SOBCon ‘07 Speaker Highlight: Mike Sansone
March 9, 2007 by Chris Cree
Like so many in the blogging world Mike Sansone is one of those folks who doesn’t sleep much.
But a guy maintains a powerhouse blog like ConverStations with over 2,000 folks subscribed to his feed, consults and coaches with business leaders to help them start and improve their business blogging sites, hosts the ConverStations Workshop Podcast, and has a family doesn’t have much time left over for sleep.
Mike is the unofficial leader and champion of a steadily growing group of Iowa business bloggers which some of us have been known to jokingly refer to as the Iowa blogging mafia.
Here’s some of what Mike says about himself in his bio:
My passion is to build community - offline and online. I’ve done this through property management, online community programming, volunteerism, and - for a short time - as an assistant pastor at a Baptist church in Maryland.
I earn my keep as a Blog Coach, helping companies and professionals launch and improve their business blog sites.
- I believe that we’re all contagious (whether we admit it or not) and we each choose which contagion to spread.
- I believe that at the core of ourselves, we are each still very much like the 5-year olds we once were, just wanting to be liked, have fun, and be curious.
- I believe that I’ve used the word “that” too much in this biography. I believe I can see you smiling as you read that. I believe if you’re not smiling right now, you will be after you say this out loud: supercalifragilisticexpealidocius (good thing that’s not a website).
What do you believe?
Mike will be bringing many of his Iowa associates to SOBCon ‘07. And we’ve got him lined up as part of a powerhouse panel that will be covering marketing, branding, business blogging and more.
You aren’t going to want to miss it. Register to reserve your seat today.
[...] The speakers include Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great!, David Armano of Logic + Emotion, Andy Sernovitz author of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, Liz Strauss of Successful and Oustanding Bloggers, Mike Sansone of Conversations and BlogTalk Radio, Drew McLellan of Drew’s Marketing Minute, Mike Wagner of Own Your Brand, Rodney Rumford of PodBlaze, Ben Yoskovitz of Instigator Blog, Chris Cree of Success CREEations, Scott Rafer of MyBlogLog, Vernon Lun of The Good Blogs, Diego Orjuela of Evoca, Wendy Piersall of eMoms at Home, Terry Starbucker of Ramblings from a Glass Half Full, and many other blogging experts. [...]
[...] Mike Sansone: The Conversation’s Mike Sansone calls himself a “Blog Coach”, well known in the blogosphere for starting conversations. His popular ConverStations Workshop Podcast, also known as “Blog Talk Radio”, features the top notch bloggers and podcasters from around the world. His program, which includes some of his partners, includes spreading the enthusiasm contagion on your blog, creating a fun, childlike atmosphere of discovering and sharing on your blog, and building a blog community through joyous interaction and conversations. What amazing things we can learn from someone who knows how to start a virtual conversation. [...]