The Brain Storm with Matt & Mike

The Brain Storm with Matt & Mike

This podcast gives you creative insight about business, marketing and more to help you expand your business and the core members who make your business what it is today. New show every Monday at 4:30PM Eastern!

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May 3, 2021 39 mins
Matt and Jack are joined by Emily Gallo and Kera Breitenstein from The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment to talk about what all goes into marketing a non-profit organization. From email segmentation and to google ad word grants, this podcast pulls back the curtain on how The Unumb Center is able to deliver its story through marketing and ultimately help people living with autism.
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Tonya Conway and Bailey White from Brand Buzz join The Brain Storm to talk about physical branding trends and strategies to maximize your marketing potential. Diving deep into the art of passive marketing, join to learn how to make your physical branding work for you! https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmatt Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmaker https://www.instagram.com/brain_st...
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This week Matt is joined by Splash Omnimedia's Video Production Manager: Tom Baire and Virtual Event Client Manager: Haley Bryant to talk about creating and hosting virtual events. With restrictions over the past year, virtual events have taken off and become more normal, allowing for events and interactions not previously possible. Listen in and get some ideas for your next virtual event! thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://w...
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This week on the Brainstorm Matt and Mike are joined by Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s (CAE) Executive Director Mike Gula and Marketing Director Kim Jamison to talk about rolling with the punches. Many businesses and industries have taken a beating over the past year and it is more important than ever to play with the cards you are dealt. Outlining how they have made the best of a bad situation, listen in as CAE gives advice for k...
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Join Matt and Mike as they wrap up part 3 of 3 in the series reviewing John Maxwell’s “15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”. From how to choose a mentor to expanding your mental capacity, this episode has it all. Take a minute to invest in yourself today on the Brain Storm with Matt and Mike and hear the ins and outs of the pay-off in applying a growth methodology to business and life. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://...
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This week Matt and Mike will be discussing what it takes to build a strong culture and maintain a work environment where people want to work. Working through the next 5 laws of John Maxwell’s “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”, you’ll hear the ins and outs of the pay-off in applying a growth methodology to business and life. Take a minute to invest in yourself today on the Brain Storm with Matt and Mike. https://www.thebrainstor...
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Previously thought of as only a tool to get a job, LinkedIn in 2021 is now the fastest growing social media platform for people doing business. Matt and Mike down with Sims Tillirson of PES to discuss how he uses LinkedIn and how he has turned his connections into sales. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmatt Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmaker https://www.instagram.com/brai...
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Join Matt and Mike, both John Maxwell Certified Trainers, on the Brainstorm as they begin a 3-part series of decoding the "15 Invaluable Laws of Growth" by best selling author and leadership authority, John Maxwell. This week they cover the first 5 laws of business growth being The Law of Intentionality, The Law of Awareness, The Law of the Mirror, The Law of Reflection, and The Law of Consistency. https://www.thebrainstormradio...
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January 25, 2021 41 mins
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Our plans don't always work out, but there are people counting on us to pivot and push forward. From the Baseball Diamond to the coaches box, the ER, and now the board room, special guest Calvin Beamon joins The Brain Storm this episode to talk about overcoming adversity in life and business. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmatt Mike: h...
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On this episode of The Brainstorm, Matt and Mike discuss the importance of building your buyers persona and avatars. Very often businesses overlook the process of building and updating their target audience personas and in turn miss the mark with their advertising. Step one to creating a good marketing strategy, is understanding who you are marketing too. Check out thebrainstormradio.com to get your free buyer persona building guid...
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Building a business is not an easy task, and at times can be down right discouraging. This episode Matt and Mike tackle 5 speed bumps that they’ve experienced in their 15 years of building Splash Omnimedia. From employee recruitment to customer retention, get the lowdown on how to avoid these common business building pitfalls. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmatt Mike: https://www.lin...
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The Brainstorm is joined by Kevin Wade and Peter Franklin of Intellisystems, who speak of the importance of cybersecurity heading into 2021 and the hazards of not having a professional IT team. From scams to phone systems, Intellisystems takes the brainstorm on a deep dive of everything I.T. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmatt Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/splashmaker https://ww...
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The Brain Storm welcomes Alpine Agency to talk about Medical insurance in the heat of the Open Enrollment period. Resse McCurdy and Kim Frost discuss what plans are best for you and qualifications for plans that will save you money. Don’t navigate the insurance waters alone, use Alpine Agency to guide you through the process of enrolling and using health individual and group insurance. www.alpineagency.com https://www.thebrainst...
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Matt and Mike sit down with Splash Omnimedia’s Marketing Director, Jack Stuart to answer the marketing questions that business owners are too scared to ask. From social media to website design, the Brain Storm takes a deep dive into what it takes to have good and effective marketing. thebrainstormradio.com Matt: LinkedIn splashmatt Mike: LinkedIn splashmaker Instagram: brain_stormshow IG handles: @splashmatt @splashmakermik...
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Matt talks with author Todd Carnes about his new book, Burying Home: Memoir of a Mill Village Missionary. Todd grew up in the small mill town of Alabama City, Alabama. All of his grandparents worked in the cotton mill and lived in mill village homes. As a child, his family struggled under the curse of violence and addiction. This led to Todd’s own struggles with addiction, which he overcame by faith while studying at the Universit...
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The ongoing global pandemic has turned the job market on its head. Roper Staffing's Director of Operations Billie Lawing Dekle joins Matt this week to give her raw take on navigating the employment market from an employer and employee’s perspective. Subscribe to The Brainstorm with Matt & Mike podcast and YouTube channel to hear directly from Matt and Mike, founders of a top rated Marketing and Advertising Agencies in the S...
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Starting a business is hard, but it is even harder when the market is working against you. Darryl Mast with Midlands Truss Inc. gives his experience of starting and running a business in an extremely volatile industry. Moving from a fast, slow, then fast again market as the world changed around his business, Darryl has been able to sustain through the peaks and valleys. With his experience through the 2008 recession, he knew throug...
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Building a successful small business from the ground up takes long hours and a lot of sweat equity! Having a plan in place to eventually sell your business needs to be a part of your long term strategy... and then answer the question... What's next? Maybe a run in Politics? In this episode, Chris Wooten, former owner of Bodyshop Athletics and current member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, joins Matt Thompson to disc...
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The payoff of growing a business and selling it can be HUGE! Even if you have zero intention of selling your business for a big payday, you should still build your business as if you are going to sell it someday. In this episode, Michael Branning, former CEO of Avtec, joins Matt Thompson to discuss how to successfully start and build a large business and sell it on the open market. https://www.thebrainstormradio.com Matt: https...
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Creating a clear vision, mission and strategy is absolutely critical for the growth of your business. In this episode, Matt Thompson helps you successfully craft a vision, mission, and strategy that will do wonders for your business. He will also fully explain how to maximize your strengths, overcome your weaknesses, and unify your staff through a SWOT Analysis.
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