RockTheWorld with LinkedIn

Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies

Daron Babin — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:34:08 +0000

Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies as we hear from Social Media Consultant and Speaker Andrea Vahl. She uses her Improv comedy skills to blog as a slightly cranky character, Grandma Mary – Social Media Edutainer on her site at www.AndreaVahl.com.

Reinventing and Defining Your Brand with Dorie Clark

Daron Babin — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:18:41 +0000

Dorie Clark, strategy consultant and author of the forthcoming Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future, discusses her work in helping businesses increase sales and attract new clients by enhancing their reputation as industry leaders.

Stan Slap on Management and Leadership

Daron Babin — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:07:39 +0000

Stan Slap discusses Management and Leadership and how his company Slap Company specializes on delivering results through comprehensive consulting solutions that target enterprise-wide issues and individual training programs that can reach every manager in a company.

Royalty-Free Music for Radio Advertising

Daron Babin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:45:26 +0000

Talking Royalty-Free Music for Radio Advertising with Radio Advertising Expert and Radio Talent Coach Dan O Connell. Dan runs the Dan O’Day site for radio professionals which features free articles and advice as well as downloadable software.

Mistakes Entrepreneurs Should Avoid Making with John Corcoran; How To Make a Good Pitch

Daron Babin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:56:29 +0000

Mistakes Entrepreneurs Should Avoid Making with John Corcoran as Mike and Lori speak with attorney and business advisor John Corcoran. He has worked in Hollywood, as a Writer at the White House for President Bill Clinton and as a Speechwriter to the Governor of California. Plus, PR and Media Veteran Richard Berman is back to tell us how to make a good pitch.

Joel Comm Back in the Saddle Again; Why You Should Add Rapportive to Your Gmail

Daron Babin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:03:47 +0000

Found out where noted entrepreneur, bestselling author, public speaker, social media evangelist, and mobile marketing innovator Joel Comm has been as he fills in Mike and Lori. Plus, an expert segment on Why You Should Add Rapportive (a Gmail add-on that displays social media info about contacts as you email them) to Make Gmail Even Better.

Allergy-Free Chef Lauren Hoover-West

Daron Babin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:09:47 +0000

Talking Allergy Friendly Product Development with Allergy-free Chef Lauren Hoover-West. Chef Lauren is a published author for food allergies/sensitivities from wheat, dairy and sugar and other health issues including: celiacs disease, autism and diabetes.

Social Media Campaign Development and Social Media Tools

Daron Babin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:32:38 +0000

Talking Social Media Campaign Development as Mike and Lori speak with Tara Coomans, the founder and Chief Brainstormer at Akamai Marketing. We also feature an expert segment on social media tools with the Internet Marketing and Social Media Strategist at Peak Potentials Training Justin French.

College Recruiting Consulting and Research; Optimizing Blog Images for Pinterest

Daron Babin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:19:33 +0000

College Recruiting Consulting and Research with Robert Shindell, the director of content and resource development at InternBridge. InternBridge provides surveys to sell research, publications, Webinars, workshops, and consulting for companies that want to improve their internship programs. We also get an expert segment on Optimizing Blog Images for Pinterest.

New Media Pioneer Jeff Classic Popka

Daron Babin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:54:57 +0000

New Media Pioneer Jeff Classic Popka shares with us his work on his radio program, featuring interviews with industry professionals and great independent music. He gives his take on constantly evolving new media including blogs, podcasts, Internet radio stations and more.

Fan Pages for Twitter; Looking for LinkedIn Groups

Daron Babin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:36:58 +0000

Mike and Lori welcome Product Visionary, Creative Director and Social Business expert Henry Min. He is the founder of Nestivity, which helps you create Fan Pages for Twitter, and specializes in providing tools to transform your account into a community. In our expert segment, we discuss Looking for LinkedIn Groups.

Digital Interviewing with HireVue; Listening for Lead Generation

Daron Babin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:54:11 +0000

Discussing Digital Interviewing with David Bradford, the Executive Chairman of HireVue, a leading on-demand digital interviewing platform provider. Also, an expert segment on Listening for Lead Generation.

Discovering, Meet and Collaborating with Business Professionals in Real-Time with Trendr

Daron Babin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:47:40 +0000

Discovering, Meet and Collaborating with Business Professionals in Real-Time as Mike and Lori talk to the team behind the mobile meeting platform Trendr: Founder and CEO Michael Beddows, Co-Founder and CMO Peter Davison and Co-Founder and CRO George Stamatis. Plus, Mikeand Lori are introduced to high tech computer eyewear designed to protect, enhance and optimize your vision called Gunnars with Megu Kobayashi, the Interactive Marketing Manager for GUNNAR Optiks.

Global Search Consulting with Jeff Appelbaum

Daron Babin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:50:54 +0000

Talking Global Search Consulting with Jeff Appelbaum, the EVP and COO at The Agency Worldwide. Also, in our expert segment, Mike and Lori speak with Barham Nour-Omid of Nestivity, a Twitter client set to be launching at South by Southwest 2013.

Creatives and Business with the LinkedIn Rockstars Official Photographer

Daron Babin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:04:32 +0000

We hear from the official photographer of the LinkedIn Rockstars, who also happens to be the author of The Artists Business and Marketing ToolBox, Neil McKenzie. Neil also runs the website Creatives and Business, which provides Successful Art Business, Planning and Marketing Tools and Techniques You Can Use.

Startups Seeking Expert Entrepreneurial Advice

Daron Babin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:53:56 +0000

Learn about Clarity, Clarity is a web service that makes it easy for startups to get great entrepreneurial advice from veterans who have been successful in the past. Mike and Lori seek wisdom on Clarity with Dan Martell, tech industry veteran and who just happens to the Founder and CEO of Clarity.

Singer and Songwriter McKenna Andrews on 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:09:53 +0000

Fifth Monday is back and Mike and Lori welcome 16 Year Old Singer and Songwriter McKenna Andrews. Her song stylings have been compared to Miranda Lambert, Adele, Pink, Janice Joplin and Kelly Clarkson but in her own unique vocal style with the guitar riffs to match.

Your Marketing University with Marketing Strategy Architect Ely Delaney

Daron Babin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:51:33 +0000

Marketing Strategy Architect Ely Delaney tells Mike and Lori about Your Marketing University, where they teach small business owners how to market their business online and offline without spending a fortune.

Talking The Price of Business with Kevin Price

Daron Babin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:31:05 +0000

Mike and Lori welcome Kevin Price, from the Price of Business radio show on KTEK 1110 AM Houston and Editor of USDailyReview.com, from the Podcast Pavilion at New Media Expo 2013 in Las Vegas.

Vetta Star on 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:29:59 +0000

RockTheWorld with LinkedIn rocks in the New Year with a special 5th Monday episode with musical guests Vetta Star. Vetta Star is composed of drummer and vocalist Brandon Meagher, keyboardist and vocalist Joey Genetti, and guitarists Paul Edelman and Charlie Fitz. The four came together at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver in 2009, studying jazz and commercial music.

Balancing Life and Work with Gregory Marcus

Daron Babin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:34:45 +0000

Balancing Life and Work as we air some unaired footage, Mike and Lori continue their conversation with the author of Busting Your Corporate Idol: How To Reconnect With Values and Regain Control Of Your Life, Gregory Marcus.

Singing and Socializing in the SocialWebCafe with Deborah Anderson

Daron Babin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:27:44 +0000

We are learning about the SocialWebCafe with Deborah Anderson, a social media junkie, who is the owner of the SocialWebCafe and serves as the Community Building Strategist on the MyBlogGuest team. We learn about her work as a multi-faceted, as a successful Los Angeles Jazz singer, and how her social media techniques have helped gain her a large fan base online.

Long Term Value of Online Publishing and eBooks; LinkedIn Answers

Daron Babin — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:28:09 +0000

Talking Long Term Value of Online Publishing and eBooks as Mike and Lori share with us some unaired footage of their interview with the founder of MBAWriters and Director at BT Consulting, Todd Rhoad. Todd offers his take the long-term value of online publishing and creating eBooks as part of your marketing strategy. Plus, an expert commentary with the team at Splash Media on LinkedIn Answers.

Year-End Ideas for Better LinkedIn Engagement; Passive Marketing

Daron Babin — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:38:17 +0000

Lori shares some Year-End Ideas for Better LinkedIn Engagement with Followers, Groups and Companies. She also speaks with Mumbai India-based LinkedIn expert Sarfaraz Shaikh. Finally, our expert is with Robert Dempsey speaking about Passive Marketing.

Busting Your Corporate Idol with Gregory Marcus

Daron Babin — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:10 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with the author of Busting Your Corporate Idol: How To Reconnect With Values and Regain Control Of Your Life, Gregory Marcus. The book is said to offer people who are working too much a different way to see the world, and provides an alternative that doesnt depend on a change in corporate culture or the adoption of a religious lifestyle.

Building Quality Information About Businesses with Jim Fowler

Daron Babin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:31:36 +0000

Building quality information about businesses as Mike and Lori welcome back Jim Fowler, CEO of InfoArmy, a new business information company that builds on Fowler’s expertise in building quality information about businesses from people closest to the best information. We learn what Jim has moved on to since he left Jigsaw which got sold to Salesforce for 175 million dollars.

Integrating Social Media Profiles Across Platforms with Adam Justice

Daron Babin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:18:59 +0000

Mike and Lori discuss integrating social media profiles across platforms with Web Developer and Digital Marketing Strategist Adam Justice, the CEO of Social Media Sun.

Social Business Solutions to Leverage Business Contacts

Daron Babin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:10:01 +0000

Social Business Solutions to Leverage Business Contacts as Mike and Lori speak with technology executive and entrepreneur Al Campa, the CEO of Reachable.

All About the Music: 100 Episodes of RockTheWorld with LinkedIn

Daron Babin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:26:46 +0000

Its All About the Music as Mike and Lori celebrate 100 Episodes of RockTheWorld with LinkedIn. We sample some of the best intros and banter, music stories from past guests (Kelly Kim, Jill Konrath, Ben Miller and Ben Sullivan, Fred McMurray and Nile Nickel) and highlights with 5th Monday guests.(Xiren, Miriams Well and Perry Martin).

Cultural Awareness Training and Teaching Culture with Chris Smit

Daron Babin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:44:52 +0000

Cultural Awareness Training and Teaching Culture with Professional C-Level Coach, Social Media Manager and LinkedIn Expert Chris Smit. We learn about his Culture Matters training series, which offers Teaching Culture and Cultural Awareness Training for individuals and Organizations.

The MBA Value Proposition; Trifecta Marketing

Daron Babin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:45:22 +0000

Discussing The MBA Value Proposition and assisting MBAs through the maze of corporate leadership as Mike and Lori speak with the Director at BT Consulting, Todd Rhoad. We also hear about Trifecta Marketing with the CEO and Founder of Dempsey Marketing, Robert Dempsey.

Connecting and Creating Strategic Alliances wirth Triberr

Daron Babin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:43:20 +0000

Connecting and Creating Strategic Alliances with Triberr as Mike and Lori speak with the creators of Triberr, Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo. Triberr is said to be a place to connect and create strategic alliances with other bloggers for the promotion of all.

Refining Brands and Social Media Strategy

Daron Babin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:13:25 +0000

Talking Refining Brands and Social Media Strategy with Brandon Painter, the president of JubeoSocial, which helps small to mid-sized businesses refine their brand and incorporate a social media strategy that propels them forward.

Video Calling LinkedIn Connections with HookFlash; Listening and Language on LinkedIn

Daron Babin — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:48:32 +0000

Mike and Lori interview Trent Johnsen of Hookflash, a new ipad/iphone app that allows you to video call any of your LinkedIn connections! Plus check out our expert commentary on Listening and Language on LinkedIn.

Internet Prophets with Reinvention Expert Steve Olsher

Daron Babin — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:00:14 +0000

Discussion on the book Internet Prophets: The Worlds Leading Experts Reveal How to Profit Online with Reinvention Expert Steve Olsher, plus expert commentary on Trending in LinkedIn Groups.

The LinkedIn Coach Bruce Mubayiwa; Importance of Training and Learning

Daron Babin — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:24:35 +0000

The LinkedIn Coach Bruce Mubayiwa discusses his work in LinkedIn Consulting, Coaching and Training. We also hear about the Importance of Training and Learning in our expert commentary with the Head of Content Creation and Script Production at Splash Media U, Mackenzie Garfield.

Canadian Singer Songwriter Erin Ford on 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:06:40 +0000

Canadian Singer Songwriter Erin Ford talks to the LinkedIn Rockstars in our 5th Monday segment, and we feature exclusive tracks from her upcoming album with her group The Good Life, including Fire Nights and The Rest of Our Days.

LinkedIn Company Pages with Lana Khavinson

Daron Babin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:26:37 +0000

Mike and Lori discuss LinkedIn Company Pages with who better than the LinkedIn Senior Product Marketing Manager Lana Khavinson.

Sales Drive with Phil Polson

Daron Babin — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:50:31 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with Phil Polson – Author of Sales Drive:the definitive no brainer street-smart guide to Sales Stardom! The book offers ways for getting more sales, a better conversion rate and building better relationships with your prospects.

LinkedIn and Screen Names; Electronic and Online Digital Signatures

Daron Babin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:29:55 +0000

LinkedIn and Screen Names in our Expert Commentary plus Mike and Lori speak with Tom Gonser, the founder of DocuSign, which specializes in providing software services for electronic signature and electronic contract execution.

12 Reasons Your Marketing Sucks; Brand Engagement and People Engagement

Daron Babin — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:09:38 +0000

12 Reasons Your Marketing Sucks with Rufus Thibodeaux; Brand Engagement and People Engagement in our expert commentary with MacKenzie Garfield, Social Media Manager at Splash Media.

Using Social Media to Sell Your Jobs; ROI with LinkedIn

Daron Babin — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:43:39 +0000

Using Social Media to Sell Your Jobs as Mike and Lori speak with SourceMob CEO Jeffery Giessner, plus how to generate ROI with LinkedIn in the expert commentary.

Twitter Brand Pages; Optimizing LinkedIn Page with Keywords

Daron Babin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:55:57 +0000

Talking Twitter Marketing and Twitter Brand Pages with the cofounder of Twylah, Kelly Kim. We also discuss Optimizing LinkedIn Pages with Keywords with Duncan Gilman, the On Air Educator at Splash Media U.

Optimized Cloud Hosting; Social Media Branding; Personality to Cut the Clutter

Daron Babin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:04:26 +0000

Optimized Cloud Hosting with Social Media Branding with Berrie Pelser from Digital Agenda Strategy Team. We also hear some expert commentary on Personality to Cut the Clutter.

Strategic Positioning; LinkedIn and SlideShare Marriage

Daron Babin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:11:34 +0000

We learn about Strategic Positioning, market entry, and crisis management with the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Social Media Jason Yormark. We also hear expert commentary on the LinkedIn and SlideShare Marriage with Online and Social Marketing Strategist Steven Groves.

Folk/Pop Songstress Megan Burtt

Daron Babin — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:50:36 +0000

Folk/Pop Songstress Megan Burtt, whose new album is titled It Aint Love, joins Mike and Lori on this special 5th Monday edition to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend.

PostcardMania; Google Knowledge Graph

Daron Babin — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:13:20 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with the Social Media Manager at PostcardMania, Ferris Stith, plus some expert commentary on the new Google Knowledge Graph.

Social Media Strategy Analysis and Recomendation

Daron Babin — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:19:45 +0000

Talking Social Media Strategy Analysis and Recomendation with Sean Nicholson, the Director of Social Media Strategy at Intouch Solutions and Owner at SocMedSean.com and IntranetExperience.com.

Useful Social Media and Corporate Social Media Best Practice

Daron Babin — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:40:15 +0000

Talking Useful Social Media and Corporate Social Media Best Practice. Nick Johnson, Founder of Useful Social Media, explains how you should be looking further than ROI to assess success

Perry Martin, Pink Flamingo and 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:51:51 +0000

Singer and Author Perry Martin discusses his new book Pretty Flamingo, a novel set largely in Australia in the late 1960s as a dramatic love story, inspired by actual events.

Culture Shock in China; Music Industry Stories

Daron Babin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:37:33 +0000

More Music Industry stories, Cultureshock in China and more as Mike and Lori interview Dan Stepel in an uncensored off-air conversation following our interview from last week.

Getting LinkedIn to China

Daron Babin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:08:09 +0000

Getting LinkedIn to China as Mike and Lori speak with China Consultant and LinkedIn Evangelist Dan Stepel. We hear about living abroad to the Chinese culture and how he has watched over 200 Bruce Springsteen concerts.

Managing Your Social Media Dashboard

Daron Babin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:39:07 +0000

Managing Your Social Media Dashboard as Mike and Lori speaks with the CEO of Dashburst, Dan Zeevi. Dash is made to discover, bookmark and share interesting new content and useful apps.

Are You Networked In or Networked Out?

Daron Babin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:41:13 +0000

Are You Networked In or Networked Out? Mike and Lori speak to the author Jorge Zuazola, who asks that very question in his book LinkedIn should reach 500 million users: Are you networked in or networked out?

Social Trust and Reputation

Daron Babin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:44:43 +0000

Mike and Lori talk to the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Social Trust and Reputation platform Connect.me, Drummond Reed.

Translating Global Business

Daron Babin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:54:20 +0000

Talking Translating Global Business as Mike and Lori speak with the Founder and CEO at Keepskor Tristan Louis, who specializes in helping develop and implement successful internet strategies for companies big and small.

Social CRMs with Jon Ferrara

Daron Babin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:25:34 +0000

Mike and Lori talk Social CRMs with Jon Ferrara from Nimble.com, makers of a platform that offers small businesses the best features of high-end CRM systems combined with the power of social media.

Scott Social Media Allen

Daron Babin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:57:54 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with Digital Marketing Strategist and Digital Media Mogul Scott Social Media Allen. Scott specializes in startup consulting, distributor acquisition, compliance monitoring, marketing and social media management.

Social Media Marketing and Education with Paul Slack

Daron Babin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:49:10 +0000

Talking Social Media Marketing and Education as Mike and Lori speak with Splash Media Co-Founder and Web Industry Veteran Paul Slack.

Building Dynamic Lead Generation with Erik Luhrs

Daron Babin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:24:15 +0000

Mike and Lori discuss Building Dynamic Lead Generation with Erik Luhrs, the creator of The GURUS Selling System and the author of BE DO SALE.

Progress Coaching and Employee Performance

Daron Babin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:40:52 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with Progress Coaching Creator and Employee Performance Strategist Tim Hagen, the President at Sales Progress.

Integrated Marketing and Sales with Shawn Elledge

Daron Babin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:11:22 +0000

Integrated Marketing and Sales talk as Mike and Lori talk to Shawn Elledge. Founder of Integrated Marketing Summit and Co Founder of DemandCon.

Charismatik on 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0000

Mike and Lori feature the Christian Rock group Charismatik on 5th Monday who recently released their debut indie project, Fighting the Good Fight. We hear from band member and lead songwriter Adam Miller.

Rocker Life Coach Tim Gillette

Daron Babin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:48:33 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with the Rocker Life Coach Tim Gillette, who shares his message of learning to live the life you always wanted by harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit and creating it.

Sales Success and Customer Loyalty

Daron Babin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:07:19 +0000

Sales Success and Customer Loyalty are on topic as Mike and Lori welcome Noah Rickun, a Gitomer Certified/Audience Approved Speaker who delivers customized and personalized seminars on sales and customer loyalty.

Selling to Big Companies

Daron Babin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:03:48 +0000

Selling to Big Companies with fresh sales strategies and learn new sales techniques that actually work with Bestselling author and speaker Jill Konrath.

Strategic Video Marketing

Daron Babin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:36:54 +0000

Strategic Video Marketing with YouTube expert Casey Zeman, He discusses how to Convert Leads to Sales with Video and best practices through proper Social Media and Online Marketing.

The Executive Side to Social Media

Daron Babin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:37:01 +0000

Discussing The Executive Side to Social Media with Whitney Parker, the Vice President of User Experience at Brazen Careerist and their director of marketing and communications Ashley Hoffman.

Interview Tactics and Being LinkedIn to Celebrity

Daron Babin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:13:14 +0000

Interview Tactics and Being LinkedIn to Celebrity with Media Expert, veteran Hollywood correspondent, speaker, media and presentational business coach and the author of the bestselling Interview Tactics! How to Survive the Media without Getting Clobbered! Gayl Murphy.

Evidence Based Entrepreneurship

Daron Babin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:44:55 +0000

Talking Evidence Based Entrepreneurship with the Executive VP of Business Development of the BusinessCatapult.com Kevin Johansen. The Business Catapult platform is a SaaS business development platform that helps entrepreneurs and investors.

Social CRMs and Social Media Engagement

Daron Babin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:43:06 +0000

Social CRMs and Social Media Engagement are on topic as Mike and Lori discuss Enterprise Social Networks with Maria Ogneva, Head of Community at Yammer.

Creating Multimedia Messages

Daron Babin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:47:59 +0000

Creating powerful multi-media messages with Tom Hakel and Chris Carmichael of GoldMail, the leading provider of Audio and Visual Messaging for email and business communications.

Networking on LinkedIn without Advertising or Marketing

Daron Babin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:02:37 +0000

Representing on LinkedIn without Advertising or Marketing as Mike and Lori speak with Viveka von Rosen and John Hellerman of Hellerman Baretz Communications, about how they help real estate professionals, finance professionals and others that have to be cautious on how they present themselves on LinkedIn.

Networking to Generate Net Revenue

Daron Babin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:33:01 +0000

Networking to Generate Net Revenue with Chad Massaker, CEO and President at Carceron. We also get to learn his interaction with rockstar celebrities while working as a nightclub bouncer. Also, Mike and Lori also offer a tip to advancing your LinkedIn networking on a local level.

GZM Project Management

Daron Babin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:49:57 +0000

GZM Project Management offers project management services that can help your team collaborate, stay on task, remain on budget and succeed at your project. We learn all about with it with company president Ben Miller and Vice President of Operations Ben Sullivan.

Miriams Well on 5th Monday

Daron Babin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:58:59 +0000

Its this 5th Monday Episode, Mike and Lori introduce us to blues-rock recording artist Miriams Well. We learn how a recent trip to South by Southwest helped to integrate social media for fan interaction.

The Future of Demand Generation with Steve Gershik

Daron Babin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:45:15 +0000

Mike and Lori discuss the current state of things in the demand generation industry, what companies are getting it right, and what to do if you are interested in demand generation and marketing automation with The Innovative Marketer, Steve Gershik.

Findability, Keyword Probability and Conversion

Daron Babin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:27:45 +0000

Talking Findability, Keyword Probability and Conversion as Mike and Lori speak with Website Conversion Expert Matt Dombrow, founding partner of Clixo providers of Search Marketing Solutions

PPC, Networking and Social Media Presence

Daron Babin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:58:37 +0000

PPC, Networking and Social Media Presence as Mike and Lori catch up with one of their new friends that they LinkedIn with following the Online Marketing Summit, Engine Ready CEO Jamie Smith. Jamie discusses How PPC Brings Small Business Big Results.

LinkedIn Network Quality; Technology Expert Nile Nickel

Daron Babin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:05:06 +0000

Mike and Lori give tips to how you can examine the quality and infrastructure of your LinkedIn network, plus they interview Technology Expert Nile Nickel and we hear some expert commentary from Steve Chihos on Change Agents.

Southland Technology Conference Preview

Daron Babin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:05:04 +0000

Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, Strategic Technologies, Personal Development and Social Networking are the focus of the 2011 Southland Technology Conference. Conference Chair Lori Shapiro fills us in.

Coaching, Training and Networking with LinkedIn

Daron Babin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:22:40 +0000

Coaching, Training and Networking with LinkedIn with LinkedIn Coach and Trainer Jeff Brown. He discusses his work in LinkedIn and Networking training with local job seekers.

RockTheWorld with LinkedIn: One Year Later

Daron Babin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:41:36 +0000

Its the RockTheWorld First Anniversary as Mike and Lori look back at the some of the highlights of the show from the past year including:

T.A. MCCann on how Gist helps you connect you to hundreds of thousands of users in and out of LinkedIn, plus how it uses a personalization algorithm, Winn Schwartau on how he protects his privacy on Facebook and LinkedIn, Axel Schultze on how he was brought into the LinkedIn project and how openness is the number one driver towards functionality, Jim Mueller helps Mike in setting up a successful email marketing campaign, David Bullock on the benefits of being connected to the President on LinkedIn and Steven Groves and Guy Powell on the Culture of Social Presence.

Xiren Sounds Off to the LinkedIn Rockstars

Daron Babin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:48:02 +0000

Mike and Lori treat us to a special music interview with Denver, Colorado based musician Xiren (pronounced seer-rin) an internationally touring Irish-American rock/pop artist cut from the same cloth as U2, MUSE, Sting, and Peter Gabriel.

During the show, make sure to take a listen to two of his singles, Sunshine and the albums title track, Gateway Drug.

Sales Architect Michael Krause

Daron Babin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:50:54 +0000

Sales Architect Michael Krause is President and Chief Sales Architect at Sales Sense Solutions. This highly ranked LinkedIn user helps leaders and sales professionals increase sales through proven strategies, tactics and tools.

How Do You Get More Exposure on Facebook and Social Media?

Daron Babin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:50:40 +0000

Mike and Lori bring on Dennis Yu, co-founder and CEO of BlitzLocal.com, and get down to the techniques of getting you more exposure on Facebook and the rest of the social media space.

Data Protection and Information Risk Management

Daron Babin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:47:15 +0000

Mike and Lori discuss data protection and information risk management as they speak with Sharon Polsky, President of AMINA Consulting Corp and the National Chair at Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators.

Social Media Startups

Daron Babin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Talking Social Media Startups with Chuks Onwuneme, who has developed Personify.it, a system and method for enhancing response and situational awareness for emergency responders using social media.

Chief Gardener in Charge Dino Dogan

Daron Babin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:28:33 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with The Chief Gardener in Charge at Triberr, a way for you to retweet other bloggers posts that you know and trust, and have them potentially do the same for you as well.

Adventures in Podcasting

Daron Babin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:56:12 +0000

Michael Surkan is the manager of the Linked:Seattle group on LinkedIn, and he talks to Mike and Lori about how podcasts, like the the one he hosts himself, can give job seekers a huge advantage over other applicants by providing instant credibility.

Career Coaching and Transitioning

Daron Babin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:05:42 +0000

Mike and Lori speak with Marky Stein, an internationally recognized career coach and author on the subjects of job interviewing and career transitioning. She also tell us about her work at the Workforce Institute at San Jose City College.

Direct Response and LinkedIn

Daron Babin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:25:59 +0000

Mike and Lori talk with Dan Ruzicka, an expert in the world of Infomercial Production, Media Buying, Video Production and Direct Response, about how he has used LinkedIn to build his online presence.

Organizational Change with Steve Chihos

Daron Babin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:15:31 +0000

Steve Chihos is the Organizational Change Leader for theBigRocks, LLC. He discusses how he deals with organizational change challenges of all sizes, types and dimensions that can shake an organization to its foundation.

Crowd Sourced and User-Generated Business Directories

Daron Babin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:09:50 +0000

In his last interview as Founder and CEO of Jigsaw, Jim Fowler tells about the creation of The Crowd-Sourced Business Directory that specializes in User-Generated Business Directories.

Email and Address Book Management

Daron Babin — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:56:58 +0000

Learn about Xobni (spelled Inbox backwards), which creates relationship statistics, contact information, threaded conversations, shared attachments, and information on that contact pulled from social networks, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, with their director of marketing Britton Montalvo.

Online Marketing Strategy and Execution

Daron Babin — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:38:57 +0000

Chris Tompkins is CEO and Founder of Go! Media International and we are an online marketing strategy and execution firm. His company follows these four objectives:Understanding your goals and targets – Creating a dynamic, customized online marketing campaign – Exploding your online visibility and credibility – Executing the entire campaign on your behalf.

How Informal Meetings Influence Your Business

Daron Babin — Mon, 09 May 2011 23:37:53 +0000

Mike and Lori have Fred McMurray of Mandatek on once again. From how useful your smart phone can be for research, to what techniques can make or break your business meeting. They also talk about just how business relationships can be made after the meetings and informal networking keeps your business rolling.

Author U

Daron Babin — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:22:43 +0000

Author U is a community of writers, authors, small and independent publishers. Founder Judith Briles tells us about working with Authors who seek strategies for creating, publishing and marketing their books.

Using Web 2.0 to Differentiate Yourself from Competitors

Daron Babin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:49:03 +0000

B2B High-Tech Content Specialist, Demand Generation and Marketing Automation Specialist, B2B Marketing Consultant Wendy Brache disucuses Using Web 2.0 to Differentiate Yourself from Competitors.

Customized Social Media URLs with Eddy Inserra

Daron Babin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:49:39 +0000

ItsMyURLs is an online service that simplifies your complete online presence by supplying our users with one central location that they post all of their social network profile links on, websites, blogs, etc. CEO and Founder Eddy Inserra takes us behind these Customized Social Media URLs.