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In today’s episode, Alexander Heeg – founder of agentur-consulting.de with a portfolio of over 500 clients – explores key topics for agency owners, such as building and scaling an agency, customer acquisition, leveraging strengths, implementing systems, hiring strategies, marketing fundamentals, and common pitfalls to avoid.

What we cover:

• Transitioning from freelancer to agency
• Building and scaling agencies
• Key takeaways from working with 500+ clients
• Positioning and choosing an industry
• Identifying and leveraging personal strengths
• Building systems and process optimization
• Hiring people and leadership
• Biggest mistakes agency owners make
• Marketing strategy for agencies

Find out more about Alexander Heeg: agentur-consulting.de

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Katie Brinkley is a social media expert who has been helping businesses and entrepreneurs grow their audiences and income through social media for over 18 years. Over the years she has developed strategies that have helped her clients see bottom-line results at every stage of the sales process, from building corporate-level growth strategies to implementing social media for solopreneurs and local businesses. On her own social media, she recently reached the mark of 100,000 followers on the platform Clubhouse.

In today’s episode, we dive into her "Selling in the DMs" approach, where Katie shares her tips on how to get into the DMs, make conversation, and ask for a sale without sounding salesy. We also discuss the importance of not relying on cold DMs and the biggest mistakes people make when selling through DMs. Katie shares her processes and all that she has learned over the years working with her clients. Finally, upon request, she even covers the topic of cold DMs and shares her advice on it. Tune in to learn from Katie's wealth of social media knowledge and expertise!

What we cover:

• Strategy: DMs for sales
• No cold DMs: Katie's take
• The open: getting into the DMs
• Conversation: DM techniques
• Sale: closing without a hard sell or seeming salesy
• Top struggles and mistakes to avoid
• Final tip on cold DMs

Find out more about Katie: https://linktr.ee/katiebrinkley

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This episode is going to be interesting for anyone who is ever going to write anything in the field of science. Plus, if you happen to be a student at university, this episode is especially suited for you. Guest Dr. Timo Lorenz is a psychologist and a professor who has published more than twenty studies himself and has reviewed countless papers and theses of his colleagues and students.

What we cover:

• The process of academic and scientific writing
• How to conduct research
• Tips from years of experience
• How to stay organized and not get overwhelmed in the process
• How to avoid plagiarism
• How professors grade papers and theses

Find out more about Dr. Timo Lorenz: Timo Lorenz (LinkedIn), prof_ti (Instagram)

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Today’s guest is Dayne Kamela. Dayne has grown his brand, LitWithPrayer, to over half a million followers on social media. In the episode, he walks us through his journey, taking us back to when he was 18 years old and starting out. On his over ten-year journey of figuring out life and his career, he pursued over 20 different paths and entrepreneurial ventures. In the episode, he emphasizes how this very pursuit has led to his present achievements.

What we cover:

• His 10+ year journey and 20+ pursuits before finding his passion
• His path of figuring out life as well as his interests and his strengths
• Insights about his Instagram and TikTok growth
• His mindset and approach to progressing and making the most out of life

Find out more about Dayne Kamela: @litwithprayer (Instagram), @daynekamela (TikTok)

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Helge Sidow has been a professional voice actor for over 31 years. In today’s episode, he will share what he learned along his way. We will cover everything from voice, speaking, and presenting. If you ever had a voice-related question or wanted to improve your voice, this episode is for you!

What we cover:

• Basics of a good voice
• What to do before an important speech
• How to get a deeper voice
• How to sound natural when reading off scripts
• How to get your voice back (after a cold or speaking a lot)
• Live voice coaching

Find out more about Helge Sidow: https://www.helgesidow.de/ (website), ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/helgesidow/ (LinkedIn)

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Laura-Marie Geissler ist Profi-Rennfahrerin für Porsche. Sie holte 2021  in ihrem Debütrennen den Sieg in der GT4 Porsche Sprint Challenge. Momentan fährt sie in der GT4 European Series. Das Außergewöhnliche: Sie baut statt herkömmlichem Sponsoren-Modell das erste NFT-finanzierte Racing Team auf (LMG racing). Zudem ist sie erst 24 Jahre alt.

Worüber wir sprechen:

• Das Leben als Rennfahrerin (und wie schnell sie auf der Autobahn fährt)
• Was sie vom Rennfahren für ihr Leben gelernt hat
• Woher sie den Mut für ihren Weg nimmt
• Wie es zur Zusammenarbeit mit Porsche kam
• Wie es zu ihrer enormen Medienwirksamkeit und Popularität kam
• Was Weiblichkeit für sie bedeutet
• Ihr NFT Projekt aus allen Blickwinkeln - und ihre Vision für die Zukunft

Mehr zu Laura-Marie Geissler: https://linktr.ee/lauramariegeissler

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What should you eat if you want to build muscle? Charles Rüffieux has an answer for you. Drawing from his extensive experience coaching both men and women in their fitness journeys, Charles summarizes all his insights in this episode.

What we cover:

• Differences in muscle-building for men vs. women
• The number one key to building muscle
• How to make muscle building easy
• Common mistakes people make in muscle building
• The truth about extreme bulks
• Nutrition: fats, carbs, proteins
• My case: I feel like I eat a lot but don’t gain weight
• Foods for bulking
• Foods to avoid when trying to gain muscle

Visit Coach Charles: @coach.charles.official (Instagram), https://coach-charles.ch/ (website)

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What should you eat if you want to lose weight? Charles Rüffieux has an answer for you. Drawing from his extensive experience coaching both men and women in their fitness journeys, Charles summarizes all his insights in this episode.

What we cover:

• Differences in weight loss for men vs. women
• The number one key to losing weight
• How to make weight loss easy
• Common mistakes people make with weight loss
• Extreme diet or step-by-step approach
• Nutrition: fats, carbs, proteins
• Foods for weight loss
• Foods to avoid

Visit Coach Charles: @coach.charles.official (Instagram), https://coach-charles.ch/ (website)

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Have you ever wanted to sound like a native speaker in English? Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to get rid of your accent? Today’s guest, Ben Latour, has the answer for you. Not only that, he also provides the best insights from his coaching practice on the With the Right People show. His company, Latour Language Coaching, is the leading expert in pronunciation and accent reduction. All the experts at the company are led by Ben himself, who has lived in several countries and understands first-hand the difference it makes to be able to speak naturally and be treated like a local.

What we cover:

• What is the number one thing that makes you sound like a native speaker?
• Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation - what should you focus on?
• Further ways to improve your English
• How to develop a specific accent (e.g., American or British accent)
• Great resources for learning and mastering English (e.g., youglish.com)

Find out more about Ben: https://www.latourlanguage.com (website), @latourlanguage (Instagram), Ben Latour (LinkedIn)

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Does your mindset matter? Are all motivational quotes nonsense? Can people actually change? I thought to myself: why not ask a scientist? So I went out and asked a psychologist for answers. The person I’m referring to is today’s guest, Timo Lorenz. Timo is a psychologist with a PhD and a professor in work and organizational psychology. His work is not only renowned in the scientific community (with his papers reaching over 120,000 views on ResearchGate) but he also has a passion to teach science as a way to approach life.

What we cover:

• Is "mindset" even a scientific term?
• Do mindsets matter?
• Healthy vs. destructive mindsets
• How to change your mindset
• Can people change?
• The influence of other people
• Psychological capital
• Bonus: Finding your strengths

Find out more about Dr. Timo Lorenz: Timo Lorenz (LinkedIn), prof_ti (Instagram)

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