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A TOP INFLUENTIAL WOMAN, AUTHOR, COACH, ENTREPRENUER, SPEAKER, AND No legacy unreached, Krystylle’s life’s purpose is to play a part in the lives of at least one billion people to re-image and live a life aligned with abundance fueled by innovation and creativity as a limitless lifestyle. With a client base consisting of doctors, inventors, engineers, CEOs, serial entrepreneurs, high school, college students, pastors, church leaders, TV media / speaker / author enthusiasts, as well as a behind-the-scenes mentor to multi-millionaires, Krystylle is on track to change the world, one mind and one business at a time. Clients call her: The JUMPOLOGIST™ The Untapped Income Coach™ and An Innovative Genius. Krystylle Richardson is an internationally recognized wealth innovation strategist, legacy builder, international best-selling author, energized public speaker, and the founder of the JUMP Millionaire Billionaire Alliance where she interviews her 7 to 10 Figure Colleagues. Krystylle is also a wife and mom, who has taught and ministered in over 35 countries on 4 continents. Krystylle functions in both left and right brain endeavors on a daily basis as a global wealth advisor, engineer, six sigma green belt, an award humanitarian, sought after problem solver in genetic research manufacturing, and other highly technical industries. Krystylle stays busy as a speaker on The Power of the Mindset, Leadership, Embracing Change, Jumpology, Innovaligy, and Creativity as the next global currency. Founder and Executive Producer Life Innovation Global TV, she is the ICN Global Ambassador of Innovation, featured as one of the Top 15 Wealth Coaches to Know by USA Today and Yahoo Finance, also on ABC, NBC, CBS, Amazon Prime, Krystylle is a TV/Radio host, the co-founder of the School of Innovation with famous inventor Ron Klein, a designated Royal Advisor for a Development King of Ghana, She was recently knighted as Lady Krystylle with the Royal Order of the house of Cappadocia of St Helen, she is the creator of the EMERGE Media Experience, Innovaligy™, and Element 10™, her custom cashflow incubator. She is an engineer, six sigma green belt, genetic research biotech consultant, awarded humanitarian, speaker on the power of mindset, leadership, embracing change, and focusing on innovative creativity as the next global currency; additionally, she teaches her songs, choreography, and plays internationally, and is a clothing designer. Her unique intellect and creativity caused her to be bullied since childhood, so now she is tenaciously relentless in living her freedom formula, and encourages others to stand, say “no more” to their bullies and thrive. Often referred to as a genius, brilliant, and having a beautiful mind, she is sought out privately by CEO’s, multi-millionaires, and entrepreneurs for her unique blend of wisdom IPM: We noticed that you have a Powerful Women Leaders Em-
back burner. We are forming to shift the atmosphere related to not
powerment Summit coming up in September 10 , can you share
only women’s empowerment, but women innovators. The women
with us a little bit about it?
involved at the board level are CEOs of their businesses, leaders in
th
Krystylle: This summit is near and dear to my heart. This is our inau-
their communities, mothers of innovation on so many different levels. We are just getting started and have several investors contacting
gural summit for WOIII, Women of Impact and Innovation Interna-
us to help with our mission. This is amazing and is a worthwhile
tional. We have been building our executive board, and opening up
effort for sure. Helping to do our part to raise the next generation of
additional Ambassador Boards to bring together amazing women
powerful women leaders is a key part of our mission. We will do this
from all across the global, to create an extremely impactful women’s
through leadership masterclasses, summits, mentorships, global in-
movement for innovation, honor, and disruption. Too long have
ternships,
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IPM: Please give us a bit of background on what you do.
Krystylle: I help people to go from a creative thought, to monetization, I call this Creativity 2 CashFLOW (C2C). Everything I do is in regard to Innovation. So it is important to me that every person also ensure that they have implemented my Element 10 ™ techniques. We should all have at least ten substantial and sustainable streams of income. The trick is how you get there. I teach that form a very unique vantage point within my C2C master classes, bootcamps and retreats.
IPM: You are the founder of www.womenoiii.com, can you share what it is about?
Krystylle: Yes I am. As I mentioned and will maybe mention at least a few more times is, everything I do revolves around innovation. Creativity is my life. Women of Impact and Innovation International is a non-profit group on high performance women who are ready to give back to raise up the next generation of innovative and powerful women. I love all of the women on the executive and ambassador boards and our members. We are growing and our impact is spreading globally already in our first year. We currently have our Ne Gen Innovators group with students ages 19 to 29 from the UK, Turkey, Ghana and most are from Zambia. Very bright and ambitious entrepreneurs ready to take on the world. We are helping them start and build even stronger businesses and increase their cashflow in the process with strong, wise female mentors. We are also here to honor our heroes and those who have poured into us. It is a great alignment, alliance and awakening. More information is on our website, but I am honored that I was able to mention some of what we do here. One of our taglines is Woman You Are Powerful. It is true and also needs to be said more often.
IPM: Can you share with us what piqued your interest in doing women empowerment?
Krystylle: To repeat one thing I said above, one of our taglines is Woman You Are Powerful. It is true and also needs to be said more often. Often times we as women do not believe in ourselves or we get caught in the mind space of overwhelm. We need to lift each other. I had a few friends and also a few girl bullies. It has been my life’s intent to be the difference for my sisters all over the world. That is what womenoiii is about as well.
IPM: We noticed that you are a Keynote speaker, can you share a little bit about what you speak about?
Krystylle: Thank you for asking. We all have a story, we all have a reason why we do what we do. I love to speak about innovation, women, business, leadership and mindset. All of what has made us who we are, can go into our keynote to help solidify our teaching points. No matter what I talk about Creativity 2 CashFLOW always comes up in one way or another. I believe that we are all creative and the sooner we embrace it, the sooner our companies can thrive in a more impactful way.
IPM: I hear that you have something new coming up for you, can you share with us?
Krystylle: Yes, we are launching LIGTV which stands for Life Innovation Global Television. It is a streaming network with the focus on SPC, which stands for Short Powerful Content. All episodes will be short in the range of 2 or 5 or 15 minutes, with some special topics at 28 minute tops. We believe that everyone has a story and a show inside of them. Everyone has powerful and impactful things to say that can impact someone else, and everyone one should be heard. We are looking for new and experiences show hosts to join us as we launch a number of shows plus some already filmed docu-series that we are currently editing to ensure we capture the most powerful moments of the filming. This is also an international movement, as is everything in Life Innovation Global. We are excited to share the stories of the current and future hosts. They are amazing and have some great show titles and episodes coming out. Very honored to be working with this group of change makers for sure.
IPM: You are an author of an upcoming book “51 Powerful P’s of Public Speaking”, can you tell us what inspired your interest about writing the book?
Krystylle: Yes I do. This is one of 3 or so that are in the process of being edited so we can set book launch dates. We all have had good and bad speaking moments for the most part. Some do better naturally than others. This book was written to be a guide for new and current speakers to give them a way to evaluate their speaking for improvements, or to put a new speaking tool in their tool box, to use when ever needed, depending on the speaking scenario. I can’t wait to share this with the world, and start using it during my upcoming talks.
IPM: You also own www.Buildthatbiz.com, can you share with us what it is about and how it can help our readers?
Krystylle: I sure can. You may have heard me talk about Creativity 2 CashFLOW, the company that has methods to help my C-Suite clients and entrepreneurs succeed in that has been Build That Biz. We are a group of business owners and coaches who utilize some of my own techniques developed from business philosophies and six sigma, combined with the teachings of Napoleon Hill, Warren Buffet and more. I love helping people discover their freedom formular and wealth formula with our techniques.
IPM: We noticed that you have your own Radio show, can you share with us about the show?
Krystylle: Yes thank you. The name of the show is Soaring with Eagles, where I interviewed members of my multi-millionaire and billionaire alliance. It was a great set of sessions, and the shows are syndicated and still air today. There
have been people thousands of people listening from over 60 or
me that he has and aligning me with people who have built me up
so countries who have tuned in, and I am thankful.
in a way that I can build others up.
IPM: Do you have anything you would like to share with us about IPM: Since you are a serial entrepreneur, how do you stay on top
your product or services that you would like to highlight?
of your goal for each part of your business that you do?
Krystylle: Yes thanks. I am always thrilled to work one on one,
Krystylle: Well it is no secret that there are somethings I am on
especially with doctors, and various executive level people who
top of and other things that do fall behind from time to time. I think we all can say that. I do my best to write out plans, set S.M.A.R.T. goals, ask for hep where needed, delegate when I can, give updates where possible, and celebrate our team achievements for the various business, projects and teams I work with. Celebration is as important as making progress on the goals.
IPM: What are the business and life lessons you have learned throughout your journey?
Krystylle: Wow, what a great question. I could probably write a book on this alone. For simplicity though I will list several that come to mind right now. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
20.
Always wake up with a thankful heart. Always give God praise. Be kind and thoughtful daily in ways that brighten someone else’s day. Laugh more than you cry. Be ok with showing your emotions but do not let them rule you. Be careful who you allow in your circle. Have an open hand to give and receive and be ok with someone expressing kindness back to you. Never say never and always be humble. Do your best to live at peace with all. Be careful not to judge so that you are not unrightfully judged. Always be open to new ideas but focus on what is important. Do not drift into wasted time, but do spend some time looking at the clouds and enjoying the simplicity and beauty of nature. Always be a student. Respect everyone no matter their economic class. Be adventurous and cautious at the same time. Take walks, runs and most of all remember to dance daily. Always have three solutions for any problem you bring up. Remember that there are always things we do not know, so never think you know it all. Understand the underlying risks in all areas of your business, and call on wise experts to help with aspects you do not understand. Be willing to say you do not know.
have had a thriving business and career. When someone has made it over the hurdles of life and have found a higher level of success in their business, their minds are in a different place of manifestation. I love that place. I am working with several doctors and business owners at the moment. One has a new way to recognize and diagnose skin cancer, the other has an idea for new
instrumentation during her surgical procedures, and another has a great idea for how to store and clean items for one of his thriving businesses. There is also a gentleman who is a budding voice over artist as a second career. You see, the possibilities are endless but the methodology I use to get there within “Creativity 2 CashFLOW” is all the same, or at least similar. I love what I do during my 4:00 to 6:00a.m. hours, my evenings and weekends. It is fulfilling and allows me time to pour into the next generation, so that this methodology lives on beyond me. Another service I offer is EMERGE, the Media Experience. Teaching new speakers to public speak, how to utilize the stage, the ins and outs of lights, camera, action, how to produce podcasts, tv
shows and more, is a big passion of mine. Arizona is beautiful, so having delegates come here for these sessions is great a well as other cool places like mansions and castles. I love it, and appreciate being able to provide value in that way.
IPM: Do you have any message that you would like to share with our readers?
Krystylle: Thank you so much for this question. I would like to share that it is so important to always been in the mode to learn. The moment I think that I have nothing else to learn is the moment I have lost value. It is through learning, and the humble act of being ok being a student that we are then able to poor into
people more fully. The reason I believe is that we have lived even if it is just for a moment, in the other persons shoes. This allows us to appreciate, grow, and level up in a whole new way.
IPM: What inspires and motivates you in all you do? Krystylle: I am inspired by my parents and by God. I thank God for giving me parents who believed in me and groomed be to be who I am today. I thank God for putting the gifts and talents in
IPM: What is one inspirational quote you live by? Krystylle:
“CREATIVITY BREEDS CREATIVITY” I believe that we all were placed on this earth to be creative beings, in order to fulfill the needs that exist all over the world. The sooner we realize that and live each day manifesting our calling and purpose, the sooner we can live a life aligned with abundance and thrive limitlessly.
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Today I woke up with the words on my lips of "Keep RISING". As we go throughout our day and life, we come across people who have capabilities. Some have realized how to use those capabilities to further their life and the lives of others. We also come across people who have capabilities but seem to be stuck in various life circumstances that appear to not afford them the opportunity to rise above. Today I would like to touch on three main points that we all could possibly use to help us keep rising. They will be points related to rising in our confidence, rising in our cash flow, and rising in our compassion.
1. The Confidence Rise. “Once we use our confidence to understand that we are limitless, that is when the power truly begins to manifest changes in our life and the lives of others.”
Other creativity turns into patents, trademarks, and copyrights. On the other hand, some creativity turns into choreography and maybe even a new recipe. All these things can be viewed as nice to have or can actually be viewed as something that can yield a great monetary return. I have been in industry for over 40 years, and in business for over 50 years. I started out creating various businesses as a child with
Do you know how powerful you are? The power to influence has nothing to do
my brother. We would mow people's lawns, shovel snow, I had a
you’re your master’s degree, position in a company or economic status. It has
newspaper route, as well as being awarded an allowance for
more to do with our ability to positively demonstrate good character and behav-
doing chores around the house. My parents were very caring,
iors. Operating in this manner gives other confidence in us and in ourselves.
very intelligent, and had hearts of gold. They were considered
Confidence was instilled in me by very supportive parents as a child. I thought I
people of influence within our community, our church, as well as
was somebody because they told me so. However, I was quickly met with bully-
in our schools. I will come back to this point later on in the arti-
ing in kindergarten which caused me to question that particular trait. During
cle. Once we use our confidence to understand that we are limit-
that time in school, I saw how others began to rise by their crafty ability to put
less, that is when the power truly begins to manifest changes in
others down. There was a group of us, however, who did what we could to lift
our life and the lives of others.
one other up. Tricia, Julie, and I still keep in touch to this day.
We were all created to have a specific impact in the world. The
The truth is, our childhood experiences can actually play a big factor in how we
trick is discovering it, embracing it, nurturing it and understand-
view the world, how we communicate with people, how we handle adversity
ing that the possibilities in life are limitless. Re-image and live a
and confrontation, and also how we tap into our creativity. One of the things
life aligned with abundance fueled by innovation and creativity.
that I'm most proud of throughout my life but especially over these last 10
Being bullied caused me to dig deep to understand that their
years, is being able to help others explore the creativity within. We all are crea-
limits were not mine. Do not mistake influence solely with likes
tive and we all can turn that creativity into cash flow under the right mentorship
and thumbs up on social media, it is much more than that. For
circumstances. Some creativity turns into intellectual property for corporations.
me, it has to do with the hearts we have touched and the lives
we have changed.
2. The CashFLOW Rise
-profit. Depending on what the company made as products or services, I would always be able to find a way to take advantage of their
offer. Our missions team would be able to incorporate what they
“For me, confidence helps others see why they should partner with you, believe in you, listen to you, trust you, invest with you, pay you.”
offered and build it into an agenda that would make sense for those that we were going to serve. One goal that I have is every day find some way to do something creative and innovative. Sometimes it may just be a new outfit or
Did you know that statistics have shown that confident people are more likely to succeed? There are also studies that show the opposite. For me, confidence helps others see why they should partner with you, believe in you, listen to you, trust you, invest with you, pay you. Confidence also helps you believe that you can be more creative, and you then try things that you may not have previously. My
brother and I created a number of businesses as a child, as a youth and on into young adult years. One of the first businesses I created a young adult was a resume and cover letter business to serve my fellow students. I had worked at General Motors throughout high
color combination that I might want to wear. Other days it will be working on a strategic plan for a doctor who is developing a new way to recognize and diagnose skin cancer. Other days it may be coming up with a new regulatory plan of action to help a company take a product through an FDA submission. On a different day I could be working with a client on their marketing and video content
to launch their new exposure plan. I'm very happy to say that I am still working and serving in the biotech field as well as providing opportunities for people to do and give related to foreign missions as well.
school as a business major. I switched my major in college and then changed to engineering. Choosing engineering was a perfect fit for General Motors, so I continued to work there for a portion of my college years. During that time in college I also worked at Ford Motor Company. Both of these engagements were in engineering. I found it a great honor to be able to help my fellow college stu-
“Never make your accomplishments sound small to attempt to fit in with what others are doing. Be a disruptor.”
dents to also obtain internships by helping them make a killer resume and pointed cover letter. One of the things that I was taught at an early age, was if you see a need, figure out a way to fill it. Sometimes in life we present problems without solutions. I was taught to always have at least one, too, or three solutions in any discussion about a problem. This also served me well during my internships because I became the go-to person for problem-solving with a lot of the engineering work we were doing working with the various automotive part suppliers, warehousing groups, and it pick pack and ship operations. After college, I began working as a manager, director, and Global director in the healthcare industry. I did a lot in biotech here in the
Harnessing our creative mindset and turning it into action will open
up so many doors to us for monetization. That monetization is what I call “Creativity 2 CashFLOW”. With cashflow infused into our wealth formula, we can sustain our lives and give back, creating greater impact. This is great right? As women, we are innovative every day, in the kitchen and the closet. Some call it improvising but I call it innovation. We all have great ideas that should be trademarked or patented. Never make your accomplishments sound small to attempt to fit in with what others are doing. Be a disruptor. Record your ideas and speak to a person with sound wisdom to help you move it from Creativity 2 CashFLOW. I help people through this maze, daily.
United States in various countries across the world. Because my parents always had a kind heart, that rubbed off on my brother and I. For me after getting married in the 1990s my husband and I decided to start a non-profit and begin working in our communities as well as doing for missions. One advantage I had that allowed me to get other people involved from a donation perspective was all of the
“There
is only one focus in what I do. That focus is on option exploration and optimization leading to monetization.”
healthcare and medical advice companies that I had worked with or done audits for seem to be interested in giving back in some way as well. Whenever I would bring up what I was going to do for the sum-
What you have read about has to do with how I view innovation.
mer, the CEO of the company or other members of the company
For me, innovation is creating new methods, new products, new
would be intrigued and want to know what they could do to help.
thought processes, new viewpoints, and even new technologies in
Sometimes I would have a missionary plan in place of what we
order to remain state of the art. My days are filled with working in
would want to focus to be for those particular trips. Other times we
biotech and my evenings and weekends blossom into a playground
only have the trip location planned and had not started the itinerary
of innovation. One of the things that I called often is that creativity
yet. Here is where creativity to cash flow comes into play for the non
creates creativity. Once this is understood it is easier to see how the
bridges to meet the homeless where they are. We do not judge; we
skills and techniques I use in one area of life, easily translate to an-
all have things we are dealing with. Some of our volunteers have
other. There is only one focus in what I do. That focus is on option
stated that it was their first time ever coming in contact with a home-
exploration and optimization leading to monetization. I truly believe
less person. They leave saying how fulfilled they felt just know that
that there are no limits that anyone can put on us that are greater
they did something first hand that they could see that it made such a
than the ones that we put on ourselves. I also believe that there is
great impact in someone’s life.
great power and strength that come from being told no. I mentioned at the beginning of this article that one of my mottos is, keep rising. What better way to rise than to be told no, no you cannot, you're too small, you're a woman, you're black, you're not good enough, no one will ever accept your proposal, and more. Based on this, I want to get into three points on how you can keep rising and increasing your influence by putting these methods into place. These are things that should be done on a daily basis throughout each day in order to get the best results.
3. The Compassion Rise.
We are not one-dimensional human beings. Tapping into our creative zone, opens up many possibilities in life. I use various scientific and behavioral tools to get people there on a daily basis, in industry and a limited number of one-on-one engagements. It is my prayer and my dream that every business large and small would either have a nonprofit as a division of their organization or would adopt one. If this were to occur, what a better world this would be. This would allow us to unify and live out one of my mottos of: No Legacy Left Behind." In all that we do in life, let us always remember to:
Keep RISING in confidence.
“A kind look, a warm hug, a handshake, a conversation, all goes towards putting a smile on the face of someone who sometimes feels forgotten.”
Keep RISING in cash flow. Keep RISING in compassion. I would like to extend a sincere thanks to the creators of Influential People Magazine for asking me to share in this issue. It is my heart's desire to have had some type of positive effect and impact on at least
Influence without compassion is empty. It is my heart’s desire that
one billion people in this world before I die. Avenues like this help me
we infuse compassion and kindness in everything that we do. Oh,
to reach that goal.
how good and pleasant it is for all of us to dwell together in unity. Kindness is sometimes hard to find in a world where there are so
Below is a list of my top five initiatives for 2022 through 2024.
many people seeking material gain. On the other hand, kindness is also something that can be seen in all areas of our life, if we look close enough.
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My husband and I recently read a statistic that mentioned that
Ambassador Board by seeing the list on our website. Applications
there were over 330 homeless people who have died in Arizona this
being reviewed August through November 2022 for the 2023 IMPACT
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year. (Find out more at Womenoiii.com)
nity to serve the homeless throughout each year. We used to do it monthly before covid hit, and now we go out when we can. Meeting the needs of the homeless where they are is our goal. Sometimes we discuss their needs, or we get into conversations about their birth-
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Dr. David Friedman is the author of the award-winning, #1 national best-selling book Food Sanity, How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction. He's a Doctor of Naturopathy, Chiropractic Neurologist, Clinical Nutritionist, Board Certified Alternative
Medical Practitioner, and Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Friedman is a syndicated television health expert and host of To Your Good Health Radio, which has changed the face of talk radio by incorporating entertainment, shock value, and solutions to everyday health and wellness issues
Most Americans have a microwave oven. They’re convenient, quick and are less messy than other cooking methods. Microwaves allow you to heat up that leftover Chinese food, from cold and frigid to sizzling hot, in less than a minute! In spite of the popularity and convenience of the microwave, many people still have concerns about its safety. For decades. I’ve had patients ask me if using a microwave oven makes food less healthy by destroying its nutrients? I’ve also heard how microwaves create dangerous radiation inside the food which can make people sick and even causes cancer! And of course, there are those shocking photos that went viral showing a plant dying after being watered with water that had been previously heated in the microwave. Today, I will set the record straight… Myth #1: Microwaves Emit Cancer-Causing Radiation When people found out microwave ovens use radiation, this became synonymous with nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons. It was a bit frivolous, but that's how the term “nuking your food” came to be when referring to warming up food in a microwave oven. Some people leave their kitchen when microwaving food, for fear of being ex-
night when they sleep. But many of these same cell phone users worry about the health risks associated with heating up a bowl of soup. Microwave ovens do not cause cancerous radioactive contamination. Extensive research conducted by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition showed there is no evidence that eating microwaved foods is detrimental to humans or animals.
posed to radioactive waves floating in the air and entering their body. For the record, microwaves do not make food radioactive. They pro-
Myth #2: Microwaves Destroy Nutrients in Food
duce non-ionizing radiation, which is similar to the radiation produced from a cell phone. Microwaves are powered by a magnetron, which
Many people believe that zapping their food in the microwave de-
sounds like something you’d see in a Transformers movie, but it’s
stroys its nutritional value. The truth is, microwaves do not destroy
actually just a mechanism for converting electricity into short-wave
the nutritional value of food any more than other cooking methods
energy. Microwaves selectively target water molecules in food, caus-
do. In some cases, microwaving is even better at preserving nutrients
ing them to vibrate and release heat quickly. In other words, they
and preventing the formation of harmful compounds (like grilling food
simply heat food.
can cause.) The longer you cook food, the more nutrients tend to
Microwave ovens are designed and tested to ensure that none of the
break down, and microwave cooking takes less time.
non-ionizing radiation escapes during its use and there is absolutely
Research published in the Journal of Food Science showed, com-
no lingering radiation when it’s turned off. On the other hand, a cell
pared with boiling, pressure cooking and baking, microwave cooking
phone emits constant radiation frequencies, which may increase your
maintains the highest levels of antioxidants in beans, beets, artichoke,
risk of mental health issues, thyroid disease, cancer, and brain tu-
asparagus, garlic, onion and spinach. Microwave cooking increased
mors. Yet people don’t think twice about keeping their cell-phones
antioxidant activity in eggplant, corn, peppers, and Swiss chard. On
next to their body during all hours of the day and under their pillow at
the other hand, boiling and pressure cooking led to the greatest anti-
oxidant losses. Cornell researchers found that spinach retained
nearly all of its folate when microwaved but
on the internet) and look at scientific research, will heating water by
lost most of this B vitamin when boiled on
microwave change its structure compared to boiling it on the stove?
the stove.
Because microwaves penetrate
No matter if the water is boiled on an electric, gas, induction stove,
food, they heat it much more efficiently and
wood-burning stove, or microwave oven, heating water does nothing
quickly, so there is less time for vitamins to
other than raise its temperature. There is no scientific evidence show-
break down and you don’t get a crust on the outside that has been
ing microwaved water loses its “structure or energy” compared to
heated much more than the middle. Microwaved food has about the
water that has been boiled on the stovetop. This theory has been
same nutrient levels as steamed food.
thoroughly
One health concern regarding microwaving food, which I cover exten-
Dope, Snopes and Hoaxes.org, the three leading unbiased fact-
sively in my #1 best-selling book, Food Sanity, how to eat in a world
checking sources on the internet.
of
fads
and
fiction,
is
heating
food
in
plastic
tested
and
debunked
by
The
Straight
contain-
I do want to mention, Water (alone) being heated in a microwave
ers. Chemicals like BPA, Phthalates, and PFOA can leach into your
oven doesn’t produce bubbles like boiling it on the stove does. With-
food and cause an array of health issues, including autoimmune dis-
out bubbles, the water cannot release the heat that has built up.
ease, weight gain, thyroid disease, and cancer! Instead of heating
Because the liquid does not boil, it will continue to heat up beyond its
food in plastic containers, use plates and bowls made from
boiling point, even after it enters your stomach. That means
glass or microwave-safe ceramic.
coffee, tea or soups heated in the microwave will get hotter and stay hotter than if it was boiled on a stovetop.
Myth #3: Microwaves Ovens Cook From the Inside Out While many people believe microwave ovens cook the inside
Myth #5: Microwaving Costs More than Conventional Stoves
of food first and then the outside, this is not the case. Microwaves
Microwaves actually use less electrical power than conventional elec-
actually cook from the outside in. The frequencies bounce around
tric or gas ovens.
inside the oven and heat up the outer molecules of the food in a rela-
stove but just 14 minutes in a microwave oven. A microwave is a
tively efficient manner. The reason you have to rotate food that is
much more energy-efficient way to cook, partly because a stovetop
unthawed and frozen is because the molecules are compressed and it
wastes a fair amount of heat. According to the EPA, the microwave
heats up very slowly at first.
uses 80 percent less energy when heating up relatively small
It would take 50 minutes to cook lasagna in the
amounts. Although the microwave needs a lot of electricity, it’s a
Myth #4: Water Heated by Microwaves Kills Plants
relatively short burst of power. Although cooking accounts for only 3 percent of the total green-
A sixth-grade student conducting a science fair project created a viral
house gas emissions from residences, every bit we can cut is signifi-
frenzy when he posted photos of a plant supposedly watered with
cant. Using a microwave results in substantial savings on your energy
microwaved water compared to water that was heated on a stov-
bills. As a cost comparison, to heat your soup in the microwave would
etop. The plant having microwaved water withered and died in 9
cost you about 1.8 cents, while using a gas burner would run you 7.1
days, compared to the plant that was watered with purified water,
cents.
which flourished. The rationale behind this has been touted as “microwaving water changes its molecular structure” which can be dangerous for plants and therefore also to humans.
My Closing Thoughts on Microwave Cooking Since I’ve debunked the most common microwave myths, you proba-
First of all, there’s been doubts as to whether the photographs used
bly think this is my preferred method of cooking. That’s not the case.
actually depict a real experiment rather than some digital fakery, like
While I do own a microwave oven, I personally prefer baking, steam-
this student’s “Day One” through “Day Five” photos appear to be
ing or stir-frying my food. This is simply because I enjoy the process of
remarkably consistent in camera angle, lighting, positioning, back-
cooking, seasoning to taste and the wonderful aroma that stove
ground elements compared to the picture taken at “Day Nine.” Even
cooking brings. I also personally feel that food tastes better when it’s
if these photos are real, this is not an accurate scientific experiment.
cooked on (or inside of) a stove compared to food that’s been micro-
Was the soil the same in the two plants? Were they given equal
waved.
amounts of water? Was a plastic cup used in the microwave to heat the water? Chemicals in plastics like BPA, Phthalates and PFOA chemicals can be toxic to plants. Was the sunlight conditions the same for both plants? Was there some difference in the seeds? Could the overzealous student simply have watered one plant and not the other?
If we ignore anecdotal experiments (many of them can be found
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1. Guidance I believe one of the greatest ways to provide guidance is to teach my clients how to find their own direction from within – because great coaches don’t give answers. A great coach won’t tell you what you should do; they’ll ask the right questions that reveal the answers to you. Then, with those answers as a starting point, a coach will help you identify the next steps. They’ll help you set yourself up for success as you make the changes you want in life.
That’s why I believe one of the greatest skills a life coach can have is reflective inquiry. By asking a series of targeted and intuitive questions, I help my clients think about their situation in a deeper way, see things in a new light, and develop more empowering perspectives. And I’ve seen this process help so many people regain control of their lives … and start to design more joyful, fulfilling and vibrant futures. © by Melissa Hull
As a coach, this process gives you the ability to recognize unspoken barriers, the questions that will evoke a breakthrough, and the steps that will help you carry forward.
Wondering if life coaching can help you? Here are the three components to life coaching that turn obstacles into opportunities.
This type of support is vitally important because – if we could change on our own, without the support of others, then we
probably would have. But a coach’s observations, and the questions that follow, is where I see my clients find value time
Sometimes being a life coach gets a bad rap. It’s becoming increasingly more common, yet it’s not often clearly defined.
after time. That’s where the breakthroughs hide. And that’s when you can begin to see the possibilities ahead.
2. Accountability
So here’s my definition: Life coaches work with a person to identify beliefs, thinking patterns and emotional blocks that keep us from moving forward. In life coaching, the focus is on your current progress and future results, instead of on past traumas. That’s the biggest difference between coaching and therapy.
Accountability is sort of like the fuel in the engine that keeps
A life coach is there to help you troubleshoot the current results in
create commitment within the coach-client relationship. That
your life, and figure out how to make progress based on what works for you.
kind of relationship can spark the forward momentum you
And a great life coach is experienced in providing three main areas of support: insightful guidance, skilled accountability, and uplifting community.
us moving. It’s how we make progress. And we tend to think we’re accountable to someone else, but we’re really accountable to ourselves. Once we can make that internal shift, then the real transformation begins.
But in the meantime, a skilled accountability partner can help
need to make real progress on your objectives. You see, a trained accountability partner knows that it’s not about forcing or enforcing behaviors. It’s not about demands or pressure. In fact, I may want you to take certain action steps, but you know you’re unwilling to do them. A great coach will allow you to do what works for you, giving you support and guidance in each session that will help you get closer to your goals. Then, accountability is what happens in the time in between.
A great coach will ask what type of accountability helps you. How often do you want a check-in? How do you like to communicate? It depends on the client, and a good coach knows that. Of course, the true test of an accountability partner is the moment when the client doesn’t follow through, when they don’t take action. It’s an opportunity to find the barrier or obstacle, and help them break through. That’s where a life coach makes the biggest difference.
3. Community It’s my personal belief that we’re not meant to do this life alone. It’s meant to be shared – all of it. The good, the bad, the struggle, the uphill battles, and the moments when our wildest dreams come true. It’s all a little bit better when we have someone to share it with. Community is a place where you can find other people who are seeking similar change and progress. It’s a space where we can go to find support, where we can talk about the wins and the losses. You see, community isn’t just about cheerleading. Sometimes it allows us to be ourselves, admit we struggle, admit we’re concerned or scared or angry or indifferent. It’s a place to find support in the uncertainty. In those moments, your community will be there for you. Sometimes we’re looking specifically for a woman-led community, so we can be amongst other empowered women who are working toward the same type of progress. We’re looking for a strong female voice and leader who brings people together, who leads the commu-
nity with topics and forums that keep you moving forward. We want to feel uplifted and supported, rather than feeling like we’re doing this
Wondering If Life Coaching Can
alone.
Help You?
That’s why a coach-led community adds so much value. It gives you a place to belong.
A great well-rounded life coach is a trusted guide, accountability partner and leader. They can help you maximize the results and quality of your living, and save yourself years of struggle and confusion. So my question to you is: What’s most important to you? What would you benefit from most? Someone who’s been there beMelissa Hull is E360tv's Creative Content Producer, an inspirational speaker, author, entrepreneur, business strategist consultant, and award-winning artist. She has shared the stage with Mitch Carson, Bill Walsh, James Dentley, Kevin Harrington, Joel Bauer, Forbes Riley and several other notable speakers. She is the author of “Lessons From Neverland” and is regularly sought out as a business consultant and mentor to several small businesses.
fore? An accountability partner? A community?
I believe all three are ideal for true, lasting change and transformation. That’s what I have needed in my own life, and what I find helps a lot of other women really thrive, too. They’re looking for a place where they can learn, grow and be supported in all the moments
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TECHNOLOGY Copyright By Tony Moroney and Rich Fogarty
Across the globe, financial service firms have been afflicted by a rather nasty version of “digititis”— that is, a compulsion to invest in digital initiatives in the absence of strategic clarity regarding a future business model. Early symptoms typically include:
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Lack of ownership at the board and executive levels
•
An absence of clarity on what future success may
when executed correctly, digital redefines business modlook like
• •
Critically, these new companies have built their business models from a “customer-in” perspective. In the process,
analogue organization
they are educating consumers to demand a more con-
An obsession with standalone digital initiatives and
A desire to be neither a disrupter nor (hopefully) disrupted
•
els and, in fact, entire industries.
The application of a digital veneer to an otherwise
siloed projects
•
and Alibaba, to name a few, has demonstrated that,
An underlying commitment to the status quo
Untreated, digititis can have long-term, and in some cases fatal, consequences for a firm, including:
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Valuable customers taking their business elsewhere
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Disillusioned employees moving to more customerfocused firms
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Suboptimal returns from digital investments
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Existing business franchises ultimately failing
This may seem strange in a world where the exponential rise of companies such as Airbnb, Spotify, Netflix, Uber
nected and personalized experience from every sector and, indeed, every business—including financial services.
So why do financial services firms continue to be afflicted by digititis? In our experience, in the absence of a clearly articulat-
ed, CEO-led and digitally enabled strategy, many firms fail to transform, disrupt and/or protect against disruption. Often, there is a lack of understanding as to what it means to be a digital enterprise. Instead, firms and their boards take comfort in the fact that digital has been delegated to an executive or even a department, and naively assume that a range of digital initiatives will lead to the proverbial “pot of gold at the end of the rainbow”. Sadly, the result is often a series of digitally enabled (small) change initiatives that are not integrated, joined nor delivering against an overarching digital transformation strategy.
We have seen existing processes that were not-fit-forpurpose, simply being digitised. We have also seen at-
tempts to deploy front-end mobile solutions and applica-
drive benefits realization
3. Digital Alignment: addressing people, process and technologies including structure, capabilities and
tions not supported by the operational core. The list goes
rewards to embed a digitally enabled culture
on. The fundamental issue is a failure to recognise that digitization is not the same as digital transformation; while digitization is a requisite part of digital transformation, it is not sufficient in its own right to transform a firm, rooted in an analogue history, into a digital enterprise.
Firms need to move beyond thinking that digital is a channel or that they need a digital strategy.
The jury is out on whether existing financial service firms really have the wherewithal to transform and become digital enterprises. Nonetheless, it is incumbent on boards and senior executives to properly engage on digital transformation. After all, the board is responsible for setting the firms strategy, determining its risk appetite and ensuring executive management are aligned and resourced to deliver on
To succeed, firms must focus on how their strategy will be
the firm’s strategy and the needs of its various stakehold-
digitally enabled to create compelling value for their
ers.
stakeholders. This requires absolute clarity on their future business model and roadmap, and critically, buy-in throughout the whole organization.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, position, or policy of Berkeley Research Group, LLC or its
It also requires a rethink in terms of how firms are orga-
other employees and affiliates.
nized. If they are not organized around customers and their needs, they will likely not succeed. Notwithstanding this, firms frequently continue to be hierarchical, orga-
Tony Moroney is a digital transformation consultant, a member of the AssFounder and Managing Partner of Beta Digital, a specialist strategy & digital transformation advisory firm.
nized around products and, in many cases, processes that add no value to their customers. Further, while most firms recognise that their customers are more digitally savvy, more connected and less toler-
ant of delays and bureaucracy, few firms are adopting a holistic approach to digital transformation. This challenge is exacerbated in incumbent firms. After all, they have been successful and continue to make good profits. Many believe that, given their access to capital, large customer base and strong brand, incremental change will surely see off the threat of digital upstarts, many of which don’t even come from a financial services heritage.
Co-Founder of The Digital Transformation Lab, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, a Think-Tank comprising of experts from industry, academia, and consulting. Programme Director for the Digital Leadership at the Irish Management Institute (IMI). Tony has extensive executive and line-management experience, complemented by both non-executive and advisory roles. He specialises in strategy, business model innovation, digital transformation, change management and governance, and has worked with clients across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, USA, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Tony also lectures on Digital Transformation and the Future of Financial Services for the IMI, and on FinTech Innovation for the Munster Technological University. He is a regular commentator and presenter on digital disruption and financial services and has presented at numerous domestic and international forums. LinkedIn: Tony Moroney
Similar discussions, no doubt, took place in the boardrooms of Blockbuster, Kodak and Borders. Arguably, how-
Rick Fogarty is a dynamic and results-driven Executive Level
ever, financial services is one of the most digitizable in-
Information Technology Professional with an outstanding
dustries of all!
ability to develop and manage technologies and staff to
Addressing the cause of digititis—not just the symp-
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization,
toms and prescription
achieve benefits realization of the technology, and improve service
Successful digital transformation necessitates:
1. A Digitally Enabled Strategy:
delivery
of
the
technology
departments.
His expertise in leveraging technology to address and resolve issues, project management, change management, and supportive infrastructure creation, resulting in
creating a shared
substantial gains in technical and business operations performance. Skilled profes-
vision and roadmap for an end-state future-proofed
sional who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks
business model
performance against key operational targets/goals. CISSP, PMP and ITIL certified
2. Digital Champions:
with extensive scope of responsibility, proven success, and track record of deliver-
enabling holistic executive
management leadership to build momentum and
ing optimal results in high-tempo environments. LinkedIn: Rick Fogarty
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Greetings ladies, Do you know how powerful you are? We believe that all women are powerful and we can all use that power to help build one another for greater impact in the world. It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write to invite you to join us in Phoenix Arizona for our inaugural Women of Impact and Innovation International “Powerful Women Summit 2022”. We will be holding a number of Power Table Talks with you as our special guests along with members of our board as we honor a number of women leaders, have fun filming Power Moments to empower the Nex Gen of powerful women, and share practical leadership lessons for all women to become the best version of themselves in an ever changing world. As women, our roles sometimes seem like they change constantly. It is our desire to join with you to gather insights from the best of the best, as we create both written and video databases as resource guides for numerous industries, for women to use to grow, be inspired and thrive. We believe in the impact of SPC aka short – powerful – content, to capture and easily deploy our wisdom in a way that helps as many women as possible, to be the powerhouse they were born to be. Topics will include some of the list below and maybe even some that you may ask to be included based on the registration survey. We want you as our attending guests to pick some key topics that reflect what you are in need of right now. A survey will be sent to all registrants during August to gather further impacts for discussion topics.
Here are some of the current possible topics:
*Confidence vs Aggressiveness – how confident women are perceived *Taking our intentions and ideas to monetization.... innovation in action * Defining a powerful woman *How to have greater impact *Networking for powerful results *Emotions in the workplace *Our unique wealth formula *Daily habits of great women leaders *Power attitudes and outfits *Investing do’s and don’ts *Books, podcasts, press releases ^Our behaviors matter *Wives, mothers, caregivers *Power affirmations *Wise event decisions *Going global *Social media tips *The glass ceiling - real or perceived *Navigating the cashflow quadrant *Positions, titles, and who knows you *The right opportunity choices – how to pick *How to deal with workplace harassment *Women’s leadership triumphs and lessons learned *Women honoring women – why it is important *Empowering your mind for higher self esteem *Understand our risk tolerance on our road to success
We hope that you consider joining us Saturday, September 10, 2022 LIVE in Phoenix and also consider joining one of our boards, as a Power Elite as we combine our beautiful uniqueness and lessons learned, to empower one another and future generations. For more information about WOIII go to Womenoiii.com to read more and to register for the summit. Good news! ALWAYS GO VIP!!! Invite a friend and get 10% off of each of your registrations as a group discount. Tickets are $47 to attend the summit or you could pay $139 for the VIP upgrade that includes a special access dinner with the board and a gift bag of special offerings and discounts. Thanks for taking time to read this and remember, we are more powerful together, let ’s harness that power on September 10th and pour it back into the world in a way that it has never seen before. Join us at the Powerful Women Summit 2022, Phoenix, AZ. See you there.
BUSINESS F or more than 30 years, I’ve had the unique privilege of selling a business plan software template that has helped millions of entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, as well as raise capital. Our goal has always been to ensure our software assists our subscribers in writing a business plan that powerfully communicates the right information to your intended audience. So, what information must always be incorporated in any business plan? Today, we take a look at the 10 most important things your business plan must have:
1) Introduce the problem / BIG idea → Mission, Goals, and Actions. Why are you in business? Once you have set the big picture by clearly identifying a mission for your company, you must then align your goals and actions to achieve that mission. Is your plan clear about the connection between these elements? If not, it may signal that you are not heading in the direction in which you really want to go. (See also, my blog post “Are you a Mercenary or a Missionary?”)
2) Define Your Customers. Customers should be divided into market segments. This is im-
portant since each segment will act differently and put unique demands upon your organization. You need to identify for each segment – Who is buying? What are they buying? Why are they buying? Most importantly, how many are buying? This determines the
you intend to take to capitalize upon these opportunities.
4) Acknowledge Risks and Show You’re Prepared for Threats. Your business plan should point out possible threats that loom on the horizon (i.e. a market slowdown, new regulations, increasing competition, etc.) and offer ways to prepare for them or even turn them into a real business opportunity.
5) Direct and Indirect Competitors. Your business plan should cover what you know about your competitors today and, more importantly, how you intend to keep track
of them on an ongoing basis. Moreover, your plan should address how you intend to use what you learn to choose competitive battles you can win.
potential size of your company. Your plan should also explain how
6) Understanding of Strengths and Weakness.
your company intends to serve each type of customer better than
Your business plan should list your company’s capabilities and re-
anyone else.
sources – from management skills to research expertise to opera-
3) Point to Major Opportunities.
tional advantages to marketing savvy to distribution strength to
To demonstrate how your company will expand and prosper, your business plan must clearly point out major opportunities that will drive growth (i.e. unique products/services, new technologies, gaps in the market, distribution advantages, etc.) and outline the actions
your loyal customers. But the plan should also go on to describe where you are weak and need improvement. Every company has weaknesses. Investors know that, so don’t ignore it in your business plan.
7) Describe a Strategy that Makes Sense. Your company must have a realistic strategy that’s logical and ration-
al about what can be accomplished and how long it’s going to take. At the end of the day, a good strategy executed well will win the ballgame.
8) Provide Numbers You Can Stand Behind. Your financial statements are your company’s report card, so to speak. They should paint an honest picture of your business. Your business plan should include a realistic financial portrait, based on assumptions that you believe in and numbers that you trust. Be prepared to back these assumptions up with facts and verifiable sources.
9) Have a Backup Plan. Your plan should acknowledge that you don’t have a crystal ball, so
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when pitching.
Can you do this all on one page?
Sure, there are a variety of ways of introducing your concept, from a business model canvas to a 2-page business plan summary, but the more prepared you are the better. At first, investors just want a summary plan — this is where most business plans and discussions around business planning seem to stop… then they’ll want to know everything that you know! Investors often see proposals for similar startups, but just a great
idea may not be enough. Since they can’t invest in every idea, the choice comes down to which team is most likely to succeed? They “bet on the jockey, not the horse.” Since you are competing for their money, you must prove that you and your team are the best prepared. (This is why you want to have developed your complete business plan!) I hope this brief overview will help you to quickly focus your energy on improving elements of your plan that will enhance your chances of raising capital.
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A seasoned Florida property broker and sales associate in the greater Sarasota area, Roger Pettingell has served as a Luxury Waterfront Specialist with Coldwell Banker Realty since 1985. He is also a passionate philanthropist who counts the nonprofit Southeastern Guide Dogs among his chief charitable partnerships. The Professional and Philanthropic Accomplishments of Roger Pettingell
Over the course of his career in the real estate sector, Roger Pettin-
Dogs
gell has brokered more than $2.6 billion in total real estate sales
For the past four decades, a simple yet compelling organization-
with a specific focus on waterfront properties in the counties of
wide vision has guided southeastern Guide Dogs: “to help those
Sarasota and Manatee. Among his other accomplishments, he has
who cannot see.” Although it has evolved over the years to provide
ranked as the top Coldwell Banker agent in Florida and the fourth
service animals to children and veterans with a variety of physical
Coldwell Banker agent in the entire United States.
disabilities and life challenges, it has remained a leading charitable
Among his numerous specialized Coldwell Banker real estate cre-
supplier of seeing-eye dogs.
dentials, Roger Pettingell is a certified Luxury Property Specialist. He
Southeastern Guide Dogs has successfully developed thousands of
has been particularly successful as a top producer over the past
guide and service dog teams in all 50 US states. It currently supports
decade. He excelled even in the extremely challenging COVID-19
more than 600 active teams and oversees the well-being of more
pandemic year of 2020. In addition to setting a career closing record
than 1,200 puppies and dogs.
of over 200 million in total annual sales volume, he secured his 11th consecutive finish as the leading real estate agent in Sarasota and
Manatee counties.
Supporting extensive training initiatives at its Puppy Academy and Canine University as well as in the homes of its dedicated care staff, Southeastern Guide Dogs raises its animals for a full two years from
Residents of Bird Key, Roger, and his family are active members of
birth to placement. It also offers educational training for the people
the larger Sarasota community and have raised four guide dogs for
that it serves, offering 20-day and 11-day courses on its official cam-
Southern Guide Dogs. When he isn’t busy with his real estate prac-
pus in Palmetto, Florida. During this time, people with vision loss
tice, he supports a number of local aid organizations and cultural
and other disabilities learn to operate as a functional team with
institutions such as the Child Protection Center, the Forty Carrots
their new service animals.
Family Center, the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe, and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Roger Pettingell has also partnered with several national charities, including the American Red Cross, Adopt A Family, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Southeastern Guide Dogs. The Venerable and Successful Operations of Southeastern Guide
Southeastern Guide Dogs offers all dogs and services free of charge, Funded solely by private donations. This is even more remarkable considering the exceptional breeding of its animals and the outstanding training that they receive. Southeastern Guide Dogs prides itself on “creating healthier, stronger, more intelligent dogs that love people, love to learn, and live to please.”
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LEADERSHIP If the last couple of years has taught us nothing else, they have taught us that things can change at a moment’s notice in our lives, our businesses, our health, and our customers. You need to ask yourself, are you ready as a leader? Are you prepared? Because the only guarantee you have, the only thing you can count on is that more change is coming. You are now halfway through 2022, and look how much has shifted. We have war in Europe, rising interest rates, gas prices surging, supply chain challenges worsening, and oh yes, COVID is still with us. As a leader, your role is more vital, more important than ever. Your customers need you, your company needs you, and your team needs you to help them navigate it. Your organization’s best shot at success and long-term growth is to get really comfortable and really good at leading through
uncertainty. Here are five leadership trends you need to watch and the five strategies you need to implement to capitalize on them.
5 Leadership Trends You Need to Capitalize on Now 1. ASSERTIVE HIRING
– you would have to be living
on a deserted island right now not to have felt the im-
pact of the Great Resignation. In 2021, more than 41 million employees voluntarily left their jobs. Even though many have found new opportunities, Gallup recently reported that one in five is already searching for their next role. Hiring is one of the biggest shifts you need to be paying attention to as a leader. How to find talent, develop talent and retain talent has all changed. Luckily for you, the strategy you need to put into place has already been created. Look to your sales team. Pay attention to how they win new customers. Learn from their target market, pipeline, prospecting techniques, nurturing sequences, time invested in relationship building, and
most of all, how assertive they are. Use those same strategies in your approach to hiring talent, and you are going to win this war.
2. CHANGE ENGAGEMENT – think about it; a year ago, COVID was your biggest challenge, and now you have so much more uncertainty to deal with. As we
mentioned at the beginning of this article, your one guarantee in life is that more change is coming. Your job as a leader is to move your team from fearing it to embracing it. People hate change for a number of reasons, but the biggest and most significant is that they hate it because it feels like change is being done to them. They’re sitting there waiting for the marketplace to change, their companies to change, and their lives to change, and wondering when it will hit and how bad it will be. In other words, they feel out of control. As a leader, you have the ability to change all of that –
no pun intended. You can engage them in the change
be successful. This is no time to pride yourself on being
process, give them some control over what is happening,
busy; no, you need to be productive, and you and your
and actually condition your team for change.
team need to understand the difference.
As a leader, the more you talk about change, the more
Spend the time reflecting on the team’s performance
you discuss change, the more you ask your team what
and engage them in the process. Ask them what is work-
changes they see coming, ask them what they as a
ing, what is growing the business, and what is effective?
team need to do now to get ready, and the more em-
Then ask, what is not working, what needs to change,
powered they will be by change. Stop thinking of it as
and what do you need to stop doing? And lastly, what
change management, and think of it as change en-
do you need to be doing that you’re not doing that
gagement.
could make you more effective? To succeed in uncer-
3. Values Driven – One of your biggest challenges as a leader is making decisions when you have no idea what
tainty, you must take charge and be proactively productive.
the future holds. How do you make a decision when
These are definitely challenging times, and your role as a
there is so much uncertainty? What happens in the sup-
leader has become so much more significant. Your team
ply chain does not improve? What if you cannot find
needs you, your customers need you, and your company
enough labor? How will gas prices and rising inflation im-
needs you. Follow these trends, put the strategies in
pact your customers?
place, and then watch as all of this uncertainty becomes
There is actually more happening outside of your compa-
your competitive advantage.
ny than inside it that can impact your ability to be successful, and you need a way to make decisions that will ensure you can strongly navigate those shifts. The answer? Your values – they are your guiding light, your north star, and your clear direction of how to make decisions in the face of even the greatest challenges. Meridith Elliott Powell,
Once you are clear on your core values, you need to use them like a litmus test for every decision you need to make. Decisions such as who you hire, projects you take on, customers you work with, and most importantly, leaders you promote. Trust your values, and they will carry you through. 4. Customer Centric – contrary to popular belief, an unsteady economy is one of the best times for growth and prosperity. It is not the time to pull back; it is actually the
Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, a Top Sales Experts To Follow by LinkedIn, and Top 41 Motivational Sales Speakers. Meridith has a cutting-edge message, rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of six books, including “Cut Through The Excuses – Send Sales Through The Roof” , and her latest “Thrive: Strategies To Turn Uncertainty To Competitive Advantage,”
time to be coming on. In the face of uncertainty, your customers need you more than ever. How you grow in changing economic times differs from
how you grow in more steady times. Rather than focusing on attracting new business, focus on understanding your customers because you cannot attract new business until you understand your customers’ problems or challenges. Your key to growth lies in listening to your customers. If you engage them, talk with them and become customer -centric, they will tell you exactly what their challenges are. The problems they are facing will give you the path to growth and success. 5. Proactive Productivity – as we shared earlier in this article, there is more happening outside of your business than inside your business that can impact your ability to
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Matt Peters is the founder and CEO of Search Manipulator, an online reputation management company that helps customers to take control of their online presence, especially if it has been negatively affected or attacked. Matt Peters reviews each client’s online reputation and comes up with a customized strategy rather than putting it through a cookiecutter process. Matt and Search Manipulator help leverage search results to grow their client’s business and increase its audience through the removal of unflattering reviews as well as promotion of positive content. Matt started SearchManipulator just under 13 years ago with an engineer’s mindset as opposed to a salesperson’s. He and his team are able to effectively navigate the constantly evolving world of search algorithms. Matthew earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Fordham University and has been featured on Huffington Post, CBS Money Watch, ESPN Radio’s Lunch N Learn, and much more. IPM/News: Please tell us a little bit about your
outlets, including suppressing unflattering arti-
business – what is Search Manipulator all
cles or getting rid of negative reviews. It really all
about?
depends on the needs and goals of each individ-
Matt: Search Manipulator is all about helping
ual client.
our clients to regain control of their reputation and online presence. There is no shortage of
IPM/News: What would you say are the top 3
examples in recent history of businesses or peo-
skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur,
ple whose careers were negatively affected,
and why?
sometimes ruined, due to an unhappy employee
Matt: I think the three most important skills for
or customer who attacked their credibility and
any entrepreneur are creativity, adaptability, and
good name. At Search Manipulator we start out
perseverance.
with a review of each client’s online reputation
First, you need to be creative in order to come
and presence, and from there we craft a custom-
up with new and innovative ideas. Without crea-
ized strategy. It can be through many different
tivity, it’s very difficult to stand out in today’s
competitive marketplace. Second, you need to be adaptable because the business world is con-
stantly changing. You need to be able to pivot and adjust your business model as needed in order to stay ahead of the curve. And finally, you need perseverance because starting a business is not easy. There will be obstacles and challenges along the way, and it’s important to have the grit and determination to keep going even when things get tough IPM/News: What are your plans for the future, and how do you plan to grow this company? Matt: I want Search Manipulator to become the go-to company for anyone who needs help managing their online reputation. To do this, I plan on continuing to invest in the latest and greatest technology and tools available. I also want to continue to expand our team of experts
so that we can provide the best possible service to our clients. At the end of the day, it is just like any other industry, in that, companies who provide the best product or service are the ones who rise to the top. I know that we have great customer service and provide great results, and that we are the only SEO and online reputation management company that provides truly unique and customizable strategies for our clients. IPM/News: How do you separate yourself from your competitors? Matt: I think the biggest thing that sets us apart from our competitors is our focus on customer service. We really pride ourselves on providing a great experience for our clients, and I think that shows in everything
we do. From the initial review to the project delivery, we always put our clients first. We also offer a lot of unique and custom services that you won’t find at other companies. For example, we have a team of
discouragement down the road. So, now I make sure to set realistic
expert writers who can create custom content for your website or blog,
goals that I know my team can achieve.
and we also offer social media management services. So, if you’re looking for a comprehensive online reputation management solution, we’re
IPM/News: Tell us a little bit about your marketing process, what has
definitely the company for you.
been the most successful form of marketing for you?
IPM/News: What were the top three mistakes you made starting your business, and what did you learn from them?
Matt: We’ve found that the most successful form of marketing for us is content marketing. We create a lot of helpful and informative blog posts, infographics, and videos that help our clients improve their
Matt: I think the biggest mistake I made when starting my business
online reputation. We also make sure to optimize all of our content for
was not investing enough in marketing. I was so focused on the product
SEO, so that people can easily find it when they’re searching for repu-
and making sure that everything was perfect that I didn’t really focus
tation management information online. In addition to content mar-
on getting the word out there about my company. I’ve since learned
keting, we also do a lot of email marketing and social media promo-
that no matter how great your product or service is, if nobody knows
tion.
about it, you’re not going to be successful. So, now I make sure to invest a significant portion of my budget into marketing and promotion.
IPM/News: What have been your biggest challenges and how did
Another mistake I made was not hiring help sooner. When you’re first
you overcome them?
starting out, it’s easy to try to do everything yourself, but this is usually
Matt: The biggest challenge we’ve faced so far is adapting to changes
not sustainable in the long run. I quickly realized that I couldn’t do eve-
in the online landscape. With Google making so many changes to their
rything myself and that I needed to start building a team to help me
algorithm, it’s been important to stay ahead of the curve and make
with the day-to-day operations of the business.
sure our techniques are up-to-date. We’ve been able to overcome this
The last mistake I made was not setting realistic goals. When you’re
challenge by investing in the latest tools and technology, as well as by
first starting a business, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and
staying up-to-date on the latest SEO trends.
set goals that are unrealistic. This can lead to disappointment and
Another big challenge has been managing our reputation online. With
so much negative content being published online, it can be diffi-
about how companies can stay ahead of the curve and avoid
cult to make your voice heard above the noise. We’ve been able
being disrupted by new technologies. It’s a must-read for anyone
to overcome this challenge by creating a lot of positive content
in business, and it’s helped me a lot in my own career.
about our company, and by actively engaging with our clients and followers on social media. IPM/News: What are your thoughts on failure? IPM/News: What’s a productivity tip you swear by?
Matt: I believe that failure is a necessary part of success. Without failure, we would never learn and grow. I also believe that
Matt: One of my favorite productivity tips is to create a daily to-
it’s important to view failure as an opportunity to learn and im-
do list and stick to it. This helps ensure that I don’t overlook any
prove. If we can embrace our failures and use them as a chance
important tasks and that I stay on track with my goals. Another
to grow, then we will be much more successful in the long run.
tip that I find helpful is to take breaks throughout the day to
rejuvenate my mind and body. This helps me stay focused and productive when I return to work.
IPM/News: Do you have any final thoughts or advice for our readers?
IPM/News: What helps you stay driven and motivated to keep going in your business?
Matt: My final thought is that no matter what obstacles you face, never give up on your dreams. With hard work and determination, you can achieve anything you set your mind to. So,
Matt: I stay driven and motivated to keep going in my business
always stay focused on your goals and never give up, no matter
by setting goals and staying focused on what I want to achieve. I
how difficult things get.
also find it helpful to celebrate every small victory, no matter how big or small. This helps me stay positive and motivated, and keeps me moving forward. Finally, I always remind myself that Rome wasn’t built in a day, and that success takes time and hard work.
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IPM/News: What is your definition of success? Matt: Success to me is achieving my goals and making a positive impact on the world. I also believe that success is relative, so it can mean different things to different people. For me, success is about living a happy and fulfilling life.
IPM/News: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Matt: The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is to never give
up on your dreams. No matter how difficult things get, always remember why you started and what you’re fighting for. This will help you stay motivated and focused on your goals, and eventually, you will achieve success.
IPM/News: What is one book you would recommend to our readers? Matt: One book I would recommend to your readers is “The Innovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton Christensen. This book is all
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SUPPORT - ADVOCATE - EDUCATE - UPLIFT - NETWORK -RESPECT Something almost magical happened as the words of these women went viral at EmpoweringWomenRadio.com. Others started taking notice. One such lady from Pakistan wears a veil and lives in a male dominated society. In a land where many women are denied education she has a master’s degree. Many are not allowed to be employed and she works as a women’s rights activist through SAWERA. Although she lives in a part of rural Pakistan where women are barred from making their own decisions, she decided to reach out to the United States-based Empowering Women Radio. Hena Gul listened to Dr. Shellie’s interview with “Empowered Girl—Empowered World” conference leader Haseena Patel in South Africa. It is through Haseena that Dr. Shellie Skypes in to schools to work with Power Circles of teenage girls in South Africa. Hena reached out to Empowering Women Radio and she was introduced to ladies with similar missions. After she bonded with Dr. Shellie and connections were formed with incredible women around the world, Hena created the phrase a “Global Sisterhood” for what we are experiencing through Empowering Women.
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consolidating efforts in hiring boot camps. The planned events focus on bringing hiring personnel and candidates together in combined events. Imeila Fonua warns doing so tends to favor newer, less-experienced recruits, but they
also bring in a higher number of options at the same time. Companies like these strategies as they tend to produce viable results faster. However, Imeila Fonua still argues that individual targeting oftentimes produces better candidates in the long run. Third, technical recruiters are adaptive to what the candidates and clients are looking for. This is a seller’s market in 2022, and savvy recruiters are aware of that fact. By catering to what candidates are attracted to, interactive recruiters are scoring wins, even in challenging times. Recruitment coming out of the pandemic has been entirely an
Imeila Fonua doesn’t expect things to suddenly get easier unless
upside-down affair, according to Imeila Fonua, a regular in tech-
a full recession kicks in over the next six to twelve months, shift-
nical recruiting. Now take that process up a level to specialized,
ing the technical hiring arena into a buyer’s market. Again,
technical recruitment, and we have the current scenario HR
smart recruiters don’t sit on their laurels and wait for things to
experts are facing in the 2022 job market and available labor.
get better; they stay proactive and make hiring opportunities
Between the Great Retirement pulling a massive amount of
happen under all conditions.
experience and depth out of the market with no commensurate replacement immediately in sight, companies have been suddenly finding themselves strapped to retain critical technical
Imeila Fonua
experts and specialists. It’s the kind of market that experts like Imeila Fonua typically see flushes out less-dedicated types in HR and hiring. Normally, when companies need critical specialized staff, they either keep a core team or the resources are brought from an outsourced supply. Unfortunately, changes in 2020 and 2021
have turned things upside down. Both suppliers, as well as regular companies, are finding themselves strapped for answers, notes Imeila Fonua. That means technical recruiters are being challenged far more than normal in both finding the right staff to fill vacancies as well as actually hiring them successfully. Key steps being taken by smart recruiters to gain an edge include rather creative methods these days, Imeila Fonua points out, even going outside of the normal range to meet targets. First off, international hiring is an easy, low-hanging fruit. It broadens the number of candidates and brings in additional recruits, oftentimes at a lower cost than the domestic market offerings. Second, many recruiters and recruitment firms are
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Transparency Establishes Trust Transparency builds trust, and makes employees feel that they’re working for a company with higher ethical standards. According to a 2014 American Psychological Association Survey, 25% of employees do not trust their employer. Half of them believe their employer is not upfront with them and open to the overall vision of the company. When transparency is added to the corporate culture, employees will be more engaged and committed to the vision of the company. The reason is they fully understand the mission and feel vested to share ideas, display their creativity, and bring about innovation to achieve the desired objective. People are always going to
be first and best choice for operating within the solution before automation since when committed will add more continuous value to the process. So how does a company being about the full value of transparency to the workplace? The answer is communication. Please note not just any communication but direct and clear communication that comes from the highest level of honesty and integrity. It is important that communication be a two way street both coming from top down and down up. Employees are most engaged and committed to the process
when senior leadership continually
updates and communicates company strategy, value, and the truth about their current situation. Companies that adopt the concept
of transparent leadership see a stronger bond of trust and
commitment from their employees to strive for efforts not achievable the other way around.
Transparency Expands Relationships You have probably heard that people do not leave the job itself but leave the managers associated with it. Solid relationships with strong foundations are built from being transparent. A 2014 CareerBuilder survey showed that 37% of the 3,008 employees surveyed were likely to leave their jobs due to poor relationships and lack of confidence with their boss’s performance. So how do we improve relationships in the workplace? The best advice would be to have an open environment that encourages transparency and sharing of ideas without judgement. While this is not easy, there are training programs to improve workplace communications and teach people from all backgrounds to relate to one another without judgement. Keeping an open office is to keep the flow of communication steady to prevent bottlenecks or issues from arising. This means for senior management to engaged employees and relate to them as people. They should go out there and have meaningful conversations that build not only trust but a foundation of confidence for everyone to succeed as one. Once you establish this open line of com-
ceed. When employees feel micro-managed or not trusted by their manag-
er, the result is less effort, less productivity, and most likely to leave the organization. On the other hand, employees who are empowered by their managers and feel trusted will be better performers, exert more effort, and always go above and beyond role expectations. They feel part of something big and often get tasks done on time and have greater confidence in the workplace to perform at their highest level. So what else is important to communicate to them to strengthen innovation? It is important to let your employees in on company problems they will either have a solution for you or help you work on one. In addition, you will get a solution a lot faster than if you, alone, spent all that time trying to come up with one just because you did not want to
let others know there is a major problem. Being transparent is not a weakness but actually strength at the core level.
information will allow companies to get a new perspective, new opinions and better insight. Problems will be solved faster and more efficiently if you learn to be open and honest. Below is a list of suggestions to improve innovation and trust in your organization.
munication you will see a shift in the mood and even your company
1.
culture.
ment
Transparency Increases Productivity
2.
Most employees over the years when asked felt their employers were
establish trust
not straight forward with the company vision and not providing the
3.
right information to be truly successful in their jobs. This creates lack of trust and a huge drop off with level of commitment to apply their full potential toward the job. Senior Management has to be fully transparent about their organization’s vision, mission, and values with employees. Transparent leader-
Sharing ideas and
Invest in your people first and ongoing for maximum develop-
Make sure your current policies and procedures are truthful and
Give up full control and leverage strategically people’s strengths
as a team. Empower coming from trust and manage together as a team.
4.
Share information upfront and always be honest with every situa-
tion no matter how bad it may be. Be proactive and not reactive.
ship starts with the CEO or President. This critical information depict-
These reasons provided will not only benefit you personally but every-
ed above must be communicated clearly to gain trust and commit-
one in your organization. Being transparent does not cost much to
ment from employees to be fully vested and for them to apply them-
implement within your organizations. You will see major improve-
selves as a team to achieve company goals. Companies have to put
ments in your business when you are open, honest, and communicate
together training programs holding everyone accountable to have
effectively with your team. A team effort always prevails in the long
alignment with the values, vision, and mission of the company. In-
run.
vesting in your core people will be less expensive and a far better in-
loop and work together as one to come up with solutions rather than
vestment than constant onboarding of new people.
manage the problem. Your business is ready to reach the next level
Transparency Strengthens Innovation
when transparency is part of the process every step of the way.
The difference between companies like Amazon and Apple to others is how together a company can solve problems beforehand and come up
Establish an open environment by keeping your people in the
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with new ideas to disrupt the marketplace in a good way. A transparent leader main goal should be to identify each of their employee’s strengths and leverage them together to handle bigger and more complex problems. Your best solutions and innovations come from truly understanding what makes your people tick and leveraging their strengths. It is important for people to be out of their comfort zones but not dwelling on their weaknesses. Situations that allow them to leverage their strengths foster innovation and more creativity to suc-
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