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Top Seven Live Streaming Stars To Follow In 2019

By Cheval John

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When I went back to working a second job while building my business, I thought I had went backwards. Then I quickly realize I had the opportunity to learn the "hotel business" from the best of the best on delivering value to the customers. I am very lucky that this work opportunity is here in this city. #growthmindset #lifeinhouston #travel #sports #VallanoMedia

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Though were almost finished with the month of February, this article will present the live streaming stars to follow this year.

I would have normally post this before the new year begin, but I had an unexpected hiatus due to working full time again.

I also wanted to focus on getting back to exercising again because I know that being fit and healthy will allow me to be very successful in business.

In 2018, we saw a lot of changes in algorithms on different social media platforms.’

The biggest “uproar” was the new algorithm change with the so-called Facebook Zero, where they boost post from personal accounts to family and friends and trimmed the viewership of posts from business pages.

Another shift was a major mainstream company, Disney launching their live streaming service called ESPN+ in April of 2018 which stream live sporting events from mid-major universities, the National Hockey League (NHL) and more.

This list will be a bit different because it will include organizations who have adopted to live streaming.

And it will not be in any particular order.

Hear are the top seven live streaming stars to pay attention to:

1. Jenn Herman

Jenn is an instagram expert who have written or co-written three books on instagram.

2. Dr. Ai Addyson Zhang

Dr. Zhang is the host of the very popular facebook live show, “Classroom Without Walls,” where she interviews social media professionals and educators about topics related to social media and education

3. Jessika Phillips

Jessika is the founder of Now Marketing Group and is the co-host of Magnet Marketers Live Show

4. Mike Gingerich
Mike is the president of Digital Hill Multimedia and the co-host of Magnet Marketers Live Show

5. Madalyn Sklar

Madalyn is a twitter expert and host two twitter chats, #TwitterSmarter and #SocialROI. She host the live streaming after show for both chats on Facebook Live.

6. Winnie Sun

Winnie is the host of a popular twitter chat called #winniesun and shares financial tips on facebook live.

7. Kami Huyse
Kami is the founder of Zoetica Media and hosts Social Media Breakfast Houston #smbhou on the second Friday of every month which is also streamed live on Facebook and Twitter.

Honorable Mention:

Houston Baptist University (HBU)

HBU, a member of the Southland Conference, live stream the majority of their collegiate sporting events on their YouTube page.

December 30, 2018

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It’s All Right To Be Selfish

By Cheval John

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I was not planning on being here for breakfast, but my instincts said otherwise. #go #with #flow #business #lifeinhouston #as #a #socialmediaprofessional #fitnessjourney #travel #growthmindset #VallanoMedia

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I had expected to go to another level this year because of the wins I accomplished the previous year:

Speaking at two social media conferences (social media day lima in ohio and social media day houston)
Working as a volunteer at the social media command center during super bowl 51
Getting interviewed on some live streaming shows.

I was hoping the business was going to take off because of these wins.

That was not the case.

It seemed like I was going backwards.

I ended up working full time again as an employee at a lodging company because it was the right thing to do and my business depended on it.

From that, I realized that I was not getting any younger and I needed to watch out more for myself.

So I started exercising again since in more than a decade and hired an online personal trainer by the name of Monique Kabel to get me on the right track.

The interesting part is Ms. Kabel is based in Canada.

I found out about Ms. Kabel through Instagram because she was posting uplifting messages on her account.

She competed in the World Beauty Fitness and Fashion (WBFF) Competitions and knew a lot about getting ready to compete against others in the fitness industry.

She was not like half of those who would post their photos with a link to a product or service most of the time because of their influence.

Or try to sell to people when they connect with them.

She basically shared inspiration to those who needed it and also show a lot of her workout routines on instagram stories.

So I decided she was the one to be my personal trainer and it was the best decision.

She uses the Trainerize app to put together personalized workout routines that fit me.

This was the best alternative to going to the gym because of my work schedule.

At the same time, I learned a lot from my employers because they started from the ground up in the hotel industry.

Their example of how to be fiscally responsible to the point that I have become more disciplined in how to spend money.

This also helped me to keep Ms. Kabel as my personal trainer too.

It seemed like I have neglected my business (producing content here via blog post and podcast) due to this transition back to full time employment.

I realized that I needed to be selfish and take care of me first in order to be more creative and take care of the business.

Looking back on it, this year was not a setback at all because of the valuable lessons I learned from this experience which I will share with you now:

You Must Take Care Of Your Health

I can’t emphasize this enough.

Do not fall for the so-called hustle culture of working non-stop until you get results.

Being smart with how much food you consume and the amount of time you exercise can play a part in whether your business will succeed or not.

Also, get enough sleep because you can’t be creative if you are tired all the time.

Surround Yourself With Like-Minded People

They will always lift you up when you least expect and will never bring you down just to feel good about themselves.

Focus On The Process

When you aim for the results, you lose track on enjoying the journey and end up producing crappy content.

The true social media influencers (fitness included) focused on providing value to their audience and appreciated the journey to that success.

They were the ones that helped me to make it through this transitional year which will launch me to the next level in my life in 2019.

To conclude, here are some of the people you should follow on instagram if you want to start the new year right

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Dr. Ai Zhang: Digitial Learning Consultant

By Cheval John

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Your intuition always leads you on the right track. It just a matter of recognizing it #business #lifeinhouston #travel #gratitude #sports #early #morning #VallanoMedia

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Dr. Ai Zhang returns to What’s The Word? to share about her popular facebook live show, “Classroom Without Walls.”

She started as a professor of public relations at Stockton University almost ten years ago.

During that time, she had an epiphany that changed the direction of how she taught social media for public relations students.

While she was grading one of her students’ paper, she noticed they never heard of pinterest and twitter chats.

In that moment of shock, she shifted her mentality and dive right into twitter chats and it changed the way how she taught social media to her public relations students.

At the same time, her Twitter account grew exponentially.

Dr. Zhang moved to South Korea last year and started her blog on Medium.

A month later, she began “Classroom Without Walls” where she interviews education professionals and social media professionals.

The show has been watched from around the world on a weekly basis.

In this episode, you will hear:

-why producing content consistently is important
-how major media companies are starting their own live streaming network
-why the declaration of facebook zero is just an over-reaction
-Dr. Zhang’s perspective of watching the Winter Olympics in South Korea via their media organization

Snippet on Vallano Media TV

Full episode on BlogTalkRadio: