Halftime Mike - The Mike Gingerich Podcast on Business, Leadership & Life

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay.  No longer something only in the realm of the super nerd and tech geek arena, AI is now growingly used across many industries and businesses because AI can increase business productivity and solve problems efficiently.  In fact, you've probably encountered some AI multiple times in the past week!  So how can AI help your business? Well, this post was written with AI copywriting software for example! I talk about the process in the podcast. Let's dive in.  Full post here to see AI in action > --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

Words matter.  Words have power.  The words we say and reflect on impact our pysche, attitude, outlook and even beliefs.  With this in mind it is important that we have positive affirmations to reflect on.  Some call these "affirmations", others "positive manifestations", others call it "positive thinking" or "mediation reflections".  Whatever you want to call it,(I'll call it affirmations to be simple), the words we speak, think and reflect on can influence us so let's make them positive. In this podcast I do something different and give you an 8-minute audio and written list of positive affirmations that help me, and I help can help you. Full list here: affirmations on mikegingerich.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

Virtual Digital Mailboxes with Forwarding are available and easy to use!  Anytime Mailbox makes it easy to have an address to use that forward to your main address. You can view all mail online and decide what to do with it and more! See the blog post: https://www.mikegingerich.com/blog/the-power-and-uses-of-virtual-digital-mailboxes-from-anytime-mailbox/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

You know how hectic the process can get if you have tons of work or messages to type. The better news is that you can now reduce your computer time. For example, take a scenario where most of your phrases have a shorter form. You type the short form, and the software completes the intended word or phrase. Talk of efficiency, right? That's what smart text expanders do. FlyMSG is a text expander that allows you to create email templates and keyboard shortcuts. With FlyMSG, you don't have to spend a lot of time organizing, copying, and pasting texts and templates to CRM or other forms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

So much has happened since March of 2020!  2 years later it is important to understand that there is no "going back to the way it was" any longer.  The world has been through a massive shift in the last 2 years and in America, in particular, we have been through the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the related ongoing racial reckoning that is needed, the threat of Covid death, and knowledge of people that have died from Covid, as well as now the unjust war against Ukraine that keeps the world and global economy in unsettled territory.  The future of small business work is different and will continue to be different than in 2020! There is no going back. What we have gone through the past 2 years has fundamentally changed us and caused a "reset". Now, individuals, leaders, and employees are wanting a new way forward. Full blog post > --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

According to the Harvard Business Review, employers who invest in employee wellness programs get an ROI of about 6-to-1. That’s some serious ROI. Typically, when employees are fit and healthy, there is higher morale and increased productivity in the workplace, which then improves the company’s profitability. In today’s mobile culture, one of the ways to promote employee wellness is through the use of office fitness challenge apps. In this podcast vlog I'll outline the top office fitness challenge apps for 2022. Full post: https://www.mikegingerich.com/blog/top-office-fitness-challenge-apps-2022/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

Is your company wanting an app in the Apple and Google Play app stores?  Are you not wanting to spend 6 figures and potentially want a simpler way to build that you can manage or update?  Then it's time to look at no code app builder tools like Shoutem, Appy Pie and more.  In this podcast, we dive in with mo Ready to dig in?  Listen to this "No Code App Builder Tools" comparison and overview. View the full post here > Let me know what you think on Twitter @Mike_Gingerich --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

How to get more views on Youtube?  That's a popular Google search and for good reason!  There's power in video, there's power in YouTube where people spend hours per week watching videos, and there's potentially money to be made for your brand through YouTube videos.   This podcast, we dive in with more details! Full content version on the top business blog mikegingerich.com.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

In this post and podcast, we answer for you "What is a live streaming app" and we share which ones are best!  View the full blog post published December 16, 2021 on mikegingerich.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support

Facebook has a new name!  In this episode, we dive into Meta, Facebook's new name including what changes and what stays the same. View the full blog post at Mike on Meta > --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halftime-mike-mike-gingerich/support