Episode 39

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13th Apr 2021

Creating Clarity to Communicate and Connect.- Amy Blaschka, Social Media Ghostwriter

Amy Blaschka is a master storyteller and an amazing listener. She is a social media ghostwriter who helps leaders craft their stories and she has made a career offering “stories as a service.”. She is also a leading contributor for Forbes where she covers personal transformation and it's impact on career growth. She runs a newsletter called Illuminate me where she Illuminates nuggets of wisdom on all her favorite topics: communication, storytelling, writing, creativity, emotional intelligence, soft skills, leadership, and human behavior. Join us for this episode where we talk about how to craft your story to attract the right people into your life and take the steps towards clarity and inspiration...

Key moments:

05:00 - Steps towards clarity and inspiration. Helping people discover what they already know.

9:58 - concisely introducing yourself.

10:44 - Where the best ideas come from.

21:00 - asking questions to help people align to their "why".

22:00 - How to tell your story concisely and creatively to attract the right people

36:14 - Connecting with relationship based instead of transaction based people

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About the Podcast

Sell By Being Human
On the Sell By Being Human podcast, award-winning sales professional Alex Smith provides the proven way to harness your innate human skills like empathy, curiosity, and kindness to learn how to sell and navigate the sales journey.
This is where human connection and sales meet. You may be someone whose success depends on influence, negotiation, and your ability to create change, but you may reject aggressive sales tactics. Maybe you feel stuck in corporate "autopilot," knowing your best asset is your genuine personality, but you struggle to use it to get what you want. Then this channel is for you.

It will teach you how to close the gap between wanting to be ethical and feeling pressured to sell aggressively. You’ll also learn actionable strategies for translating emotional intelligence into high-trust results. Join Alex and top guests, including NY Times bestsellers, keynote speakers, and global founders, as they prove that being truly human is the ultimate sales advantage.

About your host

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Alex Smith

Alex Smith is a seasoned sales professional and podcast host who champions a human-first approach to selling. With nearly two decades of experience, he explores how empathy, curiosity, and genuine connection drive influence in everyday life. Through his podcast, he highlights stories from people across all professions, showing that anyone can persuade and create impact simply by being human.