When Tina Dietz was handed a tape recorded at 2 years old, that was that, she developed a life long love affair with speaking. Today she is a speaker, audio-book publisher, podcast producer, and an internationally acclaimed business coach who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions works with authors, experts and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and more than a routine life. They want a business oasis.
Summary
Tina discusses being a podcast guest, and the difference between being an average guest, and a good guest. She also talks about showing up to have a real conversation, instead of just to promote something.
She shares the single easiest way to get onto a podcast, and how simple it really is. She also stresses the importance of making sure the shows you appear on are the right fit for you.
Dana and Tina talk about evergreen content, and how it's very beneficial when it comes to sharing and promoting podcast episodes. They also discuss strategic hiring and how it can help immensely, even early on.
Tina gets into the key pieces and takeaways for someone who is looking into being a podcast guest. She gives practical tips, as well as insights to keep in mind as you move into being a guest.
Quotes
“There's being a guest, and then there's being a good guest.”
“People come for the topic, but they stay for the host.”
“It's not all about you, it's about you getting involved with that hosts' community.”
“Every interview you do is a marketing asset.”
“Show up prepared.”
“Having a podcast means that you have a platform to share influence with other people.”
EMOTIONAL SAVVY: The Relationship Help Showwith Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, The Relationship Help DoctorHow to Speak Up Powerfully When You Want Things to Change – Episode 44GUEST: Tina Dietz, Speaker, Audiobook Publisher, Podcast Producer, Content Marketing ExpertDR. RHOBERTA SHALER:In today's episode, Dr. Shaler shares compelling ideas about how you can be keeping yourself from having the life and relationships you most want.What's getting in your way? What's stopping you? Do you know? Stop and think about it…seriously.How are you with reasons, rationalizations, justifications, and plain ol' excuses? Maybe, it's time to think them through and see how they are serving you. Listen in for insights and inspiration for moving forward more powerfully.You deserve to take up space and draw breath, so, why not take stock and see if you're making the most of it? There is norightway to be, and you are at your best when you are examining, and re-examining your focus, your goals, and your desired results. Rhoberta will help you think that through today. Listen in and be inspired to move in the direction of the life and love you want.GUEST: Tina Dietz, Speaker, Audiobook Publisher, Podcast Producer, Content Marketing ExpertTina Dietz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert who has been featured on media outlets including ABC. Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes. Tina's podcast, The Start Something Show, was named by INC magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs. Tina's company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, connects leaders, entrepreneurs and experts with larger audiences, resulting in expanded influence and income. Tina divides her time between the US and Cost Rica, where she is part of a leadership team building a conscious community called Vista Mundo.Tina knows some big things about speaking up! In fact, you could say she's outspoken…lol! With her support, so many people have found their voice and created their businesses, including podcasts. She helps them to become outspoken, too, to give the world the power of their insights, learning, and strategies for growth.How does someone's voice affect you? Are you aware of its effect on you? You actually are calibrating another person's voice without even realizing…and so is everyone else!How does your voice affect others? Your voice speaks volume–even before the impact of your words!
Your early life set you up for how you listen, what you pick up, and what you ignore or deny. What did you take on, and how is it serving me now?Tina Dietz help people express themselves in the world through audio publishing. In Part Two of today's episode, Tina shared her entrepreneurial journey, and how she came to her current work. She is an international expert at helping her clients turn their books and ideas, into audio books and products.How to ask good questions is imperative to interviewing others. Big talking points about this today!
So many turns and twists in this episode through life stories, Hijackals, and creating a wonderful business. You'll enjoy this, I think!
Here's some interview highlights:
Do you realize how you use your listening to navigate your life and relationships?
Are you in tune with it?
Why is it that you can hear your name spoken, even in a crowded room?
What did you learn early in life about who you are, and how intuitive you are?
Tina gives you insights into why this is and what the impact of it is on how you create your life, relationships, and business.
In this week’s powerful podcast episode “How to Create a Great Audiobook” you will discover …
How necessary it is for you to have an audiobook
What are some audiobook basics you need to understand
What audiobook trends you need to know about
Who is the best person to read your book
The importance of using an oral edit
Top mistakes to avoid when creating a great audiobook
And much, much more…
This episode features practical tools and techniques to help listeners who want to market a book. It provides invaluable and powerful information listeners will want to know to supercharge a book marketing strategy.
HER FREE GIFT: Tina's ebook, Launch Your Audio Book. Get it HERE.
Podcast interview from The Entrepreneur Way where we talked about how you can expand your audience, influence and increase your income(Podcast on The Entrepreneur Way, Mar 28, 2018)
Tina Dietz is an internationally acclaimed speaker, podcast producer, audiobook publisher, and creative business expert who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post and Forbes. Her podcast, The StartSomething Show, was named by Inc magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs, and her company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, connects experts, authors, and entrepreneurs all around the world with their ideal audiences through podcasting, audiobooks, and thought leadership marketing. Tina splits her time between the US and Costa Rica where she’s part of a team building a community of entrepreneurs and conscious leaders.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Pitchmen
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Surrendering to the fact that I was an entrepreneur. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the godfather movies but it was in the godfather 3, the least interesting of all the movies, Al Pacino has this moment where he goes they keep bringing me back, and that is what it felt like to me becoming an entrepreneur, I really resisted it for a long time” …[Listen for More]
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul”
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Engage your curiosity. Curiosity will get you through a lot. We get so fixed sometimes on how something looks or how something should be or we worry about if something is going to turn out a certain way, what other people are going to think about us it goes on and on and on. Whatever circumstance that you’re in if you can shift from whatever state of being you’re in that has you feeling diminished or concerned or angry or upset or any of those states of being, if you can shift yourself into curiosity then that is a bridge to be much more positive and making decisions from a place that’s not based in fear or anger”…[Listen for More]
“Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don’t have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don’t deny anything, I don’t advocate anything, I just live with it.” Bruce Springsteen
Other Quotes From the Chat with Tina Dietz:
“I don’t know if there are secrets, there’s just stuff you haven’t learned yet”
“Setting ideas aside, I don’t have to act on all the ideas”
“It’s a little bit like the matrix, are you going to take the blue pill or the red pill because if you take that blue pill you’re going to go down a road that you’re going to follow for some time”
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Do you want to know how to create a great audiobook? Listen as audiobook publishing expert, Tina Dietz as she shares her treasure trove of tips and techniques to get your message heard.(Podcast on Book Marketing Mentors, December, 2017)
Do you want to know how to create a great audiobook? Listen as audiobook publishing expert, Tina Dietz as she shares her treasure trove of tips and techniques to get your message heard.
When she was two years old, someone handed Tina a tape recorder and that was that a lifelong love affair was born. Today, Tina is a speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and internationally acclaimed business coach who’s been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions, works with authors, experts, and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and want more than a routine life. They want a business oasis. Tina splits her time between the US and Costa Rica.
In this week’s powerful podcast episode “How to Create a Great Audiobook” you will discover …
How necessary it is for you to have an audiobook
What are some audiobook basics you need to understand
What audiobook trends you need to know about
Who is the best person to read your book
The importance of using an oral edit
Top mistakes to avoid when creating a great audiobook
And much, much more…
This episode features practical tools and techniques to help listeners who want to market a book. It provides invaluable and powerful information listeners will want to know to supercharge a book marketing strategy.
Listen to this week’s interview and discover how to get you and your book noticed and your voice heard in a crowded marketplace.
To Download the transcript from this podcast interview “How to Create a Great Audiobook,” visit Book Marketing Mentors' page.
Wondering how you can leverage your books and work?
When you think about networking you feel a bit “reluctant?” Greg Peters totally understands.
Greg, the reluctant Networker, is back on The StartSomething Show to talk with us more about how you can boost your business by networking, referral building, and how you can start doing effective follow-through.
Before transforming himself into a networking professional, Greg was a computer programmer, and he’s a classic introvert. Through study, practice, and lots of trial and error, he has been able to transform himself into a true networking professional. Catch Greg’s first episode here on The StartSomething Show where you can learn how to build successful businesses in different fields and how he teaches so many people the value of developing powerful personal connections.
After this, you will stop being “reluctant” about networking and, just like Greg, become a pro at it.
What You'll Learn From This Episode:
Basic networking mistakes people make
Systems you can build to follow-through and deepen relationships
Challenges people face after a networking event
What can you do to reduce the number of business cards you get at a networking event
Key Business Tip: “Immediate Follow-Up”
The differences between a phone/Skype conversation and meeting in person
How to choose who to network with
Not sure if you should connect with someone or not? Here’s how to handle it
The simple question to get around hardcore salespeople
How different networking groups differ
How a good referral relationship should work
Preparing to have referral partners effectively
What questions to ask yourself when looking for good referral partners
How simple gestures of appreciation can make a difference to your clients and referral partners
Greg’s action steps to help you explore your own story and make use of it
How to Successfully Achieve Your Goals w/ Pete Winiarski
How many times have you find yourself lost in the woods on your way to your goal? Successfully achieve your goals without getting lost and have some fun with the process.
Pete Winiarski is founder and CEO of Win Enterprises, LLC, a Management Consulting and Results Coaching Firm as well as co-founder of the Business Consultant Institute, and has been guest expert on all major television outlets in the US. Pete is also the bestselling author of “Act Now! A Daily Action Log for Achieving Your Goals in 90 Days,” which helps both businesses and individuals to be action-oriented and achieve their goals.
Makes sense to have Pete back on the show again to talk about goal achievement, doesn’t it?
What You'll Learn From This Episode:
The 5-C’s of Goal Achievement
Why these 5-C’s are fundamental to achieving your goals
1st C: “Cascade”
Why you should ultimately think about your goals into 90-day periods of time
2nd C: “Create”
What does “creation” mean when setting your goals
It’s okay to go back and adjust your goals
3rd C: “Commit”
What are you “committing” to when setting your goals
The three types of action
The role daily affirmations play for goal achievement
How goal-achieving-moments of inspiration will start happening for you
What overwhelm stops you from achieving
4th C: “Confirm”
Staying on track with your goals
5th C: “Celebrate”
The importance of “celebrating” along the way to goal achievement
How to grab hold of what you already deserve
Some favorite ways to celebrate achieving your goals
How goal achievement can be a teachable moment for your kids
How To Unleash The Message You Really Want w/ Sharon Sayler
Our communications and body language expert, Sharon Sayler, joins us to talk about nonverbal communication and how you can unleash the message you really want others to hear and follow, as opposed to the message that people are actually receiving from you. It will blow your mind what a simple shift in hand gestures can do to your message!
Sharon is an international communications trainer, trainer, speaker, CEO of the Strategic Communications Firm – Competitive Edge Communications, and the best-selling author of seven books.
Sharon works with a wide range of clientele — executives, entrepreneurs, universities, corporations and organizations such as Delta Airlines, Yale’s Graduate School of Management, and the Women’s Executive Leadership Council.
Through Competitive Edge Communications, Sharon reaches professionals around the world how to be courageous leaders using critical communication skills.
How to Unleash Your Leadership with Storytelling w/ Michel Neray
Michel Neray is without a doubt one of my favorite people on this planet! Michel is not only a colleague and a brilliant speaking, marketing, and storytelling expert, but a good friend and mentor.
On his first visit to The StartSomething Show, Michel talked with us about the importance of storytelling, how you can start sharing your story to engage your audience. Today, Michel is back to talk with us about how purposeful storytelling unleashes the voice of your leadership.
Everything Michel shares about storytelling in this episode can, and should, be applied to your business.
Known as the Master Of The Essential Message for companies around the world, Michel has spoken on a ton of stages, and is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He is also the founder of Momondays, a monthly speaking event that has grown from a single location on the second floor of a tearoom in Toronto to nightclubs from coast to coast in Canada and the U.S.
What You'll Learn From This Episode:
Why is storytelling so important
The difference between simple storytelling and purposeful storytelling
The power of storytelling to create change
Why are stories everywhere
How storytelling applies to all areas of your business
The only storytelling structure that really exists – and why it works!
What is a “storytelling trigger” and why it’s so important
How to adapt this storytelling structure to your business situation
Discover your storytelling key resource
The Storytelling structure that appeals and speaks to your prospects
The Universal storytelling challenge we all identify with
And now, the part of your story everyone will want to know!
Michel’s action steps to help you explore your own story and make use of it
The 3 Pillars You Need To Build Your Business w/ Camille Leon
Founder of the Holistic Chamber of Commerce came, Camille Leon, joins us today to give you tips about what it takes to create a business association with multiple chapters and facets, and the three essential main “pillars” you need to build your business successfully-holistic or otherwise!
The Holistic Chamber of Commerce has chapters all over the U.S. and Canada, and Camille chronicled her journey of creating this innovative organization in her book “False Starts: The Misadventures of Transformation.”
The Holistic Chamber of Commerce represents holistic business professionals and practitioners in growing their businesses, clientele, and sustainable practices. They also are an advocate from the holistic community to the public, assisting in educating people on what holistic health is and dispelling myths and misinformation.
What You'll Learn From This Episode:
The absolutely essential advice that entrepreneurs and business owners need to hear regularly
What are the three main pillars of building your business successfully
Challenges around creating these pillars
Two responses that help you manage your time-energy-money resources
Where Camille finds an extra hour in her day (you don’t want to miss the answer!)
The impact that self doubt has on your time management
What you can learn from business models other than your own
“Traditional” vs. “Non-Traditional” networking events
Finding your business specialty
The role of delegating and why you should delegate
How to manage and deal with your money
What to charge and how to value your work
The value a business coach brings when determining pricing
How to showcase and upsell your products and services
Camille’s action steps to help you StartSomething this week
How To Properly Leverage Your Time w/ Barb Stuhlemmer
Time is the one resource we can’t renew and we can’t get back. We’re always looking for more time for both business and pleasure. So what’s the deal? Why do we all seem to struggle with time?
In the past, Barb Stuhlemmer and I talked about the differences between an entrepreneur struggling to get by and someone who is already very successful-how each group deals with time is a BIG differentiating factor. Barb returns in this episode to talk with us about dealing effectively with time and how you can properly leverage your time…without getting a clone.
Barb is a Master Business Strategist whose goal it is to inspire Ambitious Business Growth so entrepreneurs, that are super-visionaries, can reach the million and multi-million dollar mark in their business and live their biggest dreams. Barb provides strategic guidance in her business BLITZ Business Success to create Product & Client Identification Plans (what to sell, how to price it, where to sell it, and who to sell to), helping successful business owners, who are driven by big ideas, create new paths in their business and life so they can truly enjoy what they do and successfully live in their passion all the time.
What You'll Learn From This Episode:
The importance of having systems to manage your time
How managing your time can make a huge difference in your life
Why the term “Time Management” can be controversial
What you can do differently to manage how you go through time
The importance of creating a strategy for what you really want to do
Four easy steps to better manage your time
How to keep track of your time (without hating it)
What tracking your time allows you to assess
Determining your time goals
What are “S.M.A.R.T.A.R goals?”
The importance, as a business owner, to leverage someone else's time
The role your kids play in leveraging your time
Good systems to use in your business to better leverage your time
Using automation to better leverage your time-you don’t have to be technical
