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Liftoff Journeys with Jeanniey Walden
Liftoff Journeys with Jeanniey Walden is the companion podcast to the nationally broadcast TV show Liftoff with Jeanniey Walden, which reaches over 85 million households monthly. Hosted by award-winning business executive Jeanniey Walden, this podcast offers in-depth conversations with inspiring guests—CEOs, entrepreneurs, innovators, and creatives—who share their stories of success, resilience, and transformation. Each episode dives into actionable insights and authentic discussions that empower listeners to elevate their personal and professional lives.
Why Listen?
If you’re looking for real, relatable stories from the world’s top leaders and thinkers, Liftoff Journeys is your ultimate source of inspiration. Here, you’ll hear exclusive extended conversations from the live TV set of Liftoff with Jeanniey Walden, packed with advice, strategies, and perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. Whether you’re chasing your next big idea, navigating challenges, or simply seeking motivation, this podcast delivers the tools and stories to help you soar.
Liftoff Journeys with Jeanniey Walden
Ep 19: Unleashing Fearless Entrepreneurship: Tara’s Approach to Business Success
Today’s guest is Tara Ackaway, CEO and Founder of Social Wise Communications LLC, an award winning public relations and social media firm based in New Jersey. She is an entertainment publicist, talent manager and social media strategist. Tara and her team assist businesses both large and small, non-profit organizations and are instrumental in launching large scale events, brand collaborations and so much more. She helps to tell their stories and achieve “buzz” by developing and implementing innovative ideas to identify new customers and build loyalty among existing customers. Tara’s clients have been featured by Good Morning America, Bravo TV, Netflix, The Drew Barrymore Show, Forbes, People, Black Enterprise, The New York Times, TechCrunch, and News 12 NJ to name a few.
In this episode you’ll hear about Tara’s fearless and hardworking attitude that has taken her from freelancing in college to establishing her own business and leading a full team, how she utilizes LinkedIn to stay up to speed as a business owner, and her take on how ChatGPT is impacting the industry.
Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey.
Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff."
Discussion Points
- The value of networking and internships
- Education versus real-world marketing experience
- Ways to stay current as a business owner
- Storytelling – what is the message that represents and resonates?
- Tara’s hands-on approach to keeping up with trends and new app features
- Putting yourself in a place to experiment
- Knowing when to pivot a strategy
- Is ChatGPT good for the industry?
- Standing out by creating deep, meaningful, authentic relationships
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