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In this Association Maven’s episode, Josh Studzinski interviews Susan Marshall on how confidence plays a critical role in our jobs. We go through the definition of confidence, how to develop confidence, and ways to change your frame of mind.

In this Association Maven’s episode, Josh Studzinski interviews Corey Perlman on how to use social media to create an impact at your association. We go through social media pitfalls, how to determine success, and a look forward at how social media will look in the next couple years. 

Candid Cup is the leader in mobile micro surveys for associations to get consistent and accurate feedback from their members and employees. In this interview, you will learn more about Candid Cup, strategies to get the most out of your members’ feedback, and how to implement Candid Cup into your association.

Jamie Notter is a well-known author, strategic consultant and speaker with over 20 years of industry experience. Working with a range of different companies, Jamie is a strong advocate of creating strong organizational culture to help foster business longevity and growth. In this interview, Jamie shares highlights from his latest book, When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic, which is scheduled for release in the spring.

Ed Rigsbee is an internationally recognized expert on strategic marketing alliance development and implementation. As a sub-specialty, Ed works with non-profit associations and societies helping them to develop member recruitment and retention campaigns. In this interview Ed discusses his member recruitment cycle, pricing structures, and tips to unlock the potential within your association.

Reggie Henry is the association industry’s favorite technology guru and CIO of ASAE. In this interview, Reggie and I talk about technology trends in the association industry, his thoughts on geo-fencing, and Reggie shares a new tool that is a must-have for any organization that wants to broadcast live presentations from anywhere in the world.

Stefanie Reeves is an association blogger and the founder of Generation Advocacy, a consulting firm specializing in government relations, lobbying, and PACs. We discuss the challenges she sees facing associations and the role that mentorship can play in developing an association career.  

Seth Kahan is the mastermind behind the association thought leadership think tank, Association Transformation. We discuss his thoughts on association trends, who fits the profile of a member of the think tank, and his goals for Association Transformation.

Peggy Hoffman is the founder of Mariner Management, an association management company providing full management services to small associations and counsel to global associations seeking to improve member communities and volunteer development. We get into her latest whitepaper focusing on volunteer models and discuss ways association executives might benefit from it.

Sarah Sladek is the founder and CEO of XYZ University, the only management consulting firm specialized in helping organizations engage Generations X, Y, and Z. We talk about her latest book, Knowing Y, and the Next Generation Association iPortal, the first online interactive curriculum designed to help association executives create relevant, future-focused, must-have membership experiences.

Nikki Walker is the Vice President of MCI Group – the largest global association management and consulting company in the world. We discuss the recently released results of their first year of a multi-year series, produced in collaboration with ASAE, looking at how successful North American associations are growing globally.

Amy Sample Ward is the thought-leading CEO of NTEN, where the nonprofit technology community meets. We discuss some truly fascinating aspects of the current state of social media and how associations are starting to move beyond Social Media 101 and tackle innovative and strategic approaches to these communication channels.

Ben Martin, Chief Engagement Office at Online Community Results, is a leading expert who specializes in private social communities for associations. In this discussion we cover some of the basics of what association executives need to understand about online communities—plus the benefits they afford members. Don’t miss out on this informative talk with Ben!

Teri Carden is behind a new online resource called ReviewMyAMS.com and we talk about the reason why she started the site, what the response has been from the association industry—plus a ton more about the need for such a review site. Don’t miss this discussion!

Mary Byers is a return guest to Association Mavens and we dig into her latest book that she co-authored with Harrison Coerver titled Road to Relevance. Some really interesting things are happening with the evolution of associations and Mary shares some of those stories and insights during our discussion.

The leaders we select to lead us are crucial. As associations grapple with changing technology and demographics, boards are putting greater focus on finding key executives to help lead them through the 21st century. At the helm, is Lorraine Lavet of Korn/Ferry—a leading international executive recruitment firm. Lorraine specializes in the recruitment of senior-level executives for trade associations, professional societies and other non-profit organizations—spending more than two decades in association leadership positions. You won’t want to miss out on the insights that she shares in our discussion!

When it comes to technology decisions and strategy, the C-Suite is now where it’s this decade. That was the theme that came out of the 2013 ASAE Technology conference and expo earlier this month. Association technology expert Thad Lurie, COO of EDUCAUSE, talks about this topic plus the session that he and ASAE’s CIO Reggie Henry gave at the conference

Does your association have a strategic plan that resides in a huge binder on a shelf somewhere? Nonprofit Management Services, lead by Marilyn Donnellan and Jeff Studzinski, offer great insights and programs that help organizations distill their plan down to an actionable 1-page document that can reside in the heart of every staff member and volunteer. Hear about this and much more related to board training during the course of our discussion here.

We’ve dramatically undervalued introverts in our society and don’t truly understand how much we lose in doing so. Susan Cain, NYT bestselling author of Quiet, charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching effects. During this interview she talks with me about her book and what she’ll be presenting to Association Executives at ASAE’s 2013 Annual Conference in Atlanta during her opening keynote.

Associations are grappling with new ways to engage their membership and offer MORE VALUE. Jeff Cobb, author of Leading the Learning Revolution and co-founder of Tagoras, talks with me about how online learning is a tremendous area of opportunity that taps into a vast pool of VALUE.