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Tuesday, April 1st, 2025Today, Wisconsinites are hitting the polls and casting votes in the state Supreme Court election between Brad Schimel and Jennifer Crawford; The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Trump administration's request to allow immediate removal of transgender troops from the military; a federal judge has barred the Trump administration from ending "temporary protected status" for 350,000 Venezuelan nationals; a second federal judge barred Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military; a DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email; Treasury Employees Union seeks a court judgment barring the Trump administration from enforcing his order canceling collective bargaining agreements across the federal government; Judge James Boasberg schedules Thursday 3pm hearing in the matter of the deported Venezuelan nationals; Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday; DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters; China, South Korea and Japan are teaming up against Trump's tariffs; and Allison delivers your Good News.Guests: Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesFight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White HouseJonathan Allen (@jonallendc.bsky.social) — BlueskyAmie Parnes (@amieparnes) / TwitterThank You, Helix Sleep20% Off Sitewide when you go to HelixSleep.com/dailybeans.Stories:Record-setting Wisconsin Supreme Court race nears finish line - WPRA DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email | NBC NewsDOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters | The Washington PostMarine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling - The New York TimesJohn Roberts created a monster. It's about to eat him. - David Lurie | Public NoticeGood Trouble: In honor of trans visibility day, we have some Good Trouble for our friend abroad. The Johnstown Estate in Ireland is hosting an anti trans conference on 4/5/25, under the guise of "Safeguarding Children". Here's how to contact them to let them know that platforming transphobia is unacceptable. Phone: +353469540000Email: info@thejohnstownestate.comHere's a link to the event: tickettailor.com/events/naturalwomenscouncil/1594588Trump and Musk are attempting an illegal power grab is a crisis we must stop. HandsOff2025.com  Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you're going to do, or just vent. I'm always here to listen.Share your Good News or Good Trouble:https://www.dailybeanspod.com/good/ Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, TikTok|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewroteDana GoldbergTwitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, IG|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/Patreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

Meet Jennifer Crawford and Meredith Eaton, co-CEOs of Move Forward Virtual Assistants. Through their company they offer comprehensive mental health virtual assistants, mental health receptionists, and administrative support for mental health practices. They strive to help clinicians build their businesses and take some of the administrative weight off their shoulders. Their focus on feminist leadership, a work-life balance for their employees, and their dedication to high quality VAs for their clients has helped them build a thriving company. Together they have worked to form a certification process for their VAs and receptionists to ensure that every client gets the same high value service from each employee of the company.Key Takeaways:-Many clinicians do not learn how to build a business and become overwhelmed from the administrative side of their business.-Employee well-being is a top priority resulting in a 30-hour work week as well as a comprehensive training and onboarding process-When they found themselves burning out from adjustment to having contracted workers to employees, they hired an HR person. -They built a comprehensive certification process for their employees that involves several weeks of training. This ensures that not only everyone is held to the same high standards but also keeps their employees from becoming overwhelmed once they take on clients. -Like true entrepreneurs, they have constant ideas of how to improve their company and the services they offer. Make sure to keep up with them and their socials!Their Links:⁠Website⁠InstagramFacebook

Listening to episodes from my archive, is a great reminder of how somethings in marketing don't really change . In 2018, I had a conversation with Jennifer Crawford about hosting your own conference.  Her advice is as relevant today.  Hosting a conference isn't as difficult as you think and Jennifer Crawford believes the pay off can be huge. Planning an event for 200 or fewer attendees gives you a chance to meet face to face with people you may only know through online events. The interactions allow you to build deeper connections with your community of customers, prospects, referral partners, and yes, even competitors. Don't try to be all things to all people. Keep the focus narrow and you are more likely to attract the right people to the event.   About Jennifer  Jennifer's passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA.   --- Discover other episodes and more:  https://morethanafewwords.com/avoid-fomo/ Connect with Lorraine on LinkedIn  

Mental health conditions tops the list of causes for pregnancy-related deaths over a three-year period in a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Calling the problem an “urgent public health crisis”, the Biden Administration is forming a task force to report to Congress about ways to turn the statistics around. We'll get reports from those who know about mental health treatments for pregnant Native Americans. GUESTS Dr. Jennifer Crawford, clinical psychologist and assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine with a secondary appointment in obstetrics and gynecology Dr. Tina Pattara-Lau, maternal child health consultant at Indian Health Service headquarters Dr. Jennifer Richards (Diné, Oglala Lakota and Taos Pueblo), assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Center of Indigenous Health

Mental health conditions tops the list of causes for pregnancy-related deaths over a three-year period in a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Calling the problem an “urgent public health crisis”, the Biden Administration is forming a task force to report to Congress about ways to turn the statistics around. We'll get reports from those who know about mental health treatments for pregnant Native Americans. GUESTS Dr. Jennifer Crawford, clinical psychologist and assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine with a secondary appointment in obstetrics and gynecology Dr. Tina Pattara-Lau, maternal child health consultant at Indian Health Service headquarters Dr. Jennifer Richards (Diné, Oglala Lakota and Taos Pueblo), assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Center of Indigenous Health

When pro-wrestler Jennifer Crawford (a.k.a. Moon Miss) faces a setback, they're determined to make a comeback. This doc by Dave Irish and Emma Smith recently won a 2024 Atlantic Journalism Award for Sports Reporting.

Listen in as Jennifer Crawford, Owner and Founder of Wounded Warrior Woman, shares about how they turned their most challenging pains in life into a purpose and passion for helping others grow through their own business.

Last year, Jennifer Crawford embraced a new routine — a ritual. You may already know Jennifer as the trash-talking wrestler Moon Miss. Or the 2019 winner on MasterChef Canada. In this audio essay they recorded for CBC, Jennifer tells us what inspired them to embrace the routine of running to waterfalls at sunrise.

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Jennifer Crawford is a chef, pro-wrestler, and feeler of big feelings. They grew up in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley, and after more than a decade in Toronto and winning MasterChef Canada in 2019, they're home again. When they're not weaving challah in the kitchen, you might find them as Moon Miss in the wrestling ring at the Lion's Club Arena, cooking for their experimental pro-wrestling supper club, or giving themselves brain freeze at the local ice cream stand.  At 40, they were diagnosed as autistic. They recently celebrated 5 years sober, and their 42nd birthday. Follow Jennifer on Instagram Website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠coffee.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rate & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Catherine Asta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Allora⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Catherine Asta ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Late Discovered Club⁠⁠

When Jennifer Crawford donned the wild colours of their wrestling persona Moon Miss, they seemed unstoppable in the rookie wrestling season. Then came a huge setback. Luckily - Jennifer is no stranger to setbacks. A comeback story as unexpected as Moon Mist ice cream itself, produced by Emma Smith, David Irish, and Jennifer Crawford.

Cette semaine on reçoit Jérémie Vallée, professionnel de recherche dans l'équipe de recherche en régie de l'eau de L'IRDA. Il vient nous raconter son parcours professionnel, ainsi que ce qui a été fait par rapport au projet PAD avec l'Association des producteurs de fraises et de  framboises du Québec (APFFQ) l'été dernier. Dans le 2e segment, on reçoit Jennifer Crawford, directrice de l'APFFQ, qui vient nous parler de l'association et du projet. Ce projet a été financé par le ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation dans le cadre du programme Prime-Vert.

Jennifer Crawford is a gender creative queer who I could happily gush about for the entirety of this episode.  We first met cooking for an organization called Sistering in Toronto, which does critical work with women and trans people who are predominantly street entrenched and fleeing violence. You'll hear that story upfront. (I promise, it's a warm one.) Jennifer is also the first queer winner of MasterChef Canada, and—wait for it—a professional wrestler who goes under the moniker of Moon Miss. BOTH of which make it super easy for us to talk about the inherent multi-dimensionality that comes with being a person (period), and that leads us right into talking about the trauma that first causes any of us to mask, and the secondary trauma that comes from the pain of masking. It's a lot of uncovering. "There's a lot of peace in learning how your mind works and giving yourself that permission slip to treat the stakes as high as they are. When I think about authenticity, it's not something I think about a lot in terms of like, ‘Oh, am I being authentic?' I think about the stakes being so high—and they are for so many. It's not just a thing we do for clout online. It is a thing we do to survive, and connect with other people, so that we can thrive together.” - Jennifer Crawford Take that in. And get ready to feel a whole lot of permission. (*Check the list of tools below for the full scope.) WORKS- Winner of MasterChef Canada (Check their recipes at jenniferecrawford.com)- Professional wrestler, under the name Moon Miss- Columnist and author of the platform, “My Queer Kitchen" on Daily Xtra- Columnist for SaltWire Tools You'll Get from This Episode:- Reminders that free you from having to mask who you are- Truths that come from permission-granting lived-experience stories - How sobriety can help us discover more nuance about ourselves- Insight into the beauty and gift that comes with noticing yourself - Reflections that help us depart from codependent patterns- Lived lessons on finding the balance between humility and self-abandonment- Truths that show you're always worthy of nurturing- Wisdom that creates doorways into small degrees of change (rather than the pressure to 180)- Connection and truths revealed about lone-wolfing life and how to break away from the damage of this trauma response- Ideas that free you from the trappings of niching down your life LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
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In this episode, Louise Liu and Jennifer Crawford, the product marketing manager at Pex, discuss buyer personas. Jennifer shares her definition of buyer personas and why it is important. She also shares her process of developing buyer personas.For more information, please check out Jennifer's article: How to Develop Buyer Personas in Four Easy StepsAll rights reserved. © Product Marketing Hive.

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Today's Guest: Jennifer CrawfordJennifer is a delegation expert who is on a mission to help women business owners build wealth and create freedom by doing less. She is fulfilling this mission every day as the co-founder of Sparent, a virtual assistant and staffing agency powered by a talent pool of stay-at-home moms.From this episode:"I love the term integration. I have always said, I can't be five different people. So I can't separate being a daughter, I can't separate being a sister, I can't separate from being an employee. You know, it just doesn't work that way. We are holistic. And I think we're seeing that more as people are talking and using the word community, we are a community of people that have integrated lives."- Dr. T "I think our contribution should be valued in other ways, like what solutions we're bringing to the table, what talents we're bringing, and I think we're gonna see you move away from a 40-hour workweek, maybe four days a week and 30 hours is going to be more standard. I don't think we're going to reduce the pay. I think we're going to make the same amount or maybe more for working less. And that's work-life integration because the productive productivity is going to go up."-Jennifer CrawfordJennifer Crawford Contact Information:linkedin.com/in/jenrunsbusinesssparent.coTwitter@sparentco @jenrunsbusiness  If you know anyone who needs to hear what we talked about today please share. And if you loved it, please subscribe and leave us a review or go to https://heart-hustle-and-humor.simplecast.com/

As a small business owner, you're always on the go. Between marketing your products and taking care of your team, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and overworked. It's no secret that outsourcing tasks for your business can save you valuable time. It also helps save money. How do you know when your business is ready for a Virtual Assistant? How do you become a better CEO? And what is "Digital Colonialism"? Join Jennifer Crawford, owner of Sparent LLC, a virtual assistant agency as we tackle these topics.  Jennifer started her first business at age nineteen with just $75. Once she learned to delegate, Jennifer built that business into a seven-figure company that she eventually sold. That experience left her hooked on entrepreneurship as a path to freedom and financial independence, especially for women. She is now a delegation expert and the co-founder of Sparent, LLC, a virtual assistant agency staffed entirely by a talent pool of stay-at-home-moms. Sparent, LLC was born from two wishes: 1. To help all women delegate more and build businesses that support them financially and align with their values. 2. To provide moms who were displaced, disenchanted, marginalized or discriminated against in the workforce with flexible, rewarding, remote work opportunities in a mom-friendly, inclusive culture.  During this episode, we talk about: Overcoming social rustiness (4:15) Building a 7 figure business from $75 (5:09) Importance of Standard Operating Procedures (13:06) Living wages and digital colonialism (16:14) CEO tasks (29:55) Importance of community as women business owners (36:58) Ways to work with Jennifer (43:32)   Visit Jennifer: Website: https://sparent.co/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenrunsbusiness/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparent/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sparentco/   SOPeasy:   https://growth.sparent.co/SOPeasy  CEO Training Days:  https://growth.sparent.co/ceodayshome        Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Collab with Kiva. Growth stage, brick-and-mortar business owners come to Kiva to document their day-to-day processes and optimize their systems to free up their time and grow their revenue and impact without investing more time in their business. >> Every good team has a playbook. Does yours? Ready to build out your business playbook to not only take things off of your plate but help your business scale? Book a call with Kiva  =>  https://www.the516collaborative.com/schedule-call Let's stay connected! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kivaslade/  Website: https://www.the516collaborative.com/    Episode Transcript Kiva Slade  0:01   Hello and welcome to collab with Kiva. I'm your host Kiva, Slade. From the marbled halls of the US Congress to my racing themed office chair. I've learned that there is no perfect path to the life of your dreams. My journey over the past 20 years has included being the legislative director for a member of Congress, policy director for a nonprofit, stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, jewelry biz owner, and now the owner of a service based business. Whether your journey has been a straight line, or full of zigs and zags. Join me and my guest as we share insights hope in lessons learned from our female entrepreneurship journeys. Made the collaborative sharing of our stories be the tide that lifts your boat. Let's dive in. Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of collab with Kiva. I am so excited today to share with you a local business woman to me, and her name is Jennifer Crawford. She's the co founder of spirit. And I'm gonna give me a little bio on Jen. Before I introduce her, okay, she started her first business at the age of 19, with just $75. Yes, I'm gonna let that set there for a minute for everyone. She learned though, how to delegate. And she built that business into a seven figure company that she eventually sold. That experience left her hooked on entrepreneurship as a path to freedom and financial independence. expecially for women, she is now a delegation expert. And as I shared the co founder of Sparent, LLC, a virtual assistant agency, staffed entirely by a talent pool of stay at home moms, and you guys know that is super close to my heart. So Sparent LLC was born from two wishes, one to help all women delegate more and build businesses that support them financially, and align with their values and to to provide moms who were displaced, disenchanted, marginalized or discriminated against in the workforce with flexible, rewarding remote work opportunities, and a mom friendly, inclusive culture. Welcome to collab with Kiva. Jennifer, I'm so happy you are here.   Jennifer Crawford  2:28   I am super excited. This is like the best thing of the week for me to be here with you. Because we speak the same language, we walk the walk, we danced in the same music, whatever. So I just love talking to you whenever we connect. So I know this is gonna be fun.   Kiva Slade  2:47   Yes, this is super exciting, because we obviously have that same passion. But entrepreneurship is definitely a vehicle for women. And it's one that I don't know, if we tap into enough. And I know like, this year, I think just most recently, we finally celebrated Latina women's Equal Pay Day, you know, and it was like the last one on the calendar. And it takes us so much longer to make that same $1 that others do. So for us to talk about this to have that financial independence. And then obviously having been a stay at home mom, the fact that you create these amazing opportunities for you know, moms, basically, that fit their life instead of them trying to force their life into their work is such a helpful thing. So I'm super excited. We first connected on LinkedIn. But we have the privilege of being local to each other. So I'm excited now all these restrictions are lifted. I'm looking forward to a face to face meeting.   Jennifer Crawford  3:43   I would love that. Although I am socially very rusty and I need new pants.   Kiva Slade  3:52   I love that. Goodness. I'm with you on that. I went somewhere the other day. And I was like, I don't feel like I know how to dress anymore. I've been like super, super comfy. And now it's like to go out again. I was like yeah, I mean, you just shop. I just saw me with you. So maybe that's it. We'll go to pants shopping together and then we'll go have chats.   Jennifer Crawford  4:15   You know it the social rustiness is real. We we had the pleasure my husband I had going out with some friends for brunch for the first time since before the pandemic. And at one point, we just kind of stared at each other and I realized, Oh, we're not used to like making conversation and they're like, and they laughed and we're like, oh, exactly. We're like out of practice with like, you know, nurturing along the conversational topics and things and we you know, we got unrest do and and re acquainted with that but it was funny because we were we were kind of stalled for a second we realized why. So everything. It definitely   Kiva Slade  4:54   is that and in meeting new pants so so let's Be here $75 to seven figures, obviously, it's quite impressive. Um, tell us more about this first business that you had.   Jennifer Crawford  5:09   Yeah, I know, just the soundbite. The clip sounds really impressive. But I can tell you it was not very glamorous journey. In fact, and I have no problem telling the story, my first business transaction was a bank overdraft, because when I pranced into that bank to, to open up my first business account with my $75, which was all. At the time I was broke, basically, um, and I opened up the account, and they're like, Well, you need to choose your checks. I was like, Oh, well, this is fun. And they showed me the options. And one of the options was this big binder with ginormous checks. And I was like, Well, that looks like business. Like, I don't want the tiny checks as a business, it's gonna be big. I want a big check. So I ordered the binder. And I was so naive. I thought it was just free. I don't know why I thought that but nobody brought up the fact that the binder was 7999. So that came out of my account with $75 in it. So my that was that was the start of the business. And I remember thinking, What have I done, I know so little about business and life. And here I go prance again, like, you know, I've got the tiger by the tail, and the tiger is going to eat me. So that was a bumpy start. And it was several years of me, I was very fortunate and that the business grew very quickly. But it was me doing everything. And before I knew it, I was working 12 hour days, 14 hour days, 16 hour days, seven days a week, no days off, no sick days, no vacation days, I dealt with every client, I took every call. Yeah, we talked on the phone back then. I was essentially running myself ragged. I was working when I was sick, I was working when I was exhausted I was I missed the entire 90s I don't don't ask me about pop culture, because I worked the 90s That's all I did. And at one point, it just occurred to me that I had really boxed myself into a very bad position and that I couldn't take any more business I was tapped out, you know, I, I did need a few hours every night to sleep, I was exhausted. And I had created this just a terrible job with a horrible boss that never gave you days off. So that was me, I was the worst boss. And my whole reason for starting the business was to do something I loved. But also I wanted to build a legacy. I wanted to be financially dependent. I wanted to circumvent sexism and discrimination against women in the workplace. I wanted to you know, be in charge of my own destiny. And that was not happening. So it was a big wake up call. And I realized I had to stop servicing every client, I had to get off the phone, I had to start hiring people and coming up with processes and systems and procedures. And it didn't happen overnight. Because it can't. But eventually it did. And I went from like barely cracking six figures, to you know, unlimited income potential working. When I wanted, I was working part time I was paying, you know, got to pay myself through the company, a full time salary. And, you know, manager, you know, I had to manage a bunch of employees, but I actually hired managers to so I really, I just kept firing myself from every day to day operation until I was really just making the big decisions, right, like, you know, strategic partnerships, financial decisions, you know, if we were changing a procedure or a policy, I would come in and and make those decisions, but I never got on the phone again. I never did a client job. I didn't do any client work. In fact, by the time I sold the company, most of our clients didn't even know I existed. I was so in the background, and it was a process and you know, and you probably experienced this to Kiva, that that's a really hard process for a lot of business owners starting out who start out as solopreneurs. But being a solopreneur is not sustainable. If you don't have a team you just you cannot go it alone. I promise you solopreneur if you don't bring on a team, you're going to do exactly what I did which which is create a very bad job that actually when you break down the hours, pays horribly, horribly. Even at six figures I was making minimum wage when you factored in my the my hours and my my time commitment to the business. And I'll never get that time back. I can always make more money, but that time gone forever.   Kiva Slade  9:52   Absolutely. No, that is such a very key important point. And I think that when especially thinking about solopreneurs there that dilemma that they have kind of an internal conflict. But when do I delegate? And what is that look like to delegate? So based on your experience, you know, obviously not only as that person who was in that space, but then also as the co founder of spirit. What do you tell CEOs? Like? How do you tell them, hey, you know what it's time for you to delegate, what makes you go through that process with them.   Jennifer Crawford  10:25   I think that the first thing I look at is resources, right? When you first start your your business, your financial resources are typically pretty low and your time resources is high. But at some point, your time resource decreases and your revenue resource increases. And there's a, you know, a delicate little intersection there. And that is when you really need to start delegating. And luckily, we didn't have virtual assistants back in the days of my first business, in fact, we didn't even have the internet was just kind of fruition, I didn't have a website I didn't have, there was no email, everything was very manual and paper. So, you know, we didn't have GPS, I mean, none of these things. I mean, we had dinosaurs walking the streets, you get the idea. But But now, you know, business owners have so many more options in terms of easing into getting help, you don't have to commit to an employee, once you need help, you can look at a virtual assistant or a virtual service provider. And and make that look however you want it to look. So maybe it's you start with five hours a week, and you get used to delegating, and you start getting your SOPs in place and, and you get some of those critical tasks off your plate, get comfortable with that, and then add another five hours a week, I mean, it can be very transitional. And it probably should be because delegating takes a lot of time in itself. And you have to do some pre work involved with delegating well, and you don't want to, you know, commit to you know, you can Oh commit to too much delegating and then end up being a poor leader having high turnover because the relationship fails because of that, that lack of good leadership and, and good delegating. I answer your question.   Kiva Slade  12:15   Yes. Because it's so important, though, I think for people to realize that as the CEO, you can't continue to hold everything in your head and back to grow and scale your business in a way that doesn't burn you out, or, you know, send you to those long fall 16 hour days where there really isn't a break and you do hate your boss and that boss is yourself. You know. So when it comes though to that delegating what three mistakes maybe would you say you find that CEOs make when it comes to hey, I've got this virtual assistant now I'm ready for them to take on tasks. I've been kind of transitional maybe in that process, but I want to see more things happen. What are the mistakes that you encounter?   Jennifer Crawford  13:06   I mean, I sound like a broken record. But a business owner that sleeps on standard operating procedures otherwise known as SOPs, is a business owner that is essentially tying one hand behind their back. They're making everything so much more difficult, including, you know, especially delegating, but also the growth and scale of their business. You know, not documenting your systems, a system is simply a repeatable procedure, right, something that is done repetitively. And I always say repeatable is scalable. So you want as many repeatable, replicable systems in your business as possible. And you want to document them, you can not only like discover inefficiencies, but then you can delegate them, right you have this living document this living resource for your first team member, your second team member, your third team member to to pull from so you know, lowers your training time and improves the whole operation of your business. So not having SOPs is making delegation 10 times harder if you don't have them. Delegating too late, you know, when you're in a state of chaos and overwhelm, it's really hard at that point to slow down so that you can speed up. And what happens is, when you're in that sort of chaos, in that state of overwhelm, you tend to expect people to read your mind because you do not have time to get things out of your head and document them. So you expect your virtual assistant or your team member to meet a lot, you know, to just sort of by osmosis figure out what they're supposed to do, and you're really just throwing them to the wolves. They have no idea. And we'll see the third mistake there. So I know. I'm not not vetting your team member carefully because again, a lot of times when people business owners are bringing on their first team member, they've already waited typically too late. So, you know, they're short on time that that time resource, so they hire somebody quickly. And that person might not be the right fit either. And I'm talking about soft skills fit, because I feel like hard skills can be trained. But again, if they need to be trained and you don't have time to train them, then that quick hire is not going to work out. If they don't have the soft skills that complement or mesh with your culture, your personality, your work cadence, then it's not going to work out. And how many times have I heard business owners say, Well, I've been through three virtual assistants, none of them worked out. But then when you dig further, you're like, Well, of course, it didn't work out because you were the virtual assistants problem. And I'll throw a wild card in there, too, is not paying well, right, like low pay and high expectations is going to take any delegation relationship, whether it's a VA, an employee, a con, any other contractor service provider. So yes, can you get a $2? An hour VA? Absolutely. Is it ethically against everything I stand for? Absolutely.   Kiva Slade  16:13   We have in that.   Jennifer Crawford  16:14   Yeah. And I don't care what you hear on the internet. $2 an hour is not a living wage, in any place on the planet. Okay, I've done my research, I dug deep on this. It's not a living wage for anybody on the planet. And then my industry, which I of course feel, you know, our industry, which we feel, you know, such a deep love for, it's, it's heavily dominated by women, women that do this work, you know, women with families and children that were underpaying you know, we're, you know, there are plenty of entrepreneurs out there getting rich on the backs of marginalized labor, it's digital colonialism, I'm sorry, I'm going off on a tangent, I'm supposed   Kiva Slade  16:55   to preach on that term digital colonialism, because that's really, it's what it boils down to. It's,   Jennifer Crawford  17:02   nobody's talking about it, I mean, very few people are talking about it. And you know, we're just a small agency, you know, with a small voice, but we're willing to put it out there, it's, you know, something we feel very strongly about, if we can change the industry in any small way, if we can pay, you know, somebody, you know, a living wage in a country that normally doesn't get that type of wage, then we can feel feel good about about our business, and we're okay being less profitable in order to accomplish that. I mean, how profitable do you need to be where you have to dollar an hour of labor?   Kiva Slade  17:37   Absolutely. And didn't brag about the fact that you depend on the backs of people who you were paying to $3 an hour, it really does. And that's something that gets me going. Because it's, I don't think it's a tangent, I really do think that for a lot of us, like you said, as women, you know, we're looking basically at our sisters, and they may not be in this particular country that we are in in terms of the United States, but they are women with the same life struggles that each of us are facing, in trying to provide for a family and take care of children, you know, maybe even take care of parents or something of that sort. And yet, trying to do it in a way that, Hey, um, a traditional nine to five, you know, isn't working for me for whatever reasons, maybe my kids and the daycare, or my parents or my husband or whatever the situation is. And so we're saying, hey, yeah, you know, what, we totally need you, we need your skill set. And I want you to have the most up to date technology and software. And oh, yeah, no, $5 Yep, that's as high as I can go. And it's just like, there's a disconnect there, people.   Jennifer Crawford  18:48   There's so much disconnect. And there's so much not only is there disconnect, there's so much justification for underpaying people from developing nations, right? So, oh, well, they're happy to get $2 $3 $4 $5 Well, I always say, Well, if you're starving, and somebody offers you a cookie, you're going to take it, but what you really need is three nutritious meals a day. Right? So So don't tell me that oh, just because they're willing to work for that, that. That it's okay, that that makes it okay. And yeah, it's so, so sickening. And then the other justification is, oh, they're only doing admin work? Well, you can't have it both ways. You can't say, oh, you know, I'm growing my amazing business using vas, but then diminish their value by saying it's only admin work. And by the way, admin work today is pretty darn complex. And most of the work that our VA talent does, I can't do absolutely. I mean, they have really sophisticated skills. So you know, navigating these online platforms and tools. I mean, they're they're pretty complex by nature, and and not just anybody can can roll up and, and hold up a business, you know, single handedly, not to mention and give the argument is like, particularly with, you know, the Philippines as a is a common resource for a bunch of work virtual talent. And we have people in the states using, you know, Barry and I hate the word cheap labor, but that's, you know, that's the term to run their businesses and expecting them to work on us time. So,   Kiva Slade  20:27   yes, right. And there's a 12 hour time differential, you know, but you don't know, if you don't know, like, right now, when Jen and I are recording this, it's 2:37pm. But there are people expecting their VA, who is in the Philippines at 2:37am. Tomorrow there in the future, okay, they're expecting them to be up and responding and doing these different tests. Think about that, in terms of their family life and their interaction, they have literally flipped their lives around in order to serve as a labor pool for many US based entrepreneurs and businesses. And that, you know, their kids are going to school during their daytime, which really, they're half the time going to be sleep for, or struggling to make it through because they're working through their night time in order to accommodate us. And it's, it's, it's disturbing on a lot of different levels. Because when you started talking to people who are Filipino, it's, they're working 60 hours a week, in order to try to make ends meet with a lot of these low level wages that are being paid to them. And as you said, the tools, Ville no multiple platforms inside and out, only to still be able to garner maybe eight or nine or $10 an hour. And in thinking about the impact that we can have, and the legacy that we want to leave as a business owner, we I mean, just understanding impact alone, trying to how would you like if we were in their shoes in our lives, where this is now our daytime, but we're really on somebody else's night time, basically, and we're trying to live and function and have whole lives and show up as our best selves, it makes it very hard and complicated. And we oftentimes don't take the time to learn about cultural norms, or, you know, paying for the 13th month there, you know, and giving this, Hey, here's a whole month of salary, you know, because this is a cultural norm there. But you know, there's so many it's just one of those things I can we, I think, can talk about this topic alone, for an entire episode, because I know that we both feel so super strongly about it is really doing right by the people that help us grow our businesses. And I think we see a lot of that even here in after this pin Well, during this pandemic, where people are leaving places of employment that, hey, I'm not feeling valued. I'm not feeling that, like I've already known I wasn't going to get paid what I, you know, probably should be getting paid. But when I'm looking at all the other aspects of my position, you know, what, it's just not even, it's not even serving me at this point. And people are leaving positions, or you'll see the job that's have a master's degree in 15 years experience for, you know, $20 or something and our entry level level pay, you know, so it's, there's so many I think dynamic shifts that are occurring in the employment space as a whole, that really, I think will force a lot of entrepreneurs and solopreneurs. And those that run businesses that might rely on virtual talent to really understand that shifts have to occur in order to attract the type of people that you want to attract that align with your values that will actually serve your your business in its growth phase.   Jennifer Crawford  24:17   And I hope that's true. You were speaking truth. And and I will, and I will back that truth up with some anecdotal evidence. And so my last few, a handful of discovery calls at spirit. I have been asked by each of the clients what we pay our VAs. It's on our website, we're very transparent. So one of our core values but you know, they didn't see it. And that was important to them. So they weren't looking for they purposely did not want an underpaid, overworked VA. They wanted to feel good about the company they were working for. They have their own values that translated and how they spent their money. Could they've gotten a $5, $6, $7 dollar VA? Yes, but We charge $45 an hour, and they did not have a price resistance to that, because it was backed by ethical wages and ethical company. And that was more important than maximizing their profit. And so there is it, of course, these were all women. But there is a change happening. And it is seismic, it is a seismic change. And for all of the those business owners or CEOs, they're out there just for profit without, you know, thought to morality and ethics, you're gonna be very poor soon, because your your businesses are going to ultimately crumble. I mean, you got to play the long game and business right, overnight, but, but it will happen. And I think the businesses that are going to sustain themselves and be able to be around for decades to come are going to be those that operate ethically,   Kiva Slade  25:52   after it. Yeah, absolutely. And I think you've touched on something that I, I always drive home with clients is values, you know, what are the values of this business? Why, you know, why do these values exist? And are you sharing those values, because I tell people who are also looking for work, ask what the values are of that company to see if there's an alignment. Because if you find that something in their values doesn't feel aligned with you, then it's very likely that as you get into that work, and you're doing things, there are things that are going to happen that are going to come up that you're just like, this does not feel good. For me, this is not a place that I'm feeling very comfortable. And I think that as business owners and CEOs, like really taking time to dig deep into what are our values, what are those things that we want to stand on, and that we want to stand behind as it relates to how we do business. And I think that that's really critically important because it's no longer enough, as you said, to be profit driven. It's also just not enough to not have something be the bedrock of bedrock of what it is that you're doing and why that you're doing it. So I love that you focused on values, and you share those and that you are transparent. On your website, how much your moms are paid that that work for you. And let's talk a little bit about that. Because do you find that? Um, let's do let's just even I won't even ask that question. I'm saying more so about when it comes to moms, how do they find you? How do they know that you   Jennifer Crawford  27:32   exist? Well, it's really been primarily our current Sparents, they have been enjoying working with us. And so they have been posting in their mom's Facebook groups. And I can always tell because our, our website stats, like actually just happened yesterday, like, all of a sudden, we had, like, you know, 120 hits, like on our website, and they all came from Facebook. And then I looked at like, what page they were on, it was like all like it was there, you know, the FB parents page, and then we started getting the applications in. So that's tip, like going abroad scope, that's how they hear about us. And then we often get introduced to other Sparents, like a personal introduction by our current group twos, where we now have about 30 Sparent vas. So I think we're, we're at the point where that's really working for us that, you know, we have a strong enough community, and enough numbers that, you know, it's sort of generating more and more of that sort of personal referral, which we love, because, you know, you sort of have that little built in reference coming to the table, you know, a personal connection, somebody that can, you know, vouch for them. And we always do reference checks anyway. But it's always nice when it comes from somebody you already trust. So   Kiva Slade  28:49   I love that it's word of mouth, that's exciting to me. Like I said, it has been hit haven't been a stay at home, mom, you know, those opportunities to actually I don't want to say just even feel like you're adding a contribution to the household, because you're already doing that normally, as a stay at home mom not to diminish those roles at all. But you have a personal fulfillment that you're like, you know, there's like, hey, and it's for a lot of women, you know, we used to have some other career. And it's like that ability now to still, I don't know, just satisfy our creative juices, and doing things that actually help others grow their businesses, as well as super helpful. So yeah, I want to do a slight shift, though, because we've talked a lot about CEOs and film some of the things that they can do. And I know that we share a similar passion around CEO days and things that and how CEOs need to show up. So talk to me as to what you would define as a CEO task in a business because you said you fired yourself and only got yourself to that point where you were doing those CEO tasks.   Jennifer Crawford  29:55   What are those tasks look like? Yeah, I'm a true CEO task is really the things in your business that only you can do that nobody else can do that cannot be delegated any way, shape or form. So those are the true SEO tasks, it doesn't mean that you as a CEO are not going to be doing other tasks. Like, right now, for instance, I'm doing all of our onboarding with new clients, well, I that's not scalable, right, at some point, I'm not going to be able to do all the onboarding. So we have systems in place, so that that can eventually be delegated, at some point to somebody else. So it's a CEO test today, but it's not a true CEO test. So a true CEO tasks are making financial decisions for your company. Finding and seeking out strategic partnerships, developing new revenue streams, you know, creating new products or services, or improving upon the ones that you have, creating and defining your culture and your core values. Those are all SEO tasks. And by the way, very important, your mission statement, all of that. I mean, everything starts with your core values, it really is the bedrock, like keep aside, like, it drives all of our business decisions, we always refer back to our core values, like when we're trying to make a big business decision without them, you know, we would just be you know, kind of aimless. And so those are the types of things that you know, writing a book, speaking, obviously, only you as a CEO can can do that. Those are the types of CEO tasks that I'm talking about. It's it's, you know, business development, you know, where is your your business going, you know, and actually thinking and planning ahead towards towards that growth. And really only you, as a CEO can do, can do those things. So you need to free up your time, otherwise, your business is going to stagnate to some degree, it's never, it's never going to see its full potential if you don't make the space to work on those things.   Kiva Slade  31:43   Absolutely. So that would lead into the CEO day. So I'm curious because I love to schedule them in my, in my life. So why is it important for a business owner to have a CEO day?   Jennifer Crawford  31:58   Well, because most business owners spend way too much time working in their business handling the day to day operations, just you know, and those are all important. I mean, without them, your business doesn't happen, right? You need to, you need those daily operations to exist, they're not going away. But most business owners are very involved in daily operations. And so they tend to, you know, suck up the majority of their time, leaving, leaving them not a lot of time to work on their business. And even when they attempt to work on their business, they're easily distracted by the other demands of day to day operations. So my co founder, business partner, Meredith and I, we started way back started having SEO days. And you know, switches when we call them and it was our time to meet over zoom and work on our business like, and do those, those big pick that big picture, make those big picture decisions and planning. And the proof is in the pudding, we were very vocal about this from between 2020 and 2021, our revenue grew over 400% 408% so much that our accountants actually called us not wanting paperwork from from us for once, but to congratulate us on the growth because it was it was, you know, it was significant growth. And we continue to grow every month and hit our revenue goals. And we're not the important part here. And, you know, it is a little bit of a brag, but I think women should brag about themselves, you know, we should put our accomplishments and our achievements out there because we tend to not, so I'm bragging, but I'm also pointing out that even though our business grew 408% In one year, my hours did not grow, my stress did not grow, my overwhelm did not grow. Because the business is structured to scale and we delegate and we try to be as involved with daily operations as little as possible. If we are, we're always planning on firing ourselves from that, you know, we're putting systems in place, we're documenting SOPs, so that when the time is right, we can delegate.   Kiva Slade  34:01   I love that. I love that 408% That is amazing. And congratulations to you and   Jennifer Crawford  34:09   to you. And it's so it's so rewarding to us on a number of levels. One, like, you know, we're practicing what we're preaching, and then we actually can show that it works. So that's really, really important. I really believe you don't need an MBA, to have a successful business. You really just need to get out of your own way. And then the other thing is when we first started our first year, we it was rocky it was we were getting to know our business. We made some mistakes. We didn't have a lot of revenue, and our biggest expense was our accountants, women women owned company, by the way in Rockville, and they saw that they were our biggest expense. So they suspended billing. They did they they provided services without fees until our revenue was enough that they felt like we could handle the expenditure, but they believed in us and They believed in what we were doing. And they felt like it was an investment for them. Well, now we, you know, we can easily pay them not a problem whatsoever. But as a woman and as a business owner, and you know, to have somebody in your early days, like believe in you and back you up and have that, like, I mean, it's huge, like, who does that? Right? Like, I mean, it's such a heart centered way to conduct business. And so for them to then call a couple years later and congratulate us on the growth and we're like, Oh, my God, like, they believed in us. And like, we actually were worth believing in like it all. Like, it was such a moment. It was such a moment for us, and it meant so much, you know, because of that.   Kiva Slade  35:44   I love that, though. And it's that really kind of nicely goes into what I had as another question for you. Because I think we hear the terms collaboration over competition, often, you know, they're mentioned in networking groups, and so many circles, especially as women entrepreneurs, and women, business owners, I love the what this firm did, and actually walk the walk and the talk in terms of how they run things, and very heart centered. And I'm curious, because I don't see sometimes the collaboration between people, and you have a business partner, I see people try to coordinate or some level of collaboration around, hey, let's do something together, like, hey, let's do a podcast together something like, what is it like to have a business partner and have that level of collaboration? And what challenges have you faced? Or what tips would you share with anyone else? Who might be thinking of that? Because I see a lot of people who have the I want to say capacity, I think where their businesses would have a nice connection point where they could literally offer different services that would very, very complimentary, though, so I'm curious as to what it's like to have a business partner.   Jennifer Crawford  36:58   Yeah, well, I, I have to say, I love it so much. And I'm only mad at myself for not considering it sooner. Like I've always been very much a lone ranger, right. And I was like, I was a perfect personality type for a solopreneur like, I could do it all, I'll do it all, I don't need your help. Thank you very much. I'm like, I do my way or the highway, very stubborn, you know, and so, but the business partnership has been amazing. I will say that, legally speaking, we're married, you know, like, we're very, you know, we had a, you know, a contract and, you know, spend time getting things in writing, like, what happens if something happens to your business partner, what happens if you, you know, come to an impasse and can't agree on something, what percent ownership Do you have? What are your responsibilities, like, we have all of that worked out and documented, which I think is very important. The other thing is, um, in our case, that worked out that, you know, I have strengths and I have weaknesses, and she has strengths and weaknesses, and they happen to complement each other. So she's strong, where I'm weak, I feel like I'm strong where, where she might be weaker, or interested in doing parts of the business that she's not interested in vice versa. So I really love the sales and the, in the vetting, and hiring and like building our, our talent pool, she's really good with the systems and, you know, delegating to technology and making sure that everything is streamlined on the back end of the business. And it's not very glamorous, because she you know, I tend to be more out front for the business, but it's what she loves, it's what she's good at. And I have no interest in that piece of it whatsoever. i She handles paperwork, and spreadsheets and workflows and all of that brilliantly. Where I can't do that. So you know, complementary skill sets for sure. Legal, you know, get it in, talk to a lawyer, get your paperwork in, you know, in your, your contract together, very as detailed as possible. Like, even though some things will probably never happen. Life is unpredictable. So get it down, get it down and writing it's been really rewarding. I mean, we don't always agree. I think this is the biggest challenge and it's not even that much of a challenge because Meredith is usually right but you know, you know we we have different approaches sometimes the business it but we we talk it out we've never fought we've never argued ever raised voices to each other. And we're both pretty mild mannered people. But we both respect each other that enough that we listen to each other. It's like It's like Excellent. Well learn, it's always right. Because I respect her mind and her prowess as an entrepreneur so much and I have such confidence that a lot of times I just am like she must be right because she you know, she's brilliant. And so it's nice to have that much confidence in your in your partner and you know, you split the money, but that's okay. Because I feel like we can make more money as a partnership than we could on our own.   Kiva Slade  39:51   Right, absolutely love that invest the fact that you've also taken the time to do the inner work to know where your own strengths and weaknesses lie and what you know. really lights you up in terms of the functions of a business? And what really is like, oh, not necessarily your jam. It's like to have someone who's like, you don't like that? Oh my gosh, that's my most favorite thing, you know, and that you guys have that, you know, balance already worked out. And like you said, having it written down, okay, let's think through the scenarios of all the what ifs and the possibilities so that we have this document that we both agreed upon, and we're able to move forward. So that's exciting. All right. So yeah, no, I think I find it fascinating. And I think that there are some of us who, you know, may not necessarily like the sales part, or being that forward facing one, but are so super amazingly talented, and to be able to partner up with someone who has that, that strength that is really a weakness for ourselves. Not that we couldn't stretch ourselves to get better at it. Oh, no, because we always want to do that. But really realizing it's not, it's not our best thing. And we have other things that we are much better at. So I, I find it fascinating. And I think that it's something to dig deeper into, you know, it's like not enough to kind of have it as a slogan, collaboration or competition, but really look to see where are there some strategic partnerships that could be formed, that might literally be a partnership of not just like, hey, we're, we're we do things that are similar, you can be a referral partner for me, and vice versa into Hey, is there something that we can explore deeper here where we actually have a business, but you're bringing in your assets, I'm bringing in my assets, whether those, you know, businesses or skills or knowledge, whatever, and we actually put that together, and it forms a really nice puzzle that were slightly to do that. So I, I don't know, I'm intrigued by it. So   Jennifer Crawford  41:56   I can see you partnering up if smartly with with somebody Kiva. Yeah, and, you know, and I can't underestimate the the power of just having someone to bounce ideas off of and brainstorm and, and, you know, with regard to like, new products and services, like, you know, being able to hash all of that out, you know, all those years as a, you know, a single business owner, a sole business owner, all of those decisions were made, you know, in a silo right? It was me, I had to make those final decisions. So now I can I have somebody else that I banter with, before any final decisions are made. And there's such a value in that, you know, having two heads come together, you know,   Kiva Slade  42:34   often approaches to things like you said, like, you know, so you see things through different vantage points, you know, but there's, there's a beauty in that because of those different vantage points, you're able to say, hey, actually, you know what, this is pretty good for us. And hey, this can be tweaked just this way. And it's even better for us because those two heads have come together. And you both have vested interests, you know, and it's obvious with the 408% growth, and that that vested interest, and that collaborationis working out so nicely. So all right, we've talked about CEO days, we've talked about the importance of SOPs, and documenting processes. And we've also talked about the fact that, hey, stay at home moms, there are amazing virtual opportunities for you to connect with spirit. So I understand though that you do two specific things about SOPs being easy and see Oh, training days. So how can people find out more about those offers that you have?    Jennifer Crawford  43:32   Yeah, absolutely. You can find out more on our website @sparent.co or you can email me Jennifer at sparent dot co but also on on our social media channels sparent.co. But there are two programs. One is two hours each time the CEO days or two hours of working on your business, it's it's guided, we have a mini presentation, and we have a focus. And then we actually do do the work because, you know, it's why I hire a personal trainer because I need to, I'm accountable through that payment to him that I worked out. Otherwise, if I'm left to my own devices, something else always becomes a bigger priority. And that that's true was working on your business too. It's just a different kind of workout. So we're going to work out your SEO muscle and we're going to carve out that time but but also working that muscle so that you know how to conduct your own SEO days, get them on the calendar and you know what to do because we were talking about our SEO days before we had the SEO training days of the program. And people are like, Well, I I carved out time for my SEO day. But then I got there and I was like, Well, what am I supposed to do with it? We're like, oh, well, we can help you with that. And then so Peasy is our master class for creating your SOPs. Again, people are like they get really hung up on what their SOP should look like what should be included how to write an SOP. So this is both a training but also work doing the work. I don't like any all of our programs, we always do the work Because I think that's so important that we're not just going to talk and share, share our lofty wisdom, we actually got to get stuff done. So, you know, you'll leave with at least one complete SOP ready to delegate after we figure out what critical SOPs you need. So because you're not gonna write all your SOPs in one day, but they're probably we tried to narrow down to three that you really need to have right away in order to delegate those critical tasks. So   Kiva Slade  45:27   that's that I love it and so peasy. Okay.   Jennifer Crawford  45:33   I know it's a weird, yeah, I'm a, I get a little too creative with the names. And so nobody knows how to say it. So who knows what's gonna keep that day but it's so hey,   Kiva Slade  45:45   I get it. I think the training days are super helpful, because like you said, you can wind it with the time on your calendar, but not know exactly how to best utilize that time. So Oh, my goodness, Jennifer, I'm so excited that we have this time together. And that you were able to share just truly that those insights we've touched on in all people. So if you want to talk to us further, especially about digital colonialism, or any of those topics, so you can definitely find out more, I will include all of Jen's links in the show notes. But you can definitely find her on LinkedIn, which is are we connected, but she's elsewhere as well in terms of Instagram, and Facebook, and will also share the details for SOP Z and CEO training days so that you have time on your calendar to not only think about what you might want to do in your business, but actually have accountability with someone else to say, Hey, this is what I've gotten done during this time on how to move my business forward. So if you're looking for more details on those, definitely again, check out the show notes. And again, Jennifer, I am so appreciative of you and all that you were doing not only to spur other women forward to achieve not only financial goals, but additional goals in their own lives and make valuable contributions not only to their families and you know, to businesses as well. So and I love the fact that hey, values are important, everybody. Make sure that you know what yours are spend some time getting really comfortable and clear with yourself about what those values are, that are important to you and for your business. So, Jen, you're amazing. I look forward to just continuing to learn from you I feel at this particular point, and welcoming all of you into the world. That is Jennifer Crawford in spirit lol   Jennifer Crawford  47:45   Oh my gosh. You're such a great interviewer and conversationalist you were born. You were born for this.   Kiva Slade  47:51   Thank you very much. So make sure you tune in to the next episode. And make sure to check out the notes to learn more about Jennifer and how you can work with spirit. Take care. Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Collab with Kiva. You know my heart and it wants you to know that you are uniquely made and that your business path is unique to you. I hope that now you have some clear takeaways from this episode that have left you inspired and motivated to keep pressing forward on your unique path. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes. And of course, your reviews on Apple are greatly appreciated. If you are a small business owner and you are ready to build out your business playbook, and you're ready to document and delegate what takes place in your business so it can grow beyond you. Make sure you visit me on my website, the 516 collaborative.com and let's schedule a time to talk. I'll see everyone next time. Bye

We hear from Jennifer Crawford of Windsor, N.S., who's combining two things they've loved since childhood: Moon Mist ice cream and wrestling. Their wrestling character, Moon Miss, will step into the ring in front of a crowd for the first time on July 30.

As an entrepreneur, you know that in order to build a scalable, profitable business, it takes a tribe. But if building and managing a team is a struggle for you, or you just don't know where to start, this episode of Fear Factor is for you! In today's episode, DeDee sat down with Jennifer Crawford, CEO and co-founder of Sparent, LLC. Sparent is a virtual assistant agency staffed entirely by a talent pool of stay-at-home-moms with a laundry list of skills to spare. After starting her first company at age nineteen with just $75, and growing it into a seven figure company, she got hooked on entrepreneurship. Several businesses later, she knows how easy it is to work in your business instead of on your business, and she is on a mission to help overwhelmed business owners realize their company's full potential AND have time to enjoy it by delegating to small, but mighty, virtual teams. Need more resources? Want customized help around building and managing a team? Visit us at fittoprofit.com to learn more!

Jennifer Crawford first appeared on Home Style Green when Our New Home Coach was just getting started. Six years on, she's back to discuss her journey and why she still believes strongly in helping people build the right home.

A suburban Des Moines educator has died from complications of COVID-19, but it's unclear if she contracted the virus at school or elsewhere. The principal of Indian Hills Junior High School says special education assistant Jennifer Crawford, died Monday. The school is in West Des Moines. Iowa has the fourth-highest coronavirus positivity rate in the nation. Only 10 of Iowa's 99 counties are below the 5% threshold at which public health experts recommend measures to slow the spread of the virus, including mandatory masks and limits on gatherings. According to the latest data provided by the state, the COVID-19 hospitalization total in Iowa rose to its highest count in five months today. This morning, 413 Iowans were hospitalized because of the coronavirus, per the state's data totals on its coronavirus.iowa.gov website. That figure is up from 389 on yesterday and the highest daily report since a count of 417 on May 6. Another 11 people with COVID-19 have died in Iowa, and there have

Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Jennifer Crawford. Jennifer has been cooking non-stop their whole life, especially since getting sober in early 2018 and subsequently winning MasterChef Canada in 2019. They're a desk jockey turned food writer, chef, aspiring pro wrestler, and moon mist ice cream enthusiast. In their My Queer Kitchen online show and column with Xtra Magazine, they focus on the intersections of food, feelings, identity and courage.In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Why Food? on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Why Food? is powered by  Simplecast.

In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Kyle Faget sits down with Jennifer Crawford (General Counsel at Medici) to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the telehealth industry.

Jennifer Crawford talks to us about the pains of growing up, their recovery, and finding a higher power. They open up about how CBT led them to be fully present whilst competing in Masterchef Canada. They share the way they connect to their newly-discovered Jewish heritage through cooking and baking traditional Jewish food. Check out their recipes and get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.e.crawford/   The Forbidden Apple is dedicated to continuing bringing you episodes throughout this quarantine. We are each in our own homes so forgive our long-distance sound. Thank you so much for your continued support. We’re all in this together.   www.theforbiddenapplepodcast.com #staysafe #stayconnected #stayhome

As a business owner,  every day you make choices about how to spend your time, dividing it between the mundane things that have to get done, and the interesting things that move your business forward. If you find that you’re spending too much time on the mundane,  then maybe it’s time for a virtual assistant. In today’s conversation Jennifer Crawford, the founder of Sparent, shares some thoughts and how to decide if you are ready to hire a VA and how to prepare for a productive relationship.  KEY TAKEAWAY: If your growth is slowing down, because you are bogged down with mundane tasks, it may be time to look for a little help  About Jennifer ennifer’s passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps, produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean, and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA.

Sherry speaks with TPD officer Jennifer Crawford and Ed Bauer

Entrepreneur and DC Podfest co-founder Jennifer Crawford previews DC Podfest 2019, on Livestream Deals, hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. The theme of this year's conference is "Different Voices, New Conversations."Save $40 on tickets to DC PODFEST using "ROSSFAN" at checkout.▶️ Attend DC PODFEST 2019: https://dcpodfest19.bpt.me/▶️ ALL PRODUCTS FROM OUR SHOWS: http://LivestreamDeals.com▶️ SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: https://YouTube.com/LivestreamUniverseAbout DC PODFEST:DC PodFest is a two-day event held each fall, where podcasters from around the world gather to learn, network and express their passion for podcasting. "We think of it as an independent podcast intensive for podcasters, and future podcasters."▶️ DC Podfest website: https://DCPodfest.com▶️ DC Podfest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCPodFest▶️ DC Podfest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcpodfest/About JENNIFER CRAWFORD:Jennifer Crawford is the co-founder of DC Podfest. Her passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she owns Social Media Rescue, an agency specializing in online crisis management and customer service. She is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps, produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean, and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA.▶️ Jennifer Crawford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenRunsBusiness▶️ Jennifer Crawford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrunsbusiness/This interview was produced and livestreamed using StreamYard. Start live streaming for FREE with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/RossSubscribe to LivestreamDeals podcast: http://LivestreamDeals.com/podcastLive Video & Podcast Gear: http://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesDISCLAIMER: This description may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on one of the product links, one of the hosts or guests may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only link to products we use or are highly recommended by trusted sources.

Episode 27 of Livestream Deals Entrepreneur and DC Podfest co-founder Jennifer Crawford previews DC Podfest 2019, on Livestream Deals, hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. The theme of this year's conference is "Different Voices, New Conversations." Save $40 on tickets to DC PODFEST using "ROSSFAN" at checkout. ▶️ Attend DC PODFEST 2019: https://dcpodfest19.bpt.me/ (https://dcpodfest19.bpt.me/) ▶️ ALL PRODUCTS FROM OUR SHOWS: http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com) ▶️ SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/LivestreamUniverse (https://YouTube.com/LivestreamUniverse) About DC PODFEST: DC PodFest is a two-day event held each fall, where podcasters from around the world gather to learn, network and express their passion for podcasting. "We think of it as an independent podcast intensive for podcasters, and future podcasters." ▶️ DC Podfest website: https://dcpodfest.com/ (https://DCPodfest.com) ▶️ DC Podfest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCPodFest (https://twitter.com/DCPodFest) ▶️ DC Podfest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcpodfest/ (https://www.instagram.com/dcpodfest/) About JENNIFER CRAWFORD: Jennifer Crawford is the co-founder of DC Podfest. Her passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she owns Social Media Rescue, an agency specializing in online crisis management and customer service. She is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps, produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean, and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA. ▶️ Jennifer Crawford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenRunsBusiness (https://twitter.com/JenRunsBusiness) ▶️ Jennifer Crawford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrunsbusiness/ (https://www.instagram.com/jenrunsbusiness/) This interview was produced and livestreamed using StreamYard. Start live streaming for FREE with StreamYard: https://livestreamuniverse.com/streamyard (https://livestreamuniverse.com/streamyard) Live Video & Podcast Gear: http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources) DISCLAIMER: This description may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on one of the product links, one of the hosts or guests may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only link to products we use or are highly recommended by trusted sources.

Kalvin and Nick are back and trying something new! This week we dip our toes into the "True" Crime genre as we explore the death of Jennifer Crawford in Los Angeles, California in April of 2007. Join us as we travel through this whirlwind case to find the truth as we discuss our theories on the case and try our best to use proper legal terms. Join in the conversation on twitter @APASomething and let us know if you liked our trip into this new genre. SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/ycnz48wq Support the show: patreon.com/apodcastaboutsomething OR paypal.me/APASomething OR buy merch: teepublic.com/user/apasomething --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apasomething/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/apasomething/support

Today's guest, Jennifer Crawford is DCfempreneur's newest Founding Member and is a well-known DC area multi-passionpreneur who takes on new projects wherever and whenever she sees a need isn't met. Her multiple business ventures has led her to financial independence, and a life-long love for business and entrepreneurship. She is the co-Founder of DCpodfest, and is seasoned podcaster who produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean. One of her passions is helping people grow their businesses through business and conference consulting. She uses her super powers for good as Owner and Founder of Social Media Rescue, a heroic marketing agency providing online customer service and training to grow your company and rescue your brand perception specializing in online crisis management. She is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA. In this episode: Tips on how to make the most of your experience at DCpodfest: https://www.dcpodfest.com/ -- DC Podfest brings podcasters and digital influencers together for two days of sessions, networking, workshops, and fun. PowHer Box empowers women to achieve their potential through a community-based subscription box: https://www.powherbox.com/ Social Media Rescue - A heroic marketing agency providing online customer service & training to grow your company & rescue your brand perception. Owner: @jenrunsbusinesswww.smrescue.com Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare: https://www.sparent.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dcfempreneur/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dcfempreneur/support

We were fortunate enough to sit down with recent MasterChef Canada winner Jennifer Crawford! We chatted everything from the gender reveal fad, to being on a reality show, to mental health, to their favourite cereal. Thank you so much to Jennifer for sharing some of their story with us, to the 519 for hosting us, and to Ehjay for the photographs!Support the show (https://www.thegetrealmovement.com/donate)

Featuring Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of DC Podfest, and Enterprise Account Executive at Podbean; Jennifer Crawford. We discuss podcasting, the streaming war, followed by an interview with Jennifer.

Jennifer Crawford talks about how media host Podbean helps podcasters monetize their content. The post https://livestreamuniverse.com/podcast-monetization-at-podbean/ (Podcast Monetization at Podbean (Update Ep127)) appeared first on https://livestreamuniverse.com/ (Livestream Universe).

Jennifer Crawford talks about how media host Podbean helps podcasters monetize their content.

Delighted to be joined by Jennifer Crawford this episode to discuss Women as Entrepreneurs, podcasting, DC Podfest, and more! For more information: www.sparent.co, www.smrescue.com, and www.dcpodfest.com. This episode is brought to you by TEEF Powder 2.0: https://www.teefpowder.com/ To support TTwithBB, please order your merchandise courtesy of TEEPUBLIC: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/trending-topics-with-bb-podcast?ref_id=8827 Official Website and email address: https://www.trendingtopicswithbbpodcast.com/ & ttwithbbpod@gmail.com. 

On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show, Valerie and Erle speak with Jennifer Crawford, director of off-premise sales at Fazoli's System Management, an Italian quick-service restaurant, and Ernie Davis, National Account Manager for Accurate Box, a box manufacturing plant that produces high graphics boxes. The group discusses what is quickly becoming a true differentiator for brands as more and more product is going the way of takeout, catering, and delivery.

On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show, Valerie and Erle speak with Jennifer Crawford, director of off-premise sales at Fazoli’s System Management, an Italian quick-service restaurant, and Ernie Davis, National Account Manager for Accurate Box, a box manufacturing plant that produces high graphics boxes. The group discusses what is quickly becoming a true differentiator for brands as more and more product is going the way of takeout, catering, and delivery.

On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show, Valerie and Erle speak with Jennifer Crawford, director of off-premise sales at Fazoli’s System Management, an Italian quick-service restaurant, and Ernie Davis, National Account Manager for Accurate Box, a box manufacturing plant that produces high graphics boxes. The group discusses what is quickly becoming a true differentiator for brands as more and more product is going the way of takeout, catering, and delivery.

For the most part, we think of podcasts as a method of reaching out beyond your organization. But they can be a very effective tool for internal communication as well. If your memo falls flat and your newsletters are ignored by your team, consider podcasting for internal communications. Podcasts are a great way to make windshield time productive. Modern workforce appreciates the flexible nature of on-demand content. They don’t necessarily have time when you want to talk, but they still want to hear your message in your words. Podcasts help you build a company culture, even if your workforce is scattered around the country or the world. They let you communicate the essence and meaning behind your message conveying the passion in your voice. This week, Jennifer Crawford joins Lorraine for a lively conversation on More Than a Few Words

Jennifer Crawford is a registered architect who helps hundreds of people to make the right decisions when building a new home or renovation through her business, Our New Home Coach. You can follow Jennifer on Twitter at @ournewhomecoach or visit her Facebook page Our New Home Coach to stay in touch. Visit https://vanityprojects.com/ for more information about this interview plus dozens of other interviews with successful architects and consultants.

Caregiving for Dementia Being Forced to Stay Gone! Episode # 63     I just got back from DC pod Fest. I had to force myself to stay away from the house because I was mentally still here, still taking care of Mama. I found it very difficult to focus on the sessions at DC pod Fest because I couldn’t get my mind to let go of the caregiving. I want to thank Jennifer Crawford and her team at DC pod Fest for putting together a great event. The event was fabulously put together. The event was jam-packed full of great podcasting information. I’m already looking forward to DC pod Fest in 2019. With that said, though I found it very difficult to focus on any of the sessions that I was attending because I couldn’t get my mind off of what was going on here at the house. I was still caregiving for my mother even though I was physically gone. My mind would not leave the house. One of the problems that the main caregiver for someone has is getting away from all the caregiving. In other words, you may get physically away. You may be able to physically leave the caregiving to someone else, but you are mentally still the one caregiving for that one. That’s the situation I found myself in this weekend. Yes, I physically got away, but mentally I could not leave the house. DC pod Fest was Friday evening and all day Saturday, I left the house at about 4-ish on Friday evening, because the event starts until 7 PM. So, at about 6:30 PM I called to check to see how things were here to house. I was told they were fine. Go and enjoy your event. So I get I enjoyed Friday nights event. Up until about 11 PM. When I found myself all alone, I was wondering what was going on. So I call home again to see how things were going on. Everything was fine. I was told she got her medicine and now she was sleeping. I was ready to come home Friday night at 11 o’clock. Only through the support of the boy and the wife was able to stay and get some sleep Friday night, but I didn’t get to sleep that I thought I would. Mama usually gets me up around 2 AM-ish and around 4:30 AM and wouldn’t you know I got up around 2 AM-ish and around 4 AM-ish. I got up at 5:30 AM to go to the event for Saturday. I thought about calling but then I thought no they’re in bed. Nobody wants to be wake up at 5:30 AM when a phone call. I did fairly well. Saturday up until about 8 AM-ish and that’s all I could stand I had to call and find out what was going on. I called about 4 times to see what was going on. And finally, the boy told me he said daddy quit calling she’s okay, she’s fine. Go and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Well, I didn’t quit calling but without that kind of support. I’ve come home much earlier than I should have. Sunday morning I came home around 9 AM and the wife was awake and had just gotten up, but the boy and mom were still sleeping. I was home about an hour or so, and Mama woke up. So I went out to the living room, which is her bedroom and as soon as she saw me her face just lit up. She had missed me. She was glad to see me. Then at times, she asked me who I am.             I understand while I was gone on Saturday, my brother and his wife came down to see mom for her birthday which was Sunday, and now I wasn’t here, but in times past. Mama recognizes my brother’s wife over my brother at times. Now the longer they’re here, she gets to recognize my brother.             I guess that’s one of the strangest things about this devastating disease called, dementia. Sometimes, Mama recognizes us and sometimes she doesn’t. No matter how long it’s been since she seen you.

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep15 (Simplecast) Addy Saucedo talks about how Simplecast makes it easy to launch, migrate and publish your podcasts. Welcome to Episode 15 (Ep15) of the Livestream Deals podcast recorded live at VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with Addy Saucedo of Simplecast about recent developments with the podcast hosting and publishing platform. Addy supports podcasters using Simplecast. She's also a podcaster, speaker, host of the PMX competition at Podcast Movement, and the author of The Podcast Planner, which was featured in Episode 5 of the Livestream Deals podcast. LIVEU LiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo at http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com). ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMIT Ross conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com). #VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019 Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://vidsummit.com/ (http://VidSummit.com). FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Our October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://rossbrand.live/ (http://RossBrand.Live). ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more: http://livestreamuniverse.com/resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/resources). ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com). LINKS https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com) http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources)

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep15 (Simplecast)Addy Saucedo talks about how Simplecast makes it easy to launch, migrate and publish your podcasts.Welcome to Episode 15 (Ep15) of the Livestream Deals podcast recorded live at VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with Addy Saucedo of Simplecast about recent developments with the podcast hosting and publishing platform. Addy supports podcasters using Simplecast. She's also a podcaster, speaker, host of the PMX competition at Podcast Movement, and the author of The Podcast Planner, which was featured in Episode 5 of the Livestream Deals podcast.LIVEULiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo at http://LivestreamDeals.com.ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMITRoss conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at http://LivestreamDeals.com.#VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://VidSummit.com.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWOur October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://RossBrand.Live.LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at http://Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more: http://LivestreamUniverse.com/resources.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep14 (Wirecast 11) Andrew Haley talks about the new features for live streaming and live video production in Wirecast 11. Welcome to Episode 14 (Ep14) of the Livestream Deals podcast recorded live at VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with #WirecastLive host Andrew Haley about the new features and upgrades coming to the latest version of Wirecast, the leading live video production and streaming software. Andrew serves as Telestream's Product Marketing Manager and Live Streaming Product Evangelist. He hosts #WirecastLive at 5:30pm ET, Thursdays on the Telestream Wirecast Facebook page. If you want to improve the quality of your broadcasts, stand out from the crowd, brand your livestreams with your own colors and logos, and have total control of the content you are creating, Wirecast is the best software option. I use it almost daily and not only for livestreaming. The exceptional scene/shot creation, switching and recording capabilities enable me to produce high-quality recorded videos and cut down on post-production time in the process. There is a free trial version at the http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com) website. Click the Wirecast image near the top of the home page. SCREENFLOW From Telestream, the makers of Wirecast, ScreenFlow is not only a great screencasting and screen recording solution, it is also a video editor that can more than handle everyday editing needs. Get the free trial version at http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com) by clicking the Wirecast image near the top of the home page. LIVEU LiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo at http://livestreamdeals.com/ (http://LivestreamDeals.com) (near top of home page) through Nov 2, 2018. ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMIT Ross conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com. #VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019 Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://vidsummit.com/ (http://VidSummit.com). FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Our October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://rossbrand.live/ (http://RossBrand.Live). ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. http://livestreamuniverse.com/resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/resources). ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe....

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep14 (Wirecast 11)Andrew Haley talks about the new features for live streaming and live video production in Wirecast 11.Welcome to Episode 14 (Ep14) of the Livestream Deals podcast recorded live at VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with #WirecastLive host Andrew Haley about the new features and upgrades coming to the latest version of Wirecast, the leading live video production and streaming software. Andrew serves as Telestream's Product Marketing Manager and Live Streaming Product Evangelist. He hosts #WirecastLive at 5:30pm ET, Thursdays on the Telestream Wirecast Facebook page. If you want to improve the quality of your broadcasts, stand out from the crowd, brand your livestreams with your own colors and logos, and have total control of the content you are creating, Wirecast is the best software option. I use it almost daily and not only for livestreaming. The exceptional scene/shot creation, switching and recording capabilities enable me to produce high-quality recorded videos and cut down on post-production time in the process. There is a free trial version at the http://LivestreamDeals.com website. Click the Wirecast image near the top of the home page.SCREENFLOWFrom Telestream, the makers of Wirecast, ScreenFlow is not only a great screencasting and screen recording solution, it is also a video editor that can more than handle everyday editing needs. Get the free trial version at http://LivestreamDeals.com by clicking the Wirecast image near the top of the home page.LIVEULiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo at http://LivestreamDeals.com (near top of home page) through Nov 2, 2018.ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMITRoss conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com.#VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://VidSummit.com.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWOur October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://RossBrand.Live.LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at http://Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. http://LivestreamUniverse.com/resources.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep13 (DC Podfest)Co-founder Jennifer Crawford talks about what's coming up at DC Podfest 2018Welcome to Episode 13 (Ep13) of the Livestream Deals podcast. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks DC Podfest co-founder Jennifer Crawford about the fourth annual conference held November 9-10 in Arlington, Virginia. DC PodFest brings podcasters and digital influencers together for two days of learning, networking, workshops, live performances and fun. The organizers think of it as an independent podcast intensive for podcasters and podcast fanatics.SPECIAL OFFERGet an all-access pass to DC Podfest for $99 using the discount code LIVESTREAMDEALS. Click the DC Podfest image on the home page at LivestreamDeals.com for tickets and information.OUR GUESTJennifer Crawford is the co-founder of DC Podfest. Her passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she owns Social Media Rescue, an agency specializing in online crisis management and customer service. She is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps, produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean, and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWIn addition to our conversation with Jennifer about DC Podfest, our October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://RossBrand.Live.ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMITAlso, in October 2018, at VidSummit in Los Angeles, Ross conducted interviews with video influencers, including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from #VidSummit2018 with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com.LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep12 (YouTube Secrets) Sean Cannell talks about growing an audience and making money on YouTube. Welcome to Episode 12 (Ep12) of the Livestream Deals podcast from VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Coming up, Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with YouTube Secrets co-author and keynote speaker Sean Cannell, a video marketing strategist who has helped clients generate over $5 million in revenue. He built his YouTube business into a multiple-six-figure success story in less than a year. In the number one best-seller YouTube Secrets, online video experts Sean Cannell and Benji Travis draw on a decade of experience as well as interviews with more than one hundred top creators to give you a step-by-step YouTube success playbook. You'll learn: The seven essential ingredients for a profitable channel New strategies for getting views and subscribers Ten ways to make money on YouTube Cannell and Travis run the Video Influencers platform, which was included on Forbes' “Top 20 Must-Watch YouTube Channels” list, alongside Tony Robbins and Gary Vaynerchuk. LIVEU LiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here. ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMIT Ross conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com. #VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019 Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://vidsummit.com/ (http://VidSummit.com). FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Our October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com). LINKS https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com) http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources)

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep12 (YouTube Secrets)Sean Cannell talks about growing an audience and making money on YouTube.Welcome to Episode 12 (Ep12) of the Livestream Deals podcast from VidSummit 2018 in Los Angeles. Coming up, Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with YouTube Secrets co-author and keynote speaker Sean Cannell, a video marketing strategist who has helped clients generate over $5 million in revenue. He built his YouTube business into a multiple-six-figure success story in less than a year.In the number one best-seller YouTube Secrets, online video experts Sean Cannell and Benji Travis draw on a decade of experience as well as interviews with more than one hundred top creators to give you a step-by-step YouTube success playbook. You’ll learn:The seven essential ingredients for a profitable channelNew strategies for getting views and subscribersTen ways to make money on YouTubeCannell and Travis run the Video Influencers platform, which was included on Forbes’ “Top 20 Must-Watch YouTube Channels” list, alongside Tony Robbins and Gary Vaynerchuk.LIVEULiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here.ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMITRoss conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com.#VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://VidSummit.com.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWOur October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep11 (LiveU Solo)Claudia Barbiero talks about how LiveU is supporting creators at VidSummit and beyondWelcome to Episode 11 (Ep11) of the Livestream Deals podcast. Coming up, Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with LiveU VP of Marketing Claudia Barbiero about the LiveU Solo, which makes it possible to livestream to social media channels from the most bandwidth-challenged environments, and live streaming at #VidSummit2018.LIVEULiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here.ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMITRoss conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including additional episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast.  All interview were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com.#VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://VidSummit.com.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWThanks to Claudia for being a part of our October Facebook Live show, which had a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, also joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep10 (#VidSummit2018)VidSummit founder Derral Eves talks about plans for livestreaming at this year's event.Welcome to Episode 10 (Ep10) of the Livestream Deals podcast, I’m Ross Brand. Coming up, VidSummit founder Derral Eves talks with Ross Brand of Livestream Universe about his plans for live streaming at this year's conference. Derral is doing an IRL livestream for 5 straight days, so you can see the conference through his experiences. Luria Petrucci of Live Streaming Pros is also IRL livestreaming in addition to serving as the host for those watch live on the Virtual Pass. Those with the Virtual Pass see the official event livestreams and replays.#VidSummit2018 & #VidSummit2019Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://VidSummit.com.Ross Brand at VidSummitRoss conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including additional episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast.  All interview were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com.LiveULiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here.FACEBOOK LIVE SHOWThanks to Derral for being a part of our October Facebook Live show, which had a strong focus on VidSummit. Claudia Barbiero also joined us to discuss LiveU's role at VidSummit and share updates regarding the LiveU Solo. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. LIKE US ON FACEBOOKWe have a brand new Facebook page just for Livestream Deals. We will feature special offers, discounted products and updates from past shows. Don't miss out on the chance to save on the products you want, while keeping some extra cash in your pocket. Like and follow us at Facebook.com/LivestreamDeals.BRAND ON BROADCASTINGWe have another podcast you’ll want to check out. It’s Brand on Broadcasting. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker or Stitcher.ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCESNot sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more.ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALSLivestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://LivestreamDeals.com.LINKShttps://LivestreamDeals.comhttp://LivestreamUniverse.com/ResourcesSUBSCRIBEiTunes: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iTunesSpreaker: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpreakerStitcher: https://LivestreamDeals.com/StitcherSpotify: https://LivestreamDeals.com/SpotifyiHeartRadio: https://LivestreamDeals.com/iHeartRadio

Jennifer Crawford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/socialmediarescue/) is our special guest on today's episode of Traffic and Leads Podcast. She is the founder of Social Media Rescue (http://www.smrescue.com/)—an agency that handles social media management, social media strategies, and online customer services—Jennifer is all knowing in the ways of maintaining a strong presence online, and monitoring reviews for your business—good and bad—that’ll help keep your online reputation at a happy place for everyone! Today, Jennifer and I talk about how her agency came about, what she can do for small businesses, and how reviews can affect your business in the long run. Let’s get started! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: * How this business came to be! Jennifer explains that previously, she gave advice to friends over cups of coffee who ran businesses on things like social media, and how to maintain an online presence. After doing it for so long, her friends encouraged her to start her own agency, stating that they’d pay her to handle their social media for their business instead of doing it themselves. From there, the agency was born, and now Jennifer helps small and medium-sized business owners with their social media management! * Jennifer also explains where the name of her agency comes from, and why she chose the word “rescue”. She knows that small businesses need social media accounts to get the word out about their amazing products, but small business owners don’t work a normal schedule. They often have long days and long shifts, and their free time doesn’t accommodate learning how to control various social media accounts. Therefore, she feels like she’s “rescuing” people from their social media stress, and giving them the attention they cannot to things that still matter! * Jennifer talks to us about what online customer service entails, explaining that it’s important to pay attention to what people are saying about your business online—not only on social media but on review sites as well. Being responsive to it helps you engage with your customer base, considering that reviews often lie on either side of the extreme—people will either praise your business for a job well done, or they’ll leave a negative review that’s intended for your eyes, as the business owner. They want to get your attention for you to realize something, and in the replies of a review, it’s rare that you see the business in question involved. According to Jennifer, that’s a missed opportunity to connect with your happy customers and to also remedy a situation that’s caused a customer to be unhappy, as well. * Jennifer explains what good customer service can mean, explaining that even the most unhappy clients have the potential to become your biggest cheerleaders! If you’re quick to address and correct the problems that people might be having, you’re giving them a chance to do their experience over, and in the end, those people could end up being your most loyal customers based on how well they were treated, and the fact that their complaints were taken seriously and fixed quickly! * Jennifer explains to us how she tracks all this information, explaining where the social media management part of her company comes in handy. There’s a number of tools you can use to keep track of things like mentions, hashtags, and company names, and Jennifer often uses things like Google Alerts, and BrandWatch interfaced with HootSuite. This, of course, depends on the size of your company, and how often you’re going to be mentioned, but social media management tools make it easy to align your information in one place! * Jennifer talks to us about what you should do when faced with a bad review. More often than not,

On this episode, Jennifer Crawford talks about the prevalence of Human Trafficking in Tucson and her own personal work with Saaturn, Southern Arizona Anti-Trafficking Unified Response Network. Please tune in to hear this important information and how you can help. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quarterlife/support

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Thursday, October 4th, 2018. VidSummit is launching it's Virtual Pass website today. The event for video creators will be held next week in Los Angeles. If you can't attend in person, the Virtual Pass enables you to watch the sessions live on your computer or phone. It also includes the recorded videos from each session. Featured speakers include Gary Vaynerchuk, Pete McKinnon, Shaun McBride aka Shonduras and many more of the top 1% of video influencers. They'll be sharing their secrets for quickly growing an audience and turning videos into sales. VidSummit founder Derral Eves joins us on #LivestreamDeals, tonight at 7pm ET, to talk about the conference and the virtual ticket. Also on tonight's Facebook Live show: LiveU VP of Marketing Claudia Barberio — She'll be on the live video panel at VidSummit and will talk tonight about the latest updates to the LiveU Solo Vicki Fitch — direct sales expert and author of 12 books in 12 months including covering topics such as social media and live streaming Jennifer Crawford, co-founder of DC Podfest, talking about the upcoming event in November for podcasters and podcast fanatics #LivestreamDeals starts at 7pm ET tonight on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand.Live takes you there. Also on today's schedule… At 2pm ET - It's The Bot Signal with RJ Redden. Learn all about messenger bots from one of the leading experts and practitioners. That's on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page. At 5:30pm ET - It's the Red Carpet Guide to Visibility and Influence. Hollywood Insider Joie Gharrity welcomes Caren Glasser of The Little White Lie Show. They'll share a special announcement. Watch it on the 113 Branding Facebook page. At 9pm ET - Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I'm Ross Brand. Have a great day! The post https://livestreamuniverse.com/vidsummit-launches-virtual-pass-website/ (VidSummit Launches Virtual Pass Website (Update Ep122)) appeared first on https://livestreamuniverse.com/ (Livestream Universe).

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep13 (DC Podfest) Co-founder Jennifer Crawford talks about what's coming up at DC Podfest 2018 Welcome to Episode 13 (Ep13) of the Livestream Deals podcast. Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks DC Podfest co-founder Jennifer Crawford about the fourth annual conference held November 9-10 in Arlington, Virginia. DC PodFest brings podcasters and digital influencers together for two days of learning, networking, workshops, live performances and fun. The organizers think of it as an independent podcast intensive for podcasters and podcast fanatics. SPECIAL OFFER Get an all-access pass to DC Podfest for $99 using the discount code LIVESTREAMDEALS. Click the DC Podfest image on the home page at LivestreamDeals.com for tickets and information. OUR GUEST Jennifer Crawford is the co-founder of DC Podfest. Her passion is helping people grow their businesses. In addition to business and conference consulting, she owns Social Media Rescue, an agency specializing in online crisis management and customer service. She is also the co-founder of a recently launched company, Sparent–a virtual temp agency staffed by stay at home moms with skills to spare. When she is not all up in your business, she performs with The Improv Imps, produces the Podcasting Smarter Podcast for Podbean, and listens to podcasts, of course! She lives with her hunk of spunk husband, Thor and their 140 lb. drool beast, Meatball in Fairfax, VA. FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW In addition to our conversation with Jennifer about DC Podfest, our October Facebook Live show has a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. Claudia Barbiero, VP of Marketing at LiveU, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the LiveU Solo supports creators and events going live from the most bandwidth-challenged environments. We also talked business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. View the full show at http://rossbrand.live/ (http://RossBrand.Live). ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMIT Also, in October 2018, at VidSummit in Los Angeles, Ross conducted interviews with video influencers, including episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast. Also check out Brand on Broadcasting interviews from #VidSummit2018 with Nick Nimmin, Steve Dotto, Carlos Gil, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Norton and Jason Liebman. All interviews were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com. ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com). LINKS https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com) http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources) Livestream Deals features direct sales expert Vicki Fitch, who plans to write 12 books in 12 months. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe.   Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com/ (https://rossbrandrecordings.com). Originally livestreamed on the...

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep10 (#VidSummit2018) VidSummit founder Derral Eves talks about plans for livestreaming at this year's event. Welcome to Episode 10 (Ep10) of the Livestream Deals podcast, I'm Ross Brand. Coming up, VidSummit founder Derral Eves talks with Ross Brand of Livestream Universe about his plans for live streaming at this year's conference. Derral is doing an IRL livestream for 5 straight days, so you can see the conference through his experiences. Luria Petrucci of Live Streaming Pros is also IRL livestreaming in addition to serving as the host for those watch live on the Virtual Pass. Those with the Virtual Pass see the official event livestreams and replays. #VidSummit2018 & #VidSummit2019 Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://vidsummit.com/ (http://VidSummit.com). Ross Brand at VidSummit Ross conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including additional episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast.  All interview were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com. LiveU LiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here. FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Thanks to Derral for being a part of our October Facebook Live show, which had a strong focus on VidSummit. Claudia Barbiero also joined us to discuss LiveU's role at VidSummit and share updates regarding the LiveU Solo. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com). LINKS https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com) http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources) Livestream Deals features direct sales expert Vicki Fitch, who plans to write 12 books in 12 months. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe.   Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com/ (https://rossbrandrecordings.com). Originally livestreamed on the Livestream Universe Facebook page (4.8K views)

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep11 (LiveU Solo) Claudia Barbiero talks about how LiveU is supporting creators at VidSummit and beyond Welcome to Episode 11 (Ep11) of the Livestream Deals podcast. Coming up, Ross Brand of Livestream Universe talks with LiveU VP of Marketing Claudia Barbiero about the LiveU Solo, which makes it possible to livestream to social media channels from the most bandwidth-challenged environments, and live streaming at #VidSummit2018. LIVEU LiveU's patented cellular bonding technology is powering both the IRL livestreams and the official conference livestreams during VidSummit. Thanks to LIveU for providing Ross with the LiveU Solo for our LIvestream Universe, Livestream Deals and Brand on Broadcasting interviews from VidSummit. Take 10% off the LiveU Solo here. ROSS BRAND AT VIDSUMMIT Ross conducted interviews during the conference with video influencers including additional episodes of LivestreamDeals featuring Sean Cannel on his new book YouTube Secrets, Andrew Haley on new features in Wirecast, and Addy Saucedo on podcasting with Simplecast.  All interview were livestreamed to Facebook Live using the LiveU Solo. More info and special offers at LivestreamDeals.com. #VIDSUMMIT2018 & #VIDSUMMIT2019 Purchase the 2018 Virtual Pass for livestreams and replays plus tickets to the 2019 conference at http://vidsummit.com/ (http://VidSummit.com). FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Thanks to Claudia for being a part of our October Facebook Live show, which had a strong focus on VidSummit. Derral Eves, VidSummit founder, also joined us to discuss his IRL livestreams and the official event livestreams at #VidSummit2018. We also talked with DC Podfest co-fouder Jennifer Crawford the upcoming 2018 conference and business coach Vicki Fitch about writing 12 books in 12 months. See info and purchase products on the LivestreamDeals home page. ROSS' RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Not sure where to start when it comes to livestreaming and podcasting gear or need a recommendation for a specific product? Our Livestream Universe Resources page has my recommendations for gear, books, courses, software and more. ABOUT LIVESTREAM DEALS Livestream Deals has been a monthly Facebook Live show hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Each of those episodes features 4 products or services for live streamers… as well as products of interest to podcasters and online content creators. On the podcast edition, we will focus on one product per episode. Some content will come from our livestream shows and some will be exclusive to the podcast. You can learn more about products featured on the show at https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com). LINKS https://livestreamdeals.com/ (https://LivestreamDeals.com) http://livestreamuniverse.com/Resources (http://LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources) Livestream Deals features direct sales expert Vicki Fitch, who plans to write 12 books in 12 months. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe.   Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com/ (https://rossbrandrecordings.com). Originally livestreamed on the Livestream Universe Facebook page (4.8K views)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Thursday, October 4th, 2018. VidSummit is launching it’s Virtual Pass website today. The event for video creators will be held next week in Los Angeles. If you can’t attend in person, the Virtual Pass enables you to watch the sessions live on your computer or phone. It also includes the recorded videos from each session. Featured speakers include Gary Vaynerchuk, Pete McKinnon, Shaun McBride aka Shonduras and many more of the top 1% of video influencers. They’ll be sharing their secrets for quickly growing an audience and turning videos into sales. VidSummit founder Derral Eves joins us on #LivestreamDeals, tonight at 7pm ET, to talk about the conference and the virtual ticket. Also on tonight’s Facebook Live show: LiveU VP of Marketing Claudia Barberio — She’ll be on the live video panel at VidSummit and will talk tonight about the latest updates to the LiveU Solo Vicki Fitch — direct sales expert and author of 12 books in 12 months including covering topics such as social media and live streaming Jennifer Crawford, co-founder of DC Podfest, talking about the upcoming event in November for podcasters and podcast fanatics #LivestreamDeals starts at 7pm ET tonight on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand.Live takes you there. Also on today’s schedule… At 2pm ET - It’s The Bot Signal with RJ Redden. Learn all about messenger bots from one of the leading experts and practitioners. That’s on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page. At 5:30pm ET - It’s the Red Carpet Guide to Visibility and Influence. Hollywood Insider Joie Gharrity welcomes Caren Glasser of The Little White Lie Show. They’ll share a special announcement. Watch it on the 113 Branding Facebook page. At 9pm ET - Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

Hosting a conference isn’t as difficult as you think and Jennifer Crawford believes the pay off can be huge . Planning an event for 200 or frewer attendees gives you a chance to meet face to face with people you may only know through online events. The interactions allow you to build deeper connections with your community of customers, prospects, referral partners, and yes, even competitors. Don’t try to be all things to all people. Keep the focus narrow and you are more likely to attract the right people to the event. More Than a Few Words is a production of Roundpeg.

Shannon Moore-Martin and Jennifer Crawford of Podbean join me at Podcast Movement 2018 to discuss hosting, ads and podcasting.  And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing.    Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unstructuredp/

In this episode you will learn how to put on an event with a minimal budget and brand yourself as a thought leader within your niche!  

In today's episode, Lorraine and Jennifer from Social Media Rescue talk about what to do on social media when things go wrong.   Mistakes are inevitable. Things will go wrong.  Don't wait until the moment a crisis arises - plan a method to address unhappy customers for any mishap, be it big or small. Learn more about what Jennifer did when one of her clients was having a terrible, very bad day.    We first met Jennifer on that very bad day as we interacted with her on twitter as she managed crisis response for one of her clients. We were so impressed we wrote about how she handled the crisis, keeping her customer's customers informed and engaged in this blog. More Than a Few Words is a production of Roundpeg.

If I've learned one thing as a Misfit Entrepreneur it's that experience is everything. When I started out I had no clue what I was doing, I blundered around making mistakes and learning from them. Now - nearly 10 years later, I don't have many new problems to deal with. Experience has left me better able to deal with most issues and I know that I'm a far better business person than I was a few years ago. So imagine having 40+ years of experience. What kind of wise old goat genius must you be? That's why today I'm talking to Derek Toon, yes another Toon. The truth is, he's my Dad! I'm lucky enough to have a Dad who'is interested in what I do and willing to pass on sage advice when I need it most. He's helped me enormously with my business and I think he'll help you guys too. Tune in to learn: What lessons can entrepreneurs learn from big businesses When you ran your own business, was there anything you regret wasting money, time or energy on? What Dad found was the most transferable skill in his career How do you think business has changed in the last 40 years? What's the best piece of advice my Dad ever gave me What Dad would tell the young Derek Toon What Dad has learned from me about business What  Dad would do differently if he had the chase to raise me again If there's anything you regret not doing, a chance not taken in business or life? With contributions from Daryl Ansell, Carly Hopgood, Taryn Musgrave, Jenny De Lacy, Rebecca Carroll Bell, Maria Doyle and Jennifer Crawford. https://www.katetoon.com/e7-experience-derek-toon/

This week on the Voice of Survival Nate is joined by podcasting veteran and social media guru Jennifer Crawford from Podbean to discuss her journey to becoming a podcaster, how to build a successful business, her love for doggos, and so much more! Check Out the JellyVision Show Here!Listen To Podcasting Smarter Here!Join Us on Our Road to Infinity War Only on Patreon! Subscribe on iTunes!   Subscribe on Podbean! Get us on Stitcher!Listen on Spotify! Like The Voice of Survival Podcast on Facebook! Follow The Voice of Survival Podcast on Twitter! Follow The Voice of Survival Podcast on Instagram

Merchants of Dirt Episode #41 Jennifer "Jelly" Crawford from The JellyVision Show walks me through the strategies and struggles of directing a conference from the ground up. Enter the Jellysode Jennifer "Jelly" Crawford from The JellyVision Show is the founder and event director of DC Podfest, a small but scrappy podcasting conference held once a year in Washington, DC. Jennifer started DC Podfest in 2015 with a vision of seeing it as a community for like-minded podcasters to come together and learn from in each other. Now in its third year, DC Podfest has grown its audience to over 130 attendees. But getting to this point was not easy. In this interview, Jennifer lays out seven keys points that all event managers need to consider when building an event: #1 - It has to benefit your community #2 - Be successful enough to pay people #3 - Size matters if you want to make a profit AND deliver value #4 - Sponsorship money will not come until you prove your committed #5 - Building a community takes time #6 - Venues will always change so don't be married to your venue #7 - You cannot start anything without a date and a venue And now you know! Continue Reading: Strategies for picking your race dates Are your competitors fighters or nappers? It's Time to Build Your Outdoor Life Turn Coffee into Outdoor Recreation Ricks Roasters Coffee Company owned by Sean and Keely Ricks is a veteran and family-owned coffee roaster and coffee wholesaler in Fredericksburg, Virginia, that is "all about the bean". Ricks Roasters is passionate about mountain bike racing, veteran-owned businesses, and coffee! Give Ricks Roasters a Try before December 31st, 2018 When you place your first order of Ricks Roasters coffee from ricksroasters.com, use my exclusive Promo Code: Wolf Bouncer -- and receive 13-percent off your first order! Ricks Roasters Coffee Company 1304 Interstate Business Park Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405 (540) 318-6850 Ricks Roasters on Facebookinfo@RicksRoasters.com And Now You Know! Thank You for Listening Thank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter, by Email, or my Contact Form. Join the Conversation If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Race Promoters' Hangout. Support the Podcast Become my patron at Patreon!  

Podcaster Jennifer Crawford is guest on this episode of DC Entrepreneur. We discuss the upcoming DC Podfest on November 10-11, and why she thought DC needed to have its own conference focusing on podcasters. Jennifer discusses the challenges creative entrepreneurs face, and why it's even tougher for creative class to get recognized for their talent. She also talks about her work helping people with their social media campaigns, her work for Podbean, and her improv troupe: the Improv Imps, and how she's been balancing this with her podcast the Jelly Vision show! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)

About Jennifer Crawford After realizing she didn't want to leave college burdened by debt, and an income ceiling, Jennifer Crawford started her first business at 19 years old with $75. She grew that business into a million dollar company, and started her lifelong love affair wth entrepreneurship. After selling that company to a competitor, she converted a 1970's auto body shop into an early co-working space for the creative class called The Soundry. The Soundry was a spiritual success, but a massive financial failure. She dusted herself off, and now owns Social Media Rescue, a boutique agency that works with small and medium sized business to harness creative thinking to combine their online and offline marketing to build unique, revenue generating models. SMR also specializes in online customer service triage to drastically improve a company's online reputation. In addition to running her company, she co-hosts and produces The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Podbean's company podcast, Podcasting Smarter. She is also the Founder of DC PodFest, a two-day podcasting conference in its third year and happening November 10-11, 2017. Instead of therapy, she performs regularly with her improv troupe, The Improv Imps. She lives with her husband, Thor and their three-legged rescue Pug, Dirt, in Fairfax, Virginia. Connect with Jennifer Crawford smrescue.com facebook twitter Instagram Episode 306

About Jennifer Crawford After realizing she didn't want to leave college burdened by debt, and an income ceiling, Jennifer Crawford started her first business at 19 years old with $75. She grew that business into a million dollar company, and started her lifelong love affair wth entrepreneurship. After selling that company to a competitor, she converted a 1970's auto body shop into an early co-working space for the creative class called The Soundry. The Soundry was a spiritual success, but a massive financial failure. She dusted herself off, and now owns Social Media Rescue, a boutique agency that works with small and medium sized business to harness creative thinking to combine their online and offline marketing to build unique, revenue generating models. SMR also specializes in online customer service triage to drastically improve a company's online reputation. In addition to running her company, she co-hosts and produces The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Podbean's company podcast, Podcasting Smarter. She is also the Founder of DC PodFest, a two-day podcasting conference in its third year and happening November 10-11, 2017. Instead of therapy, she performs regularly with her improv troupe, The Improv Imps. She lives with her husband, Thor and their three-legged rescue Pug, Dirt, in Fairfax, Virginia. Connect with Jennifer Crawford smrescue.com facebook twitter Instagram Episode 306

About Jennifer Crawford After realizing she didn't want to leave college burdened by debt, and an income ceiling, Jennifer Crawford started her first business at 19 years old with $75. She grew that business into a million dollar company, and started her lifelong love affair wth entrepreneurship. After selling that company to a competitor, she converted a 1970's auto body shop into an early co-working space for the creative class called The Soundry. The Soundry was a spiritual success, but a massive financial failure. She dusted herself off, and now owns Social Media Rescue, a boutique agency that works with small and medium sized business to harness creative thinking to combine their online and offline marketing to build unique, revenue generating models. SMR also specializes in online customer service triage to drastically improve a company's online reputation. In addition to running her company, she co-hosts and produces The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Podbean's company podcast, Podcasting Smarter. She is also the Founder of DC PodFest, a two-day podcasting conference in its third year and happening November 10-11, 2017. Instead of therapy, she performs regularly with her improv troupe, The Improv Imps. She lives with her husband, Thor and their three-legged rescue Pug, Dirt, in Fairfax, Virginia. Connect with Jennifer Crawford smrescue.com facebook twitter Instagram Episode 306

About Jennifer Crawford After realizing she didn't want to leave college burdened by debt, and an income ceiling, Jennifer Crawford started her first business at 19 years old with $75. She grew that business into a million dollar company, and started her lifelong love affair wth entrepreneurship. After selling that company to a competitor, she converted a 1970's auto body shop into an early co-working space for the creative class called The Soundry. The Soundry was a spiritual success, but a massive financial failure. She dusted herself off, and now owns Social Media Rescue, a boutique agency that works with small and medium sized business to harness creative thinking to combine their online and offline marketing to build unique, revenue generating models. SMR also specializes in online customer service triage to drastically improve a company's online reputation. In addition to running her company, she co-hosts and produces The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Podbean's company podcast, Podcasting Smarter. She is also the Founder of DC PodFest, a two-day podcasting conference in its third year and happening November 10-11, 2017. Instead of therapy, she performs regularly with her improv troupe, The Improv Imps. She lives with her husband, Thor and their three-legged rescue Pug, Dirt, in Fairfax, Virginia. Connect with Jennifer Crawford smrescue.com facebook twitter Instagram Episode 306

Our First Mobile Podcast Yes, we’ve been mobile podcasting for a bit, but this episode is actually our first official one. We recorded this back in February as we drove down to Podfest in Orlando. We recorded a bunch, actually, and we’re finally ready to start releasing them. This one was recorded with Jennifer Crawford, host of the JellyVision Show and organizer of DC Podfest, and her husband Thor, who is an up-and-coming podcaster. We recorded in the lobby of the Hyatt where we were staying, sans script, but when has THAT ever been a problem? Let’s start! Should It Be Illegal For A Woman To Refuse To Take Her Husband’s Last Name? Yes, that’s how this episode starts. Jennifer read an article that surveyed women who suggested it should be. And we all think that’s pretty nuts. Jennifer and Thor have a solution: name swapping! A woman takes her husband’s name, and he takes hers. Paperwork all around! Why Podcasting? We want to know: what makes Jennifer tick? One day she wasn’t podcasting, and then she was. So, why podcast? Jennifer says she’s always been a fan of the underdog. In 2008 she opened a coworking space for creatives – artists, writers, performers. But she wanted more people to know about these artists and help them expand their audiences. In an effort help her underdog artists get more exposure, she started a podcast. She started out live streaming, thinking, “How hard can this be?” And for Jennifer it turned out to not be very hard at all, because she’s no stranger to bootstrapping. She doesn’t need fancy equipment or the best mic or the coolest camera. She just needs an idea and the determination – both of which she has plenty. She wasn’t thinking five-year plan. She wasn’t thinking of process or editing. She just went with it, then went from live streaming to audio (which turned out to be simpler and more portable). And now, 200-plus episodes later, she’s still going. According to her, she even surprised herself. So How Much Money Is This Making Her? Well, technically… none. Jennifer does it for the passion. She hasn’t tried to monetize in the traditional sense, but she has certainly seen benefits. She’s met people who have helped her in various business situations. She’s made friends. She’s used it to help the clients of her social media company generate business. She’s used her podcast to generate business for herself, and even though that’s not usually what “monetizing” means, it certainly brings in the money, and that’s the key. In fact, Jennifer thinks monetization is overemphasized in the podcasting community. People tend to think they have something of value and then over-value it, thinking that advertisers will be flocking to their show. People think it’s easy and they’re going to quickly get their 15 minutes of fame. Sadly, this is a myth perpetrated by people who sell the idea that everyone can make money and all it takes is knowing a few simple steps. Part of the problem is that the “experts” are constantly pushing monetization. Buy my thing, my webinar, my book, and learn how to make a lot of money. Give me money so I can tell you how to make money. Jennifer shares our view of business, meaning that if you’re running one, you should be selling a product or service. Does that sound obvious? Well, if you’ve been around the internet you know that a lot of what passes for a “product or service” is really someone selling you “inspiration”. They start a Facebook group so they can “inspire you”, throw some motivational quotes at you, then sell you a webinar or book on how to start your own Facebook group based on their success starting a Facebook group. Jennifer calls it a snake eating its tail. Sounds about right. It’s an old story, but it infiltrates podcasting, too. But we also think people podcast because they love podcasting. Now if only they could ignore “the experts!” Should You Be “Vanilla” To Attract A Larger Audience And More Advertising Dollars? If you use bad language or say controversial things, you’re going to have a smaller audience. You probably aren’t going to command big advertising dollars. Does that matter? Is it better to have a smaller, niche audience who loves you, or a big one that advertisers love? Jennifer says it comes down to who you are as an individual. As for her, she would rather be homeless than give up her creative freedom. She never wants sponsors because she feels she’d be responsible to them and would lose some of her creative freedom. Plus ads are really annoying. And with the “skip ahead 30 seconds” button, I tend to push the button whenever one comes on. That breaks the flow of listening and dilutes the experience. So ads don’t work for Jennifer or for us. But that’s us. We also collectively believe that everyone has to figure out what fits for them. Not All Value Is Monetary For Jennifer, her podcast is a bit cathartic. Plus, she gets to meet a lot of great people. And once in a while, the best reward: an email from a listener who says the episode resonated with them and helped them get through a difficult situation Like Jennifer, we love being able to say we created something. We’re proud of our accomplishments in podcasting, even if they’re not perfect. Some people believe that you need a plan and a goal and an exit strategy. You need benchmarks and if you don’t hit them, it’s time to rebrand, start over, quit, come up with something new. But we don’t buy it. We think that if you’re doing something that matters to you, if you’re getting what YOU want out of it (and not what someone told you to want) then that’s what important. Jennifer says something that’s podcast music to our ears: she doesn’t like formulas. Doors open, she says, because you’re doing something. There are other opportunities to be had. Thanks to podcasting Jennifer has now put on a podcasting conference that she never would have done before, and has a whole new skillset that she brings to her business. Jennifer Makes It Sound So Easy So we want to know if starting something new always came easy for her or if she had to learn that. Jennifer tells us that she grew up poor, which means she was unburdened by choices. Her resources were limited so when she wanted to make something happen, she learned to do it any way she could. When you can’t solve problems by writing a check, you’ve got to get creative. Jennifer actually likes being underfunded. In fact, of all the businesses she’s run, the only one that failed miserably was the one she went into with money. And she lost it all, and then some. When it comes to podcasting (and business), people get hung up on “things.” The mic, the sound, the time of day. Sometimes you have to just go out there and do your thing. Be careful about taking opinion as fact. There’s no such thing as “the best mic.” Or the right episode length. Or the best time or day or tone or topic. That’s true in podcasting, and it’s true in business and life. There is only, as Jennifer says, “the best fit.” And what fits for you may not be what fits for someone else. Now get out there and do your own thing. Listening To Podcasts Ralph mentions a podcaster who he listens to, who says that he doesn’t listen to podcasts. And we all think that’s crazy. How can you be part of a community and not support it? Especially one as niche as podcasting. I usually find people to be supportive, but there are definitely outliers. If you’re a creative person, you have to be supportive in the creative community. If you’re a podcaster, you should absolutely be listening to other podcasts. How about listening to your own episodes? Should you? Of course! You should be listening for continuity, for how well you interact with guests, to your own speech patterns so you can improve yourself. If you hire someone to edit for you, we think that’s smart for saving time and for being consistent about getting content out even if you don’t have time to do it yourself. But it’s a good idea to edit your own episodes for at least a little while. You can learn the nuances of how you speak and communicate, and be more connected to what you’re producing. Then you can be a lot smarter about what you hand off to editors. Thor edits the JellyVision show and he’s perfectly happy behind the scenes. This is the first time he’s been on mic, in fact! But he does have an idea for his own podcast. Near his home there are woods where homeless people live. And he wants to do profiles on them, find out how they got there and ask them about their lives. Jennifer says homeless people feel invisible because people don’t make eye contact, don’t talk to them, in fact, try to avoid them. But they deserve to have their voices heard. She’s excited about helping Thor get started. Sounds like a brilliant idea to us, but Thor is more about thinking than jumping in like Jennifer, so he hasn’t gotten started yet. We throw down the gauntlet and make him put a date on the calendar. As of now, we haven't heard anything, but we’re still nagging. We’ll let you know if and when it happens. Show him some encouragement! Links To Stuff Listen to Jennifer’s totally fun and creatively inspirational podcast, the JellyVision Show Find out more about DC Podfest and join us in November for a ton of fun and learning

Let's Get It Started Each Friday I'll be posting something interesting for you to learn and one thing you can use to make your upcoming week better.  I'll also keep you up to date on the projects I'm working on and how you can get involved. Talking Money and Sponsorship This week I was interviewed on the Podbean podcast  - Podcasting Smarter with their wonderful host Jennifer Crawford from the Jellyvision Show.  I know it's a funny name but you should definitely check it out.  We talked podcasting in general but really got into the details of podcast sponsorship.  I went deep with info I normally wouldn't reveal outside of a paid course, so this one is a must listen so check it out here => Podcasting Smarter I'm A Reality Show Get the rest of the show notes over on website! Continue Reading

Hello from the future! And welcome to 2017! It's already better than 2016! This episode was prerecorded at DCPodfest that occurred November 4-5 in Washington DC. Alex is joined by Jennifer Crawford and Alex Vidales to talk about all things podcasting. -Cheers!

On our way Episode 50, Nick G. is graciously joined by friend of the show and unbelievable gal, Jennifer Crawford, host of the JellyVision Show Podcast to remember what it felt like to turn 21. However, every 21 year-old takes on a different path. Some set themselves on finishing 21 shots in one night. Others shape their universe by starting a successful business. Go figure... The “Are You Listening?” Podcast of this show is a rerun of sorts. Our friend, Dana Buckler, host of How Is This Movie Podcast and soon to be History in the Moment Podcast is worth a repeat segment winner. You can download the show everywhere you can find our show. A great show from a great podcaster. Check out Jennifer and Tim of the JellyVision Show Podcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes744456885/the-jellyvision-show-podcast FIND Social Media Rescue - Social Marketing Heroics for Small Business on the web and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/socialmediarescue/ SHARE and RATE our show!  The TDI Podcast can be downloaded and streamed on almost every podcast player out there, on both Android and iOs. TO MAKE IT EASY TO FIND, click on these links to find the show on: iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Our Host Feed on LIBSYN.Com, & GooglePlay Store FOLLOW THE COMMUNITY on FACEBOOK at the The Dependent Independent Podcast Page  SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE Channel! We post our MiniSodes every other Thursday. Check out Nick G.'s SUBSCRIBER videos on our YouTube Channel on The Dependent Independent Podcast YouTube Channel Follow Nick G. on Twitter: @Dependent_Nick  Email the Show @ thedependentindependent@gmail.com 

In this week's episode of It's All Journalism, Producer Michael O'Connell talks to Jennifer Crawford, co-host of The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Alex Vidales, the host of the Pilot Waves podcast. They discuss their experiences launching their respective podcasts, including how to find guests and what makes a successful interview. The also talk about organizing the first DC PodFest, which takes place Nov. 6-8, 2015, at the Wonderbread Factory in Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Crawford is the host of the JellyVision Show Podcast where each week, she leads optimistically pragmatic discussions of the ways in which other creative entrepreneurs can move themselves forward in their endeavors. Tony talks to Jen about how her upbringing and provided a "reverse blueprint" for her entrepreneurial career, her work with the JellyVision Show and DC PodFest, DC's first podcast convention taking place next month November 6-8 at the Wonder Bread Event Space. Jen also spills the beans on the topic of Jelly, the handle she picked to use on her show, which is rooted in longstanding admiration (but also envy!) of DC events/culture maven Phillipa PB Hughes. Subscribe to the JellyVision Show Podcast (http://thejellyvisionshow.podbean.com/) in iTunes and purchase tickets to DC PodFest at http://www.dcpodfest.com/.

It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell had the pleasure Saturday, May 30, with joining some of my fellow D.C.-area podcasters at Awesome Con. We presented a panel entitled "Pop Goes the Podcast," where we talked about our experiences producing podcasts.

Jennifer Crawford used to sell houses, now she helps people to buy the house that they really want. What's the difference? Listen in to find out! If you're in New Zealand, you can find a Homestar Homecoach here: http://www.homestar.org.nz/the-journey/homecoach If you want help with your new home, get in touch and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction.