Going from a Product Idea Made at Home, to Global Manufacturer Selling to the LARGEST Retailer in the WORLD!
RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello
Release Date: 11/12/2020
Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience with guest, Alicia Marie
RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello
RealTalk Podcast: Episode 17 Guest: Alicia Marie Personal growth and development is critical to effective leadership. There is a huge misconception…Leaders are NOT born, they are trained, coached and developed to become great leaders. Leadership is relational, not transactional and has nothing to do with big personalities, charm or being persuasive. Those attributes are useful in interpersonal relationships, in sales but have nothing to do with what determines a great leader. Maureen’s guest is Alicia Marie, an expert in the field of leadership development. She has expertise...
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From Corporate Meeting Planner to Entrepreneur - Hear how a movie influenced a Game Changing Pivot for Gail Davis and led to successful, global Speakers agency.
RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello
It’s so fascinating how one experience can be a turning point that shapes one's career, life, decisions! Hear how the movie Alive and the man who inspired the movie, Nando Pardo, became a catalyst for Gail Davis, corporate professional in the meetings and events space, to start her own company GDA Speakers. We’re discussing: Considerations to becoming a Speaker, Hiring and Managing People and Personal Growth and Mindset as a leader.
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Innovating a Product Category, Plus...Hear from Francine Glick of Water Journey as she shares some RealTalk about Patents and Selling to Big Box Retailers.
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Maureen interviews Francine Glick, the founder of Water Journey, who shares some RealTalk about the Pros and Cons of patenting your product, what the ideal timing is around filing your patent and what it takes to defend a patent once you are in the market. She also shares how she started out and went from a successful career as an expert in mergers and acquisitions… to innovator to mompreneur AND managed to get her product Hands2Go into some of the largest, Big Box retailers in the US.
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Hear how Lisa Song Sutton went from Lawyer to Entrepreneur to Beauty Queen, to a SERIAL 7 Figure Entrepreneur and how you can leverage some of her key tips and insights for success!
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With the precision and thoughtfulness of a surgeon, Lisa Song Sutton has approached Strategic Partnerships to grow and scale her businesses. Hear her fascinating story about how she transitioned from the law firm to the boardroom... not just one, but FOUR successful businesses! And while she was at it, added beauty queen, community advocate and even threw her hat into the political ring to boot!
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Hear how this Mother/Daughter dynamic team created a platform to help empower and inspire young women... as well as how they generated OVER 1 MILLION media impressions in a year!
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Hear how Heidi Ganahl, the founder of Camp Bow Wow, the largest pet care franchise in the US which grossed over $100 million sold that company and created a new company SheFactor with her daughter Tori Ganahl, to empower and inspire you women as they begin to navigate adulthood. Hear out how they've reached over 1 million women in one year, what has worked and what challenges they have overcome. Learn from the skills of the wise and the innovation of the youth!
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English is NOT the global language! Who knew? What you MUST know if you are Marketing Your Business Globally
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Who knew that the US does not have an official language? Well, our guest is an expert at all things Global Marketing, Language and Translation. Hear how you can use some key strategies and tips to market your business - whether you export to other countries or not! Also, learn how to leverage and use LinkedIn as a GREAT networking and connection tool as well as to position yourself as an expert!
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Taking a Stand for Herself and her Team Empowered Marissa Sams as she Grew Her 7 Figure Event Company!
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Hear how Marissa Sams left the corporate event world and created her own company where women and diversity were respected and appreciated, as well as how she took a big risk, standing up to a client who was mistreating her team...and it paid off! Owning her voice and her power paid off!
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How a Personal Trauma Led Kiki Rozema to Create a Movement...and an Apparel Company Based on Confidence and Inclusion
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Creating a brand around confidence takes courage - hear how Kiki Rozema took her life’s mission to help others, from being a middle school teacher...to a confidence business - that happens to sell apparel for women!
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Going from a Product Idea Made at Home, to Global Manufacturer Selling to the LARGEST Retailer in the WORLD!
RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello
Lisa Harrington and Kimberly Martinez of Bonitas International and their newest company Bondy Worldwide, share insights about raising capital, managing cash flow, having remote teams, working with large corporations in addition to navigating crisis ...and what the most important, critical skill is that is necessary to do so. They share their biggest pieces of advice around business, success and taking time for yourself.
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How this entrepreneur used grit, resilience, determination {and LinkedIn!} to land some of her biggest, GLOBAL corporate clients!
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If my next guest could bottle up and sell her her amazing energy, spirit and light that she brings to this world, she’d be a billionaire! Listen to how she leveraged LinkedIn to become a global health and wellness influencer, expert and partner for Marriott International! Plus… one simple thing that you can do each day - even at your office, that can reduce fat and improve your sex drive!! So much to share and so many useful tips in this episode, you do NOT want to miss it!
info_outlineHear how these Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Business Owners were inspired to create a product line that launched a NEW market category while making people feel good about themselves... and learn how they got their product into one of the largest global big box retailers in the world.
- Do you want to know what the most important elements of working with a global retailer is?
- Are you curious about where to start regarding manufacturing overseas, this episode will give you some amazing tips!
Lisa Harrington and Kimberly Martinez of Bonitas International and their newest company Bondy Worldwide, share insights about:
- Raising Capital
- Managing Cash Flow
- Having Remote Teams
- Working with Large Corporations
- Navigating Crisis ...and what the most important, critical skill is that is necessary to do so
- Plus, they share their biggest pieces of advice around business, success and taking time for yourself.
RealTalk moment: Listen to them share how their fear of Covid-19 wiping out their business inspired creativity, innovation and a whole new company (while their legacy business actually thrived and grew through the pandemic!).
There is SO MUCH valuable information, insights and relatable laughs. If you are serious about growing and scaling your business, you won’t want to miss this episode.
Episode Guests:
- Lisa Harrington
- Kimberly Martinez
Companies:
Social: @BooJeeBeads
Social: @bondyworld
Kimberly’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmartinez1/
Link to Kimberly’s book Women Who Mean Business: https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Leading-Women/e/B008DGBCO6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1599734005&sr=8-1
Lisa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-harrington-6b912830/
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