by Carrie Koens | Jun 12, 2015 | Book Launch
This has been a week of in-person gatherings for several members of our virtual team. While more and more of the Weaving Influence crew are now based in the Northern Ohio/Southern Michigan region, there are still a number of us who are scattered across the United...
by Becky Robinson | Jun 9, 2015 | Influence Building
I’m headed out this morning on what I’m calling the #witour, The Weaving Influence Summer Tour, along with my three daughters and one of their best friends. We’ll cover more than 1200 miles during an estimated 20 hours of driving, over 5 days,...
by Carrie Koens | Jun 5, 2015 | Influence Building
I could say it 50 or 100 times a week, and it would always be true: without Team Buzz Builder, our book launches would not be as successful. As the Book Launch Director, knowing there are “go to” individuals who will host guest posts, accept books to...
by Carrie Koens | May 29, 2015 | Influence Building
Three years ago I’d been working with Becky for one month. We were in the process of launching of Dare, Dream, Do by Whitney Johnson, and Becky was ready to step out in faith to start working full-time for her own company – pursuing her entrepreneurial...
by Guest Author | May 26, 2015 | Leadership
A popular term in today’s digital world of content creation, “thought leadership” is not really a new concept at all. In fact, The Oxford English Dictionary gives its first citation for the phrase in 1887 by describing Henry Ward Beecher as “one of the great...
by Carrie Koens | May 22, 2015 | Social Media
Working in a start-up company is not for the faint of heart, and in the summer and fall of 2013 the Weaving Influence team was swimming to keep our heads above water. We were starting to feel the growth pains as one by one our fellow contractors moved on or moved...
by Becky Robinson | May 19, 2015 | Book Launch
My new office space is filled with books and shipping materials today, as we’re sending out advance review copies of The Disciplined Leader by John Manning. Shipping and distributing books is something we do to serve our clients. It requires many hands on deck,...
by Carrie Koens | May 15, 2015 | Book Launch
One thing about working – even virtually – with strong personalities and visionaries (and don’t forget the INTJ – hi there!), is that no one is ever satisfied with the status quo. Despite having 50 book launches under our collective belt,...
by Christy Kirk | May 12, 2015 | Influence Building
I have to admit it — I’m addicted to webinars. I probably listen to at least one a week, and often it’s two or three. I will sign up for webinars on marketing, healthy living, any subject that piques my interest . . . and of course, I listen in on as many...
by Becky Robinson | May 5, 2015 | Marketing
Since early 2012, my team and I have helped to launch 50 books, mostly business/leadership titles. We’ve worked with a variety of authors, with a combination of first time and veteran authors. We’ve done a mix of traditionally published and self-published...
