Rocky Mountain Marketing- Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs

Remember when your parents tell you not to talk to strangers? The online space has changed a lot about how people meet. In today's episode of Rocky Mountain Marketing, we're featuring episode 1 of Business Besties where Kendra and I talked about how entrepreneurs can build relationships online. We've only met face-to-face twice last year but it's like meeting a long-time friend. It's like having a...

We're down to the last episode of Rocky Mountain Marketing for 2021 and all I can say is WOW! It was a crazy year but we managed to stay. YASSSS!!! We're so grateful to all our listeners, our guests, and to everyone who week after week joins us in a 30-minute of golden conversation about all things entrepreneurship and marketing. One of the highlights of 2021 was the rise of social audio. I joined...

In this week's episode, Mary Gaul discussed how important it is to participate in a mastermind, which in her own words she calls Peer Advisory Board. Having a group of entrepreneurs who are willing to listen and contribute in whatever you're in right now in your business and a certified facilitator who has the right tools to bring out the best from every member and every situation. She stressed th...

Podcast is definitely sweeter the second time around. In this week's episode, we have Jennie Wright. Jennie is our go-to for list building and lead generation. She is also an expert in launching summits and challenges. And for every summit, she uses a Facebook group to gather participants' email addresses, as well as engage and build a community with them. It is an amazing platform to collaborate,...

Our guest this week is Kayleigh Schadwinkel. Kayleigh is an award-winning traveling choreographer and dance teacher with over 20+ years of dance training and 10+ years of choreography. She started dancing at the age of 3. When she was in university, she organized a lot of dance programs and one of these is Put On Your Dancing Shoes (POYDS) which after a couple of years become her own dance company...

Our guest today is Morgan Sutton. Morgan is the Chief Executive Officer of Sue B. Zimmerman Enterprises LLC. When she was younger, she was always the "mature kid" in the group. She was the one who takes charge. This sense of responsibility and organization become embedded in her. That's why it's not surprising to know that at the age of 29 she is already the CEO of a million-dollar company. She jo...

"You may not have the right tools, but you can find a way to make it work." - Sarah Lemmon Today's episode with Sarah Lemmon is gold. As early as grade school, she saw that life is not always the good stuff and that it's very important to look at things in different perspectives. Her "Gray Crayola" story turned out to be one of her most valuable lessons in life. As she started her business, she re...

Our guest this week is Jesica Marican. Jesica is the owner and organizer of Denver Home Organizing. As a new mom with new challenges, she felt like she wanted to do more. She thought of starting her home organizing business in Denver, put it online, and the rest is history. Jesica said that when organizing homes she makes sure she creates a system for her clients to maintain clutter and day-to-day...

Now, I can honestly say that it's absolutely sweeter the second time around! This week we're lucky to have, once again, Kendra Swalls of Girls Means Business. Kendra is still our mompreneur and a strong advocate of helping women transition from survival to success mode. However, her business have grown so much since the last time we spoke. Huge part of this is how she was able to maximize Instagra...

"Part of being entrepreneur is that sense of unknowing." - Lida Citroën In this week's episode, we have Lida Citroën. She was in corporate America for 20 years moving from one industry to the next. It's not that she can't do one job perfectly, it's more of accomplishing so much in that one position and then challenging herself to be as successful in another one, in a totally different industry. Sh...

Why are you on social media? What do you think you'll get from here? Most business owners find social media as an "easy way" to grow their business. Post your product then people will like it and they'll buy from you. Done. But we're here to tell you this is not, at all, true! In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Dan Peterson Owner and Founder of Flipswitch Consulting. He is a...

In this week's episode, we have Lara Smedley. Lara is an event producer and owner of Smedley Events. She has more than a decade of experience in sports marketing and event production. Her passion for creating experiences to lasting memories pushed Smedley Events to become the go-to for most Colorado and Texas corporate, brands, and non-profit organizations. The year 2020 didn't favor the events in...

How many times were you told to work hard so you can be successful? We all work hard for our business. Who doesn't? But working hard is just half of the story, the other half is working smart. In this week's episode, we have Amanda Abella of Make Money Your Honey podcast and Persuade to Profit Training. She is a millennial personal finance and business expert who lives to work smart rather than ha...

In this week's episode, we are lucky to have a wonderful discussion with Amber Sigg. Amber is the owner of The Pointe Real Estate, LLC and On Pointe Complete. She is a realtor, a business coach, a mom, and a wife. She's a superwoman! Amber started her career as early as her high school days. She was then an assistant to a realtor and eventually to the realtor's husband, who was a developer. She le...

In today's episode, we have Katie Guenther. Katie is the founder of Bela Blue Solutions. She believes that email marketing doesn't have to be complicated. It can be really simple. Her advise is to start with choosing the right email marketing platform to use. She recommended three platforms which she thinks are the simplest of all the other platforms available. These are Mailerlite, Awebber and Fl...

Truly, relationship building is essential for everyone's business. For sure you've heard people telling you about the right systems, and the right strategies are the most important elements of your business. In this week's episode, our guest Morag Barrett, will smash this idea with her knowledge and years of experience managing high-performing teams. She is the CEO and founder of the SkyeTeam. She...

In this week's episode, we are joined by Stephanie Mojica. Stephanie is a book development coach who helps executive coaches, business owners, attorneys, and other decision-makers be the go-to experts in their field through writing and publishing a book. Contrary to what people thought is daunting, Stephanie makes writing an enjoyable endeavor. She grew up with families who also wrote stories and...

In this week's episode, we are joined by Omar Mo. Omar is a content marketing strategist who helps small business owners live happier, healthier, and full of freedom. After finishing his studies in Houston, Texas, he decided to travel around the East side of the world. He spent the time wandering in New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, and more. He interviews people wherever he went and finds joy in l...

Our guest this week is Michaela Smith. She is the owner of two great businesses the Karma Koaches and Meditation Nut. She started building her business at a very young age. She was lucky to have an A-team family that it became relatively easy for her to scale up. Of course, there are a lot of challenges along the way but her family has always been there to give her business advice. It was such a c...

In today's episode, we are joined by Alexa Cowley. Alexa is the president and CEO of Forever Friday Consulting. She is also the host of The Friday Society Podcast. She enjoys working with small health and wellness brands to find the system that best works for them. She spent 4.5 years with Lululemon, first as a sales educator working with local businesses. She loved this and found joy in connectin...

Mental health is not so common a topic inside the workplace. However, recent events hit all of us too hard that the call for a more mindful work environment is more than necessary. In this week's episode, we are joined by Donovan Dreyer. Donovan is a coach and speaker in Get Ready Coaching. He was initially aspiring to be a pilot but realized that it isn't what he is passionate about. The tragedy...

Our guest this week is the one and only THE Instagram Expert, business coach, Sue B Zimmerman. Sue is a natural-born entrepreneur who started selling hand-painted barrettes at a very young age. She believes that if you're doing what you love, it is easier for you to make money from it. These same lines sounded true until she grew up. Her love for things allowed her to grow her business far and wid...

"Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability." – Patrick Lencioni In this week's episode, we are joined by Miruna Dragomir. Miruna is the Chief Marketing Officer of Planable. She helped Planable to grow 35x in revenue for the past three years. As a social media collaborative platform, Planable traces back its beginnings from a 5-man te...

It's a long time coming and finally, we have Jennie Wright. Jennie is an online marketing strategist, a list builder, and a lead generation expert. She is the creator of List Build 2.0, her own lead generation system based on attraction and permission marketing. She is a natural-born salesperson. Her first gig was a fundraiser for their Grade 6 yearbook. She grew up with her hardworking parents. H...

This week we are joined by Alison Proffit. Alison is the founder of Proffit Coach. They help small businesses and entrepreneurs build processes that are heart-centered and soul-aligned. Her goal is to make their businesses grow focusing on the sales aspect to avoid having the stress that sales often brings. Her background in the HR industry made her an expert in finding the best sales process for...