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How to Successfully Protect your Social Media Accounts

There are many sharks in the deep waters of social media wanting to bite off a piece of your valuable data. However, if you keep an eye on your accounts and familiarize yourself with potential risks, you may freely swim through any water, regardless of its dwellers. SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY RISKS One of the most [...]

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Kathy interview – OnFire Ignites Podcast

I was very honored and excited to be interviewed on the OnFire Ignites Podcast. Listen in to the 9 minute, rapid-fire 6 question interview here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6734135776336068608/ Here is some of the information I shared in the interview: I'm a Social Media Consultant and Facebook Advertising Specialist. I work with Entrepreneurs & Business Owners to Maximize [...]

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Marketing with Your Story

I am giving a talk on 'Marketing with Your Story' this month and I wanted to share the notes from the Handout with you. I am also providing some resource links, video and books for you from my talk.                                 [...]

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Google Mobile First Index

Google plans to launch its Mobile First Index in 2018, but won't launch on a specific date. According to Google, they will move websites over to the Mobile First Index as they see that the websites are ready. Listen to my show with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio as we discuss the [...]

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Social Media Influencers Expanding

Kathy Perry shares with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show, how Social Media Influencers are expanding rapidly, making it tougher to regulate by the FTC. The FTC recently reminded 90 influencers and marketers that the law requires them to "clearly and conspicuously disclose their relationships...when promoting or endorsing products through social media." [...]

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Facebook Responds to Pressure from Snapchat

Listen in as Kathy Perry shares with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show, how Facebook is responding to pressure from Snapchat. Facebook is making changes to add features that look a lot like Snapchat, in order to stay relevant to the younger audience. They have added Facebook Stories and a new in-app [...]

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Latest Linkedin updates

Learn the latest changes and updates to Linkedin on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show when Jim Blasingame interviews Kathy Perry. https://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/small-business-experts/kathy-perry-100403 Since the purchase of Linkedin by Microsoft, many of the Advanced Search Options that used to be free, are now only available in the paid version. You can no longer filter searches by [...]

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Why I Love Facebook Advertising

It's think it's important to share Why I Love Facebook Advertising!   You can Zero Right in on your Exact Target Audience. You are able to target your ideal customer based on: demographics (age, gender, income, status whether single or married) and the geographics, their location (country, state, city or zipcode). But more than that, [...]

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Facebook Advertising

The Ins & Outs and Ups & Downs of Facebook Advertising ~Learn how to Target your 'Best Client' ~Discover what are the best Days and Times to Advertise ~Gain Tips on how to Build your Marketing Funnel, to Grow your List and Make Sales The world has changed and social media has impacted marketing in [...]

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Women In the Morning Radio Interview

Listen in to Kathy Perry's interview on the PWN (Perfect World Network) Women in the Morning - 'Think About It' radio show with Host, Colleen A Kahler Humphries. Kathy shares information about Social Marketing and Energy Empowerment - the New Eco-System of Business. She will talk about her Social Marketing Tree Home Study program and [...]

Happy Customers

Businesses thrive on happy customers and when they give you testimonials about the services they received from you, it is very rewarding. I just saw Oprah's interview with Pharrell Williams on Oprah Prime about his song, "Happy" and it was beautiful to see his humble response as he wept. He has Happy Customers all over [...]

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Using Instagram for Business to Business

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show and shares tips on using Instagram for Business to Business. Kathy is a longtime member of the Small Business Advocate BrainTrust and shares tips, tools and updates on social networks. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show You [...]

Kathy Perry Keynote Speaker at Connected Art Book Conference

Kathy Perry was the Keynote Speaker at the Connected Art Book Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan last weekend. Her Topic was: Enhancing Life Experiences – thru the Art of Social Connections, Spirituality & Energy Empowerment Do you ever feel... *Overwhelmed with all the demands in your life? *Like you are in a rat-race and the [...]

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Social Media Marketing Tree

Social Marketing Tree - the New Eco-System of Business * Are you overwhelmed or frustrated with Social Marketing? * Are you getting your message in front of your ideal clients? * Are you trying to figure out what to do or where to start? This is a 5 week Home Study Coaching Series designed just [...]

Race for the Cure

Kathy was with the HerScan Team at the Race for the Cure in St. Petersburg, Florida

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Kathy Perry at Seminole Chamber

Kathy Perry speaks at the Seminole Chamber, Women's Leadership Council in August and shares her Social Marketing Tree - the New Eco-System of Business. Here are some pictures of Kathy with Linda Stortz, CPA and Gretchen Cain Wells of the Chamber.

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Kathy speaks at eWomen Network

Kathy Perry is excited to be speaking at eWomen Network in Tampa, Florida on August 15th. Kathy will be discussing her Social Marketing Tree - the New Eco-System of Business.

Access Consciousness Bars Workshop – June 29th

Join Kathy as she facilitates another Access Conscious Bars Workshop on June 29th from 9am-6pm (this workshop provides 8 CEU’s for Licensed Massage Therapists) You will be a Certified Access Consciousness Bars Practitioner after attending this workshop. Location: Heaven and Earth Spiritual Center, 1316 Alt 19, Palm Harbor, Florida Call to Register for the workshop [...]

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Kathy at KPI Event

Kathy attended the Key Person of Influence Event in Tampa, Florida. Lots of great information was shared by top speakers, Forbes Riley and Kevin Harrington. Connected with many business friends there as well - some of my classmates from the Forbes Riley SpinGym Challenge were there also.

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Kathy on the Radio

Kathy Perry has been invited to be a Special Guest on the Ultrasounds Radio Show on May 23rd from 11pm-1am. The Ultrasounds Radio Show airs on WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio in Tampa, Florida. Kathy will be sharing information about her personal transformation after a tragedy in her life, which she wrote about in her [...]

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Is your Email Secure

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show and talks about how your email isn't as secure as you think. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author [...]

Tips for Securing Your Email

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show and shares Tips for Securing your Email. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media [...]

Social Search – Facebook or Google

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on Small Business Advocate Radio Show for a lively discussion on the social search war between Facebook and Google. The race is on - who is going to win? You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business [...]

Social Media Tips on Linkedin

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on Small Business Advocate Radio Show for a discussion on how to identify the business development power of LinkedIn and how to develop a successful Linkedin strategy to generate leads. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small [...]

Social Media Tips on Pinterest for B2B

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on Small Business Advocate Radio Show and continues their lively discussion about Pinterest and how it can also be used as a marketing platform for Business-to-Business in addition to Business-to-Consumer. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small [...]

Social Media Tips about using Pinterest to generate leads

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame on Small Business Advocate Radio Show for a lively discussion about Pinterest and how it can be used to generate leads. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy [...]

Kathy with Suzanne Evans in Orlando at Be The Change

I had an amazing time in Orlando at Suzanne Evans' Be The Change Conference. Super excited to be learning from Suzanne and that I joined her Mastermind group. Exciting times ahead!

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Kathy on Expert Panel at Promote Your Passion Conference in Tampa

I was excited to be on the Panel of Experts at the Promote Your Passion Tampa Conference.

Kathy attended Video Marketing Workshop

I attended a Video Marketing Workshop put on by Dan Stojadinovic - it was great information!

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Local Ranking Report

Check out your Local Ranking Report now - learn what Google sees about your local business! US UK CA AU Or go directly to this site: http://hubsocial.localrankingreport.com Hope it's helpful too you. Let me know if I can be of assistance. Kathy Perry [email protected]

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Social Media Tips on URL shorteners

Kathy Perry gives practical tips on how to shorten those long web addresses when posting in social media and offers several URL shorteners you can use when posting, while on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can also get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com [...]

Kathy Perry at TWBA Success Safari

Jamie Harden, CEO of Creative Signs invited The Wealth Building Annex (TWBA) members to a reception and tour of his facilities for the TWBA Success Safari.  I presented Jamie with a signed copy of my book, Stepping Stones to Success. After the TWBA Success Safari, several of us headed across the street to visit another [...]

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Social Media Tips on adding Videos to your Strategy

Kathy Perry provides tips on how to incorporate video into your social media strategy and discusses the high relevance of "How to" videos, on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on [...]

Rachel Haviland & Kathy Perry at Art for Autism Event

My good friend and Social Media Expert, Rachel Haviland and I connected at the Art for Autism Charity Event in May.  It was a festive evening, with music, art and lots of great food to eat. Also, special thanks to my friend and great photographer, Gabrielle Luig of Gabrielle Photography, for the photos and all the wonderful [...]

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Social Media Tips on how to use podcasts

Convert your expertise into podcasts. Kathy Perry offers tips on how to convert your expertise through tools like podcasts and online article directories to position yourself as an expert, on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find [...]

Social Media Tips how to use online surveys

Kathy Perry gives practical tips on how to use online surveys to connect with your customers on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, [...]

Tampa Bay Business Journal Biz Expo – a Success

The Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) Biz Expo is a success.  It was held at the Raymond James Stadium in May and was very well attended.  While I didn't win any prizes this year (last year I won an 18" Flat Screen TV), it was great fun and I even had my picture taken with [...]

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Kathy Perry with Gary Wishnatzki at TWBA

Gary Wishnatzki, President of Wish Farms in Plant City, Florida speaks at The Wealth Building Annex (TWBA) in May.  It was another great event by TWBA.  It was great hearing the history of Wish Farms in Plant City.   I presented a signed copy of my book, Stepping Stones to Success, to Gary.

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Social Media Tips on Managing your Online Presence

Kathy Perry gives practical tips on managing your online presence on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can get a free copy of Kathy’s 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media [...]

Social Media Tips on Leveraging Multi-Media

Listen in to the Small Business Advocate Radio Show as Kathy Perry discusses with Jim Blasingame Social Media tips on leveraging multi-media to serve customers. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media & Web Marketing Specialist Co-Author in Stepping Stones to Success [...]

Dr. Tom Hanson launches new book – ‘Play Big’

My good friend, Dr. Tom Hanson launched his new book, 'Play Big' at The Fox Cafe in Tampa, Florida on April 22nd. His book, 'Play Big, Mental Toughness Secrets That Take Baseball Players To The Next Level' is a must read for everyone. While targeted for baseball, the lessons you will learn can be applied [...]

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Philippine American Chamber invites Kathy Perry to Speak

I was invited to be the guest speaker at the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce just after getting back from California. It was a very fun presentation with lots of questions and interaction with the attendees. They had a lot of new guests attending the meeting since they posted it on Facebook with the topic [...]

Kathy speaks at Tampa Bay Professional Coaches Association

It was a busy week before going to California. I also spoke at the Tampa Bay Professional Coaches Association (TBPCA) on the importance of social media marketing to coaches. It was a lively Q&A session at the end of my presentation and everyone was engaged in the message.

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Kathy Perry speaks at Seminole Chamber of Commerce

The week before heading off to California, I spoke at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce on social media marketing. I shared why every small business needs to implement a social media strategy as part of their marketing plan. I also discussed the benefits of my Hub Socializer System (which is a simplified system of social [...]

Business Connections in California

I attended Joel Bauer's conference in Woodland Hills, California and while there I met Jim Waide - International author and expert Skier, Surfer and Snowboarder. I had the opportunity to ski with him at Big Bear Mountain - Snow Summit. I hadn't been on skis in 10 years, but I used to teach skiing in [...]

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Social Media Tips on using Twitter

Kathy Perry gives practical tips on using Twitter on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame. You can get a free copy of Kathy's 52 Social Media Tips ebook at www.52SocialMediaTips.com also. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media & [...]

Social Media Tips on Being Authentic

Listen in to the Small Business Advocate Radio Show as Kathy Perry discusses Social Media tips on being authentic with Jim Blasingame. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media & Web Marketing Specialist Co-Author in Stepping Stones to Success with Deepak Chopra, [...]

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Shawna Vercher & Kathy Perry at TWBA

It was great to be in the audience as Chris Krimitsos interviewed, my friend, Shawna Vercher at The Wealth Building Annex (TWBA) this month.  She shared her incredible life journey with us and where her career was heading now - politics and media.  I was delighted to see Shawna again and give her an autographed [...]

Kathy attended ToBizNet Live Red Carpet Event

I attended the ToBizNet Live Red Carpet Event at Ruth Eckerd Hall and saw so many of my friends I hadn't seen in awhile. ToBizNet is a new online networking organization that is a cross between BNI (but without the meetings) and Groupon (without the cost).  They are opening up the Tampa Bay market with [...]

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Local Tampa Author Kathy Perry in International Competition for Next Top Author

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 21, 2011 – Kathy Perry, a Local Tampa Author, helps heal hearts with her new book, Remember the Rose, A Journey from Grief to Peace. She is participating in the Next Top Self-Help Author International Competition for the chance at a publishing contract with Conari Press. Read [...]

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Avoid TOS Violations in Social Media

Kathy Perry shares advice on avoiding Terms of Service (TOS) violations in Social Media with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Radio Show. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social Media & Web Marketing Specialist Co-Author in Stepping Stones to Success with [...]

Social Media – Maximize Your Marketing Exposure

Listen in to the Jim Blasingame Small Business Advocate Show as Kathy Perry shares tips on how to maximize your marketing exposure through Social Media - more tips from her free ebook, 52 Social Media Tips. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show Kathy Perry, Author & Professional Speaker Social [...]

College Hunks Hauling Junk at TWBA

The founders of College Hunks Hauling Junk were interviewed at The Wealth Building Annex (TWBA) this month. It was a lively and fun evening as they shared many stories of the early days of launching their business and then becoming a national franchise. It was a great event.

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Kathy Perry interviewed on Internet TV Show

I was interviewed by Chuck Palm on the Tampa Bay Chronicles show today.  IPN is an Internet Broadcasting Network and during the interview with Chuck, I discussed Social Media, my Hub Socializer system, marketing online and my book, 'Stepping Stones to Success'. It was a fun interview and Chuck even took a call, while we [...]

Crew Tampa Bay discusses Social Media

I was one of the Social Media Subject Matter Experts at the Crew of Tampa Bay luncheon on February 2nd and I also was representing DEVO Consulting at the event. They had a few speakers at the event covering Linkedin, Facebook, the Internet from 10,000 feet and QR Codes. The most valuable tip for me [...]

Best Practices on Social Media Groups

Kathy Perry continues the series on her 52 Social Media Tips ebook on the Jim Blasingame Small Business Advocate Radio Show. She share tips on the best practices of the how and why of Social Media Groups. Listen in as Kathy talks with Jim Blasingame. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business [...]

Kathy attends event at Centre Club

I attended Joe Malinowski's presentation at the Centre Club. The event was sponsored by TWBA (The Wealth Building Annex). Here's a picture of me with Joe and Mark Katz - Joe made the big announcement that he has joined the M. David Katz Company. Congratulations Joe!

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Multi-Media adds value to Social Media

Listen in as the 52 Social Media Tips Series continues on the Jim Blasingame Small Business Advocate Radio Show. Kathy Perry shares tips on how videos and photos add value to posts in Social Media, plus how to participate in and create groups. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show [...]

Kathy attends Speaker Empire Open House

I attended the 7 Figure Speaker Empire Workshop and Open House in Tampa.  A J Puedan, Dustin Mathews and Dave VanHoose shared tips and strategies on how they help speakers become more successful. A J opened the workshop by having someone come up and help buckle him into a straight-jacket to share a very compelling [...]

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Jen Holloway speaks at Toastmasters

I attended the RealTalkers' Toastmasters meeting and BrightHouse Networks' Jen Holloway was the guest speaker.  She shared tips on talking with the media.  She has such a passion for media. Here are some tips she shared with us:  give short and succinct answers to questions, make your sound bites count, once you sit down everything [...]

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Mayor Dick Greco Kickoff Campaign

It was great to attend the Kickoff Campaign for the Tampa Mayoral Race, where former Mayor Dick Greco announced his candidacy.  Chris Krimitsos has put together a top notch Social Media Team to assist former Mayor Dick Greco in his bid for Mayor.  Exciting to see the energy behind this great man! [...]

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Joe Malinowski shares tips on Linkedin

I attended Joe Malinowski's presentation on Linkedin today at the Centre Club in Tampa.  He shared lots of tips:  complete your profile, make it engaging and easy to read, use the advanced search capability, personalize your invitations, ask and answer questions, were a few of the things he covered.  Some of the applications he recommends [...]

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Charles Armstrong interviewed at TWBA

Here's a picture of me with Charles Armstrong, the CEO of SparkLabs in Tampa, Florida. Charles was interviewed by Chris Krimitsos at The Wealth Building Annex (TWBA). It was a delightful interview and I enjoyed learning how this young man has accomplished so much and is so innovative.

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Replay available on tele-seminar on Branding, Social Media & Dynamic Presentations

Regarding the Event: Tele-Seminar on Branding, Social Media & Dynamic Presentations For those of you that were not able to attend the tele-seminar we held on Dec 9th at 8pm, we recorded the event. It was a delightful "fireside chat" type of call with experts Joe Yazbeck, David Atkinson and Kathy Perry discussing branding, social [...]

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TEDx PalmaCeia Event in Tampa

I was delighted to be at the TEDx PalmaCeia Event on November 16th. It was held at the Centre Club in Tampa, Florida. All of the speakers did an outstanding job. I was able to get my picture taken with some of the presenters. Here is a list of the presenters with their topics: * [...]

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Admiral Eric T. Olson – Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

I had the pleasure of attending "The State of Special Operations Forces" presented by Admiral Eric T. Olson, 8th & current Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command at the Centre Club in Tampa, Florida. One of the questions that was asked centered around how they were dealing with Social Media and Cyber Attacks.  He indicated that [...]

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What not to do in Social Media

As I was in the process of writing this, I had an example of what NOT to do.  One of my FB friends posted a quote (probably from one of those sites where you can get famous or celebrity ‘Quotes’ to use) and I’m sure he thought it was funny, but it had a shock [...]

Social Media and Your Personal Brand

As a social media marketing specialist and coach I am always being asked, “How do you deal with social media in regard to the personal and business aspects of posts and profiles?”  You can never remove YOU from the social media equation.  You are your brand.  What happens when you try to mix a business [...]

CEO Space cruise

I'm excited and grateful about the opportunity I had to join my friend, Susan, on the CEO Space Cruise January 11-16th!  I had heard many wonderful things about CEO Space and it was great to spend time on a cruise getting to know many of the leaders and members.  I had an awesome time and [...]

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