Executive Edgecast
Executive Edgecast with Marg Bouse is built for one thing: giving you moves you can actually use to grow your business and sharpen your leadership team.
Every episode puts a battle-tested subject matter expert in your ear—people who have actually scaled small and medium businesses, rescued failing go-to-market plans, tightened operations, and led teams and initiatives to achieve great things.
No theory, no motivational sugar. Just proven playbooks, exact moves, and real-world results.
You'll hear how they really did it: the questions they asked, the levers they pulled, what they killed off, and what they'd repeat every time. It's the kind of conversation you forward to your leadership team with: "Watch this—let's do this."
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Executive Edgecast
Finding Your Frequency: Messaging and Positioning with Mark DiFraia
In this episode, host Margaret P. Bouse sits down with Mark DiFraia for an in-depth discussion on the art and science of messaging and positioning.
Mark explains how he helps companies “find their frequency” — tuning their message so that every stakeholder, from investors to customers, hears the same clear, consistent story. Drawing on his background as both a musician and a messaging pro, he shares why alignment, clarity, and repetition are the keys to turning brand noise into a performance that resonates.
🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to develop a messaging framework that unifies your team and drives all communications
- Why it’s important to train founders and teams to communicate on-message
- How to measure messaging success
- Why patience and consistency are essential
💬 Key takeaway:
Messaging isn’t about saying more — it’s about saying the right things, consistently, to the right audience, so that every word moves your buyers closer to action.
📎 Resources Mentioned
- 440 Marketing Blog: http://4fortymarketing.com/blog/
- Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdifraia
🎥 Related Episode: “Customer Marketing: Turning Happy Clients into Growth Engines” with Jackie Bouse
How do YOU make sure your team stays “in tune” with your brand message? Share your tips or challenges — we’d love to hear from you.
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