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We are doing an educational series on microsites, which are often mistaken for landing pages. Over the next four weeks, Eileen Burick, President and Creative Maven of Burick Communication Design will share her expertise on the following topics: 1. Definition of a targeted, singe-theme microsite marketing platform; Best practices and mistakes to avoid when creating a microsite 2. Differences between a microsite and landing page; When should you use a landing page and when do you need a microsite?  3. Benefits of a microsite; Characteristics of a microsite & principles of microsite design 4. When should I use a microsite for my brand's multi-channel marketing campaign? Case studies and Results According to an article in Website Magazine, Single-page site design — a hybrid of sorts, between a Microsite and a Landing Page -- is among 2013's hottest trends, and for good reason. 2014 will only accelerate this trend — save the date for Tuesday, November 12,19, 26 and December 3 from 2:00-2:30pm PST See more at: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/issues-pro/pages/ess

We are doing an educational series on microsites, which are often mistaken for landing pages. Over the next four weeks, Eileen Burick, President and Creative Maven of Burick Communication Design will share her expertise on the following topics: 1. Definition of a targeted, singe-theme microsite marketing platform; Best practices and mistakes to avoid when creating a microsite 2. Differences between a microsite and landing page; When should you use a landing page and when do you need a microsite?  3. Benefits of a microsite; Characteristics of a microsite & principles of microsite design 4. When should I use a microsite for my brand's multi-channel marketing campaign? Case studies and Results According to an article in Website Magazine, Single-page site design — a hybrid of sorts, between a Microsite and a Landing Page -- is among 2013's hottest trends, and for good reason. 2014 will only accelerate this trend — save the date for Tuesday, November 12,19, 26 and December 3 from 2:00-2:30pm PST See more at: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/issues-pro/pages/essential-rules-of-single-page-site-design.aspx

We are doing an educational series on microsites, which are often mistaken for landing pages. Over the next four weeks, Eileen Burick, President and Creative Maven of Burick Communication Design will share her expertise on the following topics: 1. Definition of a targeted, singe-theme microsite marketing platform; Best practices and mistakes to avoid when creating a microsite 2. Differences between a microsite and landing page; When should you use a landing page and when do you need a microsite?  3. Benefits of a microsite; Characteristics of a microsite & principles of microsite design 4. When should I use a microsite for my brand's multi-channel marketing campaign? Case studies and Results According to an article in Website Magazine, Single-page site design — a hybrid of sorts, between a Microsite and a Landing Page -- is among 2013's hottest trends, and for good reason. 2014 will only accelerate this trend — save the date for Tuesday, November 12,19, 26 and December 3 from 2:00-2:30pm PST See more at: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/issues-pro/pages/essential-rules-of-single-page-site

We are doing an educational series on microsites, which are often mistaken for landing pages. Over the next four weeks, Eileen Burick, President and Creative Maven of Burick Communication Design will share her expertise on the following topics: 1. Definition of a targeted, singe-theme microsite marketing platform; Best practices and mistakes to avoid when creating a microsite 2. Differences between a microsite and landing page; When should you use a landing page and when do you need a microsite?  3. Benefits of a microsite; Characteristics of a microsite & principles of microsite design 4. When should I use a microsite for my brand's multi-channel marketing campaign? Case studies and Results According to an article in Website Magazine, Single-page site design — a hybrid of sorts, between a Microsite and a Landing Page -- is among 2013's hottest trends, and for good reason. 2014 will only accelerate this trend — save the date for Tuesday, November 12,19, 26 and December 3 from 2:00-2:30pm PST See more at: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/issues-pro/pages/essential-rules-of-single-page-site-design.aspx

Company: Profit by Social Media Focus: Profit by LinkedIn Web: Profit by Social Media Partners:Carol Smith, CEO and Lori Ruff, LinkedIn Diva Bio's: http://profitbylinkedin.com/principal-bios We will be discussing the skills, experience, traits necessary to hire the right type of social media professional plus Loriand Carol will be sharing exciting news on their mastermind targeting specific markets: Mastermind for Executives & Entrepreneurs Mastermind LinkedIn Pro Exclusive C Suite Mastermind LinkedIn Power Thrust Mastermind LinkedIn Executive Network Marketeers  

Throughout her life, Anne Martin has served as a model of reinvention to many people.  In 1993, she decided, after fifteen years of practice, that a legal career no longer fit her definition of a successful, purpose filled life. After exploring numerous possibilities, she concluded that a home based business with Mary Kay Cosmetics offered the flexibility, income potential, fulfillment that she was seeking.  Her transition from law to lipstick has been featured in numerous publications, including the book, Inspiring Entrepreneurs, which she co-authored.  She has spoken on career transition and life reinvention at numerous retreats and workshops.  Anne has continued to reinvent herself, her business and her lifestyle through life transitions, market conditions and a recent relocation from Pennsylvania to San Francisco.  As a speaker, writer and certified Master Dream Coach® and Reinvention Specialist, she teaches that mastering the art of reinvention is essential to thrive in a rapidly changing world.  Her mission is to inspire others to   adopt a reinventor's mindset that views challenge and transition as invitations to explore new possibilities and craft innovative new ways to live, work, and contribute to the world.  She is offering a one-day workshop on September 24 in the Bay Area to invite women to take their fist steps toward reinventing their lives. Please visit www.reinventbythesea.com for additional information. http://lawtolipstick.com/about-anne/

Joshua Zerkel is the founder of Custom Living Solutions; former president of NAPO-SFBA and is a Certified Professional Organizer. He is also a recognized SF Green Business owner.  Joshua will be sharing with us the 7 Essential Systems for Profitable Productivity. He will cover Planning, Pruning & Editing, Space, Paper, Technology, Time and Maintenance, as well as sharing common mistakes people make when trying to organize their home/business office. You can learn more about Joshua by visiting his website www.customlivingsolutions.com; joshua@customlivingsolutions.com and follow him on Twitter under JoshuaZerkel, clsorganizing, and clsproductivity RECEIVE 50% off the Profitable Productivity System, enter AnaLucia in the coupon code box upon check out

Hal King, Founder, Business Strategist with a BA at Stanford University and MBA, Harvard Business School Jon Wells, award winning designer,designer, writer, filmmaker and insightful brand strategist  Hal is KBP's founder and, not coincidentally, its chief analyst. He has an uncanny ability to see patterns in mounds of otherwise undifferentiated data, making sense out of disorder, insight out of chaos. Founded in 1992, King, Brown & Partners (KB&P) provides custom market research and marketing consulting services for clients in the technology, retail, pharmaceuticals, financial services and entertainment industries. The company's research and advice helps clients identify key customers, develop products, and build effective marketing campaigns. KB&P offers qualitative and quantitative research utilizing focus groups, in-depth interviews, and surveys as well as providing analysis of the results using such techniques as segmentation, perceptual mapping, predictive modeling, and regression. Clients have included Google, PG&E, AT&T, BMW, Autodesk, FedEx, NIKE, and Wells Fargo. http://www.kingbrown.com/ 

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Debby Dowling is the creator of Wedding Pro Newsletter, a biweekly newsletter and social media tool that geared toward wedding professionals. Wedding Pro Newsletter automates the marketing process so that the professionals can attract more brides, earn more money, and have more freedom... even if they don't know a thing about marketing. With over 20 years of marketing experience, Debby teaches others how to make use of their time effectively and how to pick and stick with the perfect marketing strategy.   If effective time management and marketing is not a hot topic for many small business owners, I don't know what is. I think your listeners would enjoy hearing from Debby.   She also just launched her Effortless Bridal Marketing product which allows bridal vendors to effectively attract more brides online. Blog: http://www.debbydowling.com"Nine Ways to Improve Your Marketing… and Make More Money in 2011"

Michelle Mangen: For those of you not following me on Twitter the first thing I'd tell you is that I'm a software/application junkie. Offering Social Media Virtual Assistant services means that it's important for me to try to stay on top of the ever-growing list of great tools out there! For those of you that hate numbers - I'm a number geek too and offer virtual Bookkeeping Services as well. And then of course I help other people with their Wordpress sites, Facebook Fan Pages or Social Bookmarking. When I'm not saving the day as a Virtual Assistant then I'm working around my Lake Winnebago Vacation Rental and or one of the two bedroom apartments I have in Neenah, WI. And if you want to know even more about me, check out my Manifesto. I'd love to connect with you online!

Weekly discussions, how-to's, tips, tactics and strategies around social media marketing with @AnaLuciaNovak - shared recent social media stats, Pagemodo.com facebook landing page affordable design tools. This is a 30 minute show. just me (AnaLuciaNovak)

Debbie Russell, Certified Insurance Counselor, has over 30 years in Marketing for Insurance Companies helping insurance agents develop new business opportunities in the Property & Casualty industry. She realizes the importance of Social Media to Agencies and especially producers for prospecting and client retention. Social Media can answer the question that new and prospective clients have... “Who Are You?” Social Media is a Powerful Marketing tool that when used properly can develop new business leads and put you in ahead of the others trying to vie for their attention. Personal Branding and Creating your online Reputation as the “expert” is more than just joining Facebook or Linkedin. Debbie shares information and tools that can help you get started so that you can be successful in this Social Media age. She currently markets My Branding System, which is a complete turnkey system to get people started in social media by branding themselves as the experts in their field. You can contact Debbie at: Watch Debbie: http://youtu.be/wu142kOZ6OQ debbie@DebbieRussell.me 561-613-2622 @_DebbieRussell

We know Lissa Duty as a social media strategist, but did you know that Lissa Duty is a sought after speaker in her local area, her passion for helping small business owners embrace social media and online marketing is infectious.  Join me as I interview Lissa Duty around her passions and knowledge on social media and internet marketing@AnaLuciaNovak and @LissaDuty; @onlinesocsmarts Please like our Facebook business page!

Gail Nott is a specialist in social media and relationship marketing. Her company, Nott Ltd Solutions, manages internet marketing campaigns for businesses large and small throughout California. Gail has over 13 years experience in web user interface design and programming, SEO, and social media strategies. She was a recipient of the Constant Contact All-Star Award for two years in a row for demonstrating best-practices in the effective use of email marketing. Gail helps her clients' turn their business goals into actionable plans and marketing strategies that pay off. Her clients learn how to focus their social networking efforts to develop both “word of mouth” and “speed of light” marketing with the right sites and systems to their professional advantage. Gail has lived in Concord, California for the past eight years with her husband, Cory, and her stepson, Cody. She enjoys reading, singing, hiking, and camping…when she's not online.

Alison will be discussing her recently published book that reaches out to business owners who are looking for easy-to-understand strategies on how to do business online.This book is a must-have for any entrepreneur – seasoned or brand new. It is also ideal for college/university graduates who want a leading-edge in a competitive job market. Asking the right questions: Learn how to ask the right questions of a prospective website development company and learn where to find great website designs at a low cost. Real-life situations: "Included are real-life situations which are chock-full of business advice that makes success as easy as ABC, with C standing for Computer. In two simple steps you will learn to identify your ideal client and how to publicize properly so that your ideal client can find your site." Uncertain times: 'In uncertain times, perhaps the best advice is the least obvious. Turn people away, so you can concentrate on your ideal client. " Are online businesses more popular? Leveraging the internet has never been so important.  Go to http://virtualbooktour-theyppublishing.blogspot.com/p/author-alison-silbert-boost-your.html website to follow Alison Silbert's full tour schedule or visit her website http://idealvisitor.com/idealsite/book-2/.

My guest, Catarina Rando, founder of Thrive Pubishing and Attract Clients with Ease will be sharing the details for the upcoming Sought After Speaker Summit held in Brisbane, California on June 11-12, 2011   Caterina Rando's life work is showing entrepreneurs how to be loud and proud about who they are and the value they bring. She shares ways to build a thriving business with public speaking, teleclasses, webinars, writing and being published. She is a master certified coach, business strategist, creator of the Sought After Speaker Summit and author of the national best-seller "Learn to Power Think" now published abroad in 11 languages. Caterina is the founder of THRIVE Publishing a firm that publishes multi-author books that build businesses and trains entrepreneurs on how to use their books increase their visibility and build their expert status. Download your free audio on How to Be A Sought After Speaker at http://www.soughtafterspeaker.com Contact: Caterina Rando, 415 668-4535, info@soughtafterspeaker.com

Lissa Duty and Ana Lucia Novak share blogging ettiquette, do's and don't's; QR codes, what it is, how you as a small business owner (local or online) can use them; we shared our favorite WordPress plugin's. Send questions to Info@onlinesocialsmarts.com

Globalization is becoming a business imperative in most industries for both survival and growth.  What steps have you taken to globalize your business and pepare for success in the "New World"economy? John Carroll, Founder & CEO, Tres Coaching Services You can reach John at Office: 817.562.4240, Mobile: 817.371.4021 http://www.trescoach.com  

Technology has made it possible for anyone to start a blog website, some platforms are even free.  I will share why you need a main hub to work from, pro's and con's about free platforms, and a few good alternatives if you're on a shoe string budget!

If you are an aspiring business owner and/or thinking about publishing a book, this show will cover what Yvonne does fora  living : running her own Internet Marketing and Author's Assistant business. Learn how Yvonne Wu became an Author Assistant and Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant and how she helps author's publish and market their books! Founder of The YP PublishingCanada: 905-341-0997USA: 1-347-674-9951http://theyppublishing.comhttp://theyppublishing.com/services/http://www.youtube.com/user/theyppublishing

Ana Lucia Novak and Lissay Duty will share social media strategy, tactics, tools, designed for the business owners who are stuck, can't wrap their arounds Twitter, Facebook Pages, or Linkedin.  Forward questions related to social media, location based marketing, online marketing to Info@OnlineSocialSmarts.com

Online Social Smarts Get Smarter Radio: Weekly discussions, how-to's, tips, tactics and strategies around social media marketing with @AnaLuciaNovak and @LissaDuty; guest appearances will be scheduled around certain topics

Amy Porterfield is the creator of the online program "The Simple Social Media Formula" and co-author of  "Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies" (June 2011). Amy is a regular contributor for the top-rated online magazine, Social Media Examiner, as well as manages their 30,000+ Facebook community. URL for Upcoming Book:   charset="utf-8" />Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies http://amzn.to/fORM8W

Weekly discussions, how-to's, tips, tactics and strategies around social media marketing with @AnaLuciaNovak and @LissaDuty; guest appearances will be scheduled around certain topics

charset="utf-8" /> Alara Castell, is Your Sassy Spiritual Guide. She guides women entrepreneurs and busy women in how to manage the modern world and all its overwhelm while creating a life full of fun and ease, so they can be their sassy and spiritual self. Facebook @alaracastell Blog

Mobile Marketing - users have instant access to the internet via their iPhones/Smart Phones/iPads, etc. and they are conducting online searches for your business. Mike will be sharing some of the things a Small business owner can do to get found by ideal clients.  Mike is the founder of Up Your Visibility, you can learn more at http://www.upyourvisibility.com/

Career Coaching;Working Mothers;New Career or Business Returning to Work;Looking for Work Career Advancement;Executive Coaching;Nutrition Coaching;Pregnant Women;Nursing Mothers;Parents;Adults;Life Changing Events Coaching;Marriage;Parenthood;Empty Nest;Retirement;Divorce;Loss of Loved One;Relationship Coaching Spouse, Significant Other “The self-image is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self-image, and you change the personality and the behavior.” Maxwell Maltz; About Alina and Victoria: http://epochlifeandimage.intuitwebsites.com/studio.html; Upcoming events: UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL workshops on Wednesdays, April 20, May 18, June 22. To sign up, visit meetup.com/unleash-your-potential; EPOCH detailed information: Website: www.EpochLifeAndImage.com; Facebook:facebook.com/EpochLifeAndImage; Sign up for our blog through EPOCH Website or http://epochlifeandimage.wordpress.com/;

Tony Reese has a long history of managing new products at BMW, Harley-Davidson and Plantronics. He follows the consumer electronics space closely and has watched as Social Media grew from a personal passion for many into a surgical tool for businesses. In Late 2010 he co-founded Twisplays with Joshua Persky to bring social media status updates out of the device (PC, Notebook, Tablet, Mobile Phone) space and into the shared group space for businesses and consumers. Our Product: Twisplays are LED signs that allow you to conveniently display whatever Twitter streams you desire - your own, your company's, your brand's - celebrity, music, social media, entrepreneur, news, blogger, tech, tv, actor, comedy and more. Share Twitter with your customers, patrons, colleagues, community, guests, family, friends and passers-by. Twisplays can be placed in stores, restaurants, bars, offices, kitchenettes, community centers, bedrooms, living rooms, family dens, stadiums, trade shows, conferences, events or parties - on walls, tables or in the isles - wherever an LED sign can be placed. Contact Tony via email: anthony@twisplays.com; Twitter: @Twisplays; web: www.twisplays.com

Take the multigenerational gap that's splitting your workforce and transform it into an engine of performance and innovation Like an irresistible force of nature, the digital economy has been thrust upon us suddenly and awkwardly, leaving many unprepared. Instead of resisting the generational gap between analogue Boomers and digital natives, mainly Generation Y, why not flow with the cacophony of invention, new technologies and methodologies of working and listen to the battle cry of a new generation who operates more like entrepreneurs than employees? Liquid Leadership presents a dynamic approach to everything from developing a creative work environment for innovation to using social commitment to bring coworkers together, delivering the engagement necessary to nurture a vastly diverse and talent-rich workforce. This wide-ranging discussion provides an entirely new perspective on the major factors affecting business today. BRAD SZOLLOSE is a much sought after speaker on the subject of new leadership styles... mainly how to get Generation Y and Baby Boomers working together. With over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Brad is no stranger to the Boardroom – during the Dot Com Era of the early 90's, Brad co-founded K2 Design, Inc. which later raised over $7 million through private placement and an IPO on NASDAQ. His tenure at K2 was explosive—the company experienced 425% hyper growth for 5 straight years expanded from 2 business partners to 4 with 60+ employees, offices worldwide and valuated at over $26 million. As a C-Suite Executive, Brad applied his unique management style to a young, tech-savvy Generation X & Y Workforce producing great results. Brad's management model won K2 the Arthur Andersen NY Enterprise Award for Best Practices in Fostering Innovation Among Employees. Brad brings his award winning management model to the pages of Liquid Leadership.

You Are a CEO is…a success network for people who want to succeed in life and business. An environment of success delivered on a multi-media stage we call You Are a CEO. It's success as a system. What does that mean exactly? Allow us to explain. It all starts with how you think. We surround our members with motivating and empowering topics and tools to put you in an environment that gets your mind on success. Transform successful thoughts into successful actions. Our easy-to-use tools help you set goals and track your progress to keep you going until you've hit your mark! Transform successful actions into success stories. Join our collection of success stories from real, every day people who changed how they thought, which changed how they felt, which changed their decisions, actions and results. Julie Parker,Customer Experience Manager;VALUE-CENTERED SOLUTIONS, INC; Office 510.662.3333 • Fax 510.662.3330 Cel 510.205.80766 jparker@vcsinc.com; visit online at vcsinc.com • youareaceo.com • successcoachceo.com

You've written a blog and just about to click Publish, but wait, there are a few tactics to employ first: keyword searches, intersperse thru-out blog (headline, first two sentences, keywords and tag words); Read other content related to your post and write your own angle and reference their blog post (linking) in your blog;Consider adding plug-in's (Tweetmeme, Facebook like,(or share or recommend), Install the Wibiya toolbar and add your profiles, use the free Contact Me form), install OnlyWire plugin (you need to add your profiles to Onlywire) so your content gets bookmarked and shared across newssites, bookmark sites, Twitter, etc.; Set up automated tweets with Hootsuite so it feed through out the month into Twitter (or Facebook or Linkedin), change up the headlines, also add the URL to Fastpitchnetworking, BizSugar, BizNik, and relevant Linkedin Groups. Then comment on other content posted in LI, comment on other blogs that are relevant to your posts. Use Wordtracker or https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal, see what people are searching for; Set up RSS Graffiti to feed your blog into your FB Page or profile; Have a call to action at the end of your blog) Have QUESTIONS about social media methodology or tools? Feel free to contact me at analucia.novak@gmail.com or 650-918-6077. Want to be a GUEST on my show, shoot me an email with proposed topic, mini bio. Let me know if it's for Social Media Happy Hour or Savvy Business Leaders. @AnaLuciaNovak on Twitter; Facebook.com/CyberQueenVA .

April Gilbert is a dynamic teacher, trainer, consultant, and coach who helps individuals and organizations optimize their performance through improved negotiating skills. Learn more about her negotiations training and coaching business at www.aprilgilbert.com. Ms. Gilbert has multi-sector professional experience, having worked in for-profit and non-profit organizations as well as academia. From 2001-2010, she taught in the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business at Mills College including classes in Negotiations, Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Nonprofit Management, and Human Resources Management. Topics to be discussed are: (1) Women's biggest challenge in negotiations - citing two research studies; (2) The cost of not asking (3) Why do women negotiate for themselves less than men? (4) What can we do about it? advantage in "integrative bargaining"

Before you get on the social media bandwagon, it's important to understand why you want to use Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin; how the tools come into play. We need to know how our customers think,what they need and how we can earn their like, know and trust.

Cast a wide net with a click of a button. Posterous is a great tool and website to share your content, bookmark your content and share across multiple platforms.

Kathryn Gorges, Marketing Consulting Increasing your visibility and making you irresistible:Blending Traditional Marketing and Social Media is the Key to Success! Create a solid foundation for your social media success. Apply the tried and true marketing techniques of figuring out your key messages, your brand experience, your objectives, your calls to action, the measurements you'll use, and the way social media fits into your whole marketing strategy. Once these are in place, success is a matter of execution instead of mystery. We'll talk about what happens when these pieces aren't in place, how to create them, how to test your foundation, and what to do next! President of Marketing Possibility and also known as the Social Marketing Diva, Kathryn Gorges is at the forefront of the trend toward blending social media with core business strategy. With a renaissance background in fashion design, economics, philosophy, and high-tech marketing, she has become known for her sixth sense for authenticity and her ability to illuminate the vision and value at the heart of the client's business. The core of her business is her knack for leveraging that ability into increased profits and quality customer relationships for her clients. As a popular speaker and consultant, she specializes in branding and social media strategy for small to mid-size corporations. Kathryn has held marketing and sales leadership positions at IBM, Amdahl, Stratus, and Tandem. She has served in executive roles on non-profit boards and community organizations. Kathryn has a Masters in Philosophy from Stanford University and a BS in Mathematics from William and Mary and an MBA from Santa Clara University. http://www.thesocialmarketingdiva.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryngorges http://twitter.com/kagorges http://twitter.com/SocialMktgDiva http://www.facebook.com/SocialMarketingDiva Kathryn@theSocialMarketingDiva.com

Clarity in Business - We all go through periods of time when we feel like we're sitting in the fog – not sure what's the best steps for moving forward with our business. We'll talk about the 4 steps needed to get out of the fog - getting back on track with a clear focus, direction and set of goals to create exponential leaps of growth for both you and your business! Step 1: Notice your in the fog Step 2: Identify what's creating the fog/confusion/lack of motivation Step 3: Determine what's important, what inspires you and what brings out your best talents and gifts Step 4: Create and Action plan and do more of those things! Michele Molitor, PCC, Nectar Consulting, Inc.,A Business Coaching & Consulting Company,510.582.9982, email: michele@nectarconsulting.com Check out my newly released ebook: “Got Experts?” Key Insights and Advice from Today's Experts Volumes 1 & 2 http://www.nectarconsulting.com/got-experts-book.html

Build and Foster live communities with your communities - leverage live communities to create lasting connections, learn how to create live events to interact, engage, educate and add value to your community - create your own legacy. About Sahar Kordahi:As a life-purpose coach, speaker and founder of “ The Bright Side of Life” women gatherings, Sahar Kordahi made a promise to devote her business assisting in the self-discovery of women all over the world; to unearth their passion, their purpose; to find what connects them to their authentic self-love; to let go of the past and live in the now with joy, serenity, and fulfillment. Though life had its challenges in 2007 for Sahar, she overcame all obstacles, and leapt over hurdles to educate and improve herself to a point where she lives in a constant state of gratitude. The journey to enlightenment forced her to find her true path and her life-purpose ... She did this through finding opportunities to travel the world assisting others with their own worlds and experiences; placing herself in circumstances where she was able to work with dignitaries and other highly visible personalities worldwide. Along the way she integrated real estate management, training, and speaking. Sahar combined her energy and dedication towards her aspiration to awaken others. Over time, it became clearly visible to Sahar that her direction was to specialize in the support and illumination of other women. To learn more about Sahar, please visit her website: http://awakentothedawn.com

Restaurants need social media too and Author of "Twitter for Restaurants" Arlina Allen, owner of Social Media Restaurant Marketing, a Silicon Valley social media marketing company, and author of “Twitter for Restaurants,” will share how you, the restaurant business owner can maximize social media tools to draw in loyal patrons. Arlina Allen is also a speaker, trainer and account manager that focusus on helping you to build meaningful relationships with potential clients, using the most popular social media platforms. There is a right way and a wrong way to enter theonline converstion. She shows you the short cut. Arlina Allen's Specialties: Social Media Marketing, Network Growth, Automated Content Distribution, Brand Management, Traffic Generation, Email Marketing. http://www.socialmediamgr.com TWITTER:@socialmedia_mgr

Karen Keller, Ph.D. is an expert in women's leadership and assertiveness training. She specializes in the skills of influence and persuasion, executive coaching, mentoring, sales techniques, management development training, personal life coaching, and corporate training.

Patty Farmer is a sought after networking professional who is recognized as the leader in collaboration strategy. Patty has created a fresh and relevant network of close to 50,000 connections that rivals many long-standing professional networking programs. While many people see networking as a function of their business, Patty has made networking her business. As the Owner and Director of the Dallas Hot Pink Mamas, a Professional Business Networking Organization as well as the Corporate Trainer for Hot Pink Mamas nationwide, she has connected and taught thousands of business owners how to network and hone their skills to effectively grow their businesses while offering members very rich real-world member benefits. Anyone who has spent any time with Patty Farmer agrees that she is a shining example of how passion can take on a life of its own and create a dynamic program for all. In this age of technological bells and whistles Patty Farmer is the real deal; she not only talks the talk, she also walks the walk, and Patty Farmer is taking professional networking to the next, and much needed level. Patty Farmer “The Networking CEO” Connecting Entrepreneurs Online™ Awarded 2010 “Best Business Connector in Dallas” Nominated 2010 “America's Most Influential Business Connector” Nominated 2011 “N. Dallas Top Female Business Executive” Nominated 2011 “Texas Social Media Awards” http://Twitter.com/NetworkingCEO http://Facebook.com/NetworkingCEO http://Linkedin.com/in/PattyFarmer

Bruce Bixler, Co-owner, store Manager, and retail buyer for Bixler & Johnson retail gift stores & a Social Media & LinkedIn profile teacher, coach, writer, facilitator, & presenter. Bruce coaches and mentors individuals who are "In Transition" to create a rich and optimized profile within LinkedIn, but to also leverage LinkedIn & other relevant online resources to help them find their ideal positions. He also provides corporate and individual training on LinkedIn & Social Media,helping businesses to build and optimize their social profiles use the internet and Social Media to connect with ideal audience, create and foster relationships and maximize their networking capabilities. Bruce Bixler, 224-221-9700,BruceBix49@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucebixler49 Bruce's motto: "Delivering More than Expected"

Would you like to know how to enhance your online presence, expose your books beyond using Twitter or FaceBook pages? Kelly Johnson, CornerstoneVA is an Author's Assistant and today we will cover social media tactics and strategy,(in addition to Twitter,FaceBook Page) that will connect you to your ideal audience and enable them to know, like, and trust you. About Kelly Johnson: Author's Assistant & Online Business Manager for authors, coaches, speakers. Cornerstone Virtual Assistance, LLC "Supporting the Foundation of Your Business" Phone: 303-840-5994 / Fax: 303-840-5984 Website: http://www.cornerstoneva.com kjohnson@cornerstoneva.com Twitter: @CornerstoneVA Certifications: Shopping Cart Certification: Practice Pay Solutions http://tinyurl.com/2f6kqmv Author Assistant Certification http://tinyurl.com/68uarm Podcast Certification: 1st Podcast Publishing http://tinyurl.com/yo46j4 Member of: Denver Coach Federation Colorado Independent Publishers Association Author U Rocky Mountain Virtual Assistants

Caterina Rando, MA, MCC, shows dynamic entrepreneurs how to build profitable, sustainable and thriving businesses. She shows business owners how to succeed by establishing themselves as experts, embracing value based marketing and creating strategic alliance partnerships. Caterina is also the founder of THRIVE Publishing Inc. a company that publishes multi-author books for experts who speak and entrepreneurs who want to get their books done. For info visit http://www.thrivebooks.com Caterina is the creator of the Business Breakthrough Intensive designed to accelerate your business' growth. Visit her website at http://www.attractclientswithease.com to listen to business building podcasts and to download your free ebook, 20 Ways to Grow Your Business with Ease. She can be reached at 415 668-4535 or via email at cat@attractclientswithease.com

Louise Edington blogs as a coach for Ann Evanston's Warrior-Preneur Social Networking Coaching Club. Learn more at http://www.warrior-preneur.com/social-networking-coaching-club/?id=LouiseEdington . But that is not where she started! During our Social Media Happy Hour, we will hear how Louise discovered her passion for social media marketing and how that passion spun into her forming her own consulting business. http://twitter.com/LouiseEdington |http://louiseedington.com | http://www.linkedin.com/in/louiseedington

Michele Molitor, Nectar Consulting will walk us through her process of Revew, Refine, Recommit “Review, Refine and Recommit” is a thought-provoking course that helps leaders take a step back from the fray of running their business or division everyday to review, refine and recommit – to their core values as they apply to the vision and mission of their organization, re-evaluate and refine their company goals from a fresh perspective, and recommit to those goals by putting clear timelines and accountability plans into place to achieve those goals. The exercises and activities give executive leaders the space necessary to refine their vision and mission from today's perspective and identify new goals and strategies for success to achieve that vision. Follow Michele @MicheleMolitor; www.nectarconsulting.com; and www.facebook.com/NectarConsulting.

Tammy is co author ofM ompreneur Extraordinaire Tammy Tribble, Creative Director Mimetic Design Systems, Inc. - Making the Vision a Reality Office 510-881-8446 tammyt@mimeticsystems.com www.MimeticDesign.com

Weekly Social Media Marketing Conversations around Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, Tools and Infrastructure. We welcome anyone who needs help wrapping their arms around social media platforms,define the tools to use to manage social media activities, brainstorm possible solutions, educate and contribute to attaining an online marketing mindset.

Weekly Social Media Marketing Conversations around Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, Tools and Infrastructure. We welcome anyone who needs help wrapping their arms around social media platforms,define the tools to use to manage social media activities, brainstorm possible solutions, educate and contribute to attaining an online marketing mindset.

ALEXANDRA WATKINS, Chief Innovation Officer, Eat My Words A winner of the Make Mine a Million $ Business program sponsored by American Express, Alexandra has turned her passion for naming things into a thriving company…. Eat My Words is a wildly creative San Francisco naming firm in known for names that generate buzz and revenue. She works in a wildly colorful loft that's been described as “Pee Wee's Playhouse on acid.” She gets paid to dream up playful product names. And she forgot to go to college. Alexandra Watkins is Chief Innovation Officer of Eat My Words, a boutique naming firm that creates love-at-first-sight names like Spoon Me frozen yogurt, Neato home cleaning robots, and Hand Job nail spa. Desk: 415-552-7741 Purse: 415-420-5741 Site: http://www.eatmywords.com Dish: facebook.com/EatMyWordsNames Tweet: @eatmywords

Today's topic is about smart Twittering. Some people can't wrap their arms around Twitter, so today's topic will discuss the mindset to have, your profile optimization, Finding and Growing Followers, Using Tools to share content, Do's and Don't's