My guest today is Mark Coker.

 

Mark is the founder of Smashwords, a free ebook publishing and distribution platform. They make it fast, free and easy for authors and publishers to distribute ebooks to the world's largest ebook retailers and library ebook platforms.

 

Authors and publishers retain full control over how their works are published, sampled, priced and sold. In addition to this, Mark hosts the Smart Author Podcast, which guides authors step-by-step from the very basics of ebook publishing to more advanced topics.

 

In this interview, we talk about Mark's book "The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success"

 

https://www.smashwords.com

My guest today is Joe Dalton from Breakthrough Brands.

 

Joe has vast expertise in sales and marketing, both in Ireland and abroad, with a proven record of accomplishment in achieving year on year company growth and regularly exceeding defined targets. His strength lies in successfully managing and motivating teams to achieve business growth.

 

Joe has an ability to increase a business’s income and success. He uncovers hidden assets, overlooked opportunities, and untapped possibilities. He has an innate understanding of how a company can use the internet to enhance brand awareness.  He also translates all the tech jargon and beaks it down in layman’s terms.

 

Joe works with successful businesses who are challenged by ‘too many ideas but not enough time’ and want to simplify their business so they can make more money by working smarter. 

 

In this interview, we talk about confidence building, creating clarity in a business, marketing strategy to generate leads, and a step-by-step sales process.

 

https://joedalton.ie

My guest today is Gretchen Crary.

 

Based in Brooklyn, Gretchen has been working in publishing for 15 years. In this time, she has been a publicist, marketer, and publisher. In 2013 she created February Media, where she focuses on book publicity for an exclusive list of name brand authors, debut authors, and journalists.

 

Before creating February Media, Gretchen was Publicity Director at HarperCollins for six years, during which time she was involved in building many bestsellers.

 

Before coming to publishing, Gretchen was a television producer for the documentary program Frontline, for 60 Minutes, and for ABC News. She has an Emmy and a DuPont Gold Baton for her work with Frontline.

 

https://www.februarymedia.net

My guest today is Gregory Diehl

 

Gregory is the author of two Amazon bestsellers: Brand Identity Breakthrough and Travel as Transformation. His podcast, Uncomfortable Conversations with Gregory, taps into the core of people’s conceptions of self.

 

He helps entrepreneurs prepare complex value messages across many mediums, and offers unconventional lifestyle coaching and brand identity consultancy for impassioned individuals.

 

In this interview, we about how to craft your company's unique story to make your products irresistible.

 

https://www.gregorydiehl.net

My guest today is Gabriella Ribeiro.

 

Gabriella is a serial entrepreneur, adventurist, frequent global wanderer, friend, daughter and most importantly, a mother to an amazing little girl.  She currently runs 3 businesses in addition to steering the ship at The Mogul Mom and thrives on helping dynamic women uplevel their game both personally and professionally.

 

She's been running Trumarketing for over 16 years, an innovative boutique sales and marketing firm where she utilizes her expertise and contacts in both travel and the media to her clients’ advantage.

 

Gabriella has also recently launched the 48 Hour Power Jaunt where she plans 48 hour adventures for busy women entrepreneurs. As a single mom who is an avid traveler and entrepreneur, she is proof you can have the trip of a lifetime in 2 days!

 

In addition, Gabriella also owns The Mogul Mom, the world’s premiere site and community for dynamic ladies with sparkle who are raising a family, running a business and rocking both. She motivates women to build businesses and launch their dreams while inspiring entrepreneurs to take their game to the next level personally and professionally.

 

https://www.themogulmom.com

My guest today is Finola Howard.

 

Finola has been listed as one of Ireland’s Top Women in Digital Marketing and her blog has been ranked one of the Top Ten Marketing Blogs in Ireland by Search Engine Journal.

 

She started to build a map of the entrepreneurial journey in 1996 when she was consulting. Over the years, Finola has worked with thousands of businesses and has seen the patterns in how they behave, when they fall, why they fall and how they pick themselves up again.  Most importantly, she has also seen what makes them succeed.

 

An Integrated Marketing Approach is a cornerstone of how Finola works, blending the traditional with the non-traditional, the thinking with the doing, and the offline with the digital 

 

Her philosophy is that if someone’s been there before, there’s got to be a map.

 

Imagine a map that updates and stays relevant so when you go off course you can find your way back again. This is what How Great Marketing Works is about.

 

https://www.finolahoward.com

My guest today is Enda O’Doherty.  Enda is an inspirational speaker and endurance athlete who has taken on some of the worlds toughest challenges. His endurance, drive and passion and ability to convey a message have made him a much sought-after speaker.

 

Enda’s endurance C.V. is astounding. He has pushed his physical and mental limits far beyond marathon running. He has completed Iron Man Sweden and Iron Man UK, one of the world’s toughest endurance races, with a 4 km swim, followed immediately by a 180 km bike ride, followed by a full marathon.

 

An incredible endurance athlete whose mindset and mental toughness sets him apart, completing 9 marathons in 8 days, an incredible feat while carrying a washing machine on his back makes it an incredible achievement. Constant change, progression and growth have seen him attempt to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, 19,000 feet, again carrying a washing machine on his back!

 

Enda is driven by fierce energy and passion, to inspire people to achieve the best they can in a sporting, business, professional or educational field. His passion comes from energizing audiences with stories of his physical and mental challenges that set him out on a journey of self-discovery. His ability to inspire teams, individuals and businesses sets him apart.

 

http://endaodoherty.ie

My guest today is David Petherick

 

David has been online since 1989, creating web sites since 1996, blogging since 2003 and tweeting since 2007.

 

He co-founded NewsBase in 1995, was the world’s first Digital Biographer in 2007, and was the first UK editor for The Next Web in 2009.

 

These days, he is focused on rewriting Linkedin Profiles for a living and is even known as Doctor LinkedIn. His aim is to make you visible, legible and credible through your profile and approach to using LinkedIn.

 

https://www.petherick.org

My guest today is David Avrin.

 

One of the most in-demand Marketing and Customer Experience Keynote Speakers in the world today, David is known as The Visibility Coach. With a surprisingly irreverent and entertaining style, David delivers a profoundly insightful and hard-hitting message to business audiences across North America and around the world.

 

Today, we are going to talk about David's book: Visibility Marketing! The No-Holds-Barred Truth About What It Takes to Grab Attention, Build Your  

Brand, and Win New Business.

 

http://www.visibilityinternational.com