🎙️Storytelling for Real Life with Doug Thompson🔥🚀

I have a great conversation with Deanna about how she grew 25x on LinkedIn in 18 months and tons of tips on how to make your profile, regardless of platform, more powerful.Helping people understand LinkedIn, grow their business and make money using this platform are my primary goals.I love sharing my knowledge. I grew my network on LinkedIn and I started Leverage Up to pass on my knowledge and help others achieve all the benefits that I learned on my own.One thing that sets me apart from others who do what I do is: I have a distinct LinkedIn strategy made up of 3 parts. I call it my LinkedIn triangle - profile, engagement and content.There is a link between each part of that triangle and once you’re successful in one part, you need the other two parts for a good balance.I work with my clients to maximize the benefits of this platform in the fastest way possible.I help people understand the value of creating an “all star” LinkedIn profile, engaging with the people that they want to do business with AND how to create the right content to get their attention on this platform.To see a detailed breakdown of my strategy, how I work with my clients, testimonials and podcasts that I've been featured on, visit: http://leverageupllc.com/Aside from my professional side….I’m a survivor. I've survived the loss of my sister in a drunk driving crash in 1998. I survived lung cancer in 2008. I'm stronger because of all of it.I'm happily married to my husband, the proud mom of 3 beautiful (I'm biased :)) children, and we have two adorable cats too.Always available via email: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannarusso1/

In this episode I talk with the "Impacttologist" Martin Brooks. Martin has been a mentor and coach of mine and has helped me become more impactful in my speaking and presentations.

You'll learn many of his tips and tricks and how your body may be telling a different story than your voice.


Martin is the author of Body Language Decoder and creator of the video-based course, Body Language Mastery. As a top communication coach, he is fascinated by how top communicators use their body language to create their “impact” and effectiveness.

Martin has taught his skills internationally including; the USA, Asia, Russia, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia and even, Kazakhstan.

Martin has also taught in some of the world’s top business schools, like London Business School and has been a Course Director at the Chartered Institute of Marketing since 2008.

Martin is frequently invited by the media to analyze the communication skills of public figures. He has appeared on LBC radio, the BBC and did live analysis of Mark Zuckerberg’s US Senate appearance in 2018 for the Discovery Channel. Martin on Discovery Channel - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdXHf3NqhY

To find out more about Martin, look at his LinkedIn profile; https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-brooks-94566312/

Twitter @impacttologist

Rollis Fontenot III is a national speaker, live stream host, author, Forbes Business Council Member and founder of HR Maximizer Inc, the only subscription based talent acquisition service of its kind in the US that helps healthcare organizations attract applicants on the hardest to fill req’sHe has appeared in Forbes Magazine, ASHHRA’s Pulse, Locum’s Life and other publications.His firm has produced dozens of live shows and hundreds of videos with over 1.5 million views that has led to hundreds of clinical and provider hires for its clients.He hosts two live (#livewithrollis) weekly shows called #growthmonday & #thursdayroundtable that reaches thousands each week. He has a network of over 200k in direct connections and groups on Linkedin.com and runs one of the largest healthcare executive groups on Linkedin with over 115k members.He coaches recruitment pros & leaders on how to build their personal and job brands to attract the qualified candidates that are hardest to find.Reach out to Rollis on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rollisfontenot/

In this episode I talk with Carmel Finnan

We discuss how getting the courage to leave your comfort zone is hard.
How a woman from Ireland ended up in Berlin.
You are not meant for everybody and learn to embrace it.
We need to develop our own voice before we can truly serve others.

As a Storytelling & Branding Consultant my work is all about sharing the skills and benefits of storytelling as a way of doing business in a world shifting from hype and manipulation to connection, collaboration & community.

Through my various careers as a teacher, lecturer, mentor & coach, I learned how our stories are carried and crafted in our human interactions.

I help my clients (Service-Based Professionals, Micro & Small Businesses) develop authentic storytelling skills as a form of interactive dialogue. Learning how to dialogue is all about deepening and enriching their communication – an essential part of running a successful business. Being able to engage in real dialogue is a gift that keeps on giving - and includes creating greater trust, building mutual respect and forging meaningul relationships.

My currently home is Berlin, Germany. I was born, grew up & worked in Ireland for many, many years. So my daily life is about syncing the best of these two cultures!

Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmelfinnan/?originalSubdomain=de
Of her Story Dialog Website https://storydialogue.com/

Changing things up for Season 3 of the podcast/ New Name but similar mission to find great storytellers and recording episodes LIVE on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Georgina was born in the gold mining town of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia(gold diggers from way back)

She’s the youngest of 3 & her ‘the favourite’ (self proclaimed of course)
Georgina’s working life began as a barber in 1982 & then after many various jobs in hospitality she went on to fly for Ansett Australia as a flight attendant for 7 years

After Ansett’s fatal collapse in 2001, same week as 9/11 Georgina found herself jobless & husbandless...so she went back to school & jumped into new career as a remedial massage, running her own business to make ends meet in between working at an organic produce shop for 12 years

Fast forward to 2017 she began contract work in her business ‘Evolve‘ at a healthcare facility where she made friends with a skeleton named ‘Harold’

Harold featured in many videos on LinkedIn, Doug’s favourites...but has since been ditched and replaced by an addiction for creating animal inspired content, thus leading to the writing of a book called ‘Animal Wisdom’ A story book for adults full of wisdom from the mouths...& beaks of animals

Georgian launched Animal Wisdom on May 4th, Star Wars Day due to her nerdish obsession with the movie franchise...Yoda being her personal favourite

She achieved great success with book sales thanks to her very supportive connections on LinkedIn & FB

Animal Wisdom affirmation cards to accompany the book are currently in production & will be ready for sale very soon

Current work status.......not sure what she wants to be when she grows up...


LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgina-%F0%9F%A6%8B-playsted-b283851b7/


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Catenya McHenry is an award-winning communications director at the University of Texas at
Austin, an entrepreneur, TV host, producer, author, inventor, actor, and a ReStylist- helping
clients engineer new ways to style and re-wear clothes they already have.

Committed to producing original, relatable content for streaming and broadcast platforms, in
February 2020 Catenya’s production company, Studio7 Films launched The Mom Who Can’t
Cook show, a comical cooking show about a mom who can’t cook. In 2018, she released her
first book, Married to a Narcissist: Enduring the Struggle and Finding You Again. Its story
chronicles her devastating journey of life in a toxic, narcissistic relationship but guides her
readers through steps of how to break free of the same abuse, set boundaries, and rediscover
who they are. In 2016, Catenya invented SoleMate Sox, patent-pending magnet socks that
cling together in the wash- the world’s first solution for lost and missing socks.

Born+raised in L.A., the hub of film+fashion, Catenya was destined to be the mix. Her Dad
owned a video production company and from there, her love of stories and storytelling ignited
but she was always drawn to the message and the story behind the story — the story that’s not
always told and the one with a different human perspective. She began her career as a TV news
reporter in Lafayette, Louisiana. Within eight months, she was advancing to an education
reporter position in Austin, Texas and later became their morning show anchor. As a news
broadcaster with a career spanning two-decades, Catenya has logged thousands of stories and
TV appearances for all the major networks, including NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX and the CW.

Catenya McHenryHer constant curiosity and aspirational ambition framed her next opportunity. She flipped her skills and quickly ascended to corporate executive level becoming a public relations executive, communications expert, and crisis communications coach. She later used that experience to open two PR firms+ a production company. Never satisfied with just one thing at a time, Catenya’s love of film and the creative process prompted her to probe the industry which
yielded tremendous success. She is SAG credited for principal roles in two films, Miss Congeniality and The Life of David Gale. She has also appeared in dozens of industrial commercials for TV, corporate and print campaigns and has been voice-over talent in a host of radio commercials.

Catenya is currently converting what would be her second book into a podcast about fear,
working full-time, producing other original shows, and raising her three teenage children.
Together, they love to explore the outdoors and run as well, finishing a handful of 5K races.
Catenya stays active as a marathoner and rollerblader

F**K Fear podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f-k-fear/id1554984614
SoleMateSox https://www.solematesox.com/
Website https://www.catenya.com/
Insta & Twitter @Catenya
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catenya-mchenry-1135198/

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Meet Wendy Weiner

Lots of boxes to check: Daughter, sister, wife, Mom, grandmother, Partner, entrepreneur, mentor, award winning film producer, writer, and convicted felon.

Striving to live up to our long line of kind, compassionate, incredibly funny people.

My WHY: To Incite Gratitude

Our original novel series, the MY GOLDEN BLOOD is being developed in Hollywood.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-weiner-runge-850a697/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/now-what-studio/about/

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Meet Wendy WeinerLots of boxes to check: Daughter, sister, wife, Mom, grandmother, Partner, entrepreneur, mentor, award winning film producer, writer, and convicted felon. Striving to live up to our long line of kind, compassionate, incredibly funny people. My WHY: To Incite Gratitude Our original novel series, the MY GOLDEN BLOOD is being developed in Hollywood. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-weiner-runge-850a697/https://www.linkedin.com/company/now-what-studio/about/Theme music - Elevators Need Rock Too by Spence

Al has a wide breadth of dynamic experience and knowledge within the educational and corporate space with proven success as a presenter, thought leader, author, innovator, entrepreneur, K-12 administrator, higher education administrator, curriculum and program developer, educational consultant and instructor. Extensive work with K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, non-profit organizations and corporate educational arms in culture transformation, futures-based/visionary leadership, as well as curriculum and program analysis, adaptation, creation and development.https://www.linkedin.com/in/alpisano/Theme music - Elevators Need Rock Too by Spence