Become a Media Maven

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with Lindsay Greene. Lindsay went from blogger to reality TV show contestant to a full-fledged brand. She talks about how when she started blogging, she struggled with finding her niche. When she did, she wanted to make sure she was honest in all of her posts. In the ninth episode of Become a Media Maven, Lindsay talks about how she credits patience...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with Angela Ledford. Angela knows everything about working with influencers - the good, the bad, and the ugly. She talks about how you can impress brands if you’re an up and coming influencer and how to see an ROI if you’re a brand looking to work with influencers to reach more people. Angela and I met in a Facebook group for media bloggers - people...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with Lisa Simone Richards. Lisa is not only a publicity expert, but a profit expert. She is very strategic and understands the ins and outs of PR and money. She also talks about how you can use specific branding to charge premium prices and dives deep on how one of her clients did this with lots of success. Lisa and I met in a Facebook group and cli...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with Michelle Dempsey. Michelle is a dear friend of mine and fellow mompreneur who hustles hard… and her hustle translates into dollars. I call Michelle the queen of self-promotion. She began her career as a teacher, then she started writing for various publications and fell in love with creating content. She was doing it and promoting it so well fo...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with the Scott Eddy, a man who gets paid to travel the world and post images of his experiences on Instagram. Seriously. That’s his job. It all started with one tweet that turned into a relationship launching a reach of well over one million people on social media with opportunities and trips that involve the best food, hotels, resorts, and experien...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with the Amy Landino, a YouTube queen. Like many YouTubers, Amy fell into video and YouTube for fun, but has since been able to turn that fun into a thriving, international business. She travels the world to speak on stages, is an accomplished author, and runs a video production company with her husband. She has leveraged her network to reach more p...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with the podcast master himself, Pat Flynn. Pat has taught me everything to get my podcast up and running… so no pressure having him on, right?! I’ve known Pat for a couple of years now and he surprised me with some things we talked about in this episode. Did you know he was an extra in a movie? Or that he’s making thousands of dollars in passive in...

In this episode of Become a Media Maven, I speak with the Boss Mom herself, Dana Malstaff. Dana is a business strategist who helps entrepreneurs figure out how they should run their business based on their goals. We talk how and when to set your business goals, creating your ideal environment, listening to your audience, about the consistency of habits, and how something called the “20 Mile March”...

Welcome to the first episode of Become a Media Maven, a podcast by TV veteran Christina Nicholson. It's for small business owners who need a little help with their marketing strategy to earn big-time publicity. In this episode, Christina shares her view of public relations from both sides of the camera. In this episode, I'm going to tell you why I started this podcast and go straight int...