Sometimes Digital Always Human

Natalie is the founder and CEO of Maryland Teacher Tutors, a private tutoring company that hires certified teachers to go into families homes and provide academic support to students. In 2015, she founded Maryland Teacher Tutors with 1 teacher, and has since grown to 35+ certified teachers working under her leadership. Beyond work, Natalie enjoys spending time with her husband and two teenage children, kickboxing, and learning all she can from people with more wisdom and life experience. 

Holly Tucci is an inspiring writer and speaker. She shares about her courage and lessons learned from her life experiences growing up as a Heart Warrior, near death experience, and letting go over 150 pounds of excess body weight. 

Holly's focus is all about being her best each day and aiming to infuse that approach in other's lives by leading by example. She believes that communication helps us to connect with one another, and through connection we feel a stronger sense of love and belonging. 

Amy Blaschka helps people communicate and connect better. As a ghostwriter, she makes it easy for leaders to focus on and share their unique talents and insights on a consistent basis, magnifying both their reach and impact. As a speaker, Amy stresses the importance of practicing positive, genuine communications and cultivating soft skills in the workplace. She is the co-founder of Park City Think Tank, a Forbes contributor, and co-author with Bruce Kasanoff of "I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential."

In just 2 years Stephanie Campos built a personal digital brand of over 50K followers, primarily on Instagram and launched a digital marketing agency in 2014 as a result - partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world like Coca-Cola and United Way.

Today she connects companies with their community, and also teach those just starting out how they too can build a brand of impact whether it be via events, digital marketing, storytelling, PR or strategic partnerships.

We'll be back next week with Brand Strategist & Storyteller Stephanie Campos. Believe me, you don't want to miss this episode!

Miri Rodriguez is a globally recognized Storyteller for Microsoft Core Services Engineering. She is a creative journalist and content advocate designing stories across key technology trends, evangelizing brand narrative and showcasing how Microsoft is digitally transforming, using its own technologies.  Miri has earned several awards in digital marketing and customer experience and is ranked as top in-demand speaker at leading industry conferences around the world. Miri brings 15+ years of expertise, valuable industry insights and a lighthearted approach.   Her social advocacy and philanthropic work include volunteering to train social enterprise leaders in Swaziland and Morocco through #MySkills4Afrika, coaching students at Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, board of directors membership at Trade+Impact and PR News, and driving diversity and inclusion in Shared Services Engineering.  

Special Spotlight and New Friendly by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Jennifer McGinley is the owner of  JLM Strategic Communications - a public relations firm. As a public relations professional for 25 years, Jennifer has built a reputation based on integrity, professionalism, attention to details and consistency.  Jennifer is passionate about non-profits, small business, start-ups, education, health care, mental health, fitness, nutrition, the arts, STEM and those who are changing their community for the better.  She helps clients increase connections, visibility and credibility.  

Listening is her super power. 

Natalie Painchaud is an experienced strategy and innovation consultant and executive coach. She is currently Director of Learning at Innosight, a growth strategy consulting firm for leaders who aim to design and create the future. Natalie creates a supportive environment that motivates both her clients and colleagues to challenge their assumptions and think and act differently. 

Jenn Barkenhagen is just finishing her first rotation in the Strategy & Integration Leadership Development Program at Wyndham Destinations. She has her MBA from the University of Florida, and spent 6 years as an Active Duty Intelligence Officer for the US Air Force. She is also still serving in the Air Force Reserves supporting the 920th Rescue Wing.

Lila Smith WAS a New York City actress and e-commerce Director. 50% one, and 50% the other. Now, in Dallas and traveling around the world, she’s finally at 100%, using both her acting AND business backgrounds to advise people and companies on how to Say Things Better.

Rachel Simon-Lee is a master storyteller and has been storytelling thru video production for 15 years. In 2011, she joined the Media Services team at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis. That year, the Nashville native became the only dedicated surgical video producer in the organization.
 

Simon-Lee was instrumental in finding technology-based solutions for performance improvement and clinical research studies for The St. Louis Children's and Washington University Heart Center. Her technical skill, knowledge of medical procedures, and portfolio of over 200 surgical case edits became the catalyst for her start-up, Heartwork Videos.
 

Her awards include: Startup Connection Showcase (2017), St. Louis American Foundation- Salute to Excellence in Healthcare (2017), BALSA Foundation grant winner (2017) and FOCUS St. Louis Emerging Leader (2016).

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Samukele Ncube is a digital marketing professional who is passionate about using storytelling and targeted messaging to help businesses form connections with their customers.

Her love for stories transcends her day to day work. She is  the cofounder of the community group, Find Your Tribe, where she uses her platform to help women of colour share their truth.

No matter which hat she's wearing, her goal is simple. To use the power of storytelling to form connections. After all, stories are the common thread that connects us all.

Belinda Aramide, through her online presence and company, Salesfluence, is on a mission to change the way we sell to one another. With more than 10 years of B2B sales experience and 3+ years studying and implementing digital and Influencer marketing, Belinda now brings digital and Influencer marketing strategies into B2B sales, so sales professionals can start influencing prospects in the way they want to buy. 

Darrel D. Frater has made a lifelong commitment to playing a major role in the effort to close the racial wealth gap here in America. He believes that entrepreneurship is the key to fix all problems that exist in the world and he wants to be on the front line of preparing the next generation of leaders to fix them.  His passions for problem solving, mentoring, and entrepreneurship led him to officially begin his entrepreneurial journey with the departure from his job in June of 2018.

Darrel challenges all entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to consider how they can include a positive social impact within their business. He is confident that a shift toward social entrepreneurship will make this world a better place for every member of humanity.

 Alex M. White is a coach and storyteller who uses empathy and human-centered design to cultivate courage in difficult times. He has a background ranging from cinematography and film production, education and community organizing , user experience design, research, and strategy, all centered around evoking transformation with people at the center of his work. Alex transitioned from a career in tech to become a full-time Climate Change Coach, helping his fellow humans make strategic and smart decisions in their lives as society adapts to climate change and global warming. To learn more about Alex and his work visit: https://www.alexmwhite.com/

Each week we have the opportunity to speak with individuals who have mastered the art of effective communication whether it be in the digital space or in person, and this week is no exception. Today we’re connecting with Kotryna Kurt. Kotryna is passionate about all things Marketing and Mar-tech. She is a content creator and a charismatic public speaker. As a #1 LinkedIn fan and one of the top LinkedIn Video influencers, Kotryna provides great tips on enhancing your online presence. Afterwards we discuss the importance of video and review the book ‘Vlog Like a Boss’ by Amy Schmittauer - a great reference book for first time vloggers. It’s all about branding in this episode and how you can benefit.

Amy Jones is a life coach, strategist, and founder of Love Saves Lives, Inc. Her work is dedicated to helping humans feel better about being human. She's launching an app called Recollect that feeds people based on what they’re feeling, so they feel better. Amy has also created a podcast, Building Something Better, to share the adventure of becoming a first-time founder and the life lessons that come along with it.

Digital has disrupted traditional marketing and has forever changed the way businesses and influencers communicate to and with the world. Kimberly Afonso, CEO and marketing thought leader, joins me in a discussion on leveraging effective digital communication tools such as LinkedIn and Instagram. She offers best practices as well as her predictions on what we can anticipate in the world of digital in the years to come.