Author: Stephanie Piche

As a marketing professional, I have worked in large and small organizations where the strategy has been to “bash” the competition. Trash talk the product from cars to restaurants or the person in your office, on-set, or in politics. You run into competition in all phases of your daily life, it’s how you gracefully accept it and be your authentic self that will help you rise above it and be seen as an unique, not an enemy of state or someone who gives away their success. When I was thirteen, I had a growth spurt; making me even taller than…

In life as in business, our first impression of anyone is a visual one. How you walk and stand, your facial expressions and gestures, all communicate about 70% of who you are versus 30% of what you say. When you’re in a positive mood, your body exudes confidence, your posture is straight, your body is open, your head is held high and everyone is looking at you – and they want to meet or be near you. Conversely, your negative attitude also dramatically affects how your body communicates or gives off negative vibes, if you’re angry or depressed people can…

The Red Carpet used to be the exclusive place for Hollywood A-lister’s to walk and talk. It was a coveted event that was used by studios to get the right sound bite out there, including well-planned “gossip” to help build the buzz for box-office success. Today, with more independent (indie) productions and even more red carpets being held for web video, niche award shows and fan conferences, one has to start thinking about how to use this high profile opportunity and turn it into a strategic marketing tool. Over the past three and a half years, Mingle Media TV’s Red…

It’s simple; I’m a survivor because I choose to be. It’s not because I think I can defy death, I know that’s a given, I’ve just decided not to let it live in my head, to own me. Rewind back to August 2005 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My son’s doctor called after a follow-up to a routine mammogram, he was very uncomfortable but was one of the practice doctors and mine was out. To be honest, I wasn’t as surprised as you might think, odds are 1-in-8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and I had just…

One of the things I hear over and over is that people are not comfortable “selling” themselves. It is one of the hardest things anyone has to do, self-promote. Of course, we know some people who take every opportunity to talk about themselves, but next time you hear someone doing this, stop and evaluate, is it working? Once you get past the hearing “no” fear phase, you can face anything, right? Here’s a check list of why it’s important for you to be comfortable at self-promotion that works for you, for those in your tribe, community, and those you have…

When I was growing up, my mother decided to change her religion and join another church that in some circles is considered more of a cult than “real” religion. That’s where I first started hearing “no.” Imagine a cute little girl (me), dressed in her Sunday best, knocking on your door at the tender age of five and hearing “no” while you are slamming the door in my face. It did not deter me. I did not run off crying nor did I stop believing you had the right to say “no.” That’s right, my father, who did not join…

There’s one thing to keep in mind, new media versus old media, there are traditions that are important to preserve. They are art forms. Take for example the newspaper industry. In 1985, I went to work for a startup technology company that created software for a Macintosh computer for newspaper ad production. Additionally, another product called “PageMaker” (which is now owned by Adobe and goes by InDesign) was introduced and coincidentally, we were both “in the news” as it related to the coming of “desktop publishing” where you don’t need to code your work, it is now “What You See Is…