Quickly explain what you do in a way that attracts more customers. Do you or others in your company fumble through explaining what you offer? Most brands start talking all about themselves first, which is wrong. Host, Sarah Panus explains what a one-liner is; why it’s useful; who it’s good for; and how to craft and perfect yours to generate curiosity and get potential customers to say "tell me more".

Networking can feel awkward and hard. Guest and author, Kurt Schmidt, shares advice from his book, The Little Book of Networking, to help you grow your career one conversation at a time.

122. You're driven, but are you unknowingly self-sabotaging yourself? Break through mental barriers to achieve success. When it comes to work or personal goals, do you want it or really WANT it? How to shift your mindset for success. Sarah shares the tough observation from her husband that resulted in her own success epiphany, and realization that she's been making excuses the last 13 year when it comes to her wellness journey. Listen to see if you're doing the same thing in your life.

EP 121. What do you offer your customers who aren't YET ready to buy from you? Do you have a strong transitional call to action? A strong freebie of incredible value that you can use to capture leads and then nurture them over time so you stay top of mind with them when they're ready to buy. Why you need this, and examples of freebies to help you generate leads.

EP 120. Looking to move up the marketing ladder within your company? Guest, Nancie McDonnell Ruder, author of the book "How Senior Marketers Scale the Heights" & owner of Noetic Consultants discusses the blend of art and science in marketing, and how embracing both can lead to new heights of success. She introduces the Noetic Art and Science assessment, a tool she created to help marketers navigate this blend and address gaps in their professional growth and career development. + insights on the role of empathy in marketing; the challenges organizations face in branding and people management; and the importance of curiosity and overcoming fear in embracing learning.

42.5 million Americans have some form of disability and most marketers aren’t optimizing their content to ensure its accessible. Tune in to get a lesson on how to make your digital written, video, audio, and photo content more accessible from expert, Aaron Page. Aaron’s also blind and gives us the inside scoop on the top mistakes company make when he's trying to access their content – including a listen to what his screen reader sounds like when reading a webpage.

Should you create a white paper as part of your content marketing plans? How? When's the right time to create one? What's the difference between a white paper and an ebook? Are they still relevant? What do the best white papers have in common? White paper expert, Jessica Mehring from Horizon Peak Consulting joins Sarah to evaluate.

EP 117. Have you crashed like Sarah does in this real-life story? Sarah Panus shares what helped her, so you can check in with your own body and see if you need to plan some rest to function better.

EP 116. Your audience is busy and tunes you out UNLESS you talk about how you help them solve a problem they need help with. Sarah shares a quick tip about making your customer the hero in content (instead of your company) to drive better content results.

EP 115. Wondering what to talk about in your content? How to look for insights yourself? Sarah shares this Agents of Change podcast interview with host Rich Brooks discussing how to use SEO to inform your editorial content calendar, so you feel better armed to incorporate SEO, empathy and data insights into your content calendar planning.

Marketing and Sales teams don't always communicate as well as they could, resulting in unnecessary stress, missed expectations, and lack of buy-in. Sales expert, Brooke Greening unpacks tips to build better relationships between sales & marketing teams. You need successful marketing to get the leads you need. You also need effective sales teams to get the sales you need. As a content marketer, here's how you can bridge the two better.

EP 113. Empathy insights to improve your Summer storytelling content. What do U.S. adults, parents, college students, young kids, and maturing elders look for during the Summer, and what stresses them out year-round? Listen to these insights to see if they spark any content ideas, or tweaks to help your Summer content better resonate with your target audience(s).

EP 112. What steps can you take to get more internal support and buy-in for your content? Content marketing legend, Joe Pulizzi, joins Sarah to discuss the huge advantages that come from deploying an internal education plan to drive better long-term results. What you can do to help get more internal support for the content marketing work you do/want to be doing.

Sarah explains eight mistakes to avoid when creating your content marketing strategy. Avoid these to make your content plans that much better.

What is the StoryBrand marketing framework, and how can it help you clarify your marketing messages so you stop wasting millions of dollars and thousands of hours talking about the wrong things? Why does Sarah love this framework so much she decided to become a Certified StoryBrand Guide herself? Sarah answers all your Qs, so you can decide how to infuse StoryBrand to help make your content marketing clearer and more effective every single day.

Turn your customers into lifelong advocates -- SUPERFANS! Brittany Hodak tells you how, from her Creating Superfans book, including: the S.U.P.E.R. model, how to exceed expectations, and the important role every employee can play in brand storytelling. Plus, Brittany's giving you the first four chapters for free!

EP 108. How can you become more influential at work? International influencer marketing expert and author, Gordon Glenister joins Sarah with advice to help you in your career. Look at competitors for content insights to inform your own content strategy; your circle of friends; and tips to network and build your community with other influential people.

EP 107. Advice for working with influencers from international expert and author, Gordon Glenister. Why we follow certain influencers over others. The benefits of influencers beyond social media. Gordon’s favorite influencer tools and platforms. An example of employee influencer marketing. What makes the most successful campaigns; and how to invest in influencer marketing during budget cuts.

EP 106. 3 frameworks to help you discover yourself & make better career and life decisions. Brian Ondrako, is an expert on helping people make decisions and navigate to just get started. Your Toolbox of Knowledge; COMPASS Framework which includes auditing the people you surround yourself IRL and virtually; and the Feel Framework to map your short-term goals.

Time management is a skill you can improve. Success and stress don't have to go hand in hand. Secret to crossing things off your to-do list, how to reduce distractions to make the most of your time, and setting boundaries at work. Useful time management strategies and hacks to implement for all content marketers from time management coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick. 

EP 104. Four video experts share examples of nine brands doing video storytelling well. A look back at the last 100 episodes, and top video brand mentions including: ToysRus, Ecolab, Nature Valley, Harvard Business School, Milwaukee Tool Company, J.Crew, Marriott, HP and AirBnB. Are you looking for ideas to improve your company's video storytelling content? This is the fifth and final part of the show's 100th episode five part series look back.

EP 103. You do a lot. As someone working in the content marketing space, you can't do great, creative storytelling work if you're personally not feeling your best. Right? Today's episode is part four of our 100 episode celebration, and recaps 5 of Sarah's favorite personal self-care conversations from the last two years. What you deserve to know about your body, so you can lean into your God-given talents with joy each and every day.

EP 102. Influence vs. Influencer Marketing. Do you currently use or want to use influencers in your storytelling plans to attract new and repeat customers? The reality is many marketers still think about influencers wrong, and they're missing the huge landscape of opportunities to influence their audiences. Sarah shares her favorite influence marketing conversations from the last two years to help you define the best way you should be using influencers.