Today's guest is Annemarie Cross

CEO and Founder of Industry Thought Leader Academy, Annemarie Cross is a Personal Branding Strategist and Business Coach, Speaker, Author and Host of the Internationally syndicated award-winning podcast – The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show.

Recently cited as one of the Top 20 Business Coaches in Melbourne – Australia, Annemarie works with ambitious entrepreneurs, consultants, and coaches helping them create compelling messages and program offerings so they can build their reach, reputation as a Trusted Authority, and their revenue.

Legendary among Annemarie’s diverse client base are executives securing elusive interviews, fast-tracking job offers, and maximizing salaries for their dream jobs, with one client reporting a 70% boost to his salary—a direct result he cites through working with Annemarie.

Another one of Annemarie’s clients – an entrepreneur, doubled her income (for the entire prior year) in just four months after implementing key steps that Annemarie teaches on how to transform hours-for-dollars coaching and consulting into lucrative information products and packages through her Core Business Foundations Program.

Annemarie is also the Founder of The Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast Network and author of Industry Thought Leader: How to go from Invisible to Influential (and profitable) with a Podcast.

Dubbed ‘The Podcasting Queen’ Annemarie is an award-winning podcast host and is recognized as a pioneer in the podcasting space having started her first co-hosted podcast in 2008.

Over the last 13 years, she has interviewed thousands of guests, won multiple awards in both podcasting and personal branding, has been listed among the Top Podcast Lists for Entrepreneurs and small businesses worldwide, with her podcasts being syndicated on both National and International Radio.

As a Personal Brand, Business & Podcast Strategist she continues to work with businesses that feel like the world’s best-kept secret. She helps them cut through the noise, build their reach and their reputation as an Authority, as well as their revenue as they begin to nurture listeners into leads, inquiries, and ultimately paying clients from their very first episode.