Home Business Podcast

Interview with Linda Smith, Esq., Author of Smashing Glass and Kicking Ass According to the self-described "meanest woman alive", even if a woman is brilliant and powerful she often uses tentative, non-assertive speech in the business world. This is called "women speech." It's indirect and polite, while men's speech is often more assertive and direct. Why is this? Because many women fear that asse...

Interview with Tom Aageson Author of Creative Start-ups From advertising to educational technology, video games and opera, to fashion, film, 3D printing and augmented reality, entrepreneurs in the creative industries are thriving. The creative economy contributes over $700 billion annually to the U.S. economy, and much of this work can be performed home-based. But entrepreneurs at the heart of thi...

Interview with Book Publisher Annalisa Parent At your fingertips you have a way to grow your home business to the next level, and you might have ever thought of it. Write a book! Yes, publishing a book is easier than you think, and it can open up an entire new promotional channel; To bring a book to reality, you'll need to know how to turn an idea into a publishable piece; and understand the publi...

Interview with Brandon Watt Drinking beer, hanging with the boys, battling through 60-hour weeks to support his family… Brendon Watt knows all about being a 'real man.' The problem is, in his desperate attempt to 'fit in' and adhere to unspoken rules of manhood, Brendon found himself exhausted, broke and (like nine percent of men) deeply depressed. He found the secret to his success. Success for a...

Interview with Presentation Expert Diane DiResta Public speaking is the new competitive advantage. Yes, it's time that YOU make a presentation to market your home-based business. But how will you reduce fear and craft and deliver a talk that will make a knockout on the platform! To make a knock-out presentation, you'll need poise, the language of assurance, a compelling talk; and be able to size u...

Interview with Digital Influencer Tyler Bray Millennials seeking a new, authentic voice to help motivate them need to look no further than 20-year-old entrepreneur Tyler Bray (www. Tyler-Bray.com). Bray is an entrepreneur, model, and actor, who started his own business at 14. His business made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. The eldest son of nine children to immigr...

Interview with Marketing Expert Wendy Meyeroff For a hard-pressed home business start-up, there just never seems to be enough Cash to go around. That might tempt you to do too much of your own marketing, and not seek out help you need. This could put your home business in dangerous shoal waters, as you get lost in marketing, lose the big picture and your biz runs aground. This podcast's guest, Wen...

Interview with Ace Business Facilitator Laurence Favier Starting up a home-based business, even part-time, is the equivalent of making a career change. But Career change brings fear – particularly fear of being without a job if you go into business full-time. Our podcast guest, Laurence Favier, advocates that fear is not something to avoid; and you can't let it hold you back from your business dre...

Interview with Leif Frey and Erin Frey Founders of Frey Clothing Care Line We love motivating start-up stories on the Home Business Podcast. Leif Frey and Erin Frey - arduously researched the laundry care market and found a market gap. After a successful Kickstarting campaign, they developed a new product and began fulfilling orders from their basement. Their company - FREY (www.livefrey.com) - ha...

Interview with Erica Meltzer Author of "The Critical Reader" Have you ever thought of taking on the biggest business in an industry, going head-to-head with them? Our next guest has done just that, carving out a profitable publishing niche in the huge student test preparation market. Erica Meltzer is the brilliant founder and bestselling author of The Critical Reader (www.thecriticalreader.com), a...

Interview with Chris Westfall Author of "Leadership Language" Every Business owner has a shining vision of "how things could be." But most business leaders fail miserably at relaying these insights to people who support their business. Poor communication—such as lack of clarity—eats away at your business from the inside out. It also ramps up stress, delays business projects, and results in lost sa...

Interview with Dan Khasis CEO of Route4Me Even a decade ago, the ability for employees to work from home seemed like a distant dream. But today, more and more companies are embracing the telecommute business strategy of home-based workers. It is no longer about "working from the beach." It's become a whole new approach to the way people work. Embracing the "Computer-Commuter" wave - in a big way -...

Interview with Craft Brewing Expert Kevin Stocks We've all heard the term "Home Brew." Yes, Home Brewing is one of the original home-based business, long before the Internet enabled tens of millions to work from home. Although a craft beer might be brewed from home, many become home-based and grow into an outside brewery to serve customer niches. The craft brew beer industry has boomed over the la...

Interview with Eco-Preneur Emmet O'Brien Emmet O'Brien started professional racing driver for the VW Group and BMW where he competed in the World and European Touring Car Championships, and he also raced for Ferrari. Emmet O'Brien then drove into the world of entrepreneurship by focusing on that key business success principle of building a better mousetrap. Emmet found that mousetrap in the large...

Interview with Martyn R. Lewis Author of How Customers Buy... & Why They Don't In a world where everything is on-demand, the way customers buy has changed. Buyers have an abundance of information and choice at their fingertips, and the divide between companies and buyers is wider than ever. Whether you're an executive, entrepreneur, or marketer, it's time to look beyond your sales process and focu...

Interview with Jennifer Turnage, co-author of HONEY, YOU GOT THIS!: Technology Made Easy For Network Marketers For many home-based entrepreneurs, network marketing offers an opportunity to work whenever, wherever, and with whomever they want, liberating them from the constraints of corporate life. But to be successful, one must maximize the amount of time developing new business contacts. As a bus...

Full Post at Home Business Magazine  Interview with David Ankin former Stuntman and founder of ToyMakerz - Using Ingenuity David Ankin, inventor and star of the hit show ToyMakerz (www. ToyMakerz.com), realized that being a stuntman wasn't a long-term career. So he decided to turn his passion into a new career that others could enjoy. Now, David's challenge is constantly coming up with something n...

Interview with Lena Jenkins-Smith CEO and Executive Producer of Young Millennium Records Can a hard-working Mompreneur succeed in the male-dominated entertainment industry of record labels? Lena Jenkin-Smith says YES. Lena Smith is the CEO and executive producer of Young Millennium Records (www.youngmr.com). She is a hard-working, African-American entrepreneur who carved out an inspiring career wo...

Interview with Elaina Mitchell who Proves that Beauty is Compatible with Being a Successful Business Owner A businesswoman can start out fighting battles she never asked for. Can beauty mixed with business be a liability? For example, is being "attractive" seen as less loyal and trustworthy? Are there unspoken "do's and don'ts" for the way women represent themselves in the business world? Former m...

Interview with Salvatore Passariello founder of Hair Illusion Product Line We've been inspired by many stories of entrepreneurs who have overcome staggering odds to achieve home business success. But how about starting literally from a jail cell, behind a shower curtain, to launching a million-dollar business. Salavatore "Ronnie" Passariello has done just that, with an inspiring story of business...

Interview with Entrepreneur Duo Augusto and Jared Competition is part of any small business environment. It's a challenge all home business owners must deal with. But what if you are in about the most cut-throat competitive world you can be in? Can you not only conquer a hyper-competitive market, but thrive in it? Entrepreneur Duo Augusto and Jared say YES. With combined totals over $100 Million i...

Interview with Heather DeSantis Owner of Publicity For Good They say there's no such thing as bad publicity. Just get your business name out there, however you can, and let the chips fall where they may. Heather DeSantis says "NO" to that old PR paradigm. Heather and her firm Publicity For Good  believes good publicity, or publicity for companies doing amazing things, is the way to go! Sherilyn Co...

Interview with Empower Cocktails founder Tiffany Hall On the Home Business Podcast, we love great start-up Stories. And Tiffany Hall, founder of Empower Cocktails, has a great story to tell. In an industry that primarily targets men—leaving women as an afterthought—Tiffany Hall is disrupting the distilled beverages industry through her line of spirits. Hall is a former marketer, turned lawyer, tur...

Interview with Gig Author Marion McGovern The traditional American workplace is rapidly changing. With 41 million independent workers in the US alone. Is it time to "hop on" the gig band wagon before it's too late? But how does a budding home-based entrepreneur, maybe used to the traditional "9 to 5" work model - take the Gig leap? To explore this Gig, Sherilyn Colleen, Managing Editor, and Richar...

Interview with Author and PR CEO & Veteran Jennifer Fortney For home business owners, public relations can be downright confusing because it operates differently than other marketing tactics. You know that you want PR, you understand the potential value of PR to your business, but you're unsure how to go about it. Or, maybe you have tried PR but it didn't work. So what's a home biz owner to do? To...