I’ve been reading Tim Wu’s Attention Merchants. It’s made me reflect on how our attention is our most valuable resource, and yet we unwittingly pawn it off to Facebook, Google and Snapchat for pennies on the dollar. My question to you: why are you selling your attention to someone else, when you could be profiting […]
Podcast Episodes
Getting ready for war
I found this post by Sam Ovens on how he’s plotting his plans for 2018. Sam calls this his war map. At first, I found the terminology to be kind of objectionable. But now I totally get it. And I think it’s brilliant.
How to Create a Lead Magnet that Converts with Reuben Swartz
Reuben Swartz is the Founder of Mimiran, a web application that helps consultants convert more website visitors into leads, more leads into conversations, and more conversations into signed proposals. In this interview, we talk about Reuben’s journey from software developer to independent consultant. Then we talk about how to generate more leads from your consulting […]
Everyone starts at the bottom
Some reflections on my interview with David Fields, author of The Irresistible Consultants Guide to Winning Clients. My biggest takeaway from this interview is that everyone starts at the bottom. All the gurus, experts and thought leaders that we look up to, at some point, had to start at the bottom. I’ve found this to […]
Too smart for your own good
The best part of my job is meeting really smart people. In fact, I’m constantly reminded of how many people there are out there who are smarter than I am. It’s incredibly humbling. But I love every minute of it. In this episode, I share my reflections on a conversation I recently had with a […]
Sharing the journey
This is the first episode of my new daily podcast, Marketing Out Loud. In this episode, you’ll hear the story behind why I’m starting a daily podcast, what I’ll be sharing with you on this show, and why you should to tune in and listen.
How to Think Right Side Up with David A. Fields
David A. Fields is Founder and Managing Director of The Ascendant Consortium, an organization that matches top-tier management consultants with consulting clients. He is also the author of The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients: 6 Steps to Unlimited Clients & Financial Freedom. In this interview, we chronicle David’s consulting journey from the big firm to […]
How to Develop a Distinctive Point Of View with Ian Brodie
Ian Brodie teaches consultants, coaches, and professional service providers to attract and win their ideal clients by becoming seen as authorities in their field. In this interview, we talk about Ian’s journey from working at a big firm to taking the leap as an independent consultant. Then we dive into the topic of how to develop […]
How to Grow Your Network by Podcasting with Philip Ideson
Philip Ideson is the Founder of Palambridge and host of The Art of Procurement. In his corporate life, Philip was a successful Procurement executive. He always had aspirations of starting a business but kept putting it off. Eventually, Philip realized that he had to take the leap, or it may never happen. In the early […]
Lessons from Building a 14 Person Agency with Brent Weaver
Brent Weaver is the guy who started a business in college and never really looked back. As much as I hate guys like that, it’s really hard to NOT like Brent. In this episode, Brent shares how he started a web development agency in college and then grew it into a 14 person agency. At […]