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Why Not Ask? Negotiate for More episodes
- Episode #39 - Effective Negotiation Begins With Marketing With Brandon Fong
Effective negotiation is harder than it looks. Sometimes you can be too close to your client and it looks weird and scary. Then there are times where you know too little about your client that it seems disrespectful. Knowing your boundaries during a negotiation can be difficult, which is why Brandon Fong is here to help you with that. Brandon is the founder and host of the podcast, 7-Figure Millennials. His mission is to inspire millennial entrepreneurs pursue big financial goals that prioritize their happiness, health, and relationships. Join your host, Christine McKay as she elicits thoughts from Brandon on how to negotiate effectively. Learn several tips and tricks that help make negotiations and relationship building a lot easier.
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44 min - Episode #38 - Stop Negotiating Time For Money With Samantha Hartley
People like to say that “time is gold”, yet few seem to heed these words. If time really is gold, then maybe it’s time to put a stop to trading time for money. Christine McKay gets into a conversation with the founder and president of Enlightened Marketing, a business advisor and podcaster, Samantha Hartley. Samantha discusses why you need to transition from hourly payments to outcome-based payments, and the benefits of doing so. She also discusses the need to choose clients and jobs that fit you and your skills. The need for negotiation and positive confrontation are also discussed. If you’re looking to pivot your business into a new direction but don’t know where to start, then give grab some tips here.
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46 min - Episode #37 - From The Prison Yard To The Podium: Negotiating Hope With Andre Norman
Even hope can be negotiated. Meet Andre Norman. From illiteracy to gang activity, Andre’s childhood prepared him for nothing less than a life of crime and violence. This behavior eventually led him to be sentenced to over 100 years in prison. During his stay in solitary confinement, Andre had an epiphany to turn his life around. He wanted to get an education, so he took it step by step and after over 25 years of hard work and dedication, Andre is now a Harvard graduate and is a motivational speaker that has travelled around the world from the Bahamas to Sweden, talking about his incredible story. Andre is also the founder of the Academy of Hope which is a program that helps reduce prison violence in order to create a safer environment for everyone. Join your host, Christine McKay and her guest Andre Norman on how he negotiated through the prison cells and into helping others. Learn how jail time helped Andre in his ability to negotiate by just reading the room.
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53 min - Episode #36 - Negotiating In The Grocery Aisles: Strategy For Small Businesses With Tim Forrest
Many food entrepreneurs don't realize they're negotiating in the grocery aisles. This episode's guest is Tim Forrest, a consumer product marketing, branding, and distribution expert with over 30 years of remarkable success. Tim discusses with Christine McKay how small businesses need to place themselves in a position where they have more leverage. Why go to Walmart when you can negotiate in your local neighborhood? Join in the discussion to gain more strategies on negotiation. Don't miss this episode!
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42 min - Episode #35 - Solving Homelessness One Negotiation At A Time With Tonja Boykin
Everybody deserves a decent roof over their head, but sadly, it’s a far reality for some people. Tonja Boykin, the COO at Weingart Center, joins Christine McKay as she shares about solving homelessness, helping communities in need, and the negotiation process that took her there. Having gone to a private school her whole life and teaching in a more affluent community back then, it was a wake-up call for Tonja, realizing that what she experienced growing up wasn’t what others perceived as normal. When she started working on a partnership between the L.A. School District and the mayor’s office back then, it gave Tonja a chance not just to build houses but build communities as well. Tonja shares that although working with government agencies can be difficult, it is well worth seeing how much it means to the people she’s able to help.
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51 min - Episode #34 - How To Be Truly Of Service: Knowing Your Non-Negotiables With Bill Walsh
Negotiation is key to a strong and thriving business, but not everything in life is up for haggling. To put yourself in a position where you can really provide value and serve, you must hone in on your non-negotiables first. Venture capitalist and business coach Bill Walsh is no stranger to this. The CEO and founder of Powerteam International and host to speaking events all over the world, Bill is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and business owners create massive success. He joins Christine McKay in this conversation to talk about this particular aspect of the art of negotiation. Listen to Bill’s stories and how he was able to negotiate with people by not even saying a word. Learn all kinds of tips and tricks because with the power of negotiation, you can make anything happen.
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32 min - Episode #33 - Growing With The Grain: You Can't Negotiate With Mother Nature With Bob Quinn
Nowadays, not a lot of people are well aware of where their food comes from. And while we generally know they’re produced by farmers, there’s nothing else beyond that. Christine McKay talks to Bob Quinn, an organic farmer and president of Quinn Farm and Ranch and Kamut International, about the ripple effect of going against nature especially when it comes to farming and how we produce the food we eat. He touches on the importance of knowing the difference between conventional agriculture and chemical agriculture that produces cheap food that feels you up but doesn’t feed your body the nutrients it needs.
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1 hr 10 min - Episode #32 - From Nike to Consignment: Capitalizing on the Sneaker Culture With Joamil Rodriguez
Can you imagine having a successful business by doing something you're passionate about? From his love for sneakers to making money and owning a business through sneakers consignment, Joamil Rodriguez, owner of LACED Boston, shares with Christine McKay how he got started and a bit of background on how everything went on, including some difficulties he faced along the way. He highlights the importance of partnership and building relationships that helped him grow his business to where it is today. Since the start of the pandemic, Joamil was able to expand to more locations and recently opened LACED in West Palm Beach, Florida. Get inspired to learn the ropes of going from a small business to a successful one with Joamil's inspiring story.
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40 min - Episode #31 - Bringing Fun And Play To The Negotiation Table With Jeff Harry And Lauren Yee
Negotiation cannot be like a transaction between two people. You want the complete trust from that person during and after the negotiation. Even if that means acting silly or asking stupid questions just so you can start to build that relationship. Companies can get a little too serious and say, “If it ain't broke, don’t fix it.” However, there’s no harm in a little fun and experimentation. Companies like Netflix, TikTok, or Clubhouse are all trying something completely different. They are also continuing to grow because of their teamwork and non-toxic work environment. Discover how to help your team by learning through play with your host, Christine McKay and her fellow guests, Jeff Harry and Lauren Yee. Jeff and Lauren have been working together for over a decade and are still teaching companies and entrepreneurs on how to strengthen your business by learning through play. Come and listen so that you can integrate play in your inner circles and bring the fun to the negotiation table.
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1 hr 10 min - Episode #30 – Negotiating The Detours Of Entrepreneurship With Mitch Russo
Successful entrepreneurs make entrepreneurship look easy but it’s almost never a straight line. Before you reach any measure of success, you may have to take a detour or three. Each time that happens, a negotiation ensues between your ears. How do you respond? Do you give up or do you pivot? Do you stagnate or do you innovate? Mitch Russo has had his share of detours before becoming the successful entrepreneur he is now. A powerhouse businessman who loves to help companies scale, Mitch drew his business savvy from years of using his resourcefulness to find possibilities and go after them. Joining Christine McKay in the Venn Zone, Mitch shares some of the most important things he learned about entrepreneurship and negotiations from his long and winding road to success. Plus, learn more about Mitch’s coach practice management system called ClientFol.io.
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About Why Not Ask? Negotiate for More
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Whether you love negotiating or hate it, improving your negotiation skills will immediately make you much more successful in life and business. Many of us are afraid to ask for what we…
want. Some see negotiation as confrontation and run away from it. Others see it as confrontation and run toward it. We learn to negotiate based on trial and error but that doesn’t mean we are actually getting the most of our deals. Most often, we simply don’t have people teaching us how to negotiate better.
Answer these questions for yourself. Have you ever felt taken advantage of in a negotiation? Have you ever been afraid to ask for what really you want? Have you ever had a business relationship fall apart and see no way of fixing it? Have you ever been lied to in a negotiation? If you are normal, you’ve answered “Yes” to most if not all of these questions.
Welcome to In the Venn Zone, a podcast that shows you how negotiations could unfold and gives you insights into how you can take a different approach to your own negotiations. Join host Christine McKay every week as we explore the various aspects of negotiation. Christine will interview a broad range of people who will share their negotiation experiences, lessons, and provide insights on how to approach your deals more effectively.
Guests will include C-Suite executives, small business owners, and solopreneurs.
A common term among academics who teach negotiation is the zone of possible agreement, which we call the Venn Zone. Essentially the Venn Zone is the intersection of the wants and needs of all involved parties. It’s where we find common ground. In business and in life, having good negotiation skills is critical because it contributes significantly to the success and helps build better relationships.
As a Global Negotiation Strategist and CEO of Venn Negotiation, Christine McKay helps small businesses negotiate even more effectively and profitably. By developing and delivering programs that help business professionals accelerate their negotiation skills. Christine frequently speaks on a broad range of negotiation-related topics and has developed many programs that help her clients negotiate even more effectively. She is also the author of “Why Not Ask? A Conversation about Getting More” and “Sign Here: Negotiation Strategies for the Real World.”
Christine’s work includes negotiating various business-related agreements. She has negotiated for sales, procurement, and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Christine has negotiated with almost half of the Fortune 500 in 53 countries. She also has advised and negotiated on behalf of hundreds of small and mid-size companies. Throughout her decades-long career, Christine has worked in many industries including software, manufacturing, oil and gas, telecommunications, and more.
Born and raised in rural Montana, Christine started her adult life as an unwed mom living out of her 1972 Chrysler Newport. She had three daughters at age 22, was in a horrible marriage, and spent almost 10 years on welfare. Christine wanted a different life. So, she negotiated one. Ultimately, she earned her MBA from Harvard University. Christine became a seasoned negotiator and an international business professional.
Christine is passionate about helping clients find common ground and resolve complex issues. She particularly loves leveling the playing field when clients are negotiating with a counterpart who has more power and leverage.
Feel even more confident when negotiating. Build and maintain even more profitable long-term relationships. Join Christine McKay on In the Venn Zone and learn strategies and tactics for negotiating effectively. Negotiation is nothing more than a conversation about a relationship. Effective negotiations help you build better relationships, deliver quality solutions that satisfy all parties, and prevent future problems and conflicts.
Get ready to successfully level the playing field only here on In the Venn Zone!