New Business Jump Start Show

Professor Phil DesRosiers is the owner of Marin Dojo, holding the rank of 8th degree Black Belt Professor. As an accomplished martial artist, Phil has taken his passion and turned it into an extremely successful local business. After working an 18-year career as a lithographer, Phil came to the realization that he was still at the mercy of an employer. He then started his journey of self-employmen...

Ms. Patty is the owner of Ms. Patty Productions, a full-service event production company in the San Francisco Bay Area. She produces events for corporate functions, fundraisers, weddings, and all shapes and sizes of private parties. She describes how she got started, some of the biggest challenges she dealt with along the way, and what continues to drive her success. The production company actuall...

Joann Barnes is a certified English language instructor who teaches English as a second language to Spanish speaking children in Spain, helping them to get their official bi-lingual certificates. After traveling in Europe and falling in love with Spain, and meeting her future husband there, Joann opened a language school, The English Club, in Bormujos, Spain near Sevilla, starting with 75 students...

Ginny Kuhel is a Human Resources Consultant who specializes in working with Small Businesses usually with less than 20 employees. She focuses on Labor Law Compliance along with Employee and Safety Handbooks. We covered some of the HR concerns facing small businesses when they’re trying to get off the ground, being proactive with your research in order to know ahead of time what state laws are goin...

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 60's/early 70s, Frank Wallace-Ailsworth was introduced to genre films, both classic and not so classic, through the legendary TV horror show Creature Features hosted by Bob Wilkins.  Over the years, Frank’s love for, and knowledge of, horror and sci-fi movies would become much more than a passing interest. While working full time for a Bay...

Michael Mills is a Certified Professional Business Coach and long-time Operations Professional. He holds an MBA in Finance and Management from Babson College. Michael enjoyed a long corporate career working in finance and operations for both publicly and privately held companies, including starting and growing a company to $32M in 4 years. At the age of 62, the last company he was working for reor...

Wendy Ludwig is a Small Business Advisor, Personal Financial Coach, CPA, retired Corporate Tax Professional. She brings a wealth of information and personal experience as an advisor to this conversation and shares some valuable resources that are available to all of us. Business plans are easier than ever, and she advises putting one together to lend some structure to your new venture.  It’s...

During his 20+ year tenure as CEO of a $40 million alternative lending company, Edward Brown placed a random, introductory call to a nationally known financial advisor. True to the adage “One thing leads to another,” that call ultimately put Edward on the path to hosting not one, but two radio shows:  The Best of Investing with Mark Hanf and Sports Econ 101 , a national sports and business sh...

Dr. Carolyn Marie Rachaner is a Dietician, Traditional Naturopath, and a Clinical Nutritionist as well as a business consultant, health coach, and writer currently living in Denton, TX. She joined the podcast to discuss the importance of keeping the mind and body well nourished, offering a number of strategies you can easily implement right away. When you are putting in the energy and extra hours...

George Thompson is a human resources consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Having worked most recently for companies like United Parcel Service (UPS) and the non-profit Institute on Aging, George helps businesses with employee & labor relations, crisis & risk management, and reorganizing and changing organizational culture around performance management. Over the years, George has devel...

Wendy Wilder helps people promote their businesses. That’s the short answer.  She is a digital strategist, founder of Future Bright website design, the creator of the BASE3 Model for Digital Strategy, a professor at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, holds a Master of Science Degree in Technology Management, and so much more. Over her years of helping people design business websites, she...

Dr. Herb Kessner is an Organizational Psychologist and Career Counselor with over 25 years of professional experience in Management Consulting and specializes in Leadership & Career Development, Organizational Growth, Change Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Executive Coaching and Career Testing and Assessment for a global list of clients. He works with individuals to help them build on...

Joey Chandler helps people and companies clarify their core values. This is truly a fundamental step when it comes to getting clear about your business and building your personal brand. On this episode, Joey shares how he: Recovered from burnout without meditation, journaling, yoga, or any of the standard methods simply by utilizing this brand new method. Turned the experience of suffering a broke...

Beth Crittenden is a financial guide, helping individuals and profitable business owners alike to get clear with their finances. She helps people with budgeting, bookkeeping, and managing the inherently unpredictability of small business income. Beth is an expert at goal-setting and accountability, teaching practical financial principles, and finding creative approaches to financial problems. We c...

Kara Reagan is a digital marketer and the founder of Gold Light Digital Marketing. Specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Digital PR, she works with people and businesses to increase their online visibility. Kara talked about her journey from working in corporate while studying digital marketing as well as the actual mechanics of how she built her marketing business from scratch. Top...

Welcome to New Business Jump Start – the place where you can come to learn about getting started in your first business. And if you already have a business going, well, there’s going to be lots of great stuff here for you as well. I’m Evan Palmer and I put together this podcast to do two things: provide tips and tricks for new business owners AND share inspiring stories from people who have alread...