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Any new business owner should have to be screened before they make a choice to open a business. The test should have one question: Do you love rollercoasters? If the answer is yes, than you meet the height requirement and you can be allowed on the ride. For most of us, though, the reality is that no one asked, and now we're on the ride. Will you survive, and is it possible to actually enjoy the ride? In this episode of Digital Connections, coach Marjika Kemble, founder of Marijke Ocean stops by to fill us in on a few secrets to help business owners improve the journey. Her method allows entrepreneurs to see the bigger picture and make lasting changes to a path of success in their businesses. Guest Bio Marijke Kemble is the founder of Marijke Ocean – a coaching practice guiding leaders who are committed to their work being a source of personal & professional growth. Marijke worked in corporate, executive leadership roles for over 15 years – first in financial services & then later as the President of a Sales & Marketing start up. In addition to being a Certified Wayfinder Coach, Marijke has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University where she took graduate level course work in organizational behavior, Buddhism, and public policy. She’s also a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Mentor & Teacher – which she integrates into her coaching work whenever it is appropriate. She has an MBA, she’s a mom to two young daughters (age 6 and 9), a recovering perfectionist, and an office supply connoisseur. Contact Info: Marijke Kemble Marijke Ocean Website: https://www.marijkeocean.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lorenfogelman Email: [email protected]

Patty Block, founder of the Block Group, teaches women business owners how to turn up their power to price, sell and run their business on their own terms. This means fine-tuning their operations and scaling their revenue for strategic growth. It means getting paid what they are worth. In her business, she has seen too many business owners that don't, and it becomes a losing cycle. Through a lifetime of learning and coaching, Patty has answers, and in this episode, she shares some of her secrets to break this cycle and generate more revenue with less stress. Guest Bio Patty Block teaches women business owners who are experts in their fields how to turn up their power to price, sell and run their business on their own terms. This means fine-tuning their operations and scaling their revenue for strategic growth. As their trusted advisor, she brings a unique perspective, having experienced and solved many of the same complex issues women face, as leaders, moms, daughters and sisters. Forming a partnership of unbiased accountability, she helps women position their companies--financially, operationally, technologically--for game-changing results. Patty raised three fantastic kids, all of whom are business owners and also work in Patty’s company (she essentially raised her own workforce!) Contact Info: Patty Block The Block Group Website: https://www.theblockgroup.net/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattyblock/ Email: [email protected]

One step away from what? That is the question we answer in this episode of Digital Connections. Are you one step away from business success, business failure, or somewhere in between? If you don't know, then you can't possible see where your next step should be to get to where you want to go. To find the freedom you seek in your business, you must have to a clear vision of what you and your company can achieve. You need to know where you're going and why you want to go there. It's also necessary to measure results. It's these things that are going to allow you to build a future that supports this dream. And, that vision feeds your mindset, which is a majority of your ultimate success. Larry Reines from Aaron Myer Consulting stops by to help us see the path and move along with great strategic planning. Guest Bio Larry Reines empowers the vision of many small businesses, from start-ups to companies looking to grow and even businesses in distress. Aaron Myer Consulting has a proven track record in establishing effective organizational structure and communication that create the foundation for growth and profitability. Larry inspires and motivates, so you can delegate and empower your team. They work on your mindset. The formula for success is developing and implementing strategies for finance, operations, and sales to structure your business to achieve financial stability, high sales volumes, reduced costs, and a work-life balance. With a short conversation, they will see if they can deliver similar results for you. Contact Info: Larry Reines Aaron Meyer Consulting Email: [email protected] Website: aaron-myer.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/larryreines/ Text message: (917) 776-0309

One of the biggest struggles small businesses have is an inability to clearly define their brand and their messaging. They want more clients, and they try to find them by building a new website or through online advertising or other marketing tactics. They expect that these tactics are the magic formula they've been looking for. To make these tactics successful, though, you must have the right message for your audience. Brand is everything that defines your business and it must come first. Otherwise your message is muddled and people have no idea if you're able to solve the problems they need answers to. When you have that clarity, it becomes so much easier for your clients and customers to find you. On this episode of Digital Connections, Gabriel Shields with Benu Creative joins your host Nancee Johnson as they discuss how to get clear on your messaging and your brand, and ultimately, how to attract the right client to scale your business. Guest Bio People hire Benu Creative to help develop authentic brands that create loyalty and trust with their audience and people. As a husband and wife team, owners Gabriel and Kelly Shields understand how a successful business is like a successful marriage -- it requires two very different people to discover their shared values in order to make healthy and beneficial decisions so they can better the life of the other person. Benu Creative helps businesses look beyond products and services so they market effectively and establish the perfect marriage between a successful brand and successful people. Contact Info: Benu Creative Gabriel Shields benucreative.com (541) 791-7998

April is Stress Awareness Month, and Digital Connections is celebrating with guest Taryn Laakso from Unlaaking Your Potential. Taryn brings in some amazing processes not just for controlling stress, but that will allow you to truly unlock the potential and creativity that lay just beyond the reach of stress. As a business owner, the success of your company is in your hands. This mere fact alone may be enough to raise your blood pressure, but you can find peace even in the most turbulent of challenges. This episode isn't just for your business, but for the entirety of your life's purpose, and could be the small piece of change that your business needs to find the right track. Guest Bio Taryn is passionate about igniting a spark in her clients to play a bigger game in their life. She speaks on topics such as positive mindset, mental well-being, leadership, and empowerment based on the Positive Intelligence ™ model. Prior to launching her coaching career, she had a 20+ year tenure in the corporate HR world. She boldly left her corporate job to launch her own coaching business days before the global pandemic shut everything down. However, with her resilient mindset, she was able to quickly pivot her plan. Taryn’s commitment to herself and her vision has created a 6-figure coaching business within 18 months as a full-time business owner. This is empowered leadership! Taryn's superpower is inspiring and supporting professionals to strategically plan their next career shift. She helps clients move from a state of frustration to inspiration. Through group and private coaching, Taryn provides strategies to unlock her client's Superpowers. Discover your superpower! Contact Info: Taryn Laakso Unlaaking Your Potential tarynlaakso.com [email protected] (206) 310-9409

You've been working 12 hour days, burning the candle at both ends. You feel like you're spinning your wheels, and your business is paying the price. As business owners and entrepreneurs, business burnout is all too real. How do you recognize before it gets to this point? Can it be avoided? Once you're in it, how do you get out? On this episode of Digital Connections, host Nancee Johnson invites previous guest, Zovig Garboushain of Boldness Ablaze Coaching back to the show for some great tips to keep the train on the tracks, and continue building your company without the nasty side effects of business burnout. Guest Bio Zovig Garboushian, founder of Boldness Ablaze Coaching, is an executive, leadership, and career coach and she focuses on helping women go after what they want boldly and unapologetically. She works with high-performing women and partners with organizations to support and advance their women in leadership. She started her career with 15 years as a marketer after which she pivoted to career development, organizational effectiveness, and in 2019, launched her own coaching practice, Boldness Ablaze. Her certifications and training are multi-disciplined and range from communications to team dynamics, change management to personal development, psychology to yoga. Her clients say she has x-ray vision and can see through the muck to get right to the heart of the issue. The key to her success is that you can never have enough self-compassion. Contact Info: Zovig Garboushian Boldness Ablaze Coaching www.boldnessablazecoaching.com (917) 207-1765

Most small businesses spend an average of $7-10k on basic legal services every year. And these are businesses that that are paying for help. Other companies are losing even more because they believe hiring an attorney isn’t worth the high cost they have to pay. Unfortunately, the truth is that most businesses cannot afford the legal ramifications that come without good legal advice and help. But your host, Nancee Johnson, has found a solution. Jane Lehman has been a trusted advisor working with LegalShield for over 13 years. She believes every American deserves to have access to qualified attorneys whenever they have questions or need help. Which is why she is with LegalShield, and why she is stopping by Digital Connections to help save you time and money in your business. As a bonus, Jane also shares one of the marketing strategies that she successfully leverages on LinkedIn to help connect people to her solutions and ideas. Guest Bio Jane Lehman has been a trusted advisor working with LegalShield for over 13 years. She believes every American deserves to have access to qualified attorneys whenever they have questions or need help. Which is why she is with LegalShield. LegalShield is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The founder, Harland Stonecipher, believed every American deserved access to the legal system and their legal rights. Contact Info: Jane Lehman LegalShield Website: janerlehman.wearelegalshield.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/janelehman1/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JaneLehman.LegalShield Twitter: www.twitter.com/janelehman

Do you know the feeling? "Maybe I'm not as capable as people seem to think I am." "When is the hammer going to fall. I'm sure they know that I'm not the real deal." For some it can be an almost paralyzing fear, although most people wouldn't even guess it about the people that are experience it. It is Imposter Syndrome, and for many people it's a very real thing that effects their daily lives and their businesses. It's a feeling that Paul Larsen with The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute is all too familiar with. As a survivor of this condition, and now a teacher and coach for those still in this place, Paul comes to the table with some amazing expert advice to help you find the other side while celebrating imposter syndrome, as impossible as that may sound. Guest Bio As an Impostor Syndrome survivor, Paul has learned to tame his fake and fraud voice and has successfully coached hundreds of leaders and teams to celebrate their Impostor and find their voice of confidence so that they can share their inspiration with others. His practical, and sometimes laughable, life experiences led him to author the award-winning coaching book, “Find Your VOICE as a Leader”™ Paul’s portfolio includes working with the talented leaders at Twitter, Microsoft, SAP and Cisco along with many successful life entrepreneurs looking to make their mark on our world. A contributing author with Forbes & founder of The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute, Paul offers transformative coaching journeys to help you find your unique voice of strength and inspiration! Contact Info: Paul N Larsen The Find Your V.O.I.C.E. as a Leader™ Institute Website: paulnlarsen.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulnlarsen/ Facebook: facebook.com/paulnlarsen

Do you have an advisory board for your small business? Do you know the quickest way to build one? Mentoring is wonderful way to find those people that can help you build a successful business, providing guidance, learning, and direction. Upnotch is a mentorship app for executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars. With the rich data algorithms that Upnotch uses to attract top-notch mentors, they can help find the perfect match for you. Joining your host Nancee Johnson, Upnotch co-founder, Tatia Zulouga stops by to talk about the benefits of a great mentorship and how you can build successful relationships through this new app. Guest Bio Over the last 10 years at IntellectSpace, Tatia has been responsible for developing products that help organizations engage with customers, donors, alumni, and constituents. One of the pioneering solutions that Tatia is most proud of is LiveAlumni. They have over 800 Higher Education clients and have worked hard to ensure exponential growth year after year. Having worked closely with Universities, she saw an overwhelming interest in mentorships from the next wave of entrepreneurs and industry leaders looking for guidance as they step into new executive roles. As Co-Founder of Upnotch, her goal is to help individuals build their personal advisory boards of people they can trust. Contact Info: Upnotch Available in the App Store or Google Play www.upnotch.com

Your company is growing. Are your people? Do you worry that your key leaders may leave and join the great resignation? In this episode of Digital Connections your host Nancee Johnson speaks with David McGlennen, president of Impact Leadership Consulting. It is possible to play the infinite game of business while designing a culture that strengthens your people and improves the health of your organization. Investing in your people is also one of the best investments you can make into your brand. David stops by to share some the success strategies that help business owners create a growing company with a high performing team that no one ever wants to leave. Guest Bio David McGlennen is the president of Impact Leadership Consulting, which was created in 2015. He helps public and private companies alike to play the infinite game of business by creating culture by design and strengthening the bench of emerging leaders and improving their organizational health. The company built the Emerging Leader Inner Circle, which has now expanded to the Growing Leader and Executive Leader Inner Circles which impacts leaders from around the world. David is a business growth guide who helps leaders integrate their desire for high performance, achievement and growth while focusing on the things they value most. As an entrepreneur and family business owner for most of his life, he’s made the mistakes and yet loves getting out of his comfort zone to learn and grow. He has coached and trained leaders around the world as far north as the Arctic Circle and has shared the stage with John C. Maxwell while training leaders in Paraguay, South America. Contact Info: David McGlennen Impact Leadership Consulting (412) 475-9288 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.davidmcglennen.com In the Growth Space Podcast: https://www.davidmcglennen.com/podcast Starting commercial (record in-studio): Are you ready to hand the reins of your company to your next level leaders? Do you worry that your key leaders may leave and join the great resignation? David McGlennen with Impact Leadership Consulting helps company owners like you to create a growing company with a high performing team that no one ever wants to leave. To find out how we can help your team say "I love it here", go to about.davidmcglennen.com and book a discovery call.

The time constraints of building a successful business cannot be denied, but no matter the amount of time it takes, life outside of the business goes on! Most of us own businesses to improve our own lives and the lives of our families. Many times, though, our intimate relationships inadvertently pay the price. We may know the price to our relationships, but do we understand the cost to the bottom line of our businesses? In this episode of Digital Connections, we invite relationship expert, Staci Bartley to discuss some simple, but brilliant, ideas a that can help all of us create healthier relationships with those closest to us, and in turn, build the successful businesses we started out to create. Guest Bio Staci Bartley is an Integrated Therapist. She has a CHT in hypnotherapy, and is Trauma Therapy Certified, with Art Integration. She is a Certified Divorce Mediator, as well as a Certified Strategic Intervention Coach. She is also a Graduate of energy and intuitive science, Lifelong study of psychology, Human Sexuality, and universal principles. Additionally, she is speaker and workshop facilitator for medical and mental health professionals, and she contributes to two wellness programs for fortune 500 companies. Her radio show called Love Shack Live is a fun place to explore fresh perspectives, eavesdrop on juicy conversations, and uncover mysteries that no one else talks about, but that absolutely influence our relationships. Her show airs on 1150 AM KKNW, and can also be found on most major podcast apps. Contact Info: Staci Bartley Relationship Expert Website: www.stacibartley.com/ Radio Show/Podcast: https://1150kknw.com/podcasts/love-shack-live/

Doubt, anxiety, fear. Unfortunately, all too common among entrepreneurs and business owners. But with this negativity bias we are shut off from finding great solutions for our businesses and our clients. What if there was a way to strengthen the positive neural connections. Would this improve your business? Join your host, Nancee Johnson, in a conversation with ProAdvisorCoach, Joshua Greco. With the Mindscan assessment that his coaching practice employs, his clients get a view of their greatest cognitive abilities that are often hidden for various reasons, in turn leading to more immediate business results achieved. Through this understanding, Coach Josh helps folks build better neural connections through a combination of psychology and planning to achieve lasting transformation and accelerated results. Guest Bio Joshua Greco is a Mindscan-certified business coach for individuals and leadership teams. With over a decade of business development experience in the Logistics and Construction industries, Joshua brings a passion to develop people professionally, personally, and spiritually. He moved to Charlotte, NC in 2011 in pursuit of new perspectives after completing his formal education at SUNY Fredonia, and now splits his time between Charlotte and Western New York. His career path naturally led him to ProAdvisorCoach where he combines his business development background with his natural affinity to tap into the best of people even before they see it themselves. Contact Info: Joshua Greco ProAdvisorCoach Phone: (716) 523-9742 Email: [email protected] Website: www.proadvisorcoach.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12357944/