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Pamela Slim, author of the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog and coach of wannabe entrepreneurs, provides practical, how-to information to help frustrated corporate employees break out and start their own business. She covers the awkward area between deciding that you cannot stand being in a cube another day and figuring out everything necessary to make your new business happen.
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The Bravery Project
Greg Faxon interviews Seth Godin, Pamela Slim, and other successful entrepreneurs
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In a world where it’s easier than ever to start a business, what stops most entrepreneurs from performing at their full potential? Join business coach Greg Faxon as he interviews Seth Godin, Pamela Slim, and other brave entrepreneurs on what it really takes to make a great living while serving others. Make sure to visit www.gregfaxon.com for free articles, tools, and resources that will help you grow your business without shrinking your life.
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Living the Creative Life with Charlie Gilkey
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On the final episode of Greg Faxon's Bravery Project, Charlie Gilkey, founder and CEO of Productive Flourishing, talks about why you shouldn’t bother proving the “haters” wrong, the biggest lie you tell yourself about the content you create, and the reason generosity is our natural state. To learn more about Greg and subscribe to his weekly newslet…
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How To Be Unforgettable With Marsha Shandur
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In this episode, Marsha Shandur, networking mentor and storytelling coach, shares how she went from working in radio to starting Yes Yes Marsha, the reason one email subscriber changed the course of her career, and her behind-the-scenes thought process when going to a conference. To learn more about Greg and subscribe to his weekly newsletter, visi…
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Breaking Out Of Your Comfort Zone with Roz Savage
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In this episode, Roz Savage — ocean rower, environmental advocate, writer and speaker — discusses strategies to navigate fear, her not-so-surprising epiphany about the “comfort zone,” and what made reaching shore in Antigua after 3 ½ months of rowing worth it. To learn more about Greg and subscribe to his weekly newsletter, visit www.gregfaxon.com.…
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In this episode, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and expert marketer Seth Godin explains why we get paid to confront fear of failure, what he learned selling dorm-room posters in college, and why he thinks bravery is overrated. To learn more about Greg and subscribe to his weekly newsletter, visit www.gregfaxon.com.…
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Pamela Slim: How to Go From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur
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Welcome to the first episode of Greg Faxon’s Bravery Project. Join business coach, speaker, and writer Greg Faxon as he interviews industry leaders every week, asking questions about what bravery means to them - and if they think bravery can be cultivated through practice. In this episode, Pamela Slim, author of Escape From Cubicle Nation and Body …
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Tips for easing the overwhelm of tax season
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Every entrepreneur knows the hustle of getting tax information together to prepare for end of year tax returns. While in the middle of gathering documentation and receipts each year, you often mutter "next year this will all be automated!" Yet taking the time and figuring out the process to do so can seem overwhelming. In this 30 minute interview, …
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I have long been a fan of Malcolm Gladwell's book Tipping Point, in particular, the "Connectors, Mavens and Salesmen" chapter where he talks about different personality types that impact social change. So imagine my delight when I met Erica Dhawan the author of Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence, with co-author Saj-nicole A…
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Whenever we set out to make things better in our lives -- improve our career, grow our business, get in shape, make a bigger impact in the world -- fear and doubt creep in. In her work coaching women and in her own personal life, Tara Mohr saw a pattern emerge, a problem she describes as women "playing small." Women are sitting on their big ideas r…
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How to think like a marketer and sell like a superstar -- with John Jantsch
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When I first started writing about small business marketing many years ago, one of the first people I heard about was John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing. John had a great reputation, a solid business and a well-respected and highly trafficked blog. I referred many clients to his first book, Duct Tape Marketing. Then to his second, The Referral Eng…
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Many entrepreneurs dream of starting a business in their garage, scaling it, then selling it to Google for a billion dollars. Such things rarely happen.But scaling happens every day, in our career, our business or our workplace. We are constantly trying to improve ourselves, share our ideas, and put in systems and infrastructure that will grow our …
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Meaning at work, teens and the power of the underdog - Interview with author Josh Shipp
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I have always been a huge fan of underdogs. Josh Shipp started his life without a safety net. Abandoned at birth by his mother, he spent most of his youth bouncing between foster homes, growing increasingly disillusioned and angry. He finally landed in a home with a family who gave him the kind of support and encouragment he needed. He then built a…
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Must-Read Book of 2013: Adversaries into Allies by Bob Burg
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When you think about it, navigating your life is a series of negotiations. In the course of a day, you may try to influence: Your new puppy to use the restroom outside Your customer to buy your product Your kid to brush his teeth Your neighbor to vote for your candidate Your boss to support your project How can you undertake these challenges with i…
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Live your life so that you DIE EMPTY: Interview with Todd Henry
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There are some people I meet who I instantly feel not just a connection with, but true kinship. Todd Henry is one of these people. I first met him when he interviewed me about my book Escape from Cubicle Nation on his wildly popular podcast, Accidental Creative. I was intrigued by his work with creatives, where he acts, in his words, as an "arms de…
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Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success with Dan Schawbel
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Many years ago, when I was in the early years of blogging at Escape from Cubicle Nation, I heard about a young man named Dan Schawbel who was writing like crazy about personal branding and millenials in the workplace. His name and face were everywhere, as he wrote for his own blog, as well as grew an impressive byline in places like Fortune, Time a…
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Turn your questions into instant answers: Interview with Dan Martell
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Imagine that you are driving down the road and you get a call from your office that a VC is interested in talking to you about investing in your business, but the only time they have to meet with you is tomorrow at noon. You have never put together a pitch before, and feel slightly panicked. But then you open an app, say "How to make a VC pitch" an…
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Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It - Interview with Jody Thompson
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In 2010, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson released their first book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, based on their experience leading a "Results Only Work Environment" (ROWE) while they were at Best Buy. In a results-only workplace, employees can do whatever they want whenever they want, as long as the work gets done. No more pointless meetings, ra…
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Scale your business by avoiding the entrepreneur's trap: Interview with Tina Forsyth
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Starting a business can be a huge challenge, with a million things to learn, and the uncertainty of landing your first customers. Once you pass that gauntlet and develop a thriving business, another snag appears -- lack of focus, overwhelm and even burnout from trying to do everything yourself. In this interview, longtime business system expert Tin…
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Why we misjudge introverts and what we can do about it
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Popular American business culture says that the more someone "participates" by talking aloud during a meeting or networking event, the more "active," "friendly" and "supportive" they are. This (erroneous) definition ignores the fact that many quiet, introverted people are also "active," "friendly" and "supportive," just in a different way. In this …
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A dirty little marketing secret no one is telling you
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A lot of entrepreneurs get all twisted up about branding. Either they think it is some huge, expensive thing that is only for large companies, or they get obsessed with nailing a complete brand strategy before taking the first tiny step in building a business. Neither extreme is true. In this podcast conversation with brand expert Liz Dennery-Sande…
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Grow your business through referrals: Expert interview with Bob Burg
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This is the week of talent show finals: Dancing With the Stars contestants will be smiling and swirling on stage tonight, and American Idol contestants will sing their hearts out tomorrow for a chance at the grand prize. If there were a reality show for Nicest Person on the Internet, Bob Burg would be in the finals, graciously Tweeting and writing …
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Small Town Rules for Business That Will Help All of Us
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Becky McCray and Barry Moltz have just released their new book Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy. It is a fascinating resource with genuinely new insights for everyone in business. In my 20-minute interview with Becky McCray, we discuss: Common misconceptions people have about small, local busi…
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Taking People With You: Interview with Yum Brands CEO David Novak
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In a departure from my normal entrepreneur interviews, in this podcast, I talk with Yum Brands CEO David Novak who talks about how to create a great culture for your startup. Although he is the head of a huge corporation, he talks about core building blocks that apply to any stage of business. His book Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make B…
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Tracking your right life - Interview with Bestselling Author Martha Beck
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Those of you who have been following my work for awhile know that I have been heavily influenced by my coach mentor Dr. Martha Beck. Her book Finding Your Own North Star changed the course of my life when I read it nearly a decade ago, and eventually led to my Escape from Cubicle Nation work. Martha is a Harvard-trained sociologist and bestselling …
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Want a career in public speaking? Listen to this interview with Nick Morgan
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Who has not fantasized about being a professional public speaker? Can you imagine how great it would be to fly to exotic locations and get paid large sums of money for a one-hour motivational talk? Before you quit your day job, Nick Morgan, Harvard-trained communication expert, founder of Public Words and author of Trust Me and Give Your Speech Cha…
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Productive Tips for The Accidental Creative
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I had the great pleasure of interviewing Todd Henry, author of the new book The Accidental Creative: How to be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice. After years of putting together teams of highly creative people, Todd learned that there were some secrets and patterns that helped them be happy, healthy and productive. He formed a consultancy to help orga…
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Anything You Want - Interview with CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers
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Before I interviewed CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, I asked my Twitter followers "What questions do you have for @sivers?" Someone asked "How extensive was his business plan?" When I asked him that question, he started laughing, because the founding of what would become a multi-million dollar powerhouse in the world of music distribution involved no…
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In search of business model excellence: Interview with Alexander Osterwalder
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Two years ago, when I was on my book tour, I had the great fortune of speaking at a management conference in Estonia. There were a number of other speakers there from Europe, including Morten Lund and Alexander Osterwalder. Alex's presentation was about business models, and I was immediately drawn in by the clear and simple way he explained them. H…
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I have been in business for myself for sixteen years. I can't count the number of fun projects, amazing clients and life-changing opportunities this path has provided for me. But it wasn't until yesterday, when I was reading John Warrillow's Built to Sell, that I got the profound feeling that I was a total beginner in the world of preparing busines…
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