Dr Anita Heiss is the author of new book, Tiddas and was named in the Top 20 Women Shaking Things Up on Twitter. Anita was a finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards and the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards. In this interview she speaks about the subject of identity and the language that we use to describe ourselves. She explores how can we use social media to strengthen the identity we want to develop and which speaks to who we truly are. Shownotes can be found at www.abn.org.au/smsb/identity

Natalie Robbins, the inventor ofLitter One, has always loved all animals. She would always bring animals home without telling her parents. One of the most common animals she would bring home was cats. Since her family always had cats and Natalie was usually the one bringing them home, her chore was cleaning out the litter box. It wasn't long until she formed a hatred for the chore. When she was about 18 she and her mom were walking through a pet store and saw pine pellets now being used as cat

Cat Noone, Co-Founder and lead designer for Liberio, talks with us about leaving San Francisco to start a startup in Berlin. She shares some really interesting stories about the experience, both from the social perspective as well as the fundraising side.

Dionne Kasian-Lew is the author of new book, The Social Executive and the guest on this episode of Social Media for Small Business. Listen to hear some of the commonly held myths about social media and the most damaging myth many small businesses are held back by. Show notes can be found at www.abn.org.au/smsb/myths

Mar 2014: As a fellow of the Cambridge Marketing College, I was invited to divulge my thoughts on PR in the music and entertainment industry as part of their Marketing Review feature on Star Radio 107fm.

Brylee Clelland of Traffika speaks to us about how to build the audience personas of the customers you're reaching and trying to reach, and how to use that information to improve your social media results in this episode of Social Media for Small Business. Listen to hear how to start creating profiles of your perfect cusotmers and where to look to find who is already in your network and their specific demographics, Show notes can be found at www.abn.org.au/smsb/persona

Yelp Australia's Brisbane community manager explains how to use Yelp to help people find your business. Learn how your free listing can drive interest and traffic and customer love to your business. Shownotes at http://www.abn.org.au/smsb/yelp

In this episode, Matt talks with Sébastien Pelletier about his Kickstarter Avalanche, a fantasy RPG setting and DM management tools. Check out this new and exciting product. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/existanc3 Twitter: @existanc3_rpg Webpage: http://www.existanc3.com/ http://tinyurl.com/avalanchekick Find us on: Facebook.com/nerdsdomain@nerdsdomainpatreon.com/nerdsdomainhttp://www.slashloot.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1855

Jean-Vida Douglas of Filtered Media speaks to us about the elements of a good content marketing strategy. We look at Content Marketing - that is, the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers and why you should focus on people and their interests rather than your product. Plus, why we're loving Instagram, Slideshare and why this is the year to start content marketing strategically.

Baked Relief is a movement started by Danielle Crismani after severe flooding devastated parts of Queensland, Australia. Using Twitter and Facebook she enabled home cooks and bakers to feed more than 10,000 people during the flood clean up. #bakedrelief continues to provide disaster aid and leverages social media to make an impact. Shownotes at: http://www.abn.org.au/smsb/baked

Our guest today is Trevor Young, author of microDOMINATION: How to leverage social media and content marketing to build a mini-business empire around your personal brand us about thee emergence of a new breed of entrepreneur — one who is creative and connected, and socially savvy. Plus latest social media from Facebook and 22 Social Media Facts and Statistics You Should Know in 2014.

Every Sunday Travis Marziani and Terry Lin talk about e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and travel. Both run their own online stores and share their successes, failures, and what happens behind the scenes.

Paul Rand, author of Highly Recommended - Harnessing the Power of World of Mouth and Social Media to Build YourBusiness and Your Brand is our guest. Learn what it takes to be the most recommended business in your niche.

Jess Whittaker, Head of Digital at iSentia explains what we should be listening for on social media and what actions to take on what is being said about out business, our competitors and our industries.

Alexandra Kinloch, creator of Cinch Video speaks about the elements of a good video and how Cinch makes filming, editing and sharing video easy. Plus tips on how to use video as part of your soical media mix.

Sam Shazzam of GoodFunnySmart.com tells us how to keep your Facebook community energised, what analytics metrics matter and how she monetises her facebook page.

James Fitzgerald of Social Media Knowledge outlines when we should combine free and paid social media services- even when on a tight budget, and what to do if you're not getting the results you like.

Steve Hibberd of Tiger Piston explains how to get value - real value - from your Facebook activity. We look at when to pitch, when and what to measure when making offers for customers to buy.

What should your small business be doing on LinkedIn? Selina Power of Blue Wire Media explains how to use LinkedIn to build your business and how your business can benefit from a LinkedIn page.

Shona Mackin of Socialface explains why having a good understanding of the behaviour of your customers is critical to your success with social media.