Join host Cathy E. Smith and Lydia Mattison, host of Lattes

with Lydia. She serves as a livestreaming leader on Meerkat. Lydia

went from 0 to 500 viewers in one day. She discusses the strategies

she used to grow that quickly. It is on Meerkat that Lydia has built a

warm and constantly growing community. Lydia also has used and

provides tips for using Periscope. Lydia provides four key tips for

using livestreaming/ mobile broadcasting. Meerkat announced a new

feature which allows you to embed videos on your website or other

social networks - this will be huge! If you want to post more than 140

characters on Twitter use the Twishort app. This is great news for

optimizing YouTube channels.

Join Cathy E. Smith with guest Sylvia Browder, founder of Browder

Consulting Group LLC, discuss business consulting and helping other

women grow. Sylvia discusses her initial journey into entrepreurship

and how she got started. She shares how her mentor helped her grow her first business well enough to sell. Most people never make a success of their business enough to sell, especially the first time out.

Sylvia shares her experiences as a SCORE mentor and starting her

online network, National Association for Women on the Rise.

Join host Cathy E. Smith, aka Resource Rita, as she shares key tips for using Instagram to market your business. She shares key picture apps that will assist you in marketing across all social networks that highlight pictures such as Instagram, Pinterest,Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. The key to visual appeal is to use inspirational words, call-to-actions, or instructions in your pictures. Cathy also discusses five key strategies to developing a social media marketing plan. She also shares how to leverage the power of the hashtag in following trends. If you are a business owner and need to market your business, she shares top Instagram accounts to follow.

Join me and guest Mr. Taijuan Gales as we discuss his L.I.F.E mentoring program for youth 14 -25 years old, his new book "Memoirs of the Marrying Man:..", and his entertainment business. For this show, we talked freely about all phases of his life including how and why he decided to start a mentoring program. Taijuan is scheduled to get married in a few short weeks for the fifth time, but he shares his life's journey and his belief in the institution of marriage. As an entrepreneur, Taijuan discusses his journey to turn his book into a play and lead his entertainment company into radio, plays, and more books.

Joy Elizabeth Turner, CEO of JetSet Communications, served as our

guest this evening. Joy discusses how her company was developed as a result of her own experiences with her first book and birthed after a

lay off from her job. She discusses three key pieces of advice to

someone preparing to write that first book. Joy’s first book sold 400

copies within the first week and opened the door to media appearances

which included an appearance on television. Listen to the services

that her company offers and find out what Joy’s niche is within the

book industry. Cathy E. Smith shares sources both free and paid to

increase the exposure of your book. As part of C2 Internet Marketing

Strategies, there are plans to partner with JetSet Communications to

offer book landing pages to authors.

Join me and Milton Lawrence Jr. as he discusses the challenges of sharing photos online. Milton advises how to watermark and to protect your photos from theft. He also gives back to the community through his Lyfesaver Project. The Lyfesaver project is a special project in which Milton gives back to woman living with cancer by offering them a day of beauty with makeup and a photo shoot. Milton is also the creator of the mobile app Beauty Shield which not only allows you to watermark your photos, but produce a model release for people you photograph. I discussed websites in which you can purchase photos.

Join Cathy E. Smith and guest Heather Paulding of the Virginia Bloggers Club as they discuss different ways to get started in blogging. Heather discusses her unique niche in serving as a marketer specializing in special events, business or product launches. Heather discusses her unique approach to learning about and earning with blogging. Her start with spunky real deals is something you don't want to miss. Heather discusses her business partner in the blogging word - Carin Kilby Clark! Both Carin and Heather are phenomenal women both on and offline. We discuss places for bloggers to get mentors (Blogmentoring.com), training, and jobs as advertisers.

Join Cathy E. Smith as she discusses the move of social networks to partner or to buy media news start-up businesses that produce the latest breaking headlines news. Traditional media is getting going to digital media for the latest breaking news. Gain a perspective on changes that are on the horizon with Facebook and Twitter. My guest, Len Johnson, serves as a mentor/volunteer with the business organization SCORE. SCORE serves as an untapped resource for business owners at any stage if their business. Whether you're just starting out, in business, or ready to sell or retire, SCORE can help — providing guidance and resources to help with your decisions.

Join me along with guest co-host Lisa Tabler as we discuss the business of coaching. We discuss three key strategies for selling your coaching services from the stage. We discuss the different types of coaches that we know and how to connect with your ideal client. We discuss our different experiences with different coaching programs. Lisa discusses the launch of her new book "Get Excited About Your Journey."

Guest Linda Cross, Chief Activator, shares her journey from as a Corporate Mom Dropout to Chief Activator. She shares her story about how she has managed to develop her brand as a lifestyle coach and believes you can monetize your message and your brand. She believes that there is fortune in your frustration and how she evolved into a full-time entrepreneur. When asked about who handles her publicity, you will be surprised by her response. This has lead to her being featured in a major magazine and on a major network morning show. Tune in for lessons in activating your vision through her vision board experiences.