David Baer, The Prepared Group – Podcast Episode 84

David Baer is a veteran direct response marketer who started his career selling classical music subscriptions online at the dawn of email marketing. He has served as the marketing director for three wine importers, and has consulted with 20+ wineries on their marketing efforts.

In 2010, David started his own Facebook Advertising Agency, where he served clients in industries ranging from the Arts to Wine to Professional Services to Coaching and Wellness. Along the way, he’s developed more than a dozen online course, conducted live workshops, and taught on countless webinars, all aimed at helping small business owners and entrepreneurs position and promote their business more effectively and profitably.

As Creative Partner with The Prepared Group, David uses sound, time-tested marketing principals (not the latest trendy social platform), leverages smart and powerful online tools, and focus his attention on getting his clients’ message in front of their ideal audience. David has authored several books, including “Systematic Advisor Marketing: How Financial Advisors Can Strategically Attract, Convert, & Retain More Clients” (co-authored with Ken Cook).

David is a native New Yorker, who relocated to Portland, Oregon in 2008. Today, he enjoys Portland’s thriving food, wine, and arts scenes with his wife and daughter, making as much time as possible to explore the region with his family. Certified as a Wine Educator, David also enjoys introducing visitors and locals to area wineries through his role as a part-time wine country tour guide.

Check out my interview on David’s Podcast More Perfect Marketing.

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Elizabeth Pampalone, Absolute Marketing -Podcast Episode 82

Elizabeth Pampalone can work with a client to create 12 months of content in 1 day, and that’s only the beginning of her superpowers.

Elizabeth is an Author, International Speaker, Podcaster, Successful Entrepreneur, and Expert Marketer with over 20 years of experience.

Her innovative approach helps overwhelmed business owners and burnt-out nonprofit directors to achieve success and freedom through the power of Absolute Marketing™.

Be sure to listen to find out why I coined the term a Pampalone Day.

Elizabeth has a community called the Absolute Marketing Club where she shares great tips, tools, and strategies. I encourage you to check it out.

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Previous Episode: Jonathan DeYoe, Mindful Money – Podcast Episode 81

Jonathan DeYoe, Mindful Money – Podcast Episode 81

Jonathan DeYoe has led an independent financial planning firm since 2002. He and the Mindful Money team work one on one with three hundred families and foundations. The Mindful Money team offers simple steps to financial success and tools to mindfully overcome emotional and cognitive biases related to money.

Connect with Jonathan:
Business Website/Blog: http://mindful.money
Twitter: MindfulMoney_Ed
Facebook: @MindfulMoneyPlan
Instagram: @MindfulMoneyPlan

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Previous Episode: Gene DiNapoli, New York’s Mr. Entertainment – Podcast Episode 80

Gene DiNapoli, New York’s Mr. Entertainment – Podcast Episode 80

Gene DiNapoli is New York’s Mr. Entertainment. He brings a powerful presence to the stage that draws people in and gives them a memorable experience. He is a performer, actor, podcaster, producer and more and all around awesome guy.

Check out his podcast Reminiscing with Gene Dinapoli at
https://www.facebook.com/genedinapolientertainer.

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Steve Brossman, Sell the Aspiration, Not the Perspiration – Podcast Episode 75

In this interview, you’ll learn about why Steve says “sell the aspiration, not the perspiration” and “An expert knows something. An authority is known for something.”

Steve is a former National Professional Track Champion and a 9 times Amazon Best Selling Author.


He has 20 years TV and Video experience including hosting his own TV Show on Ch 9 and has been an Executive Producer for Warner Bros.

In 2012 Steve was named Internationally No. 1 Video Marketing Influencer of the year.
He has created several 6 and 7 figure multi-national businesses of his own, including inventing and marketing an environmental product selling 4 million units into 26 Countries.

Steve has spoken in 15 countries and trained over 65,000 Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Business Owners to Stand out in their market.

Last year he was selected and published with 40 of the world’s most innovative
marketers and has spent a week on Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson.
Steve’s latest Backpocket Guide is Self-Selling Secrets, and it is helping Businesses and Professionals attract high quality clients and have them ask to buy.

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Covid Part II — What you need to know to prepare your business

(Note added August 10th, 2021): In this article, I suggest that Lambda is vaccine resistant, and will cause a major spike. Since writing this article, further research has shown that Lambda does not seem to be vaccine resistant. However, this does not mean that the events I describe will not happen. It only means that they will not happen right now with that one particular variant. The general point remains valid.

A month ago, I looked at the data available to me and predicted that within a month or two, we would see masking come back and possible lockdowns. Now that these have come to pass, I want to be more intentional in sharing what I am seeing.

Covid is not only not over but what is coming in the next 18 months will be worse than the previous 18 months. The difference is that the warning signs are here and businesses have time to prepare, if they know what to prepare for.

I’m not going to talk about the politics or the underlying causes. The purpose of this article is to share with business owners and anyone else who needs to prepare a general idea of what we might expect in the next 18 months, and what you can do to prepare your business.

What’s Happening?

Delta is giving us a preview of what variants will do. It’s high infectivity and partial vaccine resistance are causing numbers to rise again, mask mandates to return, and uncertainty in people’s plans and activities.

Continue reading “Covid Part II — What you need to know to prepare your business”

Bryan Godfrey, Bold Grooming – Podcast Episode 74

Having just graduated college a few months ago, Bryan Godfrey is in his third year of running a successful and growing ecommerce business of men’s grooming products.

In this fascinating conversation, we discuss his path to entrepreneurship, how he found success when he embraced authenticity, and the idea that men’s grooming is more about the whole person than just some facial hair.

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Previous Episode: Scott Schwarz, Never too Much Money – Podcast Episode 73

Dan Mangena, Dream with Dan – Podcast Episode 72

Daniel Mangena made and lost millions twice before he was diagnosed with Autism in his late 20’s. His natural gift of systemization allowed him to spot opportunities but his natural inability to read and anticipate people would cost him his success until he learned how to harness it.

Not knowing how to quit, Daniel kept at it and launched a third business after his diagnosis in which he leveraged his unique advantages and compensated for his challenges, and now he teaches others to share the success he has found through his Micro to Millions program.

I learned a great deal from this interview, and you will too.

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Jefferson Nunn – Podcast Episode 46

Jefferson Nunn

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A fascinating conversation with crypto entrepreneur Jefferson Nunn. Jefferson is a entrepreneur, non-profit leader, software developer and more. I found him to be a kindred spirit, finding opportunities in all adversity and never accepting excuses.

He said “The only way I stop is if I’m dead.”

Jefferson’s Links
Check out his blockchain podcast 1Confirmation.
Personal web site
Code Warriors
Biotoxin Foundation

Other Links
Solve.care
gitcoin.co

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Music Credit
Bits And Bytes by Claus Appel
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4688-bits-and-bytes
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Theme song produced by Patrick Howard of Four Unicorns Design


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