Ponderings from the Perch

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about the purpose of a website, website design trends. From cascading tiles, to She confesses purchasing the domain addresses of her kids' names for safekeeping. If you have been wanting a website opening with a chicken and a balloon, this is the episode for you! Original theme music by Chris Stewart...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about creativity. From Emily Dickinson's poem, "There is no frigate like a book..." she takes inspiration to read and write as one lump event and explores the interconnectivity of multiple creative endeavors. Fighting the Protestant Work Ethic's notion of doodling as lazy, she encourages everyone to...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her thoughts on the huge growth of native advertising and how much of a demand for creative writing exists with current digital marketing trends. They discuss writing as a profession, finding writing talent and the forthcoming opera entitled BREAKER, BREAKER, ONE NINE. Original theme music by C...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her thoughts on the huge growth of native advertising and how much of a demand for creative writing exists with current digital marketing trends. They discuss writing as a profession, finding writing talent and the forthcoming opera entitled BREAKER, BREAKER, ONE NINE. Original theme music by C...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her thoughts on the "garage days" and the deep connection you breed with co-workers when you have really been through a challenge together. She discusses the value of asking for help from her team to assuage the mild panic that occurs when you try to do it on your own. Original theme music by C...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her superfluous talents. Life in the Midwest has so far brought her fluency in Spanish no where fast, which keeps coming as a big shock to her system. She and Dan discuss the nuances of culture and how different ethnicities relate to different marketing messages, and different marketing platfor...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her journey to trusting her sixth sense. She delves into the compassion she feels for her clients as they walk the frightening path of perceived loss of control of their brand as they engage with an agency for the first time. This experience is only improved with a strong dose of communication....

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter in a completely superfluous and sensational way about a not-so-current event which leads them to wonder if China might be using censorship as a thinly veiled attempt to parent their teenagers. This podcast falls outside of the current frugality campaign. Original theme music by Chris Stewart. 

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her experience bringing her companies back after disaster. Located in Joplin, an EF5 tornado destroyed 30% of their town and three weeks later she arrived at her studio just in time to watch it all burn to the ground. Disaster preparedness is not a sexy topic, but this entrepreneur puts it on t...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about her experience bringing her companies back after disaster. Located in Joplin, an EF5 tornado destroyed 30% of their town and three weeks later she arrived at her studio just in time to watch it all burn to the ground. Disaster preparedness is not a sexy topic, but this entrepreneur puts it on t...

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Leadbetter about liminal moments and the frightening void that calls out to be filled with creative thinking. They discuss reliance on instincts, collaboration with a great team and the art of trusting your process to produce something truly beautiful. Original theme music by Chris Stewart.

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Ledbetter about her journey into discovering her native genius. She ruminates about her exposure to Kristen Wheeler's trademarked Native Genius Method and how it dovetails with her journey to authentic branding, connecting larger ideas, and "dream whispering". Original theme music by Chris Stewart.

Join Priscilla McKinney, Momma Bird here at Little Bird Marketing as she talks with Dan Ledbetter about her journey to owning a marketing firm. Entrepreneurship, she says, is sometimes as surprising to the entrepreneur as it is to those around them. It is always an interesting set of skills, natural abilities and curiosity, unique to each person, which helps them carve out their own particular car...