Zoom Meeting Etiquette

Online video meetings using platforms like Zoom were becoming increasingly popular prior to the pandemic of 2020, but they exploded into our social consciousness during the spring of 2020 and have become an integral part of not only our work lives, but even social activities. Virtual meetings will continue to be a “new normal” even as the pandemic subsides so it is helpful to know some good etiquette tips, including what to do about “Resting Zoom Face.”

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

Dr. Greg Judice Interview – Ergonomics in a Work From Home Office

In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Greg Judice PT, DPT, OCS, the owner of Judice Sports & Rehab, an orthopedic, evidence-based physical therapy practice focused on hands-on therapy and corrective exercise. Dr. Judice and Marcel discuss common ergonomic issues related to working from home, including proper monitor positioning, healthy habits to develop while working from home, and what the heck is up with keyboard feet?

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

About Dr. Greg Judice:

Dr. Greg Judice PT, DPT, OCS is an award winning Doctor of Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in the St. Louis area. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from  Saint Louis University and graduated from SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Program and earned his Orthopedic Clinical Specialty. Fueled by a passion that everyone should be able to spend their time as they want without limitations, he founded his own practice, Judice Sports & Rehab in 2017, providing one-on-one, individualized, patient-centered care.

 

Connect with Dr. Judice:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeLIDsy-3lroLVijKJmpNg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlouispt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-judice-541362b0/
Website: https://www.stlouispt.com

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

Giselle Mascarenhas Interview

In this episode, host Marcel Brown interviews branding coach Giselle Mascarenhas, named by Yahoo.Finance as one of the Top 10 Branding Coaches to Watch in 2020. Giselle shares her experience pivoting her business from in-person workshops to virtual events during the global pandemic. Hear how she used her social media influence (that she coaches her clients how to leverage) to reach those who needed her help and how working from home allowed her to make better use of her time to master her craft, scale her business, and become a global brand. Giselle also shares how building your tribe on social platforms is crucial for growing a business that can withstand any circumstance.

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

About Giselle Mascarenhas:

Raised on the border of South Texas, Giselle Mascarenhas-Villareal makes her living as an entrepreneur and personal branding coach. After making her debut as a public relations specialist in 2009, she spent many years perfecting her process, building brands for high and low profile clients alike. Founding Indigo PR firm in 2013, Giselle was looking for a more accessible, affordable, and effective way to help people brand themselves. Over the next five years, the vast boom of social media, as well as her passion for small business, inspired her to modernize her idea of what personal branding could be. With the immense untapped potential that social media presented, BOLD Insta-tute was born. Created for the everyday business person, the focus of BOLD is to teach them how to adapt to social media. With a specialty in helping people have the courage to show themselves, Giselle teaches her students that you cannot “corporate” your way into people’s hearts. Her numerous tips and tools explain that relatability and vulnerability are essential to building a fruitful and engaged social media community. Giselle continues to pursue her life’s passion for helping others succeed by extracting their magic and purpose, actively redefining what it means to be a branding coach.

 

Connect with Giselle Mascarenhas:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrandingprofessor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/instaprofessor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldinstatute
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebrandingprofessor/

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

Bonus – Interview with Dawn Mushill

In this bonus episode, hear chamber of commerce director, public speaker, and customer service expert Dawn Mushill interview podcast host Marcel Brown as part of a series of interviews of industry experts done during early 2020. The interview is centered on Marcel’s technology expertise as it relates to working from home and remote technologies, making this a perfect bonus episode of Working From Home … And Living to Tell About It!

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

About Dawn Mushill:

An incredibly flexible and animated speaker, Dawn has spoken to audiences on the radio, television, international radio, to non-profits, for profits, schools, large companies, and small companies. Her most requested topics include “Change Your Attitude, Change Your Underwear”, “Be An Owner of Your Job, Not a Renter”, “What Is Your WOW”, “Living the life you love” and a few more!  She hopes to speak all over the United States to inspire people to do their best.  

Dawn has also written and published a book, “Customer Service and Beyond… It is all about the WOW!” and is currently working on two more books. She holds an Associate of Science Degree, a Bachelor of Science Degree and a dual Master’s Degree in Management and Human Resource Development.  She truly has a passion for what she does each and every single day and encourages people to find their passion – their entire lives will change!

 

Connect with Dawn Mushill:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DawnMushill
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CustomerServiceandBeyond
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnmushill
Website: https://dawnmushill.com

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

 

About The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce:

The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce is in its third decade of serving the community and local business. We are dedicated to building our communities and creating an amazing place to live and work! If you are looking for a cookie cutter chamber of commerce, you are in the wrong place! We are here to promote business in Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine and surrounding areas, and we have fun while doing it!

Website: https://www.troymaryvillecoc.com

 

Workspace Setup, Flexibility, and Balance

Wrapping up a 3 episode arc on basic working from home challenges and how to manage them, host Marcel Brown discusses some core workspace setup concepts and then how to use the flexibility of working from home to create work/life balance, which helps make working from home fun and productive.

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

 

Working From Home With Kids and Family

One of the biggest challenges that working from home professionals must contend with are cohabiting with kids and family while trying to stay productive in their work. Hear some great advice from the experience of the host, Marcel Brown, and his special guest co-host Jennie Bellinger, both long-time working from home professionals who have children.

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

About Jennie Bellinger:

Jennie Bellinger is better known as The Direct Sales Domme. She’s the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery podcast and helps rock star direct sales moms whip their business into shape. Jennie is a Certified Professional Coach, so her methods aren’t painful, but are very effective.

 

Connect with Jennie Bellinger:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebpl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levelupcoachllc/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

 

Working From Home Attitude and Mindset

In this episode, learn about some basic attitude and mindset adjustments you can use to help you make working from home as fun and productive as possible. Special guest co-host Jennie Bellinger gives her own perspective given her background in psychology, business coaching, and expertise in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

 

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

About Jennie Bellinger:

Jennie Bellinger is better known as The Direct Sales Domme. She’s the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery podcast and helps rock star direct sales moms whip their business into shape. Jennie is a Certified Professional Coach, so her methods aren’t painful, but are very effective.

 

Connect with Jennie Bellinger:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebpl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levelupcoachllc/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com

 

Welcome Episode

This episode is an introduction to Working From Home … And Living to Tell About It and your host, Marcel Brown. You’ll hear all about what to expect from this podcast and what you can learn by listening to future episodes.

About Marcel Brown:

Marcel Brown, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, is a nationally recognized technology expert with over 25 years of professional experience. The leading authority on The New World of Technology, Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention. His research on the Lost Steve Jobs Speech and Lost Steve Jobs Mouse went viral on the Internet and was subsequently spotlighted on numerous national media outlets. Having worked for large organizations such as Hearst Communications, Washington University School of Medicine, and Anheuser-Busch, Marcel has made a name for himself running his own technology services and consulting company for the last 18 years. Focused primarily on the needs of small businesses and home offices, Marcel is intimately familiar with the technology needs of business owners and professional people, including personal computing devices and services from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. And of course, during the 18+ years of running his own business, Marcel has been working from a home office, gaining incredible experience and insight into the working from home lifestyle.

 

About Jennie Bellinger:

Jennie Bellinger is better known as The Direct Sales Domme. She’s the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery podcast and helps rock star direct sales moms whip their business into shape. Jennie is a Certified Professional Coach, so her methods aren’t painful, but are very effective.

 

Connect with Jennie Bellinger:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebpl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levelupcoachllc/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/

 

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBrownTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelbrown.com/
Show: https://WorkingFromHomePodcast.com