Posts by Lacey Updegraff
Marketing Is Changing: Why We’re Ditching the Hero’s Journey with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 323
We’re kicking off a new podcast series on how marketing is changing and what to do now. The rise of AI tools means that endless quantities of decent content can be generated at virtually no cost. This is going to impact social media marketing, SEO, and online advertising. As speakers, content creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs,…
Read MoreChanging the Image Women Have of Themselves with Heike Martin: Podcast Ep. 322
You know as a woman growing up in our society how we’re implicitly and explicitly told what we should look like and what we should be. You also know that there comes a time when you’re done pretending for others and you’re ready to be yourself. To finish our podcast series for Women’s History Month,…
Read MoreWhat It Means to be Visible to Yourself and Others with Bibigi Haile: Podcast Ep. 321
Fear of failure, fear of rejection, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, vulnerability hangovers, nerves. All of these can cause us to be reluctant to be visible, to put ourselves out there. I’ve certainly experienced all of these throughout my career. Yet, I’ve also experienced the power and transformation that comes from being visible not only to others…
Read MoreThe Photo Detective: ChatGPT and Image Generators: What You Need to Know
Click Here to listen to the podcast interview with Carol Cox and Maureen Taylor. Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Carol Cox, the founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand, a coaching and training company. Carol and Maureen tackle one of the biggest topics out there right now: writing with artificial intelligence. Specifically,…
Read MoreThe Iranian Women’s Revolution with Dr. Bibi Pirayesh: Podcast Ep. 320
I’ve been wanting to do an episode since last fall on what’s been going on in Iran with the huge protests by girls and women. This is a fascinating and important conversation about the power of women using their voices and how privileged we are in the U.S. and other democratic countries to be…
Read MoreThe 3 Stages We Go Through as Women When We Use Our Voice with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 319
We’re kicking off Women’s History Month here in the U.S. in the month of March. Of course, we champion and advocate for women every month and every week :-), but I do have some special episodes for you this month, starting with today’s. Last fall, I delivered a keynote address and as I was working…
Read MoreHow My Thought Leadership Has Evolved: 6-Year Podcast Anniversary: Podcast Ep. 318
We are celebrating 6 years of the Speaking Your Brand podcast! To mark this milestone, I invited Diane Diaz, our lead speaking coach, to interview me. I know you’re going to enjoy our conversation! Diane and I talk about: Why I decided to start a podcast The benefits I’ve experienced (both for the business and…
Read More[Coaching] Using Client Case Studies Effectively in Your Presentations with Cherie Mylordis: Podcast Ep. 317
We’re going behind the scenes so you can hear how and why to integrate case studies into your presentations. My guest is Cherie Mylordis, who is currently in our Thought Leader Academy. Cherie and I have been working on her signature talk using our Signature Talk Canvas® framework (based on 3 acts). In this…
Read MoreEducation, A.I., and What It Means to Be Human with Dr. Bibi Pirayesh: Podcast Ep. 316
When ChatGPT came out at the end of 2022, one of the first industries to be instantly impacted was education. There were a lot of articles written bemoaning ChatGPT and schools announced they were banning the tool because students could use it to very easily and quickly write papers. Sure, there will always be students…
Read MoreUsing the Future (A.I. and Blockchain) to Solve the Challenges of the Past with Dr. Elena Mechik: Podcast Ep. 315
We’re continuing our new podcast series on A.I. with my conversation with startup founder Dr. Elena Mechik. Elena was inspired after spending two months in the Brazilian rainforest to use technologies like blockchain and A.I. to provide transparency and accountability to solve challenges of the past using the technologies of the future. In our conversation,…
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