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Walking With Jordi
by Jordi Foster
Welcome to my life's audio documentary. On this podcast you'll find a mix of interviews, fireside chats on business and marketing, as well as new and current thoughts as I develop in my business journey originally recorded for this audio adventure.
Episodes
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How To Do Social Media in 2024
Today's Marketing Strategy Session is a session I had with the owners of Brown Girl Candle Cafe. I share my thoughts on the current state of Marketing, how brands can approach selling, and how to build meaningful customer relationships. 🔑 Key Highlights: Understanding Customer Engagement: Learn...
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Why Artists Need to Learn How to Sell
The skill that transformed my business was sales. My belief is that everyone, regardless of industry needs to do two things in their business: Customer Service & Sales.
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I had to take a break
Hey podcast family, it’s been a number of months since I’ve been away and a lot has happened. I share a few highlights on my personal, business life, and where I’m at now. But welcome to the new installment of Walking with Jordi.
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How to do a consultation with a client
Having conversations about money can be daunting sometimes. So if you're one of the creatives out there that have a difficult time bringing up the money conversation, ask your clients as many thoughtful questions and build trust. Once trust is built, you'll have a much easier time getting to that...
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Why You Need To Pick a Niche in 2023
Hey podcast crew, I often get asked, “how to grow my business really fast?”, to which I often reply, you need to pick one client and learn everything about them !
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How To Grow Your Photography Business in 2023 | #milliondollarphotographershow
On this episode of the Million Dollar Photographer Q&A show, I discuss the current state of Photography with some of my students and photographers from the community. In the beginning of the call, I was wrapping up a live sales call with a client to demonstrate the importance of getting small...
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The Best Way To Do A Consultation With A Client
In this quick conversation with one of my students, Yeny, I shared with her my strategy for conducting consultations. My favorite goto is to ask them questions about what I think might be valuable to them. All businesses regardless of size are trying to grow their, improve their image, and…
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How to Manage A Project (Creating the Music Video for 'Away')
Hey podcast, on this episode, I got on Instagram live with artist and friend Leah Hinton to discuss how we created the music video for her new single, 'Away' We discussed the early meetings we had, some of the challenges we faced and the core skills necessary to become a Project Manager/Film...
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How to Grow Your Photography Business in 2021
Hey Podcast Family, I hope this video helps as many of you who are aspiring to create a Photography or any other type of small business. Starting your company can be a bit tricky and daunting. But if you commit to your process, find your groove, and stay the course, you'll find yourself in a...
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Why We Need To Set Goals To Succeed in Anything
Hey Podcast, today I visited my friend Z at her model informational session. Today's episode is all about the importance of investing time, money, and patience into your journey. We focused on strategies on how to build your brand, how to sharpen your skills, and the importance of setting clear...
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How to Market Your Business In 2021
In this episode, Brittany and I discussed: My 7 Year Journey in Entrepreneurship My Upcoming Modeling Workshop on October 23rd Why outreach is Critical for Business Development My New Partnership with Black Haven Follow Us On Social Media Instagram: @itz_jordii, @blackhaven001 Photography…
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How to Attract New Clients Using Your Expertise
In today's episode, I had a candid discussion with my mother about how we can leverage her over 2 decades of experience in the health field to build awareness for her business. The strategy we set was to build top of the funnel awareness for her health & nutrition brand using live-recorded zoom...
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Why You Shouldn't Judge Yourself
Hey Podcast, today I was so inspired I had to pick up my phone to record this message while I was on my way to lunch yesterday. Please don't judge yourself! It'll feel like things aren't certain or that you don't have anything together, but let me tell you a little known secret, none of us have…
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How to Connect With Your Audience
Hey Podcast family, today's episode is a fly on the wall, raw, and candid marketing conversation I was had with Brandon, a photographer in NYC. We discussed some contemporary marketing strategies, the importance of Facebook advertising, and some practical tactics for building a community through...
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The Formula For Achieving Your Dreams
20 years ago there wasn't a hair of a chance that you'd be hearing this podcast from me. Because of the many advances of technology, putting out that first album, sharing catalogue of images, or starting that new e-commerce business is more accessible than its every been. Today episode is a call…
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Why Creating Content Is Like The Gold Rush of 2020
Hey Podcast, in this strategy session that I had with my partner Stacy, and Rashida, a former writer of our business, Femmily Magazine. Today we went down the rabbit hole of content creation and why it's imperative that we all communicate with the world on a daily basis. Hope you enjoy!
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How To Motivate Your Team
Hey Podcast, today I met up with Donté Marquis, who recently applied to be an admin for me. While we didn't end up working together in that capacity, we spent the hour speaking and got an amazing conversation in around how to motivate your team and to make work more meaningful!
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Why You Need To Forgive Yourself
Not judging yourself is one of the most difficult things that we all have to deal with. But when we don't we unlock so much more to ourselves and it allows us to make decisions more quickly. I'm currently one day behind on uploading videos for this series, but I've decided to take my stride and...
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Why I Decided To Fast
Hey Podcast Family, I've decided to partake in the Fasting aspect of Ramadan as a way to exercise greater discipline in all areas of my life. I've decided to document that journey so that I can bring you all along, and to allow for myself to grow and develop in that process as well. I hope you...
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Karma Is Practical; Why It's Important To Deploy Kindness
It's no doubt that kindness has its merit in life. Kindness is something that I belive in 10 fold. Being 5 years in my journey, one of the key variables to my constant momentum has been being kind to people.
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Embrace. Your Failure | That's How Strategy is Born
There's no need to ponder and try to predict the future when we barely have control over life itself. I believe in the merit of experimentation and testing. That's how you figure out strategy. Doing, is always better than over pondering.
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In Life & Business, You Need Flexibility
There's nothing more true that we all create jails for ourselves which leads us down a path of self judgement and negative self criticism. I believe that there needs to be flexibility in how we navigate our lives and our business which would ultimately lead to more success and happiness.
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5 Things I Wish I Knew Early In My Business Career
Hey Podcast, today, I'm sharing five business principles that I wish I knew early on in my business career that would have probably saved me a lot of time, energy, and started the process of me building a stronger foundation for myself. As entrepreneurs, we have to roll with the punches because...
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Humans Create Boxes For Themselves & Operate Within Them
Hey Podcast, today's clip is from a jam session with one of my great friends Rahni! We jammed about the importance of maximizing the time in your day, being consistent in you content creation and how many times we create jails for ourselves and live in them. I truly hope that you can take…
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Your Business is A Reflection Of You
We are living in one of the greatest generations to start a business. As I engage in conversations with more business owners like myself, I am lead to believe that many of us aren't taking the time to learn ourselves before venturing off into a business. Your business is a reflection of you, your...
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Lucy Auditioning For Tyler Perry | Pilot Skit
Hey podcast family, this is a skit I made for YouTube and Instagram and I thought to myself how would it perform in the audio world. So here's the pilot skit with a character called Last Minute Lucy who as her name suggests is one of those clients that's insanely difficult to deal with. Hope you...
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Clients From Hell Vol 1. | Skit
Hey Podcast, on this episode I do a skit where I impersonate some of the common types of clients that are bad for your business and time. Let me know what you think of this format on social or by email at [email protected]
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Entrepreneurship Requires A Developed Mindset
In this age where many people are venturing off to start businesses, I fear that many people might not have their minds fully developed to tackle the daily stress that comes with walking the path of an entrepreneur. In this episode I Jam with Alisha Small after one of our meetings where we tackle...
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On The Internet, Quantity Wins
Hey podcast, I think there's no debate at this point that the answer to many of our successes lies in outputting a quantity of content on a daily basis on the current relevant platforms. I believe that many of us are caught in the old mindset that there has to be that one piece of creative…
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Are You Truly Building A Brand Or Operating Aimlessly?
In 2020, it's the easiest time to build sales machines. I argue that all of us, with the added power of social platforms, we all have the ability to build brands to last a lifetime. What will you do?
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We All Suck So Focus On Your Strengths
Hey Podcast, on today's episode I speak about the importance of focusing on your strengths, while being acutely aware of you weaknesses. Too often I see people dwelling on the things that they can't change which leads to a lot of unhappiness. I believe that we should turn that in the other...
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“Soft Skills” Needs A Rebrand
Hey Podcast today I speak about the importance of "soft skills" in our lives and why I truly believe that they don't get the credit they deserve because of the branding that they have. Communication, empathy, leadership, creativity, and people skills are things that we have to engage with at…
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You Have To Begin Where You Are
Good morning Podcast! On today's episode I share my thoughts around what it means to execute and be in your own journey. Too often we glorify the idea of perfection instead of glorifying the process which is more important. Please understand that it's the trial and error that informs your…
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Adversity Is the Foundation Of Gratitude
Without adversity, gratitude is almost non existant. It's the context of the adversity that makes you hungry, strive for more, and desire to be free!
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The Dynamics Of Building A Meaningful Modeling Career
Hey Podcast, on today's episode of the podcast I have model, Ceara Dixon, discussing the importance of self awareness, how modeling was a burning desire for her and some of the strategies she deployed to navigate her journey. I hope you enjoy!
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How To Deploy Empathy & Patience In Your Journey
Hey podcast on today's episode of the podcast I have a very good friend of mine, Rahni, who's now a teacher in Dallas, Texas on the show where we jump into a lot of topics. We dive into removing yourself from situations so that we can learn & be better listeners, why patience is important to all…
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Imani; Faith | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
I believe in you.
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Kuumba; Creativity | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
Creativity manifests itself in different ways. It isn't limited to the fine arts as we've become so accustomed to using the word. It can be in business, event planning, engineering, and almost anything that you can think of! Share you talent with the world!
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Do You Have What It Takes To Pursue Your Dreams?
A dream worth sacrificing for isn't a dream worth having. As we enter the new years, I challenge you to consider how much your time is worth. Do you only speak about your dreams and then desire rapid success or to you put the patience and diligence in that's necessary to lay the foundation
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Nia; Purpose | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
Nia means purpose. Having purpose in remembering and restoring our culture. It's truly important and has never been as evident to me today the need to tell positive and impactful stories while instilling accountability into our children and ourself. What's your purpose?
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Ujamaa; Cooperative Economics | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
Anything built to last and that's meaningful has a team of wonderful people behind it.
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Ujima; Collective Work & Responsibility | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
Continuing with the 7 days of Kwanzaa series, we have today's principle, Ujima. It means collective work and responsibility. And how I interpret this as has always been the course of my life is that people & meaningful relationships are the currency of life.
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It's What You Do After The Fact That Counts
A business' success heavily depends on the relationships it forms with its customers. On today's episode, I want to share some strategies that I've employed over the past five years to maintain a healthy business and strong client relationships.
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Kujichagulia; Self-Determination | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
"Kujichagulia" (Ku-jee-cha-goo-lee-a) Means Self-Determination. It means to be responsible for your own behavior because you're in control of your own ship. And the minute that you start understanding that, is the minute you start unlocking so much better behavior.
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Umoja; Unity | 7 Days Of Kwanzaa
The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase 'matunda ya kwanza' which means 'first fruits' in the Swahili language. Today's word is Umoja, which means Unity.
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Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas podcast family. You’ve allowed me to expand the business so much more with the activation of this platform. And while we’re in the spirit of giving gifts, don’t forget that your customers could always use a gift in the form of a phone call, text message, a surprise package and so...
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A Moment Of Reflection For Me
Hey Podcast, today I reflect on some of the things I executed on this year without overthinking and worrying in the process. Whether it was video content, starting the marketing agency process, or the podcast, the execution is what matters. You'll get better in the process! And who remembers…
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Stop Making Bullshit Business Plans
Hey Podcast, as we transition into Christmas, and ultimate the beginning of a new decade, I'm doubling down on execution, and I pray that you do too!
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If You're Scared Of Fear, You're Not An Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship means dealing with dear, navigating through the unknown, having 100% accountability, serving the people you're leading, and being nimble. And simply put, if you're not ready for that, then you need to spend time with yourself understanding what makes your tick.
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Time Management Fireside Chat With Vannah Oshun
Hey Podcast, on today's episode of the podcast, I have a fireside chat with Recording Artist Vannah Oshun on Time-management. We also took deep dives into some of our thoughts and implementation of strategies we've employed, the importance of having a well defined plan, and the merit of hard…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to my life's audio documentary. On this podcast you'll find a mix of interviews, fireside chats on business and marketing, as well as new and current thoughts as I develop in my business journey originally recorded for this audio adventure.
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Jordi Foster
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Welcome to my life's audio documentary. On this podcast you'll find a mix of interviews, fireside chats on business and marketing, as well as new and current thoughts as I develop in my business journey originally recorded for this audio adventure.
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