What differentiates leaders is not always their philosophy of leadership, their personality, or their style of management. Often, it’s how they interpret their surroundings and react in challenging situations that sets them apart. Today’s guest is James Kelley PhD, who has had his fair share of challenging experiences! James is the Cofounder of qChange, the international author of The Crucible’s Gift: 5 Lessons From Authentic Leade...

As a trained teacher, child care provider and mother of three, Hope Loves Company's president, Jodi O'Donnell-Ames, knows that many children today lead hectic lives. For the most part, both parents are working, there are many complicated family dynamics (divorce, blended families) and children are extremely busy with school, organized sports and social clubs. If you add a terminal illness, such as ALS, to the mix, then life...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected so many small businesses and franchises during the year of 2020 in a variety of ways. Today we are joined by Danielle Carreau Mikolay, the owner of The Little Gym of Roxbury in Ledgewood, New Jersey to talk about her work as a franchise owner and what this uncertain period has been like for their kids' gym. When her husband first suggested the idea of running a branch of The Little Gym, it ...

Today’s episode was supposed to feature a guest, however, due to COVID-19, we were having some difficulties getting that going. So instead, for this episode, Morgan decided to take what she had planned for the intended guest and asked a couple of college students how they feel about social media, what types of marketing affects them and what they’re buying right now, and we review some of the data she collected. One of the biggest ...

On today’s episode of Full Time with Amy Nicklaus, we are joined by Emily Soloby. Some listeners will be familiar with Emily from listening to her on the WAM podcast — these listeners know that they’re in for a treat. Emily and I first discuss her story before she provides us with juicy details on her new breakout podcast, Hazard Girls — a show about women working in nontraditional roles. From being an attorney to becoming the co-o...

This week host Amy Nicklaus and guest Morgan Carter shed light on the current state of the US during the pandemic. Tune in to see how businesses are handling it as well as how you can see the silver lining during all this. New Episodes available Fridays on Podbean, iTunes, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Google Play! #podcast #corona #pandemic # newepisode #economy #business #marketing #family    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

In this episode, host Amy Nicklaus talks with her team about everything from how consumer choices influence the manufacturing of hairdryers, to talking about Cardi B's outfit at Fashion Week.  Listeners will learn about current trends, news, and the significance that manufacturing has on our daily lives, even if we don't consciously recognize it. Tune in to Full Time with Amy Nicklaus today to listen to this fun episode! Le...

Full Time With Amy is BACK with an ALL-NEW episode. Amy dives into the many changes that have been happening at Nicklaus Marketing & PR, including moving into a new office, as well as changes occurring in her personal life. It is so important to be in tune with the ripple effects of change! Amy discusses why communicating through change and understanding the emotions of change is so key to making the process a lot more seamless...

Today on Full Time With Amy, Amy is joined by Jennifer McAndrew-Vuotto, Esq. Jen is much more than full-time though, as she balances being an attorney, mother, scout leader, and immediate past President of the Bar Association of Morris County! And that doesn't even cover it all. Jennifer is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on the prosecution of professional liability claims, personal injury, insurance coverage ...

Amy had the pleasure of chatting with the founder of UGuide, Dana Schlotterer, who is also the assistant principal of a private school where she guides seniors through all aspects of the college planning process. 📚🎓Under her guidance, students attend all types of schools, ranging from regional universities to highly selective schools and anything in between. She also helps 7th-12th grade students with college planni...

On this week's episode of Full Time With Amy Nicklaus, Amy sits down with Maryclare Cirigliano Haubruck. As a teacher and a director of Beautycounter, she uses her knowledge of beauty products and her education background to help women learn exactly what is in their favorite products. The ladies talk about the unsafe nature of many of the beauty products out there and how Maryclare discovered this on her own health journey when...

This week, on Full Time with Amy Nicklaus, we welcome Elizabeth Barry. With many successes of her own and her more than 20-year career, Elizabeth is now a coach and consultant for some of the most successful entrepreneurs, as well as C-suite level businessmen and women. Amy and Elizabeth dive into some secrets of success, along with the importance of balance and communication. Amy and Elizabeth have a great time discussing “balance...

This week on Full Time With Amy Nicklaus, Amy sits down with real estate relocation specialist, Laura Ana Blanche, the founder of Knecht Properties, to discuss her reasons for going into real estate, the qualifications required to be a relocation specialist, and the importance of relocation for big businesses. She somehow manages to balance it all, but margaritas help, too! For more, visit fulltimewithamy.com Learn more about your ...