Podcasts about kiki l italien

What’s the first thing you typed into Google today? Was it a question? What kind of question was it? Questions are a phenomenal place to start if you ever want to get closer to understanding something – whatever it is. And that’s what I’m thinking about today when it comes to business and how we can better show up for ourselves and the people we serve. So I invite you to come along and think about it with me on this week’s inaugural episode of Amplified Growth with me, KiKi L’Italien.

We recorded this episode on Global Meetings Industry Day (#GMID20), where poignant data emerged from more than 7,000 survey responses during the online meetings. Megan discusses this data with guests Kiki L’Italien of  Association Chat and Godefroy de Francs of Swapcard. They also talk about the impact of the global health situation on the Association market and how technology can help the industry become more sustainable in the future. Link share mentions:Swapcard’s Evolve Conference, May 12-14, 2020Godfrey’s online game mentioned - Kahoot! Our Guests Kiki L’ItalienFounder & CEO of Amplified Growth & host of Association Chat As CEO and Host for Association Chat, an online community and media platform for the association industry, KiKi L’Italien reaches over 72k industry professionals monthly. Amplified Growth is a DC-based digital marketing consultancy specializing in SEO, social media, and content strategy for associations and commercial clients. Kiki is a creative, analytical, image, and trust expert with over twenty years of experience in organizational positioning, reaching key audiences while driving revenue. Godefroy des Francs CPO & Co-Founder of SwapcardGodefroy’s job is to facilitate the best customer experience for Swapcard customers. He’s working on product management & design to bring great UX and a “cool factor” to the app! He graduated in Business Management & Finance, and then learned code and Web design on his own… He then co-founded Swapcard: a networking platform for business events.He manages a great tech team of 15 awesome and talented developers. He’s in charge of the product: strategy, design, and experience. He loves mobile tech, great UX, and entrepreneurs.******************************************************************************* GET SOCIALTwitter Inside Events Podcast: https://twitter.com/TheEventProfs Twitter Swapcard: https://twitter.com/Swapcard Twitter Megan Powers: https://twitter.com/meganpowers Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swap... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swapcard/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swapcard/****************************************************************************** 

On today’s show I talk about how sometimes I’m just not feeling it. Sometimes I just feel blah and unmotivated. But, I have client work to do. But, I’m having a hard time kicking my butt into gear. Two interesting reasons I might be feeling blah that I learned about in recent years: One, I learned from my acupuncturist that some people feel blah or out of sorts when seasons change. The past two years, I’ve noticed this feeling as winter turns into spring—which is strange because I’m a much bigger fan of spring than I am of winter—but I feel out of sorts around April. And now, this week, my favorite season, summer, has slowly disappeared as October has arrived. That change of seasons might be causing some of my malaise. Another thing that women should be aware of: When your hormone levels go down, you might feel a little unmotivated and not like yourself. This can happen before or during your menstrual cycle, and for those of us in our 40s, it can happen as we head into menopause. A lot of women start experiencing menopausal symptoms in their 40s, so you might want to talk with your doctor about this. Back to feeling blah. As an employee, you can feel blah and show up to work and go through the motions. Maybe you won’t be that productive that day and not on your game, but you’re there and you’re collecting a paycheck. But as a freelancer and business owner, it’s all about discipline. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. So, how do you push through that malaise and get to work? First, consider taking the day off and NOT pushing through. It will depend on your schedule, but we should not feel guilty for taking a Mental Health Day. So, if your schedule allows, take the day off and do something fun. Treat yourself. That wasn’t an option for me this past Monday. I had work to do. But I ignored my 7 a.m. alarm and dragged myself out of bed at 8 a.m. I took a shower, which is a morning requirement for me, but I realized I needed a plan to push through my lack of motivation. A plan might not help me feel better, but I needed to work. I started by making myself some tea with caffeine. Then I did a few guided meditations for 15 minutes using the Breathe app. Then I listened to a few fun songs, but I cannot listen to music with lyrics while I’m working, so I turned the music off after a few minutes and dug into my email. I asked people on Twitter what they do when they’re struggling like this. Here’s what some of them said: Sarah Brodsky said: I break up the work into 100-word chunks. After writing each chunk, I watch for a few minutes as a reward. I asked Sarah how she keeps from watching too much TV because I think that would be my challenge, even though I really like this idea, and she said the dread of not getting the work done usually keeps her focused. For me, I think I would either need to set a timer to stop watching TV or stand up the entire time, so I’m just watching 10–15 minutes. Chloe Brooks recommended: Break it into chunks with rewards in between! Give yourself 30 minutes to work on something you’d rather do and then bust out the client work. Chloe tells Siri to set a timer. And her rewards may be as simple as stretching in a different room, taking a quick walk around the block, doing a load of dishes/laundry so it stops bugging her. But sometimes she eats some chocolate or watches an episode of something funny. She’s a fan of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Bob’s Burgers. Chloe also recommended just moving to a different room of the house, which also works for me and was a good reminder. KiKi L’Italien said: I’ll turn off all notifications, shut my office door, set the Insight timer app for 15-20 minutes, and practice a little deep breathing and purposeful NON-action. It works as a reset! Usually I realize how lucky I am to have the work in front of me and it shifts my mindset. Jackie MacDougall said: I give myself one small task. That’s usually enough to trigger motivation. OR I take the day and get up the next day at 5 a.m. to do it. Sometimes I too would rather take the day off or take the afternoon off and just get up super early the next day. A few more tactics that I use: Time tracking. Time tracking usually keeps me on task. I like breaking up the day into chunks of time and time tracking—for whatever reason—keeps me accountable to myself. For example, if I waste time by playing on social media or I take a long lunch while catching up on “The Voice,” I have to look at my time tracking that I scribbled onto a piece of paper. I don’t like the look of spending 30 minutes on Facebook randomly scrolling in the middle of the day or taking a two-hour lunch when I have work to do. Pick one thing. I choose one thing that I absolute have to do that day and focus on getting it done. Its sounds simple, but the concept is described in detail in the book “Make Time,” which describes how you pick a highlight for your day and then laser focus on getting it done by eliminating all distractions. Pick three things. Michael Hyatt, who wrote the book “Free to Focus,” chooses just three things on his to-do list each day and works solely on those. That’s not possible for all of us every day, but when it is, it’s a way to keep you focused. Zero in on those three things and don’t allow yourself to get sidetracked by anything else. Reach out to people. This helped me feel a little better by Monday afternoon, even though I did it on accident. As an introvert, I like to be alone, so when I’m feeling down, I definitely don’t think immediately, “Hey, I need to be around people. I should call my friends!” But three things happened on Monday that made me realize I needed people interactions: I interviewed an inspiring podcast guest who lifted my spirits. Then, by reaching out to my Twitter community and asking them how they dealt with these feelings, I connected with my network online that knows exactly what it’s like to run a freelance business. And the third thing was my husband offered to take my walk with me that afternoon and we spent an hour walking and talking about non-work stuff. Please know that as freelance business owners, sometimes we’re going to feel unmotivated and severely lacking in discipline. Whether you can take the day off or have to push through those feelings, that’s OK. It’s totally normal to feel like this occasionally. I’d love to know what you do to keep on track when crappy moods hit you. Feel free to email me at melanie@meledits.com or tweet me @MelEdits. Biz Bite: Spend Your Morning Focused on Email The Bookshelf: “All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung   Resources: Episode #5 of Deliberate Freelancer: Track Your Time for Better Efficiency “Make Time” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky “Free to Focus” by Michael Hyatt Breathe guided meditation app InsightTimer guided meditation app

KiKi L’Italien interviews David Allison about “Valuegraphics,” the focus of his recent book and the research that could (should) change the way you talk to your audiences. David Allison describes Valuegraphics as a replacement system for understanding how groups of people behave.  If you are interested in marketing, segmenting, targeting anyone to do anything; this podcast should be of interest to you! David knows how to undertstand, reach and motivate target audiences more effectively and efficiently. – Dorian Carroll, the VP of Mobile Shopping for Amazon

“How to Get People To Do What You Want” – Listen in as KiKi L'Italien interviews Adele Cehrs and Chip Massey about how to communicate to get what you want and their upcoming event in NYC called Convince Me! "The First 10" features the first 10 minutes of the full podcast. To listen to the entire full-length interview, become an Association Chat Patreon Patron. #assnchat #associations

Are demographics destroying your organization’s future? Generation X, Millennials, and Gen Z is for amateurs. Plus, the stereotypes don't work.  KiKi L'Italien interviews David Allison about “valuegraphics,” the focus of his recent book and the research that could (should) change the way you talk to your audiences. "The First 10" features the first 10 minutes of the full podcast. To listen to the entire full-length interview, become an Association Chat Patreon Patron. #assnchat #associations #eventprofs #np #hr #cmgr

On today’s show I talk about how sometimes I’m just not feeling it. Sometimes I just feel blah and unmotivated. But, I have client work to do. But, I’m having a hard time kicking my butt into gear. Two interesting reasons I might be feeling blah that I learned about in recent years: One, I learned from my acupuncturist that some people feel blah or out of sorts when seasons change. The past two years, I’ve noticed this feeling as winter turns into spring—which is strange because I’m a much bigger fan of spring than I am of winter—but I feel out of sorts around April. And now, this week, my favorite season, summer, has slowly disappeared as October has arrived. That change of seasons might be causing some of my malaise. Another thing that women should be aware of: When your hormone levels go down, you might feel a little unmotivated and not like yourself. This can happen before or during your menstrual cycle, and for those of us in our 40s, it can happen as we head into menopause. A lot of women start experiencing menopausal symptoms in their 40s, so you might want to talk with your doctor about this. Back to feeling blah. As an employee, you can feel blah and show up to work and go through the motions. Maybe you won’t be that productive that day and not on your game, but you’re there and you’re collecting a paycheck. But as a freelancer and business owner, it’s all about discipline. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. So, how do you push through that malaise and get to work? First, consider taking the day off and NOT pushing through. It will depend on your schedule, but we should not feel guilty for taking a Mental Health Day. So, if your schedule allows, take the day off and do something fun. Treat yourself. That wasn’t an option for me this past Monday. I had work to do. But I ignored my 7 a.m. alarm and dragged myself out of bed at 8 a.m. I took a shower, which is a morning requirement for me, but I realized I needed a plan to push through my lack of motivation. A plan might not help me feel better, but I needed to work. I started by making myself some tea with caffeine. Then I did a few guided meditations for 15 minutes using the Breathe app. Then I listened to a few fun songs, but I cannot listen to music with lyrics while I’m working, so I turned the music off after a few minutes and dug into my email. I asked people on Twitter what they do when they’re struggling like this. Here’s what some of them said: Sarah Brodsky said: I break up the work into 100-word chunks. After writing each chunk, I watch for a few minutes as a reward. I asked Sarah how she keeps from watching too much TV because I think that would be my challenge, even though I really like this idea, and she said the dread of not getting the work done usually keeps her focused. For me, I think I would either need to set a timer to stop watching TV or stand up the entire time, so I’m just watching 10–15 minutes.   Chloe Brooks recommended: Break it into chunks with rewards in between! Give yourself 30 minutes to work on something you’d rather do and then bust out the client work.   Chloe tells Siri to set a timer. And her rewards may be as simple as stretching in a different room, taking a quick walk around the block, doing a load of dishes/laundry so it stops bugging her. But sometimes she eats some chocolate or watches an episode of something funny. She’s a fan of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Bob’s Burgers.   Chloe also recommended just moving to a different room of the house, which also works for me and was a good reminder.   KiKi L’Italien said: I’ll turn off all notifications, shut my office door, set the Insight timer app for 15-20 minutes, and practice a little deep breathing and purposeful NON-action. It works as a reset! Usually I realize how lucky I am to have the work in front of me and it shifts my mindset.   Jackie MacDougall said: I give myself one small task. That’s usually enough to trigger motivation. OR I take the day and get up the next day at 5 a.m. to do it.   Sometimes I too would rather take the day off or take the afternoon off and just get up super early the next day.   A few more tactics that I use:   Time tracking. Time tracking usually keeps me on task. I like breaking up the day into chunks of time and time tracking—for whatever reason—keeps me accountable to myself. For example, if I waste time by playing on social media or I take a long lunch while catching up on “The Voice,” I have to look at my time tracking that I scribbled onto a piece of paper. I don’t like the look of spending 30 minutes on Facebook randomly scrolling in the middle of the day or taking a two-hour lunch when I have work to do.   Pick one thing. I choose one thing that I absolute have to do that day and focus on getting it done. Its sounds simple, but the concept is described in detail in the book “Make Time,” which describes how you pick a highlight for your day and then laser focus on getting it done by eliminating all distractions.   Pick three things. Michael Hyatt, who wrote the book “Free to Focus,” chooses just three things on his to-do list each day and works solely on those. That’s not possible for all of us every day, but when it is, it’s a way to keep you focused. Zero in on those three things and don’t allow yourself to get sidetracked by anything else.   Reach out to people. This helped me feel a little better by Monday afternoon, even though I did it on accident. As an introvert, I like to be alone, so when I’m feeling down, I definitely don’t think immediately, “Hey, I need to be around people. I should call my friends!”   But three things happened on Monday that made me realize I needed people interactions: I interviewed an inspiring podcast guest who lifted my spirits. Then, by reaching out to my Twitter community and asking them how they dealt with these feelings, I connected with my network online that knows exactly what it’s like to run a freelance business. And the third thing was my husband offered to take my walk with me that afternoon and we spent an hour walking and talking about non-work stuff.   Please know that as freelance business owners, sometimes we’re going to feel unmotivated and severely lacking in discipline. Whether you can take the day off or have to push through those feelings, that’s OK. It’s totally normal to feel like this occasionally.   I’d love to know what you do to keep on track when crappy moods hit you. Feel free to email me at melanie@meledits.com or tweet me @MelEdits.   Biz Bite: Spend Your Morning Focused on Email   The Bookshelf: “All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung   Resources: Episode #5 of Deliberate Freelancer: Track Your Time for Better Efficiency   “Make Time” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky   “Free to Focus” by Michael Hyatt   Breathe guided meditation app   InsightTimer guided meditation app

First things first, we’re proud to introduce this week’s episode of #EventIcons. From familiar faces to brand new guests, this IMEX America 2019 roundup is filled with some of the hottest topics that made their way through the show floor. Join us for a few snippets of the iconic event that was IMEX America. Introducing Desi Whitney, KiKi L’Italien, John Ehlenfeldt, and Amine Ouadahi. Plus, all the wonderful hosts of our shows that you’ve grown to know and love – Will Curran, Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, Brandt Krueger, Alex Plaxen, Nick Borelli, Dustin Westling, and Thuy Diep. Press play, this is going to be a wild IMEX America ride! For resources, head to the blog!

First things first, we’re proud to introduce this week’s episode of #EventIcons. From familiar faces to brand new guests, this IMEX America 2019 roundup is filled with some of the hottest topics that made their way through the show floor. Join us for a few snippets of the iconic event that was IMEX America. Introducing Desi Whitney, KiKi L’Italien, John Ehlenfeldt, and Amine Ouadahi. Plus, all the wonderful hosts of our shows that you’ve grown to know and love – Will Curran, Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, Brandt Krueger, Alex Plaxen, Nick Borelli, Dustin Westling, and Thuy Diep. Press play, this is going to be a wild IMEX America ride! For resources, head to the blog!

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Rachel Sheerin, an international keynote speaker and trainer who is dedicated to helping us all grow, sell and thrive. At a time when our world needs new solutions for new problems in every industry, collaborating and working together is more important than ever.  And associations have been doing this by providing the communities and relationships that have led the way on these innovations for years. But with more competition for our time and attention than ever before, it takes a more thoughtful approach to sell people on the idea of the work that goes into a community and the value that goes in and out of it.  This week we’re taking a look at community and how to best position it as a benefit an opportunity so that members and prospective members see the value in their engagement – whether it be as a volunteer, Board member, chapter member, or something else entirely!  Recently named Speaker of the Year by NACE and featured in Inc Magazine, Rachel's high-energy keynotes and programs have served conference and annual meeting audiences from Spain to Seattle, and will soon be seen on the TEDx stage! Rachel's keynotes and training have been raved about by a lot of awesome associations like MPI, ESPA, WRPA and more, and her corporate clients – folks like The Ritz Carlton, Hilton, Berkshire Hathaway and more. Rachel loves associations - she currently serves as International Director of Education for WIPA, is a long time NACE member and likes her margaritas on the rocks. *This is value for value – if you enjoy the weekly content, community, and special episodes coming from Association Chat, please consider becoming a Patreon patron to help support this effort! There are a lot of hours and expense that go into making this happen and your support at any level makes a difference. https://www.patreon.com/associationchat

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate about the success of an intrapreneur, creation and innovation from the inside of an organization. As the Chief Innovation and Information Officer for NCARB, Ortiz de Zarate has relied upon agile and lean startup methodologies to project manage big changes to the processes NCARB uses to certify future architects. He has also helped build Lineup, a software platform that helps organizations efficiently manage talent and form teams with diverse strengths.

What makes a community and what makes it successful? What makes a community fail? KiKi L'Italien is a speaker,consultant and podcaster who specializes in "tribes and trust" for building community. KiKi shares the five elements that must exist in a healthy, thriving community. It's not enough to create a community and leave it stagnant. Learn what to focus on and how to innovate and engage your members to make them feel welcome, connected and valued in your community. © 2019 Mary Byers Find out more at MaryByers.com Join the conversation on our social sites: @MaryByers on Twitter Mary on Facebook Mary on LinkedIn Produced by Podcast Prowess

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Dr. Shimi Kang about the neuroscience of success. Dr. Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained doctor, researcher, media expert, writer, and keynote speaker. She is the author of The Dolphin Parent: A Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Self-Motivated Kids (Penguin Randomhouse 2014), The Self Motivated Kid (Penguin Tarcher 2015), and a forthcoming book about establishing healthier boundaries with technology. The Dolphin Parent is a #1 National Bestseller, won the 2015 US News International Book Award in Parenting and Family Category, has been translated and released in Germany, Russia, and China.  

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Tyler Gates about Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (or AR and VR) for marketers of nonprofits. Tyler is the Managing Principal at Brightline Interactive, President of the DC Chapter of the VR/AR Association and a visionary for the applications of VR/AR.

How can the philosophies, habits, and models in entrepreneurship catalyze associations? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Association Chat when I interview the founder of the Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship (ACE) group Meena Dayak.

How can the philosophies, habits, and models in entrepreneurship catalyze associations? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Association Chat. I’m KiKi L’Italien, your host at kikilitalien.com. If you are a fan, please do me a favor. Like and subscribe. When we look at associations, a lot of times we get bogged down by thinking of them as these unwieldy, rigid organizations. We can look at entrepreneurs, large innovative companies, and the startup culture and begin to wonder about the future for associations and maybe even wonder if and how to let some of those more entrepreneurial ideas trickle in. Maybe it’s incubators, or maybe it’s design thinking, or product development. Maybe it’s ideas. Whatever it is, we want to make our associations as strong and effective as possible. But it’s not just effectiveness or efficiency we want, right? We actually want to move from being the slow, less creative, more traditional institutions to being transformative in how our members and the world think about or use our information. We’re looking at entrepreneurship because we want to transform the way we think or do things institutionally. So what is it about entrepreneurship that really make that difference? For me, it’s a devotion to curiosity and not settling for the status quo, looking for creative ways to better connect and lead our industries, our members, and to move beyond relevance into excellence. To explore this more, this week I’m visiting with the Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship group in Washington, DC, and the founder of ACE  Meena Dayak.

This episode's special guest is Neen James. Neen is the author of Folding Time™ and Attention Pays™. She has been named one of the Top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Guru several years in a row because of her work with companies like Viacom, Comcast, and Abbot Pharmaceuticals among others. Neen has boundless energy, is quick-witted and always offers powerful strategies for paying attention to what matters so you can get more done and create more significant moments at work, and home. Neen is the kind of speaker that engages, educates, entertains, and delivers the real-world solutions that apply in your organization, your home, and your community. She also provides one-on-one consulting in a variety of leadership topics and loves serving her audiences. I hope you enjoy the show! Support for this show comes from Boldr Strategic Consulting. You don’t have to stress out about your digital transformation projects anymore! Let Boldr Strategic Consulting come in and help you and your team reach success. Find out more at boldrstrategy.com. If you enjoy this show and want to support it, please visit the Association Chat Patreon page for a one-time or monthly donation! https://www.patreon.com/associationchat.   

Welcome to today’s inspiration! I am KiKi L’Italien and today I wanted to continue on the exploration of curiosity. I heard from yet one more human being yesterday who heard this short briefing and responded, so at least I know there are a few people who might be listening to these short diatribes of mine. Poem shared: Earthworm by Anne Sexton

Welcome to today’s inspiration! I’m KiKi L’Italien and today I’m thinking about the beauty of curiosity.

"The Secret to Building Bigger Buzz" Svetlana Legetic is the co-founder of Brightest Young Things now BYT Media, Inc. — a collective of content makers, culture curators, event planners and creative marketing strategists. For over a decade now, they’ve produced a legitimately cool AND useful online and offline presence in DC, NYC, and Chicago, and work with amazing individuals, institutions and brands to build loyalty, start conversations and create memories, 365/24/7. GQ magazine named Legetic “one of 50 most powerful people in DC” Find out how BYT does it and the philosophy that leads BYT to build the biggest buzz in the biz!

What if you could harness all the best wisdom - knowledge, experience, intuition - from a group of people and use it to make extremely accurate decisions and predictions? Would that be valuable for you? If the answer is yes, you must watch this interview.  A few weeks ago I saw a tweet from my friend Adrian Segar, who literally wrote the book on unconferences, discussing the wisdom of crowds sharing why an unconference would always be better than a conference designed using a conference curator, or one expert, who helped craft a vision for what a conference should be. And it got me thinking about an interesting option... And that option came from a segment I watched in an episode of the new Amazon Prime Video docuseries - it was just released February 22 - called This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy. I remembered one segment, in particular, featuring a researcher talking with the host, Kal Penn, about collective intelligence, using Swarm AI technology, that could harness all the best wisdom from a group of people and make extremely accurate decisions. And I wondered could this technology be used to make better conferences? Or, for associations of every industry facing tremendous change and disruption, could Swarm AI or hive intelligence help make strategic decisions about an organization’s mission? Anyone who sees value in small data, big data, qualitative and quantitative research, any leader who makes big decisions for a group of people needs to hear about our topic. So I reached out to the researcher and his company! Dr. Louis Rosenberg received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees from Stanford and his doctoral work focused on robotics, virtual reality, and human-computer interaction. As a researcher at the U.S. Air Force’s Armstrong Labs, he created the ‘Virtual Fixtures’ system, the first Augmented Reality platform ever built. He has been awarded more than 300 patents for his technological efforts. Dr. Louis Rosenberg is CEO and Chief Scientist of Unanimous AI, a company focused on amplifying the intelligence of networked human groups using AI algorithms modeled after natural swarms and today I am happy to welcome Louis to the show to talk with us more about these questions and so many others! Resources from the show: – Unanimous AI Website [https://unanimous.ai/] – Swarm AI Outperforms in Stanford Medical Study [https://unanimous.ai/stanford-radiology/] – Unanimous AI achieves 22% more accurate pneumonia diagnoses | VentureBeat [https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/10/un...] – This Startup Correctly Predicted the Oscars, World Series, and SuperBowl. Here's What It's Doing Next | Inc. [https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/unan...] If you like this show, please donate on our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/associationchat Other handy links: Website: https://associationchat.com Facebook Group (closed): https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KiKiTVAm... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/associ... Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien RSS Feed: http://getamplified.libsyn.com/rss #AI #associations #superintelligence #collectiveintelligence #assnchat #leadership

How Comfortable Are You With Challenging the Status Quo? Many of us might think we are pretty good at testing our assumptions, but my guest for this episode is masterful at it. In fact, she’s a successful social entrepreneur [precisely because she’s so good at disruption. And she even wrote a book to help us all get better at “radically challenging the status quo,” too, called Disrupt-Her (like disruptor...get it?) Here’s what Fast Company said about her: “Miki Agrawal brings the wit and provocation of a performance artist to marketing products that have historically been associated with shame — and she’s catalyzed a movement along the way.” Please enjoy this conversation with Miki!

Simon Sinek says “Working hard for something you don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something you love is called passion.” My guest for this episode is helping people connect their passion and professions and she’s GOOD at it, too! The Executive Producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show - who has probably met some pretty sharp  thinkers in her day - calls her “one of the brightest lights and most accessible wisdom-sharers in our culture today.” Please enjoy this conversation with the intrigue expert herself, Sam Horn!  

CURIOSITY, COMMUNITY, and DEEPER CONNECTION | Andrew Horn Guests | Association Chat with KiKi L'Italien How do You Avoid Auto-Piloting Your Life?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As you begin your day in whatever your morning routine looks like, I want you to think about what life would look like if you weren’t operating out of fear and opted instead to move in a more purposeful direction. One with intent. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Would you hide from meeting people or get excited about the chance to learn about someone else’s experience? Would you be in a rush to make the numbers or opt instead for building a relationship? From the time we are born, so many of us seem to witness a loss in our curiosity about ourselves, others, and in the world around us.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why is that? Can we change it? If so, how?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For this interview, I talk with the man who has been called "the Dale Carnegie for the Digital Age," Andrew Horn. I ask him about meaningful conversations, Social Flow, and his thoughts about community. I hope you enjoy it.

She has almost half a million people across the globe up and dancing before sunrise. Radha Agrawal will share how she created “Daybreaker” the wildly popular morning dance party concept, plus details on her new book “Belong.”   #community #daybreaker #socialentrepreneur #associations   She is the community architect behind brands like THINX and LiveItUp, which is an international club dedicated to teaching students the Life Wellness skills you won't learn in the classroom!   Radha talks with KiKi about HOW to build real belonging for communities and the power of bringing people together!   KiKi serves as leader and community architect for Association Chat, an online community and weekly podcast with special events, products, and services for the association industry.   Association Chat's reason for existing is to bring the association community together – and it has been doing that since May 2009.   "KiKi is the preeminent voice for associations and the place the association community goes for honest, unfettered conversations.” – Robb Lee, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Communications Officer, American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)   “KiKi is the Oprah of the association industry.” – Richard Yep, CEO, American Counseling Association   “I think the industry would have a big void to fill if we didn't have KiKi and Association Chat. She is our just-in-time resource every time we're looking for that new idea.” – Stacy Tetschner, CEO, United Motorcoach Association (past CEO of National Speakers Association 1991-2017)   Awards The SURGE Innovation Pioneer, November 2018 SURGE Innovation Pioneer is a person nominated and voted on by the association community whose initiative has sparked meaningful change and taking the association space towards a new and bright future.   Meetings Today Trendsetter of the Year, July 2017 The Meetings Today Trendsetter of the Year lights the way for others in the meetings industry.    

“You’re only two clicks away from uncovering a lie,” is the mantra Phil Riggins, founder of the Brand & Reputation Collective (the BRC) in the UK, now lives by. Is it the mantra for the age we live in? The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust has changed profoundly in the past year—people have shifted their trust to the relationships within their control, most notably their employers. Globally, 75 percent of people trust “my employer” to do what is right, significantly more than NGOs (57 percent), business (56 percent) and media (47 percent). Can your organization optimize for trust? Let's find out how Gary LaBranche, Matthew D'Uva, and Nick Parker's organizations do it on this episode! How do association leaders and communications experts avoid creating a crisis in times of “radical uncertainty” and change? I talk with association executives and a podcast producer in the Midwest about navigating these treacherous waters. Episode #90 Communication Challenges in the Age of "Fake News" Fear runs rampant as many citizens carry eroding trust in the internet as well as the foundations of democracy, 2019 has already witnessed a historic government shutdown, ongoing claims from the President of the United States that "the media is the enemy of the people", and in the midst of it all, we must still communicate with our Board, members, the media, and the public. #fakenews #governmentshutdown #communications #associations #assnchat #FightFakeNews What is Association Chat? Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | Events Check into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most inspiring professionals in the association realm. Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at www.associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Watch live at https://youtu.be/7Ya9g6thlcE. Enable the skill here: http://bit.ly/assnchatflash #fakenews #trust #radicaluncertainty #crisiscommunications Episode #90 Communication Challenges in the Age of "Fake News"

How do you feel about your LinkedIn profile? Find out how to up your game on Association Chat with communications connoisseur Dave Delaney! Dave talks with us about ways to improve your profile, networking, and strategies for using your profile to identify the best people to reach out to who can help your goals – whatever they may be! Live LinkedIn makeovers you won't want to miss! Subscribe to the YouTube channel + get a reminder on all the upcoming shows and videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/KiKiTVAm... About Dave Dave Delaney is known as a communication connoisseur. He helps companies reach their people through comprehensive marketing communication workshops and coaching. Dave teaches effective corporate communication with his Communication Mastery workshop. He works with brands like Google, LinkedIn, and UPS. Delaney is an American Marketing Association award winner. He has appeared in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Inc, Fortune, and Billboard Magazine. His acclaimed book, New Business Networking, explores online and offline tools, tips and techniques to grow and nurture your professional network for your business and career by communicating - the right way. Dave was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He took a trip to Ireland and ended up living with Irish Twins in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a long story, he will happily share. Learn more about Dave at DaveDelaney DOT ME. What is Association Chat? Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | Events Check into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most inspiring professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Watch live at https://youtu.be/7Ya9g6thlcE. Enable the skill here: http://bit.ly/assnchatflash   #associations #association #associationsarekey #nonprofits #nonprofs #eventprofs #eventtech #themightynetwork #eventprof #501c3 #nonprofit #marketingtips #digitalmarketingexpert #asae #associationchat #assnprofs #linkedin #networking #professionaldevelopment  Association Chat Interview with Dave Delaney – 02-19-19

How can the power of AI work as a tool to boost existing products and services and can it help us reimagine the membership experience? We explore this heady topic with special guest Ron Moen who is the CIO at CHEST. Ron and his team serve at the intersection of people, process, and technology - in the premier innovative organization for chest medicine professionals around the world. CHEST constituents and staff are champions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the lungs (www.chestnet.org). CHEST's 35,000 sq ft Innovation and Simulation Center is world renowned, and unique among medical societies (www.chestmeetingcenter.com). Ron is constantly connecting – people to people, technology to technology, and people to technology – in support of mission. Ron's Strengthsfinder talents are Ideation, Includer, Maximizer, Positivity and WOO. Questions You just came back from a conference that you were telling me about that wasn’t targeting association CIOs, but was all about a topic that I’d think every CIO (or assn exec of any kind) would be interested in...could you talk to me a little bit more about that? Non-dues revenue is a popular topic in our world of associations. What kind of ideas inspired by tech capabilities are you having these days about how your org (or others) might leverage AI, ML, or data analytics in the non-dues revenue realm? [In other words and using a dated reference, “Show me the money!”] What about buying and selling data? I know you recently had a chance to attend the DataMoney Conference in New York, which is not a conference targeting association execs, but definitely an important conference for associations who have such a fountain of data they are working with...any big lessons from the conference in regards to buying and selling data in a smart “good guy” kinda way? :) What are some of the questions association executives should be asking about their organization’s use of AI and data analytics? What about technology advancing faster than our understanding of it and the ethical issues that arise? What are some of the danger zones for mixing tech like machine learning with data management that is less than safe? Are there other ethical areas involving tech association execs should think about? What websites, books, podcasts, magazines, people do you regularly check-in with to make sure you stay on top of those things you care about the most? What’s the best way for people to connect with you about speaking or anything else? Resources (Reading List) Artificial intelligence in non-profit organizations https://brook.gs/2LisOA0 via @BrookingsInst Can Associations Benefit from Business AI, Big Data, and Other Tech Innovations?  http://www.csae.com/Blog/ArticleID/476/associations-benefit-business-ai-big-data-other-tech-innovations#.XFiyVRFwk_E.twitter What is Association Chat? Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | Events Check into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most inspiring professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Watch live at https://youtu.be/7Ya9g6thlcE. Enable the skill here:  http://bit.ly/assnchatflash #associations #association #associationsarekey #nonprofits #nonprofs #eventprofs #eventtech #themightynetwork #eventprof #501c3 #nonprofit #marketingtips #digitalmarketingexpert #asae #associationchat #assnprofs #ronmoen #tech #creative #storytelling #brandstory #brandstorytelling #contentmarketing   #88 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION FOR ASSOCIATIONS | Ron Moen Guests | Association Chat with KiKi L'Italien

About our guest: Eric Kuhn is a successful entrepreneur sitting at the intersection of media, entertainment and technology. Most recently he helped start and run Layer3 TV, a next-generation cable provider that sold to T-Mobile.  Previously Eric was Hollywood’s first “social media agent” at United Talent Agency where he represented some of the industry’s top writers, directors, actors and producers on investments, digital strategy and social media. In 2009 Eric became CNN’s Audience Interaction Producer, running social media and producing some of the first television programs that integrated digital platforms. He also is responsible for launching the National Basketball Association and CBS News on social media. Passionate about the arts, this season he produced his first Broadway show: Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song. He also sits on the boards of Lincoln Center Theater and SeriesFest (an award-winning festival dedicated to showcasing episodic storytelling from around the world). Questions: What are you the most excited about in tech these days (that you can talk about) + why? What kind of impact might this have on associations and nonprofits? You and some of your collaborators have worked on projects with an intention to include social impact elements.  How do you think association leaders might consider incorporating more social impact projects into their own meetings and events? Any words of advice? During your career, you’ve helped some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names better represent themselves and connect using technology. What can an association executive do today to raise their profile and stand out using social media in a noisy and saturated digital landscape? You’ve been called the “Father of Influencers” - what do you think most people get wrong about influencer marketing? What are some major mistakes you’ve seen people make with their social media use that that Association Chat viewers should avoid at all costs? Another great talent of yours is navigating the business of technology. Based on your own experience, what areas of technological growth should leaders be paying special attention to these days? You are always on the go, always traveling, always working, and yet you stay at the forefront of many different things: Technology, business, theater, ...what have you had to sacrifice time-wise in order to make it all work? What websites, books, podcasts, magazines, people do you regularly check-in with to make sure you stay on top of those things you care about the most? What’s the best way for people to connect with you about speaking or anything else? What is Association Chat? Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | Events Check into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most inspiring professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Watch live at https://youtu.be/7Ya9g6thlcE. Enable the skill here:  http://bit.ly/assnchatflash #associations #association #associationsarekey #nonprofits #nonprofs #eventprofs #eventtech #themightynetwork #eventprof #501c3 #nonprofit #marketingtips #digitalmarketingexpert #asae #associationchat #assnprofs #erickuhn #tech #creative #storytelling #brandstory #brandstorytelling #contentmarketing

In Community We Trust People do business with people they know, like and trust. This begs the question: do your members really know, like and trust your association? Do you create, foster, and maintain such a community? Join KiKi L’Italien -- the “voice of the association industry” -- as she shares the story of launching and growing Association Chat: the industry’s most popular online community. Outlining the steps she took to build the Chat’s online forum, professional education outlet, and podcast, KiKi will tell the story of how she propelled Association Chat to the forefront of thought leadership for the association industry. She will also reveal how you can leverage such tools as virtual events and online chats to build and maintain trust within your community. Don’t miss this engaging and interactive session and walk away inspired to create a successful community for your association.   Date: CommPartners, April 11 - DC - KEYNOTE + LIVE Association Chat Introducing Association Chat Micro-Sponsorship. Yup, you read that right. In order to keep delivering you fantastic, curated content for the most creative association executives - I am putting a premium on promotional content. If you are interested in promoting your services, speaking, events or thought-leadership - let's talk. I'll fashion something that is both informative, fun and engaging for the audience that will help you get leads for your business. This is one of the only affordable way to get in front of 5,000+ association executives who visit and participate in the Association Chat Community online and tune in for my weekly podcast.

Guest David Beebe talks with Association Chat about the changing media landscape and transforming marketing organizations and brands to create creative and content that wins the hearts, minds, and wallets of members in an age of disruption. Check out David's website: https://davidbeebe.com/ What is Association Chat? Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | Events Check into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most inspiring professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at www.associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Watch live at https://youtu.be/7Ya9g6thlcE. Enable the skill here: http://bit.ly/assnchatflash #86 Content that Wins Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of Members in an Age of Disruption | David Beebe Guests | Association Chat with KiKi L'Italien #creative #storytelling #brandstory #brandstorytelling #contentmarketing #associations #association #associationsarekey #nonprofits #nonprofs #eventprofs #eventtech #themightynetwork #eventprof #501c3 #nonprofit #marketingtips #digitalmarketingexpert #asae #associationchat #davidbeebe #assnprofs

It's day 33 of the government shutdown on today's Association Chat News Flash briefing Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips.

Association Chat special guests Brian Carter and Adele Cehrs review the trends that have changed industries, why so many organizations have lost traction, and how top performers are growing and winning today. Carter is the #1 bestselling author of The Like Economy, LinkedIn for Business, Facebook Marketing, and The Cowbell Principle. Brian is respected as an international authority on how organizations of all sizes can create and retain business using the Internet. Cehrs, founder and CEO of Epic PR Group and her new firm WHEN + HOW is the author of Spike Your Brand ROI. She has more than 20 years' experience in the PR and marketing industry. Cehrs has served as a strategist, corporate counsel, and crisis-management adviser for clients such as Yum Brands, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Verizon, and Georgetown Cupcake. What is Association Chat?Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | EventsCheck into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most influential professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at www.associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing?You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Enable the skill here:  http://bit.ly/assnchatflash

"Whether you want to advance faster at your present company, change jobs, or make the jump to a new field entirely, the goal is clear: to build a career that thrives on your unique passions and talents. But to achieve this in today’s competitive job market, it’s almost certain that at some point you’ll need to reinvent yourself professionally." And our guest for this show to talk about creating the career you want is Dorie Clark. She is a keynote speaker and author of bestsellers Stand Out, Reinventing You, and Entrepreneurial You (among other titles). What is Association Chat?Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | EventsCheck into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most influential professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at www.associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Enable the skill here:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07…  

On today’s Association Chat show at 2 pm ET, I’m interviewing the bestselling author of Entrepreneurial You and Stand Out, Dorie Clark and asking “what does it take to create the career you want?” You can call into our studio and ask Dorie your questions PLUS we’ll have a second surprise guest making an appearance today, sp you won’t want to miss it. The first FIVE people to tweet me today with your feedback about this flash briefing or my daily blog over on Amplified Growth using #associationmuglife will receive a FREE ASSOCIATION CHAT MUG mailed to your address. So tweet me at @kikilitalien and tell me what you think using the hashtag associationmuglife to get your free mug! #ASSOCIATIONS #ASSNCHAT #associationmuglife

Guest Co-Host, KiKi L'Italien of Association Chat and Amplified Growth, has her debut on The SpitFire Podcast as we discuss where creativity, productivity and motivation come from and how we can better sustain it in the most stressful times. Find out Lauren and KiKi's tips of inspiration and maintaining that energy. More About KiKi L'Italien www.amplifiedgrowth.net www.associationchat.com  Instagram: @assnchat  @kikilitalien   More About The SpitFire Podcast Apple Podcast Spotify Website: www.spitfirepodcast.com  Instagram: @thespitfirecoach Sponsor: http://spitfirecoach.com/sponsor/   

Blake and KiKi laugh about not going to their high school reunions while David Burkus shares why it's those dormant ties that could amount to selling the UFC.  David is a best-selling author, sought after speaker and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His newest book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He’s delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and the future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.9 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. Check out his website: https://davidburkus.com  We talked about: - Which areas of your network provide the best source of new ideas and insights - Where the potential blind spots and weak points in your network are - How to foster authentic, collaborative relationships - How to effectively grow and strengthen your network - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Superheroes and Neil Gaiman - The history of the UFC ...it was an interesting conversation! Join David Burkus and Association Chat host KiKi L'Italien for a discussion about the science behind successful networking.

The famous seer, sage, soothsayer, and former association marketing executive...KIKINI – SEER OF HIDDEN TRUTHS!!!

Successes don’t often become successful completely by accident. But the world is full of advice about how to become a success and we can’t always know which of these rules to follow. This episode is all about The Real Truth About Success: What The Most Influential Do Differently And Why They Won't Tell You And our guest for this show is Garrison Wynn. He is a keynote speaker and author of the Amazon bestseller The Real Truth about Success, the Amazon #1 bestseller The Cowbell Principle. What is Association Chat?Online Community | Podcast | Alexa Skill | Resources | EventsCheck into the Association Chat podcast for an hour each week to hear from bestselling authors, influential business thinkers from all industries, and the most influential professionals in the association realm. Call-in and ask your questions on the air! Connect with others in the association industry in the live chat room and throughout the rest of the week in the private Association Chat community. Attend the live events, happy hours, and workshops created especially for you! Sign up for the mailing list and find out more at www.associationchat.com. What is the Association Chat News Flash Briefing? You can listen to the Association Chat News Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa! Find out what's happening with associations in 1-2 minute clips. Enable the skill here:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CLLXXWQ?ie=UTF8&ref-suffix=ss_rw&ref_=cm_sw_r_tw_a2s_a2s_aoPcCbYTC1N4H   #81 THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT SUCCESS | Garrison Wynn Guests | Association Chat with KiKi L'Italien

Creativity by itself doesn't owe you anything. But how can creativity help you be the best leader for your tribe? And what are you even marketing to your tribe in the first place? Seth Godin knows. Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 18 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). TED speaker, founder of altMBA, and in May 2018, Seth was also inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame! Seth joined KiKi L'Italien to discuss creativity for associations in this episode of Association Chat. Please enjoy! #80 SETH GODIN'S MARKETING ADVICE FOR ASSOCIATIONS IN 2019| Seth Godin Guests | Association Chat with KiKi L'Italien

This is KiKi L’Italien coming to you with your Association Chat News Flash Briefing for the week of November 12, 2018! This week I’m testing the new production flow for the weekly podcast interview series with Blake Althen from Human Factor. We’ll be discussing design thinking for associations on Tuesday the 12th at 2 pm ET and I would love for some of you to join us so we can test the processes and the tech before doing an official show. You can watch it streaming live on the Association Chat FB closed group and the Association Chat YouTube Channel. You can find both of those by clicking the icons on the top right of the associationchat.com website. Also, thanks to the over 50 of you who came out to the Chat happy hour last week sponsored by Brightline Interactive and thanks also to those of you who voted for me to win the Surge Innovation Pioneer Award. Last week was amazing and I am grateful more than you know. So that’s it for today’s Flash Briefing – tune in on Tuesday, if you can, and subscribe, like, comment, and share. As always, keep asking questions to learn every day. After all, you might just find out that the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

Watch the full video interview here.I interviewed KiKi L'Italien, CEO & Creative Technologist, about Voice Marketing with Alexa Flash Briefing.Topics:1. How are you using voice for marketing? For yourself, #assnchat (Association Chat), or your clients?2. What do you see being the biggest ways voice tech will impact marketing and business?3. The popular stat is 50% of searches will be screenless by 2020:What can brands and marketers do now to prepare for how prevalent voice search will be?3. What are your favorite Flash Briefings or Alexa skills?Mentioned: podcast about microphones on the bus picking up coughs to measure sickness in a region - I cannot find this - I thought it was on VUX World but now unsure. Agency and interviewee was in Kansas City... will update if I find.Get in touch with KiKi:IG & Twitter @kikilitalienOn Alexa: Association Chat News Flash Briefinghttps://associationchat.com/https://www.amplifiedgrowth.net/This is episode 20 of the Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast.SUBSCRIBE to the short weekly podcast: http://bit.ly/beetlepodConsult with me (Emily Binder): https://beetlemoment.com/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilybinder See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kristen Knepper from Work Like a Girl interviewed me about how to market yourself. We covered some of the challenges we face as women, especially young women, when trying to market ourselves to advance our careers or build our personal brands.You can watch the full interview here.COMING SOON: Tune in next week for my upcoming interview with Kiki L’Italien about Voice Marketing with Amazon Alexa.Topics: What's the resistance to marketing oneself for most people? Why do women in particular resist "marketing" themselves at work? I notice women being modest on their resumes/cover letters (e.g., "worked on team that created" rather than "created"). What advice would you give a woman who thinks she's not truthful or bragging when speaking boldly? Can personal aspects enhance the professional brand? Should they? Self sacrifice and giving to others is a feminine ideal, but many women compete with one another at work. Why is this? See my other career advice videos: http://bit.ly/careervideoseb Consult with me: https://beetlemoment.com/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilybinder Kristen Knepper Consulting: https://kristenknepper.com/ Click here to subscribe to this podcast so you'll never miss an episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, the Michelle and KiKi address how to utilize various social media platforms to drive and market a speech language pathologist’s private practice. They tackle the troublesome concerns such as how much time and energy should a therapist spend on social media and what social media campaign should be utilized to maximize exposure and to generate business.

Association Chat News Flash Happy Monday, you crazy Association Chat-land people. This is your Association Chat News Flash for October 22, 2018, your favorite flash briefing on associations and upcoming events in Association Chat-land & I’m the host of Association Chat, KiKi L’Italien. — This week you need to do two things for sure. The first is RSVP if you are going to attend The Association Chat Happy Hour & VR Adventure is taking place in Alexandria, Virginia, at Brightline Interactive on November 8 from 4-6 pm and if you’ve ever wanted to find out more about the ways associations can use augmented reality or virtual reality, this is your chance to play with some tech toys and ask questions from the Brightline folks who are also organizing members of the VR/AR Association DC chapter! Of course, this is also a happy hour with drinks and food so we can just meet up and see each other, too. But it’s always fun to have something interesting to check out while you’re catching up, am I right? You can register on associationchat.com for the tickets, which are free, but necessary since space is limited. We only have about 9 spaces left, so hurry and grab your spot if you’re interested. The second thing you need to do is listen to a couple of the most recent episodes of the Association Chat Podcast. I’ve edited and uploaded some that i think you’ll enjoy and get value out of, including last week’s interview with Gary LaBranche on succession planning and the awesome interview on SEO that I had the chance to do the week before. Go take a listen when you get the chance! — Well, that’s your Association Chat News Flash for October 18. Thanks again for listening to the Association Chat News Flash. Learn more at associationchat.com and check back regularly for another Association Chat News Flash Briefing.

Association Chat News Flash How do you stay innovative and keep your knowledge fresh? This is your Association Chat News Flash for October 9, 2018, your favorite flash briefing on associations and upcoming events in Association Chat-land & I’m the host of Association Chat, KiKi L’Italien. — Curiosity is a key trait and skill important to develop in order to understand new opportunities for reaching your audience and inspiring members. It’s something I work on every day and I actively look for opportunities to learn new things and ask lots of questions. And guess what? On November 8 from 4-6 pm, folks in the DC metro area will have a chance to do that, too! The Association Chat Happy Hour & VR Adventure is taking place in Alexandria, Virginia, at Brightline Interactive. And this won’t be your typical Happy Hour! Come meet with your Association Chat friends, play with some VR gear, and talk  with the VR/AR Association DC chapter! The event is free, but space is limited and tickets are required, so visit associationchat.com for registration details. — Well, that’s your Association Chat News Flash for October 9. Thanks again for listening to the Association Chat News Flash. Learn more at associationchat.com and check back regularly for another Association Chat News Flash Briefing.

Welcome to Association Chat News! I’m your host, KiKi L’Italien, and let’s talk about this Association Chat News flash briefing for the first week of October – October 1, 2018. This is the 4th quarter of 2018 and this is about the time we start to see a few predictable things happen in the association space. Fall Conference Season is still rockin’ and rollin’ throughout October Folks are looking at how to meet goals by the end of the year We’re all beginning to look at what we need to do for the next year If you are in any kind of communications or marketing, you are already looking at the “How to End 2018 Strong” or “Top Trends to Know About for 2019” types of content. As much as I like to smirk at titles like this, I click on more of those types of items than anyone else. Here’s what I’m thinking are my “Top Three Ways to End 2018 Strong for Association Chat”: Invest in the community: Host at least one Association Chat Happy Hour in the DC Area - I want to try to connect with association folks in the DMV area (or anyone visiting) in-person, bringing together the Association Women in Tech people, the CIO Leaders group, the Idea Swap regulars, and all the others. Watch and listen for when/where this is happening in October. I’ve already got a sponsor for it and I think this will be fantastic! Deliver the best content: It seems like there are great needs and desires in our industry to understand things like intellectual property and innovation - both on the creator’s side and on the organization side - and I would like to learn more about this and bring some experts to you so they can help us all make better decisions. Watch in the coming weeks for interviews and content surrounding these topics. Diversify the voices: Over the years I’ve tried all kinds of things to bring different types of content, formats, and viewpoints to the Chat. Struggles with time, money, and other resources have made this difficult, but I think I’ve found a way to do this in a way that maintains the spirit and quality control needed for Chat content while keeping me compliant with the law and not adding more of a time issue to my own shoulders. I’m excited to share with you that I am working with some partners on bringing you some fresh, new, UNIQUE content in the upcoming months that will add value and hopefully inspire you to do bigger, better, and more. So that’s my Association Chat plan for the last three months of 2018. What’s on your agenda? Share your plans with me by tweeting me @kikilitalien using the hashtag #associationflash. I’m curious to find out what others are planning and I think sharing our goals can sometimes lead to better outcomes. On this week’s Chat interview I talk with American Mensa Ed/CEO Trevor Mitchell about how Mensa is leveraging cultural influences to enhance its brand through new partnership and licensing opportunities, as well as discussing how the membership is shaping the perception, our perception, of high intelligence. You can hear all that and more on Tuesday’s chat live at 2 pm EST. Be sure to visit the Association Chat Facebook Group and if you love this flash briefing and live interviews, please consider becoming an Association Chat Patreon patron. You can support these efforts for as little as $1 a month. Check back in later for the next Association Chat News flash briefing and be sure to sign up on the associationchat.com mailing list so you never miss out on another flash briefing! Have a great week everyone!

In this episode Michelle is joined by social media guru, Kiki L’Italien, CEO and founder of Amplified Growth, a digital marketing consultancy specializing in social media, SEO, and influencer marketing. Kiki, who regularly lectures to Speech-Language Pathologists and other medical colleagues, will focus this lecture in maintaining professionalism and navigating potential ethical pitfalls of social media…all the while teaching how to put social media to work for you, making your practice thrive! 

Welcome to Association Chat News! I’m your host, KiKi L’Italien, and it’s Monday, so let’s talk about this Association News flash briefing for September 10, 2018. Things got pretty fired up in Association Chat-land last Friday. In case you missed it, let’s get you caught up-to-speed. First, we dealt with long-seeded issues over member value.  When a consultant member of ASAE posted a blog to Collaborate, the members’-only community platform, some people thought it was more self-promotional than a community resource, and should be taken down. This triggered a discussion dredging up longtime concerns about membership value and the perceived imbalance between membership as a consultant versus association executives. Later, things again got heated on the Association Chat Facebook Group over a post sharing ASAE’s new process for applying to speak at next year’s Great Ideas Conference.  Members of the group found the language used to describe the suggested session prototypes suspiciously similar to session topics and specialty areas authored by specific consultants throughout the industry. As more people began to study the language in question, other session descriptions surfaced suggesting they too may have been lifted from other published articles, generating potential plagiarism concerns. Association Chat posters also discussed concerns about the new ASAE process for identifying conference content, wondering if the process for generating content for a meeting focused on innovation was itself not innovative enough. With this discussion still fresh and ongoing, several questions remain. Are consultant members at ASAE getting a fair shake? What is the line between helpful resource and content that is viewed as self-promotional? What are the boundaries of ownership when it comes to ideas? What are the rules for using wording found in online articles for prototypes? What happens next with the ASAE members and consultant engagement? What about the Great Ideas conference application process? Will that change in light of all this discussion? Clearly, it will be interesting to follow these conversations and see what happens next. You can see what happens next on this news and share your take on things over on the Association Chat Facebook Group. And don’t forget! You can subscribe for the daily flash briefing and regular tips about association chat news on the AssociationChat.com website. Check back in later this week for the next Association Chat News flash briefing.

What does KiKi think about the association industry after hosting weekly conversations about it for over nine years? What are her plans for Association Chat's future? How does her own consulting business with Amplified Growth play into what she is doing with the Chat? On this Association Chat, Vista Cova consultant Lowell Aplebaum "flips the script" and interviews KiKi L'Italien, the usual host of Association Chat.  Please join us for this one-of-a-kind interview on Association Chat. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Association Chat remains free (and only allows for one sponsor per episode) and takes me dozens of hours a month to research, write, facilitate, and schedule and thousands of dollars to sustain. If you find any meaning and value in what I do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/associationchat.  Find out more about Association Chat at https://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. How to listen to Association Chat Flash Briefings on Amazon Echo devices There's now a new way get Association Chat News updates throughout the week! Association Chat is now delivering the latest association industry news updates weekly through Amazon Echo devices. You'll need to add Association Chat as a skill to your Amazon Alexa app: 1. Go to the menu in your Alexa app and click on "skills" 2. Search for "Association Chat" 3. Click on the Association Chat Flash Briefing logo and then click "enable" -- you're all set! 4. When you're ready to listen to the latest flash briefing, just say: “Alexa, what's my Flash Briefing?” or "Alexa, play the Association Chat Flash Briefing!" Please check it out!

Meetings Today Podcast host Tyler Davidson checks in from ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago and investigates the meeting and association strategies of some of the most intelligent people on Earth—Mensa. From game shows to code-crunching robots, Meetings Today and Association Chat’s KiKi L’Italien sit down with Mensa CEO Trevor S. Mitchell to get the skinny! Enjoying this episode? View more episodes of the Meetings Today Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 2015 Nancy Belmont launched a project called the Courage Wallthat captured the attention of national and international media. The Courage Wall is a huge public chalkboard that reads, “I WISH I HAD THE COURAGE TO . . . ®” Nancy was interviewed on the TODAY Show, was featured internationally on Al Jazeera Network, and was highlighted in print media including The Washington Postand Forbes Magazine. The project was even tweeted by First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2016, Nancy launched the UNITY Project, interactive public art that aims to bring people together to celebrate individuality and strengthen the ties that bind us together. The project went viral with an Upworthy video that captured over 8 million views. Nancy created a manual to empower others to bring UNITY to their communities. To-date, over 1,000 people from 47 states and 30 countries have downloaded the manual. In December of 2016, she created Be the Light, a project that helped people identify how they would share their light with the world. Over the course of four weeks, thousands of people lit candles and wrote intentions of actions they would take to spread light and love. The moving ABC story on the project recently won an Emmy Award. In June of 2017, Nancy launched Soar, a project that encourages people to let go of burdens that hold them back from stepping into their best selves. Participants identify a burden they are ready to release, write that burden on a rock and place the rock in a bin. Then they are invited to hang a brightly colored origami bird to symbolize their lightness and freedom from that burden. The project helps us understand that we are not alone in the human journey and reminds us of our individual and collective greatness. Nancy’s latest project, The Sanctuary, highlights people’s inner critic. Participants identify a negative thought about themselves that does not serve them. They discard that thought by writing it on a slip of paper that is ceremonially burned at the end of the project. They then craft a positive affirmation to take its place and write it on a colorful disc. Participants hang their positive affirmations in a field surrounded by thousands of other expansive thoughts, creating a sanctuary of limitless thinking. Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET onhttps://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Association Chat remains free (and only allows for one sponsor per episode) and takes me dozens of hours a month to research, write, facilitate, and schedule and thousands of dollars to sustain. If you find any meaning and value in what I do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/associationchat.  Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/.  (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: https://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: https://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private):https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/association-chat-28628199/?cmp=web_share Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth RSS Feed: http://getamplified.libsyn.com/rss

Welcome to Association Chat News Flash Briefing -  I’m KiKi L’Italien and here’s what you need to know for Tuesday, June 26th, 2018! Today, Tuesday, you can listen to 2 live Association Chat interviews back-to-back starting at 12:30 pm EDT! The first interview is all about GDPR: It's been a month since The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect and what has happened since then? I’ll ask members of the UK data privacy company The Trust Bridge about what’s happened since GDPR went into effect and the questions we all need to be asking ourselves today. Which murky rules have been clarified and which remain shrouded in mystery? We’ll find out today at 12:30 pm EDT. After that, you can find out about a member engagement channel that too many associations aren’t leveraging. In fact, this channel is more often referred to as baggage and I have three guests that will challenge you to explore this channel further today at 2 pm EDT! Look for more information about how to register on associationchat.com! That’s it for today - Check back again soon for the next Association Chat Daily Briefing. ###     If you enjoy these Flash Briefings or have a comment to share, please let me know by reaching out to me at kiki@amplifiedgrowth.net or on twitter @kikilitalien using the hashtag #associationflash Have a great week everyone! ###### If you are still wondering what you can do about GDPR, you can check out the resources and interviews available on the Association Chat private Facebook Group. You just need to make sure to join that. Also, you can check out AssociationChat.com to see the latest post about new online learning on GDPR available from The Trust Bridge. This learning is available as a mobile app and you should check it out if you or your team needs more education on GDPR compliance.     Thanks for tuning into this Association Chat flash briefing. If you enjoyed this briefing, please share it, visit associationchat.com, and subscribe to receive weekly emails and access to the podcast and online community! Thanks for listening.  

GDPR and Associations ...a Month Later It's been a month since The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect and what has happened since then? Have the questions around GDPR changed? Are organizations more GDPR compliant today than they were on May 25th, when the EU's new rules on privacy and user data became enforceable? What do association executives need to know? We'll discuss that on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 12:30 pm EDT for a special edition of Association Chat.  From a The Verge article earlier this year: But perhaps the GDPR requirement that has everyone tearing their hair out the most is the data subject access request. EU residents have the right to request access to review personal information gathered by companies. Those users — called “data subjects” in GDPR parlance — can ask for their information to be deleted, to be corrected if it’s incorrect, and even get delivered to them in a portable form. But that data might be on five different servers and in god knows how many formats. (This is assuming the company even knows that the data exists in the first place.) A big part of becoming GDPR compliant is setting up internal infrastructures so that these requests can be responded to. No one’s ready for GDPR. (2018). The Verge. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/22/17378688/gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation-eu Share this tweet! It's been a month since GDPR went into action...check out what has happened since then! Live interview on Association Chat 6/26 at 12:30 EDT https://www.crowdcast.io/e/gdpr-and-associations#associationchat #assnchat #associations #CIO #GDPR #dataprivacy #GDPR Member Engagement or Old Baggage? There’s a member engagement channel that too many associations aren’t leveraging. In fact, this channel is more often referred to as baggage. There are a number of associations who have turned the baggage into an asset. The baggage we’re referring to? Hint: it is your components – call them chapters, affiliates, sections or any other name and the potential is member engagement, awareness, sales, and growth.  We’ll share a few stories, plus research culled from a survey of association CEOs and association benchmarking study. Guests: Charlotte Muylaert, Billhighway Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE, Mariner Management Dresden Farrand, MPA, MPP, CAE, Vice President of Chapter Development, Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. (IEC) **SAVE THE DATE CEX: ASSOCIATION COMPONENT EXCHANGE OCTOBER 26, 2018 | ARLINGTON, VA** Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Association Chat remains free (and only allows for one sponsor per episode) and takes me dozens of hours a month to research, write, facilitate, and schedule and thousands of dollars to sustain. If you find any meaning and value in what I do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/associationchat.  Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/.  (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/association-chat-28628199/?cmp=web_share Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth RSS Feed: http://getamplified.libsyn.com/rss

Episode 11 recorded on International Women’s Day when we were happy to have as our guests - Amanda Robinson and Kiki L’italien… 2 ROCKSTAR women business owners. WOW. That’s the one word I can come up with to describe Episode 11! Host Megan Powers, along with her co-hosts Elizabeth Glau and Jen Cole, welcome two marketing experts -- Amanda Robinson and Kiki L’Italien. Amanda RobinsonOwner of Social Savvy Society - Digital marketing services and strategy. From Facebook ads to social media content strategy, see how she can help you increase your digital footprint. She’s making business life easier for the less digitally savvy for small biz & real estate. Kiki L’italienFounder & CEO of Amplified Growth & host of Association Chat. Amplified Growth is a DC-based digital marketing consultancy specializing in SEO, social media, and content strategy for associations and commercial clients. We talk strategy on this one, and there are a ton of nuggets shared about running your own business, personal branding, specific tools & tips, and so much more! {Like Chatbots - do you know about chatbots? Here’s an example from Amanda - Valentines Chatbot} Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a beginning marketer, we guarantee you’ll gain a ton of valuable insight from this one. Sit back and relax, and make sure you have a way to take some notes (or re-listen if you’re driving or working out!) -- you’ll want to... on this Making a Marketer.   We are “Making a Marketer”... in all ways. Check Ep.11 out -- and if you’re so inclined, we would love for you to subscribe, rate, & review us on iTunes -- https://bit.ly/mamITuneNEW. Get each ep. when it drops! ::: Show sponsor: Powers of Marketing -- your communication should be strategic and POWERful! :::

If you aren't already thinking about whether or not you are in compliance with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) taking effect in May 2018, you should be. This regulation will impact organizations worldwide, carries hefty penalties for those who abuse or ignore their responsibilities, and is ushering in a new day for better data privacy and data hygiene for everyone.  But what do YOU need to know right now to make sure you are on the right path? This show's guests include two high profile UK-based GDPR experts, an association CEO, and an association industry technology consultant leading the way in organizing leaders for GDPR readiness. If you have questions about your data and responsibilities with the GDPR, register for this free chat! Confirmed Guests include: Dr. Rachel O’Connell, Chief Information Officer, The Trust Bridge  Rachel O’Connell (Co-Founder of The TrustBridge) is one of the preeminent authorities on electronic identification and age verification and has worked with The Digital Policy Alliance (EURIM) which is the politically neutral, cross-party policy voice in Europe of the internet and technology sector. Rachel led the Age Verification Group of the Digital Policy Alliance and is the author of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) and technical standard entitled PAS 1296 on an Online Age Checking code of practice, which was published by the British Standards Institution in August 2017. Rachel was the fifth person to join the start-up social networking platform, Bebo, and was instrumental in operationally building the business, which was acquired by AOL in 2008 for $850M. Before joining Bebo, Rachel led a series of highly successful large-scale Pan-European projects, which involved managing teams located in 19 countries across Europe. In 2000, Rachel set up the Cyberspace Research Unit, at the University of Central Lancashire and secured funding from the European Commission to establish and operate the first UK Internet Safety Centre (2000- 2006), which was based at the Cyberspace Research Unit. Rachel’s Ph.D. examined the implications of online pedophile activity for investigative strategies https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheloconnell/ David Clarke, FBCS CITP, Chief Technology Officer David is a leading authority on security issues with experience across Finance, Telecoms, and the Public Sector.  David is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, at the most senior professional grade.  His past work included building secure operations capabilities, often from scratch, and developing a full Cyber incident response. Other projects included the development of CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) on a Financial Intranet which handled $3.5 trillion trading per day and the rollout of managed security services with a $400 million global install base.  David headed up the architecture and oversaw implementation.  David’s accomplishments include:  Achieving multiple Global ISO27001 standard qualifications for several $billion dollar contracts. Development of a PCI-DSS (The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard for a UK Credit Card Transmission Service). Management of Multiple Global Security Operations Centres. Development of a CERT (computer emergency response team) for leading-edge technological deployments and architectures. GDPR Technology Forum – Founder LinkedIn Forum Recognized as one of the top 10 influencers by Thompson Reuter and one of the top 30 most influential thought-leaders and thinkers on social media, in risk management, compliance and reg tech in the UK. Founder and Owner of Linkedin GDPR Technology group 8600 + Members  Twitter @1davidclarke which has 52.8 k Followers   https://paper.li/1DavidClarke/1477816063#/ published 4 times a week A recognized thought leader in the InfoSec industry, David has over 52,800 twitter followers and is the author of a forthcoming book on cyber. https://www.linkedin.com/in/1davidclarke/ David DeLorenzo, CAE, CIO - Technology Management at DelCor Technology Solutions With more than 20 years’ experience in the association space and nearly 15 years as a senior IT executive, David DeLorenzo has a history of dynamic leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and team building.  He is a high-energy leader and visionary who excels at planning and communicating strategic initiatives as they relate to the overall enterprise.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dddelorenzo/ About Association Chat Association Chat is an online community and podcast with a live weekly show interviewing special guests every Tuesday at 2 pm EST. You can learn more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/ & https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Association Chat remains free for viewers (and only allows for one sponsor per episode). If you find any meaning and value in Association Chat, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/associationchat. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/association-chat-28628199/?cmp=web_share Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth

Are we approaching a paradigm shift in the testing industry? Join host KiKi L'Italien for Association Chat as she interviews Dr. Greg Sadesky (@gsadesky) & ANSI Assessor Mickie Rops (@mickierops) about high-stakes testing and remote proctoring.  "The Proctor Is In" explores a topic that might blow the lid off of what you think you know about professional testing. Greg Sadesky is a psychometrician and the Chief Scientific Officer of Yardstick Testing and Training Experts. The company specializes in e-learning and high-stakes testing for professional associations. Mickie S. Rops is a consultant who specializes in educating organizations on credentialing options and guiding them in the decision as to which credentialing program, if any, is the right fit for the challenges they face.  She also conducts audits of full programs or program components to make recommendations for improvement, and she researches and writes background papers to inform decision-making.

Communication is changing. Technology is changing. Social norms are changing. What does this mean for the workplace?  For this episode of Association Chat, I'll be talking with Dave Will (Co-founder and CEO at PropFuel) and Jamie Notter (Partner at WorkXO Solutions) about today's workplace, the needs - old and new - for creating a productive and successful work environment, and what smart leaders need to think about to make sure their workplaces are set up for success in 2018.  About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Association Chat remains free (and only allows for one sponsor per episode) and takes me dozens of hours a month to research, write, facilitate, and schedule and thousands of dollars to sustain. If you find any meaning and value in what I do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/associationchat. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/association-chat-28628199/?cmp=web_share Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth RSS Feed: http://getamplified.libsyn.com/rss

Hello! Welcome to the inaugural #ReviewChat! #ReviewChat is held on the second Thursday of every month at 2pm ET. For this show, host KiKi L'Italien welcomes Ben Martin, the ED of Review Society, and interviews ReviewMyAMS Founder Teri Carden about the opportunities and research behind online review sites and the development of her own business. Don't miss the next show when host KiKi L'Italien interviews Dr. Jim Narus and Dr. Michelle Steward as they discuss their research into the rapidly evolving world of B2B reviews. (LIVE show January 11, 2018)

"The time is now for membership associations to tackle the challenges facing them and transform themselves for the future." For this Association Chat, KiKi interviews Omer Soker – an association futurist and strategist based in Sydney, Australia.  Omer is the author and founder of The Future of Associations: a 6-step roadmap to progress, change, and influence.  About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST onhttps://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien.  You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the private members-only Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/.(*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Support Association Chat on Patreon! Become a patron of the show! #OnPatreon https://patreon.com/associationchat?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare2  Association Chat: http://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/2739106

For this Association Chat, I reported live from ASAE headquarters with the ASAE Foundation for #GivingTuesday! Learn more about the purpose of #GivingTuesday and ASAE Foundation initiatives that are supported by annual gifts. We'll talk about the Foundation's latest research and I'll interview several special guests who will be right there in the ASAE studio with me! There will be challenges for viewers! There will be announcements! You have to listen to find out more. :) About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://www.associationchat.com  See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/association-chat-28628199/?cmp=web_share Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth

For this Association Chat, we talk about establishing and maintaining your health journey over the busy holiday season, carving out time for your own self-care in between holiday parties, considerations for the office (when cookies and candies abound!) and health-conscious options for your learner participating in association programs throughout the holiday season. Guests: Aaron Wolowiec is an award-winning learning strategist and meetings coach for leading trade associations and individual membership societies across the United States. Committed to the latest research and trends in learning, intentional networking environments, and meaningful transfer exercises, he launched Event Garde, a professional development consultancy, in 2011. Earlier this year, Aaron launched Healthy by Association, a place for association and hospitality professionals to set goals, share their workout accomplishments, exchange healthy recipes and, above all, stay motivated. More information about the inception and establishment of this group is available here. After spending nearly 20 years in the hospitality and meetings industry, Angela Pelc has transitioned into the health and fitness world. After having success (at last!) on the Weight Watchers program, Angela now services and supports others on their journey as a teammate for WW in the metro Detroit area and is currently working toward coaching and leading her own meetings. She has lost 70 pounds on the program. Angela has been on board with HBA since it's inception and works with the moderator team to make this a useful and inspirational community to support busy professionals who have health and fitness goals. Angela believes in daily activity and has completed several Beachbody workout programs, and also loves both running and yoga. Lola Capps is a mom, a chiropractor, a cross-fitter, a wellness hacker enthusiast and she is on a mission. She has dedicated her life to wellness and looks for ways to meet people where they are and bring them closer to a healthier lifestyle they can sustain. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Please support Association Chat by visiting our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/associationchat

Why aren’t associations more innovative when it comes to tech maturity? What’s holding us back? For this show, I jumped off the stage at AMS Fest in Washington, DC, and ran to my computer to talk with experts about tech innovation (or the lack thereof) in the association industry. [Sorry for any of the "crowd noise" behind me in the audio] This topic, studied by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Foundation, sheds light on information technology (IT) maturity levels at associations. In its survey, only 9% of associations were found to be truly innovative. So I wanted to know: What are the major causes holding associations back? How do more innovative associations overcome this challenge? Could the key lie in a stronger relationship between the CIO and CEO be the solution, or is there a deeper issue at hand?  Some questions we discussed on this show: What did the ASAE study find about tech maturity at associations?  Why do you think more associations aren't on the upper echelon of tech maturity?  How valuable is the CEO/CIO (or equivalent) role in reaching the innovative end of tech maturity? When the CIO becomes the CEO or Executive Director -- how do you implement this change? What's your relationship with your CIO now? Panelists:  Tim Hopkins, Director, Digital Center, International Association of Fire Chiefs Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE, Executive Director, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Ray van Hilst, Director of Client Results, Yoko Co  About Association Chat Association Chat is weekly show that takes place live on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST  at https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien.  You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the private Facebook Group community. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/.  (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien interviews special guests weekly and holds quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Resources mentioned ASAE Tech Readiness Assessment: https://www.asaecenter.org/publications/109496-technology-readiness-assessment

You've made it this far, but what is the best way to finish the year strong so you can begin 2018 even stronger? Executive coach and trainer Carol Vernon will tell us how to tap into our resilience and handle the multitude of things coming at association leaders, particularly as things “rev-up” for the final quarter/finish of the year. About Carol Carol Vernon is a certified executive coach and trainer who partners with leaders in the association, corporate, and government arenas. Her 10+ years experience coaching leaders and teams, and her 20 years experience working as a senior leader in organizations, have taught her that the ability to communicate clearly and effectively is essential to success.  About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.

What Will We Do for Work? Associations and Entrepreneurs Taking on The Skills Gap From https://talentedlearning.com/how-associations-bridge-skills-gap-digital-badges/: "According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in December 2016 there were 5.6 million open jobs in this country and only 98,000 were added in March 2017.  That includes many notoriously hard-to-fill jobs.  These persistently unfilled positions are attributed to an unfortunate and somewhat ironic phenomenon called the “skills gap.” Skills gap theorists say that formal education isn’t preparing enough candidates for specialized high-skill, high-growth jobs such as data analysis, user experience design and software programming. Traditional education isn’t producing enough qualified people to support today’s rapidly changing business needs. And this talent supply problem is only compounded by a decreasing 4.5% unemployment rate." Featured guests: Patrick Haller has led a career in non-for-profit marketing for nearly two decades having experience in both membership and donor organizations. He has achieved growth for multiple organizations leveraging analytics and marketing strategy to make sound decisions in managing increased membership numbers and revenues. Additionally, Patrick inspires a customer-service oriented culture in his organization leading to more satisfied members and increased engagement and retention rates.  Patrick holds an MBA and MS in Strategic Management from Indiana University and a BS in Marketing from the University of Maryland. Joseph Valerio is Director of Workforce Development for the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA). AVIXA is the producer of InfoComm tradeshows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. Its members include manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, consultants, programmers, live events companies, content producers, and more. Joseph gets the privilege of working with these creative thought leaders each day to build meaningful career pathways into the AV industry. Whether through administering scholarships and internships provided through the AVIXA Foundation, or developing collaborative partnerships with academic institutions, he puts his focus into serving others. He is also staff liaison to the Young AV Professionals Council, a volunteer group of AVIXA members dedicated to promoting the benefits and qualities of the AV industry to new and potential members through outreach and mentorship. Heather Wetzler is the co-founder of Cue Career, a lifelong learning platform aggregating the resources from associations into a single location.  Cue Career's first phase is a career exploration and readiness platform linking students to associations - - bridging the last mile from education to employment and helping close the skills gap.   Before Cue Career, Heather worked in the internet advertising sales space for 15 years coming from companies such as Hearst Digital and deviantART.com-where she was Vice President of Ad Sales Resources: https://americanstaffing.net/staffing-research-data/asa-staffing-industry-data/asa-skills-gap-index/ About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2 pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien.   You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://associationchat.com/aboutus/meet-the-team/ See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/

Webinar technology was designed for virtual interaction and it has the potential to be a powerful tool in the learning portfolio.  But we’re doing it wrong. Its potential is untapped. So far.   On this show we have some guests with ideas on how to change webinars for the better. We'll talk with education and learning experts looking at technology and learning design for a better answer. We'll also hear from association pros – both seeking to evolve webinars – but doing it two very different ways. We'll discuss: Education strategy and learning design Technology, production, engagement Takeaways you can start using tomorrow to make a real qualitative difference in your webinars Sound interesting? Register to attend today! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/webinar-revolution About the guests Tracy King, MA, CAE, CVEP As Chief Learning Strategist & CEO of InspirEd, Tracy leverages her more than 17 years in the education industry for associations interested in increasing their relevance and revenue with meaningful live, online, and mobile learning programs. Tracy specializes in the intersection of learning science and technology. She's a thought leader in education strategy and learning experience design. Through her speaking and consulting, Tracy promotes leading edge practices developing learning experiences that make a measurable difference. Most recently, she has co-founded Expertise Enterprise, building competitive education and credentialing businesses to advance industries. Renee Latimer, MBA, DES Renee parlays her business acumen and passion for education into integrating technology with learning. In Renee’s current role with the American Dental Education Association, she coordinates both small and mid-size domestic and international events, in addition to managing intersecting technologies such as mobile apps, webinars, and ADEA’s learning management system. Renee earned her Digital Event Strategist (DES) certification and certification in Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design. Lance Simon, CVEP Lance is Executive Vice President of iCohere, the unified learning company. iCohere supports webinars, courses, communities and virtual conferences. Lance created, and is lead instructor for, the Meetings Without Walls course and the Certified Virtual Events Producer (CVEP) digital certificate with 435 graduates to date. In his free time Lance heads a small startup, TVWebinars.com, where he plays with ideas to revolutionize the webinar format. Lane Velayo, CAE, CEO Lane Velayo is the CEO of Synergos AMC, an Association Management Company with offices in Saint Paul, MN and Indianapolis, IN.  In his role he oversees all operations to ensure they produce desired results which are consistent with the overall strategy and vision of the company's partners. He is an experienced association professional who has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) through its Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP), Association Forumland through its ’40 under 40’ Association Leaders award in 2016, and the Indiana Society of Association Executives (ISAE) as its 2011 Executive of the Year.  About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.

Influencer marketing is a hot topic in the association space and host JP Moery welcomes Kiki L’Italien, CEO of Amplified Growth and host of Association Chat, to discuss the opportunities for associations who want to dig in. Kiki breaks down “influencer marketing” in terms of building relationships and identifying potential partnerships with influencers in their industry – folks who will move the needle on what the organization is trying to achieve. She reveals several key strategies for those looking to implement a successful campaign.

According to a 2017 study, most people listen to the majority of a podcast and don’t skip the ads. The effect is essentially that of having an influencer whisper into your audience’s ear, “try this.” In this Association Chat, we explore the business of podcasts – the marketing and the opportunities presented – and the way some associations use advertising to meet their goals. About Our Guest Mike McAllen Mike McAllen started producing audio on demand in 2006. He produces and hosts hundreds of podcasts for both onsite or offsite conferences and events.  URL: http://podcastingforevents.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mmcallen About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg

Having “high potential” does not mean performing at maximum capability. While many believe they are doing all they can, a huge number of professionals are frustrated because they are coming up short of their personal expectations (and the expectations of others). Some have become paralyzed from taking risks by the fear of failure, while others are not sure what is holding them back.  Speaker and facilitator Thom Singer has surveyed hundreds of people and the feedback is stunning that the majority of people are confident they can have greater success in their career. Companies in all sectors have employees who have reached a plateau or have become stuck in the “high middle”.  There is a very real gap between potential and results, and Thom wants to show people the path to doing more at any stage of their career. Beyond excuses and finger pointing, this interactive presentation gets to the heart of how people can accomplish more and enjoy their work. For decades companies have been identifying and training their “high potential” employees, but these individuals are not always growing into the organization’s future leaders.  There is a clear paradox around potential. The “future of work”  is about more than telecommuting and stand up desks. Finding ways to transcend potential, goals, educations, action, hard work and serendipity is key to long term success. Those who are focused on goal setting, realistic assessments, teamwork, successful human engagement, cross-selling, and other skills will help their company reach the highest potential and be more fulfilled in their jobs. This gap is true not only for individuals but also for organizations.  It is common to see a startup or other company that has a lot of potential, only to later witness it being shut down. While it is not possible to always achieve full potential (as once you get there, new opportunities will appear that creates a fresh path toward more potential), the constant struggle to bridge the gap will not happen by accident. Nobody should be comfortable relying on luck as the answer to their future. About Thom Singer Our guest has an eclectic background working in sales, marketing and business development roles for Fortune 500 Companies, Law Firms, and entrepreneurial ventures. He is a professional master of ceremonies, motivational keynote speaker, and the author of twelve books on the power of business development, networking, entrepreneurship, legal marketing, and presentation skills while also serving as the host of the popular “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do” podcast. He regularly speaks at business and association conferences around the United States and beyond – and has presented to over 600 audiences during his career as a speaker. He lives in the amazing city of Austin, Texas where he and his wife are the parents of two highly spirited daughters. Please welcome our special guest, Thom Singer. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat. She invites and interviews guests weekly and produces creative collaborations with industry thought leaders throughout the year. How people can participate live and watch/listen later: - Association Chat provides participants with the ability to register and ask questions live on the day of the event, but it also streams on Facebook Live where people can watch and comment. - People can register on Crowdcast to participate live (the number of registered participants can fall in the range of 20-200+ on Crowdcast, it just depends on the speaker, topic, and marketing). - Each show usually has over 150 viewers on Facebook Live, with episodes later garnering 300-400+ views on the Facebook platform by itself. - Episodes are later uploaded to the Association Chat Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and edited video to YouTube. These are available Wednesday-Thursday of the original episode's same week of live recording - The replay is available at the same URL as the chat within minutes of the chat's end and the link will continue to take people to the replay once it's over. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

The future of aging is a complicated constellation of issues that is in front of us at all times and yet never seems to garner the attention it demands. To help raise your awareness and focus your association on this critical conversation, Jeff De Cagna of Foresight First LLC joins KiKi, Tamela, and Nabil for a lively discussion about the duty of foresight and some compelling facts on the future of aging that you probably don't know. Jeff's Bio Jeff De Cagna FRSA FASAE is executive advisor for Foresight First LLC in Reston, Virginia. Jeff is a respected contrarian thinker on the future of associations, including the future of governing. He helps association and non-profit boards strengthen their performance through the work of foresight.  Briefing Registration Details The Future of Aging: What Association Decision-Makers Need to Know Thursday, November 2, 2017 | 2 pm-3:30 pm EDT Registration Link: http://4sightfir.st/november2ffbriefing Use special promo code ASSNCHAT15 Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Association Chat: http://associationchat.com/aboutus/meet-the-team/ See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth

Welcome to the Talent Economy—a 21st century economy characterized by unprecedented innovation, connectivity, disruption, and opportunity. Unfortunately, the positive attributes of this economy have been largely overshadowed thus far. With job satisfaction declining across three decades, employee turnover costing organizations billions, profitability shrinking, and millions of Boomers retiring, the impetus to close the widening gap between talent-development practices and business impact has never been greater.  For too long, we’ve just assumed there is no other way. But Sarah Sladek proves there is another way. Drawing from documented workforce and talent-development research, as well as her own ongoing study of generational impacts, her presentation cites numerous examples of organizations that have been capable of engaging employees in this era of disruption—what they did, why it worked, and how it’s made a difference to the organizations’ outlook and bottom line. Sladek proves that it’s possible to create an organization designed to engage talent, and she provides audiences with the guidance to do it. About the Author Sarah Sladek was leading the charge for organizations and companies to adapt to younger generations long before anybody else. Concerned about declining engagement in our nation’s membership associations, non-profits, and workplaces, Sarah Sladek founded XYZ University in 2002 and her fifth book, Talent Generation, will be published this year. https://www.xyzuniversity.com/talentgen Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth

On this Association Chat, host KiKi L'Italien interviews special guest Adrian Segar about what he has called the "Meeting Industry's Dirty Little Secret."  In Adrian's words, "We spend vast sums of money and consign umpteen person-hours to a meeting — and we have no idea whether it made any significant long-term difference to the people who attended it!" Adrian is an acknowledged innovator and speaker on participant-led event design, and facilitates two popular opening and closing plenaries. His latest book, The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—described by Paul Salinger, VP of Marketing, Oracle, as a book that “should be OPEN on every meeting planner’s and event marketer’s desk, and used every day”—is a compendium of participation techniques that meeting planners and presenters can use to significantly improve any meeting session. Original blog post link: http://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/07/the-meeting-industrys-biggest-dirty-secret/ About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. KiKi L’Italien is the CEO and founder of Amplified Growth, a digital marketing consultancy specializing in influencer marketing, social media, and SEO. She also hosts the hugely popular Association Chat live-streamed vodcast, a weekly association-centric news and education outlet which has run since 2009. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

Drones – Amazing technology offering opportunities and dilemmas for all of us! But how much do you really know about drones and what do you NEED to know in order to do your due diligence as a leader? Meet the extreme leader of Geoteaming – John Chen. He climbs mountains, walks on fire, swims with dolphins in the wild, rides Harleys and snowboards out of helicopters. He's also been doing some pretty amazing things using drones at events.  Sounds cool, right? But what kinds of things EXACTLY can we do with drones at our meetings? What are the possibilities? What are the concerns? What are some of the legal issues we need to be aware of? These are a lot of questions for one person, so for this episode of Association Chat, I also brought on expert photographer Chuck Fazio whom you might remember from a previous episode. He's also been using drones at meetings and when John and Chuck get talking, some amazing things happen...including the potential birth of a NEW ASSOCIATION! “With every big risk comes a hidden reward. It may not be what you think it is, it may be better!”  – John Chen More About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ Quick disclaimer: The content of this podcast, website, and any other area connected to Association Chat is my opinion alone and please take it as such. While I try to bring on experts and thought leaders to help guide you, none of the information here should replace legal, or other advice, you might need. Please use common sense and personal responsibility when acting on any information gathered here.

About this Episode Learn why ROInspiration® is the new ROI and how tapping into your creative ability can make you a better problem solver and innovator from award winning songwriter Billy Kirsch! For almost every organization, the only constant is change. To thrive, successful organizations become adept at meeting change, staying ahead of trends and succeeding at continuous improvement. All of this requires creativity. It requires support for innovative thinking within an organization. You can learn more about Billy Kirsch on his website https://kidbillymusic.com/ **This episode of Association Chat is sponsored by FONTEVA! Please check out fonteva.com to see why their innovative AMS is such a great fit for associations' needs!** Even More About This Episode With the need identified, to help organizations embrace creative thinking, Billy learned everything he could about group facilitation, program delivery and how to be an effective, entertaining team building speaker. He delved into the connections between the type of storytelling songwriters use and the type of storytelling that corporations use to increase employee engagement and to share mission or vision. Creative courage is mostly a willingness to experiment; to play with new ideas and to search for solutions without knowing if you’ll get results. Failure is an integral part of success. The courage to chase ideas, fail more than once and try again is foundational to the culture of every genuinely innovative organization. About Billy Kirsch Grammy and Emmy nominated, CMA & ACM award winning songwriter Billy Kirsch has harnessed the power of creativity to lead a successful life as an entertainer, songwriter and entrepreneur. His body of work includes award winning songs and career songs for the artists who have recorded them. “Holes In The floor Of Heaven” recorded by Steve Wariner, won a Country Music Association song of the year award, was nominated for a Grammy award and was a number one hit. Top 10 songs, “Is It Over Yet” and “Come Some Rainy Day”, both recorded by Wynonna Judd, have become standards in the repertoire. “Stay Gone” launched singer Jimmy Wayne’s career as a Top 5 single. The list of artists who have recorded Billy’s songs include Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers, Englebert Humperdink, Lee Greenwood, Donny Osmond, Alabama, Collin Raye, Steve Wariner and Wynonna to name just a few. Billy’s appearances and concerts have been televised: including The View, Regis and Kathie Lee and Live from the Bluebird Café. Billy’s unique abilities as facilitator, leader and performer are the foundation of his highly successful corporate event programs, Team Building Through Song and Harnessing Your Creative Power. Billy’s presentations help people rediscover their creativity to become more innovative and engaged in their work. Microsoft, The Walt Disney Company, Pfizer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, L’Oreal and Vanderbilt University are among the many groups who have benefited from Billy’s interactive and entertaining presentations. Awards include Grammy and Emmy nominations, Country Music Association Song Of The Year and ACM Song Of The Year. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.   For more information about Association Chat, please visit www.associationchat.com      

With this Association Chat, a "TV Producer's Association Story on Change Management" we talk with Sharon Newport, a TV producer turned association executive, who will share how she has leveraged her background as an actor and tv producer to bring a mentality of nimbleness and a culture of change management to the association world. Sharon will speak on the value of communications and storytelling to support the process of effective change management, and she’ll illustrate her points with examples of how DHI has made major strategic changes to the four key areas of their value proposition over the last five years.  ABOUT THE PODCAST Association Chat is a seven-year conversation that began with a weekly Twitter meeting on Tuesday at 2pm EST(#assnchat), that KiKi L'Italien grew to a weekly webcast that has also evolved into a podcast.  In late May she invited Tamela Blalock, MBA, CMP, DES (Executive Director of Section on Women's Health) and association executive Nabil El'Ghoroury (Associate Executive Director at the American Psychological Association (APA)) to join her to add more perspectives and topics to the conversation. The format is about 1-hour long where we begin with 10 minutes of discussion on association news and then we bring in our esteemed industry expert to for an elevated and nuanced conversation about a key area that top association executives should be considering.  We live stream over several platforms (Crowdcast, Periscope, Facebook Live, and YouTube live), and average anywhere between 20-200 live participants each week.  There are often live questions from our online audience. Association Chat: http://associationchat.com/aboutus/meet-the-team/ See Past Episodes: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Where to Subscribe/Get Involved/Learn More Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/amplifiedgrowth

This year, the PCMA Digital Experience Institute [DEI] released "The Power of Digital Events" white paper which includes insights into adult learning, virtual and hybrid events as an engagement strategy, and the value of second-screen technology.  Data included in this report proves that a long term digital event strategy delivers both exponential revenue and engagement from audiences.   Join our special guest, Jennifer Kingen Kush, DES, Executive Director of PCMA Digital Experience Institute as she shares how to communicate and activate the value of digital events to improve member engagement and revenue generation. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host and producer for for Association Chat, joined in this episode by two talented co-hosts, Dr. Nabil El-Ghoroury and Tamela Blalock. They invite and interview guests weekly and host two live events with a studio audience each year along with producing creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Join the private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539   Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien 

Tanya Geisler – certified Life and Business Coach (CPCC), TEDxWomen speaker, and writer – teaches women how to step into their starring roles, own their authority, and overcome the Impostor Complex in their life, in their work, and in their life’s work. "Impostor Complex is the number one thing that keeps people from activating their brilliance, stepping into what’s possible for themselves and their lives, and keeps people from their dreams." Join us on Association Chat as we talk about the fears that are holding us back and the way to move past them.  About Association Chat   Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.   Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

Naked and Afraid: Organize, don't overexpose, your association for successful BI initiatives  BI and IT projects are very different. But do you know how and in what ways? We'll dig into this with our special guests for another fabulous episode of Association Chat.  Some questions we'll address: •What are the common pitfalls? •How do you transition from “historical” to “real time reporting” and how does this help an organization transition to BI? •Where do I start? •What tips do you have for being   successful? •How to get organizational buy-in? Special Guests Rebecca E. Achurch, PgMP, PMP, CSM, CAE: Achurch Consulting Twitter: @r_achurch With over 20 years of experience, Rebecca has an in-depth knowledge of technology solutions, extensive program and project management experience and a passion for building long-term trusted teams. In all that she does, she strongly subscribes to the guiding tenets of the agile manifesto; “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools” and “responding to change over following a plan” and believes that plans, processes, and tools must adapted to fit the individual, interactions, and organization.    Jim Gibson, The American Hospital Association Twitter:  @jim_gibsonOP Jim is the Director of Business Integration Services for American Hospital Association and has been with the association for over twelve years.  Jim has over thirty years of business management experience and over twenty-five years’ experience in Technology, Project Management, Change Management, Consulting, and Business Operations.    About Association Chat Association Chat is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/.  KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with her two talented co-hosts, Dr. Nabil El-Ghoroury and Tamela Blalock. They invite and interview guests weekly and host two live events with a studio audience each year along with producing creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. How people can participate live and watch/listen later:  Association Chat provides participants with the ability to register and ask questions live on the day of the event, but it also streams on Facebook Live where people can watch and comment. People can register on Crowdcast to participate live (the number of registered participants can fall in the range of 20-200+ on Crowdcast, it just depends on the speaker, topic, and marketing). Each show usually has over 150 viewers on Facebook Live, with episodes later garnering 300-400+ views on the Facebook platform by itself. Episodes are later uploaded to the Association Chat Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and edited video to YouTube. These are available Wednesday-Thursday of the original episode's same week of live recording The replay is available at the same URL as the chat within minutes of the chat's end and the link will continue to take people to the replay once it's over. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

How can associations move from Social Media to Social Business? Our guest, bestselling author Olivier Blanchard, joins us to discuss what most association execs are getting wrong about digital strategy and how to align social media activity to key business objectives (among other things)!  Olivier Blanchard is a French-born, American-based Senior Analyst with Futurum Research, a Brand Management, Digital Marketing, and Digital Transformation consultant, the author of three best-selling books, and an acclaimed keynote speaker. He draws from his years of experience in Product Development, Strategic Marketing, Technology Integration, and Business Management roles across a range of B2B, B2C and B2G industries, to help companies and their partner ecosystems develop successful business strategies, properly deploy new technologies and agile business capabilities, and align their programs and investments to business goals and objectives. Though based in the US, his geographic range extends beyond North America to Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Olivier is the author of the best-selling #1 social business desk reference for digital managers and business executives: Social Media ROI: Managing and Measuring Social Media Efforts In Your Organization(Que/Pearson), and the co-author of The Ultimate Field Guide to Digital Program Management, and Building Dragons: Digital Transformation in the Experience Economy. Olivier is also a sought-after subject-matter expert, keynote speaker, and corporate trainer. Olivier has worked with companies large and small. Among them: Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, IIR (Middle East); ADMA (Australia); iab, Sanoma Media, WDM Belgium, i-SCOOP, EDC London (Europe); InterLat Group (Latin America), CEGN, the Fondation de Gaspé Beaubien(Canada), PRSA, Jive Software, MIMA, Raytheon, the Federal Reserve System, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the University of North Carolina, Clemson University, Loyola University, Ford Canada, Design Centers International, Adobe, Verizon, Hincapie Sportswear, Americas Mart, K2 Sports, Tickr, Raytheon, Corante, Smartbrief, Lexis Nexis, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Dassault Systemes and General Mills. About Association Chat   Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*)   KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.  

What if creativity took your team from good to great? What if it could transform your business? What if it could transform your life?  Monica H. Kang is an entrepreneur and innovator who is changing the way people think (and learn) about creativity.  Join us on Tuesday for this amazing live Q&A with Monica to find out about a different way to look at creativity, InnovatorsBox, and so much more. More About Monica Monica loves building bridges, relationships, and communities. She believes that change is possible when more people are able to understand and integrate into different worlds simultaneously. That integration is possible with creative thinking and an open mind. For Monica, those two worlds are entrepreneurship and public policy. Prior to InnovatorsBox®, Monica specialized in nuclear nonproliferation as contract support to the U.S. government and a non-resident Kelly Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS. She has lived and worked abroad at the United Nations in Geneva and Chosun Newspaper in Seoul. She got her M.A. degree in Strategic Studies at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and her B.A. at Boston University. To satisfy her love for entrepreneurship and creativity, she also sought out to be a StartingBloc Fellow and Mentor, Hive Fellow, Design Thinking in DC member, a Startup Weekend Organizer and Facilitator in DC. She is also in the process of being a certified coach and proud to be part of Coach Diversity Institute based on International Coach Federation standards. Her love for interactive experience, safe space, and vulnerability reflects deeply in the curriculum she builds at InnovatorsBox. Her joy is to create 'aha' moments for the attendees because the best learnings comes by 'being in the moment.' She is a strong believer of 'learning by doing' and focuses on creating a safe space for deep inner search and discovery.  In her spare time, she loves to travel, read, paint, and teach Korean. You'll often see her with a chai latte and chocolate croissant at a cafe. About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group.   Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.   How people can participate live and watch/listen later: Association Chat provides participants with the ability to register and ask questions live on the day of the event, but it will also be streaming on Facebook Live where people can watch and comment. There is usually a dedicated group of people registered on the actual Crowdcast platform for the episode to participate live (this number can fall in the range of 20-200+, it just depends on the speaker(s), topic, and pre-show marketing) and each show usually has over 1000 viewers on Facebook Live, with episodes later garnering 300-400+ views on the Facebook platform by itself. In addition to that, the episodes are later uploaded to the Association Chat Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and edited video to YouTube. These will be available Wednesday-Thursday of the same week as the live interview. The replay will be available at the same URL as the chat within minutes of the chat's end and the link will continue to take people to the replay once it's over. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539  Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien If you want to promote this to anyone in your network, please use: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rethinking-creativity  (with #assnchat)  

The new CIO is more than a technology manager, with an adeptness for business strategy and more. Hear from tech leaders in the industry and get ready to talk about the evolving expectations of the CIO 3.0 role and what you need to do to be prepared. Special Guests: Thad Lurie, CAE, CIP, MSEd., VP Operations and Chief Information Officer, EDUCAUSE David DeLorenzo, CIO - Technology Management, DelCor Technology Solutions Prabhash Shrestha, PMP, CAE, VP of Technology, American Gastroenterological Association Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. How people can participate live and watch/listen later: - Association Chat provides participants with the ability to register and ask questions live on the day of the event, but it also streams on Facebook Live where people can watch and comment. - People can register on Crowdcast to participate live (the number of registered participants can fall in the range of 20-200+ on Crowdcast, it just depends on the speaker, topic, and marketing). - Each show usually has over 150 viewers on Facebook Live, with episodes later garnering 300-400+ views on the Facebook platform by itself. - Episodes are later uploaded to the Association Chat Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and edited video to YouTube. These are available Wednesday-Thursday of the original episode's same week of live recording - The replay is available at the same URL as the chat within minutes of the chat's end and the link will continue to take people to the replay once it's over. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

In business, when they say there is no “I in team” your eyes probably roll. But if you are the CEO, how do you make sure your senior leadership team is helping and not hurting your organization? And if you are part of that team, how do you keep an eye on improvement so that you can level up? In this episode I ask Seth Kahan (CEO of Visionary Leadership) these questions and so many more...and he answers them. Some of his answers still have me thinking and I bet they will for you, too.  And, hey guys? Please like it, comment, and share on all the socials. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast or on YouTube and stay curious! About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. How people can participate live and watch/listen later: - Association Chat provides participants with the ability to register and ask questions live on the day of the event, but it also streams on Facebook Live where people can watch and comment. - People can register on Crowdcast to participate live (the number of registered participants can fall in the range of 20-200+ on Crowdcast, it just depends on the speaker, topic, and marketing). - Each show usually has over 150 viewers on Facebook Live, with episodes later garnering 300-400+ views on the Facebook platform by itself. - Episodes are later uploaded to the Association Chat Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and edited video to YouTube. These are available Wednesday-Thursday of the original episode's same week of live recording - The replay is available at the same URL as the chat within minutes of the chat's end and the link will continue to take people to the replay once it's over. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/assoc... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien Animated Explainer Video: https://youtu.be/f4nuGiHUJB8

For this episode, I talked with the entertaining and enigmatic Chuck Fazio for the Association Chat episode, "Being Chuck Fazio - Photographer & Instigator, on Life, Art, and the Meetings Industry Fund." A few questions we received for Chuck: "How did you reinvent yourself (you weren't always a photographer, were you) and hone your craft? What were the top three lessons learned along the way?" "Chuck has had and continues to have many successes in a variety of different worlds. How much of it was jumping in with both feet, and how much was from meticulous planning?" "Professional: any lessons learned about hosting place-based education programs / study tours? Personal: if I am obsessed with taking amateur photos of food (and drinks) as a hobbyist, what's the best way to up my game?" Watch the original, unedited chat (with audience participation!) at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/being-chuck Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. Website: http://associationchat.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWiKUrUWxcg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/association-chat-podcast/id1221431539 Google Play: http://bit.ly/googleassnchat Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/association-chat-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kiki-litalien Watch Live: https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien

Why is it important for associations to understand their online communities? What are some of the ways associations are using their online communities and what are the resources needed to manage them effectively?  Meet the organizers for this year's Community Manager Appreciation Day, who each have their own special perspective to add to this discussion.  Ask your questions and we'll share some solid advice on how to make your online communities even stronger! Special guests include: Susan Cato Maddie Grant Ben Martin Susan Cato is a visionary leader and innovator in the world of digital strategy, online communications, and community engagement creating award-winning websites, applications, online publications and online communities for more than 15 years. Susan’s superpower is leveraging her deep understanding of digital processes, content, branding, and structures to deliver innovative and meaningful experiences for members and customers. Maddie Grant is the Lead Editor at SocialFish, a widely-read blog about social media and social business strategy. Her recent consulting work focuses on digital transformation and internal and external engagement. She’s also a Founding Partner of WorkXO, a software platform that enables companies to improve their workplace culture. Ben Martin is the Chief Engagement Officer at Online Community Results, a consultancy dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations achieve their missions and ROI using online communities. He has worked with organizations like IEEE, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Toastmasters International, and the Specialty Food Association. KiKi L’Italien is the CEO and founder of Amplified Growth, a digital marketing consultancy specializing in SEO, social media, and content strategy. She also hosts the hugely popular Association Chat live-streamed vodcast, a weekly association-centric news and education outlet which has run since 2009.

Kiki L'Italien is the CEO & Founder of Amplified Growth, a digital marketing firm specializing in SEO and SEM -- search engine optimization and search engine marketing. These types of online outreach are crucial for nonprofits to stay relevant but they are often misunderstood or overlooked. We talk about nonprofit growth, and reaching and engaging current and potential members. As many of our guests have noted on Through the Noise, it is essential to know who you are trying to reach, find out where they spend their time, and meet them where they are. Don't miss this episode if you're struggling with this part of running your nonprofit. Ms. L'Italien also founded and is the host of Association Chat on Twitter every Tuesday at 2pm since 2009. Find it under #assnchat.

Its time to get serious about being specific. Today Beth is joined by KiKi L'Italien, moderator of the long-running #assnchat Twitterchat. As one of the strongest voices in member-focused communications, KiKi shares her experiences with building audiences by creating content they want.