GIVING Segment - Announcing John David Mann and also Athletes and Executives with a Cause

SOLUTIONZ LIVE - GIVING SEGMENT

Our launch show features "Go Giver" co-author John David Mann. He will be on Thursday, at 11am ET.

In our new Solutionz Live lineup, our giving slot each week, in addition to featuring authors, we will be focused on showcasing athletes and executives that have a favorite cause or charity that they support.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the detailed lineup for the Giving Segment for February.

Wednesday's Transition Series Lineup is all about reinvention

Thank you to Wednesday's sponsor of the Transition Solutionz series, Apical Resource Group:











We have a great lineup on Wednesday morning. Join us live if you can, either online at www.blogtalkradio.com/cfitzgerald
or by phone 1-646-727-3553

If you missed yesterday's programming, you can listen to it here. Click on the BlogTalkRadio button to the right.

Here's our lineup today:

10am Tierza Davis - owner Pura Vida Adventures in Costa Rica - from a dot com bomb in the late 90s to surfing coach for executive women, Tierza has a story you won't want to miss.



1030am Michelle Bersell - psychotherapist and life coach talks about "Weathering the Financial Storm". Whether you are unemployed, self-employed or afraid that you may not be employed for long, you need to hear what Michelle has to say.



11am Eli Davidson - author of Funky to Fabulous - If you are tired of all of the discouraging news in the marketplace, you should put aside whatever you are doing from 11am to noon tomorrow and tune in to Eli. She will make you laugh, make you think and will inspire you to reinvent yourself.



To set a reminder for the show, see www.blogtalkradio.com/cfitzgerald

Transition Solutionz Series - Show Recap #1 Tuesday 1/27/09

01/27/2009

I would like to thank Travelport for sponsoring this morning's Transition Solutionz show.

Broadcasting pioneer and branding expert Libby Gill kicked the show off at 10am and provided extremely practical advice on how to create your own personal brand and not only survive your "transition time", but to come out on the other side more fulfilled.

Libby has authored a number of books and is working on one that will be out this fall, called "You Unstuck". She is also a contributor to a new book by Martha Finney, called "Rebound".

Thanks to Libby making the introduction after the show this morning, Martha will be on our show on February 3rd at 1130am ET. Now, that's what I call social broadcasting!

Libby's top advice to those in transition:

1. Living and breathing your brand - the first "sell" is yourself
2. Allow yourself a 5 minute pity party, but just 5 minutes and then move on
3. Stand out from the herd - articulate what you do better than anyone else and what you are passionate about (crafting a "sticky" message)
4. Broadcast your brand widely through multiple media - blog, write white papers, articulating your "brand" throughout your various forms of communication
5. Deal with your weaknesses by using them to make you memorable

Libby ended by telling us to to clarify our brand message, simply our approach (and our lives and finances) and to execute by coming up with a call plan.

We look forward to having Libby back next week to talk about branding as a key to growth during turbulent times.

At 11am we were joined by Andrea Waltz and Richard Fenton, partners in life and in Courage Crafters and the authors of Go for No! This gem of a book is a very quick read, written in allegorical style. Andrea and Richard took what was originally focused on a sales tactic and masterfully tweaked their message for job seekers. Yes is the destination, No is how you get there!

Andrea and Richard told the story of how they met (Richard heard NO over 400 times in his marriage proposal to her before she said yes), and how they hit on the Go for No secret. They built on Libby's message about executing by reminding us that if we are afraid to hear NO, we may not make the first call, making up the prospective employer's mind without even talking to them.

At 1130am Lorraine Howell put the cap on the days message, building on Libby's advice, by talking about how to articulate your personal selling statement in 30 seconds or less. Lorraine is a former broadcasting executive and the founder of Media Skills Training. Her book is "Give your elevator speech a lift".

Lorraine gave us a very helpful acronym (PAR) to use in crafting a top elevator pitch:

• Problem - state the problem that existed
• Action - state the action you took
• Result - articulate the result that you achieved

Make it fun (smile) and realize that the pitch is a conversation starter, not the closing argument. The goal is to get someone to say "tell me more!".

Thanks to all of our speakers today and to our sponsor, Travelport.

Libby Gill kicks off the Solutionz Live! Transition Series on January 27th

I am pleased to announce that Libby Gill will be the launch speaker on the Transition Solutions series being offered next week for individuals that are in career transition.

Libby will do the kickoff program on Tuesday, January 27th at 10am ET. To

Libby spent fifteen years heading public relations and corporation communications as senior vice President at Universal Studios; vice president at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting and was also the PR/branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. She will be talking about creating your own personal brand as you begin your career search.

The dial in number if you would like to listen by phone and ask questions is: (646) 727-3553

You can also listen and ask questions online by clicking HERE.

Nancy Widmann is inaugural guest on Solutionz Live on February 3rd 10am ET

Nancy Widmann, former CEO of CBS Radio and author of "I didn't see it coming" will be the first guest as Solutionz Live launches on February 3rd, 2009.

The show will premier at 10am ET on Tuesday, February 3rd on www.blogtalkradio.com/solutionzlive

The title of the segment is "Innovating when the sky is falling".
Anyone can innovate in good times. It takes tremendous courage to innovate when the sky is falling and bullets are flying.

Join us for Nancy's show. For more information about Nancy, visit www.thegurunation.com or her website www.nancywidmann.com.

To order Nancy's book, click on the cover of the book above.

Transition Workshop Scheduled for January 27th and January 29th

On Tuesday January 27th and Thursday January 29th from 10am - 1pm, Solutionz Live! will host noted authors and experts on job transition for management professionals in an interactive dialogue on BlogTalkRadio. The show is Transition Solutionz!

If you have held a professional or management job and are no longer employed or have received your notice, this workshop is for you.

The subjects will include dealing with the emotional issues of your job being made redundant, what is needed to create a personal brand as you re-enter the job market, many of you after quite a few years. It will also provide resume and interviewing tips and financial management advice for how to survive the transition period. We will also talk about the non-corporate opportunities, such as short term consulting or setting up your own company and the pros and cons of such an approach.

These practical sessions will be offered complementary to those executives and professionals that are in transition. Companies that have laid off staff or are contemplating additional layoffs or outplacement firms can sponsor each session within the workshop at $1000 per session and are free to disseminate information about the free sessions to their displaced management employees.

We will be posting the detailed schedule later today, but mark both days on your calendar now. You can attend just a single session in each workshop or you can attend them all.

Follow chickefitz on Twitter to get the most up to date information, or subscribe to this blog via RSS feed. If you don't use those tools, check back here for the schedule.

Stay tuned for the launch of Solutionz Live! on BlogTalkRadio

The Solutionz Group is expanding.

You may have already seen the Executive Girlfriend's Group (EGG), which is a by-invitation-only weekly call-in program for executive women. That program is currently geared toward executives in the travel industry, but this fall will be expanding to health care, financial services, real estate and mortgage services, education, entrepreneurs and others.

We are building on the success of EGG and leveraging the wide range of speakers that we have amassed and are adding a live radio broadcast, hosted by Solutionz CEO, Chicke Fitzgerald.

Beginning the first week of February there will be multiple programs weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays initially, addressing both business and personal topics for professionals from both corporate life and entrepreneurial businesses.

On Tuesdays we will focus on business, with 30 minute shows on Innovation, Leadership, Investment Outlook, Distribution and Entrepreneurial solutions. We will feature segments with both cross-industry appeal and travel industry expertise. Over time we will bring in other hosts to conduct interviews in other industry segments, particular for the investment outlook discussions.

On Thursdays we will focus on the personal side of life, with 30 minute shows on Life Balance, Wellness, Finance and the Economy, Transition and Faith in the Marketplace.

Real solutions for real life is our tag line.

Watch for our announcement of the lineup of authors and experts on this wide range of topics.

We are launching a special series in January that will be aimed at those professionals that are in transition and needing insight from those that have been there and not only survived, but have thrived. Stay tuned to this blog for the dates of these practical workshops.

Our full February lineup will be announced late next week.