Podcast appearances and mentions of liz sara

Mentorship is an important piece for organizations to continue learning and growth. For professionals, having a mentor means there's someone to encourage and enable the team to perform better and develop their skills. Join us in this episode as Liz Sara shares her journey to becoming the President of the SCORE Foundation. She discusses how they provide free mentoring and business programs to small business owners and entrepreneurs around the country. Tune in as she explains business strategies and effective leadership for success.

Liz & Sara share all the details of their upcoming luxury, all-inclusive, "Best Year Ever" Retreat for Moms. This retreat is not for every Mom, but it might just be for you! If you resonate with this podcast and want to join other Moms like you, learn more at thejoyfulmama.com/retreatInstagram- www.thejoyfulmama.com/instagramFree Homeschool Ebook- www.thejoyfulmama.com/ebook1 on 1 Coaching- www.thejoyfulmama.com/getcoached Wanting to grow your business but struggling to do so? Book a 30 minute interview with Sara here. She will ask specific questions in an interview style for 30 minutes and then spend 30 minutes coaching you. FOR FREE! https://thejoyfulmama.com/freecoaching Facebook Group- www.thejoyfulmama.com/fbgroup

SCORE runs a mentor network around the country with nearly 10,000 business executives that volunteer their time to help small business owners. The SCORE Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the SCORE organization. We bring corporations, foundations, other non-profits, and individuals together to provide sponsorship dollars to underwrite many of the free programs SCORE offers small businesses. These programs include a variety of topics from disaster preparedness to cyber security. We look to align the goals of corporate sponsors with actionable and educational materials that help small businesses learn and grow. This free information is available to small businesses on the SCORE.org website. I was attracted to the SCORE Foundation partly due to my background as an entrepreneur and small business owner. For the last 20-years, I ran a small marketing agency that was focused on the technology space. In many cases, I interacted with founders that were experts in software development and computer engineering but lacked the financial background needed to support their growth plans. When you're trying to raise money to grow your business you need to be able to put together financial projections that are based on a model that makes sense to investors. I would often introduce founders to a SCORE mentor. When my time at the National Women's Business counsel ended, I wanted to stay involved in the small business community and the SCORE Foundation opportunity arose and it was exactly what I was looking for.  SCORE does a great job collecting data about all the mentoring sessions they give and the impact it has on the small businesses they help. One data point shows that 61% of small businesses with 3 hours or more of mentoring reported an increase in revenue. Also, 77% of those same businesses were still in business a year later. Having access to an expert that can give you the advice you lack, or your friends and family may lack, makes all the difference to a small business owner. Every dollar saved counts and making good decisions around pricing or how to differentiate your business matters in a big way. These and more are the types of questions a SCORE mentor can help a small business owner sort through and make the best decision.  In today's economy access to capital for small businesses is even more important as costs rise. There are many paths a small business can take to raise more capital, from small business grants, loans, or angel investing. Often there are angel groups that target specific types of businesses, one I know of in the DC area only funds businesses that have a social good component. There are also angel groups that focus on manufacturing businesses say in the life science space. There are angel groups that just fund minorities or one ethnic group. The group I'm in focuses on women-owned businesses. There are so many options available today, so do your research and find the right angel group for the type of business you are in.  Resources Shared: SCORE FoundationSCORENational Women's Business CouncilThryv FoundationThryv

SEGMENT 1: Can TikTok be a good marketing and relationship building tool for your business? (with Austin Armstrong, starting at 0:00)SEGMENT 2: What are the top challenges that female and minority small business owners face? What resources are available and what can be done to help? (with Liz Sara, starting at 18:15)SEGMENT 3: With employees leaving in record numbers, how can businesses help their teams manage stress and foster a fully supportive environment? (with Alicia Widemann, starting at 37:30)Sponsored by NiceJob and Truly Financial.

With her passion for helping entrepreneurs and small business owners for over 30 years, Liz Sara shines in her new position as President of the SCORE Foundation. SCORE is a national free network of mentors for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of SCORE. And Liz is the right person supporting its mission of mentoring and educating America's small business owners. When Liza Sara was a guest last year, she was just appointed by the President as the Chairperson of the National Women's Business Council. The council is a non-partisan federal advisory committee that makes recommendations to Congress and The US SBA.

Liz & Sara tell you why this podcast is for you! We believe that Moms are some of the most influential people on the planet. If you're a Homeschool Mom with a heart to make an impact for the Kingdom through Entrepreneurship you are our tribe! Let's go!! Instagram- www.thejoyfulmama.com/instagramFree Homeschool Ebook- www.thejoyfulmama.com/ebook1 on 1 Coaching- www.thejoyfulmama.com/getcoached Wanting to grow your business but struggling to do so? Book a 30 minute interview with Sara here. She will ask specific questions in an interview style for 30 minutes and then spend 30 minutes coaching you. FOR FREE! https://thejoyfulmama.com/freecoaching Facebook Group- www.thejoyfulmama.com/fbgroup

Women entrepreneurs and business owners, and the pandemic. For insight, we turned to an expert in the field, Elizabeth (Liz) Sara. Liz currently serves as the Chairperson of the National Women's Business Council, having been nominated for the position by President Trump in 2018. The Council is a non-partisan federal advisory committee serving as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, the U.S. Congress and to the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues of importance to women business owners and entrepreneurs.

Did you know that in the United States, 90% of the 12 million female entrepreneurs have no employees and half of them make less than $10,000 a year? This sounds fake but it's true. It's shocking because it shows just how little of a piece of that economic pie business women are getting, and there are a lot of business women in the United States! Looking into this problem, Ben Baker speaks with experienced entrepreneur, business leader, and angel investor Liz Sara, the Founder and CEO of BestMarketing and the Chairperson of the National Women's Business Council. Tune in as Liz talks about her career as an entrepreneurial woman, and learn about the common mistakes that new businesses tend to make. Don't miss this episode to find out how women can earn a bigger piece of that economic pie.

Today’s guest brings a wealth of first-hand knowledge to growing tech firms using more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and angel investor. She played principal roles in pioneering several B2B technology firms. As co-founder of SpaceWorks, an eCommerce software company, she facilitated its startup and growth to nearly $25 million in revenue; at America Online, she designed the PR program and investor roadshow for the IPO; at United Press International, she facilitated a turn-around strategy; and for LEXIS/NEXIS, she was instrumental in the creation and successful launch of a new division. Since founding Best Marketing LLC in 2001, she has consulted with more than 90 early-stage and growth-stage tech companies on their go-to-market strategies. In 2018, she was appointed Chair of the National Women's Business Council, a federal agency that advocates for female founders. She is immediate past Board Chair of the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Please join me in welcoming Liz Sara. Would you leave an honest rating and review on Apple Podcast? Or Stitcher? They are extremely helpful and I read each and every one of them. Thanks for the inspiration! In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is about seizing an opportunity. It’s filling a need or solving a problem. A true leader has excitement about their idea, product, or solution.” her theory about 1st born children being predisposed to being leaders. how one book in the 80s changed the trajectory of her life. the realization that as entrepreneurs we never really plan the next step of our journey. her desire to be in new emerging markets and help people in those spaces excel. her advice for current college students and how they can take advantage of upcoming trends. how she nurtures and sustains her network by blocking time in her calendar every week to do outreach via email or the telephone. Links Liz Sara on LinkedIn and Twitter. www.bestmarketing.net Books mentioned in this episode: “Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives” by John Naisbitt Other Resources Listen to my episode with Gerry Poirier.   About Robbie: Robbie Samuels wrote “How to Host a Virtual a Happy Hour” for Harvard Business Review, was quoted in “The History of the Webinar and Why It Should Be History” in Forbes, and recognized as an “industry expert in the field of digital event design” by JDC Events. He is a Certified Virtual Convener and Certified Virtual Presenter. As a Virtual Event Design Consultant and Executive Zoom Producer, he assists organizations with bringing their in-person events strategically online. He provides virtual event design strategy, emceeing, production (managing the tech, including chat and breakout rooms), and training/supporting presenters. His clients include national and statewide advocacy organizations, including the California WIC Association, Feeding America, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Association of Talent & Development chapter, The National At-Home Dad Network, the California Notary Symposium, and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. He created The 5% Advantage Program, a four-week certification program that helps presenters and meeting professionals grow in their confidence with Zoom, online facilitation, and virtual event design so they can reduce their tech angst and host more engaging online experiences. Participants have the opportunity to become Certified Virtual Event Professional #NoMoreBadZoom.  Since March 13, 2020, he has hosted #NoMoreBadZoom Virtual Happy Hours, a weekly virtual event that explores new ways to design engaging virtual experiences while creating opportunities for networking. This event attracts 50-60 participants each week, 50% of them have attended 8 or more times, 20% have attended more than 20 times.

Today's guest brings a wealth of first-hand knowledge to growing tech firms using more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and angel investor. She played principal roles in pioneering several B2B technology firms. As co-founder of SpaceWorks, an eCommerce software company, she facilitated its startup and growth to nearly $25 million in revenue; at America Online, she designed the PR program and investor roadshow for the IPO; at United Press International, she facilitated a turn-around strategy; and for LEXIS/NEXIS, she was instrumental in the creation and successful launch of a new division. Since founding Best Marketing LLC in 2001, she has consulted with more than 90 early-stage and growth-stage tech companies on their go-to-market strategies. In 2018, she was appointed Chair of the National Women's Business Council, a federal agency that advocates for female founders. She is immediate past Board Chair of the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Please join me in welcoming Liz Sara. In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is about seizing an opportunity. It's filling a need or solving a problem. A true leader has excitement about their idea, product, or solution.” her theory about 1st born children being predisposed to being leaders. how one book in the 80s changed the trajectory of her life. the realization that as entrepreneurs we never really plan the next step of our journey. her desire to be in new emerging markets and help people in those spaces excel. her advice for current college students and how they can take advantage of upcoming trends. how she nurtures and sustains her network by blocking time in her calendar every week to do outreach via email or the telephone. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 237.

Liz Sara is Chair of the National Women’s Business Council, the non-partisan, federal advisory council that serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues that affect women business owners and entrepreneurs. She’s also the Founder and President of Best Marketing, LLC, where she consults for more than 90 small businesses in the high-tech sector and serves as a chief business advisor to entrepreneurs in creating and executing go-to-market strategies. This week, episode 07 of This Green Planet Podcast with Liz Sara is about how you don’t have to be a tech wizard to be involved in STEAM. Thank you for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag us! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH PENNY BAUDER:FacebookInstagramYouTubeCONNECT WITH LIZ SARA:LinkedInLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Host Gordon Henry speaks with Liz Sara, a leading female entrepreneur, on several topics including how to attract and sustain more female entrepreneurs in the technology space.  Liz also talks about her early days in the tech industry as an entrepreneur and gives key insights to some fundamental things to consider if you plan on starting up a business.  

SEGMENT 1: One of the hottest topics in small business right now is how to manage a remote workforce. While people have been working remotely for years, it has never been a situation where everyone is working remotely until COVID-19. Here to help small businesses understand all the rules and regulations your business still needs to comply with is Jaime Lizotte at ComplyRight.SEGMENT 2: With the worldwide pandemic, it seems that being outside is the only safe place to be now. Here to talk about how we can shift to outdoor cities is John Judge, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Appalachian Mountain Club.SEGMENT 3: One of the biggest questions on most small business owners' minds is how to reopen successfully during COVID-19. Here to help is Liz Sara is Chair of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC).Sponsored by HR Direct and Nextiva

Liz Sara is Chair of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC). She was appointed in July 2018 by President Trump to serve a three-year term. Ms. Sara will bring with her 30 years of achievement as an entrepreneur, business owner, and small business champion. Ms. Sara is also the Founder and President of Best Marketing, LLC, where she consults for more than 90 small businesses in the high-tech sector, and serves as a chief business advisor to entrepreneurs in creating and executing go-to market strategies. Previously, she played a principal role as Co-founder of SpaceWorks, an eCommerce software company, where she facilitated its startup and growth to nearly $25 million in revenue. “think big but start small. You can't boil the ocean overnight. Get the small idea off the ground but have in mind the vision for how big it can become and the impact that it can have on a wider audience whether it's consumers, whether it's business, whether it's government, whether it's industry. So think big but start small”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7n7

Liz Sara, founder and CEO of Best Marketing LLC, has been working in tech for over 25 years, but she considers herself "one of the least technical people". But she's been able to succeed in her field by using her business skills to get ahead. Liz talks about how she invests her time into new ideas that have a clear plan for how they will help their consumer. Having a personal connection to your idea is more important than just having flashy ideas that don't help people. 

National Women’s Business Council Chair, Liz Sara, discusses the council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendation to the president, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. This esteemed council advises on issues of impact and importance to women entrepreneurs and business owners via Data, Research, Engagement, News, Resources, Annual Reports.

This episode's guest is Liz Sara, Founder and President of Best Marketing, LLC and the Chairperson of the National Women’s Business Council.

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Liz Sara has 20 years of experience in the Washington D.C.-area high tech community as an entrepreneur, business leader, angel investor and philanthropist. In 2001, she founded Best Marketing, LLC to provide early stage software companies with strategic marketing, PR and business development services. In this episode of Bootstrapped, Liz talks about marketing from the perspective of securing customers. She also talks about how to build partnerships with pilot customers and how they can help you make the sell. Listen to learn what she thinks the first step is in marketing a startup. Liz shares her investment philosophy and plays along with co-hosts Elana Fine and Joe Bailey in this week's installment of "Kickstarter or Not?"