Making Conversations Count: Honest, relatable conversations with business leaders

Carrying On The Conversation about trench leadership with Simon Kardynal (Low on data? Listen to a lower quality version here) Carrying on the conversation is important, especially when it comes to trench leadership. In this bonus episode, Wendy Harris and producer Neal Veglio chat about the most recent episode of "Making Conversations Count" with Simon Kardynal . They break it down and discuss so...

Trench leadership and how the modern internet connected age has changed how we talk to our troops! We're Making Conversations about being in the trenches Count! "Just because you handled something one way with a particular person, one time, doesn't mean that it's going to work the next time .." Simon Kardynal, Making Conversations Count (February 2022)   In the latest episode of "Making Conversati...

Using Linkedin and the rest of your digital toolbox the RIGHT way! We're Making Conversations about your digital toolbox Count! "The truth is some platforms are gonna work better for you than others ..." Lorraine Ball, Making Conversations Count (February 2022) Are you running your digital toolkit effectively?  Do you even know what that is? When you're working with clients, and building relations...

Using sales hypnosis and helping customers feel good when going through your sales process We're Making Conversations about sales hypnosis Count! "(As a sales person) you've got to be over and above, more helpful, more encouraging, more for the customer, more for the client, than anyone else they get to meet in their life ..." Gary Outrageous, Making Conversations Count (January 2022) As a highly...

Change your funnel into a bucket to increase sales conversions and boost your business every day! We're Making Conversations about buckets Count! "The journey is much more about the buyer now, than it is about the brand owner..." Barnaby Wynter, Making Conversations Count (January 2022) This episode is all about using buckets for sales conversions – what they are, how to measure them and how to in...

Menopause for men AND women as well as how it impacts both? We're Making Conversations about menopause in the workplace Count! "The younger generations coming through will be more open to hearing and talking about this . They'll be better educated than we are..." Bev Thorogood, Making Conversations Count (January 2022) This episode of "Making Conversations Count" is creating awareness of menopause...

What's in a name? Diversity and inclusion to avoid workplace bias. We're Making Conversations about inclusion Count!   "If you are making a judgment just based on my name, then that's a problem more about you than me. That's not my issue or my burden to carry. ...." Sope Agbelusi, Making Conversations Count (January 2022) We're Making Conversations about inclusion Count! "If you are making a judgm...

Are you using your social media as an effective networking and marketing tool? We're Making Conversations about savvy socials Count! "They're almost not using it right then (social media) if they feel they need to take a break. Something's not aligned ...." Get Savvy Club, Making Conversations Count (December 2021) How are you doing with your social media? Are you generating new business or at lea...

A powerful conversation between an award-winning podcaster and a number one podcaster! We're Making Conversations about honesty Count! "Actually I don't think I could do this if I was any younger. I wouldn't have the experience, I wouldn't have the perspective, I wouldn't have the confidence to be as vulnerable with the conversations that I am . ....." Georgie Vestey, Making Conversations Count (D...

How one woman found the secrets to business success while mountaineering on Everest! We're Making Conversations about mountaineering Count! " Winners never quit is a terrible maxim. You should absolutely quit in all sorts of situations. ....." Cathy O'Dowd, Making Conversations Count (December 2021) (Hard of hearing? You can 'read' the episode here . Strapped for data? You can hear a lower-bandwid...

Been Googling "best online courses websites"? Stop! You don't need one. Course marketing expert says there's an easier way! We're Making Conversations about online courses Count! "A lot of the people again, they watched too much of this 'business porn' and they just think courses are the best thing ever and it's the next thing and I want to make one......" Tom Libelt, Making Conversations Count (D...

The ingredients for a successful business using a chocolate base   We're Making Conversations about young entrepreneurs Count! With Louis Barnett. "There are two categories of people that are involved in sustainability: those that really care or those that want to be seen to care....." Louis Barnett, Making Conversations Count (December 2021) (Strapped for data? You can hear a lower-bandwidth vers...

Making Conversations about mental wealth Count! How fit for purpose are YOU? Have you made the necessary transitions to preserve your mental wealth? " Asking for help is NOT a weakness. We cannot do this thing called life, in isolation, on our own. ..." Mke Pagan, Making Conversations Count (November 2021) Transitioning In this episode of the Making Conversations Count podcast , Mike Pagan - autho...

Giving resilience its real meaning - finding the positives in 'hell'. In this powerful episode of "Making Conversations Count" we're talking about what is the real meaning of the word 'resilience'.  " Despite the disabilities, the life-changing injuries, et cetera... it's still one of the best things ever to happen to me in my life because of the difference I've been able make to others. ..." Roge...

Why you should be using video for your business marketing - Making Conversations about video Count! This episode of "Making Conversations Count" is all about the importance of using video in your inbound marketing.  "People ignore emails. People don't pick up the phone. ..." (Hear Simon's solution for this at 23 minutes into the episode) - Simon Banks, Making Conversations Count (November 2021) Th...

Making Conversations About Taking Action Count! It's lights, camera, ActionCOACH! "Ultimately, when you wanna leave a legacy, you've got to look at three main aspects..." (Hear what they are at 14 minutes into the episode) - Brad Sugars, Making Conversations Count (November 2021)   It's quite common knowledge that business owners often make business mistakes. Sometimes they're very obvious and oth...

Making Conversations About Social Media Scrolling Count! "It's the willingness to take constructive criticism..." - Rob Illidge, Making Conversations Count (October 2021)   "We don't deliver social - we define it." This was the brand message that Rob Illidge was pushing out that led to Wendy Harris - the conversation Queen - wanting to have him on this podcast. As a highly experienced telemarketin...

Making Conversations About Processes Count! "Processes help us scale..." - Jon Ferrara, Making Conversations Count (October 2021) How are you building your brand? Hopefully you're using conversations? I mean, we all have business conversations but where do you keep track of them?  You're probably having conversations across email, social and even through Google, using either Google My Business or...

Making Conversations About Investing Count!   In this episode investment expert Andrew Stotz - who's just "the worst" (not really, you'll have to listen to find out what we did there!) - has a conversation that counts with Wendy all about the financials in business. We learn all about how investing with your head instead of your heart is beneficial. Andrew explains how important it is to think car...

Making Conversations About Engineering Count!   "Your marketing needs to reduce the perceived risk at every stage of their buying decision...' - Ros Conkie,  Making Conversations Count, October 2021. Marketing strategies are always changing, and new distracting tools are always surfacing to distract us! With marketing always evolving it's important to always revisit your own marketing strategies a...

Making Conversations About Laughter Count! Listen to the end of the episode for Pete's extra special birthday offer  You'll need to email Wendy with the code! "By having a laughter session you can actually zone out for ten or fifteen minutes...' - Pete Cann,  Making Conversations Count (special birthday episode), September 2021.   Reasons to be cheerful, part two! In this episode of the " Making C...

Making Conversations About Motivation Count! Larry's free motivating success tips available in the show notes.  Scroll down to grab it!   "What you put out there is generally what you receive so if you're a negative nancy.... it's kinda like Sweet Georgia Brown - ' ain't nobody got time for that !'..." - Larry Long Jr,  Making Conversations Count, September 2021. Imagine you are the most knowledge...

Making Conversations About Networking Count! "We don't pass business cards at our meetings, we don't allow it. But business is constantly happening because people like each other..." - Joe Chatham,  Making Conversations Count, September 2021.   If there's one thing we've all had to learn to do in the past year, it's how to overcome that awkwardness while networking over a screen. It's not as easy...

Making Conversations About Jargon Count! "If I'm trying to explain that, then it's up to me to try and explain it in as simplistic a language as possible..." - Ann Page,  Making Conversations Count, September 2021.   When you're making conversations with your customers, are you doing so using jargon they're probably not going to understand? Most of us are probably guilty of assuming our customers...

Making Conversations About Social Selling Count "You need to know who you're speaking to ...so much has changed in terms of the customer journey..." - Sudhir Kumar,  Making Conversations Count, September 2021. When you think about the term social selling, you'd be forgiven for thinking, "oh, that thing people do on Linkedin." This episode's guest puts forward a valid argument for thinking beyond t...