Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd

Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. Carlton is an entertaining, tell-like-it-is speaker who speaks extensively (and passionately) about public speaking. In this episode, she explains all the wonderful benefits and advantages that public speaking provides; as well as the opportunities available to the women in her community.

To learn more about Bobbie, go to her website:

innovationwomen.com

or follow her on Linkedin:

linkedin.com/in/bobbiecarlton

Sara Davenport is an award-winning TV anchor, who spent decades on-air with different NBC stations across the US. While the Houston-based journalist loved being a TV anchor, she missed being home to see her children grow up. Sara knew in her heart that it was time to pivot and design a life that she loved. Sara is an entrepreneur, she freelances with various true-crime shows, She is a Linkedin Marketing Expert, an on-camera coach for Fortune 500 companies and business entrepreneurs.  On this episode, Sara talks about her experience of working in smaller and larger corporate environments, the treatment of managers and the effect on quality of life.  

To learn more about Sara, go to her website:  

saradavenport.net  

or follow her on Linkedin:  

linkedin.com/in/sara-davenport-journalist  

Jerry Bui is a Keynote Speaker, Expert Witness and Managing Director at a large consulting firm where he has over 20 years of experience assisting clients with technology-related aspects of investigations. He has testified in over 15 civil matters, and his clients include major companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and tech industries. Jerry specializes in leading complex electronic discovery efforts and conducting forensic examinations of computers. He also regularly helps clients respond to government subpoenas and requests from opposing parties, and has testified as an expert witness on topics including spoliation, e-discovery procedures, and theft of trade secret information.  Jerry was recently invited into the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program and has a fantastic and funny TikTok and LinkedIn presence.

To learn more about Jerry, go to his website:

linktr.ee/4n6expert

or follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybui/

Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek is a Chief Marketing Officer, Speaker and Author.  As CMO, Michelle leads Skillsoft’s global marketing. Her brand evangelism is building a vibrant community of passionate learners. With 25+ years experience, Michelle’s personal mission is supporting women’s advancement in business. Prior to Skillsoft, she served as CMO of IBM Watson and the global head of marketing for The Weather Company. A prolific speaker and podcast host, she’s authored countless papers, championed DEI through free “Leadercamps,” and taught courses on the Pink Pandemic and Public Speaking. She’s currently a driving force as Skillsoft becomes an industry leader in sustainability and corporate responsibility. Michelle is also a founding member of CMO Huddles.
To learn more about Michelle, follow her on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebb/

Rich “Trigger” Bontrager is all about making people shine on camera.  He works with speakers, entrepreneurs, coaches and business owners and teaches media skills, dynamic speaking, how to build engaging virtual events, building confidence, your brand and image.  Rich has been in broadcasting for 30 years and is the CEO of Rock the Stage Media.  He is the creator and host of How To Rock the Stage Show, airing live each Wednesday night. Rich hosts the National Speakers Association (NSA) podcaster, author forums, and the new NSA LIVE show Behind the Stage. Entrepreneurs, executives, and speakers hire Rich to unleash their brand authority by learning media-savvy skills that help them shine on camera and stage.

To learn more about Rich, go to his website:

rockthestagemedia.com/

Or you can follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-trigger-bontrager-presentationcoach/

Erin Brown got her start in NYC pedaling Xerox equipment while moonlighting as a stand up comic. Four day jobs, a handful of TV & radio commercials, and countless comedy performances later, Erin headed to Hollywood and began crashing events with her personal red carpet doing tongue & cheek interviews.   This stunt evolved into an award-winning web series ‘Hot on the Red Carpet’ which featured some pretty famous faces.  

Today Erin is the CEO of her own company, Hot Red Carpet, where she helps people supercharge the vibe of their events with customized and unforgettable ‘hot red carpet’ experiences including  live and virtual emcee performance, Survey Sayz – a high energy and engaging team building game, one-on-one confidence coaching, and speaking appearances.   

Stress causes 80 percent of illness, so all of Erin’s work centers on increasing the levity of any occasion adding value that feels good. She encourages everyone to stop and notice the daily Red Carpet moments.  

To learn more about Erin, go to her website:  https://hotredcarpet.com

Or you can follow her on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-brow…

Morgan Ingram is a sales rep who happens to be a sales coach that coaches sales teams how to use modern-sales techniques that bolster pipeline, leverage social media, schedule net new accounts and cold call with confidence. He is the host of the podcast and YouTube Channel called The SDR Chronicles, with more than 100 videos providing SDRs and sales reps with motivation, advice, and tactics for their sales journey.

His work has been featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, the Hubspot blog, and the Harvard Business Review. Morgan has trained top companies like Snowflake, Zoom and Salesforce to evolve their prospecting game to schedule meetings.

He was named a “Top Sales Voice” by LinkedIn in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

To learn more about Morgan, you can follow him on Linkedin:  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganjingram/

How do you go from Undercover Prostitute to Empowerment Speaker and Trainer for leaders? After a debilitating accident that forced Diane to slow down led Diane to find her grit.  She had to shed her undercover persona both in work and in life and through a series of terrible experiences she discovered her true power. 

Diane is a consultant, speaker, podcaster, trainer and coach dedicated to helping people access everything they already have within themselves. Diane formed her own company called SPAlife-  Spa stands for Seek Power Always. She has a masters degree in HR Management and certification as a Life Coach.

To learn more about Diane, you can go to her website:

https://dianehalfman.com

or you can follow her on Linkedin:  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianehalfman/

Rebecca Ahmed is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

To learn more about Rebecca, you can go to her website:

https://energeticimpact.com

or you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-ahmed-802a9514/

Want to learn how to take your sales, investor, or elevator pitches from trash to straight CASH?  Or have your prospects throwing money at you every time you open your mouth? 

Then, it’s time to learn how to convert conversations into currency with the Pitch Queen, Precious L. Williams. Her company, Perfect Pitches by Precious, teaches you the tools and tenacity to pitch with power, sell with storytelling, and develop a masterful mindset for communication.

Precious is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion. She has also been featured on “Shark Tank,” CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, the movie “LEAP.”

Her current clients include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, NBCUniversal, Federal Reserve Bank, Intuit Quickbooks, Yelp, Harvard University, and more. Precious is a dynamic international professional speaker, effective corporate trainer and 4X bestselling author.

To learn more about Precious, you can go to her websites:

https://perfectpitchesbyprecious.com

Perfect Pitch Group

or you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/precious-l-williams/