Why Are We Shouting? with Jill Salzman Jill Salzman

Ever think about doing a tech detox? You know that it’s good for you. You’ve heard about other people doing it. But you can’t find the time to step away from the technology thats’s at your fingertips 24/7 to take a mental health day, amirite?

Corbett Barr, Fizzle founder and internet iconoclast, has gone a lot farther than you ever thought possible. Find out what he’s doing about the years of content he’s created online and how he’s taking control back from the Internet.

Wanna become a YouTube sensation? Then don’t do it the way that Jill did.

In Jill’s efforts to become an overnight Internet star and have one of her videos go viral, a turn of events made things go in a very different direction for her. Find out how she attempted to game the system and it ended up backfiring. Bigtime.

Are you happy with the name that you gave your business or did it turn out to be a rookie mistake? What about giving away the stuff you sell in an effort to entice new customers?

We don’t always know exactly what we’re doing when we’re in the startup phase. Sure, we’re supposed to work it out before launch day, but it doesn’t always work that way. Kim Cook boldly goes where few entrepreneurs have gone before, admitting her rookie mistakes – particularly the one about valuing what you sell.

If you have to make a choice between a fun job and a less fun resume builder, and the pay is the same for both options, which one would you choose?

Find out what Jill did when she had to decide between two insanely different internships and how she recommends that you make up your mind when you’re faced with a tough decision.

Ever forget to check your work and make an unthinkable, unforgettable error?

This week’s Big Business Blunder comes from Laura Best, founder of Passion Collective and marketing expert extraordinaire who overlooked one simple phone number. That ended up causing her some serious hotline havoc that led to a very important lesson we all need to remember: check your work.

Words matter. What we choose to say can impact people in a myriad of ways. Do you ever stop to consider that what you say to your business colleagues might be misconstrued?

Jill learned this one the hard way. She discusses a popular phrase that we’ve all heard before, one that got her into big trouble for including it in her marketing materials. Find out what she did to remedy the situation and what you can do to avoid it, too.