As a business owner or founder, there’s a good chance that you used to work for someone else. Some of us were focused on the future and always saw ourselves launching and building our own business.

Others became "accidental" entrepreneurs following an exit from a corporate position. In any case — directed or accidental — your perception of what a business should look like is shaped by your past experiences — the good, the bad and the ugly.

There is a good chance that you built your own brand to create a more empowering experience in business. For some people, that means feeling less stressed and indebted to their job by pivoting inside a job, or taking the leap to build their own business. That requires a big shift in their perception of what they should expect from a business.

And that’s what we’re going to discuss on today’s episode of The Brandtelling Podcast. Our guest is Joan Gaffney, founder and Chief Executive Coach at ShiftNova Coaching & Advisory where she helps people create a healthy relationship with their careers and businesses.

The Brandtelling Podcast is brought to you by Brandtelling, a brand storytelling agency that establishes, strengthens and promotes unique brand stories, and Boch Creative, helping founders with strategy and implementation of their unique brand flavor.

ShiftNova Coaching & Advisory

Website: https://shiftnova.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joangaffney/

If you’re a business owner or founder of a growing business you may find yourself hiring a variety of employees into your company. You want people who can help your clients in the same way that you would. You really don’t want another you. Instead, you want employees who provide a different set of skills. You want to hire for a good fit. Someone who plays well with others. Someone who brings something different to your table.And sometimes, instead of hiring — now you find yourself involved in firing. What does that do to your brand?For most business owners, this isn’t what you imagined running a business would be. And that’s what we’re going to discuss on today’s episode of The Brandtelling Podcast. Our guest is Nicole Craveiro, founder of CraveHRO, a boutique HR firm dedicated to providing HR solutions to small business employers.The Brandtelling Podcast is brought to you by Brandtelling, a brand storytelling agency that establishes, strengthens and promotes unique brand stories, and Boch Creative, helping founders with strategy and implementation of their unique brand flavor.CraveHROWebsite: https://www.cravehro.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cravehro/

As a business owner or founder, you may run a couple of different brands. You may have sub-brands or brand extensions. Different brands may have a different look and feel — and certainly a different message for different audiences. But imagine you were overseeing a thousand brands or ten thousands brands. Each of those brands also needs its own identities and audiences.

That’s what we’re going to discuss on today’s episode of The Brandtelling Podcast. Our guest is a true media wrangler — Dave Behar, of Behar Brands, founded ion networks, the self-proclaimed, Network of Champions. Ion Network operates over 25,000 local channels in North America spanning across sports, personal brands, and content creators.

The Brandtelling Podcast is brought to you by Brandtelling, a brand storytelling agency that establishes, strengthens and promotes unique brand stories, and Boch Creative, helping founders with strategy and implementation of their unique brand flavor.

Dave Behar - Ion Networks

Website: https://ions.com/

Email: [email protected]

In business, we say two things all the time — first, you only have a short amount of time to connect with your prospects. And second — you want to tell them a story to capture their imagination. But one of the biggest challenges facing many business owners and founders is choosing the right stories to tell — both to their prospective customers AND to themselves.With proper guidance and a bit of courageous work, business owners can discover a NEW story that can totally set them and their business apart. That’s what we’re going to discuss on today’s episode of The Brandtelling Podcast. Our guest is Seth Donlin who works with coaches, consultants and other subject-matter experts to help them become better, more authentic and more inspiring storytellers so they can confidently be themselves and tell the stories that help them connect with their ideal audiences.The Brandtelling Podcast is brought to you by Brandtelling, a brand storytelling agency that establishes, strengthens and promotes unique brand stories, and Boch Creative, helping founders with strategy and implementation of their unique brand flavor.Seth DonlinWebsite: https://www.sethdonlin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethdonlin/

Every business owner or founder has a secret wish — a secret desire. They want to be the magic ingredient in their customer’s success story. We're thinking magic, like Obi Wan in Star Wars — someone who brings some mystery, wizardry and guidance that makes the main mission possible. It’s like a special thumbprint that you leave with your clients.How can brands take that formula and use it with their own clients?That’s what we’re going to discuss on today’s episode of The Brandtelling Podcast. Our guest brings a little mystery and magic to branding. Jimi Gibson, in his day job, is Vice President of Brand Communications at The Thrive Agency, a huge full-service digital marketing agency that delivers massive and sustainable growth. BUT, Jimis is also is a magician and a TedX speaker. He has produced large-scale illusion shows for theme parks, operated his own magic theatre, appeared on the Food Network, and created product launches for major corporations. Jimi has performed across the U.S. and Canada including the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He was a two-time finalist in a prestigious competition against other magicians, worldwide. He's going to bring a little magic to our podcast!The Brandtelling Podcast is brought to you by Brandtelling, a brand storytelling agency that establishes, strengthens and promotes unique brand stories, and Boch Creative, helping founders with strategy and implementation of their unique brand flavor.Jimi GibsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimi-gibson/Thrive Agency: https://thriveagency.com/Jimi on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/jimi_gibson_you_have_magic_power_use_it_for_good

Every business owner and founder knows the feeling of “imposter syndrome.” We feel like we’re not who we say we are when meeting with people. Our websites must be describing other people and worst of all — we feel like at any moment, we’re going to get caught and called out, like in some movie.

We used to say that “Armies run on their stomachs.” But every business owner knows that your business runs on technology. Without the right technology, you’re way behind your competitors.

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