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Terry Beard is the founder of Beard Frame Shops and Frame Central Stores, and Beards Online Picture Framing. Terry grew Beard’s Frame Shops from the single store company into a 37-location regional chain with hundreds of employees in the Pacific Northwest competing with national chains. In 1999, Terry merged Beards with NW Framing in Seattle. Terry is actively involved in Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN). He serves on the Board of Directors for several local organizations and in October 2015, was the founding charter member of the Portland Rotary Toastmaster Club. In his new book, Squelched! Finding My Voice, speaker and successful entrepreneur, Terry Beard equips readers to overcome self-doubt and take ownership of both the small and large stages of their lives. Drawn from Terry’s experience as an entrepreneur building successful retail enterprises, Squelched inspires leaders to live a happier and more meaningful life by finding their true voice.

Facebook appears to have some notable edges on Google that they are putting to good use in their Marketplace. John and Ross devote the remaining show to discussing Google Search Console news and tips that abound this week.

Google’s local pack, the local results that show up in the main search results page, now may show different business categories next to a business’s name based on the category the user queried. Google has removed the ability for users to book rides with Uber directly through the Google Maps app. This is a feature that has been around since 2017, and was removed without any announcement other than an update to the “Request a ride” help page. Google has started showing store return policies within Google My Business listings in local search results. This was first spotted by Sergey Alakov, who posted about it on Twitter. July is shaping up to be a big month for Google. Earlier this month, the company announced its Speed Update set to roll out in July, and today announced it will then also mark all sites that have not migrated to HTTPS as “not secure.” Facebook is now monetizing groups by giving admins the option to implement monthly membership fees. Subscriptions are currently being piloted with a select number of groups and may be rolled out more widely depending on user feedback. Facebook says that subscriptions are being introduced as a way to support group admins who give their time and energy to maintaining communities.

Creating a “Live Anywhere, Work from Anywhere” Lifestyle Business as James Martell speaks with Daniel Carbonel, Founder of WakeUptoFreedom.org and the founder of Smart Local Connect. Daniel also host s the Wake Up To Freedom podcast.

Bennet Kelley welcomes Peter Edelman, his law professor and aide to Bobby Kennedy, to talk about the 50th anniversary of his presidential campaign and assassination and what it means today. 

Peter Edelman is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and poverty law and is faculty director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality.

Even with the 2018 World Cup tournament underway, it's not too late for marketers to prepare to take advantage of the moment and ride the wave of excitement and interest of audiences for weeks to come. Around the world consumers won't just be watching the games on TV; they’ll be interacting with content on their phones. Whether you're an app publisher looking to optimize revenues or an advertiser hoping to reach and engage a global/local audience of fans, you need a game plan to maximize your results. Our host Peggy Anne Salz catches up with Headway Digital marketing experts Eloisa Rodriguez, Senior Director of Sales, Europe & Asia, and Alex Chandler, Mobile Agency Manager, to discuss apps and brands will be the real winners at the World Cup. They also talk about the strategies companies everywhere--and every size can follow to capitalize on this mega mobile-first event. Headway, a marketing powered by technology company that delivers the right message to the right audience at the right time, has collected World Cup market data and campaigns do’s and don’ts in this app marketing playbook.

Do you have a unique B2B ecommerce strategy or do you treat all ecommerce sites the same? Optimizing experiences for B2B transactions is a much different beast than building a B2C focused site. B2B buyers have specific needs around product discovery, payment methods, invoicing, and delivery. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Alex Lugosch of RumbleShip a B2B ecommerce solution for WordPress and WooCommerce. Alex will share his thoughts on optimizing the B2B customer journey to maximize revenue and help you or your clients take advantage of the fastest growing segment of ecommerce. Up your B2B game. Listen now!

There is growing evidence that indicates that impact investing supports the conventional bottom line with better returns for investors. In other words, investments in impact companies are returning higher ROI to their investors than companies that don’t take into account the social impact of their work.Early VC firms seeking for-profit companies that provided a social benefit were largely investing in environmental sustainability. There were notable exits: Tesla, SolarCity, NestLabs and 7th generation. Since 2001 such companies have invested $13 billion, and $10 billion of that since 2010. The trend emerging  is funding not verticals, but demographics -- underserved races, regions and economic levels, like TPG Ventures and Breakthrough Energies, both with backing from Bill Gates, among other leaders.  Anne and Gillian take a closer look at impact investing in 2018 and reflect on what they have discovered. What is the ‘double bottom line’ and why is it important? How does entrepreneurship support national security? Who are the leading impact investors active today? What does this mean for founders?

This episode delves into the negatives of some significant changes to the Google Search Console (in Beta), and Google My Business’s new Agency Dashboard rife with bugs. The two SEO geeks also discuss the mind-boggling 6 million manual actions Google applied to websites last year, a possibly earth-shaking Google patent, questions from listeners, and more.

SmartLocalDigital was founded by Jose Quiroz and Kelli Perrot who have 7 years of combined experience growing an online business. Not theory. Reality. The use of online tools, strategies, applications, and technologies will continue to grow as the main channel to conduct business. Our entire line of products and professional services is aligned to deliver one result – connecting local business to local customers.