Ilise Benun aka the Marketing-Mentor, on taking charge of your business and finding the right niche

Welcome to Episode #29 Giants! Our guest is the founder of Marketing-Mentor.com, with 25+ years experience guiding self-employed creatives. She is the author of 7 books including “The Designer's Guide to Marketing & Pricing" and “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money”. 

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She’s also a CreativeLive.com instructor, the Program Partner for HOW Design Live and host of the HOWLive Podcast. She’s been featured on Entrepreneur.com, Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HOW Magazine and more.

Some of the topics we spoke about include:

• How to find your niche and make it count
• How to get paid what you’re worth from clients
• Why having a proactive mindset is crucial to ongoing success 
• How to identify ideal clients and nurturing those relationships
• And how to ensure a steady income when freelancing

I present, one of the most impactful marketing leaders guiding the creative community, it’s none other than… Ilise Benun! 

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More on Ilise can be found via the links below:

Twitter: @mmtoolbox 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ilisebenun/
Website: http://www.marketing-mentor.com 
Creative Live Workshop: Click Here
Books: http://www.amazon.com/Ilise-Benun/e/B001H6UHA

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