I have this dream of creating a show that features people defying the norm, doing something other than what society or the media deems normal, acceptable or beautiful.  I want to feature people who are doing their own thing that is positive and breaking barriers all over the spectrum. I cannot take it when expectations are put upon people to act, be, dress, or behave a certain way because it is what is “right” or acceptable! Acceptable to who? Don’t we all just have to answer to ourselves? I am of the school of: IF YOU AREN”T INTENTIONALLY BEING CRUEL, HURTING ANYONE- Anything goes! Seriously, why bother to judge people who are being honest and true to themselves? But really, what made me think of this was my friend Janet Ettele. She told me about going to her mother’s 70th High School Reunion! At this reunion, Janet sat at a table with other attendees, and apparently when you get up to th 70th year, many others from other classes attend as well and there was a particular man who made an impact on her. He was 90 years old and drove by himself to Maine, I think, and then had plans to drive to another city to check on his brewery company investment! At 90 years old, driving all over the place, partying, socializing! This to me is DEFYING THE NORM in every way. It also tells me that one should never retire! If you love what you do, it isn’t work, it gives you purpose! Like my old boss, Russ Reynolds, who had more than enough success, but loved to go to work each day at 74! He loved interacting with all the company CEOs, and developing business! It made him feel alive!

In the show, I would like to feature people who have beaten illnesses, been told they couldn’t do a particular thing and then DID IT! Isn’t life really all about the biology of belief- as Bruce Lipton talks about?! And my boss, Henry Grayson, Ph.D.!? Seriously, breaking boundaries, not being afraid to be who you are, and what people think is a BIG DEAL! It is what entrepreneurship, and individuality is based upon. Do people really need to be a certain age to date one another? Do they need to be young to be beautiful? Do people have to judge so harshly one another? Do people  really have to limit themselves by putting themselves in a box of description? Don’t we all have so much to learn from each other no matter where we may be in life? How does one define success? I will tell you that money has made no one happy. Achieving personal goals, and creating something yourself and actually executing it is success to me!  We place far too much importance on what others think. I pretty much feel that if you like what you do, others will too! If you don’t like your job, others won’t feel great around you and you will ultimately pay for it in some way or another, by under-performing or having a bad attitude. I have been there, trust me.

Think about defying the norm, breaking barriers, and being true to yourself for yourself. It is really the only way to be. I want to do this show! I want to talk to people who have defied “societal rules”… who don’t hold themselves to imaginary rules bestowed upon them by a false media, who walk to the beat of their own drummer, who don’t fall prey to limitations that others place on them or that society places on them.  Are we all really that small that we can be convinced to care what the fuck the Kardashians are doing?

When Ruthie first walked by my table I thought of my best friend who I lost to breast cancer in 2005. She was also 6 feet tall, blonde and beautiful. I said to my dinner companion, “She reminds me so much of Karen.” and the rest is history. I would like to introduce you to Ruthie Lopp, a talented belt buckle artisan who is also my friend!

Her web site is www.naturegirldesigns.comand she is now a Rowaytonite and makes some earthy and fun buckles! Colorful, like my belt prints, but more chunky, funky belt buckle than printy, fun total belt, which is what I do. Check her out!

I was an exhibitor at an EXPO this past weekend in Stamford and met Alicia Grande, a gorgeous and enthusiastic creator of her own eye lash product designed to assist in the thickness, darkness and length of your eyelashes.  I don’t need longer lashes, I need thicker lashes! I got some of the GrandeLASH MD and hope my lashes don’t grow too long, but thicken and darken! I will keep you posted.  If they do get longer, I will have to enlist a barber to trim them and perhaps Eskimo kiss strangers by accident! Not a horrible thing.. hee hee hee..

Alicia Grande, owner, CEO, Product Developer has graciously offered a speical to my readers! 

It’s Alicia Grande the owner of GrandeLASH-MD. This medically formulated prodcut delivers results for lashes in just 4 weeks full results in 3 months and brows take 3 months. Enter the code:” SANDRA” for $5 off the price off the retail price of $59.95 plus free shipping. Here’s to getting back the lashes we used to have when we were younger or never had at all. Keep me posted on your results!

Question: I heard that these kind of products may change the color of my eye. Is this true?

Answer: No. This is false as you do not apply the product into your eye.

Alicia Grande, alicia@grandelashmd.com

I did my first application last eve.. found my eye lid a tiny bit pink this am.. but then again, I didn’t moisturize because I didn’t want to dilute the strength of this product! Day two, NO pinkness at all… and total comfort!  http://www.grandelashmd.com/. I almost forgot, I am also putting this product near my eyebrows to grow some hair back from incessant waxing .. Maybe I will be Brooke Shields-esque in my eyebrow area! That wouldn’t be a bad thing… OMG! I wonder if dudes can put this on their head and grow back hair??!!! Wouldn’t that be grand?

Bethany Glanz of Azure Designs

My oliver green d ring belt set up!

Trendy Bags, Accessories, and Jewelry

Amy Reehl of Sparklies and Kathy Drake of Etoile Gifts, unique sandals, premium pjs, and other accessories!

Katie from Jo Malone, NYC, custom fragrances…

Two Proud Girls showing off their new oliver green D ring belts in Darien!

The beautiful, driven, Angela Jia Kim!

I can so identify with Angela because being an entrepreneur is like a fast track to business school without the formal education!  You have to be the visionary, the marketer, the accountant, the face of the brand and you learn so much in the process.  It is an infectious endeavor and creates a natural ability to want to help others along in their process!

Being an entrepreneur puts you in a special club where you automatically empathize with others like you because you know the blood, sweat and tears you put into your own vision.  You feel akin to others in the same boat. 

At shows, I talk to other vendors all the time and have a compulsion to share information to help them along because I know what it is like to have a passion and have felt the satisfaction of creating a product that people buy.  There is no other feeling like it in the world.. except maybe hitting a straight high and far golf ball off a tee!

This web site is FANTASTIC and I highly recommend it to all you ladies out there struggling and keeping your passion alive with your own business.  Remember, it is SO worth it to be living your passion and keep at it, because the love you have for your product and business will translate to sales.. just wait and watch!

http://www.savorthesuccess.com/

What is Savor the Success?

Savor the Success is a PR Co-Op and a niche social media network for women entrepreneurs both online and offline.

What is a PR Co-Op?

We pool together resources to offer affordable PR tools for Premium Members such as: 

• PR Opps
• Media Lists
• Gift Lists
• Press Release Writing Service
• Holiday Catalog

How do you meet online?

Savor the Success is a cutting-edge social media website that allows you to connect with women internationally in an efficient and easy way.   

• Savor’s Virtual Cafes are a hub of activity and conversations where you can learn from other women entrepreneurs and experts. 
• Expert Cafes are a place for you to get FREE advice from our resident lawyer, social media expert, PR expert, Branding expert, etc.  Think “Dear Abby” with a twist!

why

I started Savor the Success with my husband, Marc (the brains behind the site), because as a business woman, I was craving a way to grow my business and make meaningful connections in a structured, organized way.

I do not have an MBA, nor do I have a business background. Like many women, I followed my bliss and found myself building a business that I loved. I needed some real nuts-and-bolts guidance– from launching to making millions.

how

As a concert pianist by trade, I often had the daunting task of memorizing hundreds of pages of music and performing in front of hundreds and thousands of people.

The process that I developed—getting from the practice room to the concert stage—served me well as I built Om Aroma & Co., the luxury organic spa and skincare company, that I founded in 2007.

From creating the cream formulas to landing dream accounts in five-star luxury resorts and spas in a very short period of time, I used the same building techniques that I had developed as a concert pianist.

People began to notice and started asking how I was able to build a brand new skincare company while going on an intense 40-concert tour across the United States.

I don’t come from a lot of money and I don’t have amazing connections. Women were responding to the fact that I am an ordinary person climbing the ladder step by step with the process that I have created for myself. 

I began leading workshops since I was passionate about helping women to bring their projects to life and sharing my knowledge of how to get to the next level.

I take at least ten steps a day to reach my goals. Others take ten a month. Some take ten a year. What do you do? It’s all about how you play your game. Are you ready for serious movement in your life?

This isn’t for the dreamer—it’s for the doer.

The question is: Are you ready to Savor the Success?
Angela Jia Kim – Co-Founder

Want to feel 50-75% more Energized? Want to shed that stubborn 5-20 lbs in 1 to 2 months? Can you really put a PRICE on HEALTH? CALL BY SUNDAY to get this special introductory offer by using my name, Sandra Oles. I will be helping you help yourself to feel and look your best!

Read further to get the phone number to begin your trial for only $135 plus shipping to get bikini ready and phyisically healthy!

Want to cleanse your body at the inner most cellular level of toxins and free radicals?  I know I do and I am doing right now! At the end of every winter I can have about 5-10 extra pounds and feel jiggly all over.  I am leaning up my body mass, cleansing my body of toxins, increasing my energy level AND shedding my extra unwanted pounds with one program that takes all the thinking and cooking out of the equation! 

Also, I can honestly tell you that I have spent upwards of $500 at one time on supplements to amp up and heal my different body systems, such as adrenals, energy, liver, .. etc. you name it. It can be downright overwhelming and who has the TIME to do all the research and create specific grocery lists, and cook special meals and spend so much time at the super market searching for all these items!! UGH! Just thinking about it gives me a headache!! If any of you know, I am a BUSY person, I handmake belts, sell them at shows, work 2 part time jobs, have an internet radio blog interview show, have this blog, have an independent film review blog and now am adding bartending one night a week into the mix! IF ANYONE NEEDS TO BE FIT, LEAN, ENERGETIC and healthy I AM IT! ALONG WITH EVERY ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.. ! With this economy you have to be a hustler! I am excited to introduce to you a great product and am excited to be able to share with you a SPECIAL deal and the ability for you to make money as well! I have a lot of friends out of work, who feel less than optimal, health wise and energetically due to lack of a real schedule!

Isagenix solves all those time issues, educational time including reading up on each and every supplement to figure out which one is vitally important for what you want to improve.  Isagenix is your nutritionist! It is everything you need without all the hassles of having to educate yourself and purchase all the special items!

My stepfather, who is a runner, and very fit conscious falls off the wagon just like all of us once in awhile,  and he and my mother have participated in tons of programs to institute weight loss and facilitate healthand this program has not only been successful, but they feel a marked difference in the way they feel every day! They were so excited to share with me their weightloss and healthsecret– ISAGENIX!  So naturally, I HAD to try it because I know me and most every other person on the planet, IF you can take the thinking out, LOWER YOUR GROCERY BILL ( I spend about 130 a WEEK on GROCERIES!!), instead you spend $135 for a month which includes approx 2 meals a day (shakes)  and one super cleanse a week!

In 30 days, you will be bikini ready or at least shorts ready, maybe even mini skirt ready, without all the hassles of special food prep, without excess time searching frantically for every item in the “recipe” and in the supplement aisle scratching your head and spending a bloody fortune!!

Girls and boys SUMMER IS A COMIN! Get a head start on weight loss now!

If you want to be bikini ready in a short time, you have nothing to lose except those extra pounds and sluggish fatigue and EVERYTHING to gain, Energy, Health, Vitality, and a no brain plan to feeling great! Every health and wellness expert out there talks about cleansing the body of toxins and here is a way to do it quickly, efficiently, effectively and easily.  What is there to think about?  If GNC carried this product it would cost twice as much because afterall, they have to pay their rent! Isagenix cuts out the middle man so they can make their superior product affordable! So many companies are now going in this direction for example, Neal’s Yard, which used to havestores all over the place now instead recognizes the genius in word of mouth marketing and direct sales.  These companies want to reward you and your friends for endorsing it.

Use it yourself, feel great and lose those extra stubborn pounds!  You will then feel compelled to share the “secret’ just as I am! The shakes are easy, delicious and fulfilling! Have a sensible meal for your third and cleanse once a week (you will urinate a lot so make it a day where you will be near a restroom … lose that gut and the gut can be stubborn with age!

This is what I recommend for your “starter” program- try it for 30 days and see and feel the results: ONE CHOC AND ONE VANILLA IsaLeanShake, we like to combine them, half and half, or you can do one, with 3 to 4 ice cubes, a banana and water! YUM… essential protein for brain funtion and to retain and build new muscle which will burn fat! 

Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a gimmick, because it’s not. Everyone who knows me trusts my advice, my opinions and knows I am good for everything I say and do.  I would never steer anyone wrong for the sake of making a buck, which is why I blog! I love to share information.  This information just happens to be worth it’s weight in gold!

Imagine if GUCCI paid out everytime you bought from them?  Isagenix is like GUCCI for the body! Trust me ! 

• Call my Nutrition Coach Kim - 518-339-7849 to get this SPECIAL TRIAL DEAL WHICH ENDS SUNDAY, March 7th! If nothing else, you will lose 5 – 10 lbs in ONE MONTH! Can’t beat that with a bat!

You will get: The Shake and Cleanse Kit which includes 2 Isalean Shakes, vanilla or choc, or one of each (I got one of each)!! and one Cleanse for Life liquid or powder! This gives you just about enough for a full 30 day supply for weight loss and optimal health!

• She will throw in for FREE 2 items, and you can select 2 from the list below(I did another shake and the Ionix Supreme): when you call say “sandraoles” sent you, she is only doing this for my FRIENDS! She will also waive the one time $19.95 membership fee to enable you to order from Isagenix!)

• Watch the video here on my web site to learn more… http://sandraoles.isagenix.com/us/en/cleansedlife_landing.dhtml#

Another shake , Isagenix Greens Powder, Accelerator Capsules,  and Ionix Supreme

Product Descriptions included in this recommended BIKINI Ready PACK  “SHAKE AND  CLEANSE PACK” WITH FREE ITEMS!

Cleanse for Life: (tastes like fruit iced tea, chilled mixed in water with ice cubes)

Delicious Tropical Berry! It’s a tasty way to a healthier body.

more energy, think more clearly and safely lose weight. *ve vital nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. So, your body can function more effectively. Cleanse for Life helps you to hath, Yellow Dock and Aloe Vera while infusing it wiD’arco Pau gentle cleansing herbs such as thOver time, impurities from the environment, your food and water build up and cause your body to function less efficiently. Cleanse for Life helps rid your body of unwanted impurities wi

Cleanse for Life offers a number of healthy benefits:

• Helps increase energy and endurance*
• More effectively lose unwanted fat and inches when combined with proper diet and exercise*
• Increases resistance to oxidative stress*
• Improves mental and physical performance*
• Strengthens the immune system*
• Supports heart health*
• Aids digestive health*

ISALEAN SHAKE- A satisfying and delicious meal replacement shake

 You’ll love each sip of our smooth IsaLean shake. This deliciously complete meal replacement contains 23 grams of the highest quality New Zealand whey and casein protein from grass-fed cows with no added hormones or antibiotics, as well as filling fiber, calcium and vitamins to support your body’s vital functions. This perfectly balanced shake also contains Ionic Alfalfa™, our proprietary blend of 70 super-charged minerals, trace minerals and alfalfa juice. Active enzymes in each serving helps maximize the absorption of key nutrients.

• May support your body in burning fat*
• May support increased energy*
• Highest quality of amino acids
• Exclusive source of whey and casein protein
• Supports digestive health*
• Low lactose
• Zero trans fats
• No artificial flavors
• Gluten-Free
• Wheat-Free

FREE GIFT CHOICES BELOW!!!

Ionix Supreme- The same powerful ingredients of the liquid formula, now in a delicious and convenient powder! ( My mom says this can REPLACE COFFEE AND CAFFEINE, says people stop needing coffee for energy!)

Now there’s never a reason to leave home without your Ionix® Supreme.
This convenient powder is the ultimate tonic for a busy lifestyle. With over 200 specially sourced ingredients from around the world, this natural, nutrient-rich drink balances, rejuvenates and protects your body from stress.

Ionix Supreme powder provides the same nutritional benefits and uses the same active ingredients as the liquid, only it’s packaged in a small, portable container—allowing you to take your good health on the go!

Why use delicious Ionix Supreme Natural Fruit Favor Powder?

• Portable and no refrigeration needed to complement your on-the-go lifestyle
• Preservative-free with a natural fruit flavor
• Has a smaller environmental footprint with less plastic packaging and less shipping weight
• When mixed with water, contents are equal to a 32 oz bottle of Ionix Supreme liquid

How is Ionix Supreme the missing link to optimum health?

• Includes adaptogens, which help energize cells and increase the body’s resistance to stress
• Supports mental and physical performance*
• Contains antioxidants that fight damaging free radicals
• Increases energy and builds a strong foundation for good health*
• Contains no artificial stimulants

Isgenix Greens- Powerful Health and Cleanse Support in Newly Reformulated Isagenix Greens!™ (great for women’s reporductive health)

 Nutrient-rich plants aren’t all you’ll find in Isagenix Greens!™, you’ll also find a balanced formula of specific herbs, vegetables and more to boost overall health* and enhance the health benefits of Nutritional Cleansing!

• Unstoppable energy*
• Greater focus*
• Increased vitality
• More effective cleansing
• Greater overall health*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Isagenix® products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Natural Accelerator Capsules -Burn fat without the “jitters”!

• Natural weight loss
• Reduced appetite
• Improved muscle tone
• Reduce unwanted inches
• Improved energy

• No stimulants – no jitters

OR ANOTHER SHAKE!!

ISALEAN SHAKE- A satisfying and delicious meal replacement shake

Cleansing and Fat Burning System and may help you slim down, while preserving and building lean muscle mass.*Isagenix Shakes are an important part of your IsaLean

• May support your body in burning fat*
• May support increased energy*
• Highest quality of amino acids
• Exclusive source of whey and casein protein
• Supports digestive health*
• Low lactose
• Zero trans fats
• No artificial flavors
• Gluten-Free
• Wheat-Free

I just want to EAT THESE! THEY ARE SO GORGE.. and colorful! Oliver Green D Ring Belts!!

This is the story of me and my belt company oliver green… I, personally, hand make every single belt I sell and it takes up so much of my time and it can be tedious work, although somewhat zen like because of the repetition.. but it really is A LOT of work!  I think to myself every February.. CAN I REALLY DO THIS AGAIN this YEAR? Do I have it in me? I have so many interests, and there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I want..EVER.. and I have to pick and choose and that SUCKS.. I want to do EVERYTHING  I am thinking about EVERY DAY.  Balance is the key here, and I have a difficult time striking it… I want to write (blog), sew, make cool and helpful videos ( I promise,  I will get better at that..) and go to the gym, and work for my pay.. spend time with my dog, and have a social life with friends.  How do I do that?  If anyone knows.. feel free to educate me.  Perhaps I will figure it out and write a book about it someday.  We all must work to get our paycheck.. and if our work isn’t truly passion driven, you must incorporate hobbies that are in order to pay creedence to your soul’s path.  I do love where I work.. both places.. I also love my hobbies and my belts!

So.. here are some belts I prepped this week and when I see them all together laying there all DELICIOUS LIKE..I think HOW CAN I NOT DO THIS!!?? I LOVE LOOKING AT THEM!! And people love wearing them!!! I do too… So, YEAH, I guess I will be back out there AGAIN, doing my thang.. sewing… and selling… on TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE!!!! Give me strength!

www.olivergreenonline.com

This woman inspires me! I learned about her because I work with Dr. Henry Grayson and listened to his archived radio show where he interviews Tama.  If you go to Dr. Henry Grayson’s web site and go to radio show archives page and scroll down, you will see the show with Tama, and I urge you to listen to it… www.henrygrayson.com , especially if you are at a cross roads in your life or simply need confirmation that the decision you made to strike out on your own without a 9-5 job to follow your dream is the right one.

I am of firm belief that we only go around once, (I think).. and for this time I am here I want to express what is closest to my heart and what I love.. that is sharing great information, humor, and inspiring the people around me.  Coming from a generation where our parents were dependant on their job, their retirement, and their percieved security will make it a challenge to convince them to trust you in your endeavors.  For they were brought up in a way to value the job that didn’t necessarily define them, but would “pay the bills.”  I urge all of you to sit back and think about what it is that you truly love and try to imagine yourself making a living doing what you love!  If you can’t figure out what you love, search through your hobbies, and think about how you like to enjoy your spare time, you may begin to figure it out. 

I, personally,  am now in a position in life where I have figured out how to make a living doing the things I love as an independent contractor, while at the same time realizing my creative expression through my belt business (which I LOVE) www.olivergreenonline.comand my blogging which is an essential part of my self expression and NONE of it feels like work!  For those of you who know me well, I am naturally inclined to communicate and share much of what I learn about through my research, work and natural curiosity.  I have always posessed a generous and altruistic spirit, since I was a small child.  Those of you from high school and childhood, who truly knew me, would recall me sharing and informing about everything I knew.. clothing, make-up, music, trends, entertainment, and just about anything that interested me.  I also recall getting in trouble a lot for talking.. big surprise .

Blogging comes so naturally to me, like eating a meal, getting dressed in the morning, or driving to where I need to go.. it is instinctual, authentic and at the core of me, ME…for lack of a better description.  I will soon have 5 blogs in addition to the 2 part time positions, and my belt business.  For some reason, I don’t feel overwhelmed in the least.  I feel peaceful, happy and excited each and every day for the information I may come across may help me or someone else in whatever it is they are attempting to achieve.

In the meantime, please open your minds to Tama Kieves, because she has an impressive story and if you can listen to her show, you will get inspired… Our brains require tune ups just like our cars, and we all should feed our conscious mind motivating messages as often as we can.  Life doesn’t have to be one big stress ball… it shouldn’t be.. it is all how we react to it and how we learn to harness our natural abilities to swim it effortlessly.

Tama J. Kieves, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, left her law practice with a large corporate law firm to write and to embolden others to live and breathe their most meaningful self-expression. She is the best-selling author of THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love/How One Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All (©2003 Tarcher/Penguin) which was chosen as a Finalist for the national Nautilus Book Award, along with the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness.
Kieves is a sought-after speaker and career coach and has helped thousands of individuals world-wide to live their creative dreams.

Harvard Interview with Tama Kieves:  http://bit.ly/harvardinterview

Tama’s Web Site: http://bit.ly/tamasite

Tama’s Radio Interview with Henry Grayson: http://henrygrayson.com/radio Dr. Grayson is a skilled interviewer who instinctively knows how to extract the best and most useful information from his radio guests.  This show is a worthwhile listen because he brings out the BEST in Tama and gets to the core of it all so that you can grasp the message clearly!  (scroll down until you see it)

I personally happen to be most interested in business books, and this appears to be a “must read”.  Although I haven’t read it yet, I felt compelled to share it with my fellow entrepreneurs.  Doing shows on weekends regularly puts me in front of my customers and allows me valuable feedback and relationship building.  I connect with my customers on a friendly level and am genuinely interested in them as people! Seems like maybe I could have written this book.. I know I have a couple books in me… just have to find it completely.  Hope you enjoy reading about this book and/or feel compelled to read it.. I know I will… Read the info below that is on amazon.com.

In today’s commoditized marketplace, no matter what product or service you sell, there’s probably someone somewhere able to offer it cheaper, faster, and maybe even better. So how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors? The Connectors shows that the only thing that truly sets you apart is the quality of your relationships with your clients and customers.

Everyone knows that relationships are important in business. Yet most people would admit that their relationships could be better—but don’t spend time working on the underlying skills. This book explains how to develop better, more profitable connections—as illustrated proven by some of the world’s most successful professionals. Even if you’re not a “people person,” you can dramatically grow your business or your career through a few simple approaches to relationship-building.

The Connectors presents a five-step methodology that lead to lifelong clients, repeat customers, and endless referrals. Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• Stop networking and start truly connecting
• Create an avalanche of referrals and an army of happy customers
• Become a “connector,” even if you’ve never been a “people person”
• Find your social IQ—and improve it
• Put relationship-building principles to work daily
• Focus on others and reap the rewards yourself
• Ask the right questions—and sell without selling
• Differentiate yourself through the impact you have on others

In The Connectors, Maribeth Kuzmeski, founder of Red Zone Marketing, LLC, and consultant to Fortune 500 firms, shows you how to build profitable, long-lasting business relationships.

From the Inside Flap

What makes the world’s most successful individuals so good at their jobs? What do they do that others don’t?

The Connectors answers those questions with the kind of straightforward wisdom that business strategists so often overlook. Forget marketing tactics or business school best practices. Those are handy, but it’s really people—and the relationships you build with them—that form the cornerstone of long-term success, sales growth, and excellence. Whether you’re a salesperson, an entrepreneur, or an executive, your ultimate job is to bring in clients and keep them.

Competition is brutal. No matter what you sell, there’s probably someone somewhere selling it cheaper and faster than you can. So how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors? The Connectors uses practical exercises and case studies to show you how to set yourself apart from the rest by building high-quality, profitable relationships with your clients and customers.

The Connectors presents a five-step methodology that helps you build the kind of high-quality relationships that lead to lifelong clients, repeat customers, and endless referrals. Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• In addition, The Connectors includes a wealth of valuable relationship-building tools, including tips on using software; smart strategies for keeping in touch; speaking tactics that really work; and self-coaching exercises that will change the way you develop relationships.

Maribeth Kuzmeski is the founder of Red Zone Marketing, LLC, which consults to Fortune 500 firms on strategic marketing planning and business growth. A member of the National Speakers Association, she speaks worldwide on the topic of professional services marketing. For more information, visit www.RedZoneMarketing.com.