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Hi and Welcome to the Revolution

January 25, 2012 in Author of Book, Book Review, General Business, Marketing, Motivation, negotiation, Networking, Socail Media and Marketing

I talk with kevin knebl about the book he was asked to write because of his social media presence and his blog’s content. The book on Social Media and Sales was authored by Landy Chase and Kevin Knebl.

An informative chat that looks at how social marketing is more like networking then classic sales. kevin talks about how “giving it forward” is a great way to get into social communication and the pitfalls of looking at social marketing as just another way to sell to people. Here is Kevin Knebl’s website/blog for more information and updates.

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The Social Media Sales Revolution: The New Rules for Finding Customers, Building Relationships, and Closing More Sales Through Online Networking

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Achieve Any Goal – Guaranteed

January 23, 2012 in Author of Book, Book Review, Motivation, New Thinking, Self Help

Monica has done what few of us have accomplish. She has taken control of her life and dug herself out of a negative lifestyle into a power lifestyle. She wrote this book to help people do what she has done. This is a remarkable lady and she walks me through the book, it’s teachings and some great stories. A great read if you plan to get those New Years resolutions to stick. If you would like some up-to-date info check out Monica Regan’s website/blog here.

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The DREAM Power Goal System: Five Simple Steps to Achieve Any Goal, Guaranteed!

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Classics Business Tactics on Ice

November 13, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Managment, Motivation

I chat with Douglas Craver about how this book has changed the way he looks at being a entrepreneur. The stories in the book is worth reading by itself but after listening to Douglas talk about the great learnings in this book I think it’s a must read for anybody doing business today.

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Who Owns the Ice House?: Eight Life-Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur

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Quick Business Tips From Cover-To-Cover

October 3, 2011 in Author of Book, Book Review, General Business, Managment, Motivation

I talk with Mark Stephens one of the Editors of this book. He collaborated with Dr. Richard Norris to put together an amazing collection of short stories and business insight. “Lessons Learned From The Recession” contains 60 inspirational chapters, written by business leaders from around the world  their personal experiences of what they have learned from the most recent recession. The book combines a mixture of personal stories about turning around failing companies, responding to new market opportunities and providing detailed practical advice.

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Here is the website for “Ask The Experts“.

You can get a FREE pdf copy of the book here.

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Failing is a Good Thing

May 24, 2011 in Author of Book, Managment, Motivation, New Thinking

I chat with Gina regarding her newest book. Here background in team building was a perfect fit for this message. She talks about how failure is a good thing if you know how to work with it. It’s a great read and enables you to get over failure and the emotional baggage you can end up carrying. Let failure become a stepping stone to greatness.

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The Secret of Successful Failing

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Unmarketing is Here to Stay PT2

May 10, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Marketing, Motivation, Networking, New Thinking, Socail Media and Marketing

Welcome to part 2 of a great chat with Josh Nekrep. The second half of this interview has a ton of great content and some great marketing tips for people who want to make the change to the new way of marketing.

Here is a link to his Podcast

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UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.


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Who’s Your Buddy

April 12, 2011 in Author of Book, Book Review, General Business, Managment, Motivation, New Thinking

An interesting interview with Guy Harris (co-written by Kevin Eikenberry) regarding their book that helps people grow into a leadership positions that has been thrust upon them. It’s all about how to overcame a promotion from a technical position to a managerial position. A book made to drive a person forward with actionable goals and sound advice.

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From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership

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Pt:1 – Getting Into Reality… Check

April 2, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Managment, Marketing, Motivation, negotiation, New Thinking

This is part one of a high octane interview with Jim Obalek about the Guy Kawasaki book that is based on many years of blogging. The well indexed book is perfect for anyone who is starting up a business. We find out why it’s such a big book. Jim reads the book a lot and he finds it helps him keep focused and motivated on his business.

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Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

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Love Your Business and Yourself

March 21, 2011 in Book Review, Motivation, New Thinking, Self Help

We chat about a self discovery book that focuses on responsibility. You are the master of your life and your business and you have to understand the power you have to control and change your destiny. Find out what learnings will enable you to make your business and life become more successful and fulfilling.

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Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

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Facing Your Reality

March 14, 2011 in Author of Book, Motivation, New Thinking

I have a wonderful chat with Gabrilla about her first book. We cover a lot of ground and discus how bullying should be handled in the work place. A great read for people in HR and working with people in general. Check out the website if you would like to get the book.

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Why Pivoting is Great for the Bottom Line

March 9, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Managment, Motivation, New Thinking

A fascinating chat with yu-kai Chou about a book that anyone who plans to start a business needs to read. As You Kai says, “It’s a step by step guide to launching a startup business”. As always he gives out some awesome insight on the book and I can’t wait to get into it myself. Find out why the key principle of the book is a radical departure from most start-ups.
If you like this interview please check out his other interview here.

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The Four Steps to the Epiphany

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Managing Creative Cats

March 1, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Managment, Motivation, New Thinking

One of the things I have done many times is manage creative teams. This book would have been an amazing asset and I wish I had read it sooner. I chat with Jeremy Hutchings about how he has used the ideas and techniques in this book to manage highly creative and productive teams. How can you get your teams to be more independent and what management techniques work best for these types of teams. If you are looking for a great new resource to help you manage your team this is a great book for you.

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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition)

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