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Ask A Pro Telephone Conference Calls - Archive of Past Recorded Calls |
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Fireside Chats with Stephen |
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Stephen is the son of Madeline Ogle, author of From Problems to Profits - The Madson Management System which has sold over 25,000 copies worldwide. In 1990 he became a full-time grooming business management consultant fielding thousands of telephone consultations and writing more than 500 profession business plans for clients in 3 countries including 44 US states. Currently Stephen is finishing the Grooming Business in a Box® series of workbooks with CDs. Stephen also consults with career seekers to jump start their careers into paths more appropriate for their short-term and long-term goals. He has led more than 350 public and private "business side" seminars but only rarely makes trade show appearances as yet. In 1997 he created PetGroomer.com and today continues to expand it. Fireside Chat #1: Fireside Chat #2 Fireside Chat #3 Fireside Chat #4 Fireside Chat #5 Fireside Chat #6 Fireside Chat #7 |
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GroomerTALK℠ Radio - How to Listen - It's Easy |
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Technical Info: You do not need a special player to listen. We provide a temporary player each time you play a show. Your connection speed matters. High bandwidth (fast) connections are suggested, but not required. Dial-up users please be patient while the player and your show loads! Your Internet Explorer, Firefox or other browser MUST be JAVA-ENABLED. If your security blocks JAVA you must unblock it to listen. To listen to a show review the guest information and links below. Click the PLAY link for the show of your interest. Next, the player will load. Be patient. You control playback using buttons on the player such as volume, stop, pause, mute etc. Make sure your computer speakers are on. If the player doesn't load you may be using an older version browser or it is NOT Java enabled. When you close the player it may ask if you want to navigate away from the page, the answer is "OK". Listening problems? If a show plays, but stops at random before finishing, the most likely cause is an interruption in your Internet connection. If you don't have high bandwidth and use your computer for email or surfing web pages while SIMULTANEOUSLY listening to a show you may get interruptions in the show playback. You are stretching your bandwidth resources. For best results, dial-up users should avoid over tasking their Internet connection during show playback. Would you like to be a guest on GroomerTALK Radio? Are you a member of the pet industry with information to share to groomers? See guest information near the bottom of this page. Thank you. |
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Most Recent Shows |
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Shows 2009 - 2010 |
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Guest Kathy Sanders, NCMG Consultant, School Owner, Home Study Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Mary Oquendo, PTI, CCS Pet First Aid and Care Website: Click Here GroomWise℠ Blog PLAY |
Guest Ellen Ehrlich Author, Go Mobile and Succeed Website: Click Here GroomWise℠ Blog PLAY |
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Guests Sue Zecco & Jay Scruggs Multiple Award-Winning Pet Stylists DVD Publishers, Canine Grooming Secrets Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Lorrie Bracaloni Author, Pet Grooming in the Home Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Lisa Leady Multiple Award-Winning Author Distributor of Kenchii Shears Website: Click Here PLAY |
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Guest Melissa Verplank, CMG Multiple Award-Winning Pet Stylist Owner, Paragon School of Pet Grooming Author, Notes From the Grooming Table DVD Publisher, Distance Learning Program Website: Click Here (products) Website: Click Here (school, distance learning) GroomWise℠ Blog PLAY (Show #4, more links below) |
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Selection of Archived Shows 2005-2008 Sorted Alphabetically by Guest's Last Name |
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| Guest Jeff Andrews Sharpener Owner, Northern Tails Sharpening Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Angela Clark "PETCO Career Opportunities" Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Mark Gorrie "Computerizing Grooming Businesses" Kennel Connection Software for Groomers Owner, Blue Crystal Software Website: Click Here PLAY |
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Guest Mitzi Hicks Owner, Golden Paws Consultant for Opening Grooming Schools & Businesses Website: Click Here Show #1: "Opening a Grooming School" PLAY
Show #2: "Benefits of Add-on
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Guest Candy Jackson "Animal Nutrition - Food Allergies" Owner, The Shampoo Lady Grooming Supplies Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Chris Jackson "Computerizing Your Grooming Business" Owner, 123Pet Software, CMJ Designs Website: Click Here PLAY |
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Guest Teri Payne Jones & Justin Jones "Espree Animal Products" Owners, Espree Animal Products Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Barb McCue "Benefits of Clipper Vacuum Grooming" PLAY |
Guest Jodi Murphy, C.M.S. Owner, Jodi Murphy.net Multiple Award-Winning Certified Master Stylist Website: Click Here Show #1: "From Grooming Career Seeker to World Champion Groomer, and Publisher of Grooming DVDs" PLAY
Show #2: "Achieving
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Guest John & Vivian Nash et al "Advances in Professional Online Grooming Education & Exterships" Owners, Nash Academy Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Madeline B. Ogle "The Business Side of Pet Grooming" Author, From Problems to Profits: The Madson Management System President, Find A Groomer Inc., owner-operator of PetGroomer.com Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Dina Perry "The Mobile Grooming Industry" Owner, Wag'n Tails Mobile Conversions Website: Click Here PLAY |
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Guest Chuck Simons "Origin and Uses of the Groomers Helper" Owner, Groomers Helper Website: Click Here GroomWise℠ Blog PLAY |
Guest Melissa Sirianni "Think Safety, Not Government - Intro to OSHA for Groomers" ISCC Director Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Laurence Smith "PetLinx Software for Groomers" Owner, Software Revolutions Website: Click Here PLAY |
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Guest John Stazko "Today's Grooming Industry" Owner, Stazko Associates Website: Click Here PLAY |
Guest Melissa Verplank, CMG Multiple Award-Winning Pet Stylist Owner, Paragon School of Pet Grooming Author, Notes From the Grooming Table DVD Publisher, Distance Learning Program Website: Click Here (products) Website: Click Here (school, distance learning) GroomWise℠ Blog Show #4: "New Distance Learning Program and Paragon Reopening" PLAY Show #3: "New Book: Theory of 5" PLAY Show #2: "High Velocity Dryer Techniques & Tips" PLAY Show #1: "Notes From the Grooming Table & Paragon School of Pet Grooming" PLAY |
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How to Become a Guest on GroomerTALK Radio |
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Since its inception in 1997 PetGroomer.com has increasingly become one of the primary communication channels in the grooming industry. Each week thousands of groomers passively review GroomerTALK (message board and chat) at PetGroomer.com, and a few hundred actively partake in communication features posting and replying to messages, or chatting. We have broken new ground with GroomerTALK Radio, the industry’s first talk show for groomers. Our format is “on demand.” That means we privately record the talk shows by telephone interview; they are not live. Listeners can choose any prerecorded program from the archive and listen 24/7/365. It’s entirely free, and doesn’t require complicated programming. We even provide a free radio player. Our plan is to store most interviews for years to come creating one of the most unique libraries in the grooming world. At present our focus is to give priority interview scheduling to our sponsors of PetGroomer.com, and then others. Many notable names in the grooming industry have already come forward and we expect our archive to become a “Who’s Who” for grooming, And isn’t that great that more groomers will be listening, sharing and becoming more enlightened? We have already started advertising GroomerTALK year round in leading publications and direct mail, and already PetGroomer.com is the most popular grooming website on the Internet since 1997. Imagine how our presence can support your promotion of your product, services and career. PROMOTION On the first day of GroomerTALK Radio we were overwhelmed with listeners and had to expand our streaming capabilities. We didn’t even advertise it then. We expect the demand to continue growing. GroomerTALK Radio could become one of the most important methods of reaching thousands of groomers daily and weekly, as we are gearing up for at least 2 new shows a week by April, and perhaps more. It’s not all about being interviewed as a method to sell your product or service. Your general expertise and experience in the grooming industry, or producing products for groomers, is of great value. Of course, you will be allowed to promote your goods and services as well. During your interview you will have opportunities to provide your contact information including business telephone and/or website to listeners. Because we archive the shows for a long period of time, be sure to provide telephone and web addresses that you don’t intend on changing soon. QUALIFICATIONS You must be a member of the grooming industry, or a company producing products and/or services for the grooming industry, such as a manufacturer or consultant that serves the industry. If you are a member of the pet industry outside pet grooming but believe you have information of interest to groomers, please contact us and let's talk about it. INTERVIEW GUIDELINES All interviews are scheduled by appointment at a mutually agreed time. We conduct each interview by telephone. Here are very important guidelines. • You will be provided with a toll-free number to call-in if you are in the 50 US states. Otherwise you will need to call our office 360-446-5348. • Please do not use a cell phone or portable phone. The sound quality and signal strength may vary and that affects recording quality. • Quiet! Please arrange for a very quiet space to record your interview. Please disconnect any nearby telephones, fax machines and similar equipment. Please, no radio or TV sets should be on in your recording area. We even suggest you put a sign on the door to discourage any interruptions. If it helps we will schedule your interview on a weekend when your office or home may be less busy. In fact, Saturday and Sunday are preferred. • After you call in we will test our recording signals based on your telephone signal, so please allow some prep time. • Each interview will last about 30 to 45 minutes. Some guests will be invited for multiple interviews where their experience, product or service covers a wide range of discussion. 10 to 20 QUESTION OUTLINE FOR INTERVIEW You know your expertise, product and/or service best. That’s why we ask that you provide us with a sampling of at least 10 questions you would like us to ask you during the interview. We will consider each question you provide, and we do reserve the right to add some additional questions on our own. However, our goal is not to surprise you. Before your interview recording begins we will advise you of some of the questions we have added. By preparing your interview questions we expect that you are ready to answer them, and this should put many of you more at ease with the interview process. Please have your questions ready when you request your interview recording appointment. Regarding questions, some people have short answers, some very long answers. We try to keep the show to a minimum of 30 minutes and no longer than 45. If 60 minutes or more, it's best to create 2 shows. So try answering your questions and timing yourself to see it you have provided us with enough questions for at least 30 minutes. SEND IN YOUR VISUAL AIDS If you have text or photo documents that support your interview, please send them to us at least a week before your interview. We will make them available at the GroomerTALK Radio page for our listeners. Email to findagroomer@earthlink.net. PROFILE & PHOTO We ask that you provide a short biography of yourself, about 4 to 8 sentences which we will use to introduce you. We welcome but don’t require a photo of you. COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP By agreeing to appear as a guest on GroomerTALK Radio you agree to the terms and conditions of the website noted at www.petgroomer.com/mission.htm. We retain the right to use short excerpts of your interview in PetGroomer.com promotions or features we produce and publish at PetGroomer.com or in PetGroomer.com Yellow Pages. All recorded interviews are owned and copyrighted by Find A Groomer, Inc. No royalties, commissions or payments are granted by requesting your interview. No fees are paid in return for any interview. Any visual aids you submit should be owned by you, and if not, you should have the written agreement of their owner for their use for the purpose of placing them at PetGroomer.com as part of your interview. We do reserve the right to refuse or edit interviews and to terminate them at our discretion where the content does not serve the mission statement of PetGroomer.com. As circumstances dictate you may request that a portion of an interview be edited or deleted by making such a request in writing for our consideration. REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT: Email findagroomer@earthlink.net Voice: 360-446-5348 (US) and please note the instructions above to submit the “10 to 20 Question Discussion Sheet” and any visual aids which may apply. |
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