Joel Freund signed up for Linkedin when he was asked to join a startup technology company and found that it opened up many doors for him. He started helping others with Linkedin and eventually opened his own company, Fluex Media, which has scaled past seven figures. He believes that authenticity is key on Linkedin and encourages people to share their stories to create relationships and trust. He also recommends having a conversation with clients to get to know them and their story before writing content in their voice.

They say talk is cheap—but podcasting is currently a billion-dollar business. Alex is joined by veteran broadcaster Joe Pardavila, who has produced over ten thousand hours of audio content over the course of his career in podcasting and terrestrial radio. Pardavila reveals how you can create the kind of conversations that draw both audiences and applause. 

AGPR can create and conduct an affordable online #survey for your business, brand, or organization. No need for you to do it yourself or take up an expensive software purchase. Just leave it to us.

Accessibility is sometimes seen as a dirty word for many business leaders hoping to appeal to a quality market. After all, it’s nice to think that your brand only serves the brightest and best clients with the best means and the potential for enduring loyalty. Of course, for some companies this is the entire business model, as for brands like Rolex or Rolls Royce, exclusivity is baked into the culture and luxury quality of the product at hand. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with this.

Dan Cumberland is on a mission to help bootstrapped entrepreneurs avoid burnout. Having hit the bottom before, he’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs get the insights they need to recalibrate their work/life balance, so they have the energy and motivation to keep going.

In this candid discussion, Dan and Alex talk about their own burnout experiences and ways to course correct to run their respective companies without burning out moving forward.

With 33.2 million small businesses around, there is no denying that every company serving a niche market has a tremendous opportunity to thrive. You can do the same for your establishment if you follow the necessary steps. A loyal customer base that values the unique products or services only you can provide can yield significant results for your business. Becoming the go-to provider for a specific group of customers willing to pay a premium for quality and value will also prove beneficial. With these four tips, you can achieve that vision and grow your profits in a niche market.

Rob Dubin gives back by teaching courses in employee happiness which increase engagement, reduce resignations and combat quiet quitting.  Rob combines lessons learned while sailing around the world with the science of human happiness to deliver sound strategies you can implement immediately to better relate to your teams and become happier.

Tony Kitchens is a speaker, author, and entrepreneur who has experienced highs and lows in both his personal life and his business. He believes that everyone can change their perspective on fear, pain, and current circumstances and use them as fuel to create an amazing life. Tony is the author of a book entitled “The Gift of Pain.”

Season 7 starts with Dick Grove, CEO and founder of INK Inc. Public Relations, which bills itself as “PR without the BS.” In 1997, the Kansas City-based Grove launched INK, notable for being one of the first to utilize a remote PR team (CNN profiled him at the time) and a unique “Pay for Performance” client model – both of which continue today.