Non-Diet Yogi explores and dismantles the world of #BigWellness, where yoga, spirituality, fitness, diet culture, white supremacy and toxic female entrepreneurship collide in a dizzying spectacle of goji berries and designer mala beads.This podcast is for you if you - love yoga, but don’t always love yoga culture - wish to form a deeper connection with your body and with the natural world around you, minus the wellness wankery - are tired of the classism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transph ...
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Welcome to the Song Saloon! Hi, I'm Jordan Smith Reynolds. I'm an LA based singer-songwriter interviewing artists I admire. If you love discovering new music, listening to intimate live performances, and conversations exploring the creative process…you’ve come to the right place! Each episode of the Song Saloon features an artist through the lens of a song. It starts with a live performance, followed by an interview with the songwriter about the featured song, and ends with the final recorde ...
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Florida's premiere podcast for duet performances and life stories from local and international artists. "In an effort to help rebuild a sense of community, after the life changing events of 2020, I decided to meet with some phenomenal musicians to share their stories and some of our favorite songs. I realize now, more than ever, to pursue a career in the entertainment industry or even to just be openly creative requires us all to go beyond mediocre. www.SolomonJaye.com
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This is Financial Clarity, the podcast dedicated to helping service-based small business owners achieve financial success. Join us as we demystify financial concepts, get practical tips from seasoned entrepreneurs, and discover strategies to increase profit and value.
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Today's episode features Kat Sophia! Kat Sophia is an Orange County / LA based artist. We talk about her journey in overcoming her "people pleaser" mentality and cultural blocks to pursuing a career as an artist. 00:00 Introduction to the Song Saloon 00:34 Kat Sophia's Musical Journey 01:49 The Story Behind 'Fade Away' 10:10 Songwriting Process and…
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This episode of the Song Saloon features Mike McClellan, a Burbank-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. McClellan shares insights into his approach to songwriting as a music producer, and why he writes while working so heavily in production. He discusses the impact of working on his song 'The Afterlife,' a piece inspired by the pa…
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This episode is with incredible Kent, England raised Los Angeles based artist named Georgia Parker on her song "Twin Flame." "Twin Flame" is a single off her upcoming album this year! Georgia's bio: Los Angeles based songwriter and storyteller from Kent, England, Georgia Parker places an emphasis on powerful vocal performances and poignant lyricism…
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Mastering Productivity to Maximize Small Business Profits With Amber De La Garza
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Amber De La Garza is a coach, trainer, speaker, and writer renowned for her work as The Productivity Specialist. Through her role as the host of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast and creator of Leverage Lab®, Amber dedicates her expertise to assisting entrepreneurs in enhancing their productivity, helping them to maximize their profits and m…
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In this episode of the Song Saloon, we explore the songwriting process and inspirations with indie pop singer-songwriter Casey Conroy, originally from Orlando, Florida. Casey discusses her journey in the music industry, her approach to songwriting, and the story behind her song 'Glad You Hate Me.' We talk about Casey's collaborative relationship wi…
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Rethinking the American Dream With Sara Kappler
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Sara Kappler is the CEO of Centric Squared, a CRM-driven agency specializing in email and SMS marketing. Having pivoted to CRM consulting and email marketing after over a decade in digital consulting, Sara specializes in high-performing marketing campaigns for clients in the finance, e-commerce, and online business niches. A mom of three with a rec…
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Scaling Services Through Training With Adam Lean
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Adam Lean is the CEO and Co-Founder of The CFO Project, a company dedicated to training financial professionals on how to offer outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and business advisory services. With an accounting background and years of experience in the corporate world, Adam transitioned into entrepreneurship, successfully launching, growin…
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Inside Story: The Making of 'Rest of My Life' by Jacob Khalil New York based artist Jacob Khalil discusses his song, 'Rest of My Life', explaining that it was created with the intent of engaging audiences in a sing-along during live performances, much like The Beatles' 'Hey Jude'. He also shares insights into the song's development and production, …
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Empowering Women in Business Through Abundance and Resilience With Andrea Heuston
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Andrea Heuston is the CEO and Founder of Artitudes Design, an award-winning creative agency. She has over 20 years of experience in the design industry and has won several awards such as the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 under 40, the Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards for Enterprising Women Magazine, Cambridge Who’s Who, and the Key4…
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Creating a Productized Service With Mallory Ulaszek
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Mallory Ulaszek is the Co-founder of Week of the Website, a web design agency that simplifies the process of creating websites for small businesses, agencies, and large enterprises. With a rich background in leading various marketing, finance, sales, and operations teams, Mallory leverages her extensive experience to create an intuitive web design …
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Grow Your Team With A-Players Using Topgrading With Chris Mursau
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Chris Mursau is the President of Topgrading, a proven system that helps organizations build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, development, and promotion strategies. Since 2001, Chris has been consulting and teaching organizations and individual managers how to pack their teams with A-Players. Chris has conducted over 2,500 in-depth…
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"Monsters Aren't Scary" by Fresh Hot Waffles
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Meet Fresh Hot Waffles, the witchiest folk duo in the west! Fresh Hot Waffles consists of LA based artists Maddi Fraser and Ryan Spitzel. In this episode, the duo dives into their songwriting process and talk about how to stay inspired as a songwriter, and where they find inspiration. The discussion ranges from the challenges of writing upbeat song…
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Growing Pains of Building a Profitable Agency With Casey Gromer
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Casey Gromer is the Founder and Fractional Integrator at C-Suite Boutique, a firm dedicated to operational leadership and business strategy for female founders. With a focus on enabling CEOs to concentrate more on their passion and purpose, C-Suite Boutique excels in creating and executing business plans that incorporate successful delegation and a…
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Greg Crabtree is a Partner at CRI Simple Numbers, a firm dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs in optimizing business performance through proven financial strategies and quarterly tax planning. An accomplished speaker, author, entrepreneur, and financial expert with over 40 years of in-depth experience, Greg pioneered a metric for measuring labor ef…
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Artistic Development and Songwriting with Wendy Parr
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Meet Wendy Parr! I first met Wendy at NAMM where she gave a fantastic workshop on artistic branding. Talk about branding can sometimes feel fake or like you’re going against your better judgement to sell something, but what I love about her approach is how natural it becomes. It's about getting to the heart of what YOU love and care about as an art…
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Pioneering a New Approach to Crisis Management With Vanessa Laughlin
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Vanessa Laughlin is the Principal and Founder of Banister Advisors, a firm dedicated to assisting individuals and families through complex health crises, elder care, end-of-life bereavement, and estate settlement challenges. With nearly two decades of experience in strategy development, business process improvement, and change management, Vanessa's…
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Designing Tailored Marketing Services for Law Firms With Karin Conroy
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Karin Conroy is the Founder and Creative Director at Conroy Creative Counsel, a marketing agency specializing in the legal industry. With a focus on strategic and sophisticated marketing, Karin has established herself as a leader in redefining how law firms approach marketing. Her firm’s signature program, Marketing Co-Counsel™ is rooted in the bel…
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LA based artist Austin Carr joins the Song Saloon to talk about Cool Kid. The song lyrics have a lot to do with Los Angeles. Austin expresses his frustration with the prevalent attitude in LA to be in the "in" crowd and what people are willing to do to get there. As he was writing the song, he realized with regret that he is guilty of a lot of the …
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Behavioral Economics and the Truth About Pricing With Melina Palmer
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Melina Palmer is the Founder and CEO of The Brainy Business, a firm specializing in behavioral economics training and consulting. A globally recognized keynote speaker, educator, and expert in sales conversion, Melina's work centers on helping businesses understand and leverage the principles of behavioral economics to improve customer engagement a…
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Creating a Curated Customer Experience With Samantha Irwin
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Samantha Irwin is a public speaker, small business coach, and consultant. She brings 25 years of leadership experience, having taught middle school for over 12 years. In June 2006, Samantha pivoted from educator to entrepreneur, purchasing a 21-room historic boutique hotel. As a business owner, Samantha developed top-notch marketing skills and enha…
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Creating Bestsellers: Strategies for Success in Book Publishing and Marketing With Sarah Russo
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Sarah Russo is the Founder of Page One Media, a boutique literary publicity and marketing firm. With over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, she has demonstrated expertise in a broad spectrum of areas, including communications, traditional marketing, social media marketing, branding, and business development. Her career includes sig…
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And a Happy New Year (Holiday Episode with Robert Ballantyne Willes)
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Happy Holidays! Well, here it is folks. The last episode of The Song Saloon for 2023! This episode of The Song Saloon welcomes guest Robert Ballantyne Willis, a classically trained cellist, music producer and audio engineer, to discuss the production process of the Jordan Smith Reynolds holiday single 'Auld Lang Syne'. The duo go deep into music pr…
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You Only Live Once – Why Not Grow a Business? With Caity Cronkhite
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Caity (Caitlin) Cronkhite is the Founder and CEO of Good Words, a technical writing and documentation consulting firm. Good Words provides strategic, management, and implementation support to companies across different industries, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small five-person startups. Caity grew up on a farm in Indiana and majored in tec…
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Enhancing Education Through Community-Centric Research With Monica Martinez
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Monica Martinez is the Co-founder of EduDream, a Latina-founded women-owned research consulting firm dedicated to transforming education by integrating community insights with rigorous research. With over 15 years of experience in applied research, Monica specializes in partnering with foundations, nonprofits, and educational institutions to offer …
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This episode's featured song is "Gold" by Lennon Vanderdoes. Lennon Vanderdoes is a Phoenix based singer-songwriter. You may have seen Lennon recently tearing it up on The Voice. He moved John Legend to tears with his rendition of Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up." On the episode, Lennon discusses his method for creating songs from raw personal experi…
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A Year-Round Approach to Strategic Financial Planning With Laura Shiel
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Laura Shiel is the Virtual CFO at Clara CFO Group, a firm that specializes in offering strategic financial guidance and support to small businesses. With a diverse background in accounting and finance, Laura's experience spans various sectors, including public accounting, financial services, and corporate finance in a Fortune 500 company. She holds…
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Achieving Long-Term Success With a Fully Remote Marketing Team With Tracy Marlowe
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Tracy Marlowe is the CEO of Creative Noggin, a branding, marketing, and communications firm renowned for its expertise in humanizing marketing messages and developing authentic, evocative brands. Under her leadership, Creative Noggin has been recognized with numerous awards and media accolades, a testament to its success and innovation in the indus…
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This week, I met up with Mara Sol, a singer, songwriter and producer from Coachella Valley, California. From a young age, Mara has been immersed in musical theater, classical voice training and has now found her way into songwriting. Mara Sol is influenced by artists like James Taylor and Fleetwood Mac. In this episode, we discuss her song 'Take Me…
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Leveraging Social Media for Growth in the Design Industry With Darla Powell
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Darla Powell is the Founder and CEO of Wingnut Social, a digital marketing agency specializing in services for interior design and luxury brands. Her professional background includes work as an interior decorator and as the owner of Darla Powell Interiors, a direct foundation for her transition into marketing. Under her leadership, Wingnut Social h…
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How To Do More With Less by Being Strategic With Melissa Jacobs
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Melissa Jacobs is the CEO and Lead Strategist at Crow & Pitcher, a company specializing in guiding mid-sized businesses through innovation, growth, and strategic reinvention without expanding their team or marketing budget. With over two decades of expertise in marketing, strategy, and innovation roles, she has a well-documented history of steering…
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"Sunsets and Slow Moving Days" by Brother James
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Excited to have Brother James on this week’s episode. I recently wrote a song with Brother James that I’m really excited about! Brother James is the artist project of singer-songwriter Justin Sinclair. His songs, deeply influenced by classic songwriters like McCartney and Randy Newman, authors like Leo Tolstoy and Aristotle, and monasticism. His so…
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Scaling a Niche Recruiting Firm in the Gaming Industry With Lizzie Mintus
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Lizzie Mintus is the Founder and CEO of Here's Waldo Recruiting, a specialized recruiting firm that concentrates on the video game industry. With a commitment to quality over quantity, Here's Waldo prioritizes transparency, communication, and diversity in its recruitment process. Alongside her role at Here's Waldo, Lizzie serves as an ambassador fo…
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Understanding Different Accounting Roles for Small Businesses
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Hannah Smolinski, a Certified Public Accountant, is the Founder and CEO of Clara CFO Group. Operating on a virtual CFO model, this agency is dedicated to offering small businesses financial clarity along with strategies for profit maximization. Having worked for one of the largest accounting firms in the world, Hannah developed this service to make…
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Meljii has the soundtrack for your autumn adventure! Meljii writes music for recreational readers. Her music contains clever, playful, verbose lyrics over a unique blend of funky indie rock grooves with jazz-influenced harmonies. Aside from being a songwriter, Meljii is a music school-trained session player specializing in bass, guitar, and guitar-…
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Building Value-Driven and Sustainable Service-Based Businesses With Jason Swenk
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Jason Swenk is the Founder of Agency Mastery 360, a consultancy designed to help marketing agency owners achieve and sustain accelerated growth. He is the resource he wished he had when he started his agency. Jason hosts two podcasts: The Smart Agency Master Class Podcast, which focuses on strategies and stories from real agency owners, and SwenkTo…
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Nurturing a Strong Company Culture Across Borders With Steve Kwan
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Steve Kwan is the CEO of OpsWerks, a company that specializes in propelling data center and cloud operation teams to thrive. A Silicon Valley native, Steve's roots are deeply entrenched in the world of technology, from his early studies in electrical engineering to his active involvement across the startup landscape. His rich career path, which inc…
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Ethan Buckner is an activist and singer-songwriter, but only recently has found a way to fuse those two major roles in his life. Ethan helped organize the March to End Fossil Fuels held this March in New York City, where about 75,000 people showed up! After an A list headliner artist didn’t work out, Ethan flew his band in, rehearsed the morning of…
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Building a Client-Focused and Business-Smart Law Firm With Michelle Bomberger
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Michelle Bomberger is the Founder, CEO, and Managing Attorney at Equinox Business Law Group. As a small business founder and entrepreneur, Michelle understands the emotional and practical aspects of owning and scaling a business, which makes her an effective guide for business leaders in evaluating risk and opportunity in their decision-making. She…
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Mastering Process Documentation for Business Success With Adi Klevit
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Adi Klevit is the Founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, an organization that provides businesses with the infrastructure, processes, and systems they need to thrive. Adi and her team help companies scale, transfer knowledge, and prepare for succession. Adi has over 25 years of experience as a trained industrial engineer, management …
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I met Rachel Siegel at the ASCAP experience where her song was selected for feedback by a panel of professional songwriters. I loved her songwriting and vocal performance, and I'm excited to introduce you to her now! Music as a means to heal is not a new concept but Rachel Siegel, a New Jersey native, certainly represents it uniquely. Rachel’s stor…
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The Art and Process of Niching Down With Natalie Eckdahl
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Natalie Eckdahl is the Founder of Biz Chix, a company dedicated to training, mentoring, and coaching professionals in marketing, consulting, and finance. With over 25 years of business experience complemented by an MBA, Natalie has made it her mission to guide women entrepreneurs in crafting businesses that are profitable, sustainable, and tailored…
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Making 10-Hour Work Weeks Possible With Executive Virtual Assistants With Gina Cotner
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Gina Cotner is the CEO and Founder of Athena Executive Services, a company that specializes in pairing high-caliber, part-time virtual executive assistants with busy entrepreneurs, business owners, and executives across the United States. With over 15 years of remote work experience on both national and international teams, Gina has honed her compa…
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This episode brought to you by nepotism! But seriously, Guy Richey Gibbons may be my cousin but he is also an incredible songwriter/producer! Guy released his debut album "In this Moment" just last year, but he didn’t stay in that moment for long. He’s gearing up to release a full second album, with several singles already released! In this episode…
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From Fractional CFO to Online Educator With Jamie Trull
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Jamie Trull is a financial literacy coach and profit strategist who focuses on helping business owners understand the financial side of their business so that they can make and keep more money. Jamie began her career at Ernst & Young before spending a decade at Coca-Cola, rising to a leadership role in finance. In 2018, she founded Balance CFO, lev…
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Forging Your Own Path to Success as an Entrepreneur With Madeline Reeves
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Madeline Reeves is the Founder and CEO of Fearless Foundry, a creative consultancy focused on aiding ambitious entrepreneurs in the areas of branding, marketing, and business development. The firm offers a suite of services, from go-to-market strategy and content marketing to design work, aiming to help businesses make a meaningful impact in their …
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Hannah Siglin is an accomplished folk singer-songwriter, classically trained guitarist, and professional "singing garden fairy!" Her love of nature is a common theme in her work, particularly in "Persimmon." She keeps a very busy schedule performing in wineries, breweries, and other venues in the Spokane region. This episode we really dive into the…
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How To Use Podcast Guesting as a Successful Marketing Strategy With Julie Fry
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Julie Fry is the CEO and Founder at Your Expert Guest, a podcast guest booking agency specializing in connecting service providers and impact-driven leaders with top-ranked podcast shows. With a focus on enabling clients to reach their ideal audience without the hassle of social media marketing, she and her team have successfully booked over 1,500 …
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Conner Cherland talks about his new single "Drugs," off of his first ever full length album, recently crowdfunded for $15,000! We talk about the process of creating an album, crowdfunding, writing songs with a new instrument, and the story behind the song. As Conner describes in the episode, “drugs” isn’t a song title that many who know Conner woul…
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Business Banking and Loans in Plain English With Maxx Mogollon
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Maxx Mogollon is the Business Banking Relationship Manager at KeyBank, a financial institution offering a wide array of banking, lending, and investment services to individuals and businesses. In this role, Maxx is instrumental in forging and nurturing business banking relationships with clients, ensuring their diverse needs are met. In addition to…
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Elthia is an artist in every sense of the word. It was fascinating to hear all the thought and planning that goes into her process. We talk in the episode about her focus on building a world for her artist project that both she and her fans get to inhabit. Enjoy stepping into the world of Elthia! Artist bio: Singer-songwriter Elthia creates indie p…
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