I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at TBEX North America 2013 in Toronto, Canada on June 1-2, 2013!

You can see a list of the first speakers announced on the TBEX site HERE

My session is entitled, “Quit Your Job and Do What You Love Full Time! I Did It, and So Can You!”

Do you wish you could be working on your blog or podcast full time? Wonder how people make that transition? I left my law practice to podcast full time. In my session, you will discover the elements necessary to make that leap from a business plan, to time management, to supporting your family. Leave with a proven business model that you can follow to do what you love full-time.!

You will take away:

1. Practical ways to make the move and podcast and blog full time,
2. Inspiration and a working plan to turn your passion into a career while balancing work, family, life, and sanity
3. Why you need to do more than podcast, and how to get it done

TBEX, the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, writers, and new media content creators – will be holding their 2013 North American Conference at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. On June 1st and 2nd, 2013, scores of travel bloggers will be heading to Toronto, Canada for TBEX 2013, and we can think of nowhere better to host our North American Event.

Hope you can join me and so many incredible speakers, sponsors, guests and content creators! For more information visit TBEXCon.com/Canada

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“Where are you going to do next?”

“I’m going to Disney World!”

 I was recently contacted by Spencer Mazyck from Bloomberg TV about my transition from lawyer to following my dream of sharing my passion for all things Disney. Here is my interview with Spencer that appeared on Bloomberg, businessweek.com, Yahoo! and other outlets.

Lou Mongello, Disney expert and historian, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about his transition from practicing law to creating an online audio and video show dedicated to celebrating the magic of Walt Disney World.

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Disney Springs will feature boutique shops to unique flagship anchor stores, and a wide variety of shopping, dining and entertainment experiences unlike any other currently available in Central Florida.

Drawing inspiration from Florida’s waterfront towns and natural beauty, Disney Springs will include four outdoor neighborhoods interconnected by a flowing spring and vibrant lakefront. In addition to a new gateway with a signature water tower and grand entry, the destination will feature:

- The Town Center, which offers a sophisticated mix of shopping and dining along with a promenade where guests can relax, refresh and reconnect.

- A colorful and thriving commercial district called The Landing with inspired dining and beautiful waterfront views.

- The family-friendly Marketplace that will continue to delight guests of all ages by combining new experiences, such as an over-the-water pedestrian causeway, along with classic Disney favorites, including an expanded World of Disney store.

- A West Side that provides an exuberant atmosphere with lively entertainment, along with a series of new elevated spaces that provide both shade and an overlook to the activity below.

Disney Springs is expected to be complete in 2016.

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Thanks for watching!

- Lou Mongello

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Walt Disney World Resort celebrated the grand opening of New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom on December 6, as classic Disney movies The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Dumbo come to life in the magic Kingdom’s largest expansion ever.

New Fantasyland consists of the Enchanted Forest and Storybook Circus, and includes many new attractions: Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid, Enchanted Tales with Belle, from “Beauty and the Beast” Be Our Guest Restaurant, Dumbo, the Flying Elephant, The Barnstormer Featuring the Great Goofini, and Pete’s Silly Sideshow meet and greet, featuring Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Donald Duck.

Walt Disney Imagineers have truly brought to life beloved Disney stories and magical places, putting guests in the middle of Disney classics and new favorites

To learn more about Walt Disney World and New Fantasyland, visit Lou’s site at WDWRadio.com

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The conference features Central Florida speakers exclusively to create a hyper-local focus on our ever-growing community! Neighbors helping neighbors, sharing technical knowledge, blogging expertise, and social media ideas.

Topics range from creating a better blog with great widgets, to marketing it through social media channels. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, they’ve got you covered! Sign up as an attendee and they’ll immediately send you a personalized agenda for the day… you can even save it as an “app” on your Smartphone! And better yet, you can see which sessions your friends are attending! Click HERE for more information!

Download a sneak peek at the Conference Guide HERE

Follow CFLBlogCon on Twitter

Are you going? Email me or Tweet me @LouMongello and let me know!

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I met a number of people during the Expo, after the panels and in the hallways, including someone named Coeli Carr who contacted me the following day for an interview for Portfolio.com, a financial web site run by bizjournals.com. We spoke about partnering with sponsors, making important choices, and working together for a mutually beneficial relationship. You can read the entire article at Portfolio.com here

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The Central Florida Bloggers Conference (CFBlogCon) is a one-day conference focusing on blogging and social media.

We feature Central Florida speakers exclusively to create a hyper-local focus on our ever-growing community!  Neighbors helping neighbors, sharing technical knowledge, blogging expertise, and social media ideas… yep! Central Florida has a rocking tech community!

When: Saturday, September 15, 2012

Where: Orlando Science Center

Time: Conference: 10 am – 6:30 pm

After?: Yelp.com After Party: 6:30 pm – 8 pm

I will be giving the welcome and Keynote address to kick the morning off, before the breakout sessions begin (See the full conference schedule). I will be sharing not only my personal story and journey, but inspirational tips and advice on how you can turn your passion into profit and do what you love full time!

A full-fledged party brought to you by Yelp.com… what better way to celebrate your new-found friends and reconnect with old ones than by heating things up after the conference?

Are you coming to CFBlogCon 2012? If so, let me know by posting in the comments section below – I’d love to have the opportunity to meet you there!

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This year, I will be back speaking at two sessions – one in the Podcasting track, and the other in the Monetization track.

For more information about BlogWorld, check out my earlier post

Also, stay tuned to WDWRadio.com for information about a NYC meet after the conference!

Hope to see you there!

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This year, I will be speaking at two sessions – one in the Podcasting track, and the other in the Monetization track.

The first session, taking place on Wednesday, June 6, is entitled: “Making Money from Your Favorite Niche Market” and I’ll be joined by Scott Fox and others. Your niche hobbies and personal interests offer profitable and fun online business opportunities IF you know how to monetize them. Our panel of entrepreneur success stories shares the innovative strategies they use to make real money from surprising audience niches like remote-controlled airplanes, Disney World, art fairs, and more. Each panelist represents a different niche and shares practical tips they use personally to generate revenue from Internet marketing and monetization tactics including e-commerce, advertising, online communities, YouTube, podcasts, and information products. Join us to hear these niche success stories you missed! More info…

On Thursday, the second panel I’ll be part of is “Podcasting As A Career: Learn How To From Full-Time Podcasters!” - Find something that you love to do so much, that you’d be willing to do it for free. Then become so great at doing that one thing and people will want to pay you to do it! Does this apply to podcasting? You bet it does! In this session, led by a panel of full-time podcasters, you’ll be inspired as you hear how each have found a unique way to make podcasting their full-time career. Chances are, if you attend this session, you may walk out with a desire to make your dreams of podcasting, full-time, become a reality! More info…

I’m SO excited to be working with two groups of dynamic speakers and sharing my passion and experiences with others!! BlogWorld is undoubtedly the most important conference I attend each year, and I hope that I’ll see you in New York!

If you’re interested in attending, register now, as prices go up as you get closer. I can assure you if you are serious or curious about doing what you love, attending BlogWorld is the best investment in your future!

About BlogWorld and New Media Expo

BlogWorld and New Media Expo NYC 2012 is the world’s largest and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event for bloggers, podcasters, social media networkers, online communities, internet radio and TV broadcasters and every type of new media user and content creator!

This is where independent content creators, journalists, micro-enterprisers, marketers, internet entrepreneurs and the world’s largest corporations learn about the newest online communication technology, tools and methods from innovators and industry leaders. Past events have offered more than 100 educational sessions with amazing speakers including Guy Kawasaki, Mark Cuban, Erin Kotecki Vest, Matt Mullenweg, Steve Rubel, Gary Vaynerchuk, Chris Alden, Elisa Camahort Page, Laura Fitton, Tim Ferriss, Mike Shinoda, Wendy Piersall, Chris Brogan, Tim Street, Paula Berg and dozens of A-list bloggers and podcasters, award winning journalists, Fortune 500 executives, and world renowned online marketers.

Topics range from building audience & community, basic and advanced blogging and podcasting, Audio and Video tools & techniques, web TV and internet radio broadcasting, monetizing content, SEO and SEM, social media marketing, brand reputation management online, how to effectively engage bloggers, and including (and maximizing) new media in your business marketing mix.

If your audience includes bloggers, podcasters and other new media content creators, or if your site is geared to business professionals who could benefit from learning about social media, then this is a great offer for you.

BlogWorld and New Media Expo NYC 2012 is the first and only tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. If you are currently blogging, vlogging, podcasting, producing some other form of new media content, thinking about joining the exciting industry of new media or just want to know what this whole blogging phenomena is all about then you need to be at BlogWorld.

The BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2012 New York will take place June 5-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY with the exclusive 3-day executive and business focused Social Media Business Summit conference track beginning on June 5th. The BlogWorld NEW YORK event is co-located at Javits Center with the Book Expo America (BEA) show, and affords all BlogWorld conference pass holders a nice bonus!–Free Access to BEA’s tradeshow to network with book industry resources.

Hope to see you there! Learn more and register now!

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Book Expo America show will also be at the Javits Convention Center at the same time. A special value for BlogWorld attendees, all conference pass holders get FREE access to the BEA show floor, conveniently located nearby. This is a great opportunity to network with book publishing industry resources exhibiting in the same venue.

I will once again be speaking at BlogWorld, having been a featured speaker at BlogWorld Los Angeles in November, 2011. I have also been attending the conferences for many years, going back to the “old days” when it was called the New Media Expo. Over the years, I have met some amazing people, and learned an incredible amount through the presentations and networking opportunities that are available. There is an energy created by the smart, passionate people that make up the community of podcasters, bloggers, media makers, broadcasters, producers, executives and people looking to share and learn with and from others.

BlogWorld is undoubtedly the most important conference I attend each year, and I hope that I’ll see you in New York!

If you’re interested in attending, register now, as prices go up as you get closer. I can assure you if you are serious or curious about doing what you love, attending BlogWorld is the best investment in your future!

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