What do you do when you feel like your wasting your time by not pursuing your dreams? We chat with pitching coach and development consultant Squeaky Moore about her #dreamdriving journey and how she was able to walk away from a career in media/entertainment to live in her purpose and pursue her calling. Squeaky talks the process of creating her book #100Pitches: Mistakes, I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To - a film and television pitching guide for independent content creators about the do’s and don’ts, and strategy of pitching television and film projects.
Squeaky hones in on the many pitching mistakes creatives and entrepreneurs makes and how we can overcome them and start hearing more YES's. No matter what your industry is - the biggest takeaway from our chat with Squeaky is: Listen to your calling. Pay attention to the signs. Live your best life -even if the journey is not always so easy.
ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- Squeaky's most vivid childhood memory
- How to figure out your purpose
- Balancing life as an actor w/ her full-time career
- Are you wasting your time?
- Vetting opportuntiies
- Living your best life
- Top pitching mistakes many creatives make
- Developing the concept for her Pitching 101 book
- Credibility
- Overcoming challenges along her journey
- Self-sabotage
- Having the faith of an atheist
- Gaining self-awareness
- The importance of spirituality
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Having faith is a critical aspect of the #dreamdriving journey. You have to be willing to take action without knowing what the results of that action may be. We talk the importance of planting and nurturing seeds in our life and what can happen when you do. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive!
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How important is social media when it comes to building your brand? As any 2018 business knows - it can be everything for engaging with your audience and bringing new prospects into your sales and marketing funnels! We chat with Laura Roeder- founder of Edgar, a social media automation tool designed to prevent status updates from going to waste. Laura has given talks at conferences like BlogHer and South by Southwest and has appeared in Forbes, Fast Company, Mashable, CNET, and other major publications.
Here's a little about her own story: In 2009, she started LKR Social Media, where she created online courses that taught thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners how to take their social media marketing into their own hands. One of the things she noticed why helping clients was that there weren't ANY social media tools that would save your updates after posting them, or post them more than one time automatically! In 2014 with the help of her husband and team - Edgar was born!
How did she do it? How can you figure out gaps in the market and create a space for yourself? Laura opens up about her #dreamdriving journey, how she stumbled across the world of digital marketing and social media and gives her favorite social media tips for other entrepreneurs building online businesses.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Laura as a child
- Laura's original plans post-college
- Why Laura decided to quit her job and become a freelancer
- How to land your first clients
- How Laura discovered her niche
- How to get paid doing what you love
- Building a software company from scratch
- Why Jennifer opted out of a freemium model for her business
- Strategies for scaling
- Social media mistakes you want to avoid
- How to win on each social media channel
- How to keep your customers happy
- Challenges Laura faced building her business
- Laura's favorite business tools
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Investor and entrepreneur Sarah Kunst always had big dreams. From growing up in small-town America to dominating the tech worlds of New York City and Silicon Valley, she has built her career being able to spot "What's Hot?" and "What's next?" But - what's the story behind the story? How was she able to gain access to rooms that aren't normally open to someone that looks like her? We chat with Sarah about her #dreamdriving journey and how with an acute DRIVE and VISION for her life - she was able to build a career in the venture capital work and later as an entrepreneur.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Sarah as a child growing up "in the middle of nowhere"
- How to figure out what you want
- Forward momentum
- Getting her start in the technology world
- How Sarah got recruited to be a venture capital investor
- The 3 markers of success of an investor
- Characteristics of investor-ready companies
- How do you put your raw ingredients for success together?
- Launching Proday
- Transitioning from investor to CEO
- The important thing about metrics
- Getting over fear
- Why you shouldn't do everything yourself
- Sarah's superstar strength
- Sarah's experiences with sexual harassment in the workplace
- Why Sarah is committed to seeing women succeed
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Sarah Kunst is founder and CEO of Proday and has worked at Apple, Red Bull, Chanel, Mohr Davidow Ventures and several venture backed startups. She is also a contributing editor at Marie Claire Magazine. Kunst was named a Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 and a top 25 innovator in tech by Cool Hunting. She has been recognized for her work in Business Insider as a 30 under 30 Woman in Tech and Top African-American in Tech & Top Startup To Watch in 2017. Marie Claire Magazine named her a Young Gun to watch. She has written for Techcrunch, Forbes, Wall St. Journal, Fortune and Entrepreneur.com. Marc Andreessen named her one of his 55 Unknown Rock Stars in Tech.
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What does it take to succeed as a digital influencer (or dream driver in general) in 2018? So many of us often have a plan - or a vision/dream - but face challenges when it comes to execution a.k.a GETTING RESULTS. We chat with Atlanta-based Mattie James - creator of MattieJames.com. Since 2010, Mattie has collaborated with household name brands like Macy’s, Cotton, H&M, Google and many more. With a social media following of over 175,000 lifestyle enthusiasts, the "Mattie James" brand has evolved into a 360 degree brand that includes a blog , 2 podcasts, a newsletter & YouTube channel, and a variety of physical & digital products.
Mattie talks her early #dreamdriving journey which includes moving to NYC after dropping out of college to moving back to Atlanta and re-discovering her love for writing and realizing she had what it took to become a "full-time influencer". Mattie talks her processes/systems for staying focused & getting things DONE. We zero in on Mattie's keys to building an audience, the art of hustling, profitable revenue models, networking & relationship building tips and much more!
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- Mattie's early inspirations
- Remaining true and authentic
- Why entrepreneurship and motherhood work for Mattie
- What happened when Mattie moved to NYC to pursue her entertainment dreams
- What it takes to hustle and make it
- Mattie's transition from performer to digital influencer
- How Mattie learned to become a strong online storyteller
- Putting your money where your mouth is
- Mattie's keys to building your audience and staying committed
- Successfully re-branding
- Mattie's most profitable income stream
- Is still feasible for newbies to work with brands?
- Building relationships...and more
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Is there a place/time in your last that had a significant impact on who you are today? Host Rana Campbell goes back into time to her first job at Eagle Rock Lanes Bowling Alley. She discusses some of the valuable life lessons she learned on and off the clock as a teenager that still ring true now in 2018. There's definitely some things school can't teach you, but life will! Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive!
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Wow! It's been two years of Dreams In Drive already! Listen in as host Rana Campbell recaps the past year and shares her three keys to success for anyone looking to set their dreams in drive in 2018! PS - James Campbell makes another surprise appearance! Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive!
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