This week we continue our conversation with inspiring entrepreneur Mitch Callahan, CEO of the WooCommerce web development business Saucal. Mitch shares how he and his business partner Dominik Sauter have grown Saucal in the last ten years.  Both men are big proponents of remote work, because it gives people freedom. For Saucal, this means they've been able to hire from around the world and access a really large talent pool.  Of course, remote teams bring their own challenges, so Mitch discusses how to manage a team when it's spread around around the world and across time zones.&nbs ..read more

How to create a podcast show from a weekly roundtable meeting was first published via Podmotion.co https://podmotion.co and proved a hit. So the team at Communicate Influence felt that listeners would appreciate hearing the episode. Here it is! The episode features Rob Finlay, commercial real estate (CRE) owner, operator, and expert. Rob is a thought leader, podcaster, and CEO of Thirty Capital, a provider of services and solutions to commercial real estate firms. Turning a weekly meeting into a podcast Rob’s podcast, Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets Report, launched in April after he t ..read more

It's still early days in the world of voice tech, but already PR and marketing professionals are exploring what it can do for brands and audiences. Carl Robinson, a voice tech pro based in France, explains that lots of brands are experimenting with voice technologies in different ways to determine what works, and to discover, define best practices, and share that information.  Rumble Studio Carl and host Sheelagh Caygill conducted their podcast interview with Carl's Rumble Studio, an asynchronous recording platform that allows users to record and publish audio content at lightening speed ..read more

Eli Schwartz is an SEO expert and the author of the new book, Product-Led SEO. Eli has more than a decade of experience driving successful SEO and growth programs for leading B2B and B2C companies.  He helps clients like WordPress, Shutterstock, BlueNile, Quora, Getaround, Mixpanel, and Zendesk build and execute Global SEO strategies that dramatically increase their organic visibility at scale. In this interview with Communicate Influence, we discuss SEO from a content writer's perspective, as well as some of the important questions around SEO. Eli wrote his book to create a conversation ..read more

Imagine giving an important presentation and suddenly hearing a strange noise coming from the back of the room.  It takes only moments to discover that the sound is loud snoring from a man who's dozed off. Yes, someone has fallen asleep during your presentation. Any presenter would feel badly. But only a handful would feel so affected y the experience that they'd eventually go on to write a book about storytelling, and the importance of storytelling in business. Why storytelling in business matters Colleen Stewart, author of The Story Compass: Navigating Through Uncertainty In Your Busine ..read more

Alain Hunkins is a leadership expert who sits at the intersection of the science and the art of leadership. He has a deep understanding of the psychology of leadership, and his new book, Cracking The Leadership Code, reveals the in valuable principles and practices that Alain has developed and refined during the 20+ years he's worked with leaders. In this episode, you will discover Alain's gift for translating complex concepts from psychology, neuroscience, and organizational behavior into simple, practical tools that can be applied on the job. Alain's definition of leadership is anytime an ..read more

Sponsored by Podthreads.com - threads for podcast lovers! Many entrepreneurs write a book to grow their business and develop influence. When it comes to writing and publishing, a number of options exist for ghostwriting, author coaching, publishing, or self-publishing. But none offer the unique services delivered by PublishedAuthor.com. Josh Steimle, entrepreneur and author, founded Published Author to deliver the crucial missing components - thought leadership and influence.  "Through my experience and talking to author-entrepreneurs, I know that a book is the best tool to help ent ..read more

Curtis Holland is a voice over artist who narrates books, podcast ads, announcements and more. He’s been working for just over a year in voice over. And when Curtis isn’t not narrating, he is a full-time drama teacher at an international baccalaureate school in Asia. This episode is a great listen for anyone who gives presentations, does a lot of public speaking, or wants to get into voice narration work. In this episode of the Communicate Influence podcast, Curtis gives listeners tips on how to improve your presentation voice, how to warm up, and how to take care of your voice and vocal cord ..read more

This episode is sponsored by Podthreads - a new online clothing store for podcast fans! When regular host Sheelagh Caygill was in England last year, Karen Unland and Mack Male - both seasoned podcasters - kindly produced an episode for Communicate Influence listeners.  Karen and Mack are the the co-founders of Taproot Publishing, an Edmonton-based media company whose mission is to help communities understand themselves better. Karen was a newspaper journalist; Mack was a software developer and blogger; they combined their talents and experience in 2016 to try to solve the problem of shri ..read more

In last week's episode, Kim Scaravelli discussed managing Twitter in 30 minutes a day.  This week, Kim, founder of Trust Communications, looks at how to select the right social media platform for your business. That's right, you don't have to have a presence on every platform, only the ones that will perform for your organization. Kim says the first thing that you should do is consider social media as another part of your marketing, which is part of your business plan, which is part of your strategy for growth.  So before you jump into all of these different platforms, ensure you ..read more