Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Meny Hoffman is “On the Air”

You’ve probably been listening to SmallBizAmerica episodes in our Audio Show section. On a regular basis, we bring you, our Steady Elevation members, those episodes we believe are most informative and relevant. We’re delighted to bring you the latest episode, a highly informative interview with none other than Meny Hoffman!

Answering a series of pointed questions from David Wolf, of the SmallBiz Brain, Mr. Hoffman explains the chain of events and the inspiration that led to the creation of Steady Elevation, and why he continues to devote his time, energy, passion, and resources to this venture.

Besides being the founder here at Steady Elevation, Meny is owner and partner respectively of SmartStaff, an industry leader in call center and virtual office solutions, and Printex, Inc., an innovative printing, marketing and graphics company. As a successful entrepreneur, who has dealt with and advised a multitude of other growing business owners, Mr. Hoffman outlines both strategies for growth and common pitfalls he has observed and experienced, and points out advantages that small businesses have over large corporations.

Listen – and be inspired!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Mini-Workshop Coming to the Watch a Lesson Screen

Have you ever needed to make a great first impression in person, but felt shy, insecure, or didn’t know how to get the conversation started, redirected or concluded? Don Gabor, America’s small talk expert (click here for his impressive client list), was in our office this week filming a series of lessons for a mini-workshop titled "How to Make a Great First Impression" which will be released to the Watch a Lesson screen on our website.

In his clear, practical, well-structured style, Don explains how to break the ice to get a conversation started, how to pose questions so that you get the most out of the answers, how to get others to see you as a person of interest, what your body language projects about you, and more.

Having read and listened to Don Gabor’s communications insights, Meny Hoffman, the founder and inspiration here at Steady Elevation, has applied many of Don’s techniques in his own business interactions and used them successfully both at huge national conferences, and smaller meet-and-greet settings.

Be sure to sign up here to be notified via e-mail when each new lesson in the series is posted so that you can use Gabor’s strategies to consistently make a great impression.