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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:49:26 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Upstart Smart Conversations</title><subtitle>Upstart Smart Conversations</subtitle><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-07-29T01:15:01Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Fashion and Success: A Conversation with Grant Harris of Image Granted</title><category term="Smart Thinking"/><category term="business"/><category term="entrepreneur"/><category term="fashion"/><category term="image"/><category term="style"/><category term="success"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/fashion-and-success-a-conversation-with-grant-harris-of-imag.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/fashion-and-success-a-conversation-with-grant-harris-of-imag.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-07-23T23:18:30Z</published><updated>2010-07-23T23:18:30Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this "Candid Conversation," I'm talking <span id="zw-128c314eb02d4Db1U236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference">with </span>Grant Harris, owner and Chief Style Consultant with <a href="http://imagegranted.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Image Granted, LLC</a>, a Washington, DC-based image consulting company, about how outward appearance and style can impact our confidence and success.&nbsp; Grant shares some of his biggest pet peeves when it comes to men and  their style and fashion, as well as some of his best tips for men  for quickly improving their looks without spending a fortune.</p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Renewal in the Wilderness: A Conversation with John Lionberger</title><category term="Smart Living"/><category term="balance"/><category term="personal renewal"/><category term="renewal"/><category term="work-life"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/renewal-in-the-wilderness-a-conversation-with-john-lionberge.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/renewal-in-the-wilderness-a-conversation-with-john-lionberge.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-07-02T23:43:36Z</published><updated>2010-07-02T23:43:36Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this "Candid Conversation," I'm talking <span id="zw-128c314eb02d4Db1U236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference">with John Lionberger of <a href="http://www.renewalinthewilderness.org/" target="_blank">Renewal in the Wilderness</a> about his wilderness retreats and the power of personal renewal. </span><span id="zw-128c6857ca5R0kpSm236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference"><strong></strong></span></p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Financial Literacy &amp; Never Giving Up: A Conversation with Sharon Lechter</title><category term="Smart Money"/><category term="Smart Thinking"/><category term="board game"/><category term="finances"/><category term="financial literacy"/><category term="game"/><category term="poor dad"/><category term="rich dad"/><category term="rich dad poor dad"/><category term="sharon lechter"/><category term="teens"/><category term="three feet from gold"/><category term="thrive time for teens"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/financial-literacy-never-giving-up-a-conversation-with-sharo.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/financial-literacy-never-giving-up-a-conversation-with-sharo.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-07-02T22:39:42Z</published><updated>2010-07-02T22:39:42Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this "Candid Conversation," I'm talking <span id="zw-128c314eb02d4Db1U236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference">with </span>Sharon Lechter, founder of <a href="http://www.payyourfamilyfirst.com/" target="_blank">Pay Your Family First</a>, creator of the <a href="http://www.youthpreneur.net/shop/product.php?productid=16151&amp;cat=255&amp;page=1" target="_blank">ThriveTime for Teens</a> money and life reality board game, and author of the book <a href="http://www.youthpreneur.net/shop/product.php?productid=16153&amp;cat=256&amp;page=1" target="_blank"><em>Three Feet From Gold</em></a>.</p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A Conversation with Ashley Steele and Cali Freeman</title><category term="Smart Growth"/><category term="Smart Thinking"/><category term="advice"/><category term="business"/><category term="facebook"/><category term="facebook ads"/><category term="marketing"/><category term="small business"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-ashley-steele-and-cali-freeman.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-ashley-steele-and-cali-freeman.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-07-02T21:12:21Z</published><updated>2010-07-02T21:12:21Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this "Candid Conversation," my friend and accountability partner Betsy Talbot of <a href="http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/" target="_blank">Married With Luggage</a> interviewed sisters and co-founders of <a href="http://www.oncelikeaspark.com/" target="_blank">(once like a spark) Photography</a>, Ashley Steele and Cali Freeman.</p>
<p>Thanks, Betsy, for helping out with the interview!</p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A Conversation with Maria Ross on Branding</title><category term="Smart Growth"/><category term="brand strategy"/><category term="branding"/><category term="business"/><category term="entrepreneur"/><category term="maria ross"/><category term="marketing"/><category term="small business"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-maria-ross-on-branding.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-maria-ross-on-branding.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-07-02T18:50:06Z</published><updated>2010-07-02T18:50:06Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this "Candid Conversation," I'm talking <span id="zw-128c314eb02d4Db1U236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference">with </span><span id="zw-128c6857ca5R0kpSm236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference"><!-- table { font-size: 10pt;} -->branding   and marketing expert Maria Ross of <a href="http://red-slice.com/" target="_blank">Red Slice</a> about her book </span><span id="zw-12994177543OrDzK_236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference" style="font-style: italic;">Branding   Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any   Budget</span><span id="zw-12994177543lMUww236c1c" class="commentable_icon_position_reference">.</span></p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A Conversation with Havana Nguyen</title><category term="Smart Management"/><category term="business"/><category term="entrepreneur"/><category term="solo entrepreneur"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-havana-nguyen.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/a-conversation-with-havana-nguyen.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-06-29T22:44:54Z</published><updated>2010-06-29T22:44:54Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this first "Candid Conversation," I'm talking with <a href="http://kokorographix.com/" target="_blank">Havana Nguyen</a>, a freelance graphic designer who designs everything from logos and Twitter backgrounds to full-scale websites.</p>
<p>In this conversation, we're talking about how she balances a business as a full-time college student, how she landed her first clients, and her best advice for new entrepreneurs.</p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Finding Balance with John Lionberger</title><category term="Smart Living"/><category term="balance"/><category term="entrepreneur"/><category term="personal renewal"/><category term="small business"/><category term="small business owner"/><category term="solo entrepreneur"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/finding-balance-with-john-lionberger.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/finding-balance-with-john-lionberger.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-05-11T16:37:19Z</published><updated>2010-05-11T16:37:19Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p id="zw-128882ace29tSkKp8236c1c" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;">In this episode of  Upstart Smart Radio, John Lionberger of <a id="zw-128882be7bfJ6_c6F236c1c" href="http://www.renewalinthewilderness.org/">Renewal in the Wilderness</a> shares ways we&nbsp;<span id="zw-128882ace291vf15C236c1c">integrate more  balance into our daily lives.</span><br id="zw-128882ace2bw6HiGC236c1c" /></p>
<p id="zw-128880ffccbTfkksn236c1c"><strong id="zw-128880ffccbcFELyC236c1c">Click  the link below to listen now.</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Your Business Training Solutions with Cheryl McNeil</title><category term="Smart Management"/><category term="client training"/><category term="customer service"/><category term="customer training"/><category term="e-learning"/><category term="education"/><category term="elearning"/><category term="employee training"/><category term="online learning"/><category term="training"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/your-business-training-solutions-with-cheryl-mcneil.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/your-business-training-solutions-with-cheryl-mcneil.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-04-23T00:56:40Z</published><updated>2010-04-23T00:56:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Upstart Smart Radio, Cheryl McNeil of <a href="http://www.gclearningservices.com/" target="_blank">GC Learning Services</a>, a business-to-business instructional design and e-learning training solution, is sharing some of the benefits of employee and customer training.</p>
<p><strong>Click the link below to listen now.</strong>﻿</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Organizing Your Business with Alaia Williams</title><category term="Smart Management"/><category term="business"/><category term="business organization"/><category term="organization"/><category term="productivity"/><category term="systematize"/><category term="systems"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/organizing-your-business-with-alaia-williams.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/organizing-your-business-with-alaia-williams.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-04-21T20:49:24Z</published><updated>2010-04-21T20:49:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of Upstart Smart Radio, I'm talking with Alaia Williams of <a href="http://www.oneorganizedbusiness.com/" target="_blank">One Organized Business</a> about the first steps we can take to better organize our businesses.</p>
<p><strong>Click the link below to listen now.</strong>﻿</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Marketing on a Budget with Elena Ciccotelli</title><category term="Smart Growth"/><category term="business"/><category term="content marketing"/><category term="entrepreneur"/><category term="marketing"/><category term="online marketing"/><category term="social network"/><category term="social networking"/><id>http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/marketing-on-a-budget-with-elena-ciccotelli.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.upstartsmart.com/upstart-smart-radio/marketing-on-a-budget-with-elena-ciccotelli.html"/><author><name>Amber Singleton Riviere</name></author><published>2010-04-05T21:23:57Z</published><updated>2010-04-05T21:23:57Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of Upstart Smart Radio, I'm talking with Elena Ciccotelli of TrainerDiva, an in-home personal training provider in the Greater Philadelphia region.&nbsp; We're going to talk about how she's used social networking, as well as other aggressive and budget-conscious marketing techniques, to grow her business.</p>
<p>Elena Ciccotelli is a personal trainer with <a href="http://www.trainerdiva.com/" target="_blank">TrainerDiva</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Click the link below to listen now.</strong>﻿</p>]]></content></entry></feed>