UP YOURS Podcast

In this podcast episode, I talk with Chelsea Fournier, a lawyer turned intentional entrepreneur and online marketer.

   

She is the founder of https://chelseafournier.com and coaches network marketing entrepreneurs on how to grow their business with proven strategies that help attract more customers and create brand awareness.  

We discussed: 

• Chelsea's struggle with anxiety attacks  
• Using your introvert superpowers in a way that's a better fit for your lifestyle 
• Accepting that it's okay if you don't know what your next step is going to be 

• How introverts can use social media to grow their business 
• A more logical approach to network marketing through social media 
• Comparing yourself to people who have been "in it" longer than you.  

   

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Christina Elkins-Thomas is the founder of Digital Marketing Mogul https://www.digitalmarketingmogul.net and the co-founder of Elkins Family Enterprises https://www.elkinski.com  She is a professional marketing strategist, co-author and serial entrepreneur who is committed to helping business owners maximize their potential. She offers a range of services including website design, branding packages, and educational courses. 

She is an inspirational woman who started life as an extrovert before transforming into a powerful and influential introvert. She overcame a lot of hardships in her life to get to the point where she is today and understands the importance of letting go of the negative people in your life so that you can move forward.  

Christina focuses on helping entrepreneurs find marketing strategies that boost conversion rates and sends sales through the roof. 

During this podcast episode we discuss: 

• Understanding that it's okay to let go of the negative people in your life. 

• How becoming a mother changed her perspective on life and her career. 
• Silencing your 'inner critique' and learning how to get out of your own way. 
• Using Facebook Live to increase engagement and build your audience organically. 
• How to market yourself as an introvert and get yourself 'out there'.  

• How to navigate networking events and starting a conversation with someone new. 
• The importance of "kicking back," getting off your computer and spending time with your family. 
• Understanding that entrepreneurship is not always glamorous.

https://www.digitalmarketingmogul.net/freebies and don't forget to check out her book, "My Story YOUR GUIDE" https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/entrepreneurship-christina-elkins-thomas/1127469819 

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On the podcast this week we have Jenee Chizick Aguero, the founder of 'Motivos' magazine <www.motivosmag.com/> which is the largest bilingual magazine in the country. 

Jenee began her publishing career at just nine years old working as a newspaper carrier in her local neighborhood. She studied Biology for her undergraduate degree, which seems like worlds away from her current position in business and publishing.  

She launched her own company in 2006, and she was featured on NBC, ABC, and Univision in both Mexico and the United States. Motivos magazine focuses on giving Latino youth a voice and inspires them to explore their full potential, keep on track for college and investigate possible career options.  

Jenee has impacted the lives of over 40,000 students, prompting ABC to dub her as the nation's 'dream weaver' – an honorable title and one that Jenee strives to live up to. 

In this episode, Jenee and I discussed: 

• Jenee's inspiring journey from delivering newspapers to becoming the founder of the country's most successful bilingual magazine for teens and young people 
• How inspired she is by her students, especially the introverts.  
• How it feels to help young people when they're making big decisions that can really influence their future  

• The importance of encouraging young people to talk about things that matter to them and showing that you support their dreams and goals 
• What you can do as a parent of a teenager to make them feel listened to, understood and appreciated 
• How Jenee's role of a mentor transitions to 'coach' when helping students discover possible career paths  
• How to get young people to open up and speak freely without fear of rejection or abandonment 

• How Jenee measures the success of her program   

 

The best way to find out more about Jenee and Motivos is  www.motivosmag.com and follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/motivosmag, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/motivosmag and Twitter https://twitter.com/motivosmag?lang=en to keep up with her and the inspiring work Motivos is doing to help give young Latino people a platform to share their voice.  

Thanks for tuning into this podcast episode! Fellow introverts, send me a message on the Facebook page TheIntrovertMind https://www.facebook.com/TheIntrovertMind and let me know your biggest takeaway from this episode. 

 

This week on the Up Yours Podcast we have Ezinne Meribe, a medical doctor, and nutritionist who's on a mission to help women redefine health and nutrition beyond a dress size.  

   

In today's episode, we covered… 

• How Ezinne realized what was really holding her back from getting into shape (and what may be holding you back) 
• The moment she realized that she had a viable business

• How to overcome imposter syndrome 
• Why it's so important to know your 'why' and set your goals in order to support it 
• The three most powerful affirmations Ezinne uses to keep her mind positive and motivated  
• How to build your audience organically on Instagram  

• Why your audience size is not the measure of your income potential

Head to Ezinne's Instagram profile to check out some of her content and say hi!  

You can also find her program, "14 Days to a Sexier Slimmer Waistline" on her website, ZinnysLifestyle.com. 

I'd love to connect with you, too. Head on over to my Facebook Page and tell me your biggest takeaway from this episode.  

I am thrilled to announce the dynamic duo of Wolf and Heron, Stephanie Judd and Kara Davidson, to this week's podcast.  

After graduating from the University of Michigan, they solidified their friendship during hour-long commutes to and from work at a strategy implementation consulting firm. The pair founded Wolf and Heron in 2016 to build immersive experiences that teach leadership skills with an authentic 'I get you' approach and voice.   

Wolf and Heron is uniquely qualified to design experiences that are highly immersive and offers the next wave of leaders the opportunity to discover, share insights and build capabilities in a fun and interactive way.   

So who's the introvert and who's the extrovert? 

During this podcast, we talk about: 

• The story behind Wolf & Heron.  
• Acknowledging that entrepreneurship can be lonely. 
• How they overcame the fear of putting themselves out there. 

• How to others to take you seriously.  
• The importance of not aiming for perfection and why it's smart to listen to your market and to remain flexible and adaptable. 
• The oxymoron of selling something that doesn't exist. 
• The importance of learning from mistakes. 

• The first steps women can take in owning their future. 
• How storytelling can help you connect with people and become an influencer even when you don't have "power". 

To find out more about how you can become an HBIC (Head B*tch In Charge) go to https://www.becomingthehbic.com/group-coaching-program/. For more about Wolf & Heron check out http://www.wolfandheron.com/ 

I'd love to hear your takeaways from this interview, send them to [email protected]  

 

In this week's podcast, I have a conversation with my wife, Cynthia M. Parker, a Colorado real estate broker who turned her career around, with tremendous success.

Cynthia moved to Denver in 2006, following a career in law enforcement that ranged from being a police officer to working in a prison as a maximum-security corrections officer.

After enrolling in a real estate classes, she decided to work as a part-time agent before taking it on as a full-time occupation. She then became tired of the bureaucracy and glass ceilings she encountered in law enforcement. She is fascinated and engaged by the buyers she encounters; being especially drawn to the millennials she works with. Some people think millennials are lazy. She wouldn't dare say that after working with so many brilliant millennials. That's why she takes every opportunity to feed off their enthusiasm and learn what she can from them.

On this episode, Cynthia and I discussed:

•Working with millennials and how she prepares them for the process of buying a home. •What she would do differently in her career. •Networking tips and how to navigate the stress of networking events. •How to meet new clients. •The difficulties encountered when setting up a new business. •The importance of people being aware of what they're getting into and being ready to make mistakes. •What it takes to be happy in your work and your business. •What success really means to her.

Cynthia's site coloradohomesnap.com allows potential buyers to download an app that they can use to simply take a photo of a house they may be interested in, and easily obtain all the relevant information about it.  

She also suggests signing up at gethotlistingsfirst.com which provides people with the most up-to-date information as to when houses appear on the market.  

You can find out more information about Cynthia via her website cynthiamparker.com. 

Thanks for listening. Remember to subscribe, rate and review the podcast. You can get in touch with me at [email protected]  

 

In this episode, Fee and I talked about: How her family inspired her to "be the boss". How being the first-born gave her the mentality to help her in competitive sports. Fee's 'genius zone'' - helping multi-cultural women reach their business goals through training, coaching and consulting. What she does to market her business. Who she channels when she needs a dose of motivation. (We're so alike!) The importance of self-care for entrepreneurs. The signs, hallmarks, and effects of burnout. Methods that introverts can use before their next meeting or interview to inspire and invigorate themselves. How Fee silences her inner-critic. Twitter versus Facebook. The best way to interact with Fee would be through Facebook www.facebook.com/feegentry To all the IntrovertMinds out there, was this episode helpful? What was your biggest takeaway? [email protected]

In this episode, Malla and I discussed:   How she turned her love for mentoring and coaching young people into a business    How she travels the country working with different conferences, schools, non-profit organizations, and churches, setting up programs to inspire young people   Taking ownership of the role that you have as an employee in your 9-5 job   Understanding your audience/avatar - their needs and wants  The importance of thinking like an entrepreneur and figuring out the right questions to ask  How to strategize your business and make a 90-day plan that can help entrepreneurs achieve gains  The importance of long-term goals and the pitfalls that come with them   The first step on how to brand yourself on LinkedIn   The biggest mistake you're making on LinkedIn  How to make your LinkedIn profile stand-out from the crowd and get maximum exposure that will make recruiters or clients invite you in for an interview  Organizing and outlining a method for knowing what to put in your profile   Building a strategy for your LinkedIn networks  Social networking to social engineering tips for introverts    Go download Malla's free guide, Ten Steps to Nailing Your Business Goals at https://mallaharidat.com or reach out to Malla and tell her I sent you.  Visit http://Facebook.com/theintrovertmind to share your biggest takeaways from this episode or share your own LinkedIn networking tips.   Connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleddupree

On the podcast Mara and I discussed… The family motto that helped Mara to pay her bills, show off her talents and finally achieve her goal of achieving a role in the family business. The challenges of her first role in her father's business. How she worked hard to learn, implement, test, track and tweak ideas to bring in an additional $1 million in sales, in under a year. Mara's realization she just wasn't the employee type. Where Mara's confidence stems from and who she credits as her biggest mentor. Feeling like an imposter in business, regardless of the success. How to overcome self-doubt and ignore the negative stories that we make in our minds. Her brilliant take on networking events and self-promotion for introverts. And more https://www.facebook.com/salesthatdontsuck/ Sign up for a free web class on revolutionizing your sales techniques http://salesthatdontsuck.com/webclass and for five free email templates to generate more sales for your business, http://salesthatdontsuck.com/besttemplates I would love to hear your key takeaways from this episode at http://facebook.com/theintrovertmind Get a 30-min complimentary discovery call and an electronic copy of my book "Slay, the Introvert Way" at http://www.theintrovertmind.com/call and I look forward to speaking with you.

Lucretia and I discussed… How she got into the event planning industry and has been since 1998. The challenges that she faced when trying to market herself in the days before social media and how she nearly gave up . Who inspired her and why. The power of being passionate about what you love doing and how far a can-do attitude can take you. Lucretia's take on the skills needed to succeed in the event planning industry. Lucretia's advice on how introverts can network. How Lucretia relaxes. Her team and how she would love to hire someone to help with her upcoming Empowered Planners Society conference – a conference for event planners and creative professionals. How she's actively working on making the conference great for introverts. Her #1 way to measuring the success of her conferences and events. What's next for Lucretia in 2018! https://www.facebook.com/DistinctEventPlanning https://www.instagram.com/distinctep/ https://www.facebook.com/empoweredplannerssociety https://www.instagram.com/empoweredplanners http://facebook.com/TheIntrovertMind