
Networking and Marketing Made Simple
This LinkedIn-focused podcast is dedicated to giving entrepreneurs, business coaches, those with high-ticket offerings, and online business owners quick, easy, and effective tips on how to grow their business, brand, and bank accounts using LinkedIn.
If Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are getting you engagement but not sales for your business, it's time to consider leveraging the top social media platform for converted sales and organic engagement: LinkedIn!
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2024 • 13min
LinkedIn's New Weekly Sharing Tracker
New LinkedIn Feature Alert...
As LinkedIn always does, they constantly seek to help us grow personally and professionally.
This new LinkedIn feature helps us do just that!
It's called the "LinkedIn Weekly Sharing Tracker".
It focuses on 3 things:
1. Creating Content
2. Contributing To Collaborative Articles
3. Engaging With Your Audience
Don't forget to take my LinkedIn Scorecard Assessment to find out what you need the most help with regarding your LinkedIn strategy.
Take the assessment here: https://www.magpaiassessments.com/4124/0

Jun 27, 2024 • 29min
Is PR Needed For Business Success?
Mickie Kennedy founded eReleases 24 years ago to help small businesses, authors, and startups increase visibility and credibility through tier-1 press release distribution. He lives in the Baltimore area.
Mickie has created a free video Master Class on how to create a winning PR strategy based on the PR campaigns of his most successful clients: https://www.ereleases.com/plan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/publicity/
https://www.facebook.com/ereleases.press.release.distribution
https://www.instagram.com/ereleasespr/
https://www.ereleases.com
Take my free LinkedIn Scorecard Assessment here:
https://www.magpaiassessments.com/4124/0

4 snips
Jun 24, 2024 • 19min
Leveraging LinkedIn Poll Questions To Drive Sales Into Your Business
For any business, market research is essential to determine what your ideal client is struggling with, needs help with, or wants a fix.
Asking the right questions can lead to the right answers and help you create additional content based on what the poll questions reveal.
Here are the 3 best ways to leverage LinkedIn Poll Questions:
1. Ask Yes Or No Questions
2. Post A Poll 1x Per Week In A Relevant Group You Are In
3. Direct Message 3-5 People Per Week That Vote In Your Poll
Take my free LinkedIn business assessment here:
https://www.magpaiassessments.com/4124/0

Jun 20, 2024 • 27min
Is Your Digital Marketing Strategy Hurting Your Business?
Have you ever thought your digital marketing might be hurting your business?
You are not “breaking through the noise”, you are just adding to it.
Perhaps you are not “one funnel away”. Maybe that funnel is stopping the big fish you want.
Our guest today has a refreshingly new view. Tom Schwab asks you to consider that you are just One Conversation Away.
That’s his experience and that data working with over one thousand leading brands as the Chief Evangelist Officer at Interview Valet.
If you want a rich life and a profitable business, Tom believes you are one conversation away.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamtomschwab/
https://www.facebook.com/IAmTomSchwab
https://www.instagram.com/iamtomschwab/
https://interviewvalet.com/
Take my LinkedIn Scorecard Assessment here:
https://www.magpaiassessments.com/4124/0

Jun 17, 2024 • 13min
Why You Should Be Pre-Scheduling Your LinkedIn Content
In this episode, Nancy and I talk about the importance of pre-scheduling your social media content, especially if you are leading with any of the major social platforms, including LinkedIn.
It frees up so much of your time and allows you to focus on the things that are most important to you.
If you ever wondered what you needed help with on LinkedIn, go take my LinkedIn Scorecard Assessment here:
https://www.magpaiassessments.com/4124/0

Jun 13, 2024 • 24min
What Type Of Advertising Works For Business Growth
Mary Ann Pruitt is the CEO and President at Mosaic Media, a collection of media-buying experts and creative strategists who negotiate, purchase, and monitor advertising space and airtime.
Mary Ann started her career in media by working as a senior sales executive for some of the nation’s largest media outlets. After discovering her talent and love for all things
media strategy, she founded Mosaic to provide niche expert experience to agencies and marketing departments nationwide.
Her hard work and savvy strategy skills have led Mosaic to growth year over year and expanded her impact as an industry leader in traditional, digital, and everything in between.
Reflecting this is a 2020 award from Cynopsis Media naming her as a Top Woman in Media. Mary Ann has helped develop effective marketing strategies for agencies of all sizes, small businesses, service businesses, private educational institutions, and legal and professional services businesses, along with many others. She is passionate about passing on the experience that she has gained to eager professionals looking for actionable marketing tips.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryann-pruitt
https://mosaic.agency/team/
Check out my LinkedIn Accelerator Group Coaching Program here:
https://cart.thetimetogrow.com/linkedin-accelerator-group-program/

Jun 10, 2024 • 26min
Did You Build The Wrong Network Of Connections On LinkedIn?
As the saying goes, your network is always directly correlated to your net worth.
I have always invested much time, energy, and effort into building the best online Rolodex of connections, especially on LinkedIn.
In this episode, I explain how one connection led to an epic collaboration of like-minded individuals looking to up-level themselves, their relationships, and their businesses.
Don't forget to sign up for my FREE LinkedIn workshop that begins today at 1 pm EST:
https://networkacademy.kartra.com/page/amateurtoexpertlinkedin

Jun 6, 2024 • 24min
How To Better Manage Your Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service Activities
Kevin Dean is the CEO and President of ManoByte. He founded the company in 2007 and has been in charge of helping each of our clients get results.
ManoByte is a technology company that sets up, configures, and administers software that enables companies to manage their sales, marketing, and customer service activities.
We power business intelligence through the implementation of HubSpot CRM.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjdean/
https://www.facebook.com/ManoByte/
https://www.instagram.com/manobyte/
https://www.manobyte.com/
Don't forget to register for my FREE LinkedIn workshop here:
https://networkacademy.kartra.com/page/amateurtoexpertlinkedin

Jun 3, 2024 • 13min
The 3 Best Uses Of The LinkedIn Featured Content Section
In today's episode, we will dive into the 3 best uses of the LinkedIn Featured Content Section:
1. External Book/Podcast/Website Link
2. Feature Your LinkedIn Newsletter To Increase Subscribers
3. Lead Magnet/Calendar Link To Book A Call
Don't forget to sign up for my FREE LinkedIn worship that begins on June 10th:
https://networkacademy.kartra.com/page/amateurtoexpertlinkedin

May 30, 2024 • 28min
Making Your Brand Come Alive, and Accelerating Your Impact
Rich Kozak is the visionary founder and CEO of RichBrands, guiding people today in "Making Your Brand Come Alive, and Accelerating Your Impact!".
Rich's deep background in marketing and branding reflects his nearly two-decades-long exciting career as a global branding executive with partners in 21 countries, guiding companies to evolve and re-shape their brands. During his 40+ years of experience including sales and marketing for a Fortune 50 company, marketing research, product management, business development, and then deep immersion in branding and re-branding, Rich has passionately shaped brands and their language for companies across hundreds of industries.
Rich served the marketing profession as an award-winning President of the American Marketing Association (AMA) in Southern California and as V.P. of Business Marketing on the elected Board of Directors of the AMA International.
Today, Rich's emerging company, RichBrands, guides and activates individuals and businesses who are determined to make significant impacts on other people and the world, making their brand uniquely come alive, building a strong platform for their business or personal
brand, and often helping them step into living their purpose.
As a passionate speaker, Rich inspires business entrepreneurs on How to take the action that gives their brand the clarity and alignment that are missing. He also enables entrepreneurs, with powerful life skills, including teenage entrepreneurs, As a consultant, Rich holds Certifications in Global Branding and training Mastery, Certified Trainer, and Master Coach of Neuro-Linguistics Programming and Timeline.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richkozakrichbrands/
https://www.facebook.com/richbrandsrk
https://www.instagram.com/impactdrivenbrands/
https://richbrands.org/
Don't forget to register for my free LinkedIn workshop here:
https://networkacademy.kartra.com/page/amateurtoexpertlinkedin