Projects

CJ Jelinek is a web developer who transitioned his business during the Great Recession in 2008. His experience transferring his skills from one industry to another during the market crash and destruction of the real estate bubble uniquely prepared him to survive and thrive during the pandemic of 2020.

Now CJ is helping small and medium sized businesses in various industries to adapt to change, utilizing the latest marketing communications digital formats and techniques. He shares these personal experiences and the expertise he has developed with listeners during this fascinating quarter hour.

visit jellysites.com to learn more about Cj's business

Jason Rosado. How to Balance a Busy Career with a Better Home Life.

This nationally known, award-winning business coach talks about the importance of building a career plan that includes time for family, relaxation and personal growth as well as business expansion. His career has had taken many turns, allowing him to develop techniques to deal with change in a positive way. His latest offering to small to medium-size business owners is a FREE webinar that demonstrates some of these tips. Listeners are invited to sign up for this free opportunity to benefit from the information and insights Jason has to share.

Michael Rataj, head brain of Bulb Brain Creative, talks with Wendy Lalli about Mike's transition story from animator, to mortgage salesperson to retail futures broker to videographer/marketer is the culmination of all the skills learned along the way.

The show originally aired 8/31 at 216thenet.com and features a conversation recorded in early Aug 2020. Mikes transition led from meeting people in person to record content to producing this weekly radio show by having the client record and send him the files to produce.

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LegalShield Independent Associate was downsized from a corporate career and went on to enjoy impressive success as a consultant even without any previous experience in the field.
During this 15-minute discussion he shares how he handled the shock and difficulty of training his replacement before creating a new career as a highly successful independent associate for LegalShield. Despite being an introvert, and unused to an entrepreneurial life style, David how to exploit networking as a career development tool.

Judie Knoerle of Red Cup Presentations. How to do a Winning Presentation in Person or Online
This international career coach has spent over three decades working with major corporations all
over the world, preparing company leaders for important presentations. When her clients had
their employees present on Zoom, Judie transitioned her own coaching practice from in-person
lessons to online webinars. In the course of doing so, she was able to boost her own coaching
skills while turning her students into digital stars. As a result, her business has grown and her
client companies are profiting from her skills more than ever before.

Red Cup Learning, Inc.
www.redcuppresentations.com

Kevin Cromwell, an Oak Park real estate agent, discusses the changes his business has gone through and certain safety restrictions on showings and open houses - something that typically can bring in a lot of business for a realtor.

How to Succeed in Business During a Pandemic, originally aired on 216the.com.

How to Succeed in Business during a pandemic is a weekly radio show playing at 11:45am every monday. Tune in to hear interesting stories how entrepreneurs are transitioning to this new world.

visit facebook.com/pandemicsuccess for updates on the show.

Starring Wendy Lalli
produced by Bulb Brain Creative

How to Create a Better Image for Your Brand

Talented graphic designer Gini discusses the importance of portraying your company’s mission, vision and culture through your logo and corporate colors as well as visual themes and images. Branding is vital to any company in order to stand out from your competitors. It should help your customers remember what you offer and why they want to purchase it. Furthermore, Gini discusses how a company’s visual brand can be represented in all formats including digital ones. An interesting side note: Gini designed the signage for the 216TheNet radio show – “How to Succeed in Business During a Pandemic.”

www.vhkdesign.com

An educational video for the Friendly Lawyers webinar this Friday.

Sign up at https://event.webinarjam.com/register/35/pl3lncxz to learn best practices for creating great videos on your phone

Lights, Camera, Action!

Footage is material for the webinar then immediately following it is an intro to Mike's beer podcast/show 2 Beers and a Podcast. In this clip he's interviewing Executive Director of the Craft Beverage expo. Filmed in Dec 2019.

Bulb Brain Creative is a digital marketing company based in Chicago. Their specialty is digital branding with imaginative videos.