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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSSo we are talking to Kathy Borkoski today who in my opinion is the true definition of an entrepreneur. She focuses on building solutions to problems business owners face. We connected because I was researching proposal software for a client and previous podcast guest Kristen Kavanaugh …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSIn the last episode of the podcast I made mention that the media is the gift that keeps on giving these days. There is so much going on for LGBT equality its hard to keep up with. Today I am going to give you an update …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSSo we are talking to Leanne Pittsford today who is a woman of many titles – she is an entrepreneur, risk taker and a queer and women’s rights leader. She is also the CEO & founder of Start Somewhere, which helps organizations with their online presences …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSWelcome to episode #27 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast! This episode is going to look at Duck Dynasty, A&E and Cracker Barrel as a case study that you can learn from. I am going to frame up the whole conversation by breaking …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSWelcome to episode #26 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast! You’ll note that I made a few changes to the podcast artwork to the left here. Rather than calling my interviews ‘Expert Interviews’ I have changed it to ‘Storytelling with…’ The more I …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #25 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! Today is a 2013 year in review. We’ll talk about all that happened for LGBT equality in 2013 as well as some of my personal and business key lessons I learned …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #24 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast. In this episode  I talk with Candice Czubernat the founder of The Christian Closet. We talk about the intersection of being Christian and LGBT and the struggle folks have with it. …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #23 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! Today is a shorter episode than usual as I just want to talk for a few minutes about what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving. I wish you all a wonderful …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #22 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! You’ll hear the story of Joanne Sprague, the Re-Founder & CEO of Friendfactor the “LGBT Rights Organization for Straight Friends.” Listen to the podcast, and sign up to participate in the …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #21 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! You’ll hear the story of filmmaker, Jodi Savitz. You’ll hear her story as an invisible feminine lesbian and her current documentary project, “Girl on Girl.” Below are the items mentioned in …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSHave a listen to episode #20 of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! You’ll hear a communications related near disaster after I attended a conference last week to speak about just that – avoiding communications disasters! You’ll also hear from Andrea Hays the Director …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS After hearing so much chatter about the CEO of Barilla Pasta and his anti-gay remarks, I have my own thoughts on this. I take a different angle than you may expect and share it all in today’s podcast.           To listen …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSTo listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today! Below are the items mentioned in this episode of the podcast. The Rainbow Times Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Boston Pride …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSThis was a great interview to do with Beverly Winters. She’s an amazing woman with some really concrete wisdom gathered from her eclectic background. I hope you enjoy this episode and please I encourage you to leave a comment below. Below are the items mentioned in …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS This was a fun podcast to record. It’s a great conversation between Mike and Maria Keiser, and myself. We have two main takeaways for this conversation. 1) The benefit of having a trusted group of peer advisors. 2) The power of knowing your own strengths …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS  This is an interview like no other. LGBT blogger and podcaster, Paul Collanton and I sat down and he turned the tables on me and asked me many of the same questions I asked him as part of “30 Days – 30 Voices…” This interview …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSListen to this interview with small business internet marketing expert, Mike Brooks. We talk about knowing your target market, the advantages of Facebook and much, much more! Below are the items mentioned in this episode of the podcast: Nuclear Chowder Marketing Nuclear Chowder Online Marketing for …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS In this episode of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast we talk about the implications DOMA, ENDA and Prop 8 all have on your marketing efforts within your business. Marriage Equality is here for many so you’ll learn how to adapt your marketing …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Expert Interview with Selisse Berry of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates San Francisco, California    To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Kevin Letourneau of Go Out Loud Salem, Massachusetts   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being interviewed …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS  Storytelling with Dan Nilsen of Bishop-McCann Kansas City, Missouri Links mentioned in the show: Bishop McCann Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce – Kansas City Area The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Good to Great: Why Some …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Rony Tennenbaum | Business Owner and Jewelery Designer New York City, New York   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!   Want to see who …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Tonie Snell of 925 Hire Cleveland, Ohio Links mentioned in the show: 925 Hire Snitch.name Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cleveland Business News Google Business Products  Knack.it Listen to the episode by clicking the play button below! Would your prefer to read the transcript than …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Kristen Hickey of Supplier Diversity Manchester, CT   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being interviewed for …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Expert Interview with Victoria Fulkerson of National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Washington D.C.   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!   Want to see who else is being …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Deb Prior of Liberty Tax Hartford, Connecticut Links mentioned in the show: DOMA: Defense of Marriage Act CABO – Connecticut’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce Liberty Tax Facebook Inspired Gardens and Landscapes Facebook page Books Mentioned: The Age Wave: How The Most Important Trend …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Expert Interview with Paul Collanton III of Gay Ambition Blog Denver, Colorado   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSStorytelling with Evan Urbania of ChatterBlast Media Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Links mentioned in the show: ChatterBlast Independence Business Alliance – Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce LGBT Community Centers Directory ChatterBlast twitter.com/TheUrbanian twitter.com/ChatterBlast Listen to the episode by clicking the play button …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Valerie Clark of the Greater Boston Business Council and Tsipora Consulting Plymouth, MA   Links mentioned in the show: Sadler Financial Greater Boston Business Council 3 Reasons you should never say Homosexual blog post Books Mentioned: Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In The E-Myth …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Dennis Velco, Owner of LinkedIn’s largest LGBT Group Columbus, Ohio   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!   Want to see who else is being …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Robin McHaelen of True Colors Hartford, Connecticut   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being interviewed for …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Matt Skallerud of Pink Banana Media New York City, New York Links mentioned in the show: Travel Gay Canada  California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce  National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce International Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce  Out & Equal Workplace …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Jim Koury of Diversity Rules Magazine Oneonta, New York   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Sara Calabro who is a Content Strategist Portland, Oregon   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Trung Tieuof PepsiCo Chicago, Illinois   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!       Want to see who else is being interviewed for this …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSStorytelling with Meghan Freed of Freed Marcroft Law Hartford, Connecticut  Links mentioned in the show: The Colin McEnroe Show, WNPR: Divorce In 2013. Gay people face complications, and cases of collaborative divorce are rising. Steve Jobs Biography Freed Marcroft You can get in touch with Meghan here: Facebook …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSLinks mentioned in today’s episode: Corporate Equality Index Buying for Workplace Equality 2013 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Human Rights Campaign Listen to the episode by clicking the play button below! Would you prefer to read the transcript rather than …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Brad Sears of The Williams Institute at the UCLA, School of Law Los Angeles, California   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!   Want to …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Jill Nelson of the INUS Group Portland, OR | Vancouver, WA Links mentioned in the show: Portland Area Business Association The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Evolutionaries: Transformational Leadership: The Missing Link in Your Organizational Chart …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Danie Fineman of Keller Williams Realty Hartford, Connecticut Links mentioned in the show: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Equality Homes CT GayRealEstate.com Pink Pages GayRealtyNetwork.com Human Rights Campaign What the heck is an LGBT Chamber of Commerce? CABO: …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Matt Luginbuhl from the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Aetna Hartford, Connecticut Links mentioned in the show: Aetna Out & Equal Connecticut Community Marketing Inc. LGBT data points National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) The Williams Institute, UCLA Law School …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSStorytelling with Dawn Ackerman of Out Smart Office Solutions San Francisco, California/Seattle, Washington Links mentioned in the show: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (LAGLCC) Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) EcoToner Office Depot Tier One Supplier Diversity Partner 10th Annual NGLCC National Business & Leadership …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Richard Oceguera of Richard Oceguera Coaching New York City, New York Links mentioned in the show: Convert your Community to Cash: Monetize your Connections National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce New York Merchant Mart USA Greater New York Steering Committee – Human …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Tony Ferraiolo of  Tony Ferraiolo Coaching New Haven, Connecticut  Links mentioned in the show: The Genderbread Person What is Cisgender? IPEC Coaching But You Don’t Look Gay… The Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom If I’m not lesbianed you can’t be transgendered… http://tonyferraiolo.com/  Listen …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Sam McClure of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Washington D.C. Links mentioned in the show: National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) NGLCC National Business & Leadership Conference But You Don’t Look Gay… Green Eggs & Ham Oh, the …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Bree Gotsdiner of Publicly Related Orlando, Florida   To listen to this audio podcast please click the play button on the left above. Or subscribe to the free podcast in iTunes today!     Want to see who else is being interviewed for …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSExpert Interview with Jennifer Brown of Jennifer Brown Consulting New York City, New York Links mentioned in the show: The Manhattan Jazz Transfer National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) NGLCC National Business & Leadership Conference Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Out & Equal Workplace …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS In this 12th episode of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast I give you a sneak peek at what to expect from the “30 Days – 30 Voices – Stories from America’s LGBT Business Leaders” June pride month project.   In celebration of …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSIn this episode of the podcast we talk about the shift from diversity to inclusion. We discuss supplier diversity and the many opportunities it presents for your business. And we talk about multiple ‘wins of the week’ for both my business and several listeners of this podcast. …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSListen to Justin Nelson, co-founder of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), share valuable insights on business and equality. I had a chance to talk with him and get his inspiring answers to the set of questions below. Listen to this podcast to …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSIn this episode of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast I give you an inside look at the upcoming ‘30 Days – 30 Voices – Stories from America’s LGBT Business Leaders’ podcast project that goes live on June 1st! I share a couple of …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Listen to this great (and entertaining) interview with Heather Cox as we discuss – • Supplier Diversity • LGBT Business Certification • Certification as a marketing tool • Buying from each other I had a chance to sit down with Heather Cox of Certify My …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS In this episode of the podcast we cover three specific listener questions about marketing to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community! This episode answers the following 3 questions submitted by listeners and readers… Question #1 comes from a voice mail from Lisa: “I am …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSI had a chance to sit down with Laura Davis of Yahoo! News recently and ask her a series of questions around same sex marriage, Proposition 8 and the economic impact of the LGBT wedding industry. Below are the questions I asked her. Hit the play …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS   In this podcast I play a 35 second snippet of podcast episode #004 which was an Expert Interview with Jennifer Brown. You can listen to the full length episode here.   30 Days/30 Voices Interview with Jennifer Brown    Listen to the episode by …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS I had a chance to sit down with Jennifer Brown recently and ask her a series of thought provoking questions. She gave us honest and thought provoking answers in return. We catch a glimpse into her world as an entrepreneur in the diversity and inclusion …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSOn this episode of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast we are talking about the basics of marketing and how to leverage your status as an LGBT business owner. I’d like to first say thank you so much for listening to the show. I …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS What exactly is LGBT? We’re talking the basics today on this episode of the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy podcast! This podcast is dedicated to teaching you how to do business with and marketing to the LGBT community. There is no better place to …

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Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Listen to the episode by clicking the play button below!   This first episode of the podcast is short just about 11 minutes. It’s really just an introduction to what the Gay Business & Marketing Made Easy Podcast is all about, a brief intro of …