Episode 12: Leveraging Your Professional Skillset to Grow Your Business - with Dr. Ramon Goings
Episode 12: Leveraging Your Professional Skillset to Grow Your Business
In this episode, Jasmine Womack interviews Dr. Ramon Goings, author of "14 Secrets to a Done Dissertation." Dr. Goings shares his journey from being a college professor with multiple academic publications to self-publishing his own book. He discusses the benefits of self-publishing, the challenges he faced, and how he leveraged his professional skills to grow his business. Key topics include:
- The difference between traditional publishing and self-publishing
- How to maintain ownership and control over your work
- Strategies for marketing and selling your book
- Transitioning from one-on-one coaching to group coaching
- Licensing educational programs to universities
- Balancing a full-time job, business, and personal life
Key Points:
1. The importance of ownership in self-publishing
2. Marketing strategies that drive book sales
3. Developing a scalable coaching program
4. Licensing educational content to institutions
5. Balancing multiple roles and responsibilities
Links:
- Website: www.thedonedissertation.com
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ramongoings
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/ramongoings
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ramongoings
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/@donedissertation
Quotes:
"Ownership is key. When you self-publish, you control your destiny."
- Dr. Ramon Goings
"Balancing a full-time job, business, and personal life is possible with the right mindset and support."
- Dr. Ramon Goings
"Your professional skills can be the foundation of a successful business if you know how to leverage them."
- Dr. Ramon Goings
Resources:
BOOK: Purchase a copy of Published and Paid: Write, Self Publish, and Launch Your Nonfiction Book in 90 Days or Less > https://a.co/d/95ckzMx
LIVE EVENT: Published and Paid LIVE: October 11-12, 2024, Atlanta, GA > https://www.publishedandpaidlive.com
COMMUNITY: Published and Paid: The Community (Facebook Group) www.facebook.com/groups/publishedandpaidfree
Jasmine Womack, M.Ed, EdS
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