Why You Need to Use Podcast Guesting to Grow Your Speaking Business Now!
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Enjoy the replay of a Facebook Live that Jessica hosted with Jacqueline Nagle about why you need to use podcast guesting to grow your speaking business now! To learn more about Jacqueline and her programs for speakers, visit (affiliate link)
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Visibility Breakthroughs with Dr. Joli Hamilton
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Dr. Joli Hamilton is the relationship coach for couples who color outside the lines. She is a research psychologist, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and AASECT (pronounced ay-sect) certified sex educator. Joli also co-hosts the Project Relationship podcast with her anchor partner, Ken. Joli’s been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, NPR, and The Atlantic. She’s spent the past two decades studying and reimagining what love can be if we open our imaginations to possibility.Joli helps people create non-monogamous partnerships that are custom-built for their authentic selves, no more...
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Are You A Workaholic Or A People Pleaser?
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In this episode, Jess shares about a pivotal moment recently when she realized that her workaholism was actually masking her people-pleasing tendencies. Audio Transcript: Jessica Rhodes: On this episode, I want to share a really, really great breakthrough, I had. 2 00:00:10.559 --> 00:00:21.870 Jessica Rhodes: spoiler alert we're sharing all of our breakthroughs on this podcast now, but I want to share a really important breakthrough about like workaholism and people pleasing and the connection because. 3 00:00:22.470 --> 00:00:35.640 Jessica Rhodes: I...
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Luxury Manifestation Retreat Breakthroughs
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Margy recently attended Rise Retreat in May and she shares all about it in this episode! Links mentioned: Audio Transcript: Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): In this episode, I am going to share some of the breakthroughs I had going on a manifestation retreat with Kathleen camera and I went on her rise retreat last week in the Bahamas and it was a really. 2 00:00:19.740 --> 00:00:39.270 Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Profound amazing experience it wasn't what I thought it would be, but it definitely ended up being what I needed and so i've been sharing this on...
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Nervous System Dysregulation and Partnership Breakthroughs
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In this episode, we nerd out on all things nervous system! We share more about nervous system co-regulation and how actually dysregulating each other’s nervous systems was the key to experiencing a quantum leap of personal growth. Links mentioned: Elisabeth’s previous podcast appearances on our show: Applied Neurology: Leadership and the Nervous System: Audio Transcript: Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): On this episode, we are going to be nurturing out on the nervous system and on some really deep work that dustin I have been doing together....
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The Power of Stepping Into the Role That’s Right For You
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In this episode, we share more about the journey of stepping into the roles that are right for us in our company and how stepping into the role that is right for you brings so much alignment and self-expression into your life. Resources mentioned:
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Happiness Matters
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In this episode, we’re sharing with you the recording of Margy’s panel discussion about how to create psychological safety within your organization. If you like this topic be sure to read Margy’s blog post about it ! Connect with Brandi Olson on LinkedIn and connect with Elisabeth Kristof on .
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Scrum and Agile
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On today's episode of Monetize the Mic, Jess and Margy share more about their journey of transforming Interview Connections into a fully agile company using the Scrum methodology! 1. Working As A Team Makes It Easier for Individuals to Take Time Off with Less Stress 2. Interdepartmental Games of Telephone Waste Valuable Resources 3. Removing Individual Performance Metrics Lowers Stress and Allows Team Members to Focus on What’s Actually Important 4. Adjusting How Teams Approach Work Frees You From the Expensive and Ineffective Trap of Solving Problems With Addition 5. Working in Sprints...
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Why Am I So Tired?
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On today's episode of Monetize the Mic, Margy and Jess discuss why entrepreneurs with decent schedules and pretty normal workloads are so tired. Things that appear small on the surface but really need to be talked about, toxic positivity, people pleasing, avoiding tough conversations and obstacles are all energy sucks that you should explore to see if they're draining you. When you're authentic and self expressed, you'll find that you feel way less drained.
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Is it Time to Demote Yourself?
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On today’s episode of Monetize the Mic, Margy and Jess are talking about how to know when it’s the right time to demote yourself (even if you’re a business owner or founder). When Jess founded the business, she called herself CEO, as most business owners and founders do. However, CEO is a very specific role and a lot of people who call themselves the CEO are not actually doing the work of a CEO, nor do they have the skills to. With Margy being the visionary and strategist in the business, it made much more sense for her to take on the title as she was already in the role and had the...
info_outlineMargy is in the holiday spirit and Jess has some hidden dancing talent. Today’s episode features an interview with Interview Connections client, Tim Cameron-Kitchen.
Tim, what do you do in your business?
- Exposure Ninja is a digital marketing agency
Why did you decide to start a podcast?
- Sharing what they do on podcasts is a great way to get leads
Tell us more about what you cover on your show
- Small and medium sized business owners or marketing managers are their target audience
- They cover things that will be interesting to this audience
- Episodes are either Tim interviewing one of his team members or featuring a guest interview with someone who has had serious success in digital marketing
What’s the value in bringing on your team members?
- Exposure Ninja is so big that it’s more than just Tim (he has 60 employees!)
- Tim’s employees are doing things that even he may not know how to do, so it’s great to be able to feature their expertise
- It’s also great for clients to get to know the team members who make Exposure Ninja run
- Tim uses the podcast episodes in his email marketing and social media
- The episodes that feature employees get the most listeners
Does including employees help with employee retention?
- Not sure
- Some employees find it intimidating
How do you help employees practice?
- Wing it!
- Positive (and honest) feedback helps build confidence
What was your launch strategy for your podcast?
- They read Digital Marketer Blog for how to start a podcast
- Set up four episodes and launched with those
- People still go back to those original episodes and they are the most popular
- They made sure the topics for the first episodes would be evergreen
- Email marketing for new episodes to list
- Contest for ratings and reviews
What benefits have you seen from hosting a podcast?
- The biggest benefit is the relationship building with current leads
- The majority of sales are now made to people who love the podcast
Do you have any tips for people who want to start a podcast to grow their business?
- Do it!
- Quality is important- don’t air episodes that aren’t good
- Guests with too clear of an agenda can sound stiff
What should you NOT do as a guest?
- Guests who are outside the podcast pool are often best
- Often authors are too polished and don’t sound as authentic
- Really listen to the question and think about what the audience actually wants
- Don’t be generic
- Ask the host who the audience is and what they care about so you can tailor your message
What is your tech set up?
- Blue Yeti mic
- ZenCaster
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