Today we are trying out our first live interview ever. You can view the interview via the player below starting in approximately 5 minutes. Let us know if you have any problems viewing it. Additionally, you can participate in the live chat via the AllFacebook Mogulus channel. There may be some slight bugs as this is our first attempt at a live feed but it should be pretty good. Feel free to ask questions in the chat room!
Update
Thanks to those that took the time to check out the interview. I’ll be posting a follow-up video which will be an archive version of the interview. If you want to purchase Clara’s book, you can go check it out on Amazon.com.
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