Join us as we discuss teamwork, the importance of referrals, leveraging and leadership for small businesses. It's the story of everyone around me - Nikole Dickman would say if you asked her to walk you through her journey. Finding herself in a situation where she was going to be relocated and didn’t want to make the move, she took the severance package and started her own business, Envoy Managed Services. Nikole brought her team on-board, and they walked right back into their previous company as consultants to finish the project her team had started.

Episode 34 -3 Ways To Build A Community Around Your Brand

They say that loyalty is dead. That may be so. But if it is, I believe it is because we have stopped building a community around our brands. You will hear me say, "You, as a brand, are forgettable." It's true. But you or your team as humans are not. Build a community around your brand and you will build loyalty. In this episode I give you 3 tips and a bonus tip on how to do exactly that.

Episode 27 - Building a Network of Referral Partners

Jerry Schwartz, Executive Director for BNI 4 Shore, joins us to discuss how to adjust your business and your networking during these times. Jerry talks; effective Networking Groups in this new environment, how to maximize your business exposure while social distancing, proper ZOOM etiquette and how to maximize your short presentation in ZOOM rooms! Jerry is a pioneering focused goal maker who's divergent out of the box thinking makes him one of the top Networking Professionals in the United States.

Episode 24 - Making A Successful Pivot

Tommy "The Man With The Plan" Sommers from LogoZone Promotions joins us to talk about how he made the biggest pivot in his business by focusing the current needs of his clients. We also discuss how he stepped outside his comfort zone to start using social media marketing.

Episode 21 - Nonprofits During the Pandemic

Michael Caimona of Warrior Music Foundation joins us to discuss the effects of the pandemic crisis on his non-profit. We also discuss why now more than ever Warrior Music Agency is an essential service for members of our military families.

Episode 18 - Two Marketers Go Into A Room

John Maggio, author of Success With Local Marketing, joins us to discuss his book, local marketing and how networking plays a part in small business success.

Ann BrennanApril 29, 2020marketing, digital marketing, collaboration, networking, referrals

Episode 16 - Beyond Your Default

George B. Thomas of Impulse Creative and Sprocket Talk joins us to talk about living life beyond your default, how changing just one word can change your perspective and how you are the master of time.

Episode 15 - Retail In The Time Of Social Distancing

What is it like to own a retail store in the midst of social distancing? Heather Summers of Park Home in Severna Park, Maryland joins us to talk about the steps she has been forced to take to keep her business running in the midst of this pandemic.