John Ruhlin is the founder of The Ruhlin Group, a gift logistics company that helps clients like the Chicago Cubs, Wells Fargo, Caesar’s Entertainment, Miami Dolphins, Morgan Stanley, and the John Maxwell Company execute year-round gifting strategies. His unique approach to relationships led him to become the #1 salesman for a $250 Million direct sales company by the time he was 23 (out of 1.5 Million reps). He now speaks widely about strategic gifting and relationship building and helps CEOs and sales teams drive referrals and open doors to elusive decision makers.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“If you take care of the family in business, everything else takes care of itself.”

“The WHO you’re giving it to is more important than the WHAT you’re giving.”

“I don’t have a business without my suppliers.”

“Take care of the inner circle.”

“It’s the little things leading up the gift are important.”

“Anybody that’s going to do it needs to commit to doing it for three years.”

“The people in business that went long-term have the best relationships.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Kind of Gifts You Should be Giving
• Who Should You Be Giving the Gifts to
• How Much Money Should You Spend on Gifts
• Balancing Gift Giving and Building New Relationships

 

Key Links From The Show:

John’s Site

Ruhlin Group | Expert Gift Givers

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Giftology by John Ruhlin

Give and Take by Adam Grant

Top of Mind by John Hall

Raving Fans by Kenneth H. Blanchard

Adam Markel is a transformational teacher who inspires, empowers and guides people to live authentically, purposefully and powerfully from their hearts. He’s trained thousands of people from Singapore, Europe, Canada, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia and all across the United States. He uniquely bridges the worlds of business, psychology and spirituality, to facilitate MASSIVE and LASTING personal and professional transformation

Quotes To Remember:

“Success without fulfillment feels like failure.”

“Embracing change is the key to success.”

“To change something in your life, you’ve got to do something different.”

“There is a process to get granular, to find more time for the things you want to do, while maintaining your responsibilities to people and to business.”

“People don’t buy from you based on your product or your service. They buy from you based on their belief that you believe what they believe.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Being More Resilient When Things Get Tough
• Changing Your Beliefs to Pivot Your Business
• How to Manage Time When Building Other Business

 

Key Links From The Show:

Adam’s Site

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life by Adam Markel

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

Karmic Management by Christie McNally, M. Gordon, and Michael Roach

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Anna Sabino is the designer behind the jewelry brand Lucid New York, which she started after leaving her Wall Street career. Her jewelry collections are sold in more than 100 stores all over the world and have been featured in People StyleWatch, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan. She is a contributor to HuffPost and Medium and is a certified career coach. She speaks and leads workshops on growing your creative business, generating multiple streams of income, and working remotely.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“If we create in solitude, there’s nothing good that can come out of it.”

“Our customers want to be involved in the creation process.”

“Self-discipline is one of the main entrepreneurial traits that we all have to have to make it.”

“It’s all about knowing that we are all hearing these voices.”

“Being mindful and being in charge of these voices is a skill that we have to keep developing.”

“There are no shortcuts to achieving greatness.”

“Our audience will tell us.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• How to Consistently Ship Out a Massive Amount of Content
• Combatting Creative Block
• Having Complete Immersion in The Work that We Are Doing
• How to Start Building Multiple Streams of Income

 

Key Links From The Show:

Anna’s Site

Episode 16: Marketing Like A Pro With Seth Godin

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Your Creative Career by Anna Sabino

Deep Work by Cal Newport

The Dip by Seth Godin

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

Cam Barber is a speaker, speechwriter, speaking coach and author of ‘What’s Your Message? Public Speaking with Twice the Impact using Half the Effort’. He shows leaders how to use vivid messages for greater success. He has developed corporate presentations for dozens of Top 100 companies and coached speakers, CEOs and other presenters to make their message more powerful. When he’s not speaking, coaching or writing, Cam consults on message management.

Quotes To Remember:

“One of the goals of public speaking is to think clearly and speak clearly.”

“Finding the right balance between notes and memorizing is a personal journey that you want to work out.”

“Every successful person who has a profile and a name that we know is great at messaging.”

“Whatever helps you think clearly and manage your anxiety or nervousness on stage is the right style for you.”

“Give yourself permission to think about what makes you feel comfortable. Do it, test it, and try it.”

“All anxiety is caused by uncertainty.”

“Learn to speak in messages and learn to stop when you are finished.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• How to Get Better at Public Speaking
• Remembering Key Points to Touch on Your Speeches
• Are You Ready to Get on Stage?
• Finding the Right Public Speaking Style for You
• Tips on Using the Stage to Sell

 

Key Links From The Show:

Cam’s Site

Speech Outline Chunk Structure

What’s Your Message? with Cam Barber

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

What’s Your Message? by Cam Barber

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Getting Things Done by David Allen

First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Deb Calvert is the President of People First Productivity Solutions, offering sales training, coaching, and leadership development programs. She leads the Stop Selling & Start Leading® movement and founded The Sales Experts Channel. She is certified as an executive and sales coach and is a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge®. Her bestseller, DISCOVER Questions® Get You Connected”, has recently been named by HubSpot as one of the “20 Most Highly Rated Sales Books of All Time.”

Quotes To Remember:

“Those negative pervasive stereotypes about selling, that’s what causes buyers to shut down.”

“When sellers are in selling mode, they come across to buyers as being self-serving, pushy, arrogant and really not all that interested in the buyer.”

“Believing in a product starts with believing in the people who are responsible for the product.”

“Credibility is a foundation.”

“They can’t believe your message if they don’t believe in you as a messenger.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Difference Between Selling and Leading
• How to Make People Care About Your Brand
• The Awesome Connecting Experience
• How to Enable Collaborations on a Greater Scale

 

Key Links From The Show:

Deb’s Site

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Stop Selling and Start Leading by Barry Posner, Deb Calvert, and James M. Kouzes

Learning Leadership by Barry Posner and James M. Kouzes

Getting Naked by Patrick Lencioni

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Frank Cottle is the CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices and Chairman of the Alliance Business Centers Network. He is a recognized expert on flexible working, the virtual office movement, and third place working. Prior to creating the Alliance brand, he successfully operated his own portfolio of business centers in multiple locations across North America.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“Remember that even though we are on the move, we all have a home.”

“It’s really a matter of figuring out your own lifestyle and your own movement style.”

“If you have your personal stuff taken care off, your whole day gets better. You are not stressed and you can focus on work overall.”

“If you don’t enjoy the big picture and the people you work with, then you just need to change. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

“If you’re going to work, be productive and be successful at it. Otherwise, go fishing.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• How To Adjust To a New Work Environment
• 4 Work Environments People Like to Work In
• How To Balance Work Obligations While On Vacation
• Getting Work Done During Your Commute

 

Key Links From The Show:

Frank’s Site

ALLIANCE Business Centers

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

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