On this part 2 of sitting down with Amy Reczek from www.salesandpresence.com ; we discuss non verbal communications and how it aligns with how we sell and present to others. Amy gives best practices, tools and tips to increase engagement and gain better buy in from the people you deal network with.

On this Episode,  we talk all things sales. And how, no matter what you do or how large your organization, selling is what is going to get you to solid, sustainable revenue goals. Our special guest for this Episode is Amy Reczek.  Amy founded Sales and Presence after 17 years as a respected high-level Senior Sales Executive in corporate sales. She earned countless awards and was ranked within the top ten in the company. She holds her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, has extensive business and sales training, and is certified in nonverbal communications. Amy is a certified virtual training, a member of NSA, speaks at national conferences, and is the author of "So You're in Sales".She helps her clients forge solid relationships with strategic partners across all organizational levels to create lifelong customers.

On this episode, Hosts, Lauren Pace and Marlon Balana; talk specifically about the state of small business going into 2022 and what’s trending in sales and marketing. Amber Payden, our founder and GM will be leading the discussion with our special guest Google Executive Scott Harris. Scott Harris is currently a Sales Operations Manager for Google and also is working to develop a Venture Capital  firm, that focuses on investing in minority brands.Scott did his undergraduate degree at Morehouse in Atlanta, and received is MBA in Business Management from Harvard Business School.

On this Episode, Lauren Pace and Marlon Balana sit down with  Anna Lloyd, Dustin Goldstein and Mike Roberts of the The Young Team Real Greater Metropolitan Area to talk about personal branding, real estate and how everything has shifted for the good and bad during these current COVID times. Specifically talking about “Branding and Scaling” and how to do it with cost in mind., Some career highlights, Mike Roberts has  $50 million dollars in volume sold year to date, with over 7 years of real estate experience. Anna  Lloyd currently manages around 50 rental units, and sells an average recurring revenue annually of $8-10MIL in volume. Collectively the team has generated over $80 MIL in total annual sales., and currently services the Northeast, OH region. 

On this Episode of a Very SMARK Podcast. Our hosts Lauren Pace and Marlon Balana  have 2 special guest, Joe and Robin Ham, speaking to us about “Sustaining a Solopreneur Career”, not only have they both had individual entrepreneurial careers - they also have been married for over 25 years and lived together in the New York City Area. Joe Ham,  Grammy Award Winning Composer, Producer and Drummer based out of New York City, and has been in the music industry for over 30 years, Joe’s work has been featured on  shows such as NBC - “THE COSBY SHOW” ,“A DIFFERENT WORLD” ,“LIVING SINGLES” and NICKELODEON’s  - “LITTLE BILL”. Joe has been sustained a successful production company called HAMIT UP Productions for the last 25 years and currently lives in New York City with his wife Robin Ham, who we have on the show also! Robin L. Ham (broker/owner of a successful boutique real estate firm for 21 yrs.), RGH Realty #1, Inc. as well as owner of RLH Design Consultants, Inc. based in New York (10 yrs.).  Her background is in fashion design from the Paris Fashion Institute in Paris, France and fashion manufacturing and marketing from The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.  Both Robin and Joe have seen all types of trends in entrepreneurship and have decided to share some of their tips and best practices for sustaining a career as a gig economist or solopreneur. 

Many companies small to large struggle with developing a clear business strategy, this is an obvious issue - but what we rarely talk about in our culture is how flexibility in your business or brand is extremely important to creating a sustainable business model. On this Episode, we speak to Craig Dillon about how to "Build a Flexible Enterprise", how a business can be smart about their next steps, and ways to pivot in an ever changing economy. Trained to be a Math teacher, Craig taught for a few years, before he left to be a consultant.  With Arthur Andersen, Craig consulted in many areas – Quality Control, Product Improvement, Systems Development & Integration, Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Business Development, and Change Management.  Although performing in Banking and Insurance, he did most of his work in Manufacturing & Distribution. Craig received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and CIRM (Certified Integrated Resource Management) certification from APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society).  After 25 years consulting domestically and in Europe, Craig started a building contracting company, focusing on home remodeling, and rebuilding Chicago back porches. After the crash of the building industry in 2009, Craig sold customer financing products to small businesses. He has recently joined SMARK  to focus on market development and sales and sits on the board of advisors for SMARK.

On this episode we are talking to Amber Payden, Founder and GM for SMARK, to discuss who and what SMARK is, and what current offerings they have in their marketplace. In this role, her focus is guiding entrepreneurs and helping them identify and solve complex challenges.  She has built and implemented a fully integrated, customizable small business platform, having created solutions across all functional disciplines.  With over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, and partnerships, Amber has worked in National Accounts for companies such as AT&T and James Hardie Building Products.  Managing corporate and retail relationships with companies such as Apple, LG, HTC, Home Depot, Lowes, and Best Buy. Finishing her career in corporate heading up the Technology Segment for North America and managed the CDW relationships for Safeware Insurance. Amber has consulted and taught small business workshops, lead discussion and spoken on entrepreneurship and small business strategies all over the world.