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Comments from Donna Maria Coles Johnson's Students

Donna Maria's Current Class:
Audio Business Boot Camp

Day 1: THE NEW BRAND OF BUSINESS LEADERS

What did you like most about this speaker?

  • Her experience & all-around knowledge
  • Authenticity and knowledge
  • Conversation style, knowledge and confidence
  • Fabulous information, great experience - I enjoyed her passion on the topic
  • Very authentic, sage advice delivered with “real” approachable style
  • The examples of web sites/stories that helped further explain the concepts and ideas
  • Specific information given. Answers to questions. Examples to study.
  • I loved her speaking style (funny) and breadth of knowledge
  • Her presence and the amazing positivity and knowledge
  • Personable. Real-Life stories. Good Speaker.
  • Her passion and positive attitude
  • The energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and clarity of the presentation
  • So Inspiring! Got me all excited to get started and move ahead!

What's the most important point you got from this presentation?

  • Use yourself - the permission to not be perfect
  • The focus discussion and website information
  • Don't wait for perfection and to be passionate about your product
  • To focus and personalize
  • That I can be as excited as I am about what I do and not hold back (at least not to soon)
  • Keep things Simple
  • Having a positive outlook , take change
  • I am my brand - my story is important
  • Examples! I'm the bait. More about me and my stories (Tribe, people and etc) I always thought it was too much Me, Me, Me!

Day 2: SAVING YOUR BUSINESS BEFORE IT STARTS

What did you like most about this speaker?

  • Her knowledge and willingness to share what she knows to help those of us who are trying to maneuver through this process of starting up a business
  • Her breadth of knowledge and ability to speak
  • The “business information”
  • Accountants, lawyers, laws etc - Everything was helpful
  • Detailed information on up to date issues, answers to specific questions
  • Very informative! So much to talk about – felt like it was tough to get it all in
  • Her organization and knowledge about subject
  • Excellent source of information -good energy!
  • She is great -Clear and organized
  • Level of knowledge and enthusiasm about the business
  • Very informative, she definitely knows her stuff
  • Clear explanations about topics, enthusiasm
  • All the valuable information -I liked the whole presentation
  • So knowledgeable! She always stays on task

What’s the most important point you got from this presentation?

  • Lots! Insurance, structure of business, most of what I got from the presentation is that I need an accountant!
  • Learning that I can get insurance w/the IBN
  • A lot of things need to be considered, planned and spelled out before you get started
  • The things to consider to help launch your business
  • Do your research beforehand
  • Cover your butt in all aspects of business
  • Legal aspects of the pending globalization act and what it means to business
  • Insurance, trademark and ingredient information. Great topics!
  • Labeling info & organizations
  • Dotting your i's and crossing your t's in setting up a business
  • Going into the Indie networks
  • I have a much better idea of where to start and how to prioritize the steps to take

Day 3: YOUR HIDDEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS

What did you like most about this speaker?

  • Her breadth of knowledge and approachability
  • Make sure all roads lead back to you. This was another great session w/ good and valuable information
  • Motivational attitude & enthusiasm
  • Great & necessary info!
  • Loads of knowledge
  • Terrific presentation
  • The info on copyrights and trademarks and the importance of picking a name carefully
  • Specific Advice for business, including an overview of the trademark process as well as information about internet and social networking
  • Donna Maria Really unlocked the mystery about copyrights & trademarks. I had no idea what hidden and intellectual assets were - but I sure do now!
  • Walk through of trademark

What's the most important point you got from this presentation?

  • How to complete it - I thought I needed an attorney to file
  • The importance of focus
  • Ease of trademark filing – took the fear out of the process
  • That it is important to protect your intellectual property assets & how to go about it
  • Steps to trade marking
  • Register a trademark, do a thorough search
  • To re-consider my opposition to having a website

Day 4: BECOME THE NEWS YOU WANT TO BE

What did you most like most about this speaker?

  • Donna Maria’s talk covered good practical how-to info. She had good use of internet, and great advice on how to brand yourself.
  • Get your name registered all over. “Get going! Start with Twitter and a Blog”
  • The walk through of setting up a Blog
  • Her knowledge!
  • Tons of info on stuff I know nothing about!
  • Sharing her stories about blog posts and twittering was really helpful
  • Good explanation of blogs & twitter
  • The topics were clearly explained, a whole world of communication I never knew about
  • The great content and the wonderful, supportive attitude
  • Donna Maria made a complicated subject simple - She is very encouraging
  • Oodles of information - Covered a lot of ground
  • OMG! This woman is fantastic! The info she presented is so critical to having a business.
  • She is motivating and intelligent. She is real and I could listen to her for hours. Donna Maria breaks down a subject into understandable bits.

What's the most important point you got from this session?

  • Start now!
  • Social networking is important to your business
  • To embrace social media (even if you're scared)
  • Enlarge my E-Social networking in any possible way that I can
  • How to take action and how simple it can be
  • It is important/necessary to be involved with social networking
  • To blog once per week, twitter and maintain a website
  • How important it is to get started and just go with it. “Don't look for perfection.”
  • The strategy for integrating the internet into my job market
  • “Run your business as you would 5 years from now but with today's resources"

 

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