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What if the words you are using right now are quietly costing you clients, income, and credibility—and you do not even realize it? For Aurora Winter, that question...
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DissedMedia: A Startup StoryHow to Improve Public Speaking Skills: Debbie Fay on Nailing Your Presentation Every Time
Debbie Fay, founder of Bespeak Presentation Solutions and author of Nail It, shares the public speaking tips, presentation skills frameworks, and science-backed insights on public speaking anxiety that have helped her coach executives and entrepreneurs for nearly 20 years.
May 29, 2026
DissedMedia: A Startup StoryPersonal Development Lessons from Leadership Expert Dr. Andy Neillie: Conviction, Character, and the GOLDen Principles
Dr. Andy Neillie, leadership coach, keynote speaker, and author of The GOLDen Principles, joins Ben Olmos to discuss personal development for leaders, the four leadership necessities, servant leadership, employee retention, difficult conversations, and the surprising leadership lessons he learned from his rescued dogs.
May 21, 2026
DissedMedia: A Startup StoryHow to Hire a Virtual Assistant and Reclaim Your Time: Anna Brambilla on Virtual Assistant Services for Entrepreneurs
Anna Brambilla, founder of Virtually Aligned, explains how to hire a virtual assistant, what virtual assistant services cost, why the Philippines is a top source for executive VAs, and how entrepreneurs can reclaim 10 to 15 hours per week by staying in their zone of genius.
DissedMedia: A Startup StoryHow to Develop Leadership Skills in Employees: Rich Ashton on Growing Your Own Managers
Rich Ashton, founder of Growing Your Own Leadership, joins Ben Olmos to explain how small business owners can develop leadership skills in employees, identify informal leaders, and build a leadership development program that creates confident managers from within.
May 17, 2026
DissedMedia: A Startup StoryHow to Raise Money for a Startup the Right Way: Pamela Cytron on Sales, Truth, and Telling the Right Story Fast
Pamela Cytron, FinTech entrepreneur and founder of the Founders Arena startup accelerator, explains why founders should close paying customers before chasing investors, why proof of concept is a trap, and how telling the truth fast closes more deals than any pitch deck.
May 15, 2026
DissedMedia: A Startup StoryHow to Build Good Habits That Actually Stick: The Petite Practice Framework with Dr. Christiane Schroeter
Dr. Christiane Schroeter, TEDx speaker and creator of the Petite Practice framework, explains how to build good habits that actually stick using small consistent steps, the STEP method, and the reflective pause that separates lasting change from short-lived motivation.
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Camera-off meetings, unread Slack threads, and missing status updates may look like minor etiquette slips, yet employment lawyers now slot these behaviors under “soft” insubordination examples. Left unchecked, they erode workplace compliance and invite wrongful-termination claims when managers react too harshly. Because hybrid schedules dilute face-to-face rapport, conflict resolution must
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Episode 21: How to Build a Following When Nobody Knows You
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Many years ago, in mountainous southeastern Kentucky, I called on a country doctor named Floyd B. Hay. When I called on him as a brand-new, wide-eyed pharmaceutical representative, Dr. Hay was approaching the twilight of his medical career in Albany, KY. I was fortunate to glimpse into the mind of
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Confirmation bias is making its rounds as a popular topic across sales and management disciplines. It is a common cognitive hurdle that affects us all. Confirmation bias is the tendency to favor information that confirms one’s existing beliefs while disregarding evidence that contradicts those beliefs. For managers and hopeful C-Level
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