Chatting with The Experts with Paula Okonneh

Dawn Nicole Secret Sauce Strategist & Chief GrowGetter gives tips on how to expand your business. She answers 3 questions that she is frequently asked.

Communication Expert Sonja Stetzler says " It's All About Your Audience " She says you have to give them what they want. To find out more call us 704-965-5010 and  visit  us on the web -

Speaking and Communications coach, Sonja Stetzler , answers the top 3 frequently asked questions she gets asked. Sonja is the CEO and founder of Effective Coaching .

My guest, Grant Kantsios has been working in the web and digital marketing space for over 6 years. He has worked in a number of industries and focuses on helping companies improve their organic website traffic.

Kathlyn Grasso recently joined me on Chatting with the Experts to talk about  her passion and joy of  empowering young girls to become the leaders of tomorrow by connecting them with  female executives who could serve as their role models. Kathlyn Grasso –the founder and CEO of  GenHeration an interactive media company for young women that provides high school and college students with access to c...

Her passion became a reality . Hear how Chinwe Ohajuruka works trans continentally to create sustainable green houses for low income families in Nigeria and how she won the prestigious Cartier Award.

Chad Gammons, Senior Technical Support Engineer for Dat-A-Syst LLC, joined me on today's podcast. Topics we discussed include: Why Data Management  is so important. What are some ways to organize your data. What would happen if you never organized all of your data.

Emory Simmons, President, CMIT Solutions of South Charlotte joined me on this week’s podcast. Together with his team of expert information technology professionals, Emory provides clients in healthcare, professional services, engineering, construction, and manufacturing with completely managed information technology solutions.

Technology continues to advance and evolve yet there is a noticeable lack of women in tech jobs. In this roundtable discussion, Paula Okonneh host of Chatting with the Experts,  Betsy Hauser Idilbi of Tech Talent South,  Caitlin Sellers of Caitlin Sellers Agency, and Dr Sharon Jones of CPCC will explore how education and professional development can help businesses involve women in the advancement...

Mark Decherd, VP of CBRE in Charlotte NC primarily serves local small-cap and mid-cap companies in developing and executing real estate solutions specifically designed to profit their businesses. Specializing in tenant representation, his services also include  lease and lease renewal negotiations, site selections, asset acquisitions/dispositions, lease analysis, and multi-market transactions.

Brandy Milazzo is a corporate business lawyer based in Charlotte , NC. A partner at  Milazzo Schaffer Webb Law, PLLC  , she specializes  in General  Corporate Law, Technology agreements, General Contract negotiations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Supply Chain  and anything a small business owner needs assistance with.

In this episode you will learn Why did you need this framework or chart How the chart can  help you as a business owner. The different Business Drivers  (this aligns to the bottom right box of the chart) How to use the chart to deal with new requests (this aligns to the bottom left box “Before you say yes”)

Peter Mehit - the co-author of Killer Business Plan has been helping small business owners since 2004. He’s written over 500 business plans. He is also the owner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions and has raised over $138 million dollars for his clients.

Shaun  got his start in Internet marketing, but soon recognized that a shift online didn’t mean that printing should be ignored completely. He talks the risks on relying solely on internet marketing and outlines the benefits of direct mail as a marketing tool.

My guest, Caitlin Sellers is a Charlotte born Digital Therapist who helps local professional businesses and national eCommerce firms achieve phenomenal results online. She converts their websites from online brochures to dynamic money making , business development machines. Today she talks about Inbound Marketing and why small businesses need it.

If your current staff is unable to help make you more profit, or revenues are flat or weak, the CEO cannot get answers,  your management team does not understand the numbers, business requirements have outgrown the CPA,  you are preparing to sell the business, or planning to grow by acquisition,  bogged down with inadequate planning, etc. Don Minges can help you solve that problem.

Doug Grant  of Ethos Business Advisors helps business owners get their lives back, make money, and add value to their lives. He partners with John Maxwell to provide the fundamental elements that can help businesses reach attainable goals. Doug firmly believes that business ownership should be a Life Style and NOT a life sentence.

  Did you know that there's more to diamonds than just glitter?  Listen to Julie Haack talk about how she used diamonds as an investment tool when the market tanked in 2008. Learn how Julie was able to keep her business afloat during those trying times.      

Find out why helping create working environments where people can grow and thrive as employees and human beings is so important to Tom Lane - Partner at One Team Leadership.

When you think of success you think of Stacey Randall. In this episode Stacey Randall talks about how the failure of her first business changed her mind set.   Now her mission is to help people make more money and find more time! Who does not want to have more money and  have more time?  Find out  how she does it!

Founder and Managing Director Rob Snowden talks about  how much he enjoys helping his clients solve complex their business problems. Listen and find out how he started his business. You may be surprised.

In this episode , Shay talks of love for educating people on how money and credit works. She works with individuals,  business owners, military and corporations .

In this episode , Juan Garzón  of  Garzón Co speaks about his passion for helping small businesses and entrepreneurs clarify their brand, communicate their value, and accelerate the growth of their business.

Toyin Davidson-Ero is a UK qualified lawyer. Her area of practice is Property Litigation which she loves. Head of the Repossession Clinic, she specializes in immediately stopping repossession for landlords who have lost their properties to the banks. Learn how she does it!

Norm Randall is the proud co-owner/operator of Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, a restaurant that specializes in American fare.  He talks about how he got into the restaurant business.