Have Pat Benatar, Hoda Kotb, Vicki Gunvalson, Peggy Post or Erin Brockovich ever filed a restraining order against you?
Brockovich & Jones No. No. Let me check. Never would. And not yet!
Be serious—are you really afraid of bunnies?
There’s a serious answer to this oft-asked harebrained question. (Get it?!) Yes, I am horrified by all members of the lagomorph community; however, I’m also an advocate for facing your fears. As a card-carrying leporiphobe, I have a “fear” that enjoys hopping and terrorizing small children every Easter, and one that can rip my
Do you have a favorite quote or motto?
Jones & Orman have so many favorite quotes from my interviews, but this comment from Suze Orman haunts me — in a GOOD way: “Every new moment you spend with anybody and anything has to be a new moment and not just a recreation of the past.” When it comes to how
What sort of coaching and business training services do you offer? Do you target groups or individuals?
I’ve taught public speaking and positive communication to corporate clients and non-profit organizations, but I have also worked with individuals seeking to improve their personal brand: leadership, written and verbal communication, self-actualization and self-expression. As the ability to “think on your feet” is essential in all business settings, I include a healthy dose of
How do you differentiate yourself as a speaker? What topics do you discuss?
To begin, I have been on stage most of my life — primarily in comedic roles. Being in front of an audience is “home” for me. And I have been in countless conference and seminar audiences — bored out of my mind — because the speaker did not customize the presentation to the audience.
How do these interviews impact your business and how can they benefit me?
Fager & Jones Since so many have decided their job is to criticize, I chose to go in the opposite direction and look for the BEST in others. I also found a kindred spirit in 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, who told me: “We are all made up of positive and negative. We
How do you get so many well-known people to agree to talk to you?
Jones & Post Preparation. Creative thinking. Concise, thoughtful emails and voicemails. Employing an almost superhuman level of patience. And finally, authenticity juxtaposed against Erin Brockovich’s favorite word: stick-to-itiveness. And yes, name-dropping helped a lot, too! Though this was not part of an elaborate master plan, I came to realize how ironic it was
Where can I find samples of your work?
As our culture seems to be obsessed with visuals, my team produced a video of examples of my portfolio. But as soon as I thought I’d seen it all, I got a call to support a TV pilot filming close to my home in Naples, Florida — complete with an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink list of responsibilities
How do you describe what you do for a living?
Again, it’s all about creativity, communication and storytelling, typically with a sales, marketing, PR, or speaking/training slant. Perhaps most popular is my work supporting written/visual online content and website development for various industry types. If you need words, I’ll “smith” ‘em: blogs, press releases, sales collateral, etc. If your focus is visual mediums, I tend
You seem to be everywhere, but at your core: Who are you?
My life is not nearly as complicated as it sounds. Though I’m amazed by the variety of work presented to me, three themes tie it all together: creativity, communication and storytelling. Innovation is powered by creativity. Without thoughtful communication, we’re doomed. And every organization has a story to tell and an audience they want