Koyoti Small Business Podcast

Event Planning / Management is one of the most stressful jobs. Understanding what's involved might help you to destress when planning for your next event. Chatting with us about events, is Cari Brunton from Red Bucket Events. Want to hear more? Reach out to Cari here: Website Email Linkedin Instagram Facebook Building a small business community for small businesses. Sharing experiences, infor...

An ongoing segment with KSBP we're calling Conquering Brand Beasts. Marketing mavericks talking about topics all things marketing. This Episode: While Superbowl Ads are crazy expensive and only affordable to a select few, there are lessons that we can derive from them as small business operators Building a small business community for small business. Sharing experiences, information, stories,...

An entrepreneur's story is often one that's winding and twisting, filled with ups and downs. But there's a lot that we can learn from listening to other people's stories, and here's one that culminates into a business about storytelling. We're here to ride the Concrete Wave today with Michael Brooke, ex-magazine publisher, and newly re-minted entrepreneur. Want to hea...

An ongoing segment with KSBP we're calling Conquering Brand Beasts. Marketing mavericks talking about topics all things marketing. This Episode: While we want to market to all of our potential customers, we want to make sure that we build communities around our core values, finding your tribe, and nurturing your flock. Building a small business community for small business. Sharing experience...

Not really an episode, just a quick appeal to get involved with humanitarian assistance for victims of the current conflict in Ukraine. Lots of groups out there offering support, but if you need a couple of recommendations, here are two. Church of Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr 135 La Rose Ave Etobicoke, ON Jewish Russian Community Centre of Ontario 3-5987 Bathurst St. Toronto, ON JRCC also has...

We've got a fun season 2 planned for you. Here's a brief look at some of the changes and (hopefully) improvements that we're making. Hope you'll join us as we continue our adventure Would love to hear from you! Drop us a line! Please help the humanitarian efforts regarding the current conflict in Ukraine. Please help by donating, or by spreading the word. For more information,...

Just some reflections as the first season of the KSBP comes to a close. We hope that some of the content has been helpful to you and your small business. Any feedback or suggestions to how we can improve for season 2 would be sublime! Thank you so much for choosing to spend a little bit of your time with us. We'll see you soon! Building a small business community for small businesses. Sharing...

Talking about the differences between Commercial vs. Residential Real Estate and why it's prudent to talk to a Commercial Realtor when looking for your next office/store/industrial space. Chatting with us today about this is Michael Davidson from Re/Max Realtron. Want to hear more? Reach Michael here: Email Website Linkedin Twitter Building a small business community for small businesses. Sha...

Effective communication is more than being able to articulate an idea. It's being able to deliver a message in a manner that is able to push past barriers so that your intended audience is able to receive that message. Chatting with us about how to effectively communicate, is Jennifer Furlong. Want to hear more? Reach Jennifer here: Email Website Facebook Linkedin Twitter Building a small bus...

Productivity is always that we struggle with, there's always  something that requires our attention. But it's not just about knowing 'how' to be more productive, but also understand the 'why'. Chatting with us about the why AND the how, are JB and the Doctor. Want to hear more? Reach them here: Email Website Facebook Building a small business community for small busin...

Bored and isolated from working over a year at home but don't want to go back to the office? Maybe there's a middle ground that works for you in a co-working space.  Chatting with us about some of the reasons that a co-working space might be something for you to think about, is Mitch Reiss. Want to hear more? Reach Mitch here: Email Website Building a small business community for small b...

Being a Small Business Operator means that you've got a busy life, and that can be overwhelming. Think about automating and putting systems in place to help organise and save your time. Chatting with us about just what sort of systems will help to save you time, is Vered Lerner. Want to learn more? Reach Vered here: Email Website Building a small business community for small businesses. Shari...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Gen X - Thomas | Gen Y - Jonathan | Gen Z - Rika In today's episode: All good things must come to an end... But not for us! As we wrap up this season of the XYZ Roundtable, we reflect on the lessons that the past couple...

Quite often, small business operators fall into a cycle of immediacy. Looking at the next immediate problem and not being able to strategise beyond the next urgent issue.  Chatting with us about how to differentiate between what's important and what's urgent, is Alex Brueckmann. Want to hear more? Reach Alex here: Email Website Website Building a small business community for small busine...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Gen X - Thomas | Gen Y - Jonathan | Gen Z - Rika In today's episode: How can a customer create a deeper connection with your business? By building trust. And the fastest way to do that is through branding. Join us as we...

Do SEO terms make sense to you? Speaking with Eric Seropyan from This Is My South Bay to dive into what some of these terms mean and why they are important for people to know and understand. Want to know more? Reach Eric here: Email Website Building a small business community for small businesses. Sharing experiences, information and stories to help grow the community. New episodes posted every Mo...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Gen X - Thomas Gen Y - Jonathan Gen Z - Rika In today's episode: Growth. Questioning. Gratitude. We've all experienced bumps and turns along the way on our professional journeys. As marketers, the gang at XYZ are n...

As we start adulting, one of the things we are generally told is that we should put aside 20% to save for a rainy day or our retirement. Does this rule still apply when you're a small business operator? Chatting with us about financial planning for a small business operator, is Jamie Madigan. Want to hear more? Reach Jamie here: Email Website Building a small business community for small busi...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Representing GenX - Thomas Representing GenY - Jonathan Representing GenZ - Rika This episode: Too often, entrepreneurs find themselves in silos. So it's definitely something to celebrate when you find people that are n...

These days, it seems like everyone is getting headshots. You see them on LinkedIn pages, business cards, and company websites. But most of the time, it's a photographer that comes in, lines everyone up, with everyone ending up with the same boring headshot, with the same boring backdrop, ending up with the same boring photos. It does nothing for you if you're developing a personal brand...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Representing GenX - Thomas Representing GenY - Jonathan Representing GenZ - Rika In this episode, we're talking about a few productivity tools that we've experimented with and our thoughts about them. Building a sm...

In this digital age, not only are videos becoming more prevalent, but it's ever important to have quality videos. We're speaking this week with Craig McNicoll, of Epilogue Productions to learn just what that means and entails. Want to hear more? Reach Craig here: Email Website Building a small business community for small businesses. Sharing experiences, information and stories to help g...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Representing GenX - Thomas Representing GenY - Jonathan Representing GenZ - Rika In this episode, we're talking about the importance of sleep and how the lack of it can affect our performance. Building a small business...

Some lead by example, some lead with charisma, but to lead a large team over time; learn to lead with a vision. Learn what it means in this episode as we talk to Leadership expert, Dave Burgher. Want to know more? You can reach Dave here: Email Website Building a small business community for small businesses. Sharing experiences, information and stories to help grow the community. New episodes pos...

An ongoing segment with KSBP called the XYZ Roundtable. 3 marketing mavericks of 3 different generations providing different perspectives about entrepreneurship and marketing. Representing GenX - Thomas Representing GenY - Jonathan Representing GenZ - Rika In this episode, we're talking about developing habits as entrepreneurs and our struggles to keep those habits going. Building a small bus...