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What does it mean to be a truly incredible leader? Unfortunately, just because someone holds a position of leadership, doesn’t mean they should. Often times that leader has found themselves there because the leaders that put them there do not understand what actually makes a good leader, and they have been chosen for the wrong reasons. So how do we recognize great leaders, and more importantly, how do we ensure that we are leading well. Because the real question is not how to make someone else more effective through your leadership. The real question is are you able to effectively lead yourself first. Two-time martial arts Hall of Fame inductee and two time best-selling author, Dr. John Terry of the Black Belt Leader stops by to help us on this journey with his wisdom, humor, and amazing knowledge in this area. Guest Bio A two-time martial arts Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. John Terry brings years of black belt experience to helping people, young and old, discover and develop the Black Belt Leader within and lead themselves with Black Belt Excellence. They can then use their leadership and influence to create high-performance, people-centric, values-based, non-leader-dependent teams and make an impact right where they are. John is a 2-Time Best Selling Author and an in-demand international public speaker. He is the founder of Black Belt Leadership, the president of Real Life Management, and currently serves as a President's Advisory Council member with Maxwell Leadership. John is also a DISC-certified human behavior consultant and a CTAA-Accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach & Practitioner. Contact Info: Dr. John Terry The Black Belt Leader Email: john.terry@beablackbeltleader.com Website: www.beablackbeltleader.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/johnterry3/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/beablackbeltleader See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we're talking about giving up your life for the life of your company. More specifically, we are talking about how to get out of the cycle of suck that can sometimes occur to lone business owners. We may be making a living, but our lives are paying a high price. You may have started off loving what you do. You may work really hard every day to move towards success, but in the end it might feel like you are just spinning your wheels. Sandy Rutherford with Inspired Destinies stops by Digital Connection to share her formula to cut the C.R.A.P. (Counterproductive Really Asinine Programming) to find real, lasting success not just in our businesses, but life in general. Guest Bio Sandy Rutherford is a Success Mindset Coach and Founder of Inspired Destinies. Taught and mentored by legendary Bob Proctor – the top success and prosperity teacher in the world – Sandy teaches you how to create an accelerated pathway to success through a proven, simple and powerfully effective roadmap in an environment of support, hands-on guidance and accountability. Through the innovative and life changing programs at Inspired Destinies, including its renowned Unstoppable Success System, entrepreneurs and professionals hungry for breakthrough success are able to cut the C.R.A.P. and dramatically accelerate their success. Contact Info: Sandy Rutherford Inspired Destinies Email: sandy@inspireddestinies.com Website: www.inspireddestinies.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyrutherford/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredDestinies See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sales and Marketing are par for the course in the success of any company. How they work well together can make or break your business, and one without the other is like the sand without the sea. Great marketing requires a great sales strategy. Lynn Whitbeck with Petite2Queen, also known as the "Queen of Sales", joins your host, Nancee Johnson, to help us sort through the noise and bring some clarity around what a great sales strategy looks like in conjunction with amazing marketing. Lynn also shares some secrets to help those of us who might feel a little queasy when we hear the word "sales," by coming from a place of authenticity, sincerity, and the ultimate in real relationship building. Guest Bio Business Owners and entrepreneurs hire Lynn Whitbeck and Petite2Queen to ignite winning sales teams, because most are chasing down clients, stuck in a chaotic sales cycle, and lacking client retention, conversions, and profits. Lynn helps transform thinking to the client’s perspective, ending sales chaos with a robust strategic plan to harvest the hidden profits. Bottomline, Lynn will ignite your sales and unleash lasting profits. The powerful live programs delivered by Lynn and the Petite2Queen team create immediate results in easy shifts, shortening the sales cycle, building stronger relationships, and closing more profitable sales. Contact Info: Lynn Whitbeck Petite2Queen Business Success Solution Website: petite2queen.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lynnwhitbeck Facebook: www.facebook.com/petite2queen/ Twitter: twitter.com/petite2queen/ Phone: (206) 498-5122 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Any new business owner should have to be screened before they make a choice to open a business. The test should have one question: Do you love rollercoasters? If the answer is yes, than you meet the height requirement and you can be allowed on the ride. For most of us, though, the reality is that no one asked, and now we're on the ride. Will you survive, and is it possible to actually enjoy the ride? In this episode of Digital Connections, coach Marjika Kemble, founder of Marijke Ocean stops by to fill us in on a few secrets to help business owners improve the journey. Her method allows entrepreneurs to see the bigger picture and make lasting changes to a path of success in their businesses. Guest Bio Marijke Kemble is the founder of Marijke Ocean – a coaching practice guiding leaders who are committed to their work being a source of personal & professional growth. Marijke worked in corporate, executive leadership roles for over 15 years – first in financial services & then later as the President of a Sales & Marketing start up. In addition to being a Certified Wayfinder Coach, Marijke has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University where she took graduate level course work in organizational behavior, Buddhism, and public policy. She’s also a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Mentor & Teacher – which she integrates into her coaching work whenever it is appropriate. She has an MBA, she’s a mom to two young daughters (age 6 and 9), a recovering perfectionist, and an office supply connoisseur. Contact Info: Marijke Kemble Marijke Ocean Website: https://www.marijkeocean.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lorenfogelman Email: marijke@marijkeocean.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patty Block, founder of the Block Group, teaches women business owners how to turn up their power to price, sell and run their business on their own terms. This means fine-tuning their operations and scaling their revenue for strategic growth. It means getting paid what they are worth. In her business, she has seen too many business owners that don't, and it becomes a losing cycle. Through a lifetime of learning and coaching, Patty has answers, and in this episode, she shares some of her secrets to break this cycle and generate more revenue with less stress. Guest Bio Patty Block teaches women business owners who are experts in their fields how to turn up their power to price, sell and run their business on their own terms. This means fine-tuning their operations and scaling their revenue for strategic growth. As their trusted advisor, she brings a unique perspective, having experienced and solved many of the same complex issues women face, as leaders, moms, daughters and sisters. Forming a partnership of unbiased accountability, she helps women position their companies--financially, operationally, technologically--for game-changing results. Patty raised three fantastic kids, all of whom are business owners and also work in Patty’s company (she essentially raised her own workforce!) Contact Info: Patty Block The Block Group Website: https://www.theblockgroup.net/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattyblock/ Email: pwblock@theblockgroup.net See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One step away from what? That is the question we answer in this episode of Digital Connections. Are you one step away from business success, business failure, or somewhere in between? If you don't know, then you can't possible see where your next step should be to get to where you want to go. To find the freedom you seek in your business, you must have to a clear vision of what you and your company can achieve. You need to know where you're going and why you want to go there. It's also necessary to measure results. It's these things that are going to allow you to build a future that supports this dream. And, that vision feeds your mindset, which is a majority of your ultimate success. Larry Reines from Aaron Myer Consulting stops by to help us see the path and move along with great strategic planning. Guest Bio Larry Reines empowers the vision of many small businesses, from start-ups to companies looking to grow and even businesses in distress. Aaron Myer Consulting has a proven track record in establishing effective organizational structure and communication that create the foundation for growth and profitability. Larry inspires and motivates, so you can delegate and empower your team. They work on your mindset. The formula for success is developing and implementing strategies for finance, operations, and sales to structure your business to achieve financial stability, high sales volumes, reduced costs, and a work-life balance. With a short conversation, they will see if they can deliver similar results for you. Contact Info: Larry Reines Aaron Meyer Consulting Email: larry@aaron-myer.com Website: aaron-myer.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/larryreines/ Text message: (917) 776-0309 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the biggest struggles small businesses have is an inability to clearly define their brand and their messaging. They want more clients, and they try to find them by building a new website or through online advertising or other marketing tactics. They expect that these tactics are the magic formula they've been looking for. To make these tactics successful, though, you must have the right message for your audience. Brand is everything that defines your business and it must come first. Otherwise your message is muddled and people have no idea if you're able to solve the problems they need answers to. When you have that clarity, it becomes so much easier for your clients and customers to find you. On this episode of Digital Connections, Gabriel Shields with Benu Creative joins your host Nancee Johnson as they discuss how to get clear on your messaging and your brand, and ultimately, how to attract the right client to scale your business. Guest Bio People hire Benu Creative to help develop authentic brands that create loyalty and trust with their audience and people. As a husband and wife team, owners Gabriel and Kelly Shields understand how a successful business is like a successful marriage -- it requires two very different people to discover their shared values in order to make healthy and beneficial decisions so they can better the life of the other person. Benu Creative helps businesses look beyond products and services so they market effectively and establish the perfect marriage between a successful brand and successful people. Contact Info: Benu Creative Gabriel Shields benucreative.com (541) 791-7998See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

April is Stress Awareness Month, and Digital Connections is celebrating with guest Taryn Laakso from Unlaaking Your Potential. Taryn brings in some amazing processes not just for controlling stress, but that will allow you to truly unlock the potential and creativity that lay just beyond the reach of stress. As a business owner, the success of your company is in your hands. This mere fact alone may be enough to raise your blood pressure, but you can find peace even in the most turbulent of challenges. This episode isn't just for your business, but for the entirety of your life's purpose, and could be the small piece of change that your business needs to find the right track. Guest Bio Taryn is passionate about igniting a spark in her clients to play a bigger game in their life. She speaks on topics such as positive mindset, mental well-being, leadership, and empowerment based on the Positive Intelligence ™ model. Prior to launching her coaching career, she had a 20+ year tenure in the corporate HR world. She boldly left her corporate job to launch her own coaching business days before the global pandemic shut everything down. However, with her resilient mindset, she was able to quickly pivot her plan. Taryn’s commitment to herself and her vision has created a 6-figure coaching business within 18 months as a full-time business owner. This is empowered leadership! Taryn's superpower is inspiring and supporting professionals to strategically plan their next career shift. She helps clients move from a state of frustration to inspiration. Through group and private coaching, Taryn provides strategies to unlock her client's Superpowers. Discover your superpower! Contact Info: Taryn Laakso Unlaaking Your Potential tarynlaakso.com taryn@tarynlaakso.com (206) 310-9409 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You've been working 12 hour days, burning the candle at both ends. You feel like you're spinning your wheels, and your business is paying the price. As business owners and entrepreneurs, business burnout is all too real. How do you recognize before it gets to this point? Can it be avoided? Once you're in it, how do you get out? On this episode of Digital Connections, host Nancee Johnson invites previous guest, Zovig Garboushain of Boldness Ablaze Coaching back to the show for some great tips to keep the train on the tracks, and continue building your company without the nasty side effects of business burnout. Guest Bio Zovig Garboushian, founder of Boldness Ablaze Coaching, is an executive, leadership, and career coach and she focuses on helping women go after what they want boldly and unapologetically. She works with high-performing women and partners with organizations to support and advance their women in leadership. She started her career with 15 years as a marketer after which she pivoted to career development, organizational effectiveness, and in 2019, launched her own coaching practice, Boldness Ablaze. Her certifications and training are multi-disciplined and range from communications to team dynamics, change management to personal development, psychology to yoga. Her clients say she has x-ray vision and can see through the muck to get right to the heart of the issue. The key to her success is that you can never have enough self-compassion. Contact Info: Zovig Garboushian Boldness Ablaze Coaching www.boldnessablazecoaching.com (917) 207-1765 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Most small businesses spend an average of $7-10k on basic legal services every year. And these are businesses that that are paying for help. Other companies are losing even more because they believe hiring an attorney isn’t worth the high cost they have to pay. Unfortunately, the truth is that most businesses cannot afford the legal ramifications that come without good legal advice and help. But your host, Nancee Johnson, has found a solution. Jane Lehman has been a trusted advisor working with LegalShield for over 13 years. She believes every American deserves to have access to qualified attorneys whenever they have questions or need help. Which is why she is with LegalShield, and why she is stopping by Digital Connections to help save you time and money in your business. As a bonus, Jane also shares one of the marketing strategies that she successfully leverages on LinkedIn to help connect people to her solutions and ideas. Guest Bio Jane Lehman has been a trusted advisor working with LegalShield for over 13 years. She believes every American deserves to have access to qualified attorneys whenever they have questions or need help. Which is why she is with LegalShield. LegalShield is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The founder, Harland Stonecipher, believed every American deserved access to the legal system and their legal rights. Contact Info: Jane Lehman LegalShield Website: janerlehman.wearelegalshield.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/janelehman1/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JaneLehman.LegalShield Twitter: www.twitter.com/janelehmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you know the feeling? "Maybe I'm not as capable as people seem to think I am." "When is the hammer going to fall. I'm sure they know that I'm not the real deal." For some it can be an almost paralyzing fear, although most people wouldn't even guess it about the people that are experience it. It is Imposter Syndrome, and for many people it's a very real thing that effects their daily lives and their businesses. It's a feeling that Paul Larsen with The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute is all too familiar with. As a survivor of this condition, and now a teacher and coach for those still in this place, Paul comes to the table with some amazing expert advice to help you find the other side while celebrating imposter syndrome, as impossible as that may sound. Guest Bio As an Impostor Syndrome survivor, Paul has learned to tame his fake and fraud voice and has successfully coached hundreds of leaders and teams to celebrate their Impostor and find their voice of confidence so that they can share their inspiration with others. His practical, and sometimes laughable, life experiences led him to author the award-winning coaching book, “Find Your VOICE as a Leader”™ Paul’s portfolio includes working with the talented leaders at Twitter, Microsoft, SAP and Cisco along with many successful life entrepreneurs looking to make their mark on our world. A contributing author with Forbes & founder of The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute, Paul offers transformative coaching journeys to help you find your unique voice of strength and inspiration! Contact Info: Paul N Larsen The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute Website: paulnlarsen.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulnlarsen/ Facebook: facebook.com/paulnlarsen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you have an advisory board for your small business? Do you know the quickest way to build one? Mentoring is wonderful way to find those people that can help you build a successful business, providing guidance, learning, and direction. Upnotch is a mentorship app for executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars. With the rich data algorithms that Upnotch uses to attract top-notch mentors, they can help find the perfect match for you. Joining your host Nancee Johnson, Upnotch co-founder, Tatia Zulouga stops by to talk about the benefits of a great mentorship and how you can build successful relationships through this new app. Guest Bio Over the last 10 years at IntellectSpace, Tatia has been responsible for developing products that help organizations engage with customers, donors, alumni, and constituents. One of the pioneering solutions that Tatia is most proud of is LiveAlumni. They have over 800 Higher Education clients and have worked hard to ensure exponential growth year after year. Having worked closely with Universities, she saw an overwhelming interest in mentorships from the next wave of entrepreneurs and industry leaders looking for guidance as they step into new executive roles. As Co-Founder of Upnotch, her goal is to help individuals build their personal advisory boards of people they can trust. Contact Info: Upnotch Available in the App Store or Google Play www.upnotch.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Your company is growing. Are your people? Do you worry that your key leaders may leave and join the great resignation? In this episode of Digital Connections your host Nancee Johnson speaks with David McGlennen, president of Impact Leadership Consulting. It is possible to play the infinite game of business while designing a culture that strengthens your people and improves the health of your organization. Investing in your people is also one of the best investments you can make into your brand. David stops by to share some the success strategies that help business owners create a growing company with a high performing team that no one ever wants to leave. Guest Bio David McGlennen is the president of Impact Leadership Consulting, which was created in 2015. He helps public and private companies alike to play the infinite game of business by creating culture by design and strengthening the bench of emerging leaders and improving their organizational health. The company built the Emerging Leader Inner Circle, which has now expanded to the Growing Leader and Executive Leader Inner Circles which impacts leaders from around the world. David is a business growth guide who helps leaders integrate their desire for high performance, achievement and growth while focusing on the things they value most. As an entrepreneur and family business owner for most of his life, he’s made the mistakes and yet loves getting out of his comfort zone to learn and grow. He has coached and trained leaders around the world as far north as the Arctic Circle and has shared the stage with John C. Maxwell while training leaders in Paraguay, South America. Contact Info: David McGlennen Impact Leadership Consulting (412) 475-9288 Email: david@davidmcglennen.com Website: https://www.davidmcglennen.com In the Growth Space Podcast: https://www.davidmcglennen.com/podcast Starting commercial (record in-studio): Are you ready to hand the reins of your company to your next level leaders? Do you worry that your key leaders may leave and join the great resignation? David McGlennen with Impact Leadership Consulting helps company owners like you to create a growing company with a high performing team that no one ever wants to leave. To find out how we can help your team say "I love it here", go to about.davidmcglennen.com and book a discovery call. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The time constraints of building a successful business cannot be denied, but no matter the amount of time it takes, life outside of the business goes on! Most of us own businesses to improve our own lives and the lives of our families. Many times, though, our intimate relationships inadvertently pay the price. We may know the price to our relationships, but do we understand the cost to the bottom line of our businesses? In this episode of Digital Connections, we invite relationship expert, Staci Bartley to discuss some simple, but brilliant, ideas a that can help all of us create healthier relationships with those closest to us, and in turn, build the successful businesses we started out to create. Guest Bio Staci Bartley is an Integrated Therapist. She has a CHT in hypnotherapy, and is Trauma Therapy Certified, with Art Integration. She is a Certified Divorce Mediator, as well as a Certified Strategic Intervention Coach. She is also a Graduate of energy and intuitive science, Lifelong study of psychology, Human Sexuality, and universal principles. Additionally, she is speaker and workshop facilitator for medical and mental health professionals, and she contributes to two wellness programs for fortune 500 companies. Her radio show called Love Shack Live is a fun place to explore fresh perspectives, eavesdrop on juicy conversations, and uncover mysteries that no one else talks about, but that absolutely influence our relationships. Her show airs on 1150 AM KKNW, and can also be found on most major podcast apps. Contact Info: Staci Bartley Relationship Expert Website: www.stacibartley.com/ Radio Show/Podcast: https://1150kknw.com/podcasts/love-shack-live/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Doubt, anxiety, fear. Unfortunately, all too common among entrepreneurs and business owners. But with this negativity bias we are shut off from finding great solutions for our businesses and our clients. What if there was a way to strengthen the positive neural connections. Would this improve your business? Join your host, Nancee Johnson, in a conversation with ProAdvisorCoach, Joshua Greco. With the Mindscan assessment that his coaching practice employs, his clients get a view of their greatest cognitive abilities that are often hidden for various reasons, in turn leading to more immediate business results achieved. Through this understanding, Coach Josh helps folks build better neural connections through a combination of psychology and planning to achieve lasting transformation and accelerated results. Guest Bio Joshua Greco is a Mindscan-certified business coach for individuals and leadership teams. With over a decade of business development experience in the Logistics and Construction industries, Joshua brings a passion to develop people professionally, personally, and spiritually. He moved to Charlotte, NC in 2011 in pursuit of new perspectives after completing his formal education at SUNY Fredonia, and now splits his time between Charlotte and Western New York. His career path naturally led him to ProAdvisorCoach where he combines his business development background with his natural affinity to tap into the best of people even before they see it themselves. Contact Info: Joshua Greco ProAdvisorCoach Phone: (716) 523-9742 Email: joshua@proadvisorcoach.com Website: www.proadvisorcoach.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12357944/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You love you're clients. You don't want to charge them more. But expenses to run your business have changed. Your skill level has gone up. You're processes and systems have improved over the last year. You know your services are worth more than what you're charging. The thought of losing clients to raise your rates, though, is just not appealing. Loren Fogelman with Business Success Solution helps her clients successfully navigate this on a regular basis and she's chatting with your host, Nancee Johnson, to share this valuable information with the Digital Connections audience. Guest Bio From 2018 to 2021, Loren Fogelman has been recognized on HubSpot's annual list of the world’s top 22 business coaches. As a keynote speaker, Loren delivers talks and workshops across the United States at events such as Inbound, one of the world’s most esteemed content marketing events for entrepreneurs, as well as many niche accounting conferences. Loren is an expert in pricing strategy and sales. She coaches accounting professionals to shift away from the “dollars-per-hour” business model to a value-based model that reduces workload by as much as 50% all while doubling revenues. Contact Info: Loren Fogelman Business Success Solution Phone: (541) 708-3933 Website: www.businesssuccesssolution.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lorenfogelman Facebook: www.facebook.com/BusinessSuccessSolution See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Description: Looking for a great place to connect with your potential clients? Are you using LinkedIn? Now, are you using LinkedIn fully? Who should be on LinkedIn? Do you need a company page? How do you use your profile to connect with the right people? Who should you be connecting with? What are the common mistakes that people are making on LinkedIn? LinkedIn expert Bjarne Viken from ScaleUp joins your host, Nancee Johnson, for an entire episode dedicated to the vast opportunities available on this great platform. Guest Bio Bjarne Viken is the owner of ScaleUp helping business owners connect with the people they want to speak with on LinkedIn through targeted, personalized messages. Contact Info: Bjarne Viken ScaleUp Website: www.scaleup.com.au LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bjarne-viken/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have you ever done an online challenge? They can be game changers for some people. Helping them gain new skills, or make community connections. They help raise awareness and support for a cause. In sales and marketing, they can help you gain more clients, and then help you retain those clients. In this episode of Digital Connections, your host, Nancee Johnson, is joined by Kurt Von Ahnen of Mañana No Mas!, an expert in online challenges. With their tool, Challenge Connection, Mañana No Mas! can help you run an online challenge without all of the headaches that come with organizing, and tracking such an event. Kurt will also give you some great tips and tricks to making sure your event connects with the audience your looking for. Guest Bio Kurt Von Ahnen was raised on the east coast, outside of Philadelphia, and the product of a single-parent household, Kurt survived cancer and escaped to the West - settling in Colorado. After a few false starts and 13 years in Colorado, Kurt moved his family to New Mexico for seven years, where Mañana No Mas! was born. Serving a group of start-ups with digital marketing, and having authored a book in the automotive industry, Mañana No Mas! found Ducati North America as its cornerstone client. That led to a decade of corporate work, with Mañana No Mas! relaunching at the beginning of 2020. Contact Info: Kurt Von Ahnen Website: www.manananomas.com Email: kurt@manananomas.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kurtvonahnen/ Phone: (323) 418-2377 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With over 320 chapters throughout the U.S., SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals. Since 1964, SCORE has provided education and mentorship, seminars, workshops, and subject matter expertise by industries and professional skills to more than 11 million entrepreneurs. Guest, Martha Osborn, a tech savvy Digital Marketing Project Manager, joins Digital Connections host, Nancee Johnson, on a deep dive into the mentorship program offered through SCORE. Learn how this amazing organization can help your business. Guest Bio SCORE is a national, nonprofit organization, established in 1964, under the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA). SCORE has helped over 11 millions entrepreneurs & small business owners. SCORE has volunteer business mentors who provide free business mentoring to small business owners and entrepreneurs. There are over 320 SCORE chapters. Martha Osborn is a Dallas, Texas SCORE mentor. Martha's expertise is in business management, integrated marketing, retail management, fashion merchandising, non-profits, project management, process improvement, networking and business/marketing strategy. Contact Info: SCORE Website: www.SCORE.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SCOREMentors Twitter: twitter.com/SCOREMentors LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/score-mentors Phone: 1-800-634-0245 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is the gig economy and why does it matter to you as a small business owner? In many cases, it's because small businesses are the gig economy, or because it can be an affordable staffing solution, especially for new business owners. The basic definition comes down to temporary, and typically flexible jobs that are commonplace positions where a company can hire independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees to fill these positions. At the moment, it's estimated that about one third of the working population already works in some sort of gig capacity. Today's guest, Lea Wold from Checkmark Project, could be considered one of these businesses. She provides fractional and scalable implementation for other small businesses. Her clients are tech firms and professional and financial service business owners who lack the internal resources to execute on their own. Join Lea, and your host, Nancee Johnson, for a discussion around what's working and what doesn’t in the gig economy. Guest Bio Checkmark Projects provides companies with fractional and scalable implementation horsepower that allows you to easily prioritize, execute, and maintain new and existing initiatives. Their clients are tech firms, and professional and financial service small business owners who lack the internal resources to execute on their own. In short, Checkmark Projects provides perspective, objectivity, and horsepower to find blind spots and get measurable results for your projects and initiatives. Lea formed Checkmark Projects after grinding away for years as a Chief Operations Officer and Chief of Staff for multiple CEOs, studying ontology, and finally embracing her get-it-done ‘genius zone’. Contact Info: Lea Wold Checkmark Projects https://www.checkmarkprojects.com/ lea@checkmarkprojects.com (425) 232-2487 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.