L. Michelle Smith

Sign Up for the NSC Personal Brand Builder Jet Pack, A Micro-Course

Dear Friends… The year was 2018. I was working with my web designer on my website.  It would be my birthday present to myself.  After being pretty high profile on behalf of the Fortune 10 I was working with, it was time to be decisive about my own brand. It was around this time that people started to see the yellow and black motif, but this wasn’t simply…

5 Ways Leaders Can Prepare for What’s Next After Covid-19

  I had a wonderful time engaging with 100 of the Executive Leadership Council’s finest mid-level and executive managers from Fortune 500s from across the country when I hosted an online workshop that blended coaching and training that focused on preparing them for life and work after Covid-19. I provided five cornerstones to navigate and lead through what’s next with this pandemic and I also provided a hierarchy…

Ep 98: Leading with Tech in Opera, Marc Scorca CEO Opera America et al

  When a global pandemic hits, things change, and they can for the better if you just put your mind to it.  Five of technology, business and opera’s finest minds discuss how covid-19 will bend but not break because it is determine to lead with technology and not just use it as an “in the meantime” tool.  This fascinating discussion is applicable to any industry or business plotting…

Mompreneurs Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a Pandemic

BY LAUREN HAWKINS • MAY 18, 2020 Since 2018, The DEC Network has teamed up with Capital One, which is the WEDallas founding partner and title sponsor, on the WEDallas Mompreneur event. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the two organizations still hosted the annual event—this time as a virtual happy hour.  As always, the event centered on being both a mom and a business owner, but this year’s event had…

Ep 97: #ThrowbackThursday Finding Your Roots with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

If you missed it, here’s your chance to listen to this walking encyclopedia, @henrylouisgates. You’ll hear a covid-19 story that you haven’t heard before just as the show gets started. If you have watched @findingyourroots, you know how interesting and downright riveting he is. Imagine what it is like to sit with him in person and listen to him rattle off everything you’d ever want to know and…

The 30 Minute Mentor Gives Way to NSC eLearning

ANNOUNCING: NSC eLearning, the rebrand of The 30 Minute Mentor which started in 2018 as my flagship learning and mentoring platform. NSC Coaching & Consulting offers e-learning in the form of webinars, masterclasses.. audiocasts and audio conferences and other digital content. Full online courses will be offered within weeks. We can also tailor live, in-person masterclasses for your business or organizations. Click here to book a time to…

LMS Partners with Video CRM Bonjoro

How are you staying connected with your community of clients and prospects? I mean, beyond that email newsletter they’ve gotten so use to that they rarely open? I mean, beside the notes that come from your CRM platform? How are you surprising and delighting them? What are you doing that is just for them and no one else? If you are wondering how to get people to open…

Ep 96: The Coaching Corner, Let’s Talk About Change

The Coaching Corner is going through some changes. Leaving Linkedin Live? You’ll want to hear this! It seems appropriate, since the order of the day seems to be change on Planet Pandemic.  How are you getting ready?  We talk about Career Transitions.  Get ready.

Ep 95: Telling the Stories for the Culture with Natasha S. Alford

There is power in the telling of a story. It’s even more powerful when it is personal and centers on culture. It’s the only kind of story @natashasalford tells, for herself and for @thegrio. She is the People’s Journalist and the Millennial Executive and on Thursday’s show, we discuss everything from how covid-19 is impacting black businesses, being black and Latina, her very own Coronavirus scare while managing…

FREE NSC Small Biz COVID-19 Recovery Checklist

LISTEN NOW: NSC Small Biz Covid-19 Recovery Audiocast Concerned about the future of your small business? What will it take to finish 2020 strong? What if you could finish stronger than you originally planned…before COVID-19? Perhaps you’d need to ✅ Double down on strategic planning ✅ Reconnect with clients and customers you’ve lost touch with ✅ Get more clients/customers fast ✅ Engage processes and tech to increase efficiencies…

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