Public speaking is a critical skill for all business owners and leaders. Whether you are managing internal communications, a sales call, or taking the stage. If you don't feel comfortable presenting, you're at a competitive disadvantage. Today we speak with Communications Coach, Elizabeth Peavey. 

Fast Forward Maine Podcast

Why Public Speaking Is an Owner's Secret Weapon - Elizabeth Peavey

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about digital transformations and digital marketing and how they will help your business grow. We're speaking to Jenna Chouinard, owner of JC Marketing Group. Through her experience she's been able to identify what a well-oiled marketing machine not only looks like, but also how it should be properly executed. With so many moving parts in marketing, she simplifies it and boils it down to the key areas that need to be focused on to see results. 

Digital Marketing and Digital Transformations for Growing Businesses - Jenna Chouinard

What are the mistakes that business owners make? How do you handle your first hire? What's more important: systems or financials? We'll get to the bottom of all your questions with business consultant Bradshaw Swanson! 

Sage Business Advice from Years in the Trenches

Discover how to protect your growing business from phishing scams, fake websites, and other cyberthreats with cybercrime expert Brandon McDonald. 

How to Protect Your Business from Cyberthreats - Brandon McDonald

Never let a crisis go to waste. We'll look at what Maine businesses did to survive and even thrive during the pandemic so that you can be better prepared for the next crisis your business faces. We are joined by Tina Oddleifson who is a small business advisor for the Maine Small Business Development Center in Portland.

Lessons Learned from the Pandemic - Preparing for Your Next Crisis - Tina Oddleifson

Thinking about buying or selling a business? In this week's episode, we discuss what you can do to maximize the value of your company before selling it, and what to consider when buying an established business. 

Buying or Selling a Business in Maine - Justin Holmes

Does your business need an operating system? Maybe that seems like an odd question because when we think of an operating system or OS, we think of the software that powers our computers, tablets, or smartphones. But the same approach can turn your struggling business into a growth machine! We'll learn more about whether or not you need one, and how to implement one in this week's episode of Fast Forward Maine. https://fastforwardmaine.com/84

Does Your Business Need an Operating System? - Megan Piper

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about content marketing and its role in attracting more of your ideal customers. To help us out, we've got Allie Ulrich, Content Manager at Envirologix, who shares her process of creating the content that answers customers' questions, reduces their risk aversion, and fills them with FOMO?

Creating Content Your Customers Will Love

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about what it will take to bring broadband throughout the state of Maine. We've got President and Chief Operating Office of GWI, Kerem Durdag, with us, to talk about why broadband is essential to the growth, health, and well-being of the people and the business ecosystem here in Maine. https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/82

Statewide Broadband in Maine – The Benefits to Business

Show me the money! In this week's episode of Fast Forward Maine we're going to be looking at one of the main barriers to growth...a lack of funding. There are tons of ways to get your growth funded in Maine, and Diane Sturgeon from the SBA will share them all and how to approach each one. https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/81

Funding Sources for Your Business - What Owners Need to Know

Maine has a workforce problem. Although no one solution will fix it all, today we speak with Tae Chong about how immigrants and a healthy approach to DEI can make a big difference for your business and for Maine. https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/80

Workforce, Immigrants, and DEI - What Owners Need to Know

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about how to generate positive press and media coverage for your company. We've got PR expert and podcaster Kristan Vermeulen on the show and she's going to talk about everything that goes into good PR, from developing your brand story, to developing relationships with journalists, to the evolving role of PR in a social media world. https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/79

PR & Earned Media: What Owners Need to Know

What goes into the branding of a growing business? Is it your logo? Your colors? Your business cards or trucks? In today's episode we talk to branding expert Emily Brackett on what goes into a successful company brand and what impact it has on your bottom line.

What Owners Need to Know About Branding - Emily Brackett

As business owners and leaders, we all want more sales. How do we get that? Is it by hiring better sales people? Lowering our prices? Better marketing material? Before you take any of those steps, you need to understand the customer journey, which has changed dramatically over the past year. In this week's episode, we chat with Tom Morgan, sales trainer and consultant, on the role of the salesperson in your organization. We talk about the customer journey, the impact of COVID on the sales process, and the one thing that's missing from most successful sales teams.  If you're looking to generate more sales from your ideal customers, stop what you're doing and hit the play button now on this week's episode! https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/77

What Owners Need to Know About Sales

Do you wish the politicians in Augusta would listen to you? Do you wish you could have an impact on the laws that govern your business, your work force, the taxes you pay, and more? Well, in this episode, the Honorable Amy Volk is going to show you how YOU can have an impact on the laws that impact your business, and your success. If you're looking to grow your business in Maine, you'll want to know how Augusta actually works.

What Owners Need to Know About Influencing Legislation

In depth interviews with the people that make up the Maine Business Ecosystem.

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