Empowered Publicity

In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic of THE POWER OF ENOUGH: In a world where business success is often measured by scale, what does it mean to say, "This is enough"? This discussion explores what happens when we decide to scale in unconventional ways -- or decide not to “scale” at all. This conversation [...] The post The Power of ‘Enough’: Rethinking Growth for Lifestyle Businesses appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic of Uncommon Success Metrics: What are the markers of success if you take MONEY out of the mix These roundtable conversations have centered on moments in business owners’ lives when things aren’t going exactly as planned. And usually that comes back to revenue goals. It’s a metric we [...] The post Beyond Profit: Different ways of measuring success and what are the metrics that go beyond money appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic of Radical Transparency: What SHOULD business owners share and what SHOULD we have permission to keep private? In a society that relishes “behind the scenes” the so-called “dish” and purported “reality...” we’re being called upon to be REAL but is REAL what the world really wants? It’s true [...] The post Radical Transparency: What SHOULD business owners share and what SHOULD we have permission to keep private? appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic of getting guidance --  When SHOULD you have a mentor or a coach and when is the right time to go it alone...and that strange and confusing time when has a mentor led you astray? This is a conversation about getting clear about what you don’t know -- [...] The post To Be Guided or Not to Be Guided By a Mentor appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

In this episode we’re tackling the topic of Emotional Labor, On the Clock (in managing clients) and Off the Clock, the extra responsibility we carry...and what happens when you are just DONE bearing that burden. Emotional Labor is the unrecognized and surreptitious activity of having to tend or support or manage the interpersonal emotional engagements [...] The post Emotional Labor, On the Clock and Off the Clock appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

There’s something that happens to us when we’re not seeing the “real” stuff that each other is going through. We start to feel alone. Have you ever felt that way? Alone in your challenge? I experienced this early in my entrepreneurial life. And this theme started repeating itself last year, when everything felt so challenging. [...] The post Personality Management: Clients, Employees and Boundaries appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

There’s something that happens to us when we’re not seeing the “real” stuff that each other is going through. We start to feel alone. Have you ever felt that way? Alone in your challenge? I experienced this early in my entrepreneurial life. And this theme started repeating itself last year, when everything felt so challenging. [...] The post Negotiation and Assertiveness appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

There’s something that happens to us when we’re not seeing the “real” stuff that each other is going through. We start to feel alone. Have you ever felt that way? Alone in your challenge? I experienced this early in my entrepreneurial life. And this theme started repeating itself last year, when everything felt so challenging. [...] The post The Energy in your Workplace appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

There’s something that happens to us when we’re not seeing the “real” stuff that each other is going through. We start to feel alone. Have you ever felt that way? Alone in your challenge? I experienced this early in my entrepreneurial life. And this theme started repeating itself last year, when everything felt so challenging. [...] The post Welcoming Failure and the Up-and Down-sides of Resilience appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

There’s something that happens to us when we’re not seeing the “real” stuff that each other is going through. We start to feel alone. Have you ever felt that way? Alone in your challenge? I experienced this early in my entrepreneurial life. And this theme started repeating itself last year, when everything felt so challenging. [...] The post Wandering in the Dark: How to Deal When You Know Something Has to Change appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Welcome to The Strategy of Change Roundtables -- brought to you by Empowered Publicity.  In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic of Redefining our value and reclaiming our worth... This conversation is about money...it’s about getting older...it’s about accruing experience...and it’s about creating a new relationship with your worth and your business... It’s also about [...] The post Owning Your Value and Reclaiming Your Worth appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

  Welcome to The Strategy of Change Roundtables!  I’m so excited to have a team of prolific, savvy, and experienced business owners on our panel. In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic:  Need a New Crew: What happens when you’re not supported anymore, by team, colleagues or family. Rebuilding your sphere of influence. This conversation [...] The post Need a New Crew: What happens when you’re not supported anymore, by team, colleagues or family. Rebuilding your sphere of influence. appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Welcome to the new series The Strategy of Change Roundtables and Solocasts brought to you by Empowered Publicity.   Where I am committed to bring you the realness! That’s what the series is all about, a series of real conversations about the challenges of business ownership Conversations about the change inside your business. Today’s episode is [...] The post [Solocast] Strategy of Change – How to Pivot When You’ve Plateaued appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Welcome to The Strategy of Change Roundtables!  I’m so excited to have a team of prolific, savvy, and experienced business owners on our panel. In today’s conversation we’re tackling the topic:  How to Pivot When You've Plateaued, Confronting What No Longer Works and Finding a Path Forward This conversation features: Jennifer Hutton, Dr. JPop, Pediatric [...] The post How to Pivot When You’ve Plateaued and Pave a Path Forward appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Welcome to the new series The Strategy of Change Roundtables and Solocasts.  Where I am committed to bring you the realness! Real conversations of the challenges of business ownership that no one is talking about.  And because they are not front and center, when we do face these challenges, we feel like there is something [...] The post [Solocast] The Strategy of Change – Gifts of Contraction appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

I'm so excited to debut our first-ever Roundtable conversation on The Gifts of Contraction and the Challenges of Expansion. This conversation features: Darla Powell: founder of Wingnut Social, social media management agency for interior designers Vanessa Alzate: founder of Anchored Training, an instructional design agency Ashley Manzi: partner of MELD family law and author of [...] The post Gifts of Contraction and the Challenges of Expansion: Strategy of Change Roundtable appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

She's back!! After a lot of soul-searching and WAITING for the strike of inspiration, I have found THE WAY to revive the podcast in a way that serves the audience, YOU, and my mission to be REAL even while being "fit for a close-up" business owner. The Strategy of Change roundtables invite leaders from all [...] The post Strategy of Change – New Roundtable Series Hosted by Amanda Berlin appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Today, I bring you an honest and insightful conversation about the unexpected journey to create my signature program with all the mistakes, evolutions, and triumphs I experienced along the way.  It is important for me to give you a "behind the scenes" view of what it took to launch this signature [...] The post [Solocast] What To Listen To Next…Hitting Pause on Empowered Publicity appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Rachel Ngom is the host of the She’s Making an Impact Podcast. She is a business and lead-generation expert, helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs create more freedom and drive more traffic, leads, and sales through Pinterest, blogging, and passive income streams. Rachel went from being on food stamps with negative $400 in her checking account to a [...] The post How to Authentically Serve While Building a High-Earning Business appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Mridu (Mri-thu) Parikh is "The Stress Squasher." As a productivity coach, speaker, and founder of Life Is Organized, she has taught thousands of female small business owners simple ways to wake up with a plan… take control of their distractions… and drop overwhelm with ease. Results include a 300% increase in strategic time, 10 hours [...] The post Why Messaging Requires Attention and Iteration appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.