Anna-Vija McClain
Empowering Businesses to Scale
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- Teacher, Speaker, Productivity, Marketing
- Founder and CEO of Piccolo Solutions
- NBJ 40 Under 40 | Most Admired CEO | Best in Business | Forbes Next 1000
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Over her 18 year career in hospitality and business management, Anna-Vija McClain has become an expert in small business efficiency and growth. Starting in restaurants at the age of 16, she worked her way up in the Private Club industry, before leaving to start her own marketing company for small businesses, Piccolo Solutions.
Working with small businesses and entrepreneurs, she and her team provide an “outsourced Marketing Director” model, coaching “on-demand” and executing strategic marketing campaigns to build a successful brand at an affordable budget.
Anna-Vija is passionate about helping small business owners create scalable businesses with amazing company culture! She is dedicated to helping the small business community through her coaching services and online learning platform, Piccolo University. In addition, she is the youngest mentor at SCORE Nashville, a non-profit offering volunteer coaching to entrepreneurs and a 2019 Finalist for the Nashville Emerging Leader Chamber of Commerce Award. She has helped hundreds of business owners grow their personal and professional brands!
Anna-Vija is active in the Nashville community through numerous charities, Boards, and volunteer efforts, including serving as the President of the Nashville Emerging Leader Board. As a long time Mentor with SCORE Nashville, she is honored to have been selected as the host of the SCORE Connect television show on News Channel 5+, connecting business leaders and resources. She has been named to Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Most Admired CEOs, and Best in Business Lists and was selected for the 2022 Forbes Top 1000 List! And just recently, Anna-Vija was named Nashville Business Journal’s 2024 Woman of Influence.
Anna-Vija frequently speaks at events such as HubSpot’s INBOUND conference, and colleges, including the Vanderbilt Owen Business School, Middle Tennessee State University Jones College of Business, Belmont University, and Volunteer State Community College.
Anna-Vija McClain is an expert in small business efficiency and growth. She is the Founder and CEO of Piccolo Solutions, a development firm that provides businesses with numerous ways to scale, from lead generation to workflow solutions that just celebrated their 10th year in business.
She and her team have helped hundreds of business owners grow their personal and professional brands!
Between social media, emails, website updates, blogging, photos, Ads, and more, marketing is a full-time job to learn and execute. Where should you start?
Anna-Vija has grown her marketing agency to a million-dollar organization and has 15+ years of experience growing businesses with digital marketing. She’ll share her best practices for strategy, but also answer your specific questions so you get the help you need to focus and grow!
What You Will Learn:
- How to get found on Google
- Websites that convert
- Social media that engages
- Defining your targeted audience and message
Full: 80 min, + 10min for Questions
Short: 45min, + 10min for Questions
Are you a business owner that wants to increase your network? A simple hello could lead to your next referral. Learn how to make networking work for you and your small business with easy steps on planning, filling the pipeline, and following up to increase your network.
As she shares these best practices for networking, Anna-Vija will give you the tools and resources you need to get systems in place, manage your calendar, stay top of mind, and stand out in your network.
What You Will Learn:
Planning: Getting systems in place, initiating software, and blocking your calendar.
Filling the pipeline: Appointments and events you can prioritize and set aside time for next steps.
Following Up: Staying top of mind and standing out.
Full: 45min, + 10min for Questions
Short: 25min, + 5min for Questions
You Can’t Do It All!!
Getting help is imperative to growing your business, but can seem overwhelming.
As business leaders, we can fall into thinking “I’m the only one…” who can do it right, or fast enough, which limits our scalability, and drains our energy until we burn out.
Join Anna-Vija to learn streamlined techniques to train, onboard, and communicate with your assistant to set them up for success.
What You Will Learn:
- Setting up clear roles and tasks
- Hire help to scale your business
- Systemizing your calendar and email workflows
- Creating a scalable training system
Full: 45min, + 10min for Questions
Short: 25min, + 5min for Questions
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