Michelle Janes

Strategizing, meeting budgets and timelines, finding partnerships, hiring and managing employees and expanding the customer base is constantly on the mind of any entrepreneur. Successful entrepreneurs typically set a concrete vision and make it happen, usually very quickly. The businesses that need reach and audience to execute that vision know that social media is where you should be focusing your marketing to get the biggest ROI and deep customer insight. All modern successful entrepreneurs … [Read more...] about 5 Social Media Networks Entrepreneurs Must Be On 

Every year, there is speculation about who the next big social media network will be. There are plenty of new ones out there but I believe it’s a problem of “if the shoes don’t fit, you won’t wear them”. If you go too broad to try to cover a larger demographic, it doesn’t seem to fit anyone well and “The Next New Big Thing” is “The I Never Heard of It Thing”. The key to successful social media networks is to find a niche and design it for those that live, work and breathe that niche. If you give … [Read more...] about InvestaSpace: The Next Big Social Media Network For Entrepreneurs?

I wasn't expecting the power of love from a stranger right here in a huge ballroom at 10 on a Thursday morning. Yet, there I was, sitting literally hip to hip with the person next to me, entranced and bonded there for the next 9 hours. So close, so intimate. This person was completely unknown to me before this moment. Yet, I was guided here by some unseen force to a destiny for both of us that I am sure has changed our lives forever. The power of love to serve others in that room for the 4 days … [Read more...] about The Power of Love to Serve Others

Ok, that might be a little dramatic and not the correct application of metaphor but I like catchy headlines! But in all seriousness, I want to talk about why the solo medical practitioner doesn’t have to accept his inevitable death in the pre-written storyline of the future of healthcare. But it will require solo practitioners to embrace technology in ways that they haven't before but change, in this case, is good! Large physician practices adopted change awhile ago because their scale allowed … [Read more...] about The Solo Dr. McDreamy Doesn’t Have to Die

I just got back from an insanely awesome week at ICON, the annual user conference for Infusionsoft, in Phoenix, Arizona.  I was blessed to spend incredibly valuable personal time getting deep insight, business development advice, personal career growth wisdom and just good personal chats with the most successful people in business today. These true leaders in their field, such as Scott Harris, Kathy Fettke, Clate Mask, the Infusionsoft executive team and the long list goes on of people who truly … [Read more...] about What I Learned From An ICON

So, here I sit writing my first blog article for my very own website (fancy, right?) and yet I am wearing yoga pants, Dave Matthews Band hoodie sweatshirt (I LOVE DMB as you will probably hear too much about but tough), hair is in a ponytail and there might have been some kind of rap music playing earlier this morning. I am sitting here asking myself, so who do you think you are, Mrs. Fancy Pants? Why would anyone want to read what you have to say? Well, I don’t know that anyone will and they … [Read more...] about So Who Do You Think You Are, Mrs. Fancy Pants?