It’s Not Over - show prep

Business stories of survival and success

Below is everything you need to know about recording with Nic.

PREPARE YOUR SETUP

To help you prepare for the show so that we can extract the most interesting insights and valuable lessons, here are some high-level things to plan for:

  • The show will be recorded using Riverside. The link will be shared in the calendar invite once a time has been confirmed.

  • Please find a quiet place to record

  • Please use headphones/earphones - NB NB NB!!

  • Both video and audio will be recorded and released as a podcast and on my YouTube channel

  • Snippets of the show will be used to promote the show episode on social media

The link to join the recording will be sent to you once we have locked in a time via Calendly.

BOOK A TIME

If you haven’t booked a time yet, click here to see the available times.

If you are in a timezone that doesn’t work with the calendly link, please let me know and we’ll find a time that works for you.

PREPARE YOURSELF

The focus of this show is near-death business experiences (NDBE).

My goal is to help people like us see a way through their own NDBE. I want viewers and listeners to learn something and feel connected to a community of people who are like them, going through what they are going through and solving problems similar to what they may encounter.

I’m going to push you to be:

  • Honest about your experience

  • Transparent about the problem you faced

  • Open about how you solved the issue

  • Clear with your message and the lessons you learned

  • Vulnerable and emotional - we’re not robots, this shit hurts

PREPARE YOUR STORY

Information that will be useful to have on hand:

  • What does your business do?

  • What was the near-business-death experience?

  • When did it take place?

  • How long did it go on for?

  • Who were the key players involved (a client, a specific team member, your board, an executive, a wife/husband/partner)?

  • How did you feel at the time?

  • How did you overcome this problem?

  • Did your business survive?

  • How much money did this cost you? Or was there another cost incurred (personal cost, mental health cost, physical health, etc)

  • What did you learn that you take with you everywhere you go now?

  • How did this experience influence your business ventures in the future?

Please prepare your thinking and answers to the above for the episode. It’s imperative that you’re willing to be open and candid about what you went through.

PREPARE TO PROMOTE

Finally, I’d love to promote your latest project, feature or promo to my audience so please come prepared to talk about and promote something specific at the end of the show.

To make sure the final result is of a standard that we’ll both be happy with, please send through the following:

  • High-res photo of yourself

  • Bio that I can use to introduce you

  • Business logo

  • Business URL to promote

  • Social media links for you

  • Social media links for your business

  • Any documents, images, clips or information that may add to the episode content and your story.

That’s it!

Thank you so much for agreeing to talk about such a painful experience publicly and candidly. I can’t wait to hear about your NDBE.

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Nic Haralambous