Small Business Celebration

Nik Palla, owner of Technical Spray Services, guides us on planning for training, how to not get overextended, choosing between commercial vs residential, and...something that solar and oil both need? 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Venturing Out To A Business That Impact Tens-Of-Thousands Of People 07:18 Remembering Not To Forget When It Comes To Training 14:09 Overextension Prevention 21:30 Final Thoug...

Tim and Michelle Hardt, owners of Hardt Construction Services, guides us on finding the right software that works for your business, retiring your business to your trusted employees, husband and wife really working as a team, and...what do you to reduce the number of suppliers in your supply chain? 00:00 Introduction 00:45 From Tract Houses To Making "Home" Home. 11:06 Finding The Right Software F...

Michael Prince, Co-Owner of the Gaslight Melodrama & Music Hall guides us on cutting business by committee, allowing other people to take over your tasks, stepping up to the plate when your parents-in-law ask you to, and...a thief stealing a spotlight? 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Stepping Up To The Plate When Asked To 12:11 Allowing Others To Take Over Your Tasks 22:25 Cutting Business Run By Committ...

Hunaid Baliwala, owner of Log Cabin Florist, guides us on how to merge existing employees, how to open a store in a different part of the state, how to get product across long distances, and...what do you give for a gift for a landmark achievement like 200 episodes? An episode about a flower shop owner! 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Taking Over, Continuing, And Growing The Family Business 10:43 Merging...

Patrick Moradkhani, franchise owner of Bakersfield's Crumbl Cookies, guides us on finding employees in this tight labor market, viewing your second location like you would your children, finding the right location for your second location, and...do the mice play when the boss is away? 00:00 Introduction 00:49 From Solar-Preneur to Crumbl Cookie 10:37 Finding Employees in This Tight Labor Market 20...

Darlene Denison, owner of Darlene Denison Insurance Agency, guides us on what to do when you hit the business ceiling, how you find employees in this tight labor market, how your employees can become better communicators, and...a real approach to the homeless crisis? 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Overcoming The Business Ceiling 11:31 Finding / Keeping Employees In This Tight Labor Market 21:00 Helping...

Ramona Freeze, Co-Owner of R&D Leather Furniture (When Your Business Is Too Much), guides us saying when enough is enough, allowing kids to jump across the furniture, how to inspire sales people to grow to their potential, and...is a water pump a water pump? 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Is A Water Pump A Water Pump? 10:11 When Is Enough, Enough? 20:11 Discovering Commission Sales Talent 28:08 Final Th...

Jon Slikker, Managing Partner of Vince Dusters (Flying Under The Wire), guides us on expanding your network beyond chambers of commerce and networking groups, putting your stamp on a multi-generational family business, becoming the face of your business, and...kicking your helmet after a plane crash? 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Pinned In A Place Apple Maps Can't Lead You To 07:38 Carving Out Your Ide...

Frank Miranda, owner of 2nd Phase Brewing (Other Businesses Like Yours Around You), guides us on getting your products into other businesses, understanding the time involved in your business, and the visual power of Instagram! 00:00 Introduction 00:52 From The Party Room to 19th Street 08:03 A Beard Full of Watermelon 17:25 Creation of a Cultural Landing Spot 24:20 Final Thoughts: I May Be Slow......

Ron Saylor, owner of Saylor Magic (Your Business As A Conduit), guides us on having a working business subscription model, your business as a conduit to bigger businesses (and visa versa), why you should pay attention to your tools, and...how do you survive a spike that pierces through both of your hands - in front of an audience! 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Getting Away From Ruining Christmas 09:59...

Chris Keeler, President of Commercial Trade (What's The Normal Percentage Debt For Your Business), guides us on business lessons to pass along to your children, at what point to you call a debt collector, a clever way to talk to difficult customers, and...how make your business successful once it's been bombed...twice! 00:00 Introduction 00:49 At What Point Do You Call A Debt Collector? 09:38 How...

Robin Paggi, owner of Human Resource Development by Robin Paggi (Giving Rewards Without Wronging People), guides us on talking mental health without being sued, authentic, fair conversations with Generation-Z, and...finding strength in being a grey hair. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Learning About People By Doing 09:01 Rewarding Without Wronging People 26:16 How to Talk About Mental Illness Without Be...

Mitchell Alsup, owner of Alsup Racing Development and Alsup Motorsports, (Fixing Your Business After Year Two) guides us on alining with a major brand to give your business credibility, adapting your business for recession, and...electrifying utv's and off road vehicles? 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Making Money From Playing In The Dirt 12:00 Fixing My Business After Year Two 22:33 Major Brand Affilia...

Alphonso Rivera, owner of AMR Digital Forensics and Teach Me Technology (Hiring The Best Computer Hacker), guides us on drawing the line in investing in your business, how to monitor employee efficiency, working with both sides of the legal isle, and...becoming a junior olympic boxer? 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Playing Both Sides of the Legal Isle 09:46 Hiring The Best Computer Hacking Teacher In Th...

Jim Hinesley, owner of Advanced Plumbing, guides us on making processes easy to understand, building your business like a franchise, staying consistent in your vision, and...treating your baja racing team like a business to win races?

Sergio Aguilar, co-owner of Fresco Mexican Grill, guides us on how to reestablish your credit when you business crashes, how to grow your business beyond the expense of doing business, how to keep you business ahead of recession, and...what do you do day one when you emigrate to the United States?

Chris Mortensen, owner of Dust Free Tile Removal & Cigar Mas Fino, guides us on the unreasonable expectations of work hard / play hard, masculinity perceptions with sobriety, how to grow in the coming recession, and, what life-long philosophy do you teach your children? 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Unbridled Ambition 10:21 At What Point Does "Work Hard / Play Hard" Become Too Much To Keep Up With? 22:...

Tricia Bland, owner of L.E.A.N. Consulting guides us on how to identify the right food portions so you can take care of yourself on business lunches, how to reach more people than with one-on-one sessions, how to invest in your business one piece of equipment at a time for maximum benefit, and...how do you come back from cancer...four times?

Tony Marion, owner of Stockdale Tile (Why Community Involvement Is Key to Your Business), guides us on how to compete against Amazon, the big box stores, and the internet, how to keep your employees around, and...what do you do on your Saturday off? https://youtu.be/JCzx-vaOgNE https://www.stockdaletile.com

Dave Weldon, President of McKenney's Air Conditioning, guides on deep sea fishing is like your business, attracting new customers with your #1 asset...your employees, how teaching your employees that they don't have to constantly reinvent the wheel, and...what do you when your shop burns to the ground on Christmas Eve?! @Small Business Celebration

Joan Knowlden, a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, guides us on our loved ones who are addicted to their business, helping employees fixated on Ukraine and other events, HR tools for business owners who can't afford an HR department, and...what is a knight in rusting armor?

Glenn Bland, Founder of The Bland Company and Board Member of CalCom Energy, guides us on encouraging business owners to give business advice, tools to building and effective leadership team, how to build your business so that it thrives while you're rescuing climbers in the Swiss Alps, and...is there really a such thing as a world arm wrestling championship?

Monda Byrd, president of MTS Solutions (how to successfully be a female leader in a male-dominated industry), guides on how to start near the bottom of the business and rising to the top, how to work with older employees, and...the word of the year...curious?

Shannon Kehrer, Founder / CEO of Hidey Style, (Turning Your Product Idea Into Reality) guides us on building your business while you have a corporate job, growing your business nationally, losing your non-business owner friends, and....growing from a $3,500 credit line to $20,000 credit line in one day?

Jim Damian, Founder and CEO of Stria, guides us on creating stability in your business, how to deal with turnover employees, tragic optimism, and...swimming for non-swimmers?