Business Talk Sister Gawk

Bekkah covers why it’s important to be patient in looking for a property, evaluating if you can grow in the space, if it has enough parking and easy accessibility, considering a property on the national historic registry, and more! Listen now!

Rena Freeman shares how to build a property management business. Rena covers getting the correct licensing, managing all of your properties efficiently, how to vet possible renters, ways to price yourself in a way that makes sense for property owners, how to maintain great customer service relationships with your tenants, and advertising your rental openings. All this and so much more, take a list...

Have you ever wondered what resources are available to business owners for commercial properties? This episode covers how to look for grants within your region, what questions to ask as you prepare for your grant application, when to start spending money on your project, when you should apply, and how to encourage your local region to make more economic development funding available to small busin...

Richard Parker has bought 13 different businesses personally and has spent 34 years working with acquisitions and mergers. In this episode, he discusses how to separate the value of a business from the value of real estate. Richard covers how you should consider how the actual property rental costs, noting that many business owners paying themselves rent for the use of the property space the busin...

Brandon Freeman discusses how he has built his rental investment portfolio, and explains how to calculate a cash on cash return so you can understand for yourself how to strategically build your own portfolio. He discusses why he separated out his property management company from his assets, and how he keeps a mix of short term and long term rentals to maintain a diversified amount of cash flow op...

Bekkah explains what factors you may want to consider when you open up a physical storefront! This episode covers considerations such as whether you are hiring employees, being in the right location for your target market by researching your target market demographic, exploring overall city and regional resources that may be available to your business, and leveraging what your business will bring...

This week Roger Pogorelc (Pooka) shares how he set up, not one, but TWO different indoor billboard advertising companies starting with absolutely no connections in two different markets. You are going to want to listen in to this conversation as it’s a business anyone could build, and his advice regarding how he did it is so valuable. This episode also has some fantastic advice on how to just get...

This is part 2 in the series on goal setting, and you’re not going to want to miss this! This episode covers how to set your goals to be specific, what you need to consider whenever you set yourself a sales goal for your business, and how to get tactical with examples of goals you can really hold yourself accountable for in pushing yourself and your business forward. Listen now!

Setting your goals for the new year is a BIG DEAL. This two-part episode, gets you planning your business’ direction by preparing your financials for evaluation, understanding what you need to be spending money on, and even thinking through when you need rest. Take a listen to get started!

Cassanda Greene shares what you need to know to advertise your event planning business, connect with clients, make suer they have great customer service, and can understand if their overall expectations were met for their event. Take a listen to how she started her business to see if it's a skill you may want to learn for yourself. 

Bekkah shares how to prepare your content to teach entrepreneurship internationally, what to be thinking about in regards to mindsets that may come up when you are teaching, and how to be prepared to answer questions or address the core threads behind where the questions are coming from.

Bekkah shares ways you can prepare to get paid for teaching entrepreneurship, learning reflections from the last two episodes in this series, and a path forward to teaching and making money through the use of education. Also at the end of this episode, the Head of Media Production from Little Thinking Minds shares a great story you’re also going to want to gawk about with us!

Rama Kayyali, co-founder and CEO of Little Thinking Minds, shares how she started her edtech company that is focused on closing education gaps in the MENA region by creating subscription based platforms focused on improving Arabic literacy and learning outcomes. Their educational platforms include,  "I READ ARABIC," which provides Arabic reading and learning content for Arabic speakers, and "I STA...

Kyrgyz international student and English teacher, Aiperi Mavliankulova tells us how she used Instagram to launch an English learning business for language learners when she was looking for ways to make money while studying abroad. Learning business skills along the way, Aipreri shares tips to ensure you stay profitable and don’t overwork yourself!

Business owner and South Asian New York Fashion Week Beauty Director, Barbie Patel shares how to start your journey in becoming a professional makeup artist. With over 15 years for experience, Barbie offers great advice in regards to setting yourself apart from competition, promoting yourself, and having great customer service for your clients. 

If you've ever wondered how to make money off the land or how to safely forage and eat wild mushrooms, then you've come to the right podcast series. This two part episode (starts in 147) with Cliff's Mushrooms and Foraging tells you where to look for mushrooms, what season and tree species to be paying attention to, and so much more. Even if you're not even a mushroom person, you're going to find...

If you've ever wondered how to find edible plants and mushrooms in the wild that are safe to eat and then also thought, wait, why don't I just sell these because they're growing naturally and all I have to do is pick them?? This is the guy you need to talk to, Cliff's Mushrooms and Foraging. Sit back and listen to this two part episode series on all things legitimately legal with foraging edible m...

Maddi Frick shares how she got into the music industry representing artists to pitch their music for TV shows, movies, and video games. Maddi gives great recommendations on how to become networked within the industry kickstart your career. Give it a listen and check out her business at junejulymp3.com

When you have a government contract, it's important to be thinking through diversifying your business to ensure you will be okay if you lose a government contract, how you are planning ahead for growth, considering pilot programs, etc. Reading your contract is also important to know how you are developing goods and services for the government. Knowing what information is your intellectual property...

Preparing yourself to bid on a government contracts starts with networking and understanding the players involved within your business industry, familiarizing yourself with what is in the typical contract, and considering the price point you're willing to place in your proposal. This episode covers how to read a government contract, who to ask about the contract, and so much more! This is part two...

Understand what classification your business falls into, what the tiers of the government are and how they take bids or requests for proposals (RFP's). This episode is part 1 of a series on working with the government agencies as a small business owner. If you've ever wondered how to do this, take a listen! Bekkah tries to help small business owners understand the process through first hand experi...

Billie Asmas fills us in on how she pitched her patented silicone paint tray in a pitch competition, and how you can pitch your product idea too. Some of her tips included: Making sure the judges know the problem you faced and how you came up with a solution, having your manufacturing and market opportunity numbers ready, and knowing the clientele that would be most willing to purchase your produc...

This week, Cassondra Greene from Greene Frame Events discusses how she got started in event planning, how she plans out her business, stays organized, and networks within the industry. This is a great listen if you've ever thought about becoming an event planner. 

From understanding your sales style, to positioning yourself, and even asking someone to mentor you, this podcast is the reset you needed to get you off to the races again as a newer business owner. This episode gives advice to other entrepreneurs on all the things Bekkah wishes she would have known or had to be reminded of as she was in the first couple years of business. 

Steven and John, explain what the spark exhibit will be like for the children's exploratorium they are building, how they are putting it together, and what the space for Birchwood Studios is all about in supporting the Crescendo Youth Orchestra. Take a listen! This is the first update on what is happening with some of the members of the golden group.