AmiSights: Financing the Future For Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

In today's podcast, we talk to Mbasa and Sabu Siyaka , brothers who each run successful businesses in the township of Langa, about nine miles from the Cape Town City Centre in South Africa. Mbasa runs Mzansi Restaurant , which was started in 2008 by their parents, Nomonde and the late Vuklie Siyaka. Sabu runs Ubizo Events & Tours , which also started in 2008.  Ami visited Mzansi Restaurant while h...

In today's podcast, we talk to Ian Meierdiercks , Founder and Chief Planner of IM Wealth Partners , a company he launched in 2003 to provide clients with financial planning and concierge services. He tells us how he takes a holistic approach to wealth management, considering all aspects of a client's financial life. "There's all the things that I saw at my old firm that I thought could be done in...

In today's podcast, we talk to Brian Brault, Transformational Leadership Trainer and Corporate Retreat Facilitator of Legacy Of Significance, a company he launched in 2018, based on living out his purpose of creating a positive impact in the lives of others. He tells us what he loves most about his new venture. "I love doing retreats just because it's the ability to be personal, intimate with peop...

In today's podcast, we talk to Jeremy Jenson , Founder and CEO of Encore Search Partners , a 38-person executive search firm in Houston. He tells us about his journey since starting the business in 2013, and how he plans to stay the course with his talented staff despite uncertainties in the economy." We think that going into the face of a downturn, being fully staffed, and almost even overstaffed...

In today's AmiSights Podcast, we talk to Craig Span , Founder and CEO of GlobeTopper , a prepaid B2B gift card concierge firm that helps clients navigate the ever-evolving digital payments landscape. Craig explains how being laid off from a major communications company after just nine months was the best thing that could have happened for his career, allowing him to focus on his own business. "My...

In today's podcast, we talk to Michelle Galligan , CEO and co-founder of Keep Financials , a firm providing outsourced accounting and CFO services for small businesses. Michelle's company provides CFO services, conducting a monthly review of the financials and picking out the five to 10 most important things that help entrepreneurs understand where they are, what's going on in the business, and if...

In today's podcast, we talk to Robin Stanaland , owner of RMS , a company that helps business owners value, market, and sell their businesses. Robin, who is based in Houston, also runs eight Vistage groups, spending more than 1,000 hours a year in one-on-one coaching conversations with CEOs and business owners. While the next six to 12 months are anybody's guess on the economy, Robin says preparat...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Fletcher Wimbush, Founder, CEO, and Lead Executive Recruiter for The Hire Talent, a talent assessment company that solves difficult hiring problems primarily for companies with 0-250 employees. Fletcher tells us how he got into the industry and shares how to find the top talent. "I spent literally my entire life sin...

I am thrilled to have Tom Spadea as our guest on the AmiSights Podcast.  Tom explains that his firm, Spadea Lignana , helps people turn successful businesses into franchises by providing regulatory guidance, franchise agreements, and structural support. They work with companies with a proven track record and high profitability, aiming to help them achieve generational wealth through franchising. T...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Jessica Harrington , owner of Journey to Yourself , a company she started in 2020 that provides a six-month series of interactive corporate workshops focusing on habits and tools for employees as well as 1:1 coaching for employees on stress management. Jessica tells us how keeping the small stuff under control and...

Talk about mixing things up a bit: instead of being the co-host on today's podcast, I am the guest – along with my better half Bethany. We share our experience visiting South Africa – that I tried to memorialize on this episode. We talk about the experience of going on safari, sitting in my grandfather's seat in the synagogue I grew up in, and visiting the orphanage in Langa township. It was all d...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Angela Pointon, Owner and President of 11outof11 , a digital marketing agency that offers outsource content marketing services and HubSpot expertise and training. Angela tells us about what makes her tick and the inspiration behind her book, "Stop Blending In: The 7 Steps for Achieving Thought Leader Status and Sta...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Jon MacDonald, founder and president of The Good, an ecommerce conversion rate and customer experience optimization advisory that helps brands understand the clicks and movements of their website visitors, and use that data to convert more existing visitors into buyers. Jon also tells us how he spent his extra time...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Chris Earley, an ex-franchisee, founder and president of Liberty Inspection Group , based in Media, Pennsylvania. Chris tells us how he started his own home inspection company after getting his feet wet with a franchise. He also talks about diversifying his business to make it through the fluctuating real estate mar...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Marissa Levin , a five-time, 30-year entrepreneur, speaker, best-selling author, mindset expert, and globally recognized growth and spiritual strategist. In today's episode, she tells us about her latest venture, I5 Conscious Leadership , a leadership education and consulting firm guided by a mission to elevate the...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Joe Torres , CEO and president of Developmental Therapy Associates , based in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. He also runs a software development company and a real estate group and holding company. In this episode, Joe tells us how a near-fatal incident changed the trajectory of not only his career but a...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Tom Bronson , founder and president of the Business Transition Summit , as well as Mastery Partners and Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions. All three companies empower business owners to maximize business value and serve business owners in different capacities to help them achieve their dream exit. In this episode,...

In today's podcast, I talk to Rich Trotter, a U.S. Army veteran-turned-entrepreneur who has led Rosati Ice for over 25 years. We talk about the catastrophic consequences caused by the pandemic shutdowns and how his employees pulled together to keep the company afloat. By having such loyal and dedicated employees, Rich has been able to continue his legacy and stay true to his value of "Mission Firs...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Kent Gregoire , Co-Founder of Stakeholder Business , which is on a mission to help entrepreneurs transform their companies for maximum impact. In addition to his work with Stakeholder Business, he is also the Founder and CEO of Symphony Advantage . Being one of seven certified conscious capitalism consultants aroun...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka SBA Queen, and I talk to serial entrepreneur Celeste Trapp , who has started an exciting new venture after nearly 20 years in the salon business. Celeste has begun her next venture as the CEO and Founder of Whoz , a SaaS social invite and engagement app to help companies and associations engage and retain their valued employees and members...

In today's podcast, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer, aka SBA Queen, and I talk to Donya Gordon , a contract attorney who focuses on commercial contracts, eCommerce M & A transactions, contract dispute resolution, distress business sales, and escrow services. The main focus of today's conversation is what an entrepreneur should do to prepare for a successful transaction before the deal arrives on...

Welcome back to the AmiSights Podcast! Today we welcome our new Co-Host, MultiFunding President Lynn Ozer , aka the SBA Queen. On this episode, we talk to Josh Watson , founder of EIS Automation , a Las Vegas-based manufacturing automation company focusing on product handling and end-of-line solutions. This is a must see episode for entrepreneurs in exponential growth mode. We discuss how to finan...

In today's podcast, I talk to Eric Schurenberg , editor-in-chief of Amplify Publishing Group and former CEO of Inc. and Fast Company. After a long and successful career as a writer and editor, Eric manages a "concierge book publishing company." The opportunity was created, he says, by the "broken state of traditional book publishing in which book publishers are no longer able to fulfill the model...

In today's podcast, I sat down with Scott Empringham , CEO and Owner of Empringham Media . We talked about what an entrepreneur should know about embracing A.I. technology and how to explode their business in 90 days or less with his 8-step social media framework. Much has changed in the marketing world over the past 20 years, and Scott has seen it all, including almost losing everything a couple...

On this episode, Ami Kassar interviews Seth Barnes , Co-Founder and CMO of Raddish , on building a business with your spouse - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Seth is the Co-Founder and CMO of Raddish, a cooking club for kids! Each month tens of thousands of kids learn to cook with Raddish's thematic kits, activities, and tools discovering that the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn. In his r...