Publishing can be challenging. Robin talks with Matt Holt, Editor-in-Chief of BenBella Books, about both its advantages and drawbacks for traditional publishing.
Storytelling is an art, yet also a science. Today’s guest demonstrates how to weave an engaging tale that will enthrall and excite audiences.
The Marketing Process
Meredith Bell is an inspirational heart-centered connector who uses her skills as an entrepreneur to assist people in building meaningful relationships. She founded a company which offers software tools to organizations seeking to build strong leaders and teams; hosted the Grow Strong Leaders podcast; as well as written two books: Connect With Your Team: Mastering Top 10 Communication Skills and Peer Coaching Made Simple.
Meredith brings over 20 years of nonprofit management, fundraising and grant writing experience. Most recently she worked as the Program Manager at Golden LEAF Foundation in North Carolina where she was responsible for overseeing community grantmaking programs as well as their impact and compliance to meet donor intent.
Meredith currently works with the Vermont Arts Council’s Program Team as grants manager and coordinator, where she assists arts organizations and individuals to apply and track grants through an online application system. She serves as a resource during grant cycles to ensure they meet deadlines and receive payments on time. During her free time, Meredith enjoys taking in Vermont’s natural beauty while snuggling her pets!
Meredith excels at building strong relationships, as evidenced by her interactions with clients. Her company’s products have become immensely popular and she takes great pride in hearing that customers and retailers regard them as world-class support software that meets client-centered demands.
This week on The Successful Pitch, I interview Luke Wylde and Meredith Bell of Statera Cellars. We talk about their backgrounds in Chemistry and Theatre/Event Planning respectively, how they met and decided to start Statera Cellars together, as well as why Chardonnay is their specialty wine variety.
The Promotion Process
Meredith Bell is an entrepreneur with an extraordinary knack for connecting people and teaching them how to lead. She co-founded and serves as president of Performance Support Systems, publishing books and software tools that help companies build strong leaders and teams. Furthermore, Meredith hosts her popular podcast Grow Strong Leaders while she co-authors two leadership books with Dennis Coates: Connect With Your Team: Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills and Peer Coaching Made Simple: Doing What Matters Most When Assisting Someone Improve a Skill.
Meredith Bell has been an entrepreneur since 1982. A heart-centered connector, she co-hosts the Grow Strong Leaders podcast and, along with Dennis Coates, is co-author of two books: Connect With Your Team: Mastering the Top 10 Communication skills and Peer Coaching Made Simple: Doing Six Things That Really Matter when Helping Someone Improve a Skill.
Meredith exudes kindness and purposefulness in everything she does, which can be seen through her success at everything she sets her mind to do. Recently she released the 100th episode of her excellent podcast Strong for Performance where she interviews people thriving both professionally and personally.
Golden LEAF’s Food Distribution Assistance Program, providing grants to non-profit organizations so they may become food bank partner agencies and expand capacity. She oversees the process for reviewing applications, developing recommendations for awards, monitoring awards and complying with donor intent. Prior to her work at Golden LEAF she held key roles within nonprofit organizations and financial and higher learning institutions.
