[Legacy post: Small Business Talent] Author and top consultant, Michael McLaughlin, joins me on the podcast today.
Michael is the founder of MindShare Consulting. His firm helps independent consultants and other professional service providers to create innovative strategies to reach more clients, land profitable work, and build resilient businesses.
Michael is also the author of Winning the Professional Services Sale : Unconventional Strategies to Reach More Clients, Land Profitable Work, and Maintain Your Sanity. This uniquely practical book offers new strategies to help independent professionals like us to more consistently identify, qualify, and close the sale with ideal clients.
Before founding MindShare Consulting in 2006, Michael was a partner with Deloitte Consulting, where he spent more than twenty years managing consulting projects, developing lasting client relationships, and building profitable consulting practices. Over the years, he worked extensively with clients, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.
Michael has coached hundreds of professionals on how to create an effective market presence, deliver profitable work, and build a foundation for long-term success. If you provide business-to-business services, then I’m confident you’ll find the information that he reveals in this interview very useful. (The Podcast Player is waiting below – scroll down and have a listen now!)
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Pam Slim on Entrepreneurship, Community, and Her New Book: ‘Body of Work’
[Legacy post: Small Business Talent] Thousands of entrepreneurs have discovered Pamela Slim through her excellent blog, and her award winning book, Escape from Cubicle Nation. Today I’m pleased to have her join me on the podcast!
Pam is an author, speaker, and a highly experienced coach. She’s often quoted on the topic of entrepreneurship in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Money Magazine, Entrepreneur and Psychology Today. Over the years, she has created an impressive body of work — and helped people around the world to make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality.
Today Pam will be sharing her hard-won business wisdom with us, and pulling back the curtain on her new book, Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together.
As business owners, what can we learn from Pam and the community of clients that she has created over the years? Quite a lot. So don’t miss this valuable information. (Scroll down to the Podcast Player and have a listen now!)
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John Paul Aguiar: Powerful Blogging and Blog Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
[Legacy post: Small Business Talent] Today social media marketing and blogging icon, John Paul Aguiar, joins me on the podcast!
Forbes.com recently ranked John Paul #6 on their annual list of the “Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers”. His popular wildly blog reaches over 200,000 readers each month >> subscribe here for free.
Impressed? I am. I’ve followed John Paul’s work for years now, consistently benefiting from the practical ideas and guidance that he provides.
If you want to transform your blog into a business asset, then you’re going to find this interview very interesting. (Scroll down to the blue Podcast Player now and have a listen!)
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