In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Scott McDaniel, the co-founder and lead designer at SurveyGizmo about using and designing online surveys.

Scott McDaniel’s Bio

Scott McDaniel is the co-founder, CEO and lead designer at SurveyGizmo. He has been passionate about entrepreneurism and designing friendly, usable web applications for over 10 years at companies such as MarketingSherpa, LexisNexis, MessageMedia, and DoubleClick.

McDaniel has a background in science, with a Masters degree in Volcanic Geo-Chemistry. He built his very first web page way back in early 1997.

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Dr. Letitia S. Wright, host of The Wright Place TV Show, about entrepreneurship, how she got her start, and the techniques she’s used to build her audience.

Dr. Letitia Wright’s Bio

Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., is an international speaker, talk show host, author and movie producer. As the host of the Wright Place TV Show, now in it’s 8th season, she has hosted over 250 shows broadcast on television to over 3.8 million homes each week in Southern California.

The Wright Place TV Show is the fastest growing show about business on air today. Each week, guests such as Mark Victor Hansen, Stedman Graham, Robert G. Allen, T. Harv Eker, Marie Diamond, Rieva Lesonsky, John Assaraf, D.C. Cordova, Teri Hatcher, Marla Gibbs, and Christina Ferrari, discuss information, strategies and new technology that women can use to grow their businesses.

Dr. Wright is the Co-Author of the The Power of Mentorship for Creating Wealth, The Power of Mentorship for the Woman Entrepreneur and The Power of Mentorship Finding Your Passion. She is also the Producer of the new film - The Power of Mentorship Movie. The signature event of the year, the 2008 Wright Place High Tea, featured gift bags valued at over $500 and awards for non-profit organizations.

In 2009, Dr. Wright will be featured in the Women’s Advantage Page-a-Day Calendar. In March of 2007, Dr. Wright was mentioned in Fast Company Magazine. She was also part of the all female faculty for Wonder Women of the Web in February 2007.

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Jeremiah Staes, founder and president of Portage Media Solutions about social media marketing and internet media solutions.

Jeremiah Staes’ Bio

Producing online media before it was fashionable or widely known, Automation Alley member Jeremiah Staes has over a decade of experience in the professional content creation business.  Originally an award-winning producer/director/cinematographer for corporate and broadcast television, he eventually realized the growth market was actually on the internet.

As a result, he decided to change focus and garner experience creating excellent brand and user experiences online.  Now, he is the president and “Guru of Making ‘Wow!’ Happen” at Portage Media Solutions, an interactive agency in Detroit which is consistently successful in spaces like professional podcasting, blogging, online branding, and message outreach.  Portage combines the best parts of traditional media and new media into successful, profitable outcomes for clients in a variety of industries including service, educational, non-profit, product, technology, and professional organizations.

Jeremiah also blogs about social and interactive media/marketing at InteractiveMediaTips.com.  His personal passions include baseball, technology, architecture, and the revitalization of the City of Detroit.  Just like Portage Media Solutions creates solutions that work, they do work in the community.  Including projects like tearing down abandoned homes in Detroit to build housing for needy families.