Agile Digital Business
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsExploring ways for an organization and its teams to be agile to meet the customers' needs and marketplace changes...
Host of Agile Digital Business is Vickie Maris - singer-songwriter, speaker, author, certified trainer / Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC® & The Five Behaviors®.
She and her guests provide insights and ideas for personal and team development.
In the previous seasons of the show, you'll hear insights on social media engagement, preparation for customers' uses of voice search and other steps to help you ready your teams and business for the future.
In her over 30 years in corporate and in continuing education in academia, she has led several successful teams and has run a successful music and farm business. One of her design and marketing teams launched and maintained the online, Lean Six Sigma and Project Management short course series at Purdue University.
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Intro to Season 4 | Professional development short courses for leaders; Everything DiSC; new podcast about album
August 25, 2023 17:56 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MB0:00 Season topics, upcoming programs, Everything DiSC; and direction the podcast is going in Season 4. 0:28 Welcome by the podcast host, Vickie Maris. 1:20 What is an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors? Vickie Maris is an Authorized Partner and explains what she can provide in this role. You can reach out to Vickie for access to the personality assessments such as Everything DiSC "Workplace," "Productive Conflict," "Agile EQ," "Work of Leaders," and others. 3...
Techniques for increasing livestream engagement | Plus benefits of silence in daily routine
October 06, 2022 19:12 - 18 minutes - 25 MB0:00 Intro - increasing your level of engagement :16 Episode powered by Teach Inspire Connect :32 Thank you from the host, Vickie Maris 1:01 Explanation about the previous pause in the podcast 1:08 Silence in my daily routine 2:10 Benefits of spending time in silence as a part of the daily routine 2:57 Conference talk during the 2022 Purdue Women's Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana 3:11 Silence led to writing and recording songs for a solo album, Another Universe by Vickie...
Experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band & other leadership development programs
February 01, 2022 04:30 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MB0:00 Welcome to Season 4 of Agile Digital Business podcast. Introduction by the host, Vickie Maris. Topics of leadership, personal development, team development and team communications. :34 Insight about the music for the podcast and the accordion in the mix. 1:37 Upcoming leadership and team development programs; and music events 2:12 Frontline Leadership, April 6-7, 2022 - taught by Gar Trusley and Paul Slaggert; hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana by the Kelley School of Business Execut...
Llamas: A Lesson in Leadership and Team Roles
December 14, 2020 14:39 - 8 minutes - 13 MBIn Episode 36 of Agile Digital Business, hear insights about leader selection, and about allowing team members to self select into ideal roles. Vickie Maris, host of the show, teaches in the professional development classroom (and virtual learning spaces) on leadership lessons gleaned from the raising and training of llamas, ponies, and other livestock on her farm. https://vickiemaris.com/coaching http://dawnofpromisefarm.com Show Notes for Episode 36 00:00 Introduction to informat...
Leader Effectiveness | Pete DeLisle Interview Part 2
October 22, 2020 02:02 - 40 minutes - 56.5 MBPete DeLisle, PhD, uses memorable case studies and stories to reflect on leader effectiveness that you can incorporate into your own style of leadership. He is my guest in Episode 35 of Agile Digital Business. Show notes, time codes and key take-aways: 0:00 A snippet of Pete teaching about the reciprocity behaviors of the Apollo 13 (you can watch the movie as homework!) :35 Intro of Episode 35 of Agile Digital Business :55 Request that you grab a screenshot of the show and share it o...
Livestream Basics for Church Pastors | Coaching Call
September 08, 2020 17:21 - 29 minutes - 41.6 MBListen in on a group coaching call in Episode 34 of Agile Digital Business, in which podcast host, Vickie Maris, was invited to be a guest presenter and coach. She was speaking with a group of Methodist pastors in Indiana about the basics of livestreaming a church service. Below are the show notes and time codes for this episode: 0:00 Introduction to Episode 34 of Agile Digital Business: Live Stream Basics for Church Pastors "Pastors are interested to learn more about how to engage wi...
Live Stream Basics for Church Pastors | Coaching Call
September 08, 2020 17:21 - 29 minutes - 41.6 MBListen in on a group coaching call in Episode 34 of Agile Digital Business, in which podcast host, Vickie Maris, was invited to be a guest presenter and coach. She was speaking with a group of Methodist pastors in Indiana about the basics of live-streaming a church service. Below are the show notes and time codes for this episode: 0:00 Introduction to Episode 34 of Agile Digital Business: Live Stream Basics for Church Pastors "Pastors are interested to learn more about how to engage w...
John Lee Dumas on Livestream Strategy
June 26, 2020 12:40 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBCreative entrepreneur, podcaster, author and speaker John Lee Dumas talks with me about strategy and techniques for livestreaming in Episode 33 of Agile Digital Business. Below are the show notes and time codes for this episode of the show. I've included reference links to books and videos that either John or I mentioned during our conversation. 0:00 Preview of content shared by John Lee Dumas "You should be looking, with any Facebook Live, to be solving one problem. You are looking to ...
Peter DeLisle, PhD, on Leadership in Uncertainty and Complexity
May 01, 2020 21:57 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBWhat do leaders need to be doing and thinking about in times of uncertainty and complexity? Pete DeLisle, PhD, chats with me on this subject in Episode 32 of Agile Digital Business. In a time when areas around our world have gone from simple to complex, almost simultaneously, Pete's reflections and insights are thought-provoking. Below are the show notes and time codes to help you navigate quickly back to a section you would like to listen to for a second or third time. 0:00 A preview ...
Job Loss Book is in Kindle Book Bundle Offer
April 29, 2020 23:52 - 5 minutes - 7.93 MBThis is a bonus episode featuring details about the opportunity to download 14 Kindle books in the self-help category between now and April 30, 2020 (midnight PST) for .99 each. Job Loss and the Cutback Blues: Journey of Grief, Uncertainty and Recovery After Being Let Go is one of the 14 titles available at the .99 cent price. To access the .99 cent offer, see the URL in my social media posts (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram) from April 29-30, 2020. Use the #teachinspi...
Intro to Season 3 and Group Coaching Online | Livestreaming and Social Media Connections
April 25, 2020 21:49 - 10 minutes - 15 MBWhile introducing Season 3 of Agile Digital Business podcast, I share about topics and guests of upcoming episodes for helping you make adjustments - with your customers, clients and followers top of mind - to your online and livestreaming efforts during COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights of this episode: 3:57 Episode 29 interview with Mark Schaefer, author of Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins 4:40 Upcoming interviews with Dr. Pete DeLisle on leadership during times of uncert...
Mark Schaefer interview during COVID-19 Pandemic
March 27, 2020 17:24 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBMark Schaefer, author of Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins, is my guest on Episode 29 of Agile Digital Business. He provides many valuable insights and examples of how companies can be reacting in the COVID-19 global crisis to remain relevant in the eyes of their customers. 0:12 "We have to think about the context of this moment..." 1:15 Welcome in to Episode 29 from host, Vickie Maris 2:20 A shoutout to Amanda and Jerry for submitting questions for Mark 2:34 Music ...
COVID-19 Outbreak and a Look Back To an Aviation Story in WWII History
March 19, 2020 19:11 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBIn Episode 28 of Agile Digital Business I share an interview with a loved one who experienced the uncertainties that came with World War 2. This episode is a shift from the topic of voice interfaces and smart speakers that I've been addressing in Season 2 of the podcast. 00:30 A mention of the global crisis of the spread of COVID-19 1:07 Setup of the interview with Lucille Maris about her experience of saying goodbye from a hotel rooftop in Topeka, Kansas as my dad, Jim Maris, flew over ...
How a broken bridle on a reining horse can relate to voice and other digital disruptions
February 26, 2020 04:01 - 15 minutes - 22 MBIn Episode 27, hear an analogy of how the removal of a broken bridle from a reining horse during a championship-level ride can relate to our choices to either support or interfere with our marketing and technology teams as they offer strategies to future ready our businesses. Welcome in to Episode 27 of Agile Digital Business podcast where Season 2 is focused on the voice platform. I am Vickie Maris, a digital futurist, voice platform evangelist, and host of Agile Digital Business podcas...
Wisdom from Vickie Maris for a future of change in business
January 29, 2020 13:05 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MBHost of Agile Digital Business, Vickie Maris, shares nuggets of life insights to help with embracing future change. From decisions about a degree program to reminders about the value of journaling and to speaking your life intentions each day, to selecting your next employer or business opportunity, Vickie provides brief insights to help you prepare for tomorrow. This episode of the show is sponsored by: Stories, Song and Satire by Scott Greeson & Dr. Will Miller; Feb. 16, 2020; 6 pm ET; T...
Voice First Resources Plus Guest Bobby Kovey of The Credo Company
January 20, 2020 09:30 - 29 minutes - 41.5 MBVoice-first resources are featured in Episode 25 of Agile Digital Business podcast. You'll hear about Amazon Alexa Skills highlighted in a book by Bradley Metrock of the "This Week in Voice" podcast, to an interview with Bobby Kovey, The Credo Company, participant in a talk on preparing for voice, presented by Vickie Maris in Certificate in Executive Management at the University of Notre Dame. You'll also learn about a new book by Susan Westwater and Scot Westwater, Voice Strategy: Cre...
Part 2 Interview with Kane Simms of VUX World
December 31, 2019 16:12 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBKane Simms, co-founder and co-host of VUX World was my guest in Episode 24 of Agile Digital Business. Season 2 of the podcast is focused on preparing your business for the voice platform. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kane. We talk about world-class voice experiences; a definition of an Amazon Alexa Skill; our experiences with creating a Flash Briefing; and we chat about the starting point for a marketing person who is looking to establish a presence for their brand in the voice pl...
Part 1 Interview with Kane Simms of VUX World
December 23, 2019 15:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBListen to insights about what voice means for your company in this conversation I held with Kane Simms, VUX World. He and I have a fun conversation about preparing for voice and designing for the voice platform with the customer in mind. This is Part 1 of a 2-part interview for Agile Digital Business. Kane is not only the co-host of VUX World, but also co-founder of a consultancy and voice design studio. 0:00 Welcome and introduction of the episode by host, Vickie Maris :30 Intro music...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance on December 7 Anniversary
December 08, 2019 00:39 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBIn an impromptu episode of Agile Digital Business, I capture a conversation with my mom, Lucille Maris, about her recollection of how she heard about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. As we were talking, her friends Pat, and later, Margaret Williamson, joined us. If you would like to see the Facebook Live that we recorded at the same time, visit, http://www.fb.com/scottgreesonmusic #pearlharbor #teachinspireconnect #agiledigitalbiz
Thank you to book launch team plus sample of narration from audiobook
December 02, 2019 03:08 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this bonus episode of the podcast, I share a thank you to members of my book launch team. The new book is a 30-day journal, Changing Life After a Life-Changing Event: 30 Journal Prompts and Stories to Help After a Loss, by Vickie J. Maris. In addition to the shout outs to the graphic design team, editor and book launch team members, I share a sample of the reviews and a section of the audiobook recording for Day 15 in the journal, "Be in community." Below are the time codes for th...
Is the growth of the middle class tied to voice search? A CMED Conference Reflection
November 18, 2019 09:30 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MBWelcome to Episode 20 of Agile Digital Business. Recorded on the move with my Insignia Lavalier mic, my iPhone and the BossJock app. You may hear a bit of air handling noise and construction work in the background. I'll be back in our music studio in a future weekend for the recording and editing of the next episode. I am Vickie Maris, author, speaker and digital marketer focused on helping businesses prepare for the voice platform. Today, I'm at the CMED Conference - Conference on M...
Video and Voice Search | A-1 Telecom and Ali El-Ammori Interview Preview
November 12, 2019 12:20 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBAli El-Ammori of A-1 Telecom shares a conference takeaway in Episode 19 of Agile Digital Business. Podcast host, Vickie Maris, recently gave a presentation on businesses preparing for voice search. Ali was participating in an executive education program when he was a part of the discussion on ways business can be preparing for voice and integrating voice portals in to their customer interfaces. While he was participating in the event, he was also sending information back to his team so t...
Use of a voice interface by an audiobook narrator for pronunciations while recording Changing Life After A Life-Changing Event
November 01, 2019 21:58 - 13 minutes - 19.4 MBI take you behind the scenes in the recording of the narration for the audiobook, Changing Life After a Life-Changing Event: 30 Journal Prompts and Stories To Help After a Loss. In this episode, I share an example of how I use a digital voice interface for clarification on name pronunciations. Episode 18 also includes a "sneak listen" to Day 20 of the journal, which is about having intentional thought life to help curb anxiety. Here are the show notes and time codes for Episode 18 of Agi...
Moving your web domain from http to https - a step in preparing for voice search
October 24, 2019 02:47 - 18 minutes - 26.8 MBHere are the show notes and time codes for Episode 17 about my experience in switching from the http to the https secure domain for my website. This is another step in preparing the business for voice search. ....................... :00 Introduction of Episode 17 of Agile Digital Business which covers status of audiobook recording, to changing your web domain from http to https, to an example of how podcasts and other uses of voice serve as evergreen content in brand building. You'll al...
Part 2 Bonus from Voice Search Session in Leading the Strategic Enterprise
October 17, 2019 09:30 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBShow notes and time codes for Episode 16 of Agile Digital Business Season 2 is about the voice platform, voice first, and voice search marketing. :03 This is Part 2 of the bonus content shared during the session by Vickie Maris on voice first and voice search in the module, Leading the Strategic Enterprise. Business leaders were studying design thinking ethics, marketing, and were introduced to voice search, voice first, and thoughts about how voice search marketing can be a part of ...
Part 1 Bonus from Voice Search Session in Leading the Strategic Enterprise
October 05, 2019 21:40 - 6 minutes - 9.66 MBAs I was preparing for the talk I gave last week about voice search and the shifts in how our customers are seeking information about our products and services, I created a document of bonus content. It included references to several interesting marketing statistics and trends and a few points mentioned by other presenters during the 2 1/2-day module, Leading the Strategic Enterprise. As a news brief, I've recorded part of the bonus content here for you in Episode 15 of Agile Digital Busin...
Importance of a voice portal on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
September 23, 2019 16:52 - 39 minutes - 55.3 MBDuring my conversation Brielle Nickoloff, lead, product marketing, for Witlingo, she and I discuss the value of moving quickly in the voice platform. Hear how Amazon Alexa searches data sources to respond to voice search as well as insights about voice portals for your customers. Nickoloff has a background in linguistics and neuroscience and user interface design. Her unique combination of degrees led her to Witlingo, which helps companies build voice experiences. Here is our conversatio...
Brielle Nickoloff on the importance of a voice portal on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
September 23, 2019 16:52 - 39 minutes - 55.3 MBDuring my conversation Brielle Nickoloff, lead, product marketing, for Witlingo, she and I discuss the value of moving quickly in the voice platform. Hear how Amazon Alexa searches data sources to respond to voice search as well as insights about voice portals for your customers. Nickoloff has a background in linguistics and neuroscience and user interface design. Her unique combination of degrees led her to Witlingo, which helps companies build voice experiences. Here is our conversatio...
Alexa Skill for the Podcast | Flash Briefing
September 17, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 5.48 MBYou can now search your Alexa app or the Amazon store for the Alexa Skill, "Agile Digital Business." When you enable it for your device such as an Amazon Echo smart speaker, it will pull in the news from the podcast in to your Flash Briefing. When you use a phrase such as, "Alexa, play my Flash Briefing," you will hear the news from each of news briefs you have enabled. Developing an Alexa Skill for the podcast was a way to provide you and my other listeners with a hands-free way to catch ...
Voice Search | References to Podcasts, Articles and Glossary of Terms
September 13, 2019 22:45 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBTransitioning with your customer in the digital realm before it’s too late – businesses, prepare for voice search by @vickiemaris #teachinspireconnect #agiledigitalbiz Agile Digital Business Episode 12 featuring news, references and commentary about the voice platform and voice search From the Resources Handout prepared for a conference session talk in June 2019; revised for a talk in September 2019 2:56 Articles and blog posts on voice search Voice Search is Coming. Is Yo...
Four Website Tips to Get Ready for Voice Search
August 30, 2019 00:05 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBGary Vaynerchuck is on the Voicebot List for 2019 Top 10 Influencers in Voice. Neil Patel is a marketing thought leader, and named by Entrepreneur Magazine as a creator of 1 of the 100 most brilliant companies. Both are preparing their companies for voice. Between the two of them, they have many successful businesses. In Episode 11 of Agile Digital Business, I summarize both their sense of urgency about preparing your business for the voice platform and tips provided by Neil for updating y...
Businesses - Prepare for Voice Search
August 20, 2019 03:58 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBYou may have heard of voice search, or use of voice-activated assistants such as Alexa which is the assistant for the Amazon Echo smart speaker. There is also the Google Home Assistant or Microsoft’s Cortana, Apple’s Siri, and other others. You may have also heard the older phrase of "voice attendants." As people gravitate towards voice for search, it has brought about a marketing niche that is often referred to as voice search marketing. Voice has been referred to as the next big thing...
Podcast Movement 2019 | Recording a Conference Episode on Bossjock - Now Backpack Studio App
August 12, 2019 01:19 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBPodcast Movement 2019 Conference, August 14-16, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, has many conference tracks, sessions, meet-ups and networking events to consider. As the host of Agile Digital Business podcast, I'm excited to be attending the conference and to get to meet up with many of my friends and colleagues who are in the podcasting arena. As an author, speaker and instructor in digital leadership and transition, and voice search marketing, the topics planned for the conference are particul...
Mike Jackson discusses teamwork involved in field trials with English Pointer bird dogs
August 05, 2019 14:40 - 18 minutes - 26.2 MBIn my conversation with Mike Jackson for Agile Digital Business, we take a departure from digital marketing and transition of content to the digital realm, and talk teamwork. Mike enjoys the sport of field trials and raising and training bird dogs. He has trained some of the best English Pointer dogs in the business and participates in field trials from the back of his Tennessee Walker horses. His travels take him throughout the USA and Canada as he competes in field trials. Prior to his re...
Whitney Kilgore Talks About Learning Experience Design | Part 2
August 05, 2019 03:35 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBWhitney Kilgore, PhD, of iDesign, shares her perspective on blended learning, open educational resources, and more of her insights on the design of learning experiences in this Part 2 of my interview with her. This is Episode 7 of Agile Digital Business (formerly, Online Course Connections) podcast. Whitney provides pointers on how to guide a subject matter expert (SME) who often wants to lead with content. "In the online space, it's important to break content into chunks." "A design tea...
Jeff Jennings of Missouri S & T Discusses the Course Building Blocks Blueprint
August 11, 2017 16:26 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBJeff Jennings is with Missouri S & T, and is a former middle school teacher turned instructional designer. In Episode 6 of the show, Jeff and I talk about learning experience design and working with faculty in the mapping of a course plan. Jeff earned his MS degree in educational leadership through an online program at the institution that is now called Trident University. He did his graduate work while still serving in the military in the US Army. We talk about building blocks of cours...
Creative Methods for Moving Laboratory Classes Online | Amy Skyles of Missouri S & T
January 17, 2017 12:48 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBAmy Skyles, Missouri S & T, is my guest on Episode 5 of Agile Digital Business (formerly, Online Course Connections). She and her colleagues are helping you keep students on pace towards graduation by working with instructors to create alternatives for the design and teaching of lab classes. She tells us about the reasons behind decisions at her institution and how they are answering faculty, student and community questions about online and blended lab classrooms. The design team at Miss...
Personal Brand Entrepreneur Resources in Youpreneur Academy
December 29, 2016 22:59 - 18 minutes - 26.4 MBYou can join other entrepreneurs and business owners in the Youpreneur community hosted by Chris Ducker. In this episode, I share a very unscripted perspective of life as a Youpreneur, and the support that comes from being an engaged member of the community. Previously, the site was only opened to new members a few times a year, but it is now open throughout the year. If you're an entrepreneur who is building a personal brand, running a small business, or you're dreaming of doing either...
Launching the Higher Ed Scope on Periscope
December 29, 2016 22:21 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MBMelissa A. Venable, PhD, and Jon Ernstberger, PhD, co-presented during the 2016 OLC Accelerate Conference on their experience using Periscope as a platform for their Higher Ed Scope podcast. Sit in on a conversation I have with them in Orlando at the conference. Melissa is the education editor with the Center for Online Education at OnlineColleges.net and faculty in instructional design at St. Leo University and University of South Florida. Here is a July 2019 article Melissa wr...
Whitney Kilgore of iDesign - Part 1 Interview
December 19, 2016 17:41 - 23 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode of Agile Digital Business (formerly called Online Course Connections), Whitney Kilgore, PhD, of iDesign takes a student-centered approach as she talks of techniques she uses to help faculty and content experts get more comfortable in recording videos for online courses. She also shares several tools and resources that you will find helpful, no matter if you're doing online course design for your customers or for your students. I think you'll agree with me that Whitney is a ma...
Three Ways to Approach the Design of Your First Course | Vickie Maris
December 15, 2016 12:40 - 9 minutes - 18.6 MBHere are three approaches to developing content for an online course platform such as Udemy. I describe techniques I have used including: Creating an online course around a topic in which you have a high level of expertise and passion. Invite a content expert(s) to join you in developing a course. This person could also serve in an on-camera role for course videos. Journal your experience in learning a subject, and then create course content from your notes and experiences. These ...
Introduction to Agile Digital Business
November 26, 2016 03:57 - 11 minutes - 16 MBThis edition of the introductory episode, recorded in January 2022, covers the launch of Season 4 of the show, and the focus on personal development, team development, leadership, and team communications. Host of the show, Vickie Maris, started her consulting business in November 2020 and became an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors in 2021. She is a certified trainer and certified facilitator of Everything DiSC - Workplace. Vickie shares about 2 programs she ...
Introduction | Agile Digital Business
November 26, 2016 03:57 - 11 minutes - 16 MBThis edition of the introductory episode, recorded in January 2022, covers the launch of Season 4 of the show, and the focus on personal development, team development, leadership, and team communications. Host of the show, Vickie Maris, started her consulting business in November 2020 and became an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors in 2021. She is a certified trainer and certified facilitator of Everything DiSC - Workplace. Vickie shares about 2 programs she ...