Unpolished MBA

In this premiere episode of 2022, Monique helps us to reframe resolutions by reimagining how to make goals that focus on the impact that we have on individuals and the larger world.

Monique also explores a simple 5-step technique developed by Tim Ferriss that helps participants to continue focusing on positive and nourishing things that produce the most reliable and powerful peaks throughout the New Year!

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In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Monique shares how incorporating boundaries in both your personal and professional life can be a transformative step towards reducing stress and becoming the person you are striving to be. With the Holidays in full swing, it’s more important than ever to take a step back and take time for yourself. In today’s reflection, we learn just how healthy self-care and boundary setting can be.

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https://unpolishedmba.com/

Oprah’s Talk:

https://youtu.be/JE9VuFVYJ48

In this episode, Monique walks listeners through the incredibly important process of defining the relationships that you have with potential customers. Often founders or salespeople can deceive themselves into believing that the number of potential leads or prospects is far greater than they are in reality.

Today Monique will help us to define the differences in these various levels of customer relations by clearly defining the difference between suspects, prospects, leads, and actual customers. By using an analogy based on the dating world, Monique helps to more clearly illuminate the difference between these lines that salespeople and startup founders often blur, much to their frustration and peril.

Topics Include:

• The Importance of Focusing on Customer Empathy
• How Speaking With Customers Differs From Selling to Customers
• Differentiating Between Suspects, Prospects, Leads, & Customers
• How Correctly Labeling Potential Customers Alleviates Frustration
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Website: https://unpolishedmba.com/

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In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Monique reminds listeners of the importance of staying focused on consistency and frequency when marketing your brand and remembering that no matter how good you think your product is, your brand is only as strong as your last customer interaction.

Topics Include:

• The Importance of Consistency in Marketing
• Building a Community for Your Product Pre-Release
• The Relation Between Recency Bias and Brand Perception
• How Lack of Communication Causes Churn

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https://unpolishedmba.com/

In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Monique shares a little about her experience interviewing Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna on Episode 35 of the Unpolished MBA podcast. After interviewing this incredible young woman, Monique was reminded that despite Augusta’s unique gifts each of us has our own unique fingerprints to place on this world.

We can often be bogged down by negative signals coming from social media, stereotypes, or society at large. However, it’s vital that we remember to take the time to reflect upon what makes us unique and passionate so that we can share that passion with the world, and in turn make the world a better place!

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• Remembering Your Unique Purpose
• Finding Inspiration in Other’s Stories
• Taking Time to Be in Tune With Your Uniqueness
• The Importance of Taking Time to Dream

Tune Into Episode 35 on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-035-augusta-uwamanzu-nna-destined-for-greatness/id1525373601?i=1000544776791

Tune Into Episode 35 on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jdqMrNuC7v3JmPvr4qObS?si=5jT7W858RsGdhvKh4dLcMg

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/augusta-uwamanzu-nna/

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

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

In this episode, It’s my honor to be joined by one of the most incredible young women I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with. Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna is the Chief of Staff of the Black Women in Science and Engineering. At the age of 13, Augusta began experimenting with cement samples in the basement of her Elmont, New York home only to discover that she had a prodigious gift for science and engineering.

Augusta’s journey has taken her from that basement to the halls of Harvard University where she graduated cum laude with a degree in bioengineering AND biomedical engineering. With plans to attend medical school for a dual Ph.D./MD, Augusta is passionate about advocating for educational and networking opportunities for black women and minorities in STEM fields. When not meeting with Michelle or Barack Obama to discuss her research, she is working with BWISE to find ways to level the playing fields in both education, medicine, and innovation.

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Follow Augusta

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/augusta-uwamanzu-nna

BWISE Website: http://www.bwiseusa.org/

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

Website: https://unpolishedmba.com/

In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Monique shares her opinions on why being “ghosted” by a client can be a growing experience for innovators or entrepreneurs whose products have not found their market fit.

Topics Include:

• What Is Ghosting in a Business Context
• What Ghosting is Actually Communicating
• Remembering That Not All Clients are Early Adopters
• Only Innovation Causes Lost Clients to Return
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Website:

https://unpolishedmba.com

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

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

In this episode, we're joined by Talisha Shine. Talisha is an IT Professional and Certified Blockchain Consultant with over 20 years of experience in the information technology and software fields.

In this episode, we cover the basics of blockchain technology and how blockchain is the foundation of everything from cryptocurrency to NFTs. 

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

Website: https://talishashine.com/

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Website: https://unpolishedmba.com/

In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Monique shares her unique insights on why not all entrepreneurial-minded people are best suited to becoming founders. In this day and age, millions of driven professionals have been told time and time again that the way to get ahead in today’s economy is to start their own business.

Though this may be true for many, in this episode Monique reflects on the advantages of being a startup employee and how having a front-row seat to the formation of a business without all the stress and responsibility of leading may be the best fit for many self-starters.

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https://unpolishedmba.com/