More Than A Few Words

Awkward, Alone, and Afraid If you are nervous and anxious when attending a new networking event and the thought of shaking someone’s “maybe unwashed hands” gives you chills, then this conversation with Raven Richardson may be just what you need to hear this morning! 

If you are like most business owners you have developed a skill for making gut decisions. But my guest Dr. Gleb Tsipursky thinks that might just be the wrong way to approach your business decisions.   The author of multiple articles and several books on the subject, including his new one. Never Go With Your Gut  he presents a logical and easy to follow alternative. Listen to learn his five easy steps to improving your ability to make decisions on the fly. 

Every day for the past six years, Robby Slaughter has been asking a question of the day. Sometimes, silly, sometimes serious these questions generate responses between friends and strangers.  I sat down with Robby to understand why he does it, and what he has learned along the way. Look for Robby’s question every day on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/robby.slaughter

If you could go back and start your business over, what would you change? This week's guest Barry Magliarditi has three processes he wishes he had impletemented soon.  About Barry Barry Magliarditi is the founder and director of The Game Changers. He has been recognised for his thought leadership by the 30 under 30, 2015 Telstra Business awards and was chosen as Australian Coach of the Year for the 2016 Invia Innovation and Excellence in Business Coaching in Australia.

Like the index in the back of a book, you web site map outlines all the information on your website. It is a powerful tool while you are building the site. And when you are done it will help search engines index the information correctly.   This week, our project lead, Britt Baue explains how she builds a site map

We have all attended meetings where nothing got done. Maybe there were great discussions, and maybe you had lots of notes when you left, but nothing changed. This week, out guest Randy Clark, the author of the new book, "You Can't Talk Shit Done" explains you need a plan behind the words.    From weekly updates to companywide mission statements, businesses fail when there is too much talk and not enough action. You Can't Talk Shit Done provides frameworks for getting the most out of business interactions, from meetings and training sessions to conferences and seminars. Note:  We did not censor Randy's title. If it appears incorrectly here, that is the podcasting platform. 

Susan White, co-host of the Joy Powered Workspace Podcast  dropped by for a conversation about creating a work environment where people look forward to walking in the door every day.    About Susan Susan White is the CEO of Susan Tinder White Consulting, a Collaborator with Purple Ink, co-host of The JoyPowered Workspace Podcast, and co-author of The JoyPowered™ Team. Susan has a passion for identifying, developing, coaching, and retaining talent. Susan’s experience includes 30+ years as a Senior Vice President & Human Resource Executive at JP Morgan Chase. Currently, she consults with executives in a variety of industries, government entities, and not-for-profits. She is a faculty member of SHRM . Susan is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional, a Senior Professional in Human Resources, a member of National SHRM and IndySHRM, and has been an adjunct faculty member for the University of Indianapolis. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from Indiana University and has completed numerous post-graduate

We all have lots of contacts, but most of the people we know are just that, contacts.  Only a small, select few are true strategic relationships for us in our business.  But those select few drive us to be better, hold us accountable and help us find the fire within that we need to achieve great things.  This week, my guest David Nour explains how we can cultivate those very special relationships.  A thinker, keynote speaker, business advisor and best-selling author, David Nour is internationally recognized as a leading expert on strategic business relationships. The author of 10 books, including best-sellers CO-CREATE (St. Martin’s Press) and Relationship Economics® (Wiley), and the upcoming Curve Benders, he delivers 50 global keynotes annually. Nour serves as a trusted advisor and an executive coach and is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. A Forbes Leadership contributor, Nour’s insights have been featured in a variety of prominent publications, including The Wall St

Thinking about a side hustle?  Or maybe you have an employee who wants to do some freelance work on the side.  In this episode, we talk about the do's and don'ts of cultivating work on the side.  Our guest is Laura Briggs, a writer, entrepreneur and author focusing on the impact of the freelance economy.

Monday morning at Roundpeg, right around 11 am, we set up the camera and shoot a Facebook live video.  Why do we do it?  That's the topic of this week's episode of More than a Few words, with Sam Von Tobel, the new host of Monday Morning at the 'Peg. 

Life happens and sometimes it is hard to keep the distruptions of your life or of your employee's lives outside the workplace. This week's guest Lisel Mertes believes that you shouldn't have to keep those two parts of your employee's lives separate.  As a matter of fact, learning to bring emplathy into the workplace is actually good for business.   

When you are developing social media, where does the information come from? How do you figure out what to write?  These are questions we get asked every day as we write content for companies as different as a flooring installer, to a bean company to a tech firm. So Lorraine sat down with Staci Seber our social media specialist t ofind out some of the tricks of the trade.

Many of us started out as a solo entrepreneur. However, somewhere along the way the business grew and we had to make that transition from worker bee to business owner. Today, my guest Matt Zentz of Market Path shares his journey from developer to owner.  

As we get close to the 10 year anniversary of More Than a Few Words, I've been digging around in my archives.  This week I've put together two episodes that both deal with small businesses and the economy. Although the episodes are 10 years old, there's a lot of relevance for business owners today. This first episode starts with a story, but it's really about business owners using the economy and factors outside of their control as reasons for not investing and not growing.   In the second episode, I discuss why businesses needed to start spending and investing as the economy was improving. These same strategies will help keep your business strong in 2020 if the economy turns into a downward spiral, as well, More than a Few Words is part of the Digital Toolbox 

We've all been there, with so many things to do, feeling overwhelmed and stuck.  If you find yourself staring at  a to-do list that is three pages long, or a giant task between you and success, then today's conversation with Andrea Liebross is just what you need.   

Robby Slaughter is a man who uses time well.  The author of five books, he dropped by to talk about his newest one, The New Science of Time Management.    We can't change the amount of time we have, but we can change how we think about it.      More than a Few Words is a production of Roundpeg.

Just when you got used to millennials, along comes Gen Z. As these younger professionals are now entering the workforce and making their own purchase decisions they bring a very different set of experiences and a different set of values to those interactions. In today's covnersation with David Vogelpohl, VP, Web Strategy of WP Engine shares the results of a survey looking at generational differences and explains how this will affect you as an employer or a business marketing to this communit.  About David David Vogelpohl is a proud father of 3 wonderful children, an adoring fan of his amazing wife, and a >20 year veteran in digital. David works as a VP for WP Engine (a DXP for WordPress) where he leads WordPress ecosystem strategy, serves as brand lead for the Genesis & StudioPress product suites, and embark on various special missions to support WordPress and the open source community.

Let's face it, most companies need a little HELP with their content.  This week, my guest Kevin Mullett shared his special forumula for content HELP.  Humanize Your Message Encourage Conversation Listen First Promote Less.  Be sure to download the Content Opportunity Report: About Kevin Kevin Mullett, is the Director of Visibility and Social Media at MarketSnare, a product that helps multi-location brands capture local opportunity via SEO/SEM/SM at scale for franchise and dealer networks. He's an experienced web developer and online marketer with over 18 years experience. He discovers, tests, and disseminates trends in digital marketing and tools for developers, clients and popular conference audiences. His passion is photography.

Today, Heneka Watkis Porter is a succesful entrepreneur.  How did she get there, and what did she learn along the way?  Listen to today's episdoe to find out.    About Heneka Heneka Watkis-Porter is a serial-entrepreneur, author, speaker, fashion designer and podcaster. She wakes up every day with a grateful heart as she lives her purpose of “life transformation through inspiration”. She is the founder/CEO of the authentic Jamaica clothing brand, Patwa Apparel. Heneka is also the creator of the Caribbean’s first Virtual Conference and Expo - The Entrepreneurial You Virtual SME Conference & Expo. The Entrepreneurial You is a podcast for passionate and dedicated entrepreneurs and leaders seeking inspiration. Each week a global high impact entrepreneur and leader such as Seth Godin is featured to motivate and inspire listeners from around the globe.

This is a special episode of More than a Few Words, recorded live at She Podcast, a women's podcasting event.  Lorraine caught up with JoDee Curtis of the Joy Powered Podcast and Danielle Ireland of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs to talk about why business owners need to get out of their office and attend events like this, how to deal with the information onslaught and set priorities on which ideas to put into practice.  About our guests:  JoDee Curtis is the Founder of Purple Ink and the ink pad, author of JoyPowered™: Intentionally Creating an Inspired Workspace, and co-author of The JoyPowered™ Family,  The JoyPowered™ Team   and the host of the Joy Powered podcast.  JoDee has a passion for helping organizations and individuals discover their talents and do more of what they do well!  She is a wife and mother of three humans and two labradoodles, and she loves to read and travel.   Danielle Ireland will tell you she is not your mama's therapist. An, LCSW, (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with an MSW, (Master’s