The Direct Selling Accelerator Podcast

Sometime people in our life can act as an inspiration without us even realising. For me, one of these people, a huge inspiration, is Chris Brogan. The ripple effect of impacting people's lives without getting the opportunity to even ‘meet’ them is the reason why I work in the Direct Selling industry… and a big part of this podcast. Chris inspired me and other people across the world to take a step...

The Direct Selling Industry and Social Media space are both forever adapting and changing. We continually gain many amazing new tools to use in business, along with those tried and true, trusty techniques that never get old (face to face, I’m looking at you!). BUT, with so much at your fingertips, how do you know which tool you should use to network effectively?  What will best help you to grow yo...

This episode, I am grateful to be joined by an individual who is incredibly passionate about our industry. This incredible lady started her career in Direct Selling at a young age, continued and stayed in the industry for over 4 decades, helping business owners to grow their business with her wealth of knowledge and experience.  Today’s special guest is Michele McDonough. Michele is a highly respe...

Do you often find yourself asking ‘why is it that Social Media is not working for me?’ You’re doing everything you’re told to do, posting consistently and it’s still not working. Perhaps you’re even at the point where you feel like giving up!  Don’t. Don’t give up, hear me out. I get a lot of reaction when I use this (one of my favourite) analogy to help people to keep pushing forward on Social Me...

When was the last time that you actually asked for a testimonial? How often do you use them in your business? Getting effective testimonials is one of the most powerful strategies that we can implement in our businesses. It is practically free, will use up little of your time, is proven to be effective and is such an underutilized tool that can gain you outstanding results! Today we’re going to ta...

‘Social Media Influencer’. These three words can be super intimidating and are so commonly misunderstood. So what is a true ‘influencer’? We are super fortunate to have the Vice President of Digital Marketing for 4Life, Dana Fortune join us to explore this common question, or should we say regular misconception!  The truth is, anyone in the Direct Selling industry can be an influencer to their aut...

Want to know how to date your ideal customer? I’m not talking romantic dinners, sending flowers or a trip to the cinema… I’m talking about one of my absolute favourite analogies and methods to build relationships with your ideal customers, and I’m excited to share it with you today! Imagine if on a first date someone asked “will you marry me?” … Going into a relationship, you don’t ask for a marri...

Over the last few years we’ve seen significant changes in marketing and Social Media. This week’s guest has first hand experience with change and growth in the marketing and communications space; spending more than 20 years in public relations, marketing, communications, and advertising. Let me introduce to you Ashely Collins, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Usana. Ashley is incredibly pa...

Welcome back for the second part of the ‘Creating a Social Media Strategy That Gets Results’ podcast. Missed part one? I highly recommend you watch that first - you’ll find the link in the resources below. Over these two episodes we are exploring what goes into a strategy with purpose - one that helps you to reach goals, rather than just further filling your precious time. In Part One we looked at...

Join me for this two part session as we look at building a Social Media strategy that gets results, and help you to understand what goes into a strategy with purpose - one that helps you to reach goals, rather than just further filling your time. The strategy I’m going to share will work every time… IF you put the effort and work in. I’m going to share with you how to break down the process; looki...

Could you manage 45,000 people, nurture those relationships AND still keep growing your business? Seasoned online business consultants Darren and Mike do exactly that! Let me introduce you to the Darren and Mike Dream Team; Darren Ewert and Mike Dreher. MLM experts, Darren and Mike supply hands-on guidance and closely collaborate with their clients to coach and mentor entrepreneurs to achieve succ...

What if I were to provide you with a tool that could keep you accountable and boost your productivity? A tool that can help you grow personally AND in your business. A tool that will, in itself, create opportunities for you to learn. Well listen in… I’m super excited to share with you a tool that can do ‘all that and more’ - the Hot 100 List! The Hot 100 List is something I caught onto in the earl...

A 13 times best selling author who has just released his 14th book, we are super excited to welcome entrepreneurial futurist Andrew Griffiths to the podcast!   Andrew helps business owners and entrepreneurs to future proof their business in every industry around the world. He joins us to talk about building your brand, ensuring positive reputation, knowing your value and creating the opportunity t...

What impact does the way we think have on the way we act, react and ‘the way things simply are’.... AND what changes could we then create if we could adjust the way we think? What if we could change the way we think to see obstacles as opportunity, and where problems arise, see them instead as possibilities?  Let’s stop asking ‘what if’ and start exploring those changes we CAN make. I’m so honoure...

In this episode I get to share with you one of my favourite topics - adding value! One of my favourite things is to teach people how to provide value and the impact that it can have on both those they give to and their business!  So how do you show up on Social Media in a way that adds value to your ideal customer? Sit tight for this super quick episode as we explore how. The fact is, success come...

It’s a huge honour to have such an amazing and inspirational guest join the podcast this week in Rob Swymer.  This episode takes a little bit of a different twist. This week we’re stepping slightly outside of the topics we usually explore. I want to stop here with an important reminder heading into this episode: it’s okay to not be okay but don’t give up. Give in to help, to being vulnerable. Vuln...

Do you hear those sleigh bells ringing?! Christmas is nearly here!  Getting caught up in the hype and festivities of the season often means having a very full plate, and a business that is put down to the bottom of our to-do list. There’s family gatherings to attend, shopping to do, gifts to buy, things to organise, a budget to watch… So many stresses that come with what should be the most magical...

What turns a vision into a mission? And a mission into a passion? But not only a passion, a passion that turns dreams of success into reality. It is with great pride we welcome to the podcast Nancy Bogart, CEO and founder of Jordan Essentials. Nancy’s incredible journey started off in the craft show circuit before blossoming into the successful Direct Selling company it is today. Listen in as Nanc...

Sit down and tune in to this super quick and powerful episode, I’ll share with you 10 things to help you be more aware on Social Media… and keep you out of Facebook jail! How would having your Facebook account suspended, or even deleted, affect you and your business? Let’s chat about being aware of the dos and don’ts, and what Facebook is looking for so that you can avoid bad practices and improve...

We are super excited to welcome to our podcast the amazing Todd Hartley! Todd is the rockstar of remote selling, video marketing, and sales optimization. He is the CEO of the company WireBuzz whose clients include Justin Timberlake, MD Anderson, and Home Depot! Todd joins us to share advice that will help to grow your business through relationship marketing, no matter how big or small your busines...

Do you feel stuck? Like something is holding you back? Or that you just keep hitting that glass ceiling you cannot break through? Join me in this podcast as we welcome Ingrid Lockwood. Ingrid is a qualified professional, having a diploma in counseling and case management with multiple tertiary qualifications and certifications. Ingrid is here to help us explore how to smash our limiting beliefs th...

How do you play the Social Media game in order to get the results YOU want for YOUR business? Listen in as I share with you the 5 best Social Media practices in Direct Selling right now.  I will be talking about how to use Social Media effectively, how to prevent wasting your time and how to achieve better results with the tools and knowledge you already have!  We’ll explore what’s going on in the...

I’m very passionate about powerful women in business. Women who chase their dreams in spite of obstacles. Women who are resilient, that get back up and brush themselves off. Today, our guest is one of those powerful women. I am privileged to welcome our latest podcast guest, Jessica Kiely. Jessica is the co-founder of Sensor. I.am which is a nature perfume company.  I first met Jessica when we wer...

There are updates and changes coming to Instagram! In trying to adapt, or should I say compete, with other platforms (Tiktok here’s looking at you!) Instagram has made some significant changes! Many of these changes have already begun, others are a work in progress,  and a few are even whispers from behind the scenes that I wanted to share with YOU. Some updates will be exciting and ready to rock,...

If you knew that something wasn’t working or could be improved within your business, would you be ready to step-up and change? Innovation is essential as we see a rapid change in technology and the way we do business. In today’s podcast, we have the privilege of being joined by Shiv Dutt of Pampered Chef. Shiv shares with us his notable expertise and a quick overview of the amazing history of Pamp...