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Denise Griffitts interviews Dianna Booher - Communication Strategies for Leaders Dianna Booher is a recognized communication and productivity expert. She is also the bestselling author of 46 books, published in 26 languages, with nearly 4 million copies sold. Her personal development topics include leadership communication, executive presence, writing, and life balance. Her most popular titles include: • Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader • Communicate With Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition • Speak With Confidence National media such as Good Morning America, USAToday, the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, Forbes.com, CNN International, NPR, Success, and Entrepreneur have interviewed her for opinions on critical workplace communication issues. Clients include IBM, ExxonMobil, JP Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Pepsico, Department of the Navy, just to name a few. She has been inducted into the Speakers Hall o

Denise Griffitts interviews Jason Hartman Jason Hartman is the Founder and CEO of Platinum Properties Investor Network, The Hartman Media Company and The Jason Hartman Foundation. Starting with very little, Jason, while still in college at the age of 19, embarked on a career in real estate while brokering properties for clients, he was investing in he own portfolio along the way. Through creativity, persistence and hard work, he soon joined the ranks of the top one-percent of Realtors in the U.S. and in quick succession; earned a number of prestigious industry awards and became a young multi-millionaire Jason Hartman has been involved in several thousand real estate transactions and has owned income properties in 11 states and 17 cities. His company, Platinum Properties Investor Network, Inc. helps people achieve The American Dream of financial freedom by purchasing income property in prudent markets nationwide. Jason’s Complete Solution for Real Estate Investors™ is a comprehensive system providing real esta

Denise Griffitts interviews Meridith Elliot Powell An internationally certified coach, consultant, speaker and author, Meridith Elliott Powell has earned an enthusiastic following among industry leaders across the nation. Meridith’s career began in sales and marketing and transitioned into executive positions in finance and commercial banking. This background gives her the unique ability to bring the “numbers side” and the “people side” of a business together, working towards common goals. After achieving her business coaching certification, Meridith became gold master certified in Strategic Planning by the Haines Centre and the University of San Diego. She is among only a handful of strategists to hold this certification. Meridith increased her knowledge of communication styles, human behaviors and their impact on professional development by earning her master certification as a Human Behavior Specialist. She then achieved second level certification in Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Meridith is the author of o

Denise Griffitts interivews Rachel Rofé. Rachel Rofé is a multiple bestselling author that's been featured in Entrepreneur, Woman's World, and Fox News. Since she began internet marketing in 2006, she's developed over 30 products, 40 Kindle books, and bought and sold companies with as many as 120+ employees. She speaks nationwide about copywriting, book creation, outsourcing, and product creation. And her favorite part: she does all of this while living the "internet lifestyle", traveling the world and having fun. Rachel is also the host of A Better Life w/ Rachel Rofe - Personal Growth And Inspiration To Create An Amazing Life where she interviews amazing people on inspiration, motivation, self confidence, and personal growth every week. Find Rachel's books on Amazon: Take Control of Your Life - A 2 hour plan to help you set and reach your goals Make Life Easier: 23 Life-Changing Tools To Help With Your Productivity, Healthiness, And Overall Happiness The 30 Minute Happiness Formula: How to become

Denise Griffitts Interviews Michelle Tillis Lederman Michelle Tillis Lederman is known for her energetic, engaging, and authentic presentations. An expert on workplace communications and relationships, Michelle’s mission is to help people communicate and lead with confidence, clarity, and connection. She is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of two books including The 11 Laws of Likability and Heroes Get Hired. She recently partnered with Rutgers Executive & Professional Education on the launch of The 11 Laws of Likability, a live and online Business Impact Accelerator program. After a decade in finance, Michelle was frustrated by the lack of effective communication and support within organizations especially as she became a people manager. She founded Executive Essentials, a training company that provides communications and leadership programs, as well as executive coaching services, to enable others to succeed professionally where she struggled. A former NYU professor, financial executi

Love-Based Copywriting: Writing Copy that Attracts, Inspires and Invites Your Ideal Prospects to Become Ideal Clients Considered one of the hottest direct response copywriters and marketing consultants in the industry today, Michele PW (Michele Pariza Wacek) Your $Ka-Ching!$ Marketing Strategist and creator of the "Love-Based Copywriting" philosophy, has a reputation for crafting copy and creating online and offline marketing campaigns that people love and that get results. Michele started writing professionally in 1992, working at agencies and on staff as a marketing/communication/writing specialist. In 1998 she started her business as a freelance copywriter. But she quickly realized her vision was bigger than serving her clients as a one-woman-shop. In 2004, she began the transformation to building a copywriting company. Two years later, her vision has turned into reality. Michele PW/Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC is the premiere direct response copywriting and marketing company today, cate

Pt 1  *  Pt 2  *  Pt 3  * Pt 4  *  Pt 5 When a reader opens your book, you want to be sure the content you’ve worked so hard to polish shines in design and layout, right? Well, for most self-published authors, this is sadly not the case; in fact, next to poor DIY covers, DIY layout is killing self-published print books to the detriment of the author. To ensure this isn’t the case with your book, The Book Doctor is back with another installment in the “How to Self-Publish with Excellence” series, focusing this week on how to make certain your interior layout is as professional as your cover. If you want your baby to rival—or even exceed—a traditional house publication, it’s crucial to understand the difference between DIY and professional layout artistry, and Stacey will reveal all the secrets! What’s more, she’ll share what you as a writer should look for in contracts when you hire book professionals (editors, cover designers, layout artists, proofreaders, etc.) to safeguard the rights to all of the material

Denise Griffitts Interviews Jeffery Smith Some people are born with the entrepreneurial gene. Others learn it along the way as life and their needs change. Entrepreneurship can be learned if you want it badly enough. My guest today has as his stated goal to help people either find work they love in a better job OR start a low cost internet-based business. He does this by speaking with people about their journey. Today we will be talking about: Employee vs. entrepreneur mindset.If being an employee is really what you are most comfortable with, Jeffery will talk about how to ensure that your work is meaningful and fulfils your needs.What is your comfort zone?  Can you handle being an entrepreneur?Should I quit my job?  Probably not...there is a lot to learn before you make any money.How now is a great time to "try" entrepreneurship with a very LOW budget and minimal risk while you keep your job.Side gigs that might work and allow you some time flexibility to build your business while making a little m

Denise Griffitts Interviews Holly Homer of Kids Activities Blog Holly Homer has been a blogger since 2007. It started as a substitution for her expensive scrapbooking habit and turned into a full time job that she adores.  Her early blog posts from June Cleaver Nirvana live here in the archives at Kids Activities Blog (some old favorites are beaver trapping, low-flow toilets, buying an eBay replacement teddy, and a little boy who calls her mommy). You can find her blog here. She is the married, partially-homeschooling, work-from-home mom of three very active boys and a dog. She realized early on that wearing them out before bedtime was a self-preservation strategy. Holly is a bit social media-obsessed. She loves teaching what she has learned both at the Business 2 Blogger blog and her YouTube channel. She speaks at conferences across the country on blogging and social media topics – Bloggy Bootcamp, Emerging Tech, Declare Conference 2013 & 2014, Blog Elevated 2013 & 2014, Project Mom 2013 & 2014, 

Denise Griffitts Interviews Bernd Schoner A success story in tech entrepreneurship—Bernd Schoner is the cofounder of ThingMagic, a garage-grown RFID technology company led by a small group of MIT Media Lab graduates. An early innovator of the Internet of Things, Schoner led his company through the ups and downs of a startup, ultimately selling to Trimble Navigation, a multibillion-dollar, multinational tech company, where he currently works as the VP of Business Development for ThingMagic. In his new book, The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide: How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times, and Cash In for Success (McGraw-Hill, May 2014), Schoner brings aspiring entrepreneurs face-to-face with the harsh realities of a tech startup. He provides an all-encompassing look at entrepreneurship, from inception to exiting, highlighting both the glory and the pain. Startup secrets Bernd will share: The work/life balancing act for entrepreneursWhat you need to know when comparing incubators, accelerators and

Denise Griffitts Interviews James M. Kerr A rapidly shifting and complex economy is ushering in a global restructuring of the business world. In order to keep their organizations vital for the future, executives must respond to this new commercial age by re-imaging their organizations' structures, enhancing product and service offerings, and leveraging emerging technological capabilities. Today I am speaking with James Kerr. He is is a management consultant, organizational behaviorist and partner at BlumShapiro. He specializes in strategic planning, corporate transformation, and project and program development. Consulting with many Fortune 100 firms, he has worked with diverse organizations as The Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, Mitsui Sumitomo, IBM, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. James is the author of The Executive Checklist (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) as well as three other business texts. In The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change, James provides a primer for how to set dire

Denise Griffitts interviews Results-Oriented Speaker & Author David Long David Long is Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 25 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specializes in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members, while linking the rewards and recognition program to the desired goals of the company. MyEmployees provides Employee Recognition and Engagement Programs for over 12,000 active client companies in the US and Canada.They have been in business for over 25 years, and they are in the Top 1% in their industry in the country. Their clients include managers @ Walmart (nearly 2,000 locations - (Their largest account), Target, FedEx Ground, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel, Retirement Communities, Real Estate Offices and many other companies. David is also the author of "Built to Lead - 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S. Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager", and he is going to

Denise Griffitts interviews Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach". Did you know that taxes are our biggest expense?  And did you know that owning your own business - even a startup or sideline business - is the best tax shelter in America? Are you taking advantage of every opportunity to lesson your tax burden? If you are like most of us, taxes are not only your biggest single expense but also your biggest nightmare. Can you imagine what you would do with an extra $15,000 per year? Sadly, that is the average amount small business owners waste in taxes that they just don't have to pay. Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach" is the best selling author of 'Stand Apart' and Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me About That?'. She has been working in the accounting field with small businesses since 1982 and is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions which meet the needs of her clients by providing accounting and tax planning services. Diane will share timely tax information that business owners and

This is part 5 of my interview with Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In. In our first interview we talked about how the self-publishing model can help or hurt your book sales. You can hear that interview here. In the second we discussed why DIY and self-publishing are NOT one and the same. You can hear that interview here. In part 3 we delved into the different types of editing and the importance of each, how editors differ and what to look for, and what questions you should ask yourself before interviewing professionals to determine your particular needs, concerns, wishes, and goals for your book. You can hear that interview here. And in part 4, we explored interviewing editors, red flags to heed, and why it’s so important to find the right editor for you as a writer. You can find that interview here. To round out this important series you won’t want to miss if you’re considering writing and self-publishing a book, The Book Doctor is back yet again to chat about the importance of finding the ri

Denise Griffitts interviews Ryan Daniel Moran Ryan Daniel Moran is the author of The Freedom Manifesto: How to Make a Million Dollars, Travel the World, And Live the Life of Your Dreams. He is one of the most sought after speakers and thought leaders on lifestyle freedom in the world. He specializes in creating extremely profitable cash flow streams and businesses without compromising lifestyle. Ryan is passionate about inspiring, educating, and empowering people to live extraordinary lives, and he believes that anyone can live the life of their dreams as long as they take responsibility for their results and take consistent action toward getting what they want. He firmly believes that you become wealthy as a direct result of who you become, rather than money making you a different person. When Ryan isn’t inspiring his listeners and readers, you’ll find him at an improve show, a Cleveland Indians game, or traveling the world. You can also listen to his Freedom Fast Lane podcast here.     We appreciate you tun

Denise Griffitts interviews Ben Krueger Today on Your Partner In Success Radio, I welcome fellow podcaster, Ben Krueger. He’s probably best known around the water cooler as the “Podcast Marketing Guy” and has become the go-to authority on positioning, cultivating and growing small businesses through the power of podcast marketing. Ben is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and small business podcasting expert. He's the founder and CEO of Authority Engine and Small Business Podcasting, which focus on helping small business owners, coaches, consultants, authors and experts succeed. Best known as the host of the Authority Engine Podcast, he is the go-to leader on growing small businesses through the power of podcast marketing. While running his podcasting service and training empire, Ben travels the world living in various countries from Thailand to Costa Rica, and loves experiencing new cultures, but his true passion is helping others by sharing his expertise.  Ben is going to share the following information with

This is pt 4 of my interview with Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In. In our first interview we talked about how the self-publishing model can help or hurt your book sales. You can hear that interview here. In the second we discussed why DIY and self-publishing are NOT one and the same. You can hear that interview here. In part 3 we delved into the different types of editing and the importance of each, how editors differ and what to look for, and what questions you should ask yourself before interviewing professionals to determine your particular needs, concerns, wishes and goals for your book. You can hear that interview here. So today "The Book Doctor" is back in the house to complete this important series you won’t want to miss if you’re considering writing and self-publishing a book! Our conversation today will be focused specifically on the questions to ask prospective editors and designers, red flags to heed, and great resources for finding book professionals. And, BONUS! For Yo

Virtual Assistance Industry In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio I am joined by Tracey Osborne, CEO of Business Solutions Made Easy.  Tracey is an expert Project Manager and Virtual Assistant who assists high achieving entrepreneurs in surpassing their goals by managing the behind the scenes operations. By removing the stress of daily operations, Tracey allows her clients the focus and freedom to do whatever it is that they do best…thus resulting in heightened profit and growth. We are going to discuss the virtual assistance industry and drill down so that you are able to understand the industry distinctions. For instance, what is a Virtual Assistant (VA)? What is a concierge VA? What is a Project Manager and how is that different from an Online Business Manager (OBM)? And how is an OBM different from a VA? And then of course, we will talk about VA teams. It can be very confusing to sort through the different levels of expertise when making the decison to work with a virtual business professional

This is pt 3 of my interview with Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In. In our first interview we talked about how the self-publishing model can help or hurt your book sales. You can hear that interview here. In the second we discussed why DIY and self-publishing are NOT one and the same. You can hear that interview here. So today "The Book Doctor" is back in the house with an interview you won’t want to miss if you’re considering writing and self-publishing a book! This week’s focus is all about what questions you should ask—and what red flags to heed—when seeking your dream book production professionals. You want to have strong trust and confidence in the editor(s), book cover designer, interior layout artist, and proofreader you hand your “baby” over to, and Stacey will give you the blueprint for performing the best due diligence and conducting the most productive interviews, all with the intent of finding the most harmonious partner(s) for your particular needs, wishes, and goals as

Deb Calvert, author of the DISCOVER Questions™ book series, founded People First Productivity Solutions in 2006 to help businesses build organizational strength by putting people first. The PFPS focus is to boost company productivity through people development. This work includes sales training, coaching and consulting; leadership program design and facilitation; strategic planning with senior managers; team effectiveness work and executive coaching. Deb has worked in, trained for and been featured as a keynote speaker in a wide variety of industries, and she has particular expertise in the produce/agriculture and media industries.  Deb has worked with private and public companies of all sizes and has helped family-owned businesses and start ups survive and thrive in a tough economic climate. Prior to starting her own company, Deb worked in senior-level Sales, Operations and Human Resources roles for a Fortune 500 company. Her unique mix of experience enables her to understand the challenges faced by entrepre