Guided Goals Podcast #23: Taking Risks with Rick Broida

Rick Broida PodcastHow do you feel about taking risks?

Is there a project you want to launch?

What’s stopping you from jumping in?

Rick Broida joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about taking risks. Rick has written about consumer technology for over 25 years and is the author of CNET’s long-running The Cheapskate blog and The Cheapskate Rules: 21 Easy Money-Saving Tech Secrets. A little over a year ago, he started Trapped in a Room with a Zombie, an escape room located in downtown Detroit

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Guided Goals Podcast #22: Writing a Book with Lena Anani

Lena Anani PodcastHave you considered writing a book?

Want to know how to get started?

Need some inspiration?

Lena Anani joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about writing a book. Lena has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX for her work as the Intuitive Book Coach who works with healers, artists, and coaches and helps them to write, publish, and promote their magic.

Lena talks about “magic” and her writing recommendations, as well as what led her down this path.

Around 2003 Lena started a healing practice and wrote a couple books. When she asked he clients what they wanted to learn next, they asked her to teach them how to write a book. She refers to magic as the laws of attraction and that spiritual connection.

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Guided Goals Podcast #21: Passion Project Benefits with Scott Perry

Scott PerryDo you benefit from your passion project?

Are you still looking to focus your expertise?

Need some tips?

Scott Perry joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about how to make the most of your passion project. Scott founded LA Tech Digest to chronicle LA’s long-overlooked, growing tech scene, and in order to better connect to the area’s top doers in local government, VC, and startup space.

In addition to running the Digest, Scott’s firm Sperry Media handles integrated / experiential / social visual content marketing for clients such as BBC, CBS, Discovery, Fox, Hasbro, MTV, Viacom, Sony, and Universal.

Scott talks about what led him to create the digest and its benefits. Plus, he offers advice for those looking to take their expertise to the next level.

Scott has been a part of the tech space peripherally for the past decade. He has seen the la tech environment come and go in waves, and wanted to start something that would give LA tech its due.

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Guided Goals Podcast #16: Starting Your Startup with Ja-Nae Duane

Ja-Nae DuaneAre you ready to start your startup?

Need some advice?

Want a great way to figure out what needs to be done?

Ja-Nae Duane joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about starting your startup. Ja-Nae is co-author of the Startup Equation, and is helping 1 million entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses by 2020.

Ja-Nae talks about developing your startup, work-life balance, goals and more.

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Guided Goals Podcast #15: Creating the Life You Want with Dr. Michael Lennox

Michael LennoxAre you creating the life you want?

Need some tips to help you find your direction?

How about some advice to set yourself up for success?

Dr Michael Lennox joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about creating the life you want. Michael is a spiritual teacher and author; psychologist, astrologer and internationally renowned expert on dreams and dream interpretation, he considers himself an ambassador to the unconscious mind.

Dreams pretty much mean what you think they mean, Michael says, he just interprets them faster. Dream work led him to astrology. In his mid-30’s he embraced his entire gift and got his masters.

Michael explores how to tap into your dreams, as well as your waking life, to figure out how to be better in touch with yourself and the things you want to do and make them happen.

If you do something you love, it will raise your vibration and elevates what you bring to the rest of the world, Michael says.

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Guided Goals Podcast #14: Twitter with Madalyn Sklar

Madalyn SklarDo you use Twitter for your passion project?

Want to get more out of it?

Are you aiming to connect more and grow your following?

Madalyn Sklar joins us on the Guided Goals podcast, and we’re going to talk about using Twitter for your Passion Project. Madalyn is a top-ranked social media power influencer. blogger. and podcaster. Madalyn offers great tips for getting started, engaging, following, getting followers, and more.

Madalyn has been in online marketing for 20 years, back when it was new and exciting and fun, though not as fun as it is now, she says. She fell in love with it and saw it’s potential. She became one of the first web designers in Houston, Texas, where she lives. She also started an online community for women in music, which is still going strong.

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Guided Goals Podcast #13: Podcasting with Espree Devora

Espree DevoraHave you ever thought about podcasting?

Do you have a story to tell or information to share?

Want to know how to get started?

Espree Devora joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about podcasting. Espree is known as “the Girl who Gets it Done,” and is Communications VP and podcast host at WeAreLATech.

Espree is “in love with podcasting,” which she has been doing since August 2014. The WeLoveLATech podcast, which went live in iTunes September 23, 2014, and hit #2 in the country in New and Noteworthy by the beginning of October, focuses on LA startups. She also has the Women in Tech podcast and the Hello Customer podcast. The theme is startup life and customer experience. It where her heart is and what she enjoys creating content about.

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Guided Goals Podcast #12: Finding your Niche with Howard Brodwin

Howard K Brodwin

Do you have a topic or industry you love?

Want to focus on something specific?

What’s stopping you?

Howard Brodwin joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about finding your niche. Howard is the founder of Sports and Social Change, a cause marketing agency in the sports industry, and he believes that a ball can change the world.

Your sport of choice can be your vehicle to go out and change the world, Howard says.

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Guided Goals Podcast #11: Instagram with Jenn Herman

Jenn HermanHave you explored Instagram?

Want to learn what the fuss is all about?

Ready to get started?

Jenn Herman joins us on the Guided Goals Podcast, and we’re going to talk about using Instagram for your Passion Project. Jenn of Jenn’s Trends is a social media consultant, trainer, and the forefront blogger on Instagram marketing.

Jenn says her blog started out as a passion project, so she had something to do on weekends. Since it was a social media blog, she needed to learn Instagram. When Jenn found there weren’t any good Instagram resources out there, her blog became one. She writes a new blog post once a week and alternates between posts on Instagram and social media posts. She has written more than 100 blog posts about Instagram marketing.

Instagram is a powerful tool to help people grow their business.

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LA Happy Hour – 12/2/15

Step away from the computer (3)LA Writers/Creatives/Entrepreneurs, we’re wrapping up the year with a Happy Hour on Wednesday, December 2, from 6 – 8pm! at The West End.

It’s just a few blocks south of our regular meeting place (2116 Westwood Blvd), and there’s a parking lot just south of the bar. Plus, they have nice Happy Hour specials until 7.  Hope to see you!

RSVP on Facebook.