Send us a text Becky Lyter McCleery has been creating and hosting summits for years. As a marketer I love how Becky's summits offer lots of visibility for experts, visibility for her own business, and value for the audience. I love when marketing creates visibility and value for everyone involved. Her summits are a win for all everyone involved. Su…

Send us a text Small businesses and solopreneurs often use marketing as a way to make themselves look good; like they've got it together and offer huge value. Ironically, this often has the effect of pushing people away. We're so focused on making ourselves look cool and amazing that we end up intimidating our audience; making them feel unsafe. The…

Send us a text There are a lot of dynamics, internal and external that suggest we should worry about the people who don't like/aren't interested in our creations and services. Unfortunately when we focus on the "no's" we stay small and invisible. To connect with the people who genuinely want our creations and services it's important we focus on the…

Send us a text When you email or post an offer or invitation, most people will ignore it or forget about it even if they are genuinely interested and would benefit by saying yes. This is because people are incredibly busy and usually pay attention only to the things that are calling the loudest for their immediate response. This means we, business …

Send us a text In this podcast I talk with Reme Mancera, a strategist who specializes in helping her clients create "Personal Brand Stories." In today's noisy, cluttered marketplace it can feel daunting to create a brand identity that is distinctive let alone one that authentically reflects who you are. Reme uses a specific framework to lead client…

Send us a text We all think we know how word of mouth marketing works because it comes naturally to us. I think it's useful to share word of mouth marketing success stories because they bring how how word of mouth works and helps us understand how it can work for our business. My dad was a family dentist for over 40 years. He was an excellent denti…

Send us a text To become more visible and connect with more ideal people, I thought being a podcast guest was the way to go. Alas, I discovered it's hard to be a podcast guest when the podcasts that seem to be a "good fit" are steeped in "social influence style" and I strongly dislike this popular trend. Do I suck it up and pitch to podcasts even i…

Send us a text In the world of entrepreneurs it's common to hear the advice "suck it up" and you'll be glad you did when you're making all that money, enjoying fame, etc. But is that true? Do we really have to do things that feel out of alignment with who we are to create what we want? Here's my experience and what I've learned.…

Send us a text There is so much advice out there showing us "how" our marketing should sound. And there are a lot of clever ideas out there telling us how we can be seen and stand out. In my experience, however, what our audience wants most is US; imperfect, a little messy but being who we really are. In this podcast I share my personal journey goi…

Send us a text We tend to think of our inner critic as a kind of "touch love" coach who just wants us to be our best self. But after having a little chat with my own inner critic I learned that, no, what she really wants is to keep me safe as a respected member of the tribe. So how do we help this fierce mama bear back down so we can move forward?…

Send us a text It feels really good to refer people to someone who does good work. Really! People love to send referrals. However, it's quite possible you could be making it a lot easier for people to send clients and customers. In this episode I explain the mistake many of us make in our marketing and what we can do to make ourselves a lot more re…

Send us a text When it comes to doing the things that make our creations more visible in the world, there is no greater obstacle than ourselves. Specifically those gremlins who live in us who want to keep us safe and invisible. How do we get our shadow gremlins to back down and give us some breathing room? In this episode I share a real example of …