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In this week's interview, Michelle Villalobos interviews Nancy Norton, winner of the 2018 Boston Comedy Festival, about using humor to connect more deeply with your people in general, and audiences in particular. They discuss how to stay loose and creative while speaking, how to deal with the haters, and how to have more joy, love, and connection in your life overall. Nancy Norton is the first woman ever to win the Boston Comedy Festival in its entire 19-year history. She's

LeeAnn Marie Webster and Michelle talk about how to build and nurture relationships using email marketing. You'll hear why email is STILL highly relevant and why -- in an era of spam and overcommunication -- email marketing with H.E.A.R.T. is the way to go. By the end of this interview, you'll know some best practices to deepen relationships, build a devoted following. and grow your business. LeeAnn is the founder of Totally Telesummits and Just Done It Weekend, a marketing

Michelle speaks with Love & Life Coach Lisa Concepcion about how high-achieving, type-A workaholics can find and keep true love. In this episode, you’ll learn the real reasons why high-achievers often struggle to find love, the value of intuition in love and business, and why everyone needs to stop worrying about finding “the one”. Lisa’s New York-style tough love approach is both effective and endearing and you’re sure to learn a lot from this episode. Enjoy! Consider Leav

Elizabeth McCormick is a total badass! Formerly a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot, now she's a prolific motivational speaker and author. In this interview Elizabeth and Michelle discuss the awesome (and sometimes not so awesome) realities of being a trailblazing woman. You'll hear how Elizabeth became a pilot at a time when there were few other women in that role and the lessons she learned in the process. Enjoy! Consider Leaving a Rating & Review! “Everything I do tod

Turn LinkedIn into a lead generation machine for your business! In this episode, you’ll learn from social media expert, Jennifer Darling, how to use LinkedIn strategically and effectively. These days, LinkedIn is the Google for business professionals: your potential clients will check you out there so you have to know how to put your best foot forward! Tune in to learn how to find work on the platform, optimize your profile for maximum searchability, and connect with high-le

How would you like to know what makes YOU fascinating? Get ready to do some deeply informative (and fun!!) exploring about exactly that. Sally Hogshead is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of an award-winning advertising copywriter, whose work sits in the Smithsonian. In this value-packed episode, you will learn about what it takes to be fascinating, and you'll also get (drumroll, please!!) access to Sally's Fascination Advantage assessment, which

Marsha Shandur is the creator of "I Don't Have My Isht Together Either," which is a community on Facebook, and the keynote speech that she recently delivered at the World Domination Summit, where Michelle first saw her, loved her, and invited her to be on the show. Marsha has taught hundreds of entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and students how to tell stories that connect and compel even the busiest of people. Her work has been featured in Forbes, the BBC, the CBC, a

In this episode, Michelle shares 9 practices to boost your influence when it comes to enrolling people in your mission, message, perspective, and programs. These practices combine the energetic approaches of hustle and flow, enabling you to be productive without burning out, and effective with grace and ease. Consider Leaving a Rating & Review! “When you’re out of alignment, you don’t feel good and other people can feel that. That will spill over into your enrollment!” – Mich

Did you know that the government and large corporations are actively seeking out woman-owned and minority-owned businesses to feed contracts to? In this episode, Nancy Allen, president and CEO of the Women’s Business Development Counsel of Florida (a.k.a. Her Company Inc.) shares how women, minorities and other special groups can take advantage of programs to legally certify their business to qualify for large (even huge!) contracts with the government and large corporations.

Tune in for Michelle's interview with sales expert Phil M. Jones about how you can sell with more grace and ease using "magic words" that help prospects (or even your spouse and kids!) be more receptive to your message. In this interview, you'll learn powerful phrases to help you ask for what you want -- in the most compelling way possible -- without sounding pushy, feeling sales-y or turning people off. Phil also shares his simple and easy-to-implement referral marketing s

How would you like for business to flow to you, for clients to be inbound, and to not have to hustle or push to drive new business? It's possible, with a compelling brand and reputation that attracts INBOUND business. This week's guest is Rory Vaden, the New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs, and co-founder of The Brand Builders Group. This episode is chock full of insights to help you break through the wall of obscurity and create a powerful reputation for you

If you're in a process of transitioning your business, career, or life, this episode will help you make better decisions and avoid common mistakes. Tune in for a conversation with Ed Brenegar about what it takes to move through times of transition with empowerment and intention so that we can use our breakdowns and "uh-oh moments" to help us create more alignment and self-leadership. Ed is the author of the book Circle of Impact and works with leaders and organizations in tr

In this episode, I speak with Liza Romero about the under-utilized talent and ambition of youth in underserved communities around the country. Liza is a cofounder of the Sonoran Initiative: a non-profit dedicated to disrupting generational poverty and creating sustainable, permanent solutions for youth in neglected ZIP codes. Liza grew up in North Philadelphia and experienced an intimate relationship to poverty. Unlike many of her friends and family members, Liza was lucky an

Have you always believed (like most people) that your mind produces your consciousness? That your physical brain's activities, synapses, connections, chemistry and physiology are what give rise your experience of life? This is what most of us learn in school, and what most people believe that logic and science supports. If this is what you think, then get ready to have your entire concept of reality turned upside-down. In this episode – mind-blowing by all standards – Mark

My guest in this interview is Molly Sapp, founder of MollySapp.com, mindset strategies for high-performance women. She discusses what gets in the way when high performers want to break through to the next level financially. These obstacles are often rooted in fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, and others. Molly provides strategies to help move through fear and into abundance, helping us manifest our deepest desires. Enjoy! Consider Leaving a Rating &

In this episode, Anita Sanchez, Author of The 4 Sacred Gifts, shares the gifts that a group of indigenous elders gathered for humanity back in 1994, and how you can use them to live more joyfully, passionately, and purposefully, in connection with yourself, with others, and with the planet. We discuss how these gifts can be used in business, and why big companies are paying attention to ancient wisdom. I hope you find what Anita shares as deeply moving and compelling as I did

If you are looking for ways to increase the exposure, influence, and credibility of your business, this interview is for you. In this episode, renowned author and speaker Jill Lublin shares the inside scoop on generating publicity. Tune in to learn the basics: why publicity is valuable, what kinds of publicity you want, and how to get it. You’ll learn how to generate media for yourself, specifically by focusing on local media, as well as the value of having a book -- and how

If you’re an author, speaker, consultant, or any kind of expert and have been toying with the idea of creating an online course, you’re going to want to soak this interview up! In this episode I speak with Chris Kyle, creator of Launch Academy, about how to package your expertise, knowledge, and experience into an online course that’s both transformational AND profitable. Chris shares strategies and a process for turning your pre-existing content into an online course, while

If you are interested in putting yourself out there as a professional speaker, listen up! In this episode, I speak with Lois Creamer, Author of Book More Business. Lois is a recognized expert in the speaking industry who specializes in helping speakers book more engagements, make more money from those engagements, and fully monetize their intellectual property. Lois’s clients include heavy-hitters such as Chicken Soup for the Soul author Jack Canfield, Sales Bible author Jeff

In this show, Michelle interviews one of her mentors, Jake Merriman, the CEO and visionary leader of the San Francisco-based and globally-oriented leadership catalyzer, Abundant.is. Over the past decade, Jake has devoted himself to learning from masters of personal development and business development, and bringing it together in the form of leadership development for young leaders and game-changers -- like Michelle -- who are leading the businesses and business cultures of a