If you run a local or location-based business, AI isn’t optional, it’s essential.

In this episode, I’m joined by online visibility expert Lois Wyant, who shares how local businesses can harness the power of AI to boost their rankings, increase visibility, and work more efficiently. Lois reveals her top four favorite AI tools that every entrepreneur can start using right now to get seen, save time, and grow smarter.

From training ChatGPT like your own virtual employee to automating video creation and upgrading your website using your top-ranking competitors' data, this conversation is packed with time-saving, traffic-boosting tips.

Key Takeaways:

• Train Your AI Like a Team Member – Use ChatGPT or Perplexity to deeply understand your business and write in your brand’s voice.
• Boost Visibility with Video – Create one main video and turn key points into short-form content to multiply your reach and SEO impact.
• Upgrade Your Website Instantly – Tools like Xagio pull in your competitor’s SEO strategy so you can level up your content automatically.
• Talk Like a Human (with AI) – Use audio-based chatbots to deliver personalized conversations and guide customers through your sales journey.
• Work Smarter, Not Harder – Repurpose your content across platforms with smart, simple systems that build authority and save time.
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About Lois Wyant:

With an entrepreneurial spirit inherited from her parents, embarking on her first business venture during high school. Alongside her husband, they established a thriving portrait studio. It was during this time that she delved into online marketing, diligently staying abreast of the latest updates. Through consistent effort, she achieved and maintained a top 3 ranking on Google. Today, she leverages her expertise to assist others in attaining similar success in the digital realm.

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About Sharon:

Sharon Galluzzo, Profit Growth Strategist at Profit Connections, is the author of several Amazon Best Selling books including “Legendary Business: From Rats to Riche$.” She ran a successful multi-six figure, award winning business for more than a decade before selling it for a profit. In her more than 19 years as an entrepreneur, Sharon has coached professionals across the country from franchisors and solopreneurs to businesses on the verge expansion.

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Is fear of public speaking holding you back in growing your business?

In this episode of the Profit Connections Podcast, host Sharon Galluzzo welcomes the phenomenal Monique McDonald—Grammy-nominated opera singer, international speaker, and transformational coach.

Monique shares her deeply moving journey from singing on international stages to honoring her mother’s legacy by helping others find and own their voice. With heartfelt insights and practical strategies, Monique shows entrepreneurs how to overcome the biological fear of visibility, master their vocal presence, and stand confidently in front of any audience. Whether you're speaking on stage, on a Zoom call , or creating content online, this conversation will inspire you and change how you show up for your audience, whatever that may look like.

Key Takeaways:

1. Your Voice is Your Instrument: Taking care of your voice isn’t just for singers
2. From Fear to Flow: Understand the roots of stage fright & how to rewire your mindset.
3. Visibility is Vulnerability: Feel safe while being authentically seen and heard.
4. The ABCs of Magnetism: Shift your energy before you step up to speak.
5. Speaking Grows Your Business: Sharing your voice is the fastest path to business growth and monetization.
6. Healing Through Legacy: How Monique transformed grief into purpose & service.

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About the Guest:

Monique Mcdonald is an award-winning, Grammy-nominated Opera Singer, International Speaker and Life Coach. Through her MasterMind & signature courses, Monique inspires speakers and entrepreneurs to craft their signature talk, unleash their stage presence, and turn their voice into their superpower.

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About Sharon:

Sharon Galluzzo, Profit Growth Strategist at Profit Connections, is the author of several Amazon Best Selling books including “Legendary Business: From Rats to Riche$.” She ran a successful multi-six figure, award winning business for more than a decade before selling it for a profit. In her more than 19 years as an entrepreneur, Sharon has coached professionals across the country from franchisors and solopreneurs to businesses on the verge expansion.

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Most experts don’t realize how much they truly know, and that hidden knowledge could be the key to a thriving business. In this episode, we sit down with Stephanie O’Brien, a coach who specializes in helping experts turn their skills into profitable coaching programs. If you've ever struggled to organize your expertise, create content that sells, or figure out what people will actually pay for, this conversation is for you. Stephanie walks us through a simple step-by-step system to break down knowledge, structure it into a coaching offer, and make it compelling to potential clients—without feeling salesy. By the end, you’ll be looking at your expertise in a whole new light.

Key Takeaways:

1. Extract Your Expertise – A step-by-step method to turn your knowledge into a structured coaching program or marketing content.
2. Simplify the Overwhelm – Why listing your process step-by-step helps make your coaching offer crystal clear.
3. Storytelling for Sales – How real-life examples and storytelling make your coaching more compelling.
4. Avoid the "Salesy" Trap – Learn how to start sales conversations naturally and attract the right clients.
5. The Power of Systems – Discover how organizing your expertise leads to powerful marketing and a business that runs smoothly.

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About the Guest:

Stephanie O’Brien has been helping coaches share their expertise with the people who need them since 2013. She’s the “universal translator” who helps transform confusing coach-speak into tantalizing messages that get sales. She’s also been the client of several coaches – some of whom changed her life, while others left her feeling disappointed and ripped off. Now, she uses her 10+ years of experience with coaches, and her 20+ years of writing novels, to help coaches and experts turn their expertise into in-demand coaching and training programs that get real results. She looks forward to giving you specific, actionable tips that you can start using right away!

Stephanie’s Free Gift – "How to Pick a Coaching Topic That Sells" (Link shared in the Profit Connectors Club: profitconnectors.club)

About Sharon:

Sharon Galluzzo, Profit Growth Strategist at Profit Connections, is the author of several Amazon Best Selling books including “Legendary Business: From Rats to Riche$.” She ran a successful multi-six figure, award winning business for more than a decade before selling it for a profit. In her more than 19 years as an entrepreneur, Sharon has coached professionals across the country from franchisors and solopreneurs to businesses on the verge expansion.

http://sharongalluzzo.com/

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