Summary: Do you remember the days of Internet dial-up? Or even better, the days of the rotary telephone and landlines? Whether or not you do, we can all agree that technology as it stands today has made colossal strides and what we can do is simply amazing. From being able to communicate with someone in any part of the world at any given moment to holding thousands of songs in our pocket, all of these are incredible advances that weren't available 20 years ago. And joining us to share her insider’s perspective on where technology has been and where it’s going is the one and only Amber Mac. More About This Show Amber Mac is a TV host, best-selling author, blogger for Fast Company, and keynote speaker. She’s spoken at over 250 conferences and has interviewed some of the business elite, like Richard Branson. She’s considered an educator and a pundit, a true expert on the subject of technology. Amber’s pre-solopreneur days including working for Razorfish, one of the elite full-service digital agencies, Microsoft Canada and Citytv as Canada’s first new media reporter. But a personal loss made her realize she wanted to call the shots in her life; she wanted to choose when and where she worked. With that in mind, she struck out on her own and co-founded Konnekt. With Konnekt, she has worked with some well-known clients, like Tony Robbins. You'll also discover things like: What kind of content should you put out to have the best opportunities to grow your audience online? Will podcasts and YouTube shows make the transition to more traditional mediums like radio and TV? How the Internet has leveled the playing field. How and why she got into public speaking, even though she never wanted to do it! Her secrets to preparing for a speech. We had a great chat about working in the wee days of the Internet, what it was like to build million-dollar web sites and how much has changed since then. You'll hear how she made the transition from employee to business owner, and the hurdles she had to overcome along the way as well as what fueled her desire for success. Amber’s been in the online technology industry since its early days and she has garnered a reputation as an expert, with good reason! Our journeys have many parallels and we dove deep into her well of knowledge in this show. If you enjoyed having Amber on as much as I did, send her a Tweet or leave a comment below and tell her what a rock star she is! Episode Resources Amber's web site Amber on Twitter Vine Songza Penn Jillett's podcast Fail Army David Pogue VISIT OUR SPONSOR! Visit Godaddy and use promo code "PRESS6" for - $1/mo. Managed WordPress Would You Help Spread the Word About the Podcast? I’d be forever grateful if you helped share the podcast. Click here for a pre-populated tweet to help spread the word to your friends on Twitter. THANK YOU! Feedback on the Podcast If you have any suggestions for upcoming shows or a question for an upcoming episode, leave a comment below. If you enjoyed this podcast, I’d be extremely grateful if you would take a second and leave me a review and rating over on iTunes. Your taking a minute to do this allows me to help more people with this podcast, so I really appreciate it (once on that page, simply click on the “View in iTunes” button to leave your review — thanks very much!)
