Lauren Westbrook-McIntosh, Global Marketing Lead at Facebook Blueprint Interview on Georgia Business Radio

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Lauren Westbrook-McIntosh, Global Marketing Lead at Facebook Blueprint on Georgia Business Radio Lauren Westbrook-McIntosh Global Marketing Lead at Facebook Blueprint Digital Skills Training Small Business Help Interviews with: Lauren Westbrook-McIntosh Global Marketing Lead at Facebook Blueprint Nicole Genz Owner of Rescued Furnishings MORE THAN EVER, DIGITAL SKILLS ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS, WHETHER YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESSES OWNER LOOKING TO GROW YOUR BUSINESSES OR A JOB SEEKER HOPING TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. TO HELP, FACEBOOK PLEDGED TO TRAIN 1 MILLION US SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND JOB SEEKERS WITH FREE RESOURCES AND TRAINING, SO THEY CAN GET THE DIGITAL SKILLS THEY NEED. JOINING US TODAY ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO KNOW MOST ABOUT THAT PLEDGE. LAUREN WESTBROOK-MCINTOSH IS A LEADER FOR FACEBOOK'S E-LEARNING PROGRAM CALLED BLUEPRINT AND NICOLE GENZ IS THE OWNER OF RESCUED FURNISHINGS WHICH IS A GROWING BUSINESS THAT HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE FREE PROGRAMS. QUESTIONS: LAUREN - PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE PLEDGE AND NICOLE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A SMALL BUSINESS LIKE YOURS? WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE? NICOLE SOME TOOLS THAT HAVE HELPED GROW YOUR BUSINESS? PRIVACY IS A CONCERN FOR MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. WHAT IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT THEIR INFORMATION USED TO SHOW THEM ADS? WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO FOR MORE INFORMATION: About Rescued Furnishings We are a husband and wife team that left our engineering careers when our hobby outgrew our basement. We now have a space in St. Louis where we have a large home decor and gift store plus a showroom. We offer DIY Classes and workshops and have guest hosts in other DIY specialties. We also create one of a kind furniture pieces, custom cabinets and specialize in kitchen renovations. We can use your existing cabinets to paint, reface, or build from scratch! http://www.rescuedfurnishings.com http://pinterest.com/nicolerescued Community Facebook Blueprint Events www.Facebook.com/blueprint Denver, CO June 18-19 | Hampton, VA June 26–28 | Phoenix July 9–10 | Buffalo July 9–11 Minneapolis, MN July 18-19 | Helena, MT July 24-25 | Columbus, OH August 1-3 Menlo Park / East Palo Alto, CA August 27-30 | San Diego, CA August 6-7 Pittsburgh, PA August 9-10 | Topeka, KS September 5-6 | Springfield, MA September 10-11 Jackson, MS September 18-19 | Atlanta, GA September 24-26 | Omaha, NE Oct 2-4 | Edison, NJ Oct 8-9 Georgia Business Radio Interviewing industry and thought leaders with compelling stories. Relevant content on current business trends live from the Pro Business Channel studios in Atlanta. In addition to the live broadcast, GBR content is in distribution across multiple syndicated platforms with more than 500,000 downloads. Show Host: Rich Casanova, Chief Visionary Officer Pro Business Channel Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME. Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta. With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. "I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community." Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova