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Does the idea of writing a grant proposal intimidate you? Barbara Lardner is an art teacher who's taught in multiple grade levels throughout elementary, middle, and high school for over 25 years. She also happens to be an expert at grant writing for the classroom. So in this episode, I've invited her on to share her experiences, tips, and best practices for how you can write a great grant proposal. 2:56​ - How Barbara was granted a trip to Paris 5:14 - Different types of grants offered and where to begin your search 8:54 - Crucial tips, steps, and goals to begin the grant writing proposal process 14:49 - One thing you might need (and shouldn't put off) when writing your proposal 18:47 - Examples of vagueness, specificity, and clarity in proposal writing 22:49 - Why Barbara missed out on receiving an extra $2,000 for her school this year 24:39 - The kind of assessment requirements you need to follow after you get a grant 28:06 - Advice for making the grant writing process easier and less scary 31:11 - What to do before you finally submit your application 35:50 - Recap and more tips and best practices for writing your grant proposal 38:49 - Biggest piece of advice that gave Barbara the grant to attend graduate school 41:44 - What sparked Barbara's interest in art as a 4-year-old Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/74-getting-great-at-grant-proposal-writing/

What you'll learn in this episode: How Barbara discovered she could combine gold leaf and enamel for jewelry that withstands daily wear What types of custom work has proven popular for Évocateur Why it was important for Évocateur jewelry to be made in the U.S. and sold at an affordable price point How Barbara moved from corporate finance to jewelry, even with no formal schooling or industry connections About Barbara Ross-Innamorati For ÉVOCATEUR Founder and Designer Barbara Ross-Innamorati, the love of fashion, art and design has always been hardwired into her creative DNA. Many years ago, Barbara became fascinated with and passionate about gold leaf, particularly the way it can transform even the most ordinary objects into something extraordinary and magical. As someone who always loved jewelry, Barbara went on a mission to adapt 22K gold leaf to jewelry design. After years of research and trial and error, she perfected the proprietary technique for which ÉVOCATEUR is now known. Today, these opulent designs are infused with inspiration from Barbara's extensive travels throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. All of the designs have a sophisticated and unique spirit. From their Connecticut studio, Barbara and a team of skilled artisans design and individually craft each piece, wrapping them in 22K gold leaf and sterling silver leaf. Using an intricate process, the jewelry is gilded and burnished by hand and is fabricated over a period of five days, resulting in an exquisite work of art, each piece finished to a rich patina. With only the finest materials used and impeccable attention to detail, ÉVOCATEUR celebrates the compelling relationship between art and fashion. The line, which includes cuffs, bangles, pendants, and earrings, can be found in premier jewelry retail stores throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Additional Links Évocateur Instagram Évocateur Website Photo: Transcript: For most of her life, Barbara Ross-Innamorati didn't think jewelry would ever be more than a hobby to her. Little did she know that she would later invent an entirely new category of jewelry. Her company, Évocateur, specializes in gilded jewelry covered in gold and silver leaf and artistic motifs. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about how she developed her innovative technique, where she hopes her company will go next, and why she wants everyone to know that it's possible to start a second chapter in life. Read the episode transcript below.    Sharon: Hello everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. Today, my guest is Barbara Ross-Innamorati, designer and founder of the jewelry company Évocateur. Her jewelry features 22-carat gold leaf and sterling silver leaf. Her line is sold around the world, and we'll hear about her jewelry journey today. Barbara, welcome to the podcast. Barbara: Thank you, it's very good to be here. Sharon: So glad to have you. Tell us about your jewelry journey. It sounds like you invented—it's not the right word, but we'll talk more about it. Barbara: No, that is close to the right word, Sharon. We're an 11 ½-year-old company. We were established in 2009, but my jewelry journey probably began decades ago. I trace it back to when I was a student in London. I went to an art exhibit, and it was a retrospective of Gustave Klimt, the famous expressionist artist. I saw the painting “The Kiss” there, and even being 20-something, I was struck by something I saw in the painting, and that was gold leaf. I didn't know what gold leaf was; I was just mesmerized by it and it stuck with me. I went on to finish college and got married, started work and had kids, and then I'd say about 12 or 13 years ago, the gold leaf came back to me, because I'd always loved jewelry. I had a wonderful collection of my own jewelry, and I got it in my mind, thinking, “Why can't we make jewelry that features gold leaf?” We have less expensive plated fashion jewelry, and then you have fine jewelry. There's got to be something in between, and there's got to be something we can use gold leaf on. Gold leaf is different than plating; it's actual sheets of gold. So, I went on in this fashion, to try and adapt 18-carat or 22-carat gold leaf to jewelry. It was a long process. I had no background in jewelry. I had never taken a jewelry class, not even an art class, although I loved art and I had a vision of what I wanted this to look like. 18 months later, through trial and error, I finally had a product, and I have to trace it back to that day at the National Gallery in London when I saw that painting.  We have, in the process, continued to evolve over the last 11 ½ years. It was something we couldn't read in a book; I couldn't read in a book. No one was doing it the way I was doing it, or at least getting the look I wanted. People had used gold leaf as accents on beads, but no one was wrapping it the way we had come up with through this process. I say “we” because over the years, even though I invented this process, my incredible team—and we're 100 percent woman owned and operated—has continued to progress and evolve and innovate to make this a much better process and product in the meantime. Even our signature flecking, which is little bits of gold, that was kind of an accident. The first time I was trying to get gold leaf on a cuff base, the little pieces of gold—gold leaf is as thin as a butterfly's wing—would break off and end up all over the image. That was an accident, but I looked at it and said, “That gives it a unique vintage, one-a-kind look.”  It's been a very interesting journey. We have brought together two materials that heretofore haven't been brought together, and that's gold leaf and enamel. In fact, when we have a product issue—and we've had many over the years, because we are blazing a trail in this process and product—I couldn't talk to my gold leaf guy in Florence, Italy, and I couldn't talk to my enamel guy in Rhode Island, because their materials had never been married together, so to speak. We had to solve things here, not in the tools that we use, but the entire process. So, that's how it began. I'm proud to say we've created this entire newly category of gilded jewelry, and it's been a long process. Sharon: It's an amazing story. Do you have metalsmithing or chemistry experience? Did you have any kind of background? Barbara: I have an MBA in corporate finance. I was an investment banker and corporate finance person before I did this, so no. I hope that's inspirational to people who think they can't do something. You just keep at it. I wasn't intimidated by not being from the industry. Sharon: Is that just your personality? It's intimidating. So many people grew up in jewelry families or they were chemists or something. Is that just you, you're not intimidated? Barbara: I think it was passion; I can't even tell you. I remember being up until 2, 3, 4 in the morning experimenting. The hardest part of this was not just getting the very thin gold leaf or silver leaf on a base, but how to seal it, because gold leaf heretofore has been used in the decorative arts. You see it on domes or churches. In New York, we have several buildings that have gold domes as well as gold statues. Those statues are covered with gold leaf, and when you put it on an object or even furniture, it's not sitting against someone's skin. It's gold; you don't have to seal it. Silver leaf, you have to seal because it will tarnish, so I had to find the right sealant that would protect it but not destroy it. It's sitting against a woman's wrist or her neck where there might be oils and sweat, and I had to find a way to protect that. I was passionate about gold leaf and loved art, and now we have a product that combines original art and gold leaf that's all made in the U.S. It's all made right here in Connecticut. Sharon: Wow! That's very unusual. Did you find people who knew how to seal it? Barbara: No, I tried many different materials, and I would wear it and stress test it. I remember finally the third material, which is a type of enamel, was the one that worked. It was hard because not only was I unschooled in this, but there was no school where I could learn this.  Sharon: You do the design of the jewelry. You're the designer, right? Barbara: Yes, we design everything here. We work with graphic artists and we have different types of designs. We also work with contemporary artists to put their artwork on our jewelry. You can go to our website and see Monet's Water Lilies or Van Gogh's Starry Night. These are all in the public domain, so we can use them without paying any type of royalty or rights. However, we also work with contemporary artists. We take their artwork and pay them a royalty to use their art on our jewelry. We also work with Erté, who was a famous—he did many things: costume designer, sculptor, artist. We work with a company that owns all of his artwork, and we have an entire line devoted to his art.  Sharon: Yes, that was surprising. I always think of the female statue—I don't know if it's in crystal, but that's what I think of when I think of him. He was a him, right? Barbara: Yeah, his actual name was Romain de Tirtoff. He was Russian-born, but when you said his initials, which are R and T, in French, it's pronounced Erté. Sharon: In today's world that's also unusual. You're looking at antiques like that, but not contemporary so much. They're beautiful. Tell us how you describe your jewelry to people when they ask what you do. What do you say to them? Barbara: We're obviously very art-driven jewelry, but I think we're colorful, whimsical, attainable. Everything retails for under $400. These are handmade pieces that take six to seven days to process. It is made, as in mentioned, in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it features 22-carat gold leaf. It's very artistic, but it's also travel jewelry in a way. That's another thing I point out; you get a lot of bang for the buck. It's bold, although we do have different widths. We go down to as narrow as a ¾-inch cuff. Earring silhouettes go from the smallest studs to the largest 2-inch tear drops. The same thing with our necklaces, but we do have that bold, gold look Sharon: It's beautiful. I happen to love cuff bracelets. You have some fabulous cuff bracelets. Barbara: Thank you. It's fun jewelry; whimsical, art-driven and unique. The other thing is that each piece is like a snowflake because it's handmade. The gilding will go on differently each time, especially the flecking, the little bits of gold or silver, so that each piece is really, truly like a snowflake. We can't replicate it. The image can be replicated, but the application of the gold leaf can't.  Sharon: That's amazing. Did you target that specific price point? Barbara: We launched our business in the middle of a recession, the 2008-2009 recession, and there was a lot of price resistance and price sensitivity. I tried hard to keep it under a certain price. There is a target, I guess. That's correct, that we try to be conscious of the price level. Sharon: It sounds like you had to go through so many iterations to develop the prototypes and find the one where you said, “O.K., we're ready to go.” How did you feel? Did you know when you saw it?  Barbara: Yeah, everything has to speak to me. I have to feel it.  Sharon: How did you feel then? Did you know when you saw it? Like, “I've done 400 prototypes, but this is it”? Barbara: The biggest challenge for me was finding the right enamel. It's what is called a cold enamel. It has to air cure. We can't fire it because of the gold leaf. When I got up the next morning and felt it and touched it after it had cured, I felt like, “Yeah, this is it.” Then, of course, I had to wear it. I would wear it for three or four weeks every day to stress test it because, as I said, we blazed a new trail here. There was no way for us to know if this was going to work. Sharon: I'm amazed that you've been so successful with it. It's so far afield from what you did before and what your education was in. l understand that you didn't study as an artist. You didn't study as a chemist or a metalsmith. Barbara: I had to learn a lot about chemistry while working with the enamels. We had problems, all kinds of issues that would—like if your studio is too humid, we've had issues with that. If the enamel doesn't cure correctly, then we have to file it off and start again. It's a laborious process. We've tried to short circuit it over the years, but the look is not the same.  Sharon: No, it sounds like a laborious process. Barbara: But it's very rewarding. Being relatively new to this industry, obviously there are a lot of challenges, but there's so much joy that we can be part of something happy and positive for the most part. I hear from customers and from our retailers what their customers are saying, especially when we do a custom cuff. I'm sure most jewelers and designers know what I'm talking about when you feel that “wow.” You made a difference. You're part of an important milestone. Maybe you're just part of someone's everyday life, but they get so much joy out of wearing something. That's something I never take for granted, because I never had a job like that, frankly, never. This is the first time. Sharon: What kind of custom work are people asking you for? To mark an anniversary or a trip? Barbara: We do so many different types of custom. This is probably our largest-growing segment right now. We can take any digital image—of course, we have to make sure it looks good—but we can take any digital image that any customer has and create a piece of jewelry from it that's embedded into the gold leaf or silver leaf. We do a lot of dogs. We do a lot of horses. Kids are a distant third behind pets. We've done cats. We've done a lot of map cups, mostly for our retailers. We'll find beautiful maps and we'll put it on a cup or a necklace, and then it becomes our retailer's signature piece. We've done Charlotte, North Carolina, Charleston—you name the city, we have a map cup or earring or necklace to go with it.  We've done those types of customs, but then we've done very personal pieces for the retail customer as opposed to the retailer. It really is all over the place. We actually put somebody's car on one. She had a Ferrari, and she wanted a picture of her in her Ferrari on a cuff, so she sent this photo. She loved that. For a mother's day gift, one was a picture of somebody's childhood home. That was through one of our retailers. It was given to her mother. It was their home, and apparently the mother just wept when she got this cup. It's fun. It's very personal. If you can digitize it, we can generally create a beautiful piece of jewelry from it. Sharon: Wow! It's endless what you can do in terms of custom work. It's not surprising to me that pets are first. The first thing that flew into my mind was maybe a family picture, but when I think about things that make me smile—it sounds horrible—it's my dogs. Barbara: We've done a lot of dogs that have passed. When they pass, the owner really wants to commemorate them on a necklace or a cuff. There's always a story. That's the other thing; with all kinds of jewelry, there's always a story, and that's what I love. I like to think our jewelry has a strong narrative. In fact our name, “Évocateur,” means evocative. That's because when I started wearing my jewelry, when it was still just a hobby and I was trying to figure things out, people would ask me questions. They'd say, “That's really unique,” or “Why is there a butterfly on that cuff?” It would evoke conversations and connections, and for me it would evoke nice memories of a trip, for example. That's what I mean. Sharon: The Kiss is at the Neue Galerie right now, isn't it? Do you go visit that because it's so much closer than London right now? Barbara: Yeah, I've been to Neue Galerie on the Upper East Side of New York. It's a beautiful museum. Sharon: Oh, it's great. Barbara: Very inspirational. We also have the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, which is another famous painting of his. We put that on a cuff as well. Sharon: Beautiful! The price point is approachable, not off-putting, and you can customize so many things. What's one thing we haven't talked about? What's one thing I haven't covered that you think people should know? Barbara: This is definitely a second chapter for me. As I mentioned, my background was very different. Had I not lost my job—I had a really nice job and was downsized—this would have never happened. I think it's important for people to realize that sometimes great things come in not-so-nice packages. There's always a second chapter, no matter where you are or how old you are. Things can happen that may not look so great at the time, as I said, but I can guarantee you—because I had a great job, and there was no reason for me to leave that job—I can guarantee you that if my hand hadn't been forced and I hadn't started playing around with my hobby, that Évocateur would have never happened. I'd still be in that job, or maybe another job that's similar. That is an important message for anyone who finds himself in a less than desirable position or in something they didn't plan.  The other thing that's interesting is that the event that launched us was the lineup at Open See at Henri Bendel. Unfortunately Henri Bendel no longer exists in New York, but this was a semiannual audition, if you will, where any designer could line up, preferably between 5 and 6 a.m. if you wanted to be seen. The lines were long. Anyone could line up in certain categories, and the buyers at Henri Bendel would see them. It was called the Open See; it was very famous, and I decided I was going to go and present our collections. It was successful for us because they accepted us in, and that's really how we were launched. It gave me the commercial validation that I needed to turn this from a hobby into something more. That's the other interesting Évocateur historical info. Sharon: That's quite a launch. It's inspirational. I can see so many people saying, “Oh, they wouldn't be interested,” or they're not willing to be rejected. Barbara: Whenever you're an entrepreneur, you've got to realize that you're going to get rejections. It's par for the course, and you need a lot of internal fortitude. So much of what I've done is hard. There's no question. It's hard owning a business and creating something from nothing, which is what we did. Even when you start a business—maybe you have a product that does exist, but you still have to start it. Anytime you start something from nothing, you don't inherit it; you don't buy into it; but you're starting with zero, you're going to have rejection. You need a lot of passion for what you're doing and a lot of, like I said, internal fortitude to keep going. It's not easy, but it is rewarding. There are lots of highs, lots of lows. Sharon: It sounds very rewarding. It's the risk of living, but it sounds very rewarding. Thank you so much. It was a very inspirational story. I wish you continued success and growth, and it sounds like you'll have it in the future. It's coming; how can it not? Barbara: It's been an interesting ride. My biggest achievement to date, I think, is that we survived 2020. I'm serious. Sharon: I'm laughing, but I know— Barbara: My team is still here and we're still working away. Trade shows are coming back, and I'm optimistic for this year and the following year. Sharon: The fact that you're still here is quite an accomplishment. Thank you so much, Barbara, for talking with us today, and much luck as you move forward. Barbara: Thank you so much, Sharon. It's been a pleasure. We will have images posted on the website. You can find us wherever you download your podcasts, and please rate us. Please join us next time, when our guest will be another jewelry industry professional who will share their experience and expertise. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you again for listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can help others start their own jewelry journey.

Since she was a child, Barbara Jacobs has had a deep desire to help others, and she has never strayed from this path. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Nursing, she worked in various positions in several different hospitals, and through putting her fears aside and following the advice of her mentors, she has worked her way up into a top leadership position in the nursing profession. Barbara encourages all you other Care Heroes to find the courage to follow your hearts, get out of your comfort zones, and push yourselves to the next level. In today’s episode, Barbara shares her experience working in the third busiest hospital in Maryland, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the groundbreaking work she has been involved with around creating an age-friendly health system. Barbara reminds us that death is a reality in a hospital environment, and it is up to healthcare professionals to make sure that when they cannot be saved, patients have the best death possible. By helping a patient, you are also helping the people around them; don’t ever forget how much of a difference you make!Key Points From This Episode:Why Barbara would choose a cloak of invisibility as her superpower. From a young age, Barbara had a strong desire to help people through healthcare.Barbara runs us through her studies and her work experiences leading up to today.The influence that Barbara’s mentors had on her and how she now tries to do the same for others.Don’t be afraid to take bold steps in your career.How Barbara feels about being in a leadership position in the third busiest hospital in Maryland. A typical day in the life of Barbara Jacobs. The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the hospital where Barbara works, and the healthcare workers around her.What a Magnet Hospital is and why Barbara loves working in one. Barbara’s involvement in creating an age-friendly health system with the Hartford Institute and IHI.The four vital elements that need to be considered in geriatric healthcare. How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected nursing students and how Barbara and her team have modified their training in response.Barbara shares the ways in which she continuously expands her knowledge within her field.Following her heart is what led Barbara into nursing; don’t be afraid to follow yours.There are many different ways to communicate, depending on who you are talking to.Death is a reality in a hospital; healthcare workers have the ability to give patients the best death possible. The power that Barbara thinks is going to be given to patients in healthcare systems of the future. When you help a patient you are not only improving their lives but the lives of all of those around them. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Anne Arundel Medical CentreRobert Wood Johnson University HospitalMagnet HospitalHartford Institute for Geriatric NursingInstitute for Healthcare ImprovementMaryland Organization of Nurse LeadersAAHSLuminis HealthGeorge Washington University

Have you ever wondered how our brains are connected to our money? There is a huge correlation between what we have in our minds, the thoughts we let in and our behavior, especially when it comes to money.   Barbara Huson is a leader in the space of financial wellbeing and empowering women with their money. She is here to share with us her incredible journey and provide us with tangible and practical ways to train our minds and build our wealth!   What you'll learn about in today's episode: How Barbara's money story began at only 3 years old! Her 3 Simple Steps to train your mind to rewire your brain The 4-pronged approach to wealth For a quick recap of this  episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/248   Want to get social? Let’s connect more on Instagram @herdineromatters   Don’t miss perusing the Her Dinero Matters LOUNGE (my collection of free and paid resources). Create your free account today: https://jenhemphill.com/thelounge   The post How to Rewire Your Brain and Grow Your Money | HDM 248  appeared first on the Her Dinero Matters Podcast.  

Have you ever wondered how our brains are connected to our money? There is a huge correlation between what we have in our minds, the thoughts we let in and our behavior, especially when it comes to money.   Barbara Huson is a leader in the space of financial wellbeing and empowering women with their money. She is here to share with us her incredible journey and provide us with tangible and practical ways to train our minds and build our wealth!   What you'll learn about in today's episode: How Barbara's money story began at only 3 years old! Her 3 Simple Steps to train your mind to rewire your brain The 4-pronged approach to wealth For a quick recap of this  episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/248   Want to get social? Let’s connect more on Instagram @herdineromatters   Don’t miss perusing the Her Dinero Matters LOUNGE (my collection of free and paid resources). Create your free account today: https://jenhemphill.com/thelounge   The post How to Rewire Your Brain and Grow Your Money | HDM 248  appeared first on the Her Dinero Matters Podcast.  

Barbara Guilbride – Live the Change podcast 2019 “When men change, nations change” Barbara Guilbride is a great inspiration to me. She’s spent her whole life showing others how to be catalysts for change. Applying her faith and a simple but effective approach based on four principles, she spent much of her life promoting global peace. She was a part of the influential Caux convention designed to create lasting peace after World War II, and helped smooth Zambia’s path to independence which to this day is in the top five most peaceful nations in Africa. I wanted to share Barbara’s story, which just shows how a successful and rich career doesn’t have to be a transactional one. She may be 98, but her wisdom is timeless. In this podcast you will learn: • How personal change can be a catalyst for change society, countries and continents. • If you want anybody to change, the place to start with is yourself, not the other person. • How one Zambian boy who stole from a supermarket changed his ways and became a Zambian MP. • The four principles that guide Barbara’s life: Absolute Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness and Love, and the amazing impact of abiding by them. • How Barbara’s life was guided by faith in God, but for the non-believing, the four principles would guide anyone of any faith, or no faith at all. Questions I ask: • What happened in Caux, Switzerland that helped establish lasting peace after World War II? • What is the impact of digital communication on community, and for international diplomacy? • Do you think Britain breaking away from Europe is a good thing? • How was Alcoholics Anonymous inspired by Frank Buchman, the founder of The Oxford Group, and later Moral Re-Armament? Also mentioned Barbara’s whole story in a booklet, free to download http://www.changemakersgallery.com/wonderfully-led/ Initiatives of Change is the new name for Moral Re-Armament and its website tells the story of Caux, the 1957 Freedom film and explains the link with Alcoholics Anonymous. www.iofc.org

Barbara Hannay's “sparkling feel-good emotional romance”  has attracted more than 12 million readers to her uplifting hope-filled stories. Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and today in the Joys of binge reading Barbara talks about the power of romance and how in days of pandemic, more than ever before, readers want to be uplifted. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: How Barbara got started on her 60 book careerWhy we still want to believe in loveNorth Queensland escape part of her charmWorking hard never hurts a careerThe "feel-good" romance she enjoysWhy readers won't want to read about the pandemic Where to find Barbara Hannay:  Website: http://www.barbarahannay.com/ Facebook: @BarbaraHannayauthor  Twitter: @BarbaraHannay What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Barbara. Hello there Barbara, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Barbara Hannay: Thanks Jenny. Lovely to be here. Barbara Hannay - sparkling emotional romance Jenny Wheeler: We both live in an extraordinary time of pandemic. You're in Australia and I'm in New Zealand and we're both in either isolation or lockdown. Can you give the listeners a picture of where you are and how Covid 19 is the affecting you? Living in tropical Queensland Barbara Hannay: Well, we're living in Townsville, which is a city in North Queensland and we're in an apartment, but it's a ground floor apartment with patios, front and back, where I've got lots of pot plants to keep me happy. And we're also very close to Townsville Strand, so we can go to beautiful walks along the waterfront and around Rose Bay. We're well set up in terms of being able to exercise and just get out a little bit. Unfortunately, we can't see our family though, which is hard. Jenny Wheeler: You've got wonderful climate in Northern Queensland though, haven't you? What are the temperatures like at the moment? Barbara Hannay: At the moment? Well, it's a wonderful climate in winter, though summer can be a bit humid and tropical.  We're still in the early thirties at the moment. 12 million and more books sold Jenny Wheeler: Oh, right, still pretty warm. Turning to your writing, and you've really established a fantastic career. I saw somewhere that you had 12 million books sold, and that was a while ago now. So was there a Once Upon a Time moment when you just decided you needed to write fiction or your life would somehow not quite have the full meaning it should, or was it always there as a long term desire? Barbara Hannay: It's actually a little bit of both. I did love telling and making up stories right from when I was little. Even before I knew how to write. I used to draw pictures on pieces of paper and pass them through the gaps in orange boxes and make my sisters sit down and watch these movies that I'd created. Then later when I joined the Brownies, the first thing I wanted to do was the writer's badge, causing my Brown Owl some consternation until she found it tester for me! The Summer of Secrets - Barbara Hannay rural romance. Writing 'wasn't in the family' At school English was my favorite subject, but even given that strong desire, I never actually thought about becoming an author. I think that's probably because I didn't come from a family that was at all that way inclined. My dad was an engineer. My mom worked in the bank. They weren't big readers. They were gardeners, so the main things that came into the house would be gardening magazines. I used to go to the library though, and I kept up my love of reading all through all that. But when I got a job, I became a teacher, an English teacher.  And then I had a family, and when the kids were little, I'd write stories for them and they would illustrate them. However it wasn't until I was teaching a Year 11 ...

Maverick is a cat who loves RVing with his mum, Barbara. Hear about how Barbara has made their camper home cat friendly, how they choose cat friendly locations and the realities of traveling on a home on wheels with your cat.To find out how to leave a review see here: https://catexplorer.co/podcast-entries/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-catexplorer-podcastJoin the Catexplorer Community Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/catexplorer.community/See the show notes here: https://catexplorer.co/podcast-entries/how-to-travel-in-a-rv-with-your-cat-maverick-tux What we talk about How Maverick came into Barbara’s life [3.00]About Maverick [5.08]The types of catexploring Maverick & Barbara do [6.06]How Maverick was harness & leash trained [7.06]What is it like to RV with a cat [8.13]The places Maverick & Barbara visit and how they make sure they are cat friendly [10.40]How to make a RV cat friendly [11.26]How Maverick was toilet trained [12.38]How Barbara leaves Maverick in the RV by himself [16.55]The routines Barbara & Maverick have when they reach a new place with their RV [19.16]How Barbara decides if a location is safe for Maverick [20.26]How Barbara finds out if a location is cat friendly [21.29]Scary experiences while catexploring [27.25]The time Maverick was stuck in a tree [37.33]Advice for new catexplorers [40.54]Most entertaining comment while out and about [41.36]Catexplorers that inspire Maverick & Barbara [43.08]Gamechangers for Maverick [44.22]

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton M. Christensen died on January 23, 2020, and he left a remarkable legacy. He was a monumental figure in both the business and academic worlds, as well as in the Latter-day Saint community. He was the father of five children and author of at least eleven books. But to those who knew him, Clay wasn’t just a thought leader or a world-renowned professor or an influential Church member — he was a mentor, confidant, and friend unlike any other.In this episode, we spoke with Efosa Ojomo, Kyle Welch, and Barbara Morgan Gardner to share thoughts and memories of Clay.Efosa first met Clay during his time as an MBA student at Harvard. Along with Karen Dillon, Fos was the co-author of Clay’s final published book, The Prosperity Paradox. Next, we talked to Kyle Welch, a Professor in the business school at George Washington University. Kyle became close with Clay well during his time at Harvard as a doctoral student from 2009 to 2014. Our final interview is with Barbara Morgan Gardner, a Professor at Brigham Young University, and author of the book The Priesthood Power of Women. She got to know Clay when she did post-doctoral work at Harvard and as she served as an Institute Director in Boston.00:57 How Efosa met Clay11:42 How did Clay share his faith?22:25 How Kyle met Clay30:36 Kyle’s favorite stories from Clay34:30 How Barbara met Clay42:47 Clay’s lasting impact

Barbara Glickstein is a public health nurse, health reporter and media strategist. She is the founder of Barbara Glickstein Strategies, a training company in media, leadership and advocacy skills. She also produces HealthCetera, a podcast that provides evidence-based health news, analysis and commentary; trains national leaders in healthcare on how to be a media maker in both traditional and digital media to advance the health of the public and public policy and serves on the Board of Project Kesher, a global Jewish feminist women’s advocacy organization. Barbara is the type of nurse who is comfortable pioneering new forefronts in nursing. She decided to create a documentary on nursing in the 1980s, which spurred her love of media, broadcasting and radio. She is a fierce advocate of nurses and allowing them to shine in the media. As Barbara says, the stories of nurses move us forward and elevate the profession. Journalists who use nurses as sources say their news pieces are better, more interesting and more comprehensive. To encourage nurses in the media, Barbara holds media workshops at various times during the year. You can sign up to be notified for the next workshop by going to her website: www.BarbaraGlickstein.com Don’t Miss Moments: → Why Barbara started her documentary series → How she got into the media → Why nurses need to be in the media → How Barbara helps nurses to be heard and visible with journalists around the globe

Today’s episode was recorded on-site at the Crypto Mondays LA meetup co-hosted with crypto consulting, business solutions, and investing firm BitPros. At this event, Crypto Token Talk Host Kelley Weaver and other attendees set out to break the record for most women to ever attend a crypto meetup. An all-star panel drew a packed room of both women and men, leading the group to shatter the existing record. Kelley fills listeners in on the context of the event before launching into a panel featuring illustrious female guests in the crypto sphere: Guests include: - Najah Roberts, Founder and CEO of Crypto Blockchain Plug, one of the first brick and mortar cryptocurrency over-the-counter help desks and education centers. They are focused on bringing affecting change and fostering mass adoption in every area of the crypto space. - Crystal Rose, CEO and Co-founder of Sense.Chat, a decentralized messenger that allows for a crypto-friendly messaging experience that doesn’t spy on you. -  Barbara Bickham, Founder and CTO of Trailyn Ventures, a blockchain advisory company. She also works with the Women’s Innovation Fund Accelerator which helps advance women in blockchain. - Zayi Reyes, Partnerships & Marketing Lead at Unstoppable Domains, which offers easy-to-remember addresses and domains for sending cryptocurrencies. Zayi is also a board member of The Rabbit Hole Network. - Kseniya Lifanova, Co-Founder, Partner, and Smart Contract Developer at Upstate Interactive LLC, a tech consultancy which began offering smart contracts as part of its services.   Topics covered: - How each guest first got involved in the cryptocurrency/blockchain sphere. - Najah’s educating of young people. - Crystal’s thoughts on the importance of privacy. - How Barbara’s work helps foster and grow the blockchain industry. - Why Zayi thinks good marketing is often underestimated in the crypto space. - How we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the dot com boom in Kseniya’s opinion. - Breaking the record for most women to ever attend a crypto meetup. - Hopes for blockchain as we head into 2020.   Links to Resources: Crypto Blockchain Plug: https://www.cryptopluginglewood.com/ Sense.Chat: https://www.sense.chat/ Barbara Bickham: https://www.barbarabickham.com/ Unstoppable Domains: https://unstoppabledomains.com/ Upstate Interactive: https://upstateinteractive.io/ BitPros: https://www.mybitpro.com/ CryptoMondays L.A.: https://www.meetup.com/Crypto-Mondays-L-A/ The Rabbit Hole Network: https://www.rabbithole.network/

Barbara Res, an engineer, author of “All Alone on the 68th Floor”, and former Vice President at the Trump Organization, joins us on this episode of the This is a Man’s World, She Who Dares Wins podcast. Barbara has truly blazed her own trail in the construction industry, the only woman in her electrical engineering program in college and one of the few women working on the Grand Hyatt construction project in New York City when it was being built. Donald Trump met her during her time working on that project and he liked her tenacity and drive so much that he hired her to work for him on the construction of Trump Tower. She certainly experienced her fair share of harassment and prejudice from men around her, but she believes that it was all worth it to pave the way for the women that would come behind her in the industry. She learned to choose her battles and know when it was worth standing up for herself as opposed to when a situation was best ignored. While she wishes it didn’t have to be this way, she has seen the progress in the industry over the past nearly 4 decades and she sees a bright future for women entering the trades. Barbara has encountered some unexpected advocates for her and other women in engineering and construction along the way and she is glad that society is opening up to welcome women into more male-dominated professions. Time Stamps: 1:18 – Michelle and Barbara met at the Women in Construction event. 2:30 – Barbara’s educational journey. 4:58 – How Barbara came to be hired by Donald Trump. 7:31 – How the industry has progressed since Barbara first entered it. 11:50 – Michelle’s story of recent situations she has faced. 17:26 – Barbara provides advice for young women entering the industry. 23:32 – Is it ok to want to be liked? 25:59 – Barbara’s perspective of men championing careers for women. 33:34 – What does Barbara think of quotas? 34:52 – Can you be a mom and work in construction? 41:43 – Having the right perspective when working as a woman in construction. 44:15 – What Barbara is currently working on. 46:12 – Advice for women considering jobs in the construction industry. Key Quotes: “The industry has certainly progressed, especially in terms of the law.” “People don’t want women doing so-called ‘men’s work.’” “You have to pick your spot. You might have to be a martyr but you also may be able to stand up for yourself.” “At the end of the day, you have to respect yourself.” “Whatever happens, it is not your fault.” “Not everybody needs to be a CEO, but you need to know your capabilities.” “If you make people happy, you’ll get more out of them.” Connect with Barbara: https://www.amazon.com/All-Alone-68th-Floor-Construction/dp/1523712562 Connect with us: https://www.patreon.com/Thisisamansworld https://thisisamansworld.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Thisisamansworlduk/ https://twitter.com/AMansWorldUK https://www.instagram.com/thisisamansworlduk/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCADDdf-5TgSb3VZJ6XcSAWg?view_as=subscriber michelle@thisisamansworld.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shewhodareswins/message

Whether you’re still in fashion school, or you’re looking toward your next opportunity, you’re probably wondering how to stand out in your fashion career. In such a competitive industry, it can feel like an uphill battle to even get noticed by fashion hiring managers among stiff competition.    On this episode, we talk to London designer Barbara Houghton. With over 15 years of experience in the fashion industry, Barbara has been on both ends of the hiring process, and she wants to share what she’s learned about standing out in fashion and always getting the job! In the interview (which you’ll love), we will cover: Important things to look for when choosing a fashion school--because not all programs do this! The downside to working for high-end brands early in your career What Barbara did before the interview for her first job to give herself an edge (it’s something you should definitely be doing, too!) How Barbara survived her first job in London, and the realities of starting your fashion career in a major city  The super creative way Barbara scored her next job as a fashion designer Her experience in a super creative role… and why she decided to leave it How she transitioned to working for a brand she really loves As a hiring manager, the top things she looks for when interviewing potential hires And more! EVOLVING SUCCESS From landing her first job in the fashion industry before she even finished fashion school, to working as a senior designer for a major supplier, UK fashion designer Barbara Houghton knows what it takes to get noticed by employers in the fashion industry. Over the course of her career, Barbara has gone from an assistant job she compares to The Devil Wears Prada to leading a division for one of the biggest suppliers of UK highstreet fashion.    Through creativity and an intelligent and intentional approach to the job market, Barbara has been able to consistently move forward in her career. She has managed to always land that next great opportunity as her goals and desires have evolved.   BREAKING IN     Barbara still recalls feeling lucky to have found a job in fashion starting right after graduation (and she tells us how she did it!).  Barbara didn’t have the advantage of her family paying for her education. So when she graduated from fashion school, she had to begin repaying her loans while surviving in London on a shoestring salary.    That first job was incredibly demanding, with long hours and little reward. But putting in her time and giving 100% to that entry level position was worth it--when she was ready to move on, she was told she was very employable, because she “had worked in one of the hardest places there is to work.”    MAKING OPPORTUNITIES COUNT Barbara happily moved on to bigger and better things, from creating collections start to finish for a highstreet boutique, to spotting trends for Miss Selfridge. She traveled the world as a freelance fashion designer for brands like New Look, Tesco, and Joy, before moving on to building and running a successful department for a major highstreet supplier.    Barbara’s hard work and creative moves have taken her far in her fashion career. With a little determination and Barbara’s smart approach to job success, you too can stand out, upgrade your fashion career, and score the opportunity you’ve been dreaming of!   Resources & People Mentioned Barbara’s Instagram University of Central Lancashire WGSN Enjoy the show? Help us out by: Rating us on iTunes – it really helps! Subscribing on iTunes Subscribing on YouTube Subscribing on Stitcher Subscribing on Google Play Subscribing on Spotify

  Barbara Ling, production designer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, discusses how she was able to turn back time and recreate 1960's Hollywood. Barbara and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss how Quentin Tarantino kept the film's script a secret, how she restored Hollywood to the 1960's, not using green screen, sourcing vintage props from eBay, filming the real Playboy Mansion, the challenges of filming on Hollywood Boulevard, and much more. Subscribe Now! What you will learn in this episode How Barbara got involved in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood How Quentin Tarantino kept the film's script a secret Recreating Hollywood in the 1960s The lengthy process of shutting down parts of Hollywood Boulevard Why Quentin Tarantino did not want to use green screen or background plates for sets How they managed to block off highways to film Why it was so challenging to recreate a 1960s Taco Bell Why eBay was an amazing resource for creating the film Creating the Nazi Germany sets Barbara’s most challenging set in the film Barbara’s process creating sets that represent the characters Filming the real Playboy Mansion How to become a production designer What Barbara brings with her on every project And more! Show Links Once Upon a Time in Hollywood IMDb Once Upon a Time in Hollywood trailer The Go Creative Show is supported by: Premium Beat Rule Boston Camera Hedge Shutterstock Magnanimous Rentals PremiumBeat.com Song of the Week Lo Fi Dreams by Trending Music Subscribe + Follow Go Creative Show Twitter Facebook Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Podcasts iHeart Radio Follow Our Guest Barbara Ling’s IMDb Follow Ben Consoli BC Media Productions BenConsoli.com Twitter Instagram  Follow Matt Russell Gain Structure Sound Twitter

9/11 and her daughter’s outrage were the inspiration for Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen to pick up a copy of Nonprofits for Dummies and launch Give an Hour, her Craigslist-style nonprofit that links volunteer mental health service providers with those who need them. Join Dolph and Barbara as they discuss the background and lessons learned in the creation of Give an Hour, as well as newly formed The Campaign to Change Direction, Barbara’s recent project. *****Timestamped Highlights***** (2:27) Give an Hour because Barbara felt the 9/11 tragedy was enough (6:45) How Barbara used the Craigslist model to build her nonprofit (12:40) How Give an Hour functions as a 100% virtual nonprofit  (16:04) The transition into a virtual workplace (19:10) Culture is important! (20:33) A challenge with the virtual workplace model (22:10) From ED to CEO/Founder – how Barbara owned her leadership role (24:54) The Campaign to Change Direction, a collective impact initiative (26:31) Inner Space: Barbara’s podcast (29:02) And yes, Barbara practices what she preaches Links: Give an Hour: https://giveanhour.org/ Barbara’s podcast, Inner Space: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inner-space-with-dr-barbara-van-dahlen/id1450953411 Vault of Barbara’s Huffington Post contributions: https://www.huffpost.com/author/barbara-van-dahlen-phd The Campaign to Change Direction: www.changedirection.org Barbara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-van-dahlen-a298205/ 

Known for her extroverted personality and popular role as one of the “Sharks” on ABC’s Emmy award-winning show “Shark Tank,” Barbara Corcoran is the founder of The Corcoran Group, the largest brand in the real estate industry in the Big Apple and beyond. Barbara started The Corcoran Group, which is currently a $5-billion business, from a $1000 loan from her ex-boyfriend. She is also an investor, inspirational speaker, and author of the bestselling book Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business! Keep Reading >>   Today, Barbara joins me to share how her upbringing shaped the entrepreneur she’s become and how she drove massive ROI on her business that started from a $1,000 loan. She explains why impostor syndrome doesn’t seem to be a part of her success story and the ‘unfair’ advantage she’s had that brought her success in what she does. Barbara also shares the one objective that keeps her moving forward as well as why she is not afraid of the downside of the risks she takes.       “There really is no great opportunity without danger associated with it.” - Barbara Corcoran       Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:   How Barbara’s mother influenced the way she sees herself and the world The story of the ‘1 bedroom plus den’ advertisement What she learned about reporters and advertising after submitting a real estate report for publishing How people react when you are quoted as an expert in your field How she stops impostor syndrome in its tracks when faced with uncertainty What characteristics the entrepreneurs on Shark Tank have in common What she believes drives entrepreneurial success Why she started her podcast Business Unusual What success looks for her now, beyond all of her accomplishments     Connect with Barbara Corcoran:   The Corcoran Group Barbara Corcoran Website Business Unusual Podcast Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business! 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Do you ever wonder what it takes to become teacher of the year? According to today’s guest, Barbara Hua, it wasn’t about having amazing art skills or years of experience — she had little of both. Instead it was something she didn’t realize was noticed —  and her answer may surprise you. Barbara Hua, an art teacher from Conroe, Texas is a member in our Sparklers Club and is our featured Sparkler of the Month.  What we love about Barbara is her fresh approach to learning, staying curious and celebrating children’s creative expression. Her road to becoming an art teacher started with a decision to go to school in her forties. And she’s been paving the way ever since. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:  - How Barbara started her career as an art teacher - What Barbara considers are the biggest challenges faced as an art teacher - How to arrange a classroom with lessons for all children to be included - What you can do to handle the issue of politically sensitive books and art lessons - How to find art projects that both boys and girls will be engaged in creating LISTEN TO THE SHOW LINKS & RESOURCES Join the Sparklers Club waitlist HERE You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram Patty Palmer At Home Instagram support@deepspacesparkle.com

On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal talks technology, Blockchain and BUIDLing with Barbara Bickham, founder of Trailyn Ventures and the International Blockchain Accelerator. Barbara Bickham is a CTO, Investor and Entrepreneur and founder of the International Blockchain Accelerator Barbara is a Berkley, University of Chicago Alumni, coder, CTO and Technology Advisor with extensive experience across industries like: FinTech, Fashion, Wearables, Wireless, Security, Media and Entertainment, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. Her current areas of expertise are in Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Internet of Things (IoT). She even won an award from Gartner for her work writing a REST API for an IoT platform. "I bridge the gap between professionals that speak in technology terms with professionals that speak primarily in financial terms. I represent a company to investors, key clients and strategic partners. I also have over 4 years experience preparing and evaluating companies for private equity or venture capital financing. Founded an investment association connecting Southern California businesses with venture funding." -Barbara Bickham The International Business Accelerator is a combination of private sector and non-profit entities' efforts: "The International Business Accelerator is a joint program of the Community Vitalization Council, an economic development non-profit, and K5 Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that partners with and invests in technology-driven businesses led by visionary founders.The IBA was started in 2014 with support from the US Small Business Administration... ...In 2018 the IBA announced its first sector-specific accelerator cohort on Blockchain for Global Growth taking place at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. In 2019 the IBA will announce new cohorts for more advanced tech, Global Fintech, Female-founders & Women-led companies, a partnership with Southern California's leading hardware accelerator and a Menlo Park cohort partnering with international legal and accounting firms in Silicon Valley." After listening to this episode you will learn: How Barbara began as a coder and eventually CTO, investor, entrepreneur and advisor The Catalyst for Barbara to cross the worlds of Investing and Technology The emergence of Digital Coast and eventually Blockchain Beach in Socal What a CTO is a what role they play in a company About the Blockchain Accelerator being hosted at USC's Blackstone Launchpad What types of people are joining the accelerator and what they learn The most exciting things to Barbara about the Blockchain world For show notes and more visit: https://coinstructive.com/ep48-blockchainaccelerator/

Most doctors never consider that a whale might get breast cancer, or a marmoset might get heart disease, or that common conditions seen in human athletes might also be seen a cheetah, a greyhound or an antelope.  Barbara Natterson Horowitz is first and foremost a doctor but agter 25 years as a cardiology specialist the the UCLA Medical Centre, an unexpected turn of events took her via L.A. Zoo to a New York Times best-selling book, Zoobiquity, a TED talk watched by over 300,000 people and now to Harvard, where she is on a year-long tenure as Professor of Evolutionary Medicine. Barbara is interested in the links between human and veterinary medicine, and how what we know about one species can affect our diagnosis and treatment of others. This knowledge, this says, has radically changed the way she looks at her human patients and thinks about their care. In this interview we discussed: - How Barbara frames the questions she wants answered by comparing the human and animal kingdoms - Her work as a cardiologist and how her new-found experiences as a consultant at the L.A. Zoo shaped the way she viewed and treated her human patients - How it came about that she wrote a best-selling book on the subject - Women in medicine in the USA and the pressures on family life that a busy medical career brings - The future of the Zoobiquity movement and her new book! 

Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) served as a United States Senator for California from 1993 to 2017 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. She is the co-host (with Nicole Boxer) of podcast Fight Back, and author of The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life. What We Discuss with Barbara Boxer: The life experiences that fueled Barbara's involvement in politics with the passion of an activist. How to get tough when the odds are stacked against you and you just want to quit. The concept of courage -- how it develops and how to summon it when you really need it. How to seek common ground and get things done when it seems like you're never going to see eye to eye with your colleagues. How Barbara really feels about the relentless attention of her social media trolls. And much more... Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Full show notes and resources can be found here.

If you don’t know Barbara Giacomo, she is CEO of Social Centered Selling and globally recognized as a sales leader. She’s the co-author of The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media. Barb is a popular keynote speaker, sales and social media strategist and she is also the host of the popular Razor's Edge podcast, which you’ll hear more about it in this episode. Barb is consistently a Top 25 Influential Leader in Sales, a Top 25 Sales Influencer on Twitter, one of the Top Sales World’s Top 50 Sales and Marketing Influencers and she’s recognized as one of the world's Top 65 Women Business Influencers alongside leaders like Arianna Huffington, Sheryl Sandberg, and Melinda Gates. That’s pretty impressive! Join Bernie and Barbara for a great conversation about how to better align marketing and sales within your organization. In sales, if you are not evolving, you are dying. ~ Barbara Giamanco Social media was just starting to develop when Barbara Giamanco retired from Microsoft to start her own business. From that day until today she’s had a passion for people and a passion for technology. Combine that with her love of sales and marketing and you’ll understand why she began experimenting with the early social media tools. At that time they were clunky - Facebook didn’t exist yet and blogs were typically terrible, but the very next year, Barbara joined LinkedIn and began to feel like there would be more transformation of sales and marketing ahead. She’s come to see that with the rapid pace of changing technologies, if you’re not evolving, you’re dying. Barbara is one of those individuals who gets sales and marketing but also gets the technology side of things. This conversation is an amazing look at some of the ways sales and marketing can become better aligned, for the success of individuals, the benefit of customers, and the profitability of companies. Companies that are embracing technology are light years ahead when it comes to marketing and sales alignment. But don’t make the mistake of depending only on the tech In the world we live in today, we have marketing technology at our disposal that enables more potential for alignment between marketing and sales than ever before. Barbara Giamanco says that technology is so much more advanced than it used to be, creating the foundation for a strong sales and marketing strategy. But she’s also aware that sometimes there's an over-reliance on technology to solve the entire problem of misalignment between the sales department and the marketing department. Not all challenges related to sales and marketing, and certainly not everything having to do with the alignment of those two can be solved by technology alone. It's obviously got to be there but there are other things that are important to make the alignment work. In this conversation, Barbara and Bernie discuss how the C-suite can bring about a greater alignment between marketing and sales, and how a more intentional focus on customer experience can turn the tide. Don’t miss it. CEOs and C-suite Leaders: If you are not fully behind the alignment of marketing and sales, your team's efforts will be seriously compromised Oftentimes the sales and marketing departments begin to gain some traction but discover that the CEO or other C-suite leaders have not fully bought into the initiative, they really aren’t driving it as they need to be. In that situation, maybe you'll get somewhere, maybe you won't. But the fact of the matter is this: Sales and marketing alignment starts at the top with a focus on delivering on customer experience. In the end, that means better alignment throughout all the departments not just sales and marketing. If you are C-suite leader in your company, Barbara and Bernie discuss issues directly related to the role you play in not only aligning marketing and sales for greater productivity but also building a healthier, more vibrant culture that will drive the company forward long term. Don’t miss this great conversation. Sponsor: Lithium Technologies helps brands navigate the sometimes overwhelming world of social media marketing and management, social customer service, online communities and social analytics. A leader in the space, they're guiding brands to build trust with their clients while delivering top-notch customer experiences. Dayle leads the charge at Lithium Technologies on all strategic marketing initiatives. Featured on This Episode Social Centered Selling - Barbara’s company Barbara Giamanco - Barbara’s personal website Barbara’s book: The New Handshake: Selling Meets Social Media Barbara on LinkedIn Barbara on Twitter Barbara on Facebook Barbara on Google + The Razor’s Edge Podcast - Barbara’s great show Episode with Gavriella Schuster Episode with Lindsay Zwart Selling with Social Podcast, with Mario Martinez, Jr. Outline of This Episode [0:31] Barbara Giamco, CEO of Social Centered Selling, Bernie’s guest on this show [2:21] How Barbara actively works within the ongoing transformation of sales [10:26] What is the role of the C-suite in enabling marketing and sales to align? [12:09] Content is vital to sales, which is one reason marketing has to be at the table [20:32] How advances in technology provide an opportunity about how to help sales professionals improve their sales skills [26:50] Bernie’s summary of the conversation: Key takeaways [31:30] Barbara’s final advice about how to view the customer experience - and how sales and marketing working together can make it happen Resources & People Mentioned Microsoft www.Vengreso.com Connect With Bernie and Social Business Engine https://www.facebook.com/socialbusinessengine/ https://www.facebook.com/bernie.borges https://twitter.com/bernieborges https://twitter.com/sbengine There are TWO WAYS you can listen to this podcast. You can click the Listen Now button at the top of this page… Or, you can listen from your mobile device’s podcast player through iTunes orStitcher. This episode is sponsored by Lithium Technologies. This episode is sponsored by Lithium Technologies.

How well do you know your local market?   Barbara Grassey says that smart real estate investors take the time required to learn their local market well. Why? Because knowing the market in your local area enables you to recognize when you’re looking at a great deal and when it’s not so great.   This episode of Target Market Insights features John’s conversation with Barbara Grassey, a real estate investor and expert in the West Florida area markets around Sarasota and Fort Myers. Her family history, writing career focused on real estate topics, and her own experience as founder and member of the West Florida RIA group has given her unique insight into her area and the overall knowledge of what it takes to be successful at real estate investing.   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Play   Key Market Insights [1:15] Barbara Grassey’s specialty: real estate writing and how she got into the business [8:00] How Barbara got into real estate investing and founded West Florida REA [15:13] Learn about your local market rather than depend on generic advice [20:01] How Barbara got into writing and helping others create books [24:56] Tips for writing a training manual or book on a real estate topic [29:34] One tip for winning in your local market: consistency [32:11] Barbara’s daily habits to stay focused on her goals [39:53] Barbara’s final word of advice: Learn your market first   How can you expect to be successful investing in real estate locally if you don’t know your local market?   It’s great to know the overall principles and processes that make for smart real estate investing. But they don’t apply across the board in every market simply because each market has its own unique traits. When John asked his guest, Barbara Grassey what she advises new real estate operators and investors she didn’t hesitate: Take the time to learn your local market.   Locally-based knowledge will serve you in ways that go beyond what a general knowledge about real estate investing is able to do. If you’ll take the time to listen to this episode you’ll learn how Barbara’s advice can be applied and the powerful difference it can make.   CLICKABLE TWEET:  You can’t expect to be #successful when you invest in a #RealEstate market you don’t know well. Get your feet on the ground to improve your chances of #REI #success @BarbBookBoss #RealEstateInvesting   Local real estate investors need ways to position themselves as experts in the market. Here is a great idea from a professional   Part of the amazing skill set Barbara Grassey brings to this conversation with John is years of experience ghostwriting training manuals and other resources for the real estate market. She still helps REI professionals create great resources to inform and educate students and investors alike.   One of her favorite tactics when it comes to the creation of tools that position her clients as experts in their markets is what she calls “Mini-books.” She came up with the idea because of the resistance she often feels from those who are considering a full-length book as an authority-builder. It is a long and hard process, so given the ease of digital publishing, why not make a shorter book that's more to the point and easier to produce? It’s proved to be a powerful tool that anyone can create. Learn more from Barbara’s extensive experience as an author, real estate investor, and RIA leader, on this episode of Target Market Insights. CLICKABLE TWEET: If you don’t have access to the #MLS, hit your local #RealEstate meetings and ask questions. It’s the easiest way to educate yourself about your #LocalMarket @BarbBookBoss #RealEstateInvesting Resources & People Mentioned The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Podcast Pete Fortunato BOOK: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber BOOK: The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran Meet Edgar for Social Media Smarter Queue Tweet This: CLICKABLE TWEET: If you’re writing #RealEstate training or marketing materials, the first thing to do is to identify your target reader. That way you know what to write and how to write it. @BarbBookBoss #RealEstateInvesting Best Places to Grab a Bite in Punta Gorda, FL Leroy’s BBQ (downtown) Laishley Crab House Connect With Barbara Grassey   Barbara Grassey’s website Barbara’s Facebook Page Barbara on Twitter Barbara’s LinkedIn Profile Barbara’s YouTube Channel   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Play   Connect with John   John(at)CasmonCapital.com www.CasmonCapital.com Target Market Insights on Facebook John on Twitter

In this episode we discuss learning how to learn, meta learning, how Salvador Dali and Thomas Edison practiced the art of “sleeping without sleeping” to hack their neural systems, the concept of Chunking - what the neuroscience says about it and how you can use it to become a learning machine, why “following your passion” is not the right thing to focus, and much more with our guest Barbara Oakley.     Barbara Oakley is an associate professor of engineering at Oakland University in Michigan. She has been described as the “female Indiana Jones” and her research adventures have taken her from Russian fishing boats to Antarctica. She has authored several books on topics ranging from genetics to neuroscience and has a recent book called Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Human Potential.      We discuss:     -How Barbara’s journey has taken her from the Army to Russian Trawlers in the Bering Sea, to an outpost in Antarctica  -How Barbara went from a math-phobe to a professor of engineering (and what she learned along the way)  -Are you afraid of math? Why math can seem to be intimidating (and it doesn’t have to be)  -Why the emphasis on memorization as the sole basis of learning has sabotaged our efforts to learn  -How the concept of deliberate practice and why it's so important to learning  -How you can augment deliberate practice to become an even more effective learner   -Meta learning and how you can "learn how to learn"  -The concept of chunking - what the neuroscience says about it and how you can use it to become a learning machine  -What learning an instrument can teach us about learning physics and math  -How the brain learns - and the difference between “focused mode” and “diffused mode”  -The “task positive network” and the “default mode network” within your brain  -Why you can’t be in both the “focused mode” and the “diffused mode” at the same time  -How Salvador Dali and Thomas Edison practiced the art of “sleeping without sleeping” to hack their neural systems and harness the benefits of both the “focused mode” and the “diffused mode"  -How do we strike a balance between “focused attention” and “diffused attention”?  -How you can harness learning limitations like ADHD or slow memory to your advantage  -How the difference between a race car and a hiker illustrate the difference between divergent thinking styles and strategies  -The curse of genius, why geniuses often jump to conclusi s, and have a hard time changing their minds when they are wrong  -Illusions of competence and how they can short circuit our learning attempts  -Is test anxiety real? Why do we feel anxious before a test?  -Often limiting beliefs and excuses crop up when we haven’t done the work truly trying to learn something  -How to test yourself and improve your knowledge and understanding of any topic  -How you can think about math equations as a form of poetry to more deeply understand them  -Why you should focus on distilling knowledge into the core elements and principles  -Why you procrastinate (and the neuroscience behind what happens when you do)  -The pomodoro technique and how it can help you conquer procrastination  -Why “following your passion” is not the right thing to focus on  -How testosterone impacts how women and men learn differently and why women often mistakenly don’t pursue analytical paths  -Passions can lead you to dead ends in your career, you should focus on broadening your Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents just don’t understand. But neither do adult children! If you have concerns about keeping an aging parent safe, you may be tempted to take over and start making the decisions for them. But Barbara Newman-Mannix argues that there are ways to compromise on common sense solutions that afford your parents their autonomy AND ensure their well-being. Barbara is the founder of A Dignified Life, a company that helps individuals and families develop care plans for elders and family members with special needs. They assess safety, cultural influences and family dynamics to address individual needs and connect families with the necessary social service professionals, attorneys and benefits specialists. Barbara’s interest in the field stems from her experience navigating the health care, insurance, legal and financial challenges she faced when her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She established A Dignified Life to fill that gap in the market and help adult children better manage their parents’ lives with compassion and respect. Today, Barbara joins Katherine to discuss the challenges families face in communicating with aging parents. She walks us through the role A Dignified Life plays in facilitating conversation around care and how their service encourages compromise between parents and their adult children. Barbara addresses the issue of driving, offering insight around using third-party resources to look at the situation objectively. Listen in to understand the distinction between dementia and age-appropriate forgetfulness and learn how A Dignified Life can help you and your parents grow into your new roles. Topics Covered How Barbara’s husband’s cancer diagnosis led to her work with A Dignified Life The value in organizing a family meeting to determine the needs of an aging parent Why A Dignified Life makes the parents ‘the star of the show’ How Barbara helps families by facilitating the conversation around care How adult children struggle with allowing their parents to make decisions The significance of treating aging parents with dignity and respect How to address the issue of driving with an aging parent • Employ third-party resources for objective view • Look at physical evidence (condition of car) The distinction between dementia and age-appropriate forgetfulness How to deal with physical limitations when you are cognitively sound Connect with Barbara Newman-Mannix A Dignified Life: https://www.adignifiedlife.com/ Call (914) 475-7225 Resources Burke Driver Evaluation Program: https://www.burke.org/outpatient/services/occupational-therapy/driver-evaluation Connect with Katherine Miller The Center for Understanding Conflict: http://understandinginconflict.org/ Miller Law Group: https://westchesterfamilylaw.com/ Katherine on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kemiller1 The New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce by Katherine Miller: https://www.amazon.com/New-Yorkers-Guide-Collaborative-Divorce/dp/0692496246 Email: katherine@westchesterfamilylaw.com Call (914) 738-7765

Barbara Woolsey is a Canadian freelance journalist currently based in Berlin, Germany and our guest for Episode 8 of the So This Is My Why podcast. *Who is Barbara Woolsey?* Barbara Woolsey was raised on the Canadian prairies in a culturally-vibrant family. She is of Filipino, Scottish and Irish heritage - a unique background that meant that she was quite unlike anyone else she knew while growing up! We explore the question of identity, particularly as a first generation immigrant in Canada, as well as her first exposure and reconciliation with the Filipino part of her identity while carrying out an internship with Bangkok Post - Thailand's leading English daily. Prior to becoming a freelance journalist, Barbara worked for the Bangkok Post, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a television and radio reporter, and In Channel (formerly True Visions 92), a former English-language channel in Bangkok. Some of the things we discussed included: * working in a country where she was not versed in the local language; and * the realities of being on camera and being exposed to harsh criticism concerning her looks on social media. *Life as a Freelance Journalist* As a freelance journalist, Barbara has covered a wide range of topics, including lifestyle, culture, food, travel, and politics, for a variety of publications: Reuters, The Guardian, The Telegraph, USA Today, AFAR, Condé Nast Traveler, Tasting Table, Thrillist, Time Out, Roads & Kingdoms, Vice, and others. She has also interviewed a wide range of people including politicians, Berlin DJs, hotel maids, Venezuelan gang members, transgender sex workers in the Netherlands & Bernard Trink (who wrote weekly column “Nite Owl” for 40 years in Bangkok World - a publication then known as Bangkok Post) If you have ever wondered what it's like to become a freelance journalist, then this is the episode for you! *Other Topics Discussed:* * How Barbara reinvented herself time and again while living in Thailand and therefore, Germany; * How she submerged herself in the local journalism scene; * How she uncovered writing opportunities for herself & established herself as a journalist; * Fees generated as a freelance journalist; * Some of her more “dangerous” writing assignments (hint: hanging out with Venezuelan gang members!); * How she crafted a work/life balance for herself; * How Barbara stands out with her writing; * The impact of COVID-19; and * Whether journalism work done virtually is as good as when done in person. *Fun Fact:* Barbara has also emceed the Digital Innovation Awards (DIA) in Bangkok in 2013, and participated in a panel on travel journalism in 2014. And in 2018, she moderated the Digital Science Match, a gathering of over 1,000 science and tech specialists, put on by the German daily newspaper Tagesspiegel in Berlin. Show Notes: ** *https://www.sothisismywhy.com/8* ( https://www.sothisismywhy.com/8 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------