FIND YOUR SPARK

About Today's Guest:
Denai Downs Vaughn dazzles with over 17 years of experience, and is known by thousands as TheNetworkingQueen, founder of ThiveWith5.com and CEO of Bee Buzz Promotions.  Denai is a radio host and creator of the international sensation, Only 3 Degrees-Where Business Meets Success on Blog Talk Radio, which since 2009 has garnered over 50,000 downloads.  She has interviewed and featured internationally recognized guests, such as Guy Kawasaki, Bob Burg, Viveka von Rosen, Carrie Wilkerson and more. 
As an accomplished sought after speaker, author, television and radio personality, she delivers humorous, educational and riveting material that keeps her fans engaged every day.  Denai has the background and talent to capture any audience, online or off and her newest work, the book, Brand Identity, offers readers the chance to transcend and share a mindset on business and personal growth to last a lifetime.

Join me today for a chat with Carla Wellington, co-author of the newly released book, Savvy Leadership Strategies for Women. Carla is the owner and principal consultant of Vision Communications Group(VCG) which provides  training, coaching, meeting facilitation, writing/editing and consulting services to for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the areas of leadership development, strategic planning, organizational development, operational improvement and revenue development.
  Carla’s eleven years of corporate telecom background in various marketing, training and project management capacities—combined with her ten years of capacity-building and leadership consulting, training, facilitation and coaching experience— provides her clients with a unique understanding, confidence and ability to improve their organization’s operational and human performance effectiveness, which in turn, enables them to successfully accomplish their vision and mission with excellence. She also is passionate about helping women learn how to identify and use their natural gifts and talents to create wealth and new residual income streams while building their own businesses.

Today's guest is Tammy Tribble, graphic designer and co-author of the recent book "Mom Entrepreneur Extraordinaire.
Tammy is the founder and creative director of Mimetic Design Systems, Inc. She graduated with honors from California College of the Arts with a BFA in graphic design and has been self-employed for over ten years. After her daughter was born in 2004, she became an official mom entrepreneur.
For Tammy, being a graphic designer is so much more than designing a logo, brochure or website. It’s about helping her clients fulfill their dreams. As a member of their success team, Tammy asks pertinent questions that clearly define their short- and long-term goals. She makes suggestions, provides input and often writes the copy for her clients. She is totally committed to the client’s satisfaction and will do what it takes to make sure the project meets or exceeds their expectations. She looks at the big picture and helps the client envision the possibilities while she provides the tools to make that vision a reality.
Tammy has worked with some amazing entrepreneurs and her business has prospered through referrals and client loyalty. 
Join us for our chat about business, entrepreneurship and successfully balancing raising a family with being a solopreneur!

Today's show is a recording of a chat I was invited to participate in with Leeza Gibbons just prior to Mother's day.  Leeza, myself and several other mom bloggers spent about 45 minutes talking about her book "Take Your Oxygen first", her beauty product "Sheer Cover" and her Alzheimer's foundation "Leeza's Place". 
It was a great conversation and there were a lot of wonderfully wise takeaway peices of advice, especially for those dealing with the care of ailing and/or aging parents. Enjoy!
The spectrum of Leeza Gibbons' career in entertainment and new media combined with her stunning "hands on" advocacy for healthcare, patients and caregivers is diverse and impressive. Leeza's on-camera hosting dominance in entertainment news and talk show arenas range from the most popular entertainment news show in history, Entertainment Tonight to TV news magazine Extra. For six years she was producer and host of the eponymous Leeza - the Emmy award winning daytime show covering pop-culture, beauty, medical and social issues. Currently she hosts the PBS TV show My Generation and her radio show, Hollywood Confidential, which reaches over 3.5 million listeners in the United States and Canada. Her direct response Sheer Cover beauty and cosmetics infomercial show is in its 7th year with worldwide viewership in the tens of millions.
Leeza also is the founder and creator of Sheer Inspiration Life Coaching, a web based business offering visitors one-on-one access to experts who can help them reclaim, reinvent or enhance their lives.
Her numerous guest appearances on shows such as Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Oprah, The Today Show and The View have all centered around her role as a social entrepreneur and her leadership and involvement in health issues which help foster social awareness and responsibility.

 
Today's show is a little different. As fans of the tMedia Facebook page know, I co-hosted a teleclass last week with Vonetta Booker-Brown of SuccesTales, on using podcasts and videos to you help market and brand your small business. It was a great call and I think it provided helpful and most importantly ACTIONABLE information for solopreneurs just starting out in the podcasting and video arena.    But whether you're new to podcasts and videos or not, you will definitely learn more about a few useful promotional and production tools that you can easily (and inexpensively) add to your audio/video toolbox.    Enjoy! :-)