In this episode, Starfish co-founder Beth Awalt and friend of Starfish Dr. Allison Poss of Girls With Ideas discuss marketing - specifically how to connect marketing to your business skills, the GOAT method (Goals, Objectives, Actions, and Tasks), the Agile method of management, and how to provide value to your social media posts -- among much, much more.

Marketing courses and resources:

• Small Business Development Centers - here is a link to find an office near you. You can meet with them to get free marketing advice and talk to experts about any subject.

https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/sbdc

• Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/ 
• Gary Vee is a great person to follow for marketing ideas and content. Go to his website and search any topic! https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com
• 500 Startups Marketing Hell Week Videos - lots of great content fro experts. Here is the link to a past one. Allison's favorite video is 'One Metric That Matters': http://www.growth.500.co/previous-marketing-hell-week
• Sculpt: http://wearesculpt.com/ 
• Nicholas Kristof article mentioned: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/opinion/10kristof.html 

Opportunities to research in your area re: entrepreneurship:

• InnovateHER
• Accelerator programs

Ideas for Blog Content:

• Answer The Public - http://answerthepublic.com/
• Uber Suggest https://ubersuggest.io/
• SEM Rush https://www.semrush.com/

Web and social media tools:

• Add a pop-up for people to sign up for your newsletter with Privy: https://privy.com/
• Buffer to schedule posts: buffer.com
• Hootsuite: www.hootsuite.com 

Project management tools:

• Asana: https://asana.com/ 
• Trello: https://trello.com/ 

More about Starfish:

• An Evening for the Stars, April 29: http://www.501auctions.com/starfishchange - or register at this link to bid virtually!
• Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtsfromastarfish/ 
• Starfish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestarfishchange 
• Starfish Instagram: www.instagram.com/starfishchange 
• Starfish website: www.thestarfishchange.org 
• Donate a book to our students: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2IN9SGUH3ODKW/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1 
• Visit Starfish this summer: http://www.thestarfishchange.org/volunteerintern 

Starfish's Co-Founder Beth, host of this podcast, shares a special message with you!

More about Starfish:

• An Evening for the Stars, April 29: http://www.501auctions.com/starfishchange - or register at this link to bid virtually!
• Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtsfromastarfish/ 
• Starfish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestarfishchange 
• Starfish Instagram: www.instagram.com/starfishchange 
• Starfish website: www.thestarfishchange.org 
• Donate a book to our students: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2IN9SGUH3ODKW/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1 
• Visit Starfish this summer: http://www.thestarfishchange.org/volunteerintern 

In Starfish's first book, When You Wish Upon a Starfish, Scholar Gabriela shares her passions and dreams.

Interested in learning more about our book, or in purchasing a copy? Visit here:

www.thestarfishchange.org/starfish-dream-book

They make great gifts for teachers, as they are bilingual in Spanish and English, as well as for folks who have lived abroad or have volunteered long-term!

In this episode, Starfish co-founder Beth Awalt and friend of Starfish Anna Custer-Singh discuss some amazing resources for managing teams, overseeing operations (including how to Start / Stop / Study), and leading non-profits. 

Other resources discussed during the episode:

• La Leche League International – llli.org
• La Leche League Connecticut – lllct.org
• Live Baltimore – livebaltimore.com
• The Greater Cumberland Committee – greatercc.org
• HOBY – hoby.org
• CT HOBY – cthoby.org
• We mentioned “Love Languages.”
• A quick Myers-Briggs can be helpful, too, as far as team dynamics and what makes people tick: http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html 

In Starfish's first book, When You Wish Upon a Starfish, Eddy discusses his dreams, his challenges, and his motivation.

Interested in learning more about our book, or in purchasing a copy? Visit here:

www.thestarfishchange.org/starfish-dream-book

They make great gifts for teachers, as they are bilingual in Spanish and English, as well as for folks who have lived abroad or have volunteered long-term!

In this episode, Starfish co-founder Beth Awalt and friend of Starfish MaryBeth Hyland of SparkVision discuss some amazing resources for creating work-life balance. MaryBeth defines the term work-life fitness, and she shares real-life examples of ways to take time for yourself, how to bounce back from working too much, resources for managing schedules, and how to ensure you can balance what drains you with things that fill you up. Thanks, MaryBeth!

Other resources discussed during the episode:

• SparkVision: http://www.sparkvisionnow.com/ 
• SparkVision blog post on Drain & Fill: http://www.sparkvisionnow.com/drain-fill-your-emotional-inventory/ 
• Calendly resource for scheduling: https://calendly.com/ 
• REI Opt Outside: https://www.rei.com/opt-outside