The Work Talk Show

When you run a successful internet marketing business, host a top-ranked podcast, write books, conduct webinars, have a rich, full personal life and a work history that includes working for Harley Davidson and Tony Robbins, you really can’t fit all of the great things you have to share into a single podcast. This was our struggle this week as the generous and talented Amy Porterfield stopped by Th...

Working together takes on a whole new meaning when you are married as well! Alex and Michelle Schenker lead the Cover Story Media team as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. On top of all of this, their team is located at points throughout the world. So, how does this work? As you can imagine, we had a lot of questions. Luckily, Alex and Michelle had a lot of answers. Learn more a...

Ever have that feeling when your work is overwhelming you? Maybe you need a virtual assistant or VA. What’s a virtual assistant, you say? A great person to answer that question would be Jess Ostroff, this week’s guest on The Work Talk Show. As founder and Director of Calm at Don’t Panic Management, Jess specializes in helping people maximize their work time. We know you’re curious now … Learn more...

As a best-selling author, professional voice actor and radio broadcaster, and consultant to some of the largest corporations in the world, including Microsoft, American Express, and Heineken International, Julien Smith has a lot of irons in the fire. Admittedly, he says that he’s “pretty good at working hard.” He attributes this to his rigorous method of working. Julien was kind enough to share th...

Last week Yahoo! President and CEO Marrisa Mayer made waves when she announced that the tech giant would be discontinuing their telecommuting policy. Talk about a Work Talk moment! Sadly we don’t have Ms. Mayer on the show this week (an invitation still stands) but we have the next best thing. Previous guest and tech CEO Eric Boggs sat down with us to talk about the fallout from Yahoo!’s decision....

As founder and president of Geben Communication, Heather Whaling leads a savvy digital PR firm that earns clients coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and Tech Crunch. She also blogs about public relations at prTini.com and writes for Mashable and AmericanExpress Open Forum. If that’s not enough, Heather’s life is about to get even more complex (more on that in a b...

When it comes to work and productivity, there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach. You have to do what works for you. Eric Boggs knows a thing or two about getting work done. The Argyle Social founder and former CEO works almost exclusively from his email inbox and his mind, with simple rules for keeping track of what’s important. Boggs took a moment to share that with us on this week’...

Four years ago, Craig Jarrow turned his lifelong passion for time management into the blog Time Management Ninja. This community helps people everywhere win the battle against wasted time, disorganization, and other evil things that rear their head in the workplace today. As someone who is a master of managing time, we were honored that Craig allocated some of this scarce resource to share his sec...

In his role heading up global social media for the Online Services Division at Citrix, Justin Levy has a lot to say about how we get work done today. Indeed, his responsibilities at Citrix include serving as editor-in-chief of the company’s off-branded community, Workshifting, which examines many of the issues discussed on this podcast in great detail. We sat down with Justin and talked about how...

Guy Kawasaki is a world-famous author, publisher, and entrepreneur. In fact, his new book is called APE: Author-Publisher-Entrepreneur. In addition to all of this, Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com, co-founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures, and maintains a robust speaking schedule. In the midst of all of this Guy took some time to stop by our virtual studio to talk about how he doe...

Danielle Smith is an extraordinary mommy. Actually, Danielle Smith is the Extraordinary Mommy and primary author/founder of the blog of the same name as well as Danielle Smith Media. The consummate juggler, she also creates video content for sites such as Babble and SheKnows and is the author of Mom Incorporated: A Guide to Business + Baby. While in Las Vegas for NMX, Danielle took some time to ta...

As a strategist, speaker, and writer, Sideraworks CEO Matt Ridings keeps busy running an intensive and visual consultancy helping clients build social businesses. Adding to this is the fact that Ridings and his company are in two different cities, which comes with a unique set of challenges. During the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, Matt took some time to talk with DJ and Nick on structuring a busin...

Jason Falls’ work life has consisted of a multitude of scenarios. From a 9 to 5 agency job, to an independant consultant hopping from coffee shop to home office, to a downtown office with a small team at Social Media Explorer, to his new gig leading digital strategy at CafePress, Falls — like Johnny Cash — has been everywhere, man. From a temporary conference room office overlooking the factory fl...

We are kicking off 2013 with one of the biggest guests in the short history of The Work Talk Show! In this episode we were fortunate enough to be joined by marketing visionary, author, blogger, and entrepreneur Seth Godin. While many are familiar with Godin’s blog, books, and other projects, we wanted to dig deeper and learn how Seth does the work. What followed was an insightful discussion on how...

What happens when it’s the busy week before the holidays? You, our wonderful audience, gets a host show! That’s when DJ and Nick kick back without one of our crazy smart guests and take a look a how the two of us get work done. Going into holiday break with excited kids and home offices is a recipe for some signature work talk moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In addition to a healthy diet of writing, speaking, blogging, and podcasting, Mitch Joel also finds time to serve as president of Twist Image, a digital agency with over 100 employees and two offices in Canada. As a seasoned digital nomad and travel commando, it’s not hard to imagine him as the inspiration for George Clooney’s character in Up in the Air. Mitch does all of this to achieve optimal “...

Peter Shankman has followed a simple rule when it comes to his work — he wants to have fun doing it. From founding Help A Reporter Out (HARO) to being a small business evangelist for Vocus to jumping out of the occasional plane, Shankman does it all with a potent combination of creativity, ADHD, and an unbridled sense of adventure. Before hoping on a plane destined for the other side of the world,...

In his New York Times bestselling book The Talent Code, author Daniel Coyle talks about how the digital age has helped us master skills both better and faster by making models of how people do things accessible via mediums like YouTube and blogs. As you can imagine, this has a big impact on how we work too. In a recent visit to The Work Talk Show, Daniel shared insights on how we’re inventing our...

As the founder and CEO of the integrated marketing communications firm Arment Dietrich, the author of the popular PR blog Spin Sucks, as well as the new book Marketing in the Round, you could say that Gini Dietrich knows how to stay busy. She not only keeps herself occupied, she also leads a growing agency and spends a lot of time “building relationships through her fingertips.” Recently Gini took...

From Duct Tape Marketing to The Referral Engine, John Jantsch has spent his career helping marketers build their businesses. With his latest book The Commitment Engine, he explores the larger issue of how we can make our work worth it — a key topic of discussion on The Work Talk Show. John generously shared how he’s built his own business along the way with tips on working with family, productivit...

How does author and Fortune 500 consultant John Michael Morgan get work done? Two hours at a time, as it turns out. Hailed as “the Chuck Norris of branding,” John has the unique distinction of having worked from home all of his professional life. As such, John has many life hacks and work habits figured out that he was kind enough to share with us. Go ahead and give it a listen. You may discover a...

This week DJ and Nick welcomed Jay Baer to The Work Talk Show’s virtual couch. The Convince & Convert blogger, strategist, speaker, and co-author of The Now Revolution shared his thoughts on working with remote teams, planning his next book, and how he gets work done. His secret? It sounds a lot like the old adage of planning the work and then working the plan. Along the way, Jay also shared sever...

We have a special treat just for you on this week’s LIVE episode of The Work Talk Show. Recorded at the Iowa River Landing as part of the Social Brand Forum, DJ & Nick were joined by none other than MarketingProfs’ Chief Content Officer Ann Handley. In addition to being a best-selling author, speaker, and marketer, Ann also leads the entirely virtual team at MarketingProfs. What tips and tools kee...

This week’s guest joined us from the ski slopes of Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. As Director of Engagement for one of the top tourist destinations, Krista Parry is responsible for building relationships for a business with some extreme peaks in every sense of the word. Before she hit the road on a work/play vacation with the family, Krista spoke with us on not judging, defining success, and e...

In the second installment of our new weekly podcast, we had a great conversation with Chris Brogan. As the President and CEO of Human Business Works, author of books including his new title with Julien Smith The Impact Equation, and a blogger and speaker, Chris has a lot on his plate. Or plates, rather. Recently he took some time to sit down and chat with us about his weekly emails, religion (you...