Melissa is dedicated to happiness as a daily lifestyle. She is the Founder of The Fresh 20 –  a meal planning service that provides simple healthy meal plans  for healthy homemade dinners using just 20 fresh, seasonal ingredients per week. She understands that the path to health and happiness runs through the kitchen. Her healthful menu […]

A few months ago  I attended a mini Silicon Beach Fest at Idealab in Pasadena. Even though it was on the agenda 3D printing was not on my radar. I was there for sessions on content and blogging but decided to arrive earlier to take in the other sessions. No surprise 3D printing is even

For the sake of anyone that doesn’t know Tyler The Creator he has successfully built  a music career, without benefit of radio air play, and leveraged it into commercial production, including Mountain Dew, a carnival, The Loiter Squad- a Cartoon Network TV series and a clothing line which sold more than $250,000 in socks alone

One of my favorite social media and technology gurus is Beverly Macy. I have spotlighted her on my blog a number of times. In addition to being a noted author she is also radio host of Social Media Radio on The Tavis Smiley Network.  One of Beverly’s predictions for 2014 is that predictive content is

Beverly Macy is not only a professional friend and mentor, she is the Founder of Gravity Summit, Host of   BlogTalkRadio  on The Tavis Smiley Network, an author and highly regarded educator in Social Media Marketing and Global Branding. Beverly is truly an inspiration! Talk about reimagining yourself- Beverly did just that moving from being a

Carolyn Reinholdt of  San Francisco based Talent Maven and Michael Carrillo of Pasadena, CA based CPGjobs are standouts in the rough landscape that is recruiting and staffing as defined by a rocky U.S. economy and job search as defined by web 2.0. They are a breath of fresh air. At least one ingredient  in Talent Maven’s secret

The business women I feature here on Successful-Women-Blog I feel a special connection with. That’s because I have actually met them and literally connected —or read  their books and blogs and gained a wealth of knowledge. Bottomline I return to them and their insights again and again. I have featured Melissa in this blog before

I have raved about Shama’s knowledge and insights on this blog before. This time I am sharing her tip on a good read on the Social, Mobile, Local trend or SoLoMo.  For businesses big and small here are some key points from the “How SoLoMo Is Revolutionizing Digital Marketing” article from her Marketing Zen Newsletter.

Whether you are a small business of a large corporation the your social media activities need to support the business strategy. A key to your road map is to look to your social media marketing and social customer service for best practices and lessons learned. These areas have been on the social media forefront longer

In a recent Dallas Biz Journal interview with Shama, founder of the Zen Marketing Group not only asks the question but also gives you the inside scoop on what to take inconsideration when evaluating the return on your social media marketing investment. According to Shama you face a challenge: Your company has been engaging on