15 episodes

Make the Connection with Melanie Borden, is a weekly podcast featuring a curated network of global business leaders. We will connect you to marketing, business strategies, and trends that you can apply to your business today.

Make The Connection With Melanie Borden Make The Connection with Melanie Borden

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Make the Connection with Melanie Borden, is a weekly podcast featuring a curated network of global business leaders. We will connect you to marketing, business strategies, and trends that you can apply to your business today.

    Episode 14 : Make the Connection with Cyber Security

    Episode 14 : Make the Connection with Cyber Security

    Join us on our new episode as Dominic and I tackle cyber security today and debunk some of the common cybersecurity myths.


    What is cyber risk mean to a business?
    Ransomware and where does that stem from
    Common cybersecurity myths
    How to put these controls in place for your business

    Protect all of your data from theft and damage. Have a better understanding of what's happening with cyber security today and in 2022.

    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieborden

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melaniebordenllc/

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MelanieBorden

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/mbordenllc

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com

    Connect with our guest Dominic Vogel

    Facebook: Cyber SC - Home | Facebook

    Twitter (personal): @domvogel

    Twitter (company): @cyberdotsc

    LinkedIn (personal): Dominic Vogel - Founder & Chief Strategist - Cyber.sc | LinkedIn

    LinkedIn (company): Cyber.SC | LinkedIn

    Instagram (company): Cyber SC (@cyberdotsc) • Instagram photos and videos

    • 23 min
    Episode 13: Make the Connection by Connecting the Dots Between Your Team's Offline and Online Brands

    Episode 13: Make the Connection by Connecting the Dots Between Your Team's Offline and Online Brands

    Today on Make the Connection with Melanie Borden, Melanie talks with the audience on 3 strategies to help bridge the gap between company and personal brands.



    We discuss:

    How to implement a team communication strategy around events,

    Identifying new opportunities for your team's brand, and

    Ways to create new areas to become the trusted advisor in your industry



    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieborden

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melaniebordenllc/

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MelanieBorden

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/mbordenllc

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com

    • 13 min
    Episode 12: Make the Connection by Selling Yourself

    Episode 12: Make the Connection by Selling Yourself

    Welcome back to The Make the Connection with Melanie Borden. Today we are joined by Corina Burton, Unstoppable Podcast Host & Co-Founder of CPR Construction Cleaning.

    Corina and talk about social selling in this episode.

    We cover:


    How Corina got into B2B sales and marketing,
    Why Social Selling is imperative for businesses and teams,
    How an energy exchange can manifest online,
    Top ways for B2B businesses and their teams to get started on LinkedIn,
    Plus an announcement from Corina about her own journey into social selling.

    LinkedIn is the ultimate social platform for farming businesses. Listen in to the conversation with Corina to hear how LinkedIn can help your business grow.

    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieborden

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melaniebordenllc/

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MelanieBorden

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/mbordenllc

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com



    Connect with our guest Corina Burton

    Linkedin -  Corina Burton

    Instagram - corinaburton_

    Facebook - Corina Burton

    Youtube - Unstoppable with Corina Burton

    • 26 min
    Episode 11: Make the Connection with Risk Mitigation

    Episode 11: Make the Connection with Risk Mitigation

    In this episode, you will learn how marketing and risk mitigation work well together with Tom Kline, Founder of Better Vantage Point. We will be discussing risk mitigation, what it means to a business owner, how risk mitigation and compliance can impact your business, how reviews and marketing are a part of risk mitigation, and actionable strategies to help your business.



    05:29 What does risk mitigation mean?

    11:18 Internal process recommendations.

    15:10 How branding ties into risk mitigation.

    17:19 Why is it important for businesses to be compliant.



    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieborden

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melaniebordenllc/

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MelanieBorden

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/mbordenllc

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com



    Connect with our guest Tom Kline

    LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/tompkline

    Website - BetterVantagePoint.com

    Email - BetterVantagePoint.com

    • 28 min
    Episode 10: Make the Connection by Being Yourself

    Episode 10: Make the Connection by Being Yourself

    Welcome back to Make the Connection with Melanie Borden Podcast. In this episode, Lea Turner and I talked about why being authentic is the key to success on LinkedIn. She also tells us about her own experience building an audience and gives us strategies and tips that you can use right now in your business.



    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - Managing Member - Melanie Borden, LLC | LinkedIn

    Instagram - Melanie Borden (@melaniebordenllc) • Instagram photos and videos

    Youtube - Melanie Borden - YouTube

    Twitter - Melanie Borden (@mbordenllc) / Twitter

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com



    Connect with our guest Lea Turner

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-turner/

    Website: https://leaturner.co.uk

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/leaturner

    Instagram: https://linktr.ee/leaturner

    E-mail: info@leaturner.co.uk

    • 25 min
    Episode 9: Make the Connection by Changing your Mindset

    Episode 9: Make the Connection by Changing your Mindset

    Social media has become so widespread that "social selling" has become popular in recent years. In this episode, Michael Renaud, General Manager of Alan Ram's Proactive Training Solutions and I talked about how important it is to focus and use social selling in your business.

    5:19 Promoting and branding yourself

    8:01 Keeping your social media private while dealing with your business publicly

    10:09 How Michael and I started with the auto industry

    11:18 Social Selling

    12:23 Biggest challenge clients face in building a social presence

    19:20 Most common objections to why people do not have a social following

    20:23 The importance of the right mindset for your business



    Connect with Melanie Borden

    LinkedIn - Managing Member - Melanie Borden, LLC | LinkedIn

    Instagram - Melanie Borden (@melaniebordenllc) • Instagram photos and videos

    Youtube - Melanie Borden - YouTube

    Twitter - Melanie Borden (@mbordenllc) / Twitter

    Email me at melanieborden@melanieborden.com

    Connect with our guest Michael Renaud

    LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/michael-renaud-11192758

    E-mail - michael@allanram.com

    Contact number - 917-279-6684

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Johnny10Toes ,

Enjoyed connecting

Had a great time listening to you, Dominic. Believe I learned some valuable information that I’v been mediocre about and plan to start ASAP. Thanks for the episode. About to start another one.

April HorneCars ,

Wealth of Knowledge

Every time that I listen to Melanie Borden, I learn something new. I am so excited for this podcast make the connection so I can get a daily dose of knowledge from Melanie and her awesome guests

Bretpackard ,

Referrals

Bill Reidy was fantastic ! I picked up so much on reviews I didn’t know !

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