The Hiring Crisis Is a Marketing Problem: Nicole Feenstra on Employer Branding, AI and Retention

The workforce shortage is not only a labor problem. According to Nicole Feenstra, it is also a storytelling and marketing problem created by companies that fail to make their opportunities meaningful.

The DNA Agency founder joins Ryan Alford on Right About Now to discuss employer branding, workforce development, skilled trades, artificial intelligence, employee retention, and the changing expectations of younger workers. They explain why employers should communicate purpose, career g…

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How to Build Wealth With Just $4,000 | Millionaire Trader Jason Brown

Jason Brown turned a $10,000 student loan into $113,000 before one high-risk trade erased roughly $250,000 and sent him home broke. The Brown Report founder and Five-Year Millionaire author joins Ryan Alford to reveal what that loss taught him about greed, emotional trading, and establishing an “I’m wrong” level before risking money.

Ryan challenges Jason on whether everyday investors should manage their own portfolios, trust financial advisors, or learn options trading themselves. J…

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From Broke to Six Figures and Back: Jason Brown on Options Trading, Risk and Rebuilding Wealth

Jason Brown grew up sleeping in sleeping bags, entered the stock market with $500, and eventually transformed a $10,000 student loan into a six-figure trading account. After one emotional trade wiped out approximately $250,000, he was forced to move home and rebuild his finances and investment strategy from the beginning.

On Right About Now, The Brown Report founder and Five-Year Millionaire author joins Ryan Alford to explain how that failure reshaped his approach to risk, options t…

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How to Make ChatGPT Recommend Your Business | Brett Farmiloe

What happens when a customer asks ChatGPT for the best company in your category and your business never appears? Featured founder and Help a Reporter Out CEO Brett Farmiloe joins Ryan Alford to explain how earned media, expert quotes, and credible third-party mentions can improve AI visibility and influence which brands large language models recommend.

Brett breaks down why one major press hit rarely transforms a business, why PR must be treated as a consistent long-term effort, and …

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How Earned Media Gets Your Business Recommended by AI with Brett Farmiloe

Brett Farmiloe built Featured after seeing small-business owners with deep expertise but no reliable way to get quoted by the media. He joins Ryan Alford to discuss earned media, digital PR, AI search visibility, and the revival of Help a Reporter Out.

They explain how media citations may influence LLM recommendations, why AI is compressing the marketing funnel, and why a single high-profile feature rarely produces instant revenue. Brett also shares how Featured and HARO connect jour…

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Credibility vs. Authority: Do you know the difference?

Credibility means you have experience, but authority is how the world perceives you. Most experts already have enough credibility—they just need to change how they present their brand to build real authority.

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