Entrepreneurship is romanticized these days, especially on social media. I talk with my friend and Smart Hustle Magazine editor Ramon Ray about that trend, and we keep it?.
Q1: What is the difference between mentoring and coaching? A1: Mentoring is a time where the mentor guides the mentee with advice or learnings that are personal to the mentor’s experience. Many times, it results in anecdotes that have relevance to the mentee, and places them on a path toward success based on the mentor’s best practices, experiences or even insights gleaned from their own mentors. Coaching is…
Former marketing exec turned beauty entrepreneur says it is time for #MUAs to step from behind the brush and share their other talents. Celebrity makeup artist @melissahibbert and I talk about how social media has spawned a new era of entrepreneurship for independent #beauty mavens. It is how she and I connected, and it’s beautiful! She talks about her journey and her new book #FaceYourBeauty. Don’t miss it…
We talk to the head of Denny’s restaurants in this episode, and you may be surprised at who you meet. John C. Miller is the former president of Texas-based, super-regional chain Taco Bueno and is now the CEO of Denny’s. Find out with the IHOP nemesis is doing to engage their multicultural audience and franchisees in the digital age with swiftly shifting demographics. We had this chat on…
On my visit to Lane College, I got to know and speak with an actor from one of America’s most iconic TV shows, A Different World; a show, which along with The Cosby Show cemented Thursday night as Must See TV. Darryl M. Bell who played Ron Johnson on the show is also a producer and entrepreneur, and he has a point of view on all things tech,…
by L Michelle Smith March 31, 2019 According to Forbes, career coaching is a $2 billion, global industry. It seems you can’t sling a hashtag without finding a career coach online. This is partially due to the internet enabling the growth and popularity of the profession within the last 15 years. It is clear that digital and social media are driving the services that coaches offer. Recently, I had the distinct…
“Nobody puts baby in a corner. If I can’t be myself, I don’t want to be there.” — Cheryl Grace, one of the most powerful women in media. (@powerful_penny) And hey, it’s how I feel and you should too if you don’t already. This is the very soul of inclusion. Because authenticity really is about the various ways you show up and are not ignored, overlooked or…
Every month we throw a shady or outdated practice, dose of snake oil or over-hyped buzzword into the special place in marketing hell that is the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool. This month, Ian Truscott is inspired by L. Michelle Smith as he looks to heft “omnichannel for the sake of it” off the penthouse balcony. Don’t agree? Tweet us! Dallas native, L. Michelle Smith is an author, speaker and marketing leader…
Everyone who stops in on our show is a VIP, but sometimes we have V-VIPs. This is one of them, and she is kicking off our #womenshistorymonth series “Authentically She.” Sheryl Adkins-Green is the global Chief Marketing Officer @marykayus. She is the epitome of what it means to empower women to live boldly and authentically as she lives out the mission of Mary Kaye Ashe, adding jet…
Written by Anthony Monroig Happy Friday Everyone! This week’s podcast recommendation takes us to L. Michelle Smith. She is an author, speaker and leader who has a podcast called The Culture Soup Podcast, which features interviews with some of the most innovative names in tech, business and culture. In this week’s episode she interviews John Graham Jr. he is the Global Employer Brand and Recruitment leader for…