Kathleen Gabriel of Gabriel HR let me pick her brain on what entrepreneurs should know as they look at hiring their first employee. She gives some great advice and talks about how to get HR help to fit a tight start-up budget.​

SEO professional, Nikki Kimura, is an expert on getting Google Business Profiles verified, and she let me pick her brain in this video to get tips on how to navigate this tricky task! Her advice will be helpful whether you're just starting out, or dealing with getting an existing profile verified after making a change that caused Google to un-verify it. 

Melissa Spindler, an Intellectual Property Lawyer at Smith Keane LLP, and I discuss several topics that small business owners should know about legally protecting brand elements such as their business name, logo, website, a workbook for a course, and even packaging. This video is created and shared as part of Hustle With Aloha, a project by Alicia Nagel Creative with the purpose of sharing helpful advice and resources for help small businesses on topics related to marketing, branding and graphic design.

Learn how to optimize your internet connection if you're working from home from Adam Orenczak, owner of the IT firm, Onsite. He covers everything from equipment location, what affects speed, what speeds are good enough, and how equipment can help/hurt your internet speeds.

Julie is the founder of Ziemelis Communications and is an influencer in her own right, having created 365Kona, Kona Newbies Group, Spotlight on Hawaii YouTube channels, Big Island Real Estate Minute YouTube channel, and she has written the book "How to Move to Kona".

This workshop was offered in-perso and virtually, and led by myself of Alicia Nagel Creative and Helene Scott of UNLOC Visionary Leadership. The focus is on The Power of Why - how your "why" as a business leader can turbo-boose your branding and marketing for external communications, and strengehtn your internal communications to your team to inspire them to fulfill your vision for the company.​

In this video I have an discussion with business coach and advisor, Boyega Ajayi of The Bolton Group, about how branding can influence the sale price when a business owner is trying to sell their business. "Branding is the soul of your business—it’s not just what you sell, but the story you tell and the trust
you build with every interaction. It’s what sets you apart and keeps customers coming back." Something that's VERY valuable to potential buyers! Check out the accompanying white paper here.

A recorded discussion about AI basics, and how small businesses can use AI smartly & safely. AI advisor, Keith Nugent, gave this talk a while back and I asked him if he'd give it again to me as more of a discussion and record it for others to watch. Enjoy!

I give a high level overview of the various pricing strategies that entrepreneurs can take to set financially-sound competitive pricing that appeals to their target audience. 

Financial expert, Charles Comparetto, and fractional CFO, Shlomo Denburg contribute expert commentary.

Listen to business coach, Erin MacCoy of Your SoulBiz BFF podcast, and Alicia Nagel Creative discuss the topics of branding & marketing. In her consulting practice, Erin uses Human Design and business strategy to empower soulful entrepreneurs to find clarity and confidence.

A discussion with Brandon Halbert, owner of Halbert Insurance Services, to pick his brain on questions that small business owners might have about getting health insurance as an individual or for their employees. He is an independent insurance agent, meaning he is not incentivized to push clients towards any one insurance provider. Instead, he is passionate about connecting the right business owner with the right plan(s) for them. His focus is on Group and Individual Health Insurance. www.halbertins.com

Make Your Website Work For You! In this webinar I will share digital tools to increase the effectiveness of your website and show you how to use brand strategy tactics to make sure your website has got your back as a persuasive marketing machine.

Financial expert, Charles Comparetto and I co-host this webinar on Business Budgeting Strategies For Entrepreneurs where fractional CFO, Shlomo Denburg, tells all.