Episode 536. Davina Stanley, Elevating the Quality of Business Presentations
Davina Stanley, a consultant and author, has recently published the book Elevate: How to Lift the Quality of Thinking in Your Team’s Board Papers without Rewriting them yourself. She spent 15 years at McKinsey and coached consultants for 15 years. Her core work involves understanding the stakeholder environment and structuring messages based on the Minto […]
Episode 522. Oscar Trimboli, Listening Secrets Every Consultants Should Know
Oscar Trimboli is the author of How to Listen and the host of the podcast Deep Listening. He talks about the importance of listening in the context of an initial discussion with a client, and highlights the importance of being present and mindful in the conversation, and to focus on understanding the other person’s perspective. […]
Episode 499. John Livesay, The Pitch Whisperer
John Livesay is the pitch whisperer – he helps people calm down and deliver a winning pitch. He believes that the best way to win more sales is to tell a story that includes your own personal story, a company story, and then turning a case study into a case story. He was approached by […]
Episode 494. Raffi Grinberg, Adulting 101
Raffi Grinberg is the Executive Director of Dialog and an educator. He also created and taught the course Adulting 101 at Boston College (the most popular course in the undergraduate business school). The course covered personal finance, relationships/communication, positive psychology, and career skills. In this episode, he talks about developing this program and why it […]
Decoding What Clients Want
Celine Teoh is an executive coach who helps senior leaders convert potential into performance by making the soft skills practical. She is a certified Tiny Habits Coach with Stanford’s Behavior Design Lab, and a facilitator for Stanford Business School’s popular Interpersonal Dynamics course. She is also an ex-McKinsey consultant, business operator, marketing strategist, and investment […]
Episode 451: Michael Katz on Business Newsletter Best Practices
Michael Katz is the author of four books, an award-winning humorist, and the founder of Blue Penguin, a company that helps professional service firms and solos talk and write about their work in a clear and compelling way. He has an MBA from Boston University and a BA in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal. […]
Episode 394: Rules for Communication
Drew Kerr is the founder and president of Four Corners Communications, a company that provides pro-active strategic communications and coaching for digital media companies, high-growth startups, and consumer research firms. In this episode, he shares five key communication rules. Drew can be reached through his LinkedIn or website www.four-corners.com. Key points include: 03:52: The […]
Episode 378: Pronouncing Your Name
In this short 2-minute episode, I share a LinkedIn trick that you can use to show people how to pronounce your name.
Episode 377: Connection Requests
In today’s short episode, I share a few tips on sending connection requests on LinkedIn.
Episode 373: Collecting Fees
Lessons learned from collecting payment on over 1,500 invoices: 1. What to include in the contract 2. Questions to ask after the contract is signed 3. What to include on your invoice 4. How to follow up after sending your invoice
