business, this podcast is for you.

Why it’s more important than ever to be memorable as a podcaster or youtuber.  You dont have to be a naturally gifted speaker to stand in your talks. 

The art and science of Communication and connection can be learnt.

4 principles to help you connect to your audience

What you say is not as important as how you say it.

Why its not enough to have outstanding content

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Recommended: Talk like Ted book

If you want to have what others don’t have you must be willing to do what others will not do.

If you need a pick me up or a kick up the backside to get you back on track then this is the episode for you. 

The gloves come off as DK Jonah & Eme Bassey address the common problems, mistakes and issues many of our clients and colleagues struggle with in the online space. 

As a tag team we are saying #enoughisenough and #nomoremrniceguy

Listen to the end if you are ready to give your business a push. Finally we would love to welcome you to the free 3Q Accountability Telegram group.

#conversationswithDKandEme #15commitments #3Qaccountability

The 15 Commitments are:

1. Get Serious

2. Sell!!!

3. Consistency

4. Show up/show your face

5. No more excuses. 

6. No more Ego

7. Follow instructions and do the work

8. Trust the process. Trust the experts.

9. No more wasting time

10. No overthinking - Take action

11. Its not your village people its you.

12. Show up for your brand

13. Decide & Commit

14. Play the long game

15. Go! Go forth and prosper

Next step: 

Join the 3Q Accountability group (telegram group?)  

Every Sunday night 8-9pm, simply open your telegram and create a post"

Answering these 3 questions. 

What did u achieve this week? 

What was your biggest struggle? 

What one thing do you want to achieve next week?