Same Business Different Day

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When Zeke first met Knight, his name alone grabbed Zeke's attention.  And he's held Zeke's attention with every story he's told him since.  Knight has implemented the perfect combination of knowledge and personal experience into his unique business model.  And when we say experience, no one is exempt from getting their hands dirty!  Please take the time to enjoy this episode wi...

In this week's episode, we got to sit down with Adam Boyar!  Adam's wisdom and experience is undeniable.  What he's decided to do with that information is to take a leap that not many would have.  His daring mentality has paid off in a very special way, and he was nice enough to share that whole story with us.   We want to thank our returning sponsors as well as the new ones, D...

We're happy to release this episode with Ivan Lucas.  His dedication to the city of Vista is almost as strong as his dedication to his family.  In this episode, Ivan talks about his early lessons in his industry when starting from the bottom, children changing his life, and his efforts to support them.  He took his time over the years to put together enough capital for his current e...

Natalie Boehm is as inspirational as she is intelligent.  She talks about working with self-employed parents at a young age, and inheriting a strong work ethic.  Pivotal decisions sometimes come when least expected.  But look at Natalie now!  She used her education as a means to becoming a stronger person, and then made her life’s work about helping others.  Listen to the...

Today we sat down with Christine McDannell.  If you don't know of her, you may have heard of her... your favorite entrepreneur's favorite entrepreneur.  As always, we like to talk about the path that our guests have taken on the way to their success, but we will never ignore the failures because that's all part of the journey.  She talks about being raised by a business owner father...

Today we get to listen in on the fabulous stories of Mr. John Sanders.  John doesn’t just want to share his stories with aspiring business people… he puts his money where his mouth is.  But before we get to all of that, Alyssa, Chris, & Zeke ask about his early years, tougher times, his education, and the decisions leading up to his great success. Of course we want to thank our retur...

Natasha Mills, host of the Let Me Touch That podcast, joins us for an in depth conversation to kick off season 3.  Considering her experiences and outlook on life, you’d think she was much older than she is! That makes the conversation that much more compelling.  We discuss regional stereotypes, travel, military experience, mental health and race, education, being an entrepreneur in your...

The Same Business Different Day podcast will always be huge supporters of education and educators.  Although your success or hardship in school doesn't define you, your education is undoubtedly part of who you become.  And we know that no two stories are the same.  In this week's bonus episode, we put together some of the best education stories from Season 2! Please revisit our epis...

How close is what you wanted to be when you grew up to what you actually became?  As we prepare for Season 3, we've put together some short bonus episodes for you.  We refer back to previous episodes, and hear how they each answered our question. Please revisit our episodes and learn something you may have missed the first time.  As always, please like & subscribe!

In our season two finale, Sammy Vega tells us an inspiring and fascinating story.  Although Sammy is young in his current business venture, he spent years learning business even before completing his business degree.  From growing up in the family business to going on a journey of his own.  What makes this story fascinating is that these two paths crossed once again, providing benef...

From literally the other side of the world, Masami Sato joins us to tell stories about navigating her way through childhood, changing high schools, struggles with communication, meeting new people, and finding common ground.  While realizing her passion for food, she found herself wanting to be involved with more than just her local community.  So she launched a global initiative to affe...

The sacrifices that Lee and his family have made throughout his lifetime not only affected his path in education, but his professional path as well.  We thank Lee for his 23 years of military service and for this story time trip around the world.  Lee also lets us in on how much people can tell us about themselves without even talking to us directly.  Protecting our households, our...

A few stories from Jim Lawrence will quickly remind you that belief in one's self is more than a cliche.  Jim's countless business accomplishments are just the beginning.  He was put in the position to uplift his city and surrounding communities and answered those bells willingly as well.  We were so glad that Jim flew down just for our show, and spent a few hours of his time in tow...

We've been hoping to sit down with Tony Loiacono for months.  But it makes sense that he's been unavailable while navigating the tough times that were so unique to his industry during the pandemic.  Well, the waiting has paid off.  Tony has come out of the other end a wiser businessman with some incredible stories to tell.  Tony deserves a lot of credit for making an attempt at...

This week, we had the great pleasure of sitting down with Dave Baldwin.  It was really nice to hear him take a simple, pragmatic approach to what many ignore or refuse to deal with... our finances.  Dave took the bold leap from the Fortune 500 world into his own firm, now doing business on his terms.  A veteran, an author, and a gentleman, Dave Baldwin was just the guest that many o...

This week we had the pleasure to sit down with our first guests to actually fly in for the show.  From the Bay Area, we have two incredible entrepreneurs that give back, not just with their non-profit organization, but at their respective high schools as well.  We talk entrepreneurship, the willingness to put in the work, taking losses & bouncing back, having a plan, delivering on yo...

Frosene is a FORCE in her community, whether business or personal.  The influence she has today started before she was even born.  Her father, Perry, is an historic figure in the Oakland/ Bay Area.  But don't make the mistake of discounting her impact in the business world around her.  All of the respect that she has today, is a result of her hard work and dedication.  She...

We were happy to extend our education episodes into a 2nd part.  And we were fortunate to do it with the perspective of Jason Good.  He has a masters in Educational Technology, teaches in Bonita Vista High's IB program, and has many other accolades including being Alyssa's big brother!  It's a short, but in depth, conversation and provides some really important insight into the chan...

The Same Business Different Day podcast is asking for the support of our listeners.  We're shining a spotlight on what is going on with our children now, in order to make for a brighter future later.  The 2020-21 school year has been unprecedented.  We took a short break from our traditional storytelling format in order to give a voice to our future entrepreneurs and trailblazers. &...

We're sorry for the delay, but happy to announce our episode with Craige Howlett.  At the forefront of one of the largest industries in the world, Craige was gracious enough to call in from Texas to let us know the ins and outs of his business.  And Alyssa was oh so happy to get the details!  Event planners and goers, listen up!  A niche Zeke is just learning about and maybe yo...

In this episode, Dr. Roger Hunter joined us all of the way from North Carolina to share 76 years of experience with the Same Business Different Day audience.  He's still going strong and you'll find out one of the reasons why, after the reveal.  Prior to the reveal, his early work is as fascinating as his current work is groundbreaking.  Thanks Dr. Hunter for joining us! We also wan...

In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Ryan.  His pivot into entrepreneurship makes all of the sense in the world, and it was forecasted during his youth.  But it didn't make sense until he was faced with tough decisions.  Many of us can relate.  Fortunately, Chris' great storytelling ability helps us navigate this journey.  We're happy for Chris a...

SEASON 2 PREMIERE!!!!!  We're back and super excited!  We're kicking off season 2 with a fun conversation with the inimitable Shane Paul.  We aren't only thankful for his service to our country and his non-profit work, but for his willingness to share his knowledge with our listeners.  And since sharing our formulas for success is what this show is ALL about, Shane proved to be...

We hear the chatter and know that many of you have missed us. We’ve missed you as well. Season 1 was such a great experience, and success for us all. Season 2 is almost upon us, but Alyssa, Pops, and I knew that Black History Month was the perfect time to celebrate this very special guest. George Coletrain took time out of his very busy schedule to sit down with us and give insight into his proces...