The Name Game Why Are We Shouting? With Jill Salzman podcast

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What’s In This Episode: How do you address people when you contact them? If you’re still writing emails that start with “hi there!” and you’re still making phone calls that begin “heyyyyy…how are you?” then I’m gonna argue that you’re missing the boat. This week, we’re gonna up your name game. It’s time to start paying attention to the little things in your business that make a BIG difference to an awful lot of people. Folks mentioned in this episode * Regina Carey and her podcast, Hear I Am * Dale Carnegie Sponsors! We love sponsors. * The Food Foundry (and their super cute website !) Wanna get your Q’s A’d in a future episode? Perhaps you wanna sponsor an episode instead? Talk to me! Text or call (708) 872-7878 so that I can talk to you in a future episode. See you soon, jill This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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Frank’s Pedigree Problem 11:32

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What’s In This Episode: If someone told you that you didn’t have to work so hard to run your business, would you listen to them? It’s time to re-examine how much effort you’re pouring into your day-to-day and WHERE you’re focusing your energy. Guest star Frank Agin will walk you through his big business blunder, which may very likely be one that you’re still making right this minute. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Screen Scene 8:28

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What’s In This Episode: Do you spend a lot of time on your phone or your laptop when you’re around your kids? We’ve all heard about the parents that throw their phones away when their kids need their attention. But it’s not realistic. How can you get work done and continue to maintain a gorgeous relationship with your kids? Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Ugandan Page Turner 11:29

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What’s In This Episode: How slowly or quickly do you get things done? Everyone works at a different pace. Some folks prefer to take their sweet time. Others speed through their work days without looking back. Jill’s speed-of-lightening pace has gotten her into terrible awful no good very bad blunders, one of which left her stranded in the middle of Uganda. Let her blunder be a lesson to you. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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Josh’s Business Card Blunder 10:47

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What’s In This Episode: Do you throw the kitchen sink at potential customers and clients when you’re trying to make a sale? It’s time to meet Josh Hall, web designer and founder of In Transit Studios , who once wanted you to know eeeeeeeverything there was to know about him. But why was that his big business blunder? Josh'll tell you all about it. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Sponsorship Slip 10:04

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What’s In This Episode: Remember slipping up on that pitch you sent to that sponsor that one time? Let Jill help you out of the messes that you might make in the future when pitching to sponsors — and if you haven’t ever pitched a sponsor for your business yet, may this episode be the driving force that gets you going and creates a whole new stream of revenue for you. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Weight Watchers Weakness 9:40

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What’s In This Episode: What do Weight Watchers, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Peloton have in common? To answer that question, Jill wants to introduce you to a few of her friends that are WAY into their hobbies for one very specific reason. It’s a reason that might be the same for you and how you do what you do, too. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Vacation Oversight 8:05

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What’s In This Episode: Do you have too much work to do? Too busy to plan a vacation or even a staycation? Too complicated to coordinate days off or to figure it out with your kids’ crazy schedules? Excuses, excuses. It’s time to stop overlooking the best remedy for all your work woes. We’re not built to work and worry 24/7, so why not finally do something about it? Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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Naa Ardua’s Bungled Backup Plan 10:47

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What’s In This Episode: Why is it that we entrepreneurs often walk on the sunny side of the street? Is it because we’re risk takers? Optimistic? Persistent people who get carried away? Meet employee-turned-entrepreneur Naa Ardua Flohic, founder of Paper Flo Designs , who got herself into a big business back-up plan blunder. She’ll remind you why it pays to listen to advice of the experienced and why having a fallback is always a good idea. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Writer’s Blockade 10:21

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What’s In This Episode: When you’re running a business, you have to consider a LOT of words. It’s tedious, it’s exhausting, and you could argue that writing for business is its own form of insanity. But when you take Stephen King’s advice to heart and blend it with decades of experience writing newsletters, marketing materials, articles, emails, and blog posts, there’s a way to figure out what works for you. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Meetup Surprise 11:15

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What’s In This Episode: Wanna know just how interconnected the world really is? Find out what dentists and Meetup.com have in common, why it’s important to tell your hairdresser what you do for a living, and how your business problems don’t have to be solved by your lonesome. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Negotiating Puzzle 8:41

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What’s In This Episode: Haggling. Bargaining. Hammering out a deal. Negotiating is an age-old practice that goes back to the before times – and then before that – because we are human and communicating is what we do best. So how come we’re slow to realize that negotiation is always an option? Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Messaging 8:09

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What’s In This Episode: Messaging is tough. You can certainly overdo it. You don’t wanna underwhelm, either. How do we walk that fine line somewhere between the two and give people the confidence they need to buy what we have to sell? Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Ourself Champion 10:06

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What’s In This Episode: Are you a word nerd? Whether you like it or not, you need to arrange and rearrange words in a particular order to convey what you sell. You use spelling and grammar all over social media, your website, and in your emails on the daily. So what happens when you hire a contractor to write things on your behalf and she makes mistakes that you couldn’t even have anticipated?! Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs . She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jillsalzman.substack.com…

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The Movers & Shakers Dilemma 9:30

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