Grow A Small Business Podcast

In this episode, I interview David Fradin, the President of Spice Catalyst based in Silicon Valley, USA, a worldwide product success management and product success marketing training, consulting, and assessment organization. They offer training to product managers and product marketing managers who are under huge companies to help them accelerate revenue and innovation. In 2012, Spice Catalyst was...

In this episode, I interview Corina Ludwig, President at FunctionFox Systems, Inc . based in Victoria, Canada. They offer online timesheets and project management for creative professionals to help them track time and projects and improve workflow. Corina is responsible for overseeing the FunctionFox engine, as she manages daily operations; vision and planning, advertising, and marketing. Function...

In this episode, I interview Michelle Prince, a best-selling author, motivational speaker, CEO, and Founder of Performance Publishing Group , a "partner" publishing company of Michelle Prince , helping leaders impact the world, using the strengths and talents already within them to create an extraordinary life and exponentially grow their business. Driven by her passion, Michelle started a busines...

In this episode, I interview Salome Fourie, the Founder of The Fourie Agency , a business management agency based in Kansas, USA. The Fourie Agency helps six-figure business owners scale their systems business through systems and team management. Salome is a certified online business manager and passionate about learning something from her clients. The agency was founded in January 2021. Due to dr...

In this episode, I interview Andrena Sawyer, the President of P.E.R.K Consulting , an advisory firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, for small to mid-sized nonprofits and businesses. Services include registration, staff & volunteer training, strategic planning, expert speakers, proposal writing, and more. Andrena is an author, consultant, strategist, and ministry founder. As things ended up not...

In this episode, I interview Peter Mumford, the Founder and CEO at Stone Real Estate based in Sydney, Australia. Stone Real Estate's revolutionary business model is a franchise network structure that operates as a group of cohesive agencies with a unified team and common objectives. The company aims to centralize its focus to its clients to serve them efficiently. With over thirty years in busines...

In this episode, I interview Abigail Forsyth, the Co-founder and Managing Director at KeepCup based in Melbourne, Australia. KeepCup designed and manufactured the world's first barista standard reusable cup with a mission to ensure the world no longer wants, needs, or uses single-use cups. While running cafes in the late 90s, Abigail saw a huge number of disposable cups be sent to the landfill whi...

In this episode, I interview Pete Mohr, an Entrepreneurial Coach, and Speaker at Simplifying Entrepreneurship based in Elora, Ontario, Canada. Simplifying Entrepreneurship is a coaching company, providing tools, workshops, and programs for business owners to help them succeed in their personal and professional lives. An entrepreneur for almost his entire life, he has owned franchises, started his...

In this episode, I interview Bharat Kanodia, the Founder and Chief Appraiser at Veristrat based in San Francisco, USA, helping clients with raising capital, estate planning, and mergers & acquisitions. Bharat has been in valuation since 2000 and has valued assets in real estate, industrial, personal property, and financial assets.  With his extensive experience in valuation, he started his own val...

In this episode, I interview Ryan Limb, the General Manager at Vibestown , an event management & production company based in Tasmania, Australia. Vibestown organizes music, art, and cultural festivals to bring joy and excitement to the people of Tasmania. Due to his passion for attending music festivals, Ryan joined the organization in 2015. Prior to Ryan's involvement in Vibestown in 2015, the fe...

In this episode, I interview Thomas Jeffs, the Founder and Director of Lucidica , an IT support and consulting company based in London, United Kingdom. They make small businesses more effective and efficient by giving advice on new technology and helping them implement it. Thomas started the company by combining his two passions which are small business and technology. Lucidica was founded in 1999...

In this episode, I interview Andy Miller, the Co-founder, and CEO at Heaps Normal , an independent non-alcohol beer company based in Canberra, Australia, changing the drinking culture to a new drink standard. Heaps Normal was co-founded by four mates, each with their reasons for wanting to reduce their alcohol consumption.  Aged 39 in 2020, Andy and his mates started the company. With some investi...

In this episode, I interview Michael Denehey, an adviser at Collins SBA based in Hobart, Australia. Collins SBA is a financial advice and accounting service for Australian businesses. They work with small and medium business owners and assist them in growing and scaling their business. Michael is an adviser who specializes in providing proactive, focused, and strategic advice to manage strategic b...

In this episode, I interview Jennifer Seeno Tucker, a Real Estate Associate Broker at eXp Realty , one of the world's fastest-growing real estate brokerages. Services include offering unique tools to help agents and clients buy and sell stress-free and ensuring the highest quality standards throughout the transaction. Jennifer came to real estate from an educational background. She jumped out from...

In this episode, I interview Punit Dhillon, the President, CEO & Chair of Skye Bioscience Inc . based in San Diego, California, USA, a public pharmaceutical company with a leading program in ophthalmology, developing a drug for glaucoma. Punit is a biotech and life sciences entrepreneur passionate about helping the community. He's also an author of the book Catapult wherein he shares 10 principles...

In this episode, I interview Kristi Soomer, the Founder, and CEO of Encircled , a slow fashion brand based in Toronto, Canada, which makes workwear perfect for active individuals that embrace everyday adventure in style, and in comfort. Encircled is a Certified B Corporation, as sustainability and ethics are the core of everything they do. A former strategy consultant and no fashion background, Kr...

In this episode, I interview Ieuan Williams, the Co-founder and Director of Mane Consulting , Sydney-based recruitment and workforce solutions consultancy, specializing in the Finance, Digital, and Data space. They deliver talent solutions and provide the right resourcing strategy for their clients. Ieuan had been working in accounting and finance talent acquisition within boutique and global orga...

In this episode, I interview Bianca Welsh, the Co-owner of Stillwater Restaurant , and Founder of From Experience , a mental health service based in Launceston, Tasmania. Bianca Welsh is a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor who aims to equip business owners with the tools they need to help identify mental illness in the workplace, understand it from a psychological perspective, and guide...

In this episode, I interview Arjun Rai, the founder, and CEO of HelloWoofy based in New York, USA, a social media and blog management platform, driven by artificial intelligence that helps small to medium-sized businesses with smart marketing for the digital age. Arjun is always passionate about social media and he's full of ideas on how it helps startups.  From a virtual collaboration space, Arju...

In this episode, I interview Mariae Leckie, the Interim CEO, and Senior Consultant of The Project Lab , a consulting and advisory firm based in Hobart, Tasmania. They are experts on cyber security and they work with small to large organizations to ensure the safety and security of their assets. Mariae Leckie was also the former CEO of Crime Stoppers Tasmania. Together with the team, they help thei...

In this episode, I interview Simon Davies, the Founder, and CEO of Bastion Brands , a Melbourne-based healthcare marketing agency specializing in health marketing, advertising, and medical communications. They work with pharmaceutical companies, medical devices, and consumer health businesses. Simon is passionate about innovating and pioneering the healthcare marketing space by encouraging the ado...

In this episode, I interview Annemarie Hayek, the Founder of Global Mosaic , a Chicago-based cultural consultancy that helps clients deeply understand the culture and organically grow corporate or brand initiatives that connect. Annemarie Hayek is a cultural consultant, generational expert, and social agitator who deeply understands society's evolutions. She used her passion for creativity and fou...

In this episode, I interview Michael Earp, the co-founder at Earp Distilling Co , a distilling company based in Newcastle, Australia, with a vision to demystify the world of spirits and offer premium spirits together with food events, education, and some great little experiences. Michael together with his brother decided to open a distillery as the next evolution of their family business.  Earp Di...

In this episode, I interview Pauleanna Reid, the founder and celebrity ghostwriter at WritersBlok , a full-service ghostwriting agency based in Toronto, Canada that helps high-profile leaders and doers turn their personal stories into brand assets. Pauleanna is widely known as a journalist and she's also a freelance reporter at Forbes Business Insider.  Aged 27 in 2017, Pauleanna founded a full-se...

In this episode, I interview Chris "Mercer" Mercer, co-founder of MeasurementMarketing.io based in Austin, Texas, USA, a marketing and advertising company that helps marketing teams and agencies build measurement marketing systems to increase their sales and produce scalable results. Chris has more than two decades of experience in sales and marketing and now he trains larger organizations of mark...