Expert Connexions

Are Internet Trolls sabotaging your business or reputation online? Learn how to protect your brand in this episode of Expert Connexions with Julie Holton, featuring John Mashni of Foster Swift.

Topics Covered:
– The line between annoying comments and cyberbullying
– Addressing negative reviews: Do’s and Don’ts
– Proactive strategies against internet trolls
– Protective measures for business owners against harmful intent

Struggling to market your business to a small audience online and an even smaller budget? In this marketing connexions episode, we open our digital marketing toolbox to help your business get found by the right audience.

🔍 What We Discuss:

– SEO vs. PPC: When and Why to Use Each
– Maximizing Google My Business Profiles
– Social Media Ads: How They Factor Into Your Strategy
– The Importance of YouTube in Your Marketing Mix
– The Million-Dollar Question: Where to Start

🎙️ Expert Panel:

– Julie Holton, Host & Executive Producer, Owner of mConnexions
– Paul Schmidt, Uno Deuce Multimedia
– Jesse Flores, SuperWebPros – Seth Getz, Symposia Labs

🌟 Key Takeaways:

1️⃣ How to optimize your limited budget for maximum impact
2️⃣ SEO and PPC advertising: Making the best choice for your business
3️⃣ Leveraging YouTube and Social Media for better visibility

👉 Resources:

For more insights from our experts, head to expertconnexions.show.

Explore the transformative power of a church’s innovative approach to nurturing creativity and entrepreneurship.

Join Julie Holton and Pastor Tom Arthur of Sycamore Creek Church in Lansing, Michigan, as he shares his journey in building a unique incubator kitchen and performing arts center within the church.

Discover how this initiative benefits budding food entrepreneurs and the community, creating a profound connection between faith, art, and business. Don’t miss the grand opening of Stage One, a hub for creativity, art, and community in Lansing. It will be a weekend filled with events, including concerts, panel discussions, and a black-tie gala. Visit stageone.theater for tickets and details.

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How can one new remodeled stage bring together a community; one performance, one church service, or one local event at a time? Tom Arthur, pastor at Sycamore Creek Church, talks with Julie Holton about how he decided that the best way to use the remodel of their church space was to also serve the arts community in Lansing.

The Grand Opening for Stage One starts next Thursday, September 28th, with events running all the way through October 1st.

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A pending new FTC rule could cause a major shakeup for businesses of all sizes, across all industries: a ban on non-compete agreements.

Join Julie Holton as she sits down with attorney Tony Dalimonte of Foster Swift Collins and Smith, PC to break down the potential ban on non-compete agreements and what it means for business leaders.

Get expert insights and next steps in today’s exclusive Legal Connexions segment with Julie. Want to learn how this could affect your business? Contact Tony via the links in the description below. If you found this video helpful, please like and subscribe to stay updated on critical business insights!

Hey leaders! How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 for your leadership?

Is there room for improvement? Do you even know where you’re leading your teams?

Join host Julie Holton as she sits down with Don Williams, a bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, and an expert in transformational leadership. Listen in as Don tells us where we should be going, how to get there, and how the practice of gratitude can make a surprising difference in your business – and your life.

For more business insight and leadership expertise from Don, register today for the upcoming Leadership Talks event on September 15th, brought to you by Washington Avenue Advisors, featuring Don Williams.

Are you so engulfed in the daily grind of entrepreneurship that you’re overlooking your ultimate exit strategy—selling your venture?

It’s time to elevate your approach with expert advice from an entrepreneur who has built and sold more than 20 businesses. In this new segment of Startup Connexions, Julie Holton talks with Christine McDannell of @themagnoliafirm, breaking down the critical do’s, don’ts, and savvy strategies you absolutely need to know if you’re contemplating selling your business down the road.

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Soft skills, according to ChatGPT, refer to personal attributes, interpersonal abilities, and social skills. Different from hard skills, defined as specific, teachable abilities such as writing, math, or technical proficiencies.

Look — leadership is right there on the list of examples of soft skills! The ability to inspire, motivate, and guide others towards achieving common objectives.

But — Insert record scratch here! — isn’t leadership exactly what it takes to launch a startup? Scale a business? Really, achieve anything in life?

But… Can it be taught?

Host, Julie Holton explores this age-old question with today’s expert, who shares how she continues to hone her leadership skills, more than 30 years after launching her career.

Imagine a world where, when the worst happens, help is right around the corner.

Our community connexions segment today features a business owner turned non-profit founder who was inspired to turn ordinary tasks like yard work and house cleaning into extraordinary acts of kindness for those fighting cancer.

Threads is now the fastest-growing social media platform in history!

The new social platform by Meta hit more than 100 million users in the first five days alone… proving it is not a marketing tool that can be ignored.

Join Julie Holton as she interviews mConnexions colleague, Alexis Neumann about how to get started on Threads.