As the CEO/Founder of Clarity and an angel investor in multiple ventures, Dan Martell is passionate about how we spend our time. With an entrepreneurial streak that includes co-founding Flowtown and Spheric Technologies, Martell now has set his sights on solving a problem that’s a challenge to many — how to give and receive relevant…

As his bio says, Jonathan Fields is a dad, husband, New Yorker, author and speaker, serial wellness-industry entrepreneur, recovering S.E.C./mega-firm hedge-fund lawyer, slightly-warped, unusually-stretchy, spiritually-inclined, obsessed with creation, marketing and innovation consultant, venture partner and book-marketing educator. It’s no surprise that someone this busy would be a guest on this week’s edition of The Work…

Chris Penn wears many hats. He’s Vice President of Marketing Technology at SHIFT Communications, a digital PR agency, a co-founder of PodCamp with Chris Brogan, a co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee podcast with John Wall, a professor of Internet Marketing and Advanced Social Media at the University of San Francisco online. On top of…

As Manager of Smarter Commerce Strategy and Solutions at IBM, Matt Stryker has a long, rich history of working remotely. From his time at IBM to his previous life on the agency side, Stryker was kind enough to share his thoughts on what’s changed about being a part of virtual team. Join us for this…

When you run a successful internet marketing business, host a top-ranked podcast, write books, conduct webinars, have a rich, full personal life and a work history that includes working for Harley Davidson and Tony Robbins, you really can’t fit all of the great things you have to share into a single podcast. This was our…

Working together takes on a whole new meaning when you are married as well! Alex and Michelle Schenker lead the Cover Story Media team as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. On top of all of this, their team is located at points throughout the world. So, how does this work? As you can imagine,…

Ever have that feeling when your work is overwhelming you? Maybe you need a virtual assistant or VA. What’s a virtual assistant, you say? A great person to answer that question would be Jess Ostroff, this week’s guest on The Work Talk Show. As founder and Director of Calm at Don’t Panic Management, Jess specializes…

As a best-selling author, professional voice actor and radio broadcaster, and consultant to some of the largest corporations in the world, including Microsoft, American Express, and Heineken International, Julien Smith has a lot of irons in the fire. Admittedly, he says that he’s “pretty good at working hard.” He attributes this to his rigorous method…

Last week Yahoo! President and CEO Marrisa Mayer made waves when she announced that the tech giant would be discontinuing their telecommuting policy. Talk about a Work Talk moment! Sadly we don’t have Ms. Mayer on the show this week (an invitation still stands) but we have the next best thing. Previous guest and tech…

As founder and president of Geben Communication, Heather Whaling leads a savvy digital PR firm that earns clients coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and Tech Crunch. She also blogs about public relations at prTini.com and writes for Mashable and AmericanExpress Open Forum. If that’s not enough, Heather’s life is about to get even…