Voice Of Influence

Wes Gay is a writer, entrepreneur, and marketing consultant. He is a StoryBrand Certified Copywriter and Guide, helping businesses clarify their marketing message and strengthen their position in the marketplace. As a regular contributor to Forbes.com, he discovers how millennials change the workplace. He lives with his wife and two young sons in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. In this episode we discuss: How to learn from a situation even when you feel pigeon holed in it The not-so-complicated way to bridge any generation or relational gap in your company or life How to use your perspective to help shift a global conversation STORYBRAND book UNFROZEN book Find a special gift for you from Wes at www.wesgay.com/voi Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sell More at  www.voiceofinfluence.net   Read the transcript here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/26 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Metho

Announcing: The Voice of Influence Academy! Dive in and find a way to articulate who you are and what you're all about to create your authentic Personal Brand Strategy. Find more information at www.voiceofinfluence.net/academy Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 25: How to Monetize Your Expertise for a Portfolio Career

Dorie Clark is an adjunct professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free Entrepreneurial You self-assessment workbook and learn more at dorieclark.com/entrepreneur. Download your free and simple personal brand strategy guide called "Focus Your Brand DIY" here. www.voiceofinfluence.net/focus Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sell More at  www.voiceofinfluence.net   Read the transcript here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/25 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Regi

It stinks when you feel misunderstood by people - especially people you are PAYING to understand you. Here's why your personal brand strategy is vitally important to communicating with clarity so other people can help you promote your brand. Mentioned in this episode: * Working with vendors * Focus Your Brand DIY - Free Download

In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea breaks down why a personal brand strategy will help you communicate and connect your gifts and message with someone who needs it. Message-driven leaders need it as badly as entrepreneurs. Here's why. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 24: Earn the Right to Be Direct by Connecting First, with Amber Hurdle The free Focus Your Brand DIY strategy guide: www.voiceofinfluence.net/focus

Amber Hurdle is a teen mom turned powerhouse businesswoman who has worked with international celebrities, Fortune 500 companies, and women in business worldwide. Whether she is empowering female entrepreneurs, teaching them out of the box business strategies, or energizing and educating leadership within an organization, Amber’s straight-shooting “velvet machete” and warm personality never fail to motivate others to strategically up their game in business and in life. Find her new book and all of the amazing bonus resources at thebombshellbusinesswomen.com If you're struggling to gain traction with your personal brand, cut through the creative chaos with the free Focus Your Brand DIY guide. Find it at www.voiceofinfluence.net Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sell More at  www.voiceofinfluence.net   Read the transcript here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/24 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Dee

In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea contrasts the difference between a passionate voice and a reactionary voice. For more on this topic, visit www.voiceofinfluence.net

Gus Gustafson says he was raised in ‘Gus’ utopia’! His life had been perfect! He had great parents, great siblings and a great future. He was the biggest, fastest and strongest in his athletic family at his age. He had dreams of being the next Nebraska Cornhusker running back and then on to the NFL! That was his dream. That was his passion as a boy. Then came a tragedy that Gus had to overcome! He suffered a horrible farm accident at the age of 9. The question was “How would he respond?” Could he turn this setback into a comeback? His love for life, his passion for people and his determination to make a difference is evident. When you hear Gus share his funny, heart warming, challenging story of his life, you will feel invigorated and encouraged. If you are facing challenges in your life, he will help you gain real perspective and help you move through them. Gus is not just a speaker, he has started three companies, he bought a company and turned it around and he has spent the last 23 years traveling around N

In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea tackles the question, "Is the pursuit of justice worth the relational mess?" Mentioned in this episode: Episode 22: Bringing Hope to the Hopeless Around the World

Are you overwhelmed by the problem of sex trafficking and forced labor in the world? Sometimes it feels like a hopeless reality. What can really be done to make a difference? Well, today I have a leader in the fight against human trafficking and he is on a mission to bring hope to this hopeless situation. Once you hear what he's done for the fight in the U.S., you'll see that with people like John at the head of the fight, it just might be possible. John Cotton Richmond leads the Human Trafficking Institute as it works to combat slavery at its source. Numerous survivors of sex and labor trafficking have found victim-centered advocate in John. He has been named Prosecutor of the Year and expert for the United Nations and every trafficker’s worst nightmare by the head of the FBI’s human trafficking program. Mentioned in this episode: Human Trafficking Institute website Find HTI on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well a

In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea discusses the one thing you need to be sure to bring to every conversation of intentional friendship. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 21: How to Find People to Challenge You to be Your Best with Laurie Hock

Laurie Hock’s coaching credentials through Gallup and the John Maxwell Team define her specialization of helping people stop living life, and start leading it. Through her company, Growing Points, she creates and delivers individual and group growth experiences purposed to “set the caged bird free and empower those already flying to soar higher. Laurie is a personal friend and one of the many powerful things we discuss on this episode is how we started and developed our own friendship to challenge and encourage one another to be our best. Find Laurie at www.lauriehock.com and sign up for her monthly video series. Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sell More at  www.voiceofinfluence.net   Read the transcript here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/21 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Method video course here:  www.voiceofinfluence.net/deepimpact

We're spicing things up a bit with a new kind of audio episode for the Voice of Influence podcast. Here is a talk I gave for a local service organization. Let me know what you think! If you need a speaker, shoot me an email at andrea@andreajoywenburg.com Mentioned in this talk: * Episodes 07 and 08 with Ruth Wariner and Anna LeBaron * My website: www.andreajoywenburg.com or www.voiceofinfluence.net

  In this Voice Studio episode, we discuss Doug Walters' quote from episode 20: "Students know when you care. Students know when you are sincere. Students know when you respect them." How can you be sure people believe you care, are sincere and respect them? Hint: integrity matters. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 20: How to Facilitate Transformation in Students, Organizations and Teams with Douglas Walters The Voice of Influence podcast will be back in September with an exciting line up of new interviews! 

Douglas J. Walters has over 45 years of experience as an educator, administrator and consultant. Most recently, he is the president and founding partner of Transformation Specialists LP. Prior to that he served as a teacher & administrator for the Kanawha County Board of Education, adjunct professor at Marshall University, and Dean of Students at the University of Charleston and the College of the Marshall Islands. He is a widower, father of two sons and grandfather of four. Additionally he is an author of several journal articles & co-authored a book on civic engagement/deliberation and work in higher education. Mentioned in this episode: Deliberation and the Work of Higher Education Book Transformation Specialists: Strengths Based Strategies for Success For more information, email Doug at walters.douglasj@gmail.com Design: An Owner’s Manual for Learning, Living, and Leading with Purpose book Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sel

In this Voice Studio episode, we go back and discuss why Andrea interviewed Naomi Loomis about branding cattle and how that relates to Personal Branding. It's not what you think! Mentioned in this episode: Episode 19: What You See Is What You Get with Naomi Loomis UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You

On this episode I speak with a rancher from the Sandhills of Nebraska about her experience with cattle branding and her passion to bridge the gap between the consumer and producers of food. In her own words, "Howdy I’m Naomi Loomis, from the Circle L Ranch. I am an adopted farm girl that grew up in Wyoming. Right out of high school, I married a cowboy from the Sandhills of Nebraska. My husband Cody, I and our 4 children are making our life on our own family ranch raising beef cattle, Quarter Horses and a few ranch dogs. My days are spent wrangling ranch children, ranch animals, driving kids to school, managing a feedstore, while maintaining my duties as a ranch wife, ranch mom, ranch hand, ranch rodeo producer and whatever else will fit in the cracks." Naomi's blog: http://www.thecirclelranch.com Branding Etiquette blog post: http://www.thecirclelranch.com/?p=225 Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strategy can Help You Serve Well and Sell More at  www.voiceofinfluence.net   Read t

What can we learn from successful millennials to apply to our own dreams? In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea suggests two attributes that anyone can apply to clarify their purpose and solidify their determination. Mentioned in this episode: * Episode 18: Creating a Business that Frees People: Pacha Soap Join the Voice of Influence Facebook Community HERE.

Andrew and Abi Vrbas are cofounders of Pacha Soap Co., a social business that creates delightful bath goods that do good. Together, their company and its customers are putting the solution in the hands of those most affected by WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) issues and the cycle of poverty. Give-away bar soaps are made in the very communities that they help, using local ingredients and local talent. Nationals are trained to manually drill clean water wells, creating jobs for those in-country and providing much-needed clean water to hundreds of people per well. Andrew is CEO and passionately drives the mission and vision of the company. Abi is Pacha's former head designer and marketing/brand manager. Together, they take on the co-founder role to help spread the mission and build relationships with customers, retail partners and mission partners. In their free time they like to rollerblade and bike ride to the local snow cone shop, fix up their 1890 home, and watch The Office together. Mentioned in this epis

In this Voice Studio episode, Andrea talks about how she began to take social media seriously as a means for communicating a message. It's all about getting started and she tells you how to make that shift. Mentioned in this episode: * 17 Embrace Social Media for Your Multi-Passionate Voice with Tammy Cannon