More Than A Few Words

Where should a small business start if they want to reduce their environmental footprint?  The short answer?   Listen to this conversation with Julia Goldstein Consultant and author Julia Goldstein spoke with Lorraine about building green and sustainable practices into your business.    This is something companies of all sizes can do. 

Julie Kratz knows that sometimes conversations are uncomfortable.  Maybe you need to tell a boss, coworker or subordinate that something they doing needs to change.  Is there an easy way to approach those candid conversations? Well, maybe not easy, but Julie shares some great tips with Lorraine on how to prepare for the conversation.    

Lindsey Anderson, the founder of Traffic and Leads University thinks webinars are a thing of the past.  How should consultants and coaches reach new audiences instead?  With a Facebook Challenge offered in a private group.   Sounds complicated? It isn't.  In this week's episode, Lindsey breaks down just how simple a Facebook challenge can be.  This week, host Lorraine Ball of Roundpeg was taking notes furiously as Lindsey shared her strategy, and you will too.  So be sure to have a pen handy as you listen to today's conversation.     

Author and consultant, Charmaine Hammond shares her perspective and experiences building a collaboration network to support her business. Beyond simple networking, she has established a group of sponsors and champions who have helped her in many unexpected ways over the years.  If you’ve enjoyed this conversation sign up for a weekly newsletter get links to episodes you might’ve missed and other resources for your business :  https://morethanafewwords.com/avoid-fomo/

Life is about reinvention. This week, our guest media entrepreneur, Lesley Jane Seymour shares lessons from her journey from corporate leadership role to one as an internet entrepreneur.  Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. From 2008-2016, she served as editor in chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over forty with a readership of 1.5 million. She was also the editor in chief and social media director of More.com, which attracted over 12 million monthly page views and 600,000 unique visitors.  Here latest adventure is the CoveyClub,  a virtual meeting place for lifelong learners. (A covey is a small flock of birds, in case you weren’t sure about the name.) CoveyClub is a virtual and IRL (in real life) club platform built by — and for — members and has generosity and “welcomeness” at its heart. All members believe that the more you give, the more you get. Hence the CoveyClub hashtag: #LearnGetConnect. CoveyClub was not create

Don't wait till you need cash for your business to go looking for a business banker! This week's guest Stephanie Ewing of Key Bank explains why it pas to develop that relationship when you start your business. MTFW is a production of Roundpeg, a digital agency. 

This week, Lorraine is joined by one of her social media buddies, Stephanie Daily. The conversation jumps from social media topic to social media topic with an emphasis on some restaurant marketing tips.  Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and listen to the conversation. 

This week's guest, Arin Anderson believes we are living in an age of creative democracy.  Is that a good or bad thing?  Actually it is a little bit of both.    MTFW is a production of Roundpeg, a digital agency  and is hosted by Lorraine Ball  

Which is better 1% of a big market or 100% of a small one?  Today’s guest, Gerard Doyle of Fractal Marketing believes there is way more benefit in being at the top of a small market. MTFW is a production of Roundpeg, an Indianapolis Digital agency. 

In this week’s episode, Javed S. Khan shares five tips to improve your LinkedIn profile. Be prepared to stop the podcast and improve your profile along the way. MTFW is a production of Roundpeg, an Indianapolis Digital agency. 

LinkedIn is not just for B2B communications.  In this week’s episode Jennifer Denney of Elevated Marketing shares an example of a consumer product successfully using the LinkedIn advertising tool.  More than a Few Words is a production of Roundpeg. Each week, your host, Lorraine Ball chats with marketing professionals from around the world about topics relevant to small business owners.

Brainstorming by yourself can feel like playing tennis alone. You hit the ball really hard and watch it fly, but it's not that satisfying because you don't get the return. My guest Carrie Anton the author of Me, Myself and Ideas says it doesn't have to be that way.   Carrie says: “You have to move from get work done mode into creativity mode. In that mode we create a lot of fun, sometimes very playful activities such as things that you might have done in kindergarten. Such as using a magazine to create a collage or writing your name backward. When you're working, you're very deadline-driven, because you're trying to get tasks done. Your mind is focused, and a focused mind is not a great brainstorming mind”.   Have we peaked your curiosity?  Listen to the episode now.

Your host, Lorraine Ball will be one of 9 featured speakers in the Day of Digital Online conference.    Listen to  a preview now, then check out her full session on May 9th. 

Jasmine Jenkins is one of the featured speakers in Day of Digital. Learn more at www.dayofdigital.com

Karen Leonard is one of the featured speakers in Day of Digital. Learn more at www.dayofdigital.com

Want more free time?  This week’s guest Matt Nettleton shares his tips for working smarter, not harder

Bryan Caplan thinks most small businesses are missing out on the opportunity to improve their SEO and advertise their business, essentially for free with Google My Business

Our guest, professional writer Scott Flood is passionate about writing content for human beings.

This week, our guest Grant Carlile  of the Mountains explains that a successful event is about so  much more than the food and the venue.    More than a Few Words is a production of Roundpeg

This week business and life coach Halle Simpson talks with us about the seven steps of a coaching conversation. MTFW is a production of Roundpeg, a digital marketing agency in Indianapolis