Small Biz Saturday Showcase 05-03-14
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Joanne Quinn-Smith is the Creative Energy Officer of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a full service marketing company specializing in Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding™. Known as the Techno Granny she offers her clients unique, creative and energetic marketing and management plans. Joanne’s expertise is in creating online platforms that create perpetual buzz.
Joanne is an author, prolific blogger and talkcaster with over 800 shows. She has interviewed over 2000 prominent business owners, non-profit executives and celebrities. Her flagship website, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com garners 220,000 hits per month, 62,000 unique page views per week and in 1 year had 2.25 million visitors.
Joanne Quinn-Smith has been designated nationally, 2009 Small Business Journalist of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration for her advocacy and reporting on small business using New Media. Her good news reporting at PositivelyPittsburghLive was a finalist for best website or blog in Media for the American Business Stevie Award in 2010.
Today's Guests:
Marc Rosen, C. Ped
Best-Made Shoes
Linda Barnicott
Artist, Linda Barnicott Publishing L.L.C.
Melody Firmani
Founder, CareGivers, LLC
Kim Taylor
Manager, Around The Clock Cleaning Specialist
Marc Rosen, C.Ped
Talking Points:
- Marc started getting involved with my family business in 1995 after years of being unfulfilled working in Advertising.
- He found he had a love for great profession of Pedorthics which is the design, manufacture, fit, and modification of shoes and orthotics as prescribed for relief of painful or disabling conditions of the foot.
- Over 26 million people have diabetes and many don’t know that they are eligible for shoes, inserts or orthotics once a year through their Insurance.
- In today’s throw away society many people think that once their shoes are old they should just throw them away. When in reality many shoes can be repaired and extend the life of your favorite friends.
- Decades ago doctors made house calls. Today many people need professionals to come to their homes for shoes, orthotics and foot care needs. Many people don’t know that this service still exists.
Like Cinderella said one shoe can change your life. The right fitting shoe can make you feel like a million dollars. The wrong shoe feels like you just lost the lottery by being one number away.
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5143 Liberty Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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Linda Barnicott
Artist, Linda Barnicott Publishing L.L.C.
With roots as a portrait artist, Barnicott includes family members and friends in every painting. “If you look carefully, you can watch my daughters grow up over the years, starting with the Kennywood Series,” says Barnicott. “And my husband appears in just about all of them.” Barnicott begins each piece with photographs of the scene. She takes family and friends with her, setting up their posed positions. It was a hot day in the middle of July when they stood in full winter gear beneath Kaufmann’s clock for her reference shots. She makes sketches to use as reference, too. To paint a couple in one of the old aluminum boats on Kennywood Lagoon, she sketched some friends posed on a bench in her yard. The man held a rake and a hoe instead of oars. After a little Barnicott magic, the two now float peacefully on the water in “Coasting Through Kennywood.”
Barnicott was chosen to be the official artist of the 1996 Three Rivers Regatta. And since 1998, she has been commissioned by the American Cancer Society of Greater Pittsburgh to create the painting used on their annual Christmas card. In 2000, Barnicott received a special Proclamation from the City of Pittsburgh, commemorating her “tremendous contribution in capturing and preserving many sites in and around the Pittsburgh Area.” This is an honor she holds dear, as a largely self-taught artist. Barnicott did study, on several occasions, under the tutelage of international portrait artist Daniel Greene of upper state New York and nationally with landscape artist, Richard McKinley. In 2006, Linda's company, Linda Barnicott Publishing, LLC, was chosen as a winner of the prestigious 2006 Forbes® Enterprise Award. Linda has been honored to work with George Nowack at the Oncology Wellness Institute in Meadville, PA. She volunteered her time and talents to help reduce the stress of cancer patients, who are receiving chemotherapy, through creating artwork. Her paintings hung in the gallery there for the patients to enjoy for 3 years. Linda was chosen to be the official artist for the 50th Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Light-up Night. In 2010, she partnered with Wendell August Forge to create her art in handmade metals. Two of her recent notable commissions were anniversary paintings for Macy’s and La Roche College in 2013.
Each year, Barnicott’s endearing scenes become more popular. Her paintings and collectibles are sold worldwide on the Internet, art shows, and appear in well over 50 regional galleries and gift shops. Barnicott works in a studio at her Monroeville home, where she lives with her husband. She has two grown beautiful daughters. You can visit an online gallery of all of her paintings at www.lindabarnicott.com.
Talking Points:
- Linda started her career as a Pittsburgh artist in 1989 with a painting entitled ,"Meet Me Under Kaufmann's Clock and in 2013, after painting Kaufmann's several times over my career, I was asked to paint the 100th anniversary painting of Kaufmann's clock.
- For the last 16 years she has created the holiday card for the American Cancer Society earning them over 3/4 of million dollars for cancer research and prevention. This year I will be painting the County Courthouse as it celebrates its 125th year.
- This is year 5th year of her partnership with Wendell August Forge in created my artwork in handmade metals. There will be 3 new Pittsburgh and 3 new Kennywood ornaments to add to the collection.
- In May Linda embarked on a painting trip to California where she painted outdoor scense in and around Yosemite National Park. She plans to continue painting landscapes from her travels. This is her new love to create tranquil, "take me away" pastel paintings.
Take advantage of this best offer ever! For a limited time only, you can go to www.lindabarnicott.com and put in code# PPLBIZ or call 412-372-3200 and mention this interview and receive 25% off your order, this excludes original pastel paintings. This offer ends midnight Sunday June 7, 2014.
Contact:
Melody Firmani
Founder, CareGivers, LLC
Melody Firmani is a Transformational Energy Coach, speaker, author, and entrepreneurial connector. Her unique mission is to move clients from negativity, despair, and hopelessness into extreme optimism and energy through motivation, mentoring, and education. A former Music Therapist and caregiver Melody founded Celebrate CareGivers, LLC, which specializes in serving the delicate needs of both professional and family caregivers throughout the country. Her coaching programs help her clients to discover their gifts, value their vitality and above all…protect their energy.
Melody has studied with personal development industry leaders such as Joe Vitale, Lisa Nichols, and Loral Langemeier just to name a few. She is certified in the Universal Law of Attraction and as a YES! Energy Coach and Consultant.
Melody was nominated for the “Local Collaborator: Changing her local community” Award through the Public Speakers Association.
Talking Points:
Download free copy of "5 Strategies to Find the Time you don't Have" at: www.Celebrate-CareGivers.com/freegift
Call and mention this interview and receive 2 free half hour coaching sessions or free tickets to any TLC event around the Pittsburgh area.
Contact:
Founder, CareGivers, LLC
Melody has studied with personal development industry leaders such as Joe Vitale, Lisa Nichols, and Loral Langemeier just to name a few. She is certified in the Universal Law of Attraction and as a YES! Energy Coach and Consultant.
Melody was nominated for the “Local Collaborator: Changing her local community” Award through the Public Speakers Association.
Talking Points:
- I am a 30+ year caregiving survivor
- My entry into the entrepreneur world was as a transformational life coach since I have a gift that helps people become positive
- By listening to signals from the universe I was directed to start working with caregivers
- My company, Celebrate CareGivers, was created to address the needs of caregivers without telling them what I was doing
- My goal is to have Celebrate CareGivers TLC events throughout the United States touching hundred's of thousands caregivers. Alzheimer statistics show that 50% of caregivers die before the person they care for due to the amount of stress.
Consumer Tip:
Find a way, NO EXCUSES, to get away from your responsibilities... even if just a few minutes each day.
Positively Pittsburgh Live Special Offer:Call and mention this interview and receive 2 free half hour coaching sessions or free tickets to any TLC event around the Pittsburgh area.
www.Celebrate-CareGivers.com
724-212-5015 | Melody@Celebrate-CareGivers.com
www.facebook.com/celebratecaregivers
Kim Taylor
Manager, Around The Clock Cleaning Specialist
Talking Points:
Know what you want done, i.e. windows, clean out, clean up etc. We will always visit your property for a detail assessment, (for work to be done and price).
Positively Pittsburgh Live Special Offer:
Receive a 10% discount for first time cleaning when you mention this interview
Contact:
Talking Points:
- We started A.T.C.S. in 2002, after retiring from the military.
- We specialize in commercial and residential cleaning
- We clean in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
- Our rates are reasonable, we are trustworthy and dependable.
- We are a Minority, Woman,Veteran owned certified business
Know what you want done, i.e. windows, clean out, clean up etc. We will always visit your property for a detail assessment, (for work to be done and price).
Contact:
Around The Clock Cleaning Specialist
412-758-9624
412-758-9624
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