The Media Download with John Ondo

Send us Fan Mail Orlando Florida Bankruptcy attorney, Rachel M. Alvarez Esq. ,challenges the stereotypes of what bankruptcy is. Rachel will share when is the best time to consider a bankruptcy or when just a refinance or financial restructure is necessary. The main idea is you need to stay in control of your finances rather than letting credit card companies run your life and debt. She will explai...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone knows 2020 has changed the thinking for business, it has also forced non-profits into developing new ways to share the needs with their donors. Michele Savoldi is the Sr. Manager of Corporate Relations for the Greater Cleveland Area Food Bank. She share with John & Angel how they have developed new ideas for online fundraising in 2020. We discuss how these trends will...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel discuss the 4 biggest problems small business owners deal with daily with marketing their small business. 1) Not Enough Time 2) Consistency 3) Content Creation 5) Tracking the results John will share his thoughts in regard to this. Angel also shares a new Gluten Free recipe that will bring out the best flavor to your Gluten Free cupcakes 6 cups Brown Rice Flower 2 c...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel share how small business owners can start a business by carefully using credit cards to get started and transition into bank loans. They discuss how there is a different philosophies between handling personal debt and business debt. That you need to seperate the two concepts. We also discuss how you buy time with credit cards, but you can also get burnt when you don...

Send us Fan Mail If you're own a business you are going to have a bad review show up in a phone call or post online. How should you respond? John and Angel share their process on how to deal with an upset customer. Angel shares her HEAT process. H ear E mpathize A pologize (not for what you did but for the experience) T ake Action  (do not say what you can't do, but what you can do) John...

Send us Fan Mail Author/Entrepreneur & Pastor Rob Yanok shares his thoughts on how 2020 may be a year you can shift to a new role and a new successful business. He is the author of Your Ultimate Comeback and he says your 2020 can be amazing as this could be the best time to try a new approach to your business. John and Angel discuss how Zoom meetings have lost some of their power as more peopl...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel ask and answer in 2-minutes the top questions many starting a small business ask. How much financing do you need to know? What legally do you need to do? Should I hire family members. Subscribe and share our podcast and let others know about this show that encourages small business! For more information on OndoMedia.com For more information on Angels Custom Cupcakes...

Send us Fan Mail John has an issue with emails and notifications. It makes his blood pressure rise not matter who or when he gets them. Angel's full time job runs on emails. Our guest Brittnay Dixon of the The Process for Profit Podcast joins us to share steps to organize your email so you aren't living life through your emails. 1) Prioritize your emails and clear out the ones you don&ap...

Send us Fan Mail John shares how he made a mistake (well several) in launching his new Podcast Production brand. In many cases, branding mistakes happen not because of one glaring error but several small errors that alone aren't a big deal, but until you see the whole picture, becomes a major problem. John shares how rolling his Premiere Podcast brand back under Ondo Media was the best choice...

Send us Fan Mail John recently had coffee with a colleague and shared some of his experiences with him about building his business and selling himself to clients. That was the inspiration for this podcast. Johns 5 Points are: 1. It's about you - It's not about a product, you are what you're selling! 2. It's not about the competition - stop worrying about the other people and in...

Send us Fan Mail Process for Profit podcast host Brittany Dixon joins John and Angel to discuss ways you can make your working from home more productive. Remember organization has to flow from the top so having the proper processes for your team can really make the difference in your small business surviving the work from home change of routine. You can find Brittany's podcast and lots of fre...

Send us Fan Mail Shelly Stotzer worked in publishing for many years, but over time, she began to wake up less enthused about the job she had love. She decided to reinvent her brand. Shelly brings us her tips on how you can reboot your personal brand to find out who you are? Shelly believes you need to own who you are and know THY self. This is the best way to be authentic. You can find out more ab...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel discuss how video production for faith-based organizations and churches is changing. John shares how the art of live video production is coming back and churches need to accept that it may be where a large portion of their members may consume their services from now on. Angel also shares a baking tip about ingredient temperature. For more information about OndoMedia...

Send us Fan Mail We are all told there is no I in a team. But really that's not true. Our guest this week is Shelly Stotzer of Crosworks. She is a talent strategist and is going to help us understand why our boss may not be the worst person ever, and why your team isn't the group of idiots you think they are. Its a matter of perspective and managing individuals, not a team. You can find...

Send us Fan Mail John & Angel Celebrate their 50th podcast episode. This is the first episode that is also available to view on YouTube on our Premiere Podcast Channel.   View this episode on YouTube John and Angel show and tell about how they remodeled their kitchen They give shoutouts to the faithful audience of this podcast And they discuss their passion for small businesses Find out more a...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel talk about building relationships with businesses and share some stories of local businesses that are coming out of the crisis better than they went in. Plus a special guest as John's daughter Elaine joins via phone in a special surprise call on the eve of her high school graduation. You won't want to miss this great episode! For more information on John&a...

Send us Fan Mail John and Angel speak with Deb Schneider-Murphy who is a Psychotherapist and a social worker in Columbus Ohio. Deb shares with us ways we can reduce the anxiety many are experiencing from working from home. Deb says, first identify what you're anxious about, second takes a deep breath to help the stress. Seek meditation or prayer. For more on information on John & Angel an...

Send us Fan Mail There are new businesses, new ways to market, new ways to prosper when the quarantine ends. Mike Healy has transformed his life starting as a bartender to become a coach for many successful men and women and a host of his own podcast. He speaks all over the country about how you can not just survive but thrive. We will ask him his thoughts about the economy reopening and how we as...

Send us Fan Mail With states reopening in just days, John & Angel discuss with fellow small-business owners Terry & Nay Dismore how should we plan on our business re-entering the market. Key Points: 1) It's going to be a slow reentry based on consumers, not businesses. 2) Look to continue things that you may have offered during the shutdown 3) Continue to give John and Terry make poin...

Send us Fan Mail John is a media professional with years of experience, Angel has been involved in customer service and solves problems for her fortune 500 company she works at, and she has a cupcake business on the side. Together with the discuss Marketing, Media & Cupcakes. Our focus is to encourage small business owners to keep living the dream and for entrepreneurs to keep solving problems...

Send us Fan Mail Rob Yanok is an author, speaker and during the COVID crisis, he's lost most of his major streams of income. How much should entrepreneur parents share with their children about the changes in income, or when a business fails? We discuss that transparency and honesty still is the best policy but us it as a teaching moment. Rob Yanok is offering a free E-copy of his latest book...

Send us Fan Mail It has over 1,000,000 views in 48 hours. We have an exclusive interview with the team that created the "DeWine & Amy" video parody which has taken the nation by storm this week. John asks them how the video got created during the quarantine. You can view the video by Stofka Creative on Youtube Here Also, watch the video of this interview HERE Then John and Angel disc...

Send us Fan Mail Storage units are the biggest real estate investment going on in our country. This is insane!  So how is spring cleaning going? Our guest Christy Lingo shares with us how we can get rid of those things that we keep tripping over. How do we deal with personal mementos and not creating a divorce? Christy Lingo is a professional organizer and a frequent guest on our podcast. She says...

Send us Fan Mail The outlook on this day in March 2020 is uncertain. The future for our businesses isn't a sure thing as it was a few weeks ago. Today we talk with Rob Yanok. Rob is an author, businessman, motivational speaker and Pastor. We ask Rob some of the bigger questions in regard to fear and faith. Is this pandemic a judgment of God? Why we cannot make decisions based on fear. How the...

Send us Fan Mail With most people now forced to work from home, meetings are even more important than they were before the #covid-19 outbreak. Phil Cooke is a filmmaker, media consultant and author who is on a crusade to end unnecessary meetings. Phil's tips for making meetings more effective 1) No small talk 2) No food 3) Have an adgenda 4) Listen more than talk 5) Hallway and standing meeti...