We Are Speaking Podcast

Season 2, Episode 41 March 11, 2023 President Joe Biden submitted his budget proposal on March 9, 2023, as promised. The Republicans did not. In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the Biden budget proposal and the Republican response. Spoiler alert: Repubs said NO! Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/subscribe

Season 2, Episode #13 Marketing March 8, 2023 In today’s 15-minute episode, I discuss ways you can define and find your ideal clients. You can learn more at the Branding and Marketing Academy , and join our Global CREATIVE Community Facebook Group for further networking opportunities. Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/subscribe

Season 2, Episode 40 March 4, 2023 As we record this episode the metro Detroit area is experiencing 100s of 1000s of people without power—AGAIN. We are also experiencing the rare “thunder snow,” a snowstorm with thunder and lightning. In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the expected and unexpected reasons for so many power outages in the United States. We should be better than this. L...

Season 2, Episode 12 Branding March 1, 2023 In this episode, I discuss how independent authors and creative and solo professionals can effectively design a branding strategy for themselves and their companies. Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/subscribe

Season 2, Episode 39 Politics February 25, 2023 In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss Joe Biden’s surprising and triumphant visit to Kyiv on Monday prior to his speech to the NATO Allies on Tuesday. They also remind people of the 3rd party “lost cause” interference during the 2016 election that allowed Trump to win the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote. Let us know your...

Season 2, Episode 11 Productivity February 22, 2023 (We had some technical difficulties this week! Delays and no music in the audio…) In this episode, I discuss Ivy Lee’s time-proven productivity method: the “6 Most Important Things” list. Adopting this method is sure to make you more effective and efficient every day! Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/subscribe

Season 2, Episode 38 February 18, 2023 Super Bowl LVII was played on Sunday, February 12, 2023. It was an exciting game. The pre-game show included a performance of “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” also known as the '“Black National Anthem” by Emmy award-winning singer and actor Sheryl Lee Ralph. The halftime show featured actual billionaire Rihanna. The right wing went crazy because Black History and...

Season 2, Episode #10 Your Mid-Month Review February 15, 2023 A Mid-Month Review is a review that’s somewhere between a Weekly Review and a Monthly Review and is an important part of planning and productivity. In this 15-minute episode, I discuss why you should do a mid-month review and how to do it in about 30 minutes. Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/subscribe

Season 2, Episode 37 February 11, 2023 This week at the annual State of the Union (SOTU) Address, President Joe Biden showed that he can give it as well as take it. Meanwhile, even House Speaker Kevin McCarthy couldn’t control the classless crazies in the MAGA wing of his caucus. The SOTU response given by Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was so bad, even Steve Bannon said it bo...

Season 2, Episode 10 February 8, 2023 Welcome to Season 2, Episode #10 of the “Find Out In Fifteen” podcast for the Global Creative Community Branding and Marketing Academy ! Enjoy this episode about how and why to write a book yourself, with additional information about my own book, “Branding And Marketing For TheRest Of Us,” which you can view and purchase here . “We Are Speaking” is a reader-su...

Season 2, Episode #36 February 4, 2023 In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the ongoing hypocrisy of today’s Republican party, especially now with the very slim House majority under Barely Speaker Kevin McCarty (R-CA). We also talk about how the Republicans are deliberately conflating the debt ceiling issue. It is not about “spending…” it is about making sure the US fulfills its obliga...

Season 2, Episode 9 February 1, 2023 And we’re BACK! Everything you do, everything you sell, every branding and marketing activity you do, EVERYTHING should be centered on what your prospects, clients, and customers will receive and how they will feel. The podcast is brought to you by our company, the Global Creative Community Branding and Marketing Academy and we are additionally sponsored by our...

Season 2, Episode #35 January 28, 2023 In this 30-minute episode, in preparation for Black History Month that begins on February 1, 2023, Keith and Pam discuss the true meaning of “Critical Race Theory” and “The 1619 Project,” not what the right-wingers have tried to tell us they mean. We also talk about the latest (but unfortunately, not the last) murder of an innocent Black man at the hands of p...

Season 2, Episode #34 January 21, 2023 In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the continuing discussion of reparations for African Americans starting with just before the end of the Civil War up to the present day. For reference, here is the January 17, 2023 “40 Acres and a Mule” article that gives some historical background. The article is free to read until January 23, 2023. Keith and...

Season 2, Episode 32 January 14, 2023 In this week’s 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam first talk about the false equivalency between the classified documents Trump stole from NARA and refused to give back, and the classified documents Biden’s staff found and immediately reported and returned. In the 2nd half of this episode, Keith and Pam discuss the murder of three non-white men at the hands of t...

Season 2, Episode 32 January 7, 2023 Happy New Year! Watching the chaos last week that led to the election of Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the newest Speaker of the House was a lesson in dysfunction and appeasement on the part of the Republican Party, and also a lesson in unity and leadership from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the Democrats. In this 30-minute episode, our first episode fo...

Season 1, Episode 31 December 17, 2022 Happy Holidays and Happy 11th Birthday to our one and only Grandson, Rylee! So many news items this week, but we are discussing the history of journalism in America and the current attempts by some authoritarian wannabees to control journalists. Keith is an award-winning journalist and I started on Twitter in 2008. In this 30-minute episode, our last episode...

Season 1, Episode 8 December 14, 2022 We are in the middle of the very busy holiday season! Hanukkah begins on December 18, Christmas is on December 25, and Kwanzaa begins on December 26. So, what can we do to both relax and stay relatively productive during these last couple of weeks of 2022? The podcast is brought to you by our company, the Global Creative Community Branding and Marketing Academ...

Season 1, Episode 30 December 10, 2022 Happy Holidays! In today’s 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam reminisce about celebrating the holidays when they were children, including the difference between growing up as an only child (Keith) and as one of four sisters (Pam). Celebrating now as “empty-nesters” is quite different. Listen as Keith and Pam talk about joyful things amidst all of the doom and g...

Welcome to Season 1, Episode #7 of the “Find Out In Fifteen” Global Creative Community Podcast. Today is December 7, 2022. When we talk about your “brand” we often relate your brand to the value you bring to your clients and customers, which is very important. However, your brand is also a reflection of you as a person. Who you are is an integral part of your brand. We Are Speaking is a reader-sup...

Season 1, Episode #29 December 3, 2022 In this week’s 30-minute episode of the “We Are Speaking” podcast, Keith and Pam discuss 1) why defending and assisting Ukraine should be important to us as Americans, and 2) the decision by President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to restructure the 2024 primary season, replacing Iowa with South Carolina as the first primary state. Thi...

Season 1, Episode #6 November 16, 2022 Happy National Entrepreneurs’ Day! As creative solopreneurs, many of us may think that the three “super selling days” that officially kick off the holiday selling season may not apply to us, but nothing could be further from the truth! This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Get full access to We Are Speaking at www.wearespeaking.net/sub...

Season 1, Episode #28 November 12, 2022 The 2022 Midterm Elections are almost over. At the time of this podcast episode, the votes in some very close elections are still being counted. But the predicted “Red Wave” turned into a “Red TRICKLE.” In this 30-minute episode, Keith, an experienced and award-winning journalist, and Pam, a retired history teacher, discuss the results of the midterms so far...

Season 1, Episode#5 November 9, 2022 Throughout my more than 14 years as a business coach for creative professionals, I’ve found that many of them have not set up their businesses with the correct legal business structure for maximum legal and financial protection. In this episode, I discuss the four types of legal business structures and which one I recommend for creative professionals. This podc...

Season 1, Episode #27 Saturday, November 5, 2022 As we are recording this episode, it is just three days before Election Day. In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the dystopian plans the Republicans have to destroy our democracy and install permanent minority rule, what’s going on with Twitter, our new Substack Chat Room, and why we should continue to support Ukraine. This podcast is b...