Deborah Shane Metropolis

We welcome Elisa Camahort Page, founder, partner and evangelist for all things women in business is the Chief Community Officer for She Knows Media. We will discuss the ever changing and vital role women in business play in the small business landscape. Shifting her focus from integration to evangelism of the the big audacious Blogher events are, of course, one of the ways she will do this, as she produces fantastic events #BlogHerFood15 and #BlogHer16. Elisa also led the research/consumer insights division, as well as the company’s public relations and social media efforts. Prior to BlogHer, Elisa worked as a high-tech marketing executive and consultant.

We welcome Elisa Camahort Page, founder, partner and evangelist for all things women in business is the Chief Community Officer for She Knows Media. We will discuss the ever changing and vital role women in business play in the small business landscape. Shifting her focus from integration to evangelism of the the big audacious Blogher events are, of course, one of the ways she will do this, as she produces fantastic events #BlogHerFood15 and #BlogHer16. Elisa also led the research/consumer insights division, as well as the company’s public relations and social media efforts. Prior to BlogHer, Elisa worked as a high-tech marketing executive and consultant.

Barry Moltz joins us to talk about how to  business owners growing again by unlocking their long forgotten potential.  With decades of entrepreneurial experience in his own business ventures as well as consulting countless other entrepreneurs, Barry has discovered the formula to get stuck business owners unstuck and marching forward.  Barry applies simple, strategic steps to facilitate change.

Barry Moltz joins us to talk about how to  business owners growing again by unlocking their long forgotten potential.  With decades of entrepreneurial experience in his own business ventures as well as consulting countless other entrepreneurs, Barry has discovered the formula to get stuck business owners unstuck and marching forward.  Barry applies simple, strategic steps to facilitate change.

Anita Campbell, CEO and Founder of SmallBizTrends.com, an award-winning online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them joins me with some insights for small business success in 2016! Small Business Trends is the premier source of information, breaking news and advice covering issues of key importance to small businesses. Small business success … delivered daily.

Anita Campbell, CEO and Founder of SmallBizTrends.com, an award-winning online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them joins me with some insights for small business success in 2016! Small Business Trends is the premier source of information, breaking news and advice covering issues of key importance to small businesses. Small business success … delivered daily.

Welcoming my annual visit with head trend analyst Max Luthy, US Lead Trend Analyst.   We will be discussing the top trends consumer trends for 2016 in a cross section of industries, products, services and technology. Trendwatching .com has been serving forward-thinking business professionals and businesses since 2002 in 180+ countries. Based in London, and now in the US, Trendwatching.com strives to understand the new consumer and subsequently uncover compelling, profitable innovation opportunities for them. 3000 spotters in 90+ countries, 260,000 subscribers discover and uncover the latest, greatest most innovative  comsumer trends of products and services that make life more fun, efficient and interesting. They offer tips, presentations, workshops, briefings, reports and more live and on the web.

Welcoming my annual visit with head trend analyst Max Luthy, US Lead Trend Analyst.   We will be discussing the top trends consumer trends for 2016 in a cross section of industries, products, services and technology. Trendwatching .com has been serving forward-thinking business professionals and businesses since 2002 in 180+ countries. Based in London, and now in the US, Trendwatching.com strives to understand the new consumer and subsequently uncover compelling, profitable innovation opportunities for them. 3000 spotters in 90+ countries, 260,000 subscribers discover and uncover the latest, greatest most innovative  comsumer trends of products and services that make life more fun, efficient and interesting. They offer tips, presentations, workshops, briefings, reports and more live and on the web.

Dustin Luther currently heads up an Engagement Team (Content, Events and Social Media) at Dun & Bradstreet, that develops and implement campaigns under both the D&B and Hoovers brands. They have put together award winning campaigns involving contests, youtube videos, influencer engagement and much more over the past four and half years.  In the process of telling great stories, I’ve earned a few accolades (“Mr Social” from the San Fernando Business Journal, “Builder of the real estate blogosphere's infrastructure” from the LA Times.

Dustin Luther currently heads up an Engagement Team (Content, Events and Social Media) at Dun & Bradstreet, that develops and implement campaigns under both the D&B and Hoovers brands. They have put together award winning campaigns involving contests, youtube videos, influencer engagement and much more over the past four and half years.  In the process of telling great stories, I’ve earned a few accolades (“Mr Social” from the San Fernando Business Journal, “Builder of the real estate blogosphere's infrastructure” from the LA Times.

We welcome Enthusiastic, Energetic, Practical Ivana Taylor/DIY Marketers , Bizapalooza to our show. Bizapalooz is one of the largest online small business events of the year featuring 40 + experts. Ivana Taylor spent 25 years working with manufacturers who never had enough money for marketing.  This is how she learned to create BIG consumer style marketing on a small manufacturer’s budget and to get excited about the contribution seemingly unknown companies make to our lives. When she started her own business she realized that everything she did came down to one goal -- to get our ideal customer to choose us, every time, regardless of price.

I welcome Joe Pulizzi, Founder of the Content Marketing Institue, the leading evangelist for content marketing. Joe, an entrepreneur, speaker, and author on content marketing, believes passionately that there is a better way for brands to market than how they’ve done it in the past. CMI is a culmination of those beliefs. Are you wondering what content marketing is and isn't? Are you trying to figure out how to get started or how to justify a content budget for your company or organization? Or maybe you are already working with content marketing, but you want to get better results while having more fun? Join us as we discuss a simple strategy for small business to improve and use more content marketing to grow your brand and business.

We welcome back Anita Campbell, the Founder, CEO and publisher of Small Business Trends, We will discuss some of the key trends that impact and influence small businesses today and look ahead at some emerging trends.Small Business Trends is the premier source of information, breaking news and advice covering issues of key importance to small businesses. featuring 400 vetted experts and writers.  Happily running her own business for the last decade, she founded Small Business Trends while looking for a simple way to publish newsletter articles. She is a business speaker, analyst, publisher and writer. Widely regarded as an authoritative voice on small business issues, Anita publishes several successful online media properties reaching more than 6 million small business owners annually.  She appears on countless Top Lists, including: 3 Forbes lists including the 25 Most Influencial Women Tweeting anout Entrepreneurship, 30 Women entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter and 100 Most powerful women on Twitter by Hubspot.   

Rohit Bhargava is a trend curator, founder of the Influential Marketing Group, and an expert in helping brands and leaders be more influential. He is the Wall Street Journal best selling author of five best selling business books on topics as wide ranging as the future of healthcare, how to build a brand with personality, and why leaders never eat cauliflower.

We welcome Thomas Ellis of EWC Consultants, a sales management veteran with over 25 years experience in coaching, consulting, developing sales personnel, and sales managers. Thomas began his professional sales career in the copier industry and then to the telecommunications industry where he was employed by Motorola and Nextel which merged with Sprint in 2005. Thomas spent 13 years with Sprint Nextel where he held several Sales Manager and Director of Sales positions. He received Sprint/Nextel’s highest sales award, President’s Council for 10 consecutive years. In 2010 he started EWC Consultants. EWC Consultants focuses on teaching sales teams, business owners, and sales professionals how to master basic sales activities which leads to closing BIG deals. The process he developed is repeatable, easy to learn, and generates great results. Partial list of clients include -AARP, Ideal Electric, Baywood Hotels,  Innoface Systems, Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, and Skybitz.  

Dave and Carrie Kerpen founded Likeable in 2006. What began as an idea for a wedding turned into a need for a company, and Likeable Media was born. Their leadership experience resulted in a New York Times bestselling book, a key role in the LinkedIn Influencer program, regular contributions in Forbes and Inc., and recognition in publications including The Wall Street Journal and USAToday. Dave and Carrie continue to guide brands to the forefront of social media marketing. Dave recently published the Top 150 Marketers to follow in 2015, which we will be discusiing.

CEO and Founder Anita Campbell joins us to discuss "the state of small business", which is the most optimistic since 2008! Small Business Trends is an award-winning online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them. Small Business Trends is the premier source of information, breaking news and advice covering issues of key importance to small businesses.  Along with the  regular editorial staff, the site has 400+ vetted experts who volunteer their knowledge, insights, successes and failures.  It is one of the most popular and highly-trafficked independent destinations on the Web exclusively focused on small businesses. Mission Statement:  Small business success … delivered daily.

We welcome Susan Koehler, VP of Customer Success at Infusionsoft, who exudes leadership with her energetic yes-we-can attitude. Through her role, she ensures Infusionsoft remains a global market leader in the small business technology industry. Susan brings to Infusionsoft strategies and execution know-how due to her many years of business and marketing experience in consumer and high-tech industries With more than 20 years experience, Susan has held leadership positions, from Brand Manager to Chief Marketing Officer, in several well-known companies, including rover.com, Microsoft, The Dial Corporation, and Warner Lambert Corp. She has led multiple global and corporate partnerships, website launches, global initiatives, and crisis management teams. In 2011 she won the award for Singularity University’s women @ Digital Frontier, an award which focuses on top women entrepreneurs, humanitarians, innovators and techies that create positive change around the globe. Outside of work, she is a dedicated mother of four, a passionate dog lover, and a former NCAA Division I tennis player. She received a dual degree in less than 4 years with a BS and BA in Advertising and Marketing from Syracuse University and an MBA in marketing from Rutgers University.

We welcome SmallBizLady, Melinda Emerson to talk about the 2nd edition, updated widely successful bestseller Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works-2nd Edition, just launched January 2015. Melinda Emerson, Twitter’s @SmallBizLady offers advice and encouragement to more than three million entrepreneurs every week online. Forbes magazine named her the top woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She’s a successful businesswoman, a social media expert and journalist, and a dynamic and stimulating speaker. She is very excited to share the revisions and added chapters that will propel new small businesses and existing business owners still trying to figure out social media to unparalleled success. These timely chapters deal with critical issues necessary in today’s small business, such as: How to Transition from a Job to Become Your Own BossWhat it takes to become a “Social Media Ninja”How to Create Your Content StrategyDeveloping a Successful Crowdfunding CampaignHow to Attract 300K followers on Twitter  

We open the year with CNN Hero of the Year 2014 Pen Farthing, founder of Nowzad Dog Rescue, and author of 3 books including Sunday Times Bestseller: One Dog at a Time. Watch Anderson Cooper's interview with Pen. Kilo Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines arrived in the war torn town of Now Zad in Helmand Province of Afghanistan in November 2006. Their mission; provide stability for the local people during a period of ever decreasing security. The Royal Marines soon realised that it wasn’t only the local people that needed their help. Many of the stray dogs that roamed the town of Now Zad now had a guardian for the first time in their lives; in the form of Royal Marine Sergeant ‘Pen’ Farthing. Nowzad Dogs operates the only official animal shelter in Afghanistan located just outside of Kabul and supported by a small animal clinic headed up by ex-pat Louise and her team of Afghan nationals.