Posted by Beverly on
March 4, 2010
Meet Featured Diva Livvie Matthews
What goals did you set for 2010?
1. “Take Action” is my theme for the year. A person can have all the knowledge but if we don’t “take action” and share that information with others, what benefit is the knowledge?
2. To develop credibility and become a thought leader in the area of (Dental) Social Media
3. To develop 3 – 4 information products in 2010
4. To facilitate 3 – 4 Webinars interviewing leaders in their niche profession —Interested Beverly??
Are you carrying over any New Years Resolutions from 2009 into 2010?
–Yes…the inevitable “lose weight!” didn’t happen.
Do you have any unfinished business carried over from 2009? If so, what is it and how do you plan to handle it? If not, what advice do you give to others when it comes to completing tasks?
No, but only because last year held several health problems for my husband and I needed to work through those with him.
When someone does business with you what are some things you hope they take away from the experience?
My hope is they will view me as someone who has the knowledge they are looking for and has helped them solve the problem they were having (or will help find someone who can), a person they can trust and depend on, will be at ease doing business again and/or referring others to do business with me based on the relationship we developed and how they were treated.
Where can we connect with you? Website(s)? Blog(s) email address
Website: http://www.WriteBusiness.net
Blog: http://www.WriteBusiness.net/blog
email address: livvie@writebusiness.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Livvie_Matthews @Livvie_Matthews Facebook: http://facebook.com/copywritingandsocialmedia
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/livviematthews
Still not sure about Social Media and what it can do for your business/practice?
Here’s a Free Special Report http://bit.ly/5Pi0hl
Read My Blog: http://www.WriteBusiness.net/blog
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March 4, 2010
Meet Featured Diva Sharon McMillian
What goals did you set for 2010?
To successfully launch my brand new business for women like myself who have little time but life experience, energy, and interest in running an online business. My new company is a service offering affordable on-demand, 24-hour access to marketing and online business management tutorials specifically for e-entrepreneurs. The company is called the Small Business Academy (www.smallbusiness-academy).
Are you carrying over any New Years Resolutions from 2009 into 2010?
I’m not carrying over any New Years Resolutions from last year. I’m a 20-year veteran of the marketing and public relations profession. I started a new business in 2010. I also ran a successful business writing service where I wrote speeches, advertisements and articles for small business owners. I closed that business in 2009 to direct my time to starting up the Small Business Academy and providing marketing services to one major client.
Do you have any unfinished business carried over from 2009? If so, what is it and how do you plan to handle it? If not, what advice do you give to others when it comes to completing tasks?
I have no unfinished business from 2009. The advice I would give to others in this regard is to break big projects up into small tasks, and short timelines.
When someone does business with you what are some things you hope they take away from the experience?
• That I made their business needs and concerns a priority
• That I produced the outcomes they were promised
• That I was pleasant to work with
• That I’m a proactive professional – I bring ideas and solutions to my clients
• That I or my team ALWAYS respond quickly to queries
Where can we connect with you? Website(s)? Blog(s) email address
You can connect in the following ways:
My business website: http://www.smallbusiness-academy.com
My personal blogs: http://www.newurbanmom.com and http://www.momsprimeyears.com
My email: newurbanite@gmail.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sharon.mcmillan
Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/smallbusinessacademy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sharonmc
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmcmillan
Posted by Beverly on
March 4, 2010
Meet Featured Diva Sophie Zollmann
What goals did you set for 2010?
Focus on growing my business to bring in more money and have more time for me. Take time for me and self-care as often as needed. Find a way to provide the services I don’t know.
Are you carrying over any New Years Resolutions from 2009 into 2010?
No, I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions.
What advice do you give to others when it comes to completing tasks?
Delegating is the key to success. Delegate the tasks that keep you from doing what you love, making more money, you don’t do well, and don’t enjoy doing.
When someone does business with you what are some things you hope they take away from the experience?
They can do what the love to make more money and know that their business is taken care of on the back end without worry. Therefore, they can do the things that bring in income and take care of themselves and their family. Self-care and family time is important when running your own home-based business.
Where can we connect with you? Website(s)? Blog(s) email address
Website/Blog: SophieZo
Email: sophiez67@gmail.com
Phone: 865-712-7702
Posted by Beverly on
January 17, 2010
Meet Featured Diva Beverly Mahone
Beverly Mahone is a veteran journalist, author, media coach and motivational speaker who writes about issues affecting middle-aged women in her book, Whatever! A Baby Boomer’s Journey Into Middle Age. In addition, she is a Featured Writer for Bonkers Magazine. She also hosts a weekly show on BlogTalk Radio called Passions.
After spening more than 25 years in the news business, Beverly traded it in to write full-time and become a work-at-home-mom. She is now using her media expertise as a consultant to train individuals how to market themselves to radio, television and newspapers professionals. Her Company is BAM Enterprises.
Through her online marketing skills, she has created a Boomer Diva Nation; which consists of women over 40 who represent the baby boomer woman from all walks of life and career endeavors.
Beverly has been classified as a baby boomer expert and appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including MSNBC and FOX News. She was also featured in the New York Times.
Beverly describes herself as a “Baby Boomer Diva on the Move” who has a passion for God and family. Her favorite scriptures are Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4: 4-8.
She may be reached at: Beverly@talk2bev.com or 301-356-6280.
Her Other website: The Baby Boomer Diva
Blogs: BoomerWorld; Talk2Bev; BabyBoomerBev; MenopauseMama;
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September 16, 2009
Meet Featured Member Donna Rogers
What goals did you set for 2010?
Sometime in the past year I have become aware that I had the limiting belief that I was wrong/bad to want anything! So this year it is a big step in itself to allow myself to have and achieve goals.
Goals:
Personal:
To be more open and improve communication.
To better nurture my friendships.
Professional:
To know success on all levels and experience it fully as success.
To provide information, and to be know for providing information to others that assists them in decision making for auto repairs
To raise consumer awareness of Autohaus and the services we offer, while maintaining our standard s of excellence and commitment to customer satisfaction.
TO BE THE BUSINESS THAT CARES.
Are you carrying over any New Years Resolutions from 2009 into 2010?
No
When someone does business with you what are some things you hope they take away from the experience?
That they were dealt with honestly and with integrity by people who do quality work and are committed to personal, friendly, and professional service. They were offered options and given information that assists them in their decisions. They have found someone in our industry they can trust.
Where can we connect with you? Website(s)? Blog(s) email address
donna@autohausimportservice.com, www.autohausimportservice.com.
Posted by Beverly on
July 29, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Debbie Barth
How can I reach you to learn more about your business/product/service?
336-471-5686
http://www.trumpnetwork.com/debbiebarth
Posted by Beverly on
July 24, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Walethia Aquil
The best advice I can give anyone going into business is to:
- Decide if you want to be in business, or is it a hobby.
- Have a plan.
- Take your time.
- Have a mentor.
- Define your ideal customer/client.
- Research your market.
- Stay focused.
- Get help.
- Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
10. Don’t compare yourself to others.
11. Just Do It!
One of the most challenging aspects in the beginning was to define my ideal client. Now the most challenging aspect for me is developing a step by step plan to connect the dots, and staying focused.
My best advice concerning social is to embrace it. You don’t have to be on every platform, choose one and get a good understanding of how it works.
Decide if you are using it for business or social, I don’t recommend mixing the two. In choosing a platform also consider you market, is this the place your idea client/customer hangs out?
Realize it takes time to develop relationships.
Again find a mentor!! A good mentor can save you time, money and frustration.
I have many role models, and I learn something of value from each of them. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is to be myself, God created me, I’m unique, people didn’t create me, so they cannot define me.
My E-mail is: info[At]grace-and-charm.com
Facebook: http://profile.to/walethiaaquil
Twitter: http://twitter.com/graceandcharm2
I’m excited about what Beverly is doing and I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you.
Posted by Beverly on
June 21, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Evelyn Kalinosky
What goals did you set for 2010?
My primary goal is to get my book on women navigating through midlife finished and published. I am also looking to continue building my business and will be launching several unique programs targeting the high-level women executive 40 and older. In 2009 I launched my business, created my website, developed my core suite of offers and began to utilize social media as a means to introduce myself and what I do, so I feel pretty good about what I’ve accomplished so far. Now it’s about taking the foundation I’ve built and expanding on it – adding walls, windows, and doors.
In my personal life, I’m anxiously awaiting the birth of my daughter’s baby – due in mid-March. I already have one grandchild – 10 months – and my goal is to totally enjoy being a grandparent this year and beyond.
I don’t play lip service to the phrase “work/life balance” and plan to continually access how I’m doing in terms of creating a life of balance and proportion between my work, my family, my health and my community. That’s an ongoing goal and priority for me.
Are you carrying over any New Years Resolutions from 2009 into 2010?
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I believe they put a great deal of unnecessary pressure on people to reach arbitrary goals. Normally at the end of the year I sit back and reflect on all I have to be grateful for, and say a prayer of thanks for the year that’s passed and a blessing for the year to come.
Do you have any unfinished business carried over from 2009? If so, what is it and how do you plan to handle it? If not, what advice do you give to others when it comes to completing tasks?
Oh my, there is always unfinished business, isn’t there?! I am as guilty of procrastinating and putting too much on my plate as anyone, but I choose to reframe it in a positive light. Sometimes things don’t get done because it isn’t the right time for them. Sometimes what we think we need to do isn’t really what’s important, but rather what’s top of mind. It’s not always the same thing. Like a fine wine, sometimes things get better with age.
I began writing my book in 2009 and so that’s a big goal of mine to complete it in 2010 and get it published, but it was important that I take the time I needed to interview a wide range of woman from all across the world in order to make the book as accurate and reflective as possible. As a result, I’ve interviewed more than 60 women and have come away with such tremendous respect for all of them and for how they are living their lives.
When it comes to completing tasks I’m a firm believer in making a list. Lists save my life! Every morning I sit down and make up a list including the top 3 things I absolutely need to complete that day. On occasion that list may change depending on what happens throughout the day, but having it down in concrete form makes me more accountable. I also recommend delegating what you’re not good at or what isn’t important for you to be focused on – especially if you’re an entrepreneur. No one can do it all and I feel it’s a mistake to believe it’s possible. Focus on the things that will build the business and delegate those things that can be done by someone other than you.
When someone does business with you what are some things you hope they take away from the experience?
The most important thing I hope they take away from the experience of working with me is a sense of satisfaction. I want them to feel that the time and money invested in me was worthwhile and they are walking away with whatever tools they need to be successful on their terms.
I help high-level women executives who want to achieve a more sacred kind of success. For these women, the desire to play a bigger game requires a strong profit motive, but making money is no longer the goal. The goal is a search for significance, a journey to uncover the wealth of the self, a rite of passage to their highest purpose, and to a life that is as unique as their fingerprint. I act as a conduit or a safe place for them to explore what this looks like; I help them overcome self-limiting beliefs that might get in the way of their success, but I am merely a passenger on their journey – they are the drivers because it’s truly their destiny.
Where can we connect with you? Website(s)? Blog(s) email address
E-Mail: prophet1958@hotmail.com or evelyn@evelynkalinosky.com
Website: http://www.evelynkalinosky.com
Join me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/prophet1958
Join Me on Facebook: http://profile.to/evelynkalinosky/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/evelynkalinoskyLLC
Join me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynkalinosky
Posted by Beverly on
June 1, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Shirley Mitchell
What advice do you have for women who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Networking is great on the Internet. Search the web for the Social Media that fits your needs, personalities and your desires. Learn the techniques of linking your websites to the people who will benefit your business, and you their’s. Write Articles and Press Releases – Post these on your Websites and BLOGS, and place them with Press Release Companies On-Line. I have met many of my Social Networking Friends while going to Author Signings or Speaking Events, and some of them have even been on my Radio Shows. Send E-Mail and make comments on their Social page. Put your Social Site Page links on all your Websites and BLOGS, and in your E-Mail as part of your Signature.
What’s your favorite social media site and why?
I actually have two that are neck and neck – ShoutLife! and Growing Bolder… ShoutLife! is a Christian Social Site full of Faith, and Growing Bolder emphasizes the fact that we are not Growing Older but BOLDER! Their positive spin on aging is contagious. I love the audio and video. Both Sites let you add your Photos, Bio, BLOGS, Events, Audio, Video, E-Mail and more! And the members are Fabulous ! I like Sites that tell the whole story when you first go on them, so that you don’t have to click on something several times or “Sign-In” to view the complete information.
Are their any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
I am working on 5 new books. My Sixth Book should be out by years end or the first of next year – it will be the “Third Book” in my “Aging Trilogy” for the 70 Year Olds! – it follows “Fabulous after 50®-Finding Fulfillment for Tomorrow” and “Sensational after 60®-Loving Life All Over Again”, and my Second book is being Re-Published as well and should be out in the same time period. I am working on a Children’s book, a Gift book, another type of Aging book, and a Novel. We are expanding our Website System and adding more Stations to our Syndicated Radio Show. We are also getting more venues trademarked.
How can someone get in touch with you?
I am Managed and Represented by Lighthouse Coastal Productions and Lighthouse News Bureau 466 Sardis Cutoff Road Sardis City, AL 35956 tel. 256-281-9399 Agent @ lighthousecoastalliterary.com, Agent @ fabulousafter50.com, Host@agingoutsidethebox.net
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May 29, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Becky Williamson
Tell us about your summer. Did you do anything exciting?
No, didn’t take the time to do anything exciting. However, my husband recently won a sales contest at work and the prize is a 7 day trip for 2 to our choice of Cancun, Cabo, New York City or Maui. Soooooo, I’ll be having some fun soon!
Now that summer is over, what plans do you have for the Fall season as it relates to your business and your personal life?
I’ll be launching my boomer exercise and nutrition book: “Ready for Prime Time in LESS Time: The Ultimate Get Slim Guide for Women in Mid-Life”. Very excited about this!
In your opinion, what advice would you give to women who are looking to start a business during these economic times?
Survey your market. Find out what they need and create a product or service to sell to them. Network. Develop mutually beneficial relationships. Be willing to help others out. These are tough times, but if we all support one another and promote each other, we’ll come out stronger down the road.
Instead of trying to sell a large ticket item or service to a few people, consider selling a smaller service/item to a larger audience.
What is the most challenging aspect of your business?
The hours can be long sometimes.
Working alone can be isolating at times
Do you have a role model—if so, how does she/he inspire you in your business or your personal life?
I know several fellow fitness professionals that are extremely successful and work hard to deliver great products and services to their customers. Some of them are half my age. I find their innovation and energy very inspirational and admire that they’re coming from the “right place”. Although I am the “elder statesman” in our profession, I find that they inspire me to be better, work harder and deliver better service to my customers.
What’s the best advice you can offer about social networking?
Pick just one or two social networking sites that work best with the type of business you have. Work them, and work them well, rather than spreading yourself too thin and trying to work them all!
How can I reach you to learn more about your business/product/service?
Email me at becky@beckywilliamson.com
