In this episode, I talk with Speaker, Author, and Consultant Eric Schwartzman on his new book, The Digital Pivot - Secrets of Online Marketing. If you’re someone who wants to learn how to move your business online, Eric shares some invaluable tips that you won’t want to miss: from growing his own company and getting big-name customers, to outsourcing a business, and the 4 steps to online business success. For more information on Eric and to grab a copy of his book, you can visit www.ericschwartzman.com or www.digitalpivotbook.com. If you are looking to move your business online, struggling to get the ball rolling, or you’re ready for some next-steps you can use right away, listen to the success story about a man whose business has taken him from Hollywood to Microsoft to backstage at the Grammys. Eric Schwartzman, Speaker, Author, Consultant, and Digital Marketing Extraordinaire shares all about his new book, The Digital Pivot - Secrets of Online Marketing, and gives us a peek into his successful career. From his film school beginnings, Eric shares his experience of discovering his calling as a Marketer, how he was able to grow multiple businesses and how he became an authority in the marketing world. Eric walks us through how he wrote his first book, and why writing and publishing the second one was much different the next time around. Helping small businesses find success online is what Eric is all about. He generously shares some of the secrets he used to help many online businesses, as well as his own, such as using sequencing to accelerate your business and when and why you should outsource the work you do. You can hear all that and more in the episode, but you’ll get every secret from his book: The Digital Pivot - Secrets of Online Marketing is the perfect book for the general business owner who’s ready or currently working on moving their business online. This book offers a “full overview” with clear explanations and hands-on strategies you can use immediately. You can hear a few of those strategies right here! Check the timestamps below.  Eric is truly an inspiration, and it was an honor speaking with him. In just 32 minutes together I learned more than I thought possible about finding success online.  To learn more, visit his website at www.ericschwartzman.com and grab his book at www.digitalpivotbook.com. Timestamps: 1:29 Eric’s Journey to Authorship 4:25 Frustrations from the First Book

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#60 ~ Take Your Business Online with Eric Schwartzman

Divine intervention is how I met Clara Rose. Clara and I are involved in a large Social Media Group together and I asked a question, what topic would you share if you were asked to be on a Podcast interview?  I had over 300 answers and was drawn immediately to Clara. Turns out, Clara was born and raised in Alaska and now lives in Florida and I moved to Alaska from Florida! Throughout the interview, we learned we have many more interests and I think you will find Clara fascinating and helpful especially if you are writing a book (or looking to write a book).  Clara is a Literary Consultant and Influence Strategist with Intentional Influence. She is the founder of Influence University and the Influence Builders movement, and Chief Editor with RoseDale Publishing. Clara works with those who want to write, speak, and lead, to cultivate their influence and generate more leads, for their business, ministry, cause, or brand. Clara Rose is the creator and host of the popular show, Influence MATTERS. Enjoy today's episode and thank you for listening and subscribing to Alaska Tracy Podcast. Please download your free Marketing Essentials Toolkit

#58 ~ Influence Matters with Clara Rose

Today I had the opportunity to interview my (little) brother Gregg Roesch, co-owner of GT Supplies. My brothers and both their wives are business owners and I thought it would be a good inspirational story to share how Gregg and Todd (my older brother) created a business starting 23 years ago by painting dumpsters. Their business, GT Supplies has grown to a company of 36 employees with many different services within the company.  Refurbishing dumpsters being the largest service offered.   The reason I wanted to interview Gregg was to hear how Gregg and Todd took a small idea and created a large corporation. They sought out opportunities in their community to fulfill the community's needs. Starting out in business or looking to create a business, we often get wrapped up in the 'romance' of business thinking we have to be passionate about what we are doing from our core. Passion is great and if there is not a need for your passion, you have no business.  Finding and fulfilling a need can open the doors to opportunities and allow you to live a lifestyle spent enjoying your passions. In Gregg's situation, his family!  As an essential service, GT Supplies hasn't missed a day. They continue to reorganizing and communicate in different ways to keep the company growing under all situations. Structure, safety, organization, communication, and stability have been and are the key to longevity with employees and clients.   Gregg says there are always opportunities if you look for them. That being said it is important to stay mindful of the company's mission. It is easy to say yes to so many opportunities and start to lose focus. Saying no is an option and regrouping to define what is best for the company long term is an important part of growth.  Thank you for listening and subscribing! Enjoy your free Marketing Essentials Kit! Thank you for clicking Subscribe, sharing with your friends, and enjoying this episode! 

#58 ~ Accelerate Your Business Growth, Seeking Opportunities with Gregg Roesch

What a gift to bring you the last podcast episode of 2020! We made it folks and what a year it has been. Happy New Year to each of you!!!  Enjoy this episode as I share what has helped me and countless clients I have been fortunate enough to work with to keep moving forward through all the obstacles this year.  Check out - Alaska Tracy YouTube Channel Thank you in advance for clicking subscribe! It's that time of year for the Annual Pay What You Want Women's Virtual Vision Mapping Workshop  If you are listening to this at a later time, please feel free to check out my offerings and or book a free coaching discovery call at https://www.alaskatracy.com/ Thank you for your support and feel free to download your free gift: 5 Tools for the Balance Beam of Life

#57 ~ Wrapping Up 2020!

Sandra De Freitas is a Certified Digital Marketing Professional who helps entrepreneurs grow, engage, and monetize online communities. She has had her hands in over 300 Facebook Groups, been part of 6 and 7 figure launches, and been an online entrepreneur for 16 years! Sandra is a wealth of knowledge in the tech space and used her knowledge to become known as The Facebook Group Queen.   Sandra shares her story and journey of entrepreneurship including making the decision in 2005 to start her first business. With oodles of hard work and determination, she was able to quit her full-time job in 2006 to start WP Blog Sites. As an entrepreneur, Sandra was willing to do what was necessary to make this work. She fearlessly reached out to leaders in the digital space to offer her expertise which gained her tremendous respect and knowledge.   Sandra's hard work and perseverance led her to the creation of her second business (and where I met her), Groups for Entrepreneurs. Sandra was growing two businesses and also starting a family. A true entrepreneurial spirit!  Sandra says, asking questions from her community and listening to what they were telling her is the key to growing her membership and Facebook Groups. This still remains true today.   Sandra's story is one that is fueled by hard work, determination, and inspiration. May you be moved to keep growing towards your dreams and goals.   Connect with Sandra at: www.EngagedGroups.com and https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupsForEntrepreneursWithSandra   Thank you for listening and subscribing to this episode. As a thank you, please enjoy this free Marketing Essentials Toolkit  

#56 ~ The Facebook Group Queen & Class Clown Sandra De Freitas

This episode is with Lisa Bloomfield coowner of Wasatch CPA Services Wasatch CPA specializes in offering accounting and tax services to businesses, with a specialty in construction and real estate businesses. A significant focus is on accounting CFO services for project andsegment profitability, job costing, bondable financial statement profitability, and communication tomanagement and owners about long-term decisions necessary for the growth of the business.Lisa shared tips and tools for you business owners from her almost 2 decades of accounting experience working with private practice CPA's and being a self-employed accountant. 10 years of that was as an employee then partner in a firm specializing in accounting services to small municipalities.Lisa finished her Master's Degree in Accounting in 2010, Bachelors in Accountingfrom the University of North Texas in 2008. She held her IRS Enrolled Agent certification from 2004-2008.Lisa has a ton of experience including all bookkeeping duties, fund and for-profit business accounting, corporate, business and individual tax return preparation, state tax filings (CA, TX) including franchise tax, sales tax, and payroll tax; payroll tax return filing. Lisa's duties have included CPA compilation and write-up services, amended tax returns, offer in compromise filings, QuickBooks maintenance, and training. 20 Years of both desktop and online QuickBooks experience, QB ProAdvisor for most of my career.During our interview, I could tell Lisa is result-oriented, needing minimal direction, and willing to hunt down any answers, information, or training necessary for completing my work.For questions with your bookkeeping or taxes, reach out to Lisa. She can help you and or find the help you are wanting! Here is Wasatch CPC's Facebook Page and website http://www.wasatchcpaservices.com/Thank you for listening and please remember to subscribe and share with your friends! Check out Alaska Tracy's Visions to Profits Women's Membership to connect with like-minded women looking for calmness, clarity and prosperity.

#55 ~ Tax Services for Business with Lisa Bloomfield

Linda Roberts is a lifelong animal lover, and passionate about all animal's emotional and physical well-being. Linda was a school teacher with three degrees when life's obstacles challenged her to tap into her heart. She was moved to connect to power outside of herself through meditation. She self-taught herself how to meditate and was guided to Shamanism, Reiki, and Animal Communication. Linda's successful journey began 11 years ago when healing her own health and spiritual issues. Linda learned to heal by opening up her throat and heart chakras. This was life-changing.  Linda teaches healing powers through meditation and Reiki and uses these healing practices on animals as well.  Linda was reluctant to tap into her animal communication abilities until she had no other choice. Linda's horse, Howie helped her focus on this natural ability, called, animal communication.  How?  Well, he had digestive issues, referred to as colic. Colic can be life-threatening to horses so Linda wanted to make him feel better.  Over a two year period, he experienced 10 different colic episodes, each one was very upsetting.  Because of the love, Linda has for him, she promised to do anything for him.  He was hospitalized, treated by vets, all with no real result.  It wasn't until Linda started communicating with him, that she found out how to help him.Ten years later, Howie is doing fantastic with no health issues at the age of 22.Linda attributes animal communication with saving his life, and hers.  Connect with Linda for Shamanism/Reiki and or Animal Communication at https://www.thewhispersoflove.com/ Thank you for listening to this episode, subscribing, and sharing! Enjoy your free download to 5 Practices for Increasing Calmness

#54 ~ Whispers of Love with Linda Roberts

In this episode, I got to interview Debra Eckerling who I met on Facebook and joined her Write Online Group. One of the reasons I wanted to interview Deb is because she is aligned with my business of guiding entrepreneurs on their success pathway. Deb helps people to determine what goals they really want to focus on and then how to create a plan to get to that goal. Her motto is ‘Goal Setting Simplified’. Debra is the author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals and founder of the D*E*B METHOD®. DEB stands for Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path. A communications specialist and project catalyst, she works with individuals and businesses to set goals and manage their projects through one-on-one coaching, workshops, and online support. Deb is also the founder of Write On Online, a website and community for writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, as well as host of the #GoalChat Twitter chat and #GoalChatLive on Facebook.  What a delightful person and fantastic story Deb has. She lives her advice about creating a plan and taking actions.  Deb lives her life embracing the challenges that life throws at her. She believes in self-care, regrouping and always looking forward knowing that this moment will pass. You will want to buy her book and connect with her! Tell her Alaska Tracy sent you! Remember to subscribe, comment and share this podcast episode with your friends! Ladies, want to join a dynamic group of women that are looking to grow their business and lives? Join the free Women's Success Community

#53 ~ Your Goal Guide Debra Eckerling

Interactive Health Alaska has been helping to heal me off and on for years! I first went to see (owner) Chiropractor Leslie Morris for a knee injury. Leslie and Weston Hopkins (licensed Chiropractor) helped to relieve the pain and allow me to hike in the mountains again.  The technique they use, Active Release Technique is best described (by me) as a sort of deep tissue work. Acupuncturist, Brian Yelverton has been helping me to walk through some anxiety issues. This is my first time doing acupuncture and now I am a firm believer in it! In the previous Podcast Episode, #51 I share my terrifying experience and walk through anxiety. It is within this process of overcoming the anxiety that I started working with Brian. Brian shares his story of how he became an acupuncturist to heal an injury he had and how he helps people to live their best lives.  Brian shares a few tools that may help you if you are struggling with pain in your mind and or body.  When I asked Brian to define success, he said, "success is about showing up each day and giving too in a positive uplifting way. It is about finding the common ground with others and sharing love".  We all have the power within us to create a positive gentle mindset that allows us to walk through any obstacle life throws our way.  Acupuncture is a wonderful way to ignite, restore, grow, and change our lives. Thank you for remembering to subscribe, comment, and share Alaska Tracy Podcast with your community. *Alaska Tracy is looking for a sponsor for the Alaska Tracy Podcast. If you know of someone or a company that may be interested, please contact alaskatracy@gmail.com.   

#52 ~ Improve Your Health through Acupuncture with Brian Yelverton

Fear can actually propel us to live a life beyond our wildest dreams if we are willing to embrace the fear.  This episode is all about one of the most fearful events that happened to me five months ago.  This event terrified me and evoked tons of health issues.  I felt like I was dying as I had never experienced anxiety in my life.  I did not even believe in anxiety before this happened. First, I share about creating a structure with this Podcast and I invite you to listen in to some other episodes to hear guests share wonderful tips and tools to help calm your soul. These guests appeared because of this experience I had. They are a gift. After many many tests, blood work, doctors, and other modalities to 'fix' myself, I found help. With this help has come new freedom and happiness.  The biggest aha was all the fear that was bottled up inside of my soul.  Finding freedom from this fear has been an incredible journey and a gift from God. My experience has been that pain often has to be so bad in order for me to have the willingness to change. Once I surrendered, people started appearing to help me.  Dawn Pensack was the first to help me with EFT / Tapping.  This led me to acupuncture and more surrender. I feel so grateful now to have had this amazing experience and all the new teachers in my life and especially the closer connection to God. My Patreon account where you can connect with me for $5 per month. Get all sorts of amazing life tips and tools to add calmness, clarity, and prosperity into your life. https://www.patreon.com/AlaskaTracy I look forward to getting to know YOU! Please enjoy this episode. Remember to click subscribe, share it with your friends and comment! I appreciate you.

#51 ~ Fear or Faith?

This is a special episode for Alaska Tracy Podcast, Episode #50, and, with my dear friend and mentor Tandy Wallack!  Tandy shares her amazing journey as a successful business owner and how spirituality plays a part in every aspect of her life including her business.  I met Tandy almost 22 years ago and she offered me the gift of mentorship. I had no idea at the time of our meeting how instrumental Tandy would become in all areas of my life. The very first thing I learned from her was how to trust another and ask for help. Tandy guided me with Grace to take actions that would lead me to leave a career-making oodles of money to start my first business. I was single and had just purchased my very first home at the time. Trust, work, and love helped me take this leap of faith into the world of entrepreneurship 20+ years ago. Tandy has been instrumental in all of the businesses and in my life throughout the years.  Her story is one of service to others, meditation, prayer, and allowing the Universe, God, whomever Power outside of yourself you choose to believe in to guide and direct all decisions. This trust often allows one to end up in an area you never would have even considered going with amazing miracles. May you be inspired, awed, and moved to take courageous actions by listening to Tandy's story. To connect with her you can visit Circumpolar Expeditions This episode sponsored by Virtual Women's Vision Mapping Workshop on August 12, 2020.  Please see details to register: Virtual Vision Mapping for Calmness

#50 ~ Business & Spirituality with Tandy Wallack

What a thrill to interview my current accountability coach Richard Ralston!   I met Richard in a course I took to create and grow my membership site. Visions to Profits, a Women's Success Community.  Women seeking calmness, clarity, and prosperity are guided on a success pathway using my Vision Mapping Framework.  Each week I offer Focus Forward meetings and I was struggling with expectations of getting the participants to attend.    Richard has been instrumental in helping me to see that I had put unrealistic expectations on them. He showed me a simple process of creating a system to get people to show up.  It is brilliant and working.   Richard's focus is on helping people step forward each week to complete one task on the long list of to-dos. I think of him as a Chief Encourager. His specialty or superpower is helping course creators and membership owners to set up Accountability Groups (Pods) that help their members make progress faster so they can get the results they desire sooner.   Thanks for listening! Please remember to click subscribe, share with your friends, and leave a review for this podcast! I appreciate you! p.s. If you are a woman seeking Calmness, Clarity and Prosperity. You are in the right place!  Check out Visions to Profits Membership Community.    

#49 ~ Keep Moving Forward with Richard Ralston

What an honor to interview Dawn Pensack.  She shares her story of how she arrived in the business she has today and how she has achieved inner peace.  Dawn attributes her success to the people in her business and life that she is accountable to. As a former, stressed-out teacher, Dawn left the classroom to figure out how to heal after burnout and a few mysterious illnesses.  Finding EFT/Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) was the catalyst for her healing and after finding health and peace again, Dawn became trained and certified and is on a mission to bring EFT to as many people as possible. Dawn is passionate about helping people find alternative ways to stay healthier and happier. In her spare time, Dawn loves reading, chai lattes, and spending time with her family. When it’s not muddy or icy, Dawn can be found exploring new trails with her horse, Chinook, or enjoying time outside. EFT is a powerful tool to help with stress and illnesses.  After this interview, I shared with Dawn something in my life that has been troubling me and she gave me an EFT session. I had never done EFT and continue to use her techniques to help calm my soul. It works! Curious? Check out her YouTube channel loaded with goodness to help personal and inner peace.  Finding an accountability group to work with weekly has been instrumental in her growth.  The group focuses on coaching, mentoring, and cheerleading each other without shaming, however, they push each other constructively.  Voxer has been a great go-to that they use throughout the week to help each other to keep moving forward. The group communicates so that true openness is allowed and setting personalities aside is essential.  Because of this, each member has made massive progress.  May this interview help you seek the calmness that you desire in your business and life.  *Remember to click the Subscribe button, share, and leave a comment! 

#48 ~ Open the Door to Inner Peace with EFT/Tapping

Measuring Fitness Through Happiness What a gift to talk to Carlo and Jaclyn Pastena about fitness, business, structure, and a positive mindset. Carlo is the owner of Carlo’s Crew LLC here in Anchorage, Alaska, and Jaclyn is pursuing an Occupational Therapy career and serves as a support to Carlo’s Crew. In this episode, Carlo and Jaclyn share their story of obstacles and determination. By adding structure into their business and lives, they are achieving their definition of success which is, “to change the world one day, one person at a time.”  As a young couple, they have made tremendous steps to pursue their visions of business growth, marriage, and happiness. Recently, adding a business coach has helped them to gain clarity and more focus to reach their goals. You can connect with Carlo at www.Carloscrew.com  If you are in Anchorage, Alaska check out this free Total Fitness Giveaway, (limited time only) loaded with goodies from RDRX Nutrition, Elevated Oats, The YMCA, Precor Fitness, Pure and Pressed Juice Company, and Carlo’s Crew LLC. This is a waitlist link, so click on the link and receive an email for directions → https://www.carloscrew.com/contestwaitlist Enjoy and remember to click subscribe, share with your friends and leave a review for The Alaska Tracy Podcast.  

#47 ~ Measuring Fitness Through Happiness

What an honor to interview Helen McGlynn and to discuss the topic of structure. Helen is the owner of The Baby and Newborn Photography Network She is also a Mom, Foster Mom, and has been a business owner since graduating from college.  You will want to hear her stories of business ownership in this wonderful episode! In adding structure to all that she does, Helen lives a full rich life and offers FREE tools to help all of us to grow and succeed.  Each month in my Visions to Profits Women’s Membership I offer the Membership Community a theme and then focus the tools around that theme.  This month’s theme is Structure.  Adding structure into business and life can provide inner freedom and even more time to do the things we love.  As I was working on the monthly content for the membership and shoulding myself about giving the community more and shoulding about letting my podcast sit idle for 3 months, it occurred to me to add structure into the mix.  I immediately reached out to a group of 2000 business leaders all building membership groups like myself and asked who could help me. Helen was one of the first to offer to be on my podcast and boy oh boy, you will be happy you listened in! Please check out Helen’s free group Freedom in 5 Social Club where she gives a TON of resources for staying on task using structured tools. I joined and am implementing her daily planner. I was impressed throughout this interview and I hope you are too. Please remember to subscribe to this podcast, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your community! Thank you.  