Take The Lead with Carine Badran

What is up beautiful people?! This was requested by someone on IG and you guys loved the idea. So here I am talking about how I was able to secure the bag lol for after graduation. I graduated not long ago and then started my business during the time I was in school. When I graduated, I had a few jobs lined up for me to take on but I decided to focus on my business in marketing and this channel/podcast. My path in school and in experiences in jobs may be different from yours given my undergrad degree and what was required for me to find something straight after. This is just my story! I am giving you the insight I learned through my own experience and hopefully it will be beneficial to you :) 

Going from 1.7k to 5.3k on Instagram in the span of 5 months has shown me a lot! Not only have these strategies worked for myself, they have also worked for my agency clients. Personalizing you instagram feed and engaging with your audience are two ways to guarantee a loyal following. Not only is Instagram in 2020 important for growing your business and getting more clients, it is also a great way to have a brand around your name!

I am passionate about this topic because it wasn't long ago that I felt like I was turning in circles. Every New Year I would set a goal and then by February I would've forgotten all about it. It wasn't until I went through many catalysts and downturns that I figured it was ACTUALLY time for a change. Here is how to get you ish together this year & Happy Holidays!

Sally Illingworth is a LinkedIn master who is here today to teach us how she was able to grow her LinkedIn following past 65,000 and get over 26 million content views! She has a unique approach to getting people to engage with the content she puts out with little to no equipment needed! We discuss everything social media, branding and content marketing related. She also discusses the ease at which social media has allowed us to reach out to big names in any industry. Enjoy.

Mariela Katz is the founder of FRENZR, a social media marketing agency based in Montreal. She walks us through her journey in marketing and how she went from working at a 9-5 job to then becoming a freelancer and eventually scaling up her own agency. As a workshop master, she was able to create an amazing brand for herself and her team! Listen to find out what her tips on scaling up are. Enjoy.

Rebecca Perez is the founder of GOSS Magazine, GOSS Club and editor in chief. She has taken the entrepreneurial route ever since she was very young & has a lot to say about what it means to be a successful entrepreneur. Was a pleasure having her on the show and discussing common business topics around failure, making it and rising to the top. She also highlights being "fearless" and developing a brand that empowers its readers!

Podcast hosting in 2019 ...and probably 2020 can seem very redundant with the questions being asked to entrepreneurs; so here's how I've learnt to ask great questions. After endless hours of analyzing other interviewers and interviewing people myself, I have come up with a 4-step "formula". Enjoy!

Wonderful interview with founder of Good Food For Good, Richa Gupta. A socially responsible company with a fantastic goal to feed over 1 million people in 2020! Ever wonder what it is like to start a business in a market that can be considered saturated and with high barriers? Well we’ve got you covered. A lot of insights on what to expect and whether you should think of being socially responsible from the get-go. Good Food For Good is a company that offers various healthy & delicious sauces. Richa actually went on Dragon’s Den and got amazing responses from some of the judges. Jim Treliving stated: "Id' eat this over ketchup." An incredible entrepreneur and a super inspiring conversation.

Aliya Amershi is the Founder of Techie Concierge and creator of Codefree App Launch, where her mission is to empower and educate people on business technology fundamentals. She is an engineer and entrepreneur turned Tech Coach with 20 years of technology experience and 5 years of hands-on business experience. She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and worked as a Software Engineer, Senior Developer, and IT Manager helping build multiple award winning tech products for Fortune 500 companies, such as Electronic Arts and Viacom Networks. She has also served as a Local Director for the Silicon Valley-based Incubator, the Founder Institute, won an Emmy Award for the Nick App, and has been published 3x in Forbes for her advice on technology and entrepreneurship. Lastly, she has read over 100 books on business, mindset, and technology in the last 2.5 years and has integrated her learnings combined with her extensive experience and achievements into her Codefree App Launch program.

Here is a highly requested episode where I talk about how I close clients within the first real meeting. There is literally SO much value in this one that I have gotten from all the thousand dollars worth of mastermind groups! Hope you apply these strategies since they are guaranteed to convert. I have also refined my strategies time and time again in order to get to this point!