The SkillBites Podcast

Episode 40: Organize Your Life with Barbara Hemphill

Barbara is the founder of Productive Environment Institute, helping people accomplish their work and enjoy their lives and organizations to increase profit, productivity, and peace of mind. Listen to this episode to learn her system for organizing your home and office so you can have a happier and more productive life.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Barbara Hemphill

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 39: Get Corporate Sponsorships with Arline Warwick

SkillBites - Episode 39: Get Corporate Sponsorships with Arline Warwick

 

Arline has helped businesses develop creative programs that benefit their community and to obtain corporate sponsorships that can expand the business' reach, thereby further benefiting the community and providing the business and sponsor with great visibility. Arline offered a few gifts for listeners so be sure to tune into this episode.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Arline Warwick

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 38: Melissa Taylor - Tips for Speakers

Melissa is a speaking coach who shared numerous tips for people interested in becoming a speaker and for experienced speakers.

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Melissa Taylor

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 37: Mark Coudray - Business Tactics for Uncertain Times

Mark, of Coudray Growth Technologies, provided numerous tactics for businesses to not only get through the Covid crisis but to come out stronger and thrive.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Mark Coudray

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Episode 36: Linda Ratner - Business Growth

Linda Ratner has built, sold and continues to operate successful businesses across several industries. In this podcast, she shares 6 critical components that entrepreneurs need to focus on to grow and scale their companies.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Linda Ratner

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 35: Anthony Mora - PR Campaigns

There is no better way for authors to gain credibility and validation than with PR. In this interview, Anthony Mora, President and CEO of Anthony Mora Communications, discussed how to choose a PR firm and how to measure the success of your PR campaign.

 

Anthony Mora:

 

Website: https://prforfilmmakers.com

Email: anthonym@anthonymora.com

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Anthony Mora

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 34: Ann Convery - Media Outlets and Successful Interviews

Getting media interviews is a great way to get the word out about your newly published book. In today's SkillBites Show, Ann Convery shared some tips for pitching your book to media outlets and conducting a successful interview.

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Ann Convery 

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

As always, thanks for listening! 

 

Episode 33: Chuck Monroe - How to get Book Publicity

If you want people to know about your book, you need to publicize it. In this episode of the SkillBites Show, learn how to publicize your book with Chuck Monroe, founder of Gold Dust Publicity, which has helped promote over a thousand books.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Chuck Monroe

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Happy Easter Everyone. We wish you all well in these times of uncertainty.

 

Stay tuned for new episodes and, as always, thank you for listening. 

Episode 32: Michelle Bridger - Facebook Advertising

Today our guest was Michelle Bridger, a Facebook Advertising Specialist who helps businesses dominate their niche and set their businesses ablaze with Facebook Advertising. She discussed how to use Facebook advertising to launch a book or increase book sales.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Michelle Bridger

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Thanks for listening! 

Episode 31: Ally Machate - Finding a Literary Agent

Are you an author seeking a literary agent? Are you hoping to get a book deal with a publisher? If so, you need to tune in to this podcast episode. We'll be discussing why you might (or might not) need an agent, what agents expect to see from authors, how to find the right agent for you, and more.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Ally Machate

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Thank you for listening! 

Episode 30: Carlee Myers - Stress Less Space

 

Today our guest was Carlee Myers, an expert at helping professionals who feel overworked, overwhelmed or on the verge of burnout relieve stress so they can find more joy at work, home and beyond. Carlee shared a number of tips on how to recognize stress triggers and what to do to reduce stress in our lives.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Carlee Myers

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Thank you for listening!

Episode 29: Kerry Kathleen Heaps - Get Paid to Speak

Kerry Kathleen Heaps is Publisher of Pageant Platform Magazine and the Host of Pageant Platform Podcast as well as the owner of Book.Speak.Repeat. and an established Speaker and Author. In this episode, Kerry Kathleen talks about how to get booked as a PAID speaker.

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Kerry Kathleen Heaps

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Episode 28: Cece Smith - Marketing

Cece Smith is the President and Owner of Toolbox Studios, an award winning marketing and design firm. Cece talked about how to build a successful business with all the right marketing tools. 

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Cece Smith

Music: Kevin Macleod - "No Where Land" - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

 

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Episode 27: Derek Doepker - Book Sales

Derek is a 7 times bestselling author who has sold over 50,000 books. In this episode, Derek shared his system for selling truckloads of books. He also offered a free copy of his eBook, Why Authors Fail. 

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Derek Doepker

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

 

Thanks for listening! 

 

Episode 26: Chris Spurvey - Sales

When you have the right mindset, opportunities start to appear. Listen to Chris Spurvey, a serial entrepreneur who coaches CEO's and other executives on sales strategies that deliver results. 

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Chris Spurvey

Music: Kevin Macleod - "No Where Land" - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Thanks for listening! 

Episode 25: Judy Weintraub - Author FAQs

Judy Weintraub is the CEO of SkillBites. In this show she answers several frequently asked questions that authors ask in connection with writing, publishing and marketing their books. 

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 24: Gabriella Cavallero - Audiobook Narration Tips

Gabriella, a coach at Articulate Real and Clear, has narrated several Emmy-nominated documentaries for PBS and over 900 audiobooks. She shared a number of tips for authors seeking to narrate their own audiobooks. 

 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Gabriella Cavallero

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

Episode 23: Cathleen Fillmore - How To Get Paid Speaking Engagements and Tips to Overcome Fear of Speaking

Cathleen is the owner of Speakers Gold, a top marketing consultant to professional speakers, former founder and President of the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers, and author of five books as well as hundreds of articles. Listen to this show to learn how to get over your fear of speaking as well as how to get paid speaking engagements. Cathleen also offered a free consultation to anyone who emails her at cathleen@speakersgold.com and writes Judy in the subject line. 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Cathleen Fillmore

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

 

Episode 22: Rick Itzkowich - Turning More Leads into Customers

Rick is a million dollar plus entrepreneur, Vistage Chair, speaker and author who has developed a powerful system for generating more leads and improving the rate for converting those leads to customers. He shared several elements of that system on the show, and offered listeners a free copy of his guide, « How to Monetize LinkedIn in 10 minutes Per Day. » Go to NTWR.biz/skillbites to gain access to that guide as well as to get notice when Rick’s book, The Referral PlayBook, is released.

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Rick Itzkowich

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Episode 21: Gayle Carlson - TV and Radio Appearances

Gayle currently hosts a dozen radio shows per month and is the founder of the sobradionetwork.com. This show provides key information on how to get TV and radio appearances, the mistakes to avoid when you get them and the follow-up to maximize the benefit from them. Gayle offered to listeners her 6 Critical Secrets to know about your TV/Radio Interview - go to www.sob6tips.com to access that. 

Host: Judy Weintraub

Guest: Gayle Carlson

Music: Kevin Macleod - No Where Land - Licensed under under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Produced by: Andrew Burgess

 

Thanks for listening!