In this episode, I share about speaking at social media day houston 2017 and why many business professionals should truly embrace social media.

This is my recap from serving as a speaker (panelist) at social media week lima in ohio.

The conference is hosted by Now Marketing Group.

In this episode, I mention about how:

The conference was well run by Jessika Phillips, founder of the company, her team from Now Marketing Group, the volunteers from the University of Northwestern Ohio's (UNO) Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

How Jessika allowed one of her employees' Brian "The Truth" Williams to share expertise on Pinterest alongside the other speakers

The importance of interacting with the audience as a speaker

How Amber Stoll, administrator for the company, beat her colleagues in basketball during competition

How Jessika allowed Terence Keaser to become a shining star in the events industry

How Courtney O'Banion landed her current work at Mercy Health in Lima, Ohio

Kate Ellis, Content Manager for Now Marketing, chatting about the importance of being creative in blogging.

Websites:

Now Marketing Group: https://nowmarketinggroup.com/

UNO American Marketing Association Chapter: https://www.unohama.club/

Thomas Mulliez founded iTREKKERS in 2014 after realizing that bringing together vetted professional captains and guides on one platform would help guarantee everyone a better experience in the outdoors.

iTREKKERS allows anyone to share the love of nature and simplify the process of booking guided outdoor activities.

Mr. Mulliez earned a Bachelor in Commerce from Canada’s McGill University and an MBA in marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Website: https://itrekkers.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iTrekkersLLC

Twitter: @iTrekkers

Christine Clifton is the author of "You Don't Have To Shout To Stand Out: Networking Conversations That Inspires Interest and Creates Connection.

Christine is a possibilities thinker. She’s a collaborative rainmaker for professional services firms.

As a quiet entrepreneur, Christine founded Mindful Business Matters and enjoys inspirational speaking

and writing to bring her voice into the world.

When she took her leap of faith into entrepreneurship after a 20-year management career, she realized

she didn’t know how to network like a pro. She made some mistakes communicating;

yet learned how to have connected networking conversations so she could help more people and grow her business.

She now teaches her quiet power techniques so other relational business-people can avoid the energy drain of

promoting themselves and the ‘feast and famine’ of service entrepreneurship.

By showing up authentically in their work, introverts or extraverts can better align what they do with who they are – and Thrive!

Websites: 

http://noshoutstandout.com/

http://mindfulbusinessmatters.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindfulBusinessMatters/

Twitter: @NoShoutStandOut

Jeremie Piette is the founder of Global Futbol Training, LLC, which supports and develops the future generations of soccer players.

Mr. Piette is a former professional soccer player who was drafted by Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2002 and played the sport in seventeen different countries on four continents.

Jeremie established himself as an expert in collegiate and pro soccer preparation and trained 200 elite players per-month through his company.

Website: https://www.gftskills.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GFTSkills/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gftpromo

Twitter: @gftskills

Stacy Tuschl is a High-Performance Coach & Business Mentor, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and the Creator of She’s Building Her Empire Podcast & Community where she helps purpose-driven women entrepreneurs and business owners break through their challenges, operate at their highest potential and create self-sustaining businesses. Stacy is highly passionate about helping women unapologetically be themselves and create a legacy they can be proud of.

Stacy's show is a top-rated podcast (formerly, Business Rescue Road Map) with listeners in over 69 countries.

The podcast covers everything from embracing your passion and charging top-dollar for your skills to creating an actionable 6-figure (and beyond) business strategy and MORE!

Her book, "Is Your Business Worth Saving?” is #1 International Bestseller and had over 13,000 downloads within 24 hours of launching.

Website: https://shesbuildingherempire.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesbuildingherempire/

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

Mark Walker is the founder of Luxmana Investments, a real estate company that began in 2011 when they acquired the first two rental properties.

Prior to Luxmana, Mark succeeded in multiple development projects in the trendy Highlands and Berkley areas of Denver, Colorado. 

Luxmana Investments has increased cash flow significantly by improving properties, attracting the best tenants, stabilizing occupancy, and negotiating favorable financing terms.

Website: http://www.luxmana.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-walker-a06957/

Christine Whitmarsh returns to chat about her recently published book, "Canyon Road"

Christine is the founder of "The Ink Agency", a company on a mission to help aspiring authors write books that change lives in a big way

They also believe that a book is only the first chapter in an epic brand story that can impact countless lives for years to come. For the entrepreneur and thought leader, with greater impact comes great opportunity!

Website: http://theinkagency.net/

Twitter: @christine_ink

D.J. Ramirez is the social media coordinator for BMC Software, a global software leader in helping transform traditional businesses to digital companies.

D.J.'s duties includes:

-Writing highly engaging post copy, blogs and creating impactful images, etc. 

- Assisting in the management of paid social campaigns with media agency.

- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop and execute social media marketing plans across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, etc.

D.J. has built her LinkedIn audience to over 36,000 people during her time as a college student at San Jose State University.

As a result, she was recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice of 2016.

She has also built a loyal audience on Snapchat that the Sacramento Kings allowed her to take over their account twice.

Website: http://www.djramirezxo.com/

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

Twitter: @djramirezxo

Heather Ann Havenwood is the guest of honor for the 300th episode of What's The Word?

As CEO of Havenwood Worldwide, LLC and Chief Sexy Boss, Heather is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on internet marketing, business strategies and  marketing. Since marketing her first online business in 1999, bringing together clients and personal coaches, she has played an active role in the online marketing world since before most even had a home computer.

Heather Ann has been named by a few as an ‘Icon Creator’ or the ‘Wizard Behind the Curtain’. She has instructed, coached and promoted hundreds of entrepreneurs leading them down the path to success. She has produced and managed over 350 seminars and events and hosted tele-seminars with many top online thought leaders such as Richard Flint, John Alanis, Susan Bratton, Alicia Lyttle, Tom Antion, Alex Mandossian, Legend Joe Sugarman, Anthony Blake, David Lakhani, Robert Shemin and many others.

Heather Ann currently is the Author of…Sexy Boss: How the empowerment of women is changing the Rule Book

Website: http://heatherhavenwood.com/

Twitter: @hhavenwood