Ilise Benun
The Marketing Mentor Podcast
In the Marketing Mentor podcast, Ilise Benun, founder of Marketing-Mentor.com, offers short but meaty conversational interviews with creative professionals who are doing what it takes to stop feast or famine, get better clients and command the fees they deserve – and sharing what they've learned.
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Ilise Benun
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Jul 3, 2026
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Episodes
530: How to Find Your Ideal Clients with Rebekah Mays 11.07.2025 49:55
If you are worried that your ideal clients aren't out there or just need a little hope right now, this episode is for you. Rebekah Mays, a LinkedIn ghostwriter for Climatetech executives, shares exactly how she landed her dream project with an ideal client – and much more! And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Me...
529: What's working right now with Stephanie Mickelson 25.06.2025 33:17
Guess what happens when you have the right attitude, a willingness to take action and a little chutzpah. No, don't guess. Just listen in to my conversation with Stephanie Mickelson, a content writer who is getting new clients left and right. She shares what's working right now. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketi...
528: I love this newsletter so much! 13.06.2025 36:23
Your inbox is overflowing but there's 1 email newsletter that is so good you have to stop and read it and then share it! Well that's today's episode. I'm sharing Kate Purcell's latest, Impact Reports in the Wild, and the content strategy behind it that's working. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
527: Trusting Yourself with Melody Wilding 30.05.2025 24:41
Now more than ever, with so much uncertainty in the world, who can you trust? It's most important to be able to trust yourself, your own intuition. In my second conversation with Melody Wilding, author of "Trust Yourself," we dive into what exactly that means, and much more. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing...
526: Finding clients or a job – which is easier? with Maggie Mistal 16.05.2025 34:24
Is it easier to find clients than a job these days? And will AI replace us? Those are among the timely topics I debated with Maggie Mistal, an intuitive career coach and podcaster. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
525: Pitching that Isn't Salesy with Liz Heflin 02.05.2025 36:57
If you bristle at the idea of "pitching" your services to your ideal clients, this episode might change your mind. In today's episode, I'm talking with ghostwriter, Liz Heflin, who used to get all her work through word of mouth, until she realized that the pipeline could dry up at any moment and she didn't want to be left high and dry. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a rev...
524: How to get clients on LinkedIn with Leslie Blaize 18.04.2025 26:34
If you ever wonder how people "get" a new client from LinkedIn, today's episode is for you. Case study copywriter, Leslie Blaize, also a member of the Simplest Marketing Program, shares how she landed two clients through her LinkedIn newsletter. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
523: LinkedIn Q&A with Beth Granger 04.04.2025 35:08
I hosted LinkedIn trainer, Beth Granger, and peppered her with questions about LinkedIn, the new and exciting things, as well as the frustrating and annoying things. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
522: Your Business, Your Purpose with Maegan Megginson 21.03.2025 40:40
When you're self employed, your business is you. So it must reflect you. But what exactly does that mean? Maegan Megginson, of Deeply Rested, has evolved her business into one that not only reflects her main purpose, but also seeks to help business owners do that too. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
521: Who has the power? with Melody Wilding 07.03.2025 31:57
Who really has the power: you or your client? If you think they do, today's episode is for you. I talked with executive coach and author, Melody Wilding, whose new book, Managing Up, is just out. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
520: What is strategy? With Kristina Unker of Ma'am 21.02.2025 33:45
If it's time to stop giving away your most valuable resource – your thinking – and finally get paid for it, this episode is for you. Kristina Unker, owner of Ma'am, a brand strategy firm focused on the hospitality sector, shared her POV on strategy: What is it? How do you do it? How she learned it. And whether AI can do it. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscri...
519: No retainer clients for Jonathan Cleveland 07.02.2025 23:00
Against a backdrop of uncertainty, Jonathan Cleveland, founder of Cleveland Design and author of Designing for the Greater Good: The Best of Cause Marketing and Nonprofit Design, shares the key to his success, why he has no interest in retainer clients and how he's handling slashed funding for non profits. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign u...
518: Productizing a Creative Service with Lidia Varesco Racoma 24.01.2025 34:36
If you've been wanting to productize your creative service, learn how brand strategist and designer, Lidia Varesco Racoma, chose her niche and turned her resources into a product called, The Essential Nonprofit Branding Toolkit. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
517: 12 Ways to Get Quick Wins from the Simplest Marketing Plan 10.01.2025 12:06
If you want quick wins to kick off the new year, today's episode is for you! Find out what a quick win really is and where to focus in order to make them more likely. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
516: On Time and Patience for 2025 with Alan Seiden 27.12.2024 25:10
We're wrapping up 2024 and ringing in 2025 with a conversation about time and patience and AI too, of course, with my old friend and self-proclaimed introverted IT geek, Alan Seiden. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
515: Where are they now? with Carrie Simmons 13.12.2024 30:20
For the next installment of the "Where are they now?" series, we learn from Carrie Simmons, former agency owner turned leadership coach and Executive Director of a destination management non profit. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
514: How I built it: Ilo Orleans interviews Ilise Benun 29.11.2024 42:55
In today's episode, we turn the tables and I am interviewed about how I build my business by my very first client, Ilo Orleans, director and producer of films for the likes of Google, Microsoft and other names worth dropping! And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
513: Help! My marketing isn't working! With Ilise Benun 15.11.2024 11:38
If you need more and/or better clients, but it feels like your marketing isn't working, this episode is for you. Ilise Benun describes what it looks like when it is (and isn't) working and what to do to make sure it does. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
512: Where are they now with actor/director, Ilo Orleans 01.11.2024 32:15
In 1988, Ilo Orleans was an actor in NY who needed help gluing resumes to headshots then mailing them to agents and casting directors. So I helped. It was by listening to the market – listening to Ilo, that is – that I found myself on the path that has become Marketing Mentor. For the next installment in the "Where are they now" series, I bring you my first client, Ilo Orleans. And if you like wha...
511: How to Handle Rejection with Ilise Benun 18.10.2024 21:48
In this new Q&A style episode, you'll learn what to do (and say) when a prospect "rejects" you, how to stay motivated to do your marketing, whether you can have more than one LinkedIn profile and more. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
510: Who to Reach Out to and How 04.10.2024 11:41
Total tactics In today's episode. I answer common questions from the SMP+ Outreach Club including "how do I know if a prospect is right for me?" and "how should I reach out to them if they are?" And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor
509: How to start a marketing newsletter in 5 simple steps with Ilise Benun 20.09.2024 19:14
Content marketing is one of the most effective marketing tools for creative professionals – when you use it consistently. And a marketing newsletter is the most effective content marketing you can do. So today's episode is all about newsletters and its effect, "newsletter magic." And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marke...
508: How to scuff up your content with Gigi Rosenberg 06.09.2024 35:55
If perfectionism is getting in your way, this episode is for you. Public speaking coach, Gigi Rosenberg, shares ideas about how to leave perfectionism behind in order to be the real non-robotic you that only you can be, whether you're on a stage, leading a meeting or in a 1:1 conversation. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips...
507: Can you trust AI? With Ilise Benun 23.08.2024 16:51
Can you trust the results you get from AI – especially when it comes to finding actual clients? That's the question I answered in this episode. If you want my help finding your best potential clients, check out my new 1:1 AI Client-Finding Coaching Calls. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
506: The Future of Marketing with Angelia McFarland 09.08.2024 23:04
Today's episode is an audio sneak peek at HOW Women Lead, part of HOW Design Live, this September 22-25 in Denver Colorado. Serial innovator, Angelia McFarland shares on the future of marketing and the role will AI play. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
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