April Heavens-Woodcock is the managing partner of Touching Clients – a marketing consulting firm who specializes in email marketing. Email marketing is overlooked by many businesses, especially small to medium ones, but April helps her clients to make the most out of their contacts lists to keep in touch with their customers and help their businesses to develop through client retention. In today`s show April tells us about the power of email marketing, the importance of your list and how to get the most out of your email campaign.

Gerald Abila is the founder and managing director of the award winning Barefoot Law – a non-profit organization which uses Facebook, Skype, Twitter, SMS, radio and TV to give the people of Uganda free access to legal information. As Gerald puts it, “How would a person know to look for a lawyer if they didn´t know they´ve been wronged?” And this is the essence of Barefoot law. Over 59% of Uganda´s population uses mobile phones, so Gerald decided to use this fact and try to reach out to people who are in need of legal services. Barefoot Law now has over 16,000 online followers, an android app and is proud to be still growing and helping the people of Uganda fight for their justice and legal rights.

Dananjaya Hettiarachchi is the World Champion of Public Speaking – 2014 conferred by Toastmasters International. He’s also been a Tedx Speaker and is amongst a handful of HRD consultants in the Asia-Pacific region that specializes in Performance Prediction. He also holds an MBA in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree with a Double Major in Marketing and Management, Australia. He is a Chartered Marketer and holds a professional Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. Having been worried about the direction that his life was heading, Dananjaya’s father introduced him to a Toastmasters club which both introduced him to the wonders of public speaking, as well as introducing him to people he would never have otherwise known. This changed his life by giving him confidence and changing his thinking and how he approached life. In today’s show we hear about Dananjaya’s winning speech, why everybody should try a bit of public speaking and he gives us some tips on crafting and delivering a great speech.

Jeena Cho runs a successful Bankruptcy law practice in San Francisco. The stress of her job got to her so much that she felt that she needed to change something in her life and this is how she discovered mindfulness. Mindfulness is about training your brain to live in the present moment without judgment or preference and is a really great tool to reduce stress and promote productivity and happiness. Jeena now helps other lawyers with the stress of their day to day work and has a book – The Anxious Lawyer coming out next year. In today’s show, Jeena gives us tips on reducing stress and gives us a 2 minute meditation session.

Erlend Bakke is a Norwegian author and entrepreneur who is the CEO of three companies and spends his time between Norway, the US, London and the Philippines. “How does he fit all of that in?” I hear you ask. Well it’s all been crafted to work that way. Erlend is a master in making efficient use of his time, outsourcing and earning money while he sleeps. On today’s fascinating show Erland gives us tips on entrepreneurship, outsourcing, gaining freedom and making your time more efficient.

Surviving birth was just the first challenge in Sean Stephenson’s life. Since then, they haven’t stopped. Sean was born with a rare brittle bone disorder which meant that most of his bones were broken during birth. He hasn’t grown past 3ft but hasn’t let this stop him. Sean has learned to deal with the challenges that life throws at him and uses his experiences and training as a certified therapist to help other people overcome their challenges through giving advice and public speaking. With positive influences particularly from his mother, he became a motivational speaker at 17. He was able to work alongside the likes of Tony Robbins and Bill Clinton. Since then, he has became a successful author and speaker, with his ideologies reaching people like Richard Branson, the Dalai Lama, Paula Abdul, and more.  Sean has written Get Off Your But – a book with an amazing foreword by Anthony Robbins — and it’s about how to end self-sabotage and stand up for yourself.

Liz Brazier is a life and accountability coach. Having worked for 20 years in corporate America, she decided that she wanted more from life and started her own business. She now works helping people with their accountability and productivity. In today’s show Jacob talks to Liz about how and why we can make positive changes in our lives, maximizing productivity and by using accountability.

Carl Shusterman is one of the US’s top immigration lawyers. He is a recognized authority on immigration law and not only owns his own successful practice but also speaks and teaches others. Carl has used the internet since its beginnings to help raise the profile of his practice and spread information about immigration law to people all around the world. He has embraced social media and has over 1000 useful articles in his website.

Laura Madison isn’t your average car salesman (or woman). Having entered into a male dominated world of hard sales and waiting on the forecourt floor for customers, Laura decided that she needed to try something new. She decided that she should brand herself and within 6 months had created her own website and was already using social media to help her to sell cars. With the help of her social media branding and YouTube videos, and combining these with her offline work,  Laura is now selling about 20 cars a month and growing.

Ruth Carter is not only an Attorney; she is also an acclaimed blogger and author. She specializes in flash mob, blogging and social media law in her company, Carter Law Firm. Having described herself as unemployable when she graduated from law school, Ruth went straight into starting her own business. She has successfully used blogging as both an area of expertise and a method of gaining more business, and has released books explaining the legal side of blogging for both the common guy, and lawyers.