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	<itunes:summary>Isabelle Mercier Turcotte of LeapZone Strategies is a successful and innovative business brand catalyst with a sole purpose to inspire and empower people to raise the bar. \\\&quot;Momentum Generator\\\&quot; is her middle name and she has a relentless passion for helping entrepreneurs and business leaders clarify, articulate and reach their goals. Her momentum-generating audio podcast series “RISE” is full of expert advice, tips, tools, insights and experiences, designed to help you continually make the small shifts required to build momentum and increase your brand equity. Whether you are stuck in a rut, want to take your brand to the next level, or simply want to become more efficient and productive, these quick and easy-to-use audio podcasts offer a simple way to learn, be inspired and empowered, and continuously connect with ideas that will help you raise the bar on your business and yourself.
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		<title>OOPS! We Messed Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We apologize to all our faithful subscribers for confusing the heck out of you today. I bet you are wondering why in the world you received a post from us that said &#8220;We Are Sorry To See You Go!&#8221; Please disregard it. We were testing something on our blog that totally backfired on us.
Sorry for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We apologize to all our faithful subscribers for confusing the heck out of you today. I bet you are wondering why in the world you received a post from us that said <strong>&#8220;We Are Sorry To See You Go!&#8221;</strong> Please disregard it. We were testing something on our blog that totally backfired on us.</p>
<p>Sorry for the confusion and please&#8230;don&#8217;t go!</p>
<p>(Total Monday brain fart!)</p>
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		<title>Q: What is the difference between LeapZone and a Business Coach?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabelle Mercier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a question that we get a lot and that can easily be answered. There are many great business coaches out there and the same goes for branding experts&#8230;but very few offer the benefits of both. When you work with LeapZone you not only get a Business Performance &#38; Accountability Coach on your team [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This is a question that we get a lot and that can easily be answered.</strong> There are many great business coaches out there and the same goes for branding experts&#8230;but very few offer the benefits of both. When you work with LeapZone you not only get a <a href="http://www.leapzonestrategies.com/coaching.php" target="_blank"><em>Business Performance &amp; Accountability Coach</em></a> on your team to help you gain clarity and focus, as well as make the necessary pivotal shifts to gain the momentum you need to reach your goals; but you also get a <a href="http://www.leapzonestrategies.com/creative.php" target="_blank"><em>Brand Building &amp; Development Expert</em> </a>to help you solidify your business&#8217; brand foundation and become a promise delivery machine!</p>
<p>We bridge the gap between business and branding and our process <strong></strong><strong></strong>looks at your business from a strategic and tactical level, while bringing our extensive brand-building expertise to the table. Our delivery of our process is always in an honest and direct approach with no room for BS. <strong>The combination of our process and delivery benefits entrepreneurs and business leaders in 3 ways:</strong></p>
<p>1. It helps them achieve balance in their lives between work and play;<br />
2. It helps them align and focus their team and communications to deliver a uniform customer experience; and<br />
3. It helps them move forward at a healthy, strategic and faster pace towards their version of massive success.</p>
<p>At LeapZone, you can benefit from our expertise in 3 ways: on a Strategic and Performance Coaching Level; a Strategic and Brand Development Level; or a Strategic, Performance Coaching and Brand Development Level.</p>
<p><strong>Want to know which level is for you?</strong></p>
<p>To learn more about how <a href="http://www.leapzonestrategies.com/" target="_blank">LeapZone Strategies</a> can help you increase brand equity and profitability through business and branding strategies, strategic planning, performance coaching and brand development, fill out our free <a href="../../assesment-form.php" target="_blank">Needs Assessment Questionnaire</a> today.</p>
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		<title>What Is LeapZone’s Process?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabelle Mercier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our process is to conduct an initial strategy session and then accompany with either coaching or cre8ive services, or often times both, to help businesses build successful brands from the inside out. Depending on where you are at with your business, our services work hand-in-hand to tailor to your needs to help you raise the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong></strong>Our process is to conduct an initial strategy session and then accompany with either coaching or cre8ive services, or often times both, to help businesses build successful brands from the inside out. Depending on where you are at with your business, our services work hand-in-hand to tailor to your needs to help you raise the bar.</p>
<p><strong>• Strategy</strong> provides a higher level of clarity, sharper focus, and planning of the next steps.<br />
<strong>• Coaching</strong> provides accountability and on-going support to carry through the planning.<br />
<strong>• Cre8ive</strong> provides effective and authentic brand development to support brand consistency in the marketplace.</p>
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		<title>How Long Does LeapZone’s Process Take?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabelle Mercier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That all depends on what we find once we look under the hood of a business.
• Strategy: Initial strategy session(s) from 3 hours to 3 days depending on the depth of clarity required.
• Coaching: Coaching is typically a 1 year contract. (see “How does performance coaching work?” for more info)
• Cre8ive: Cre8ive depends on the scope of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong></strong>That all depends on what we find once we look under the hood of a business.</p>
<p><strong>• Strategy:</strong> Initial strategy session(s) from 3 hours to 3 days depending on the depth of clarity required.<br />
<strong>• Coaching:</strong> Coaching is typically a 1 year contract. (see “How does performance coaching work?” for more info)<br />
<strong>• Cre8ive:</strong> Cre8ive depends on the scope of the collateral…however an initial brand identity package usually takes about 1.5 – 2 months to complete. This is also subject to client availability.</p>
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