Life’s been pretty, er, robust, here at Epiphanies, Inc. and at the Voivod Ranch.
Finessing the balance of married life, parenting, childcare, and school vacation with accelerated business growth, deepening client relationships, a boost in high-quality networking gigs, and a steady stream of dynamic meetings with extraordinary business leaders throughout New Hampshire is a fascinating high wire act and daily thrill ride, to say the least.
(Thank goodness we have Tivo to catch the final episodes of American Idol, The Biggest Loser, and Jack Bauer’s 24!)
Amidst all the hullabaloo, we’ve been remiss at sharing one gigantic bit of news that’s going to completely change the course of our lives and business as we know it:
We have been accepted as charter members (fewer than 50 around the globe!)
of the Mentor With Mari Social Marketing Protege Program!!!
This six-month learning and mastermind intensive will earn us the designation of being Certified Social Marketing Specialists from Mari Smith, the woman Fast Company calls “The Pied Piper of the online world,” and one of Twitter’s most respected and influential superstars.
Mari has designed a radical, ultra-progressive program that’s pulled out all the stops. If you’ve ever been on her blog, follow her on Twitter, visited her Facebook Page, seen any of her tutorials and videos, listened to her on teleclasses, or seen her on stage at one of her many high-profile speaking engagements, you know she’s a benevolent, whip-smart walking encyclopedia of social media knowledge and application.
We met Mari in person for the first time at Ali Brown’s Online Success Blueprint Workshop event in November 2008, where she wowed the audience with her presentation and a bold statement: “Ask me anything about Facebook. I know the answers.” Facebook goes so deep, it was amazing to hear someone so wildly confident – and we know she was telling the truth.
What we love most about Mari is she truly practices what she preaches as Relationship Marketing Specialist. She GIVES, GIVES, GIVES information, insight, and good vibes all around, while staying in touch with the molten-hot center of the social media universe so she can help businesses tap into the power of these vital tools and communication channels.
Our first 2-hour immersion pow-wow happens today at 1pm ET, and we’re about to mainline coffee and gingko biloba like nobody’s business. Stay tuned, as we report from inside the trenches here and on Twitter.
Follow us: @AllenVoivod and @LaniVoivod, and follow the whole group’s adventure by way of the #MWM hashtag.
