[ March 22, 2009; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] I’m happy to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Creative Career Telesummit, a one day virtual event geared at helping writers, visual artists, actors, filmmakers, musicians and other creators make best use of the internet to market themselves and their talents.

Of the 6 speakers, I have worked with 2 (who are also a couple [...]

[ December 5, 2008; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] I’m heading down to Knoxville, Tennessee to do a keynote and breakout session for America Outdoors annual general meeting.

I’ll be sharing with outdoor and adventure operators how to use social media to convert leads and create an enjoyable experience with their brand online. My breakout session following my keynote will focus on specific case studies.

I’m [...]

[ October 15, 2008; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ]

After speaking at Sarah Robinson’s spring event, she’s invited me to speak at her fall virtual event called Profit, Purpose & Beyond.

Although I don’t speak until Wednesday October 15, 2008 at 1pm EDT, the Profit, Purpose & Beyond virtual event takes place October 13-24, 2008 and one speaker will be featured each day at 1pm [...]

I just got off the phone (well, Skype) with Peter Shankman, the founder of HelpaReporter.com. I recorded an interview with him to ask him about how he used Facebook to launch a service to connect experts with journalists. He provided some interesting statistics and I’m going to post the interview in the Fall.
The interview lasted [...]

Shamus Brown (pictured left) over at The Shameless Sales Blog posted a strategy on how you can get customers to call you back.
I loved it and decided I would try it out on an event organizer. This event organizer has punked me off twice. He has a radio show and an organization where he holds [...]

If there’s one thing that prevents people from starting a podcast, it’s their accent. I hear this so much, especially from those with a southern drawl. “I don’t like my accent,” said a baby boomer to me recently on a teleclass. “It’s too southern.”
There’s little anyone can do if they have an accent. You could [...]

I did a keynote address a few weeks back for the Women in Trade & Technology association called What Technology & a Cute Guy Taught Me About Taking Risks and Being Myself.
Some of you may be looking at the title of my speech and saying:
“Leesa, what a silly title.”
However, the first rule of speaking is [...]