Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD is a business and branding mentor, corporate trainer, TV host, author, and contributes to publications like Entrepreneur Magazine.

Charlene joined me to talk about what it means to be a business and branding mentor, and how live streaming has helped her grow her business. She hosts a regular talk show that airs on the DB&A television network, a 24/7 streaming channel available on Roku and Amazon Fire.

Launch is a show for entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, side hustlers and anyone who wants to launch their entrepreneurial spirit and life to hear from other experts and authors who have been in their shoes.

She also launched a book earlier this year called, fittingly enough, Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur. We talked about what aspiring business owners can expect from the book as well as where the idea came from to write it.

Video and live streaming have become key to the networking aspect of Charlene’s business.

“You get to meet so many great people, and you also pick up a lot of tips from them as well,” says Charlene.

“I always recommend to entrepreneurs that it’s a good idea [to start a podcast] in some form just to network with other people. That’s been the brightest spot of this time home during the pandemic. My network has just exploded during this time.”

Full video interview with Charlene can be found on my YouTube channel.

Kimberly Flowers is the founder of Remote Producer Live!, a fully remote production company that focuses on helping entrepreneurs produce online shows to help their business. Kimberly founded the company a little more than five years ago, and has seen tremendous success and growth over the last year.

In episode 16 of the K-Stream podcast, hear Kimberly talk about how the company came to be, why they’ve had success in taking the production element off the shoulders of business owners, the importance of the strategy that goes behind a production, and how setting up working systems helped her company grow.

I particularly enjoyed what Kimberly had to say about broadcast strategy. It’s easy to get caught up in the technical side of things. Yes, it’s essential that lighting, sound, internet connection and video quality are great when running remote live productions, but if you’re working with business owners and entrepreneurs that are more focused on their message like Kimberly does, you also need to help your clients understand how to effectively communicate that message during a live stream. They don’t really care about the behind-the-scenes.

For example, when considering live streaming on social media, you have to remember that a large portion of the audience is likely just stumbling upon a broadcast as they’re scrolling their feeds. They may not have seen promotions. How can you best grab their attention, and more importantly, keep it?

How often should you have the on-air talent repeat introductions? What’s the call to action at the end of the stream?

Those are just a few of the many considerations when it comes to live broadcast strategy. Hear Kimberly talk more about that in the clip below.

Episode six of the K-Stream podcast features my good friend and former colleague, Wallen Augustin. Wallen is a marketer, entrepreneur and podcast host. He and his wife, Jane, host the Savvy Dialogue podcast, and Wallen has owned and operated his creative production company, Wallen Digital, for around four years, all while maintaining a separate full time job.

We could have likely talked for way more than an hour, but in the time we spoke, we covered:

  • Starting a production company helping small businesses get their message out
  • Using lessons from marketing jobs to create compelling video
  • Shifting from producer to consultant during COVID-19
  • Starting a podcast
  • Building relationships through podcasting
  • What it’s like hosting a podcast with his wife, and more.

Hope you enjoy. Please follow Wallen @WallenAugustin on most social channels, and be sure to check out his website at www.savvydialogue.com.

My latest podcast features strength and conditioning coach Jordan Syatt. I’ve been following Jordan’s work for quite some time on social media, and one thing I’ve always loved about Jordan is his authenticity. It’s no BS with Jordan. He’s real with his audience. He’s real with his clients, and I very much appreciate that, along with so many others.

Not only is Jordan a great fitness coach, he’s an excellent content creator and marketer for his own personal brand and business. He’s built a following of more than 728,000 people on Instagram and more than 148,000 subscribers on YouTube. He puts a lot of work into his content, and I think you’ll appreciate what he has to say around how his content has evolved over time, his thought process behind what to post next, as well as his inspiration along the way including folks like Gary Vaynerchuk, who Jordan worked as a personal trainer for for three years.

Love what he says in the clip below about why he’ll always handle his own posting, no matter how big the audience. No one can replicate his voice and feelings. Individuals relate more to that.

If you want to follow Jordan’s work, check him out on social media @Syattfitness, and his website is syattfitness.com. Enjoy!

In my latest podcast, I spoke with Chris Carson, founder and CEO of SteadiReadi, a video production and live streaming company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

We hit on so many great topics as it pertains to streaming, video and running a production company, but one topic in particular that stands out is why Chris gives so much knowledge away for free.

We hear social media and entrepreneur stars like Gary Vaynerchuk preaching this all the time, but it’s easy to debate internally whether or not this concept actually works. If I give this away for free, will it really result in more business in the long run? Will it really open up the door for new professional relationships?

“It has…changed everything for my life and for my business by doing so,” says Chris. “I think that when we all win, we all win. Whatever that looks like.”

Check out the video below for more, and please check out the latest episode of the podcast for the full interview with Chris.

His passion for video and streaming is unparalleled, and I really think that comes across in our conversation.

In this clip, I talk with CEO and founder of DMVStream.com, B.J. Koubaroulis on how failures paved the way for learning and eventual success for his sports live streaming business. From attempting to stream a lacrosse game using a laptop and Jetpack hotspot, to now running hundreds of feet of ethernet cable from a production truck, B.J. has come a long way in his productions.

In my experience streaming, you absolutely need to be comfortable with the “fail forward” concept. Inevitably, no matter how many times you’ve done it, every stream comes with its own unique setup, challenges and surprises.

But with experience comes learning how to be prepared and better respond to challenging situations, should they arise.

Watch my full interview with B.J. here.