Join the host and Melinda Cochrane discuss "A Train Will Come," her new book. Melinda Cochrane has won numerous literary awards as a writer and a poet. "A Train Will Come" is a multi-layered story of relationships and dealing with post traumatic stress disorder and healing. Ms. Cochrane offers solid advice for handling book royalties, publishing, and copywriting. Melinda's book is also a short film produced by Bshani Digital and 426 media with over 40,000 views at press time. She also shares how she landed an interview with Dr. Maya Angelou.

Join the host, Cathy E. Smith, as she breaks down eight steps to launching your product or workshop. Get your pen and paper, iPad, tablet or phone ready to take notes. As part of these eight steps, Cathy breaks down the contents of each phase of a basic sales funnel. She also explains how to map out your funnel, build trust, gain joint venture partners, set up your webinars, and most importantly promote your product or workshop. Learn the power of an upsell and a downsell and how to use to get revenue at different levels of your offer. Tune in to learn the details!

My guest, Lisa Delaney Anderson, serves as a CEO, Strategic business advisor and virtual CFO of Anavo Transformation Solutions. Her company specializes in analyzing business structures qfor growth opportunities. There are different types of businesses that Anavo works with, but of particular interest is the work with companies seeking to bid on federal government contracting. Anavo helps companies properly structure their business for long-term sustainability and competitive pricing.

Join Cathy E. Smith and Dr. Gayle Jones as they discuss the benefits of eating healthy. Learn how Dr. Gayle made the journey from being a registered nurse to obtaining her doctorate in naturopathic medicine. Dr. Gayle provides everything from her own G.E.M.S. of health to the proper way to use a public restroom. What is better farm raised or wild raised food? Tune in to find out.

Join the host, Cathy E. Smith and guest Shannon Baker as they discuss Mrs. Baker's business the Socially Savvy Virtual Assistant (V.A.). Shannon shares the evolution of her business and highlights key services that distinguishes her business from other VA services. Her unique services include: Wordpress updates, social and website traffic management, and product launch management. Find out the core questions that you should ask before hiring a VA!

Join host Cathy E. Smith and guest Rahkal C.D. Shelton as Rahkal discusses her powerful book, "Dreams Bigger Than Texas" about coming of age and perseverance despite her childhood. She has evolved into a powerful young woman with strength, charisma and strong sense of self. She currently works in media and communications and she used those skills to raise money to self-publish her first book. She raised the money through crowdfunding and exceeded the fund raising goals on Kickstarter. She is involved in all aspects of self publishing and will serve as her own publisher tune in to find out how.

Join Cathy E.Smith as she discusses a few of the key words that will entice your customers to provide their email address and other contact information. Discover the two kings of the upsell in marketing. What is an upsell? How can you use an upsell to increase your client conversions? Learn which tools top marketers use to build their own lists.

Join Cathy E. Smith as she discusses the three major components of email marketing. She provides her insight into two mobile apps: one app makes management of multiple email accounts easier and the other provides the ability to invoice clients. Cathy discusses everything from websites that help you obtain the email of an important contact to landing pages to capture email information. Learn these key tips and more on this week's episode.

Join host Cathy E. Smith as she discusses specific questions to ask in order to determine if you need to implement systems in your business. She shares the elements of a sales funnel. Cathy also shares tips and resources for all-in-one systems that allow a business owner to perform a variety of activities from email marketing to social media management. Some of the companies or products mentioned that provide all-in-one business management systems include: Infusionsoft, Ontraport and Genius Marketing Pro.

Join Cathy E. Smith and special guest Yoon Cannon of Paramount Business Coaching as they discuss a strategic plan for business growth. Do you suffer from overwhelm in your business? Are you tired of investing in coaching with no results? Learn strategies to grow your business from a business coach that has created, grew and sold successful businesses. Learn how to identify your ideal client (avatar) in order to speak to the right audience. Yoon provides great insight and offers strategies for growing your business.