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Melonie Dodaro, Founder of Top Dog Social Media

By Cheval John

Melonie Dodaro is the founder of Top Dog Social Media.

She is recognized as Canada’s leading expert on LinkedIn.

Melonie recently wrote the book LinkedIn Unlocked, which hit number one in seven countries around the world.

She has been featured on major media outlets including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), The New York Post, The Toronto Star, etc.

Her blog has been recognized as a Top Ten Blog by Social Media Examiner.

In today’s episode, you will hear:

-why Melonie chose LinkedIn
-why she decided to move to Europe
-how Facebook allowed her to reconnect with her father

Snippet on Vallano Media TV

Full episode on BlogTalkRadio

Melonie’s Website: www.topdogsocialmedia.com

Twitter: @MelonieDodaro

Quotes from the episode will be available later

June Newsletter

By Cheval John

I am very sorry for being late in writing this newsletter.

I took an unexpected three weeks off from posting a blog.

I am now getting better in the trasition process of working at a second job during the night time while running my business.

What I have learned is that it is never easy to run a business while working full time.

However, it is worth it because I have the opportunity to learn more about the travel industry first hand by working in the hospitality business.

So my goal for this month is to be consistent in putting out weekly blog posts during this season of working as an employee in the hospitality business.

With that being said, I want to add that I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Dr. Ai Addyson Zhang on her facebook live show, “Classrooms Without Walls.”

Her show is well run and has viewers from around the world.

Another thing is the show is very niche and people who pass on the opportunity to be on Dr. Zhang’s show are missing out.

In addition to the show, here are articles for this month’s newsletter:

The Importance And Relevance Of Twitter In Today’s Digital Space-Dr. Ai Addyson Zhang Digital Learning Consultant

Tipping is a sensitive subject and almost everyone has a strong opinion-Diane Gottsman of The Protocol School of Texas

5 Focused Ways To Keep Your Goals in Front Of You-Cynthia Bazin of The Smart Chic

How to Take Your Job Anywhere in the World-Sarah Landrum, Contributor to Entrepreneur.com

Meghan Monaghan, Founder of Smart Bird Social

By Cheval John

Today’s episode of What’s The Word? features Meghan Monaghan, founder of Smart Bird Social.

Meghan spent about two decades in corporate america as a marketing professional before launching the company about two years ago.

In this episode, you will hear:

-what inspired her to start her own company
-the importance of live streaming
-how twitter chats made an impact for her business
-a bit of a throwback to the “thriller dance”

Snippet on Vallano Media TV
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=UD_DKRX0oe4

Full episode on BlogTalkRadio

Website: www.smartbirdsocial.net

Twitter: @meghanmonaghan1

Quotes from this show will be available later

May 1st Newsletter

By Cheval John

Can you believe we are very close to summer here?

Time does fly when you are having fun.

This month’s newsletter includes articles about entrepreneurship, travel and the general data protection regulation (gdpr) which is set to become law on May 25th in the European Union.

I also want to say I was quoted in a Forbes article written by Winnie Sun, co-founder of Sun Group Wealth Partners.

The article was based from the Twitter Chat she hosts called #WinnieSun.

Here are the articles for this month including the Forbes article which is mentioned first here:

Tips To Get Your Instagram-Worthy Travel On Without Breaking Your Financial Plan-Winnie Sun, Contributor to Forbes

How GDPR Impacts Marketers: What You Need to Know-Danielle Liss, Contributor to Social Media Examiner

How This Unlikely TV Star Created A Simple Idea That Allows Her To Travel The World-Laura Bloom, Contributor to Forbes

9 Ways to Make the Most of Your Commute-Diane Gottsman of The Protocol School of Texas

Dr. Ai Zhang: Digitial Learning Consultant

By Cheval John

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:

Website: www.aiaddysonzhang.com

Facebook: Ai Addyson-Zhang Digital Learning Consultant

Twitter: @AiAddysonZhang

Quotes from Dr. Zhang will be available soon