When people hear “experience-based marketing,” they instantly think of events. We must do facebook lives, host live events, live...

We have all been there. We get to a speaking event, show up for a client meeting, and “WTF” we have entered the Twilight Zone of Debbie...

Can I be real? This politically correct world is a big bunch of bull shit. Consciously or not, we minimize our thoughts, feelings, and...

Have you noticed the new social trend to be real, like truly no edits real? Everyone says that they want the real deal. No filters. No...

Picture it. You are at an event this person is going on and on telling you about their problem, and you know you are the answer to their...

Blame it on being a startup or the simple fact that you don’t have a ton of letters behind your name. It can be a challenge for an...

Often people will say “yes” just because they don’t want the perceived confrontation and drama of saying “no.” And though it can feel...

Let’s just cut to the chase. A crisis will come. If it is to your industry, your life, your business, or your community- to think that...

No matter what your life looks like, someone somewhere will find it fascinating. Far too often, we are so caught up in our own lives that...

A modern marketplace is a content machine. Copy, videos, pictures, stories, graphics, and so much more are everywhere. We consider the...

In business and your personal life, it is easy to have moments where you don’t feel love. Baring that the issue isn’t with you- aka, you...

Video meetings may be all the rage, but phones are not dead. And though video meetings convert better because you get to read a fuller...

In many situations, sitting down is a position of weakness, but not always. Here are two scenarios where taking a seat means you keep...

I love summer because, like the holidays, many people stop thinking about business. And while they are off playing, this is the perfect...

Have you noticed that everything is a negotiation? At least people feel that way. Let’s negotiate the price, relationship, deliverables,...

Being nervous happens. Nervous to close the deal, take the stage, meet the future step kids- being nervous is part of life. But you don’t...

The art of influence is more of an energy and perception than anything else. We often talk about influence concerning others, but what...

Working with businesses over the last 20 years, it's easy to see how people discount their instincts. We discount our instinct,...

Being influential or an influencer is a buzzword. The truth, though, is that you have to be influential with intention, meaning that you...

What is your endgame? In today's influencer-driven social proofs-driven society, most of us don't have a clear endgame of what this looks...