Ep. 99/ How to Be Less Nervous When Speaking & Perfect Your Pitch: Matt Abrahams of Think Fast Talk Smart

If you want to learn how to communicate better, be less nervous when public speaking and pitch more effectively - this is your episode. From handling public speaking, to winning over people on zoom, Matt Abrahams, Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, host of the award-winning Think Fast Talk Smart podcast is bringing all his communication expertise!

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Ep.98/ Tori Dunlap of HerFirst100k & Financial Feminist On Empowerment, TikTok & What to Share Online

*Superstar alert* Tori Dunlap of the platform Her First $100K and hit podcast and book Financial Feminist is here! She drops tons of advice about how to charge what you're worth as entrepreneurs, digs in on the difference in how we treat male business owners versus female business owners, how understanding your numbers can turn your passion into a thriving business and offers her top 3 tips to people wanting to grow their bank account. We also dive into maintaining authenticity online while setting personal boundaries - she has over 5 million followers and shares how she learned from her mistakes of posting about a romantic relationship.

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Ep.97/ The Hustle of Creativity: Daniella Rabbani on Building a Thriving Acting Career

We delve into the multifaceted life of award-winning actor, filmmaker, voiceover artist, and singer Daniella Rabbani, who also hosts the Mom Curious podcast. Daniella opens up about her formative years at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and her specialized study of Yiddish theater, which propelled her to star in plays and sing internationally. We explore the complex interplay between Daniella's passion for performance and her commitment to her family–and challenges of balancing a thriving career with motherhood. Plus, she shares how she prioritizes projects and maneuvers through the financial and emotional landscape of the entertainment industry. From her candid reflections on handling rejection and the importance of creating her own opportunities, to the practicalities of managing finances to advance her business, Daniella's journey is a testament to the tenacity and creativity required to build a career and a life that truly resonates.

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Ep.96/ {Live Episode!} Luminary Founder Cate Luzio on Entrepreneurship & Success

The Exit Interview took it on the road and is LIVE at Luminary Headquarters in New York City! I interviewed Cate Luzio, the founder of Luminary, who climbed the corporate ladder and now she’s crafting a new ladder for women of all backgrounds. Luminary is a global membership-based professional education and networking platform created to uplift, upskill, and propel women forward through all phases of their professional journey.

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Ep.95/ How to Get Your Freelance Writing Published: Estelle Erasmus

Estelle Erasmus, author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published is an award-winning journalist, a professor of writing at New York University, a magazine editor, an in-demand public speaker, and the host of the Freelance Writing Direct podcast She shares valuable insights into the world of freelance writing. Estelle discusses the crucial elements of pitching to editors, crafting compelling articles, and establishing yourself as a thought leader in the writing industry. She also emphasizes the importance of grabbing an editor's attention with a catchy subject line and showcasing your unique voice and perspective in your pitch.

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Ep.94/ The Worst Advice + Secrets of Being a Successful CEO: Sean Taylor of Smith + Howard

Sean Taylor, the award-winning CEO of Smith + Howard in Atlanta and the host of “The Worst Advice I Ever Got” shares with us some awesome advice including the traits CEOs should have and naturally shares the worst advice he ever got. With 25 years of leadership experience, Sean emphasizes the value of building strong teams and balancing future business needs with present challenges. He stresses that there really isn't a work/life balance and he instead focuses on integrating work, personal, and spiritual aspects of life. Plus Sean reflects on his experience winning the 'Dumbass Award' as an intern.

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Ep.93/ Finding Part-Time Consulting & Poking the Status Quo: Amy Fiore

Amy Fiore, Managing Director of Sobel Bixel: Consulting for Nonprofits and Director of Development for The Story Pirates and who previously served in executive roles at several esteemed Manhattan-based cultural institutions including The Public Theater, shares her journey of ‘poking the status quo.’ She discusses the importance of finding flexibility in work, advises time management tips for consultants, how to find part-time work and the significance of aligning personal and career happiness. 

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Ep.92/ Smart Passive Income’s Pat Flynn

Is passive income really passive? Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and hosts the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 80 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and YouTuber with 100M+ views. He s. He is also an advisor to ConvertKit, Circle, and several other companies in the digital marketing arena.

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Ep.91/ From a Toxic Work Environment to Changing Health Care Benefits: Colleen Kavanagh of SoulBeing

“I said ‘why did I do this’? Why did I leave my job?” Colleen Kavanagh opens up about ditching corporate to bet on herself! She’s a mom to two toddlers and two rescue dogs, an entrepreneur for social good and CEO of digital health benefit company, SoulBeing, a children's book author, and visionary of a world where the best idea + the best execution wins every time. She discusses the challenges of starting her own business, toxic work environments, facing obstacles in corporate America, and she offers advice for entrepreneurs. Colleen emphasizes the importance of overcoming fear when starting something new and highlights the significance of clarity in achieving goals.

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Ep.90/ Neil Patel on How to Master SEO and Win on Google Search

With Google being the #1 search engine and YouTube being the second, understanding and optimizing for organic search and having your website rank is extremely important! SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert and Forbes Top 10 marketer Neil Patel of NP Digital shares how you can grow your business through SEO - regardless of the size of your company. He also shares how to build a personal brand and consistently create content, and when to use AI and ChatGPT - and when not to!

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Ep.89/ Building an 800k social following: Modern Mom Probs Tara Clark

Tara Clark went from marketing at Nickelodeon to stay at home mom to running a massive social media account Modern Mom Probs that’s extended into books and a podcast. She talks about how to grow your following and how to tackle the modern mom problems that we face, like isolation and the mental load. Plus we discuss exactly how she built a social media following of over 800,000.

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Ep.87/ Imposter Syndrome & Building a Company as a Stay at Home Mom

Former morning show producer turned stay at home mom, Aliza Friedlander, leaned back into work on her own terms. She’s now the founder and CEO of Freed Up Communications, a full-service media agency made up of a network of award-winning former journalists and big agency publicists. We talk about imposter syndrome and how she fights it, the importance of self-talk and her hot take that sometimes you should work for free.

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Ep.80/ The Best Business Growth & Marketing Tips from Experts

Are these some of your goals: Grow revenue, get more speaking gigs, gain more confidence, improve your personal brand? If you are ready to crush it in your business in 2024, get ready for the best business and marketing tips both from me and our guests. It's all about crushing imposter syndrome, showing up on social media, understanding how to brand yourself, and how to get yourself to that next level.

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