Thought Leader Life

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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com),and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Jeff Shavitz (http://www.jeffshavitz.com), founder of TrafficJamming (http://www.trafficjamming.com),speak with #ThoughtLeader and CEO of Iconic Attractions Group, John Dunlap. John’s company owns and leads all operations at Miami’s Jungle Island (http://www.jungleisland.com). This month’s episodes focus on the importance of driving foot traffic to physical locations in today’s world, and John emphasizes the fact that the use of technology has definitely changed the way we present our business.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com),and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeaderJeff Shavitz (http://www.jeffshavitz.com), founder of TrafficJamming (http://www.trafficjamming.com), speak with #ThoughtLeader and recognized medical expert Dr. Narendra Kini. This month’s episodes will focus on a question many businesses are asking: Is there still a need to drive foot traffic to a physical location? As a leader in children’s healthcare, the Miami Children’s Hospital (http://www.mch.com), renamed the Nicklaus Children Hospital, has been at the forefront of innovating patient experience with technology, and Dr. Kini explains how one should look at foot traffic when it comes to healthcare. He says that physical visits to a hospital nowadays is only called for in extreme circumstances; otherwise, technology helps make visits not necessary.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com), introduces his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeaderJeff Shavitz (http://www.jeffshavitz.com), founder of TrafficJamming (http://www.trafficjamming.com). This month’s episodes will focus on a question many businesses are asking: Is there still a need to drive foot traffic to a physical location? Jeff, who has been working with small- to medium-sized merchants for more than 17 years, says that a physical location allows a business to provide a real, face-to-face customer experience that drives loyalty and makes the customer want to come back. Mitchell maintains that having a physical base where customers can visit adds credibility to your business. If the experience for the customer is a good one, it can lead to greater business success. Whether physical or online, it is about being authentic, trustworthy, and transparent in your #ThoughtLeadership and using that to drive a robust customer experience.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com), and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage (http://www.thoughtleadershipleverage.com), wrap up the month with a brilliant exchange of thoughts with #ThoughtLeader Larry Mohl. Larry left his career as Chief Learning Officer for Fortune 100 companies to establish his own #ThoughtLeadership company, Jubi (http://www.getjubi.com), which he describes as a celebration of achievement, a platform that learns, inspires, and more. In the conversation, Peter points out that a weaknesses of some thought leaders is their failure to appreciate and act upon the business side of delivering content. When asked how to deploy and implement a content strategy, many thought leaders are unable to deliver.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com), and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage (http://www.thoughtleadershipleverage.com),share valuable insights on successful keynote speaking with #ThoughtLeader, innovation evangelist, and top keynote speaker Stephen Shapiro (http://www.stephenshapiro.com). The discussion focuses on the month’s theme of leveraging content – this time, as a speaker. As a sought-after public speaker for 15 years, Stephen shares a few of his secrets to success and emphasizes content relevance and authenticity as important elements. He says he is a marketer first, noting that #ThoughtLeader speakers should have a marketer’s frame of mind.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com), and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage (http://www.thoughtleadershipleverage.com),hold an incredibly interesting discussion with #ThoughtLeader Peter Hoppenfeld (http://www.peterhoppenfeld.com), a strategist, advisor, and transactional commercial attorney. In what Mitchell calls the best #TLL interview ever content-wise, this episode follows the month’s focus on the business side of #ThoughtLeadership. Discussed topics ranged from owning one’s intellectual property to being open to many distribution channels to make optimal use of your content.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy, Chief Aha Instigator of the Aha Amplifier (http://AhaAmplifier.com), and his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage (http://www.thoughtleadershipleverage.com),share insights with #ThoughtLeader Jerrold Jenkins, owner of the Jenkins Group (http://www.jenkinsgroupinc.com). Focusing on book publishing as a tool for sharing the message of one’s #ThoughtLeadership and as an asset that ultimately drives revenue. Tthe discussion touches on how authors can leverage their content through a book they self-publish under their brand or the brand of the publisher.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy welcomes his co-host for the month, #ThoughtLeader Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage (http://www.thoughtleadershipleverage.com), a company that focuses on leveraging content, increasing brand awareness, and generating revenue. This month’s episodes are generally about #ThoughtLeaders, or those who are in the space of #ThoughtLeadership who are willing to take their business to the next level. Peter shares that the best takeaways that followers of #TLL interviews will get from this month’s guests include knowing the things you need to know and be doing as a #ThoughtLeader to be successful in today’s world. This will push you to start thinking about what you have as a business with a disciplined lens.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy and his co-host for the month, Paula Chiocchi, founder and B2B Email Marketing Diva at Outward Media, Inc., or OMI (http://www.outwardmedia.com), wrap up this month’s interesting discussions on email marketing by having guest #ThoughtLeader Kneko Burney on to talk about B2B customer engagement and why less is more in B2B marketing. Currently the founder and CEO at Change3 Enterprises (http://www.change3e.com), Kneko has years of experience helping companies grow their business by focusing on engaging customers, using email as a channel.
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In this episode, Mitchell Levy and his co-host for the month, Paula Chiocchi, founder and B2B Email Marketing Diva at Outward Media, Inc., or OMI (http://www.outwardmedia.com), exchange insights with Brian Carroll, Chief Evangelist and Executive Director at MECLABS Sciences Group (http://www.meclabs.com), on how to understand email marketing as a profitable channel. In saying that email is the most profitable channel in terms of revenue according to many brands, Brian says that it’s because email was used as a way to nurture people and relationships.
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