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Jason Falls is a leading digital strategist, Author of No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide To Social Media Marketing; and, more recently, The Rebel’s Guide To Email Marketing; he’s the founder of SocialMediaExplorer.com; and he has his own podcast, 100 Proof Show. On this podcast, we discuss how children create humility, ways to conquer imposter syndrome, and how big brands need to get out of their own way. Today, we discover great marketing perspective, not letting geography or career hold you back, and how you can disrupt yourself. In This Episode, You'll Learn: • The wisdom of delegation • How to have a long tail approach to your work and team • Maintaining the course with patience and diplomacy • Willing to skin your knee, take your lumps along the way • How having a child brings a big dose of humility • Understanding that the dominoes may not always fall the way you want, but that they never fall the wrong way • If you have good ideas, they’re marketable anywhere - you don’t have to be in NYC or SF • Why Jason is or closely related to white trash • How you might have to convince yourself you know what you know at first • Why those that create compelling content always win • The very simple equation of compelling marketing includes audience, message, motivation, persuasion • Why you need to get out of your own way to be successful in marketing • How Jason Falls can disrupt himself, becoming his best self • Dealing with imposter syndrome - the story of not belonging • Why you need to stop telling yourself stories • Recognizing what you’re "good at vs. what you’re not good at" in order to be successful • and more!

My guest today, Peter Shankman, is an author, a consultant, and an entrepreneur with three companies and multimillion dollar exits under his belt (founder of HARO). He speaks to companies all around the world about how to provide amazing customer service. And his newest book, “Zombie Loyalists: Using Great Service to Create Rabid Fans”. He's a marketing pundit frequently quoted in major media and trade publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News, The Associated Press, Reuters and USA Today. We discuss the importance of customer service, how we all expect to be treated like crap, and how companies can succeed simply be doing just a little bit better than what customers expect. "You don't have to find your inner tiger, just suck a little less..." On this show, you'll discover how to innovate your brand, career, and life. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • How everything has a lifecycle and why you should be looking for the next thing • How Richard Branson shows exceptional customer service • Why every person should have to wait tables for two years • The concept of connectedness • How customers expect to be created by crap by brands • Why entrepreneurship is like jumping off a cliff and trying to sew a parachute on the way down • What you can do to get out of your comfort zone • Why the next 50 years is going to come down to the competition of customer service • Why you have to be a decent person, winning a lot more with honey than vinegar • No one wants you to be perfect, they only want to know that when you make a mistake you’re fixing it • Why companies need to understand the need for innovation • How the weirdness that gets you in trouble and beat up in school will eventually make you a lot of money - embrace it and more!

My guest today, Peter Shankman, is an author, a consultant, and an entrepreneur with three companies and multimillion dollar exits under his belt (founder of HARO). He speaks to companies all around the world about how to provide amazing customer service. And his newest book, “Zombie Loyalists: Using Great Service to Create Rabid Fans”. He's a marketing pundit frequently quoted in major media and trade publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News, The Associated Press, Reuters and USA Today. We discuss the importance of customer service, how we all expect to be treated like crap, and how companies can succeed simply be doing just a little bit better than what customers expect. "You don't have to find your inner tiger, just suck a little less..." On this show, you'll discover how to innovate your brand, career, and life. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • How everything has a lifecycle and why you should be looking for the next thing • How Richard Branson shows exceptional customer service • Why every person should have to wait tables for two years • The concept of connectedness • How customers expect to be created by crap by brands • Why entrepreneurship is like jumping off a cliff and trying to sew a parachute on the way down • What you can do to get out of your comfort zone • Why the next 50 years is going to come down to the competition of customer service • Why you have to be a decent person, winning a lot more with honey than vinegar • No one wants you to be perfect, they only want to know that when you make a mistake you’re fixing it • Why companies need to understand the need for innovation • How the weirdness that gets you in trouble and beat up in school will eventually make you a lot of money - embrace it and more!

My guest today is Ekaterina Walter, Global Evangelist at Sprinklr. She is the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and she’s also the co-author of the book, “The Power of Visual Storytelling: How to Use Visuals, Video, and Social Media to Market Your Brand”. She’s a speaker about leadership, business culture, and marketing innovation and contributes to many prestigious magazines. We discuss Ekaterina's beginning of growing up in the former Soviet Union, her rise to leadership at Intel, and then her own journey as an innovator, woman, and thought leader in tech. On this show, you'll discover how to innovate your brand, career, and life. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • How the power of visual storytelling is a critical driver to separate from the noise • How the money is the result of long-term relationship capital • Why your brand is what other people say about it, not what you do. • How the idea of humanity plays into revenue • Why 89% of companies will compete on service alone by 2020 • The importance of heart marketing over head marketing • The power of being a self-learner • Why we all started as a nobody • Why you should not be afraid to leave a miserable job • The power of confidence • and more!

My guest today is Ekaterina Walter, Global Evangelist at Sprinklr. She is the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and she’s also the co-author of the book, “The Power of Visual Storytelling: How to Use Visuals, Video, and Social Media to Market Your Brand”. She’s a speaker about leadership, business culture, and marketing innovation and contributes to many prestigious magazines. We discuss Ekaterina's beginning of growing up in the former Soviet Union, her rise to leadership at Intel, and then her own journey as an innovator, woman, and thought leader in tech. On this show, you'll discover how to innovate your brand, career, and life. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • How the power of visual storytelling is a critical driver to separate from the noise • How the money is the result of long-term relationship capital • Why your brand is what other people say about it, not what you do. • How the idea of humanity plays into revenue • Why 89% of companies will compete on service alone by 2020 • The importance of heart marketing over head marketing • The power of being a self-learner • Why we all started as a nobody • Why you should not be afraid to leave a miserable job • The power of confidence • and more!

My guest today, Chris Brogan, explores how people use media and community to build marketplaces around areas of belonging. He’s the CEO of Owner Media Group, a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting, including a new one yet to be named. He’s got an amazing list of accomplishments and consulted a lot of brands you know. We talk about Chris' guerilla-like product launches and low-budget technology efforts. In addition, we discover insights on family and relationships. Most of all, we uncover the deeper elements to a billionaire's mindset. In This Episode, You'll Learn: - Production quality is not as important as the importance of the message - The importance of a strong, personal drive - Launching an online course before it's finished - What David Lee Roth did with $800 - What's the best camera in the world? - What is the billionaire’s mindset? - How Richard Branson is just like you - Why arrogance will never serve you well - Don’t allowing business to be an excuse not to be healthy - You can learn more about business at the gym than listening to people talk about business - Building your business around your children - Rhonda Rousey smackdown - and more!

My guest today, Chris Brogan, explores how people use media and community to build marketplaces around areas of belonging. He’s the CEO of Owner Media Group, a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting, including a new one yet to be named. He’s got an amazing list of accomplishments and consulted a lot of brands you know. We talk about Chris' guerilla-like product launches and low-budget technology efforts. In addition, we discover insights on family and relationships. Most of all, we uncover the deeper elements to a billionaire's mindset. In This Episode, You'll Learn: - Production quality is not as important as the importance of the message - The importance of a strong, personal drive - Launching an online course before it's finished - What David Lee Roth did with $800 - What's the best camera in the world? - What is the billionaire’s mindset? - How Richard Branson is just like you - Why arrogance will never serve you well - Don’t allowing business to be an excuse not to be healthy - You can learn more about business at the gym than listening to people talk about business - Building your business around your children - Rhonda Rousey smackdown - and more!

My guest today, Bryan Kramer, is the CEO of PureMatter, an award winning global digital agency based in Silicon Valley. He’s a social strategist, TED speaker and recent author of the acclaimed book: Human to Human #H2H. Most recently… he interviewed 250 professionals in research of his newest book, “Shareology: How sharing powers the human economy”. We discuss how all of us want to connect, feel we have value. Yet, many brands and marketers still broadcast messages lacking empathy, relevance, and engagement. Today, we reveal why people share content and how you can connect and communicate with your community more effectively. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Human to Human book launch What, what, how, and why people share How sharing is a learned behavior How sharing can change your future The critical principles of our “social body language” Delivering unexpected value The psychology behind why we share The power of emotion in social sharing The act of active listening, looking people in the eye digitally Creating a “Thank You” department and more!

My guest today, Bryan Kramer, is the CEO of PureMatter, an award winning global digital agency based in Silicon Valley. He’s a social strategist, TED speaker and recent author of the acclaimed book: Human to Human #H2H. Most recently… he interviewed 250 professionals in research of his newest book, “Shareology: How sharing powers the human economy”. We discuss how all of us want to connect, feel we have value. Yet, many brands and marketers still broadcast messages lacking empathy, relevance, and engagement. Today, we reveal why people share content and how you can connect and communicate with your community more effectively. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Human to Human book launch What, what, how, and why people share How sharing is a learned behavior How sharing can change your future The critical principles of our “social body language” Delivering unexpected value The psychology behind why we share The power of emotion in social sharing The act of active listening, looking people in the eye digitally Creating a “Thank You” department and more!

This is the perfect way to kick-off this new podcast. My guest, Joel Comm, simply lays out the most practical insights to improve your life. Joel Comm is an Internet pioneer, New York Times best-selling author of The AdSense Code and Twitter Power 2.0 and serial entrepreneur. He's spoken at TEDx speaker, and been ranked #1 in the top 25 Social Media Keynote Speakers You Need to Know. He's sold a gaming company to Yahoo, hosted the very first internet reality show, and consults large brands like Microsoft, IBM, and Twitter. He has appeared on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, on CNN online, on Fox News, and many other places. Today, Joel offers unique perspective as one who has been wildly successful, yet discovered that the best of life is far simpler. With refreshing candor and light-heartedness, I think you'll simply love discovering the important elements to fulfilling life and living. If you're ready to stop running the "rat race", this show is for you.

This is the perfect way to kick-off this new podcast. My guest, Joel Comm, simply lays out the most practical insights to improve your life. Joel Comm is an Internet pioneer, New York Times best-selling author of The AdSense Code and Twitter Power 2.0 and serial entrepreneur. He's spoken at TEDx speaker, and been ranked #1 in the top 25 Social Media Keynote Speakers You Need to Know. He's sold a gaming company to Yahoo, hosted the very first internet reality show, and consults large brands like Microsoft, IBM, and Twitter. He has appeared on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, on CNN online, on Fox News, and many other places. Today, Joel offers unique perspective as one who has been wildly successful, yet discovered that the best of life is far simpler. With refreshing candor and light-heartedness, I think you'll simply love discovering the important elements to fulfilling life and living. If you're ready to stop running the "rat race", this show is for you.

Welcome to the very first Up In Your Business podcast! On this show, you'll hear the host, Angus Nelson, share a very transparent perspective of how he grew up, learned about business, and found a desire to help others. More importantly, he shares his perspective on leadership today and how he plans to make a difference. While he may currently associate with what some may perceive as high-caliber of friends and position today... it hasn't always been this way. After many challenges, failures, and self-sabotage, you'll likely find his story much like your own. If you learn only one thing from this podcast, let it be this: no matter what your struggle or frustration in life, you are not alone. This is the beginning of a community built to inspire self-aware leaders, so happy you're here. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Who is Angus Nelson How he developed his entrepreneurial spirit Developing compassion through challenges Finding fearless through pain and growth Beauty is in the Brokenness Vulnerability makes us courageous Your most authentic self leads to your most effective self Leading with strength Why Angus began the Up in Your Business podcast and more! Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: AngusNelson.com Angus' book, Love's Compass: How Do You Recover After a Lost Relationship Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Up In Your Business podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. If you have any questions, please shoot me a note on the "Get In Touch" page. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Thanks to Joel for joining me for such a great episode. Until next time!

Welcome to the very first Up In Your Business podcast! On this show, you'll hear the host, Angus Nelson, share a very transparent perspective of how he grew up, learned about business, and found a desire to help others. More importantly, he shares his perspective on leadership today and how he plans to make a difference. While he may currently associate with what some may perceive as high-caliber of friends and position today... it hasn't always been this way. After many challenges, failures, and self-sabotage, you'll likely find his story much like your own. If you learn only one thing from this podcast, let it be this: no matter what your struggle or frustration in life, you are not alone. This is the beginning of a community built to inspire self-aware leaders, so happy you're here. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Who is Angus Nelson How he developed his entrepreneurial spirit Developing compassion through challenges Finding fearless through pain and growth Beauty is in the Brokenness Vulnerability makes us courageous Your most authentic self leads to your most effective self Leading with strength Why Angus began the Up in Your Business podcast and more! Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: AngusNelson.com Angus' book, Love's Compass: How Do You Recover After a Lost Relationship Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Up In Your Business podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. If you have any questions, please shoot me a note on the "Get In Touch" page. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Thanks to Joel for joining me for such a great episode. Until next time!