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Using New Media to Make Connections with Chris Brogan

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Chris Brogan, a new media expert and co-founder of PodCamp, about using new media to build connections in business.

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Chris Brogan’s Bio

Chris BroganChris Brogan is a new media guru with ten years of experience using social media and technology to build relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. He is also the co-founder of the PodCamp conference series, which explores the use of new media community tools to extend and build value.  Chris’ own blog, where he works with all kinds of new media, is in the top 200 on Technorati.

Chris Brogan currently serves as VP Strategy & Technology at CrossTech Media, an integrated media and events business. He frequently speaks at and attends marketing and social media events, sharing his passion for all things social media. In fact, you can catch both Chris and Rob in a panel discussion on blogging as a business at Blog World Expo on September 21st.

Prior to working in the media and events space, Chris had over 16 years of telecommunications experience in wireless and landline technologies.

Social Media Training with Mike ONeil of Integrated Alliances

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interview Mike O’Neil, founder of Integrated Alliances (IA) about the social media training courses offered by IA.

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Mike O’Neil’s Bio

Mike O'NeilMike O’Neil, 48, is a technologist, a visionary and a leader in the world of technology, on-line social media and the application of these important elements to the area of business in 2008 and beyond. He has a BSE in Industrial Engineering, is a Cisco Certified Design Associate and he resides in Denver, Colorado. Mike is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie program.

Mike started Integrated Alliances (IA), a business and social networking and training company, in 2003. At IA, Mike has taught over 100 LinkedIn Workshops and Webinars.

Mike O’Neil got started in speaking and training in the mid 80′s. In the 90′s, Mike worked with computer and related manufacturers to deliver internal training to the large systems integrators. Mike also spoke at annual conventions as a technology expert.

As the industry matured and networking expanded into telecom and Internet, Mike began to deliver internal training on technology, telecom and Internet related topics. Mike also taught channel partners on how they could incorporate his company’s solutions with the offerings of the channel partners. These trainings were to the executive teams, the partner managers, the sales team and often to the technical staff.

Mike has been repeatedly featured in the press on the topic of technology, LinkedIn, recruiting, sales training and business networking. Mike usually has his picture included in the stories. Mike is near completion on a book about using LinkedIn for Sales and Marketing.

Integrated Alliances

Mike can be reached at moneil@integratedalliances.com or by phone at 303-683-9600. Integrated Alliances can be found on the web at www.integratedalliances.com.

Internet Marketing with Jeremiah Staes of Portage Media Solutions

Monday, August 4th, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Jeremiah Staes, founder and president of Portage Media Solutions about social media marketing and internet media solutions.

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Jeremiah Staes’ Bio

Producing online media before it was fashionable or widely known, Automation Alley member Jeremiah Staes has over a decade of experience in the professional content creation business.  Originally an award-winning producer/director/cinematographer for corporate and broadcast television, he eventually realized the growth market was actually on the internet.

As a result, he decided to change focus and garner experience creating excellent brand and user experiences online.  Now, he is the president and “Guru of Making ‘Wow!’ Happen” at Portage Media Solutions, an interactive agency in Detroit which is consistently successful in spaces like professional podcasting, blogging, online branding, and message outreach.  Portage combines the best parts of traditional media and new media into successful, profitable outcomes for clients in a variety of industries including service, educational, non-profit, product, technology, and professional organizations.

Jeremiah also blogs about social and interactive media/marketing at InteractiveMediaTips.com.  His personal passions include baseball, technology, architecture, and the revitalization of the City of Detroit.  Just like Portage Media Solutions creates solutions that work, they do work in the community.  Including projects like tearing down abandoned homes in Detroit to build housing for needy families.