Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success!

Carrie Perrien Smith MBA is a training, communication, and publishing industry veteran. She ran screaming from her corporate training and communications career over a decade ago. Even though she sometimes misses regular paychecks, a cubicle with office supplies she didn't have to purchase, and normal working hours, she wouldn't trade the entrepreneur's kill-what-you-eat lifestyle (most days, at least). Today, this third-generation entrepreneur runs a professional speaker bureau and a publishing company called that serves clients internationally. She books professional speakers, trainers, and consultants for company meetings and conferences. She also works with business leaders who want to brand themselves as experts in their industry and build a speaking and consulting business. Also a speaker and coach, Carrie is the author of Currency: Striking Networking Gold in a Relationship Economy. She helps people get more clients, bigger paydays, and sweeter success. She also hosts an internet radio show for business

Jason Elkins We Are Transparent.com   In 2010 when his current boss at the web design firm he worked for asked him to come into his office for a minute, Jason Elkins thought “Finally, this was the job promotion meeting I’ve been waiting for.”   Instead his boss looked at him straight faced and in a deadpan tone said “we’re eliminating two positions today and your position is one of them.”   After a surreal 10-minute drive home and sharing the news with his always supportive spouse, Jason and his wife spent the weekend talking, praying and spending time with their children. Then his wife said something that would change his purpose for work and life. She said, “Maybe now you will start that business you are destined to start. God told me that this was going to happen. He’s given me total peace. We are going to be fine and I believe in you.”   From that day forward, Jason has spent his time developing and creating a business from his passions. With a background in relationship building, technology sales and web

Mailynne Calvin is a Business Development and Online Marketing Director specializing in Online Marketing, Social Media, Entrepreneurship, Remote Work Teams, & Utilities. She has launched two companies and has also been part of great development teams launching new products. Her specialty is working with forward-thinking companies and entrepreneurs who want to better connect with their audience. In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio we will be talking about how to build your business from the get-go. And we will be discussing how to work remotely with a virtual assistance team or online business manager as well as working as part of a VA team.  We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Your  Partner In Success R

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and host of Newsletter Guru TV and Stick Like Glue Radio.   He is best known internationally as ‘The Newsletter Guru’- the go-to resource for maximizing the profitability of customer relationships. Jim is the founder and President of Custom Newsletters, Inc., and is the author of four books:   The Magic of Newsletter Marketing – The Secret to More Profits and Customers for Life Stick Like Glue – How to Create an Everlasting Bond With Your Customers So They Spend More,Stay Longer, and Refer More The Fastest Way to Higher Profits – 19 Immediate Profit-Enhancing Strategies You Can Use Today It’s Okay To Be Scared – But Don’t Give Up We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Y

In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, I welcome back author of Brand Against the Machine: How to Build Your Brand, Cut Through the Marketing Noise, and Stand Out from the Competition John Michael Morgan. Brand Against the Machine is one of the few business books that I keep on my desk at all times and it is a #1 Amazon.com best selling marketing book. It also is #2 Amazon.com best selling business book, #1 Amazon.com top-rated marketing & sales book and winner of he small business book awards 2012 (Marketing category). If you don't have this book in your entrepreneurial library, what are you waiting for? Get 3 FREE chapters from John Morgan's Brand Against the Machine by clicking this link. John last joined me here on August 8, 2012 and I hope you will listen to that interview as well. It was amazing! We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review o

Building a Successful Membership Site Using WordPress. Today I welcome back to the show Internet Genius Ben Cope. Ben is a DotComPreneur, Web Designer, and Internet Marketing Consultant specializing in high-end, custom websites, including WordPress blogs.  He is known as “The Internet Genius” because of all the people whose websites he has helped to build and make more profitable. Ben is passionate about helping others succeed online.He is a teacher at heart and loves sharing what he knows about WordPress and the Internet with those who want to learn. We have a tremendous amount of ground to cover in this episode but will cover as much as we can in the hour available to us and will then invite you to a free teaching webinar on the subject at the end of the show. No strings attached. It is just a better learning format. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review

Meet Steve Rizzo, author of Amazon's Best Selling book Get Your Shift Together.  Once upon a time, Steve Rizzo was told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence for college.  And having been saddled with the dubious high school honer of being voted “Least Likely to Succeed,” Steve didn’t give himself much of a chance to emerge as anything special, much less a world-class comedian or a hall of fame speaker and trainer.  Years of negativity had led him to believe that dreams were the luxury of only a fortunate few.  “Looking back,” says Steve, “I can see how and why I sabotaged so many opportunities.  My perceived limitations had me very confused.  I had a fear of failure and a fear of success. I knew I had talent, but I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t being given a chance.  I finally realized that opportunity had been knocking all along…I was just afraid to open the door.”  Steve went on to surprise everyone, including himself, by excelling with honors at the university and post-graduate l

As a recognized and sought after real estate trainer and speaker, Travis Robertson has spoken to audiences around the world and for some of the largest brands in real estate. Travis’ career began in technology where he spent over a decade leading teams and building dynamic, million-dollar companies within the technology and financial sectors. After leaving the technology world, Travis turned his attention to consulting with large and small businesses on next generation marketing, business development, technology and leadership. Recently Travis has been working with people by taking their plans for the New Year, 2013 and breaking them down into daily actions that move them towards their goals. Travis will be sharing information about the importance of goals, how most peoples actions are incongruent with their stated goals and the keys to making your goals a reality. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please con

We are all moving more into a world of Entrepreneurship, and knowing your niche and how to market to it is of utmost importance.   Whether you are a medical doctor, an attorney, a sports therapist, or the developer of a new and unique product, PR & Marketing and Business are all things that are not taught to us in college or post-graduate schools of thought. There are a lot of smart, educated, and intelligent developing new business every day but many of them missed out on real life training of how to run a successful business.   As an entrepreneur and owner of a successful PR & Marketing Agency, Angela O'Mara is always looking for ways to be a better consultant to her client market. She is author of the book - Lights! Camera! Action! for doctors and  Lipstick! Laptops! Life! and just recently launched a magazine for the medical community BIG Medicine Magazine™.   In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio we will be talking about Business 101 - Vision and Strategy, PR 101 and Marketing 101. Don

Carla Lundblade is an Elite Skills Analyst & Licensed Clinical Therapist Specializing in Sports & Entertainment Industry Professionals. She provides full spectrum, multiculturally focused psychology and counseling services. She specializes in sports and performance psychologies and the neuroscience of interpersonal neurobiology as it pertains to career adaptability.   Performance psychology is the study of the psychological and mental skills necessary to facilitate and develop peak performance for sports, business, and the performing arts.   She also teaches the importance of understanding brain anatomy and how the brain works to consistently access its maximum output and resiliency. This is tough work implementing knowledge-based scientific research, which creates measurable positive results.   Carla is also one of the most fun and informative people you will ever come across!   Today we will be talking about her life as America's favorite therapist, her "A-list" projects and what the 3 myt

I am delighted to welcome back to the show speaker, author and entrepreneur Josh Hinds. Josh is known as a pioneer in bringing motivation and personal development resources to the internet. In fact, Bob Burg, author of The Go-giver says: "Josh Hinds is becoming, in my opinion, the Earl Nightingale of the e-world. Not only is the man pure motivation but, like the late, great Mr. Nightingale, knows how to attract other motivators to join him in his mission as well. Go to his site, bookmark it, return often, learn from it and, most of all, benefit from it.” Josh was here in September and you can listen to that interview here. He has a great story and an enormous amount of wisdom, not to mention actionable tips and advice on how to get greater access to motivation, personal development ideas and resources. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your fav

This week I welcome to Your Partner In Success Radio Janet R. Carpman, Ph.D., and author of Directional Sense: How to Find Your Way Around. If you are as directionally impaired as I am, there actually is help! And when I say that I am directionally impaired, I mean it so bad that my dentist leads me back through the labyrinth (as I see it) of his building back to the receptionist desk because they know that I will wander around helplessly until somebody takes pity on me!   Jan Carpman has been thinking about wayfinding ever since she became lost on a Jersey Shore boardwalk as a wandering 3-year-old. Many years later, while directing a unique applied research project at the University of  Michigan Medical Center, she found that disorientation accounted for a significant amount of stress experienced by hospital patients and visitors. As I told her during the pre-interview, not even my onboard nav system in my vehicle is of any real assistance because I invariably pick a fight with the voice that is telling me t

Mitch Matthews is returning to Your Partner In Success Radio to continue the conversation about BIG dreams! We had so much fun during our last chat and so much to talk about that we just didn’t have time to cover, so we are doing it again. Mitch is going to share some specific coaching strategies that can apply to anyone (solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, parents, managers, etc.). He will also talk about one key mindset shift that you need to make to charge what you are worth!   Mitch is a leading authority on innovative thinking, human performance and goal achievement and has worked with leaders and teams from organizations like NASA, Disney, Pioneer and the Principal Financial Group.   Mitch also works one-on-one with leaders as an Elite Executive Coach. Plus, he has created a life and business-coach training program that has been utilized around the globe.   Please join us in the chat room to ask questions of Mitch during the interview. Get some inspiration for your own BIG dreams. We appreciate you tuning in t

Phil Gerbyshak is the chief connections officer who works with small businesses and organizations to increase employee & customer engagement by using social media to create and build relationships. He helps them understand it’s really not about the tools; it’s all about the conversations they participate in and the connections they create and cultivate.   Phil worked in IT for much of the past 15 years, and has focused his efforts on understanding and leveraging the social media space for over 8 years. His work building relationships using blogs was spotlighted in the 2005 book What Nobody Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere.   In addition to doing keynote and breakout addresses, Phil greatly enjoys coaching others in the simple strategies and tactics that make life great. His first book 10 Ways to Make It Great! was published in 2006 and inspired many to make the changes in their life to go from good…to GREA

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Ever wished you could get a book deal? With over 150,000 books being published every year, it seems as if everybody and anybody is publishing. In fact, the publishing industry has an average 98% rejection rate. And sure, the self-publishing game is an easy out, but most people know that a real book deal from a real publishing house is what builds true credibility in the marketplace. So how do you become one of those elite authors who has actually gotten a signed book deal from a real publisher? Susan will share with us her experiences with getting her books published. Be prepared to take notes! We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Your  Partner In Success RadioEmail: mail@youro

Today I am chatting with author and speaker Kimanzi Constable.  For 10 years Kimanzi worked at a job that he absolutely hated and every single day he dreamed of quitting but like so many of us, dreaded losing the steady income and didn't know what life would look like without the stability of a "job job". There were many things that he wanted to change in his life. He was overweight and in fact lost 132 pounds in 8 months only to put it all back on, plus some! He was living in a state that has extreme winters and he likes warm climates. In fact, his plan is to move from Wisconsin to Maui in 2012.  Kimanzi finally got so sick of hearing himself complain, either out loud or internally and committed to stop making useless excuses and take action on his dreams. He wrote and self-published a book about finding our work and find work that you love. This book has sold an astonishing 70,000 copies to date! He then went on to write I'm Not changing My Life for You! I'm Doing it for Me! and The Difference Bet

D’vorah Lansky, M.Ed., of Book Marketing Made Easy.com has been marketing online and mentoring leaders since 1994. She is the Bestselling Author of Book Marketing Made Easy: Simple Strategies for Selling Your Nonfiction Book Online. D’vorah is the producer of the annual Book Marketing Conference Online, the founder of the Book Academy, and the creator of the Virtual Book Tours Made Easy training program. She coaches and trains authors in online book marketing practices through a variety of online book marketing programs. D’vorah is passionate about online marketing as well as helping authors to grow their business and their brand. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Your  Partner In Success RadioEmail: mail@yourofficeon

  Leader of the Excellence Movement   Sean Moffett of  The Moffett Company says “business IS personal” and I absolutely agree with him.   After the financial crash we witnessed in 2008 the landscape we do business in has changed. Back then we used language like customer satisfaction and exceeding expectations. Today, we see our clients now know their dollars are far more precious than ever before. That’s the new economy.   As a result, our clients are no longer looking to be satisfied – they need to be electrified! We need to do more than just exceed their expectations, our clients are looking for authentic care – a true reciprocal relationship. They will invest in us as we invest in the them.   While it’s true that excellence in your field is critical, it is also true that the process by which your clients receive your goods and services is becoming equally important. So in effect, our ability to deliver our expertise is directly linked to our ability to control the experience for our clients. Drop the ball

  In this interview we are going to delve deeper into Bob Burg's book The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea, co-written with John David Mann.    Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a heartwarming and inspiring tale that brings new relevance to the old proverb “give and you shall receive.”  Five Laws of Stratospheric Success The Law of Value  The Law of Compensation The Law of Influence The Law of Authenticity The Law of Receptivity In this interview, Bob is going to take us deeper into the 5 laws and share examples of people who have applied the ideas and principles of The Go-Giver to their own lives, whether in their families, friendships or workplace. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite:

Mitch Matthews is a leading authority on innovative thinking, human performance and goal achievement. He has worked with leaders and teams from organizations like NASA, Disney, Pioneer and the Principal Financial Group. Mitch also works one-on-one with leaders as an Elite Executive Coach. Plus, he has created a life and business-coach training program that has been utilized around the globe. In 2006, Mitch and his wife started something called the BIG Dream Gatherings. These free events have helped thousands of people to dream bigger and, in many cases, get the boost they needed to get their big dreams accomplished. You can find out more about the BIG Dream Gathering at www.BIGDreamGathering.com. In 2001, Mitch's first book called "IGNITE - A little book to spark your big dreams" was published. Most importantly, Mitch lives in Des Moines, Iowa with his wife Melissa and their two sons. And for those animal lovers… the Matthews also currently have 1 dog, 1 “rouge cat,” 8 fish and a snail named “Steve