The Widest Net

"The beauty of diversity is that it allows us to learn. We either make our own tables or make sure there's room at the table." ~ Hajj Flemings   In this episode of The Widest Net, Pam is joined by Hajj Flemings, a Detroit-based entrepreneur, who has made his mark combining brand design with the practicalities of technology to inspire inclusivity and profound change. With multiple startups under hi...

"You're going to have a really tough time in business if you can't make connection possible." ~ Michelle Warner   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast, Pam is joined by Michelle Warner, a relationship marketing aficionado who specializes in helping small business owners foster authentic, lasting connections in the professional sphere. As a self-described introvert, Michelle's firsthand experi...

"Getting comfortable with rejections is one of the most effective things we can do for our marketing efforts, especially our outreach efforts." ~ Alice Draper   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast, host Pamela Slim is joined by Alice Draper, podcasting publicist with Hustling Writers, where she shares her expert podcast pitching strategies for women entrepreneurs, highlighting the challenge...

"Shift the suffering into service…that's the shift in my own mindset that's happened from going through all this tough, painful stuff and coming out the other end saying, how does this help me make the world a better place?" ~ Andrew Bennett   In this episode of The Widest Net Pamela is joined by Andrew Bennett, an accomplished keynote speaker, coach, and workshop leader who specializes in leaders...

"Productizing services is about controlling what's in it, what the pricing is, how the money moves - you own that system." - John Warrillow   In this episode of The Widest Net Meet, Pam's guest is John Warrillow, a celebrated entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcast host who has dedicated his career to guiding business owners towards building valuable, sellable companies. As the mind behind t...

"I think today people like the rawness, we're not looking for perfection. And I try to remember that even today in my teaching, I always remind myself, I want to teach from an in the trenches perspective." ~ Jeffrey Shaw   In this episode of The Widest Net, Pamela Slim is joined by Jeffrey Shaw, an accomplished speaker and small business consultant whose self-employment journey began at the tender...

"You can make things flashy and dynamic, but again, it's like, what are you making people think, feel or do with that content or with that art?" ~ Zain Meghji   In this episode of The Widest Net, we welcome Zain Meghji to this episode, a seasoned creative professional in the entertainment industry with over two decades of experience. From interviewing global icons like Oprah and Beyoncé to hosting...

"We as human beings, naturally, hold anyone we deem to be a leader to a higher standard of behavior, right, and accountability. We expect them to lead, to find a way forward, to lead the future, to create a compelling work environment." ~ Dr. Vince Molinaro   In this episode of The Widest Net, Pam is joined by Dr. Vince Molinaro, a strategic leadership advisor, speaker, researcher, and New York Ti...

"The biggest part of the gender wage gap comes from this gender inequity, which drives the cost of what it means to have a flexible job." - Eleanor Beaton   In this episode of The Widest Net Pamela Slim is joined by Eleanor Beaton to talk about the steps needed to close the pay gap amongst women entrepreneurs.  Eleanor Beaton is the founder of Safi Media, an education and coaching company for wome...

"Play has no results, right? You're not focused on your results. You're simply taking the risk of jumping into the pool of uncertainty" ~ Jeffrey Harry   In this episode of The Widest Net, Pamela Slim is joined by Jeffrey Harry, an expert in positive psychology and play, helping teams build psychological safety and individuals address their biggest challenges. He has worked with Google, Microsoft,...

"When you place certain elements into play to help people create that sense of belonging, to help people feel loved, truly, genuinely loved what is really possible from there." - Maruxa Murphy   In this episode of The Widest Net Pamela is joined by Maruxa Murphy, an award-winning community experience designer, strategist, entrepreneur, author and catalyst for change who has been transforming commu...

"What I've found over the years is that there's a way to sort of lay these things out and describe where we're going with it, how it's different than what they've done before, and give people options within a sort of wider, systematic kind of philosophy of work." - Tara McMullin   In this episode of The Widest Net Pamela chats with Tara McMullin, writer, podcaster and producer of What Works, about...

"There's something magical when you can see the look in people's eyes, that your body of work is going to change them. It's no feeling like that." - Nancy Duarte   In this episode of The Widest Net, I am pleased to be joined by Nancy Duarte. Nancy Duarte, known as the "the Storyteller of the Valley" is CEO of Duarte Inc. and author of six bestselling books. For over 30 years, Duarte Inc. has worke...

"I always told myself, I'm not going to be that negative boss, I am going to be totally the opposite of that. So they taught me something by modeling something negative that I knew I wasn't going to do, if I ever did become the boss." ~ Pedro Ortiz   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast, I am excited to talk with my kids', Josh and Angie's boss, Pedro Ortiz. This is both their first jobs and...

"You know, people say I have the Midas touch, like everything I touch turns to gold. They have it wrong, I only touch gold." ~ Guy Kawasaki   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast, I am joined by the incomparable Guy Kawasaki for a lively and thought provoking conversation about the remarkable people he has interviewed and the impact he would like to leave through his podcast, Guy Kawasaki's R...

"I want to empower individual contributors, employees, managers, and leaders to be able to not only have the tools to push their organizations in a more equitable and human direction, but know how to have the kind of change leadership that can really be transformative." - Caleb Gardner   In this episode of The Widest Net, Caleb Gardner, Managing Partner of 18 Coffees joins me to talk about his vis...

"I am done glorifying busyness. Busyness is not the new chic. It is not business goals or a cause for celebration…Burnout is not my final destination" - La'Vista Jones   In this episode of The Widest Net, La'Vista Jones joins me today to talk about self-care and her upcoming book, The BOSS™ Shift which is a book she wrote for women who are ready to make a shift towards living life on their own ter...

"I get to live with a lot of cool beacons through the work that I do. I love the mix of work that we do locally, as well as the work that I get to do with my amazing clients all over the world." - Pamela Slim   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast, Pamela closes out the season reflecting on creating her own beacon with this podcast and sharing some insights to what she has learned along the w...

"I find that the best relationships in my life are the multi dimensional ones, to where it's not just one role, because that's a confining way to look at a human being. And we're not just one role to one person." - Charlie Gilkey   An essential component of The Widest Net book and a topic that every client Pamela Slim has ever had asks about is building effective partnerships. In this episode of T...

"There's a reason the first part of the phrase personal finances is personal, because it really is personal and individualized and unique to every individual." - Lynnette Khalfani-Cox   In this episode of The Widest Net Podcast we are excited to have as our guest The Money Coach, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox. Lynnette is a longtime friend and collaborator of Pamela Slim and served as her financial expert...

"People are not always ready for ideas that come from people of color or that come from Native American communities. Because there are such different value systems; there are sometimes opposite value systems...in the long run, we can't create any kind of change for the better if we don't have those hard conversations." - Debbie Nez-Manuel   Debbie Nez-Manuel is Tséníjíkiní, Cliff Dweller People of...

"Our most precious gems are our people, our most precious asset in our companies is our people's time, and how we use it. So I think being good stewards of that, and also playing some role in solving that gets me to wake up excited every day." - Emad Georgy In this episode of The Widest Net, Pamela sits down with Emad Georgy, an experienced and successful technology leader, who has developed a glo...

"We are focused on building a more diverse and inclusive workforce ecosystem to power an equitable future of health. Connecting like minded individuals, equipping them with resources and insights, and then launching them into amazing careers and opportunities." ~ André Blackman In this episode of The Widest Net, Pamela is having a conversation with André Blackman who is the CEO of Onboard Health,...

"I believe in the energetics of what we infuse into the business into our products. As we're creating them, our joy matters."  - Jenny Blake In this episode of The Widest Net, we are excited to have Jenny Blake in the virtual studio! Jenny is an author, podcaster and keynote speaker who specializes in helping you create systems that help your business flow seamlessly.   After 5 years working with...

"I feel like it was so helpful in the span of one month to be participating in some quite different ecosystems, people might have shared values and an ethos of relationship building and being open to partnership. But the specific way in which they did it was quite different."  - Pamela Slim In this episode of The Widest Net, Pamela is continuing walking us through building a highly relational busi...