Podcast appearances and mentions of amanda mcdonald

Amanda McDonald is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College, with a Bachelor's of Science in Business, Management and Economics, and is an experienced leader and administrator in the field of healthcare. She is driven by her compassion and accountability to lead by example and cultivate inclusive environments where employees, patients, and providers of all cultures feel supported and valued. For nearly a decade, she managed four multi-specialty offices in Upstate New York, where she focused on promoting respect and engagement in the workplace, and ensuring all staff had the tools and resources they needed to provide excellent care to patients in the region. In late 2022, she changed to a different path within healthcare, moving from direct clinic management to a behind the scenes EMR (electronic medical record) project role. In addition to her primary job functions, she has been recognized by hospital leadership for her involvement in opening and managing a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in early 2021.

It's time for the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Charleston Ballet's performance of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet The Nutcracker this Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec. 10! We talk to Amanda McDonald about what makes these shows like no other you'll find in West Virginia. 

In this episode we hear from Amanda McDonald. Amanda is a 3 time Ironman finisher and recently complete 2 full distance races in 6 days. Amanda got her competitive spirit as a child as she trained as a gymnast before suffering an elbow injury that caused her to pursuit a different sport. She discovered Rugby in college. She even became the captain of her Rugby club while living in China.After moving back to the USA, Amanda's interest turned toward triathlon. She decided that if she could complete a Sprint distance, she could complete a full Ironman race. She chronicles her race progression from Sprint to Olympic to ½ Ironman to Full Ironman. We discuss whether the sight cord in Mirror Lake is actually an advantage when racing Ironman Lake Placid.Amanda talks through how she ended up registering for 2 full distance races 6 days apart from each other. She completed Ironman Wisconsin on Sunday September 12, 2021, and Ironman Maryland on Saturday September 18, 2021!She is honest about her lack luster training at the start of 2021 which lead to her DNF at St. George 70.3 and that her performance lit “fire under her bum” into June and July. In the middle of July, Amanda had to undergo an emergency appendectomy which prevented her from swimming during the next few weeks.Amanda gives a lot of credit to her coach for keeping her motivated during her recovery. She shares the thing that her coach helps her focus on more than any other. She shares how she got the nickname Badass Panda and how she loves to spread joy to others on the racecourse. We talked about what she has planned for next year and she revealed that being a “guide” is something that she is looking into.Because she is working her way to finishing 12 full distance races with the goal of racing in Kona, she shared her thoughts on the decision to hold the next Ironman World Championships in St. George, Utah next May.You can follow Amanda on Instagram @thefriendlyironman

Amanda tells you that sales people are really looking connections and not just no. You can check her out at https://www.AscendLead.net/

If your business is relying on just one source of revenue then it's time to reconsider your business model. Swimming coach Brenton Ford did … and now business is going swimmingly.  In fact, he's about to have his first 7-figure year. And he's a swimming coach! Today, it's a wet-behind-the-ears episode 490 of The (award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing Show as Brenton Ford of Effortless Swimming is here to talk about using multiple revenue streams to increase your business' traffic and eventually help you earn more.  You'll get lots of ideas and insights about how you can do this through various offline and online tools, such as training camps, online courses, podcasting, and video content. Make sure to tune in and find out how you can effectively increase your traffic and revenue.   About Our Guest: Brenton Ford is a national swimmer and coach who has taught a lot of champion swimmers in Australia. He is also the winner of the Australian National Master Swim Coach of the Year award in 2012. Ford is the brains behind Effortless Swimming, a platform of techniques and workouts to improve his clients' swimming skills. He aims to share methods that will work for a broader audience across the world.    Using Multiple Revenue Streams to Earn More for Your Business Offline and Online Offers Effortless Swimming holds training camps to help swimmers get better at the sport. This offline offer gave them the opportunity to personally interact with their audience and give them more value. There are a lot of opportunities to strike up connections and build lasting relationships. They offer an online course alongside an annual membership fee. The online course allows people from different parts of the world to experience the services, including Brenton's analysis of their swimming technique. Client retention: Get the people to use your products and services and show them the value they can get. Creating Content Design content that matters to your target market. Craft witty and catchy titles. Decide on a schedule for your posts. Use videos to show what you can offer to the market. Chop your video into bite-size snippets that tackle essential points. Using Social Media Upload your videos on YouTube. Maximize reach by sharing the link on Facebook and Instagram. You may also upload the video on Facebook and Instagram as an Instagram TV episode. Using Podcast Determine when you are posting your content. Be consistent with your schedule to increase engagement. Include a subtle call to action in each episode. Share stories from real people who benefited from your service or product. Podcasting is an excellent way to reach potential clients and sales. Getting Traffic and Engagement Entice your audience by giving away free content. Get personal with your audience by hiring a person to help you in answering your email support. Adhere to a strict schedule in posting your content. Work and Life Balance Finish work ahead of time. Find time for yourself—no emails or phones. Discover or learn a hobby to do when not working, like swimming. Catch Brenton's swimming tips and tricks on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram or tune in to the Effortless Swimming podcast. You may also connect with him on Twitter.   This week's Monster Prize Draw winner: Amanda McDonald of The Shower Man Melbourne. Amanda and her hubby have implemented a huuuuge number of strategies they have heard on the podcast over the past year, and it has seen their business skyrocket.  Here's a taste of what they have been doing…  Vehicle wrapping/signwriting on the three work vans/utes. Print material- referral flyers offering free movie tickets per booked referral that we leave at jobs after completion, along with care guides. SEO tweaking using Upworker who has been working with us all year and is doing great. Systemising! This has been the biggest and hardest to implement however we are getting there, now in our work app our guys complete checklists as they do the job and it's all systemised so that nothing is missed, so now in the office we have a clear picture of when to invoice, and when things are done. I also systemised everything I do and handed 80% of the admin over to a VA I hired in the Philippines. Automated as many tasks as I could. JFDI with Michelle Bridges - this has been pivotal to me actually biting the bullet and making changes and taking on more risk We send automated emails to collect reviews now. We offer a % discount flyer now that gets sent out with a quote for jobs booked within seven days of the quote to create urgency. Started using Zapier. Started using Google Forms for selections instead of a million emails back and forth. Made some small partnerships with others in our industry. Hired a business coach- I now spend dedicated time working on the business instead of in it 24/7, not as much time as I would like but we are getting there. Started screen recordings for my systemising how to's. Moved everything to G Suite. Outsourcing bookkeeping/payroll. Making blog posts on our website to send to clients with questions instead of us explaining the same thing all the time. Providing a "next level customer experience" to our clients, looking at all their pain points and trying to make every interaction they have with us blow them away. Replaced our email signatures so that they are responsive and market what we do.   This week's podcast sponsor: This mind-expanding episode 490 of The (award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing Show is brought to you thanks to Your Ultimate Marketing Resources List. Thanks also to Charley and the team at Valher Media for putting this episode together. Tune in to Australia's favourite marketing podcast to learn more about what it takes to market your brand successfully. May your marketing be the best marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Title: “Tools for Life and Health” Guests: Hazel Beck, SoCal Veterans Business Outreach Center; Amanda McDonald, InBody Corporation Description: Have you ever thought about starting your own business? This week’s show opens with practical information and tools for small business startup, especially for Native American veterans and their families. The last two segments of this week’s show acquaint listeners with InBody, a company providing high tech body composition tools that can help tribes and individuals address diabetes, obesity, and more. For more information: Sba.gov/vboc; InBody.com

Today's guests include Amanda McDonald from the White Salmon Spring Festival and Klickitat County Commissioner David Sauter.

Today's guests include Amanda McDonald and Jay Lawhon on the White Salmon Spring Festival, and Klickitat County Commisisioner Jim Sizemore.

FINDING A LINE Guests: Bruce Adams, Ben Ashworth, Sam Boo, Jamie Early, Amanda McDonald, Louis M Schmidt, Anne Smith Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on April 14th, 2017 @ the Skate Bowl behind Union Market // Washington, DC. The art community will tell you Ben Ashworth is an accomplished visual artist, educator, designer, builder and skateboarder. His friends will tell you he’s a lunatic who skates too fast and works too hard. Either way, his work exists at the collision of art, skateboarding, community and play, and speaks largely for itself. His public projects blur the lines of activism and art, and tend to draw the surrounding communities in to participate. Ben Ashworth, Louis M Schmidt, Anne Smith and friends talk about the history of skate zines in Washington DC. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

Today's guests include Amanda McDonald and Jay Lawhon from the White Salmon Spring Festival, and The Next Door Family Services Manager Grace Parson.

This week Bump club asks is it important to get hitched before baby comes along? And married or not - what effect does a new arrival have on relationships? Bump Club regular Lorna and her husband Justyn join Giles Dilnott together with mum to be Amanda McDonald who at 35 weeks pregnant has just married her long term partner Chris. Giles asks why was it so important to get married before the arrival of their baby? They are also joined by Deirdre Peden, a Relationship Counsellor for the charity Marriage Cares. And comedian Danny Robins is back, this week he's been counting his pennies.