Resilience, Re-Orientation & Repurposing with Megan Dougherty

by Erik Garnica | Dec 15, 2020 | Business, Impactful Leadership

Resilience, Re-Orientation & Repurposing with Megan Dougherty

Megan Dougherty is the co-founder of One Stone Creative, a multi-media content agency that specializes in podcasts and online courses. She has been working in digital marketing and online business development for over a decade and has had the privilege of working with hundreds of business owners in a wide variety of industries. She lives in Gatineau, Quebec, and when she's not thinking about podcast strategy, she likes to grow vegetables and watch disaster movies. In today’s episode, Megan talks to Monique about how she started in the industry on the basis of being a business school drop-out. (she was a baker before getting into marketing!) She never set out to be a podcast producer - it all started with a random phone call from an old co-worker.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:43] – Monique introduces her guest, Megan Dougherty.

[2:57] – Tell us who are you? What do you do?

My name is Megan Dougherty and I run one stone creative, which is a multimedia content agency. We specialize in creating podcasts for small business owners, department heads, small companies.

[6:02] – Why did you become a baker first and how did you transition and why?

I really liked the bakery, that’s a really pleasant type of work.
I happen to go onto Craigslist, and then I happen to be the kind of person that this entrepreneur was looking for.

[10:30] – So what was your biggest challenge from making pie all day long and then starting with this entrepreneur.

That was the biggest challenge, I think for me it wasn’t even that I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t even know I couldn’t begin to imagine all of the things that I didn’t know.

[15:49] – Megan talks about when she started to notice the hideous patterns.

[26:52] – You just talked about how your former colleague called you and asked you to form a business together. And you just said yes. Did you know what business?

No, I figured it would be something in the marketing space because my business partner’s background was in commercial radio production.

[27:57] – Megan talks about how she actually started the podcast.

[30:05] – What if I want to monetize my account and or get people who listened to it to buy my stuff. What am I going to do?

The nice thing is it’s never too late to start adding structure.

[34:24] – So what is your favorite way to monetize podcasts?

I find that the fastest and the path to ROI that feels the best with podcasting is a networking tool.

[36:50] – I do want to dive a little bit into this online course part because you mentioned that you don’t actually do online courses, unless you can be really picky about it.

The way in which I’m really picky is I need to be absolutely certain in my own heart that someone’s going to make money on it.

[38:31] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency definitely means getting the either most or best benefit out of work done.

[39:14] – If you had to give the top three tips for using a podcast as a business strategy, which one would that be?

You’re the boss of your podcast.
Repurpose. But don’t be lazy about it.
Be consistent.

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Efficiency happens for me when I figure out what I want to happen before I do a thing.

Megan Dougherty

Choose your battles and choose your moments.

Megan Dougherty

Your idea is as good as anyone else’s until it’s proven.

Megan Dougherty

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Evolving, Expanding & Energy with Danielle Sunberg

by Erik Garnica | Nov 10, 2020 | Business, Energy Efficiency

Evolving, Expanding & Energy with Danielle Sunberg

Former 'big law' attorney turned wellness entrepreneur and as well as a certified usui reiki master and transformational coach to top performers, Danielle Sunberg left the traditional definition of success behind to travel the world and discover what truly made her happy. She shares the wisdom she had learned about the nature of the mind and the heart to help people tap into the genius that lives within themselves and align their lives with who they are and what they want. As an attorney, I was depressed and saw doctors who prescribed meds. In the west, we pathologize everything and I saw it as a sickness. Leaving my home and culture behind to explore the world, I realized that it was not a sickness but a CLUE that I was ready to embark on the next phase of my inner growth. Relevancy to efficiency: emotions are our internal GPS. They give us warnings that get louder over time. The more tapped in you are to your emotional GPS, the easier it is to stay on course to create a satisfying life. In today’s episode, Danielle talks to Monique about Problem solving efficiently, understanding the nature of the mind and how we solve problems allows us to solve them much faster and with less stress.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:21] – Monique introduces her guest, Danielle Sunberg.

[2:49] – Tell me what you actually did in your previous life.

I think a lot of us are starting to blossom from having one career and then taking this leap or pivot and then starting a totally second new career. That’s what happened to me.
I learned a ton about what it means to connect to yourself.

[23:28] – How do you think people can make a difference when it comes to inner wisdom that’s calling them or is it really something medical that they should be looking at? How do we address that in a world that doesn’t allow us to think for ourselves when it comes to wellness?

What we aren’t taught growing up is what it means to have an emotion.
Some people, they only need to experience a little bit of pain before they go.
And some people need to get clinically depressed, before they say something needs to change.

[30:39] – What happened when you were in Thailand and how you got to specifically learn about the gift of Reiki?

I actually didn’t get into Reiki specifically in Thailand, Reiki is a Japanese energy modality.
The reason I got into Reiki specifically, is during my time traveling in Thailand, it sort of opened me up to this gift of facilitating the movement of energy.

[41:34] – What would you say about the different versions of how energy can show up for people and how they can start to connect more to it?

The initial thing I would say is that we all have our own intuition.
If you just keep following the satisfying feeling of your intuition, it’ll keep leading you towards satisfaction.

[46:23] – I want to know how you use Reiki with your clients, what do you basically do to help them and how do you help them with that?

Reiki is kind of a massage without the touching.
It can be done remotely.
We together travel the body with a chakra system, your seven chakras that are located all along the spine. And we use those in Reiki as an organizational system to understand the energy that’s being facilitated.

[53:00] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency for me is completing a task, or a project or the goal, in the way that feels most effortless.

[54:19] – Which of the three things would you keep doing over and over again to get back to success?

I would repeat my childhood.
Meeting my husband.
Traveling the backpack experience around the world.

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Efficiency for me is completing a task, or a project, in a way that feels most effortless.

Danielle Sunberg

What we aren’t taught growing up is what it means to have an emotion.

Danielle Sunberg

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Music, Marketing & Modern Jewish Traditions with Franciska Kosman

by Erik Garnica | Nov 3, 2020 | Business, Mindset Mastery

Music, Marketing & Modern Jewish Traditions with Franciska Kosman

Kay Productions CEO/founder Franciska Kosman is a Jewish Orthodox Art-preneur who started her career as a singer and composer and became an international artist and performer, having released over 60 singles. She then moved on to launch Kay Productions, which offers a unique combination of services, from content development to producing, marketing, and – most importantly – ways to make an IMPACT with a message worth sharing. She started her own podcast: The Franciska Show, to give voice to the inspiring stories of Orthodox Jewish female artists. Traditionally, women's voices have been stifled for ages, nevertheless, modern technology has opened up new horizons for women to engage with their audiences in a variety of ways that were unheard of a decade ago. In today’s episode, Franciska talks to Monique about being a dedicated activist for her community and effectively uses her platform to empower other musicians and artists around her.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:35] – Monique introduces her guest, Franciska Kosman.

[2:49] – Franciska talks about her challenges growing up and actually not being allowed to sing.

[6:47] – What about the talking? Were you able to speak publicly?

You go based on communities.
There are communities where women are not public speakers for male audiences.
It’s more like ingrained in tradition.

[11:53] – Where in the Soviet Union did you move?

I was born when my parents were already living there. So I grew up fully in Moscow. My mother is from the States, and my father is from Switzerland.

[13:57] – What was the difference for you when you first moved to the US and how did you experience art and expressing yourself?

I experienced that transition most when I moved here and when I was recruited to teach

[20:47] – Tell me about how you got into podcasting and why you decided to choose that as a platform for your singing and your art?

A mentor of mine suggested, “why not do podcasting”?

[28:01] – Why do you think now that you have gone through all of this journey, would a podcast be beneficial to entrepreneurs or business owners?

It’s an amazing tool if used right.
The way I see it is, it’s a real tool.

[31:49] – What do you tell your clients to do for people to listen to a podcast?

Catchy titles.
Repurposing your content.
Having great guests.

[38:06] – What would you say would be a good way to encourage them to share the episode?

I have the same issue.
I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. I think this is the default.

[46:47] – Why do you think people should be listening to podcasts?

Because it’s a new platform.
People are used to TV, people are used to the radio, and podcasts are just one notch higher.

[50:21] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency to me means doing the most with the least.

[50:38] – Which of the three things would you keep doing over and over again to get back to success?

Creating my music studio.
Podcasting
Hiring My coach

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Efficiency to me means doing the most with the least.

Franciska Kosman

Podcast is amazing tool if used right.

Franciska Kosman

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Boybands, Business & Breaking Orbit with Fredrick Douglas Bussey

by Erik Garnica | Sep 15, 2020 | Business, Energy Efficiency

Boybands, Business & Breaking Orbit with Fredrick Douglas Bussey

Fredrick Douglas Bussey is the author of the book “Breaking Orbit: Rip Out of the Regular By Unearthing the Power Within”. Fredrick coaches entrepreneurs and executives to unleash the power of their gift and create extraordinary results with the uniqueness that only they can bring into the world. As a serial entrepreneur and creative with more than 20 years experience in the Music & Entertainment industry, he has worked as a Songwriter, Producer, Publicist, Marketing Representative, Creative Director, and Artist Manager. In today’s episode, Fredrick talks to Monique about his purpose in life, to use his talents in helping others to discover and exploit their gifts to impact the world for the greatest good. He is passionate about helping others to develop their skill set to become successful, while attaining the freedom that entrepreneurship provides. Fredrick is a frequent speaker & presenter at schools, live events & conferences.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[2:47] – Monique introduces her guest, Douglas Bussey.

[3:36] – Tell us about who you are, what you do, where you’re from?

I am a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, business and leadership coach and I help entrepreneurs and leaders to realize the untapped potential they have to create the life that they deserve.

[9:21] – What was it that clicked for you that said “it was okay for you to be who you were?”

I’m still on the journey to have a few things that I need to be okay with myself.

[28:27] – Monique talks about Peter Crone as one of the most transformational person to work with.

[33:13] – Douglas talks about our lives being defined by identity.

[34:59] – Douglas explains trauma is a part of life.

[48:14] – How have you been dealing with that identity shift of being in a boy band, having your passion and your creativity, and then suddenly not being in a boy band and then having to redefine who you are after that?

There was a process. It was gradual.

[1:00:23] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency means walking in your gift.

[1:00:51] – Which of the three things would you keep doing over and over again to get back to success?

In my book, there are three laws of gifts I talked about.
Everyone is creating with a gift.
Every gift is created with a purpose.
No gift can fail at the purpose for which it was created.

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IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

You can’t grow your business if you don’t personally grow and develop yourself.

Fredrick Douglas Bussey

There was nothing more efficient, nothing more productive in the world than being yourself.

Fredrick Douglas Bussey

Efficiency means walking in your gift.

Fredrick Douglas Bussey

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Bestsellers, Business & The Brain with Otakara Klettke

by Erik Garnica | Aug 4, 2020 | Business, Time Management

Bestsellers, Business & The Brain with Otakara Klettke

Otakara Klettke is an international bestselling author of “Hear Your Body Whisper; How to Unlock Your Self-Healing Mechanism”, and newly released “Hear Your Brain Whisper, How to Unlock Your Mind's Potential”. She is also an author of the bestselling children's book series “Detective Bella Unleashed”. She is passionate about anything from nature, whether it's a human, animal, or the whole universe. She is an avid supporter of eco-friendly life and education, fascinated by scientific studies, and an incurable traveler. In today’s episode, Otakara and Monique are talking about how Otakara suffered from many unfortunate health conditions, which kept her in bed for many days at the time. Without anything to watch on TV, and with a massive library her parents had available, she developed a passion for reading quality books. From an early age, she fell in love with folk fairytales from around the world which later on turned into her passion for writing books herself.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:31] – Monique introduces her guest, Otakara Klettke.

[1:48] – Tell everyone who are you, what do you do, where are you from and where are you now?

I’m an author and books are my world.
I was born in the Czech part of the former Czechoslovakia.
I live in the United States in Oregon,

[3:00] – What made you decide to move to the U.S.A?

I used to come here at least once a year.
I went to Florida and I met my husband who was from Oregon.

[4:54] – Tell me about your childhood.

I was growing up during communism.
I was affected, but not at the same time. Not in a way people think.

[23:340] – Otakara talks about how accents make her feeling so excluded.

[40:12] – Tell me about the new book and what it’s all about.

It is about the human brain.
It’s about how we can tune up our brain into its best possibilities and it focuses a lot on our neurotransmitters and the way the brain functions.

[42:05] – How did you get started writing these types of books?

This book about the brain actually follows my first book “Hear your body whisper; How to unlock your self-healing mechanism”.
Part of it was based on my childhood.

[1:01:15] – When is your book coming out?

July 22, 2020
Coming out on international brain day.

[1:11:41] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency means to focus clearly and get things done whatever it needs to be in a shortest amount of time.

[1:12:32] – Which of the three things would you keep doing over and over again, to get back to success again

Dancing
Books
Traveling

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Hear Your Brain Whisper| Book by Otakara Klettke

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Hear Your Body Whisper|Book by Otakara Klettke

IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

If you focus on changing the chemistry of your brain, you can change how you feel, if you change how you feel you can become more productive, you can become better and do what you love and you can change the things in your life a lot just by tuning up your brain.

Otakara Klettke

Efficiency means to really focus clearly and get things done whatever it needs to be in the shortest amount of time.

Otakara Klettke

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Self-Awareness, Systems & Support with Loic Alix-Brown

by news@moniquelindner.com | Jul 23, 2020 | Business, Time Management

Self-Awareness, Systems & Support with Loic Alix-Brown

Loic is one of the CEOs and Co-Founders at Flick, a SAAS solution to help entrepreneurs, content creators, and small businesses find the best hashtags to reach their target audience on Instagram. In today’s episode, Loic and Monique are talking about how being efficient with money and a small team helped him turn his agency from being in debt to a highly successful software company in only 18 months.

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HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:33] – Monique introduces her guest, Loic Alix-Brown.

[1:58] – Introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about who you are, where you are located, what you do?

My name is Loic Alix-Brown.
I’m half French, half English.
I am the head of the product of flick.tech.

[2:59] – Where did you grow up?

I was actually born in London.
I did go to a French school.
My whole education was French.

[3:44] – What was your childhood experience growing up in London?

I was very lucky to have a sort of very close parent to me who did take very good care of me.
I have quite a sheltered childhood.

[5:29] – Loic talks about why he decided to start working by the age of 16.

[7:44] – Where do you think does this mindset come from?

Part of it was school and just a general dynamic between myself and my friends.
We always push each other quite hard in a nice way.

[10:26] – How did you get started in building a drone?

Did some research from youtube videos.
A detailed blog post about how to build a drone.

[13:57] – Loic talks about the very start of his digital marketing journey.

[17:55] – What has been enabling you with your mindset to go faster and further with this company?

There’s a lot of hard work that goes into it.
I’ve been very lucky with the people I’ve met. My business partners are absolutely amazing.

[30:27] – Loic talks about how he managed to organize his time between school and a building a business.

[39:03] – What does efficiency mean to you?

Efficiency is just making the most of the time you have.

[39:28] – Which of the three things would you do over and over again, to get back to success?

Finding my current co-founders somehow.
Optimizing my organizational skills a lot earlier.
I’m cultivating this idea of accountability.

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Planning is the biggest thing. It just gives you freedom

Monique Lindner

Efficiency is just making the most of the time you have.

Loic Alix-Brown

Once you know what you do when you do it, and you just do it, it’s gonna be so much more efficient, and it gives you so much time back.

Monique Lindner

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