Small Business Success Talk

This episode of Small Business Success Talk is conversation about evolving as a business model and owner. Charlene Burke shares her approach of experimenting as a part of business growth - it's never failure, it's learning what works and what doesn't.  ********************************************************************* This episode of Small Business Success Talk brought to you by: Chrysaetos. Ma...

On this Small Business Success Talk episode, Sales Comp Guy, Christopher Goff shares with Christy what it takes to have successful compensation practices in your business. Goff's book, "Starting Simple: Sales Compensation" is available on Amazon . Christy highlights Chris's book "Starting Simple Sales Compensation". One of her favorite quotes from the book is "Culture Matters". He is such a strate...

In this episode Christy shares her experience being a part of Associations and Chambers and how to be strategic with membership. SBSTpodcast #SBSTshow #smallbusinesssuccesstalk #podcast #podcastlife #strategy #businessstrategy #strategeist #businessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #business #speaker #author #businesscoach #Associations ************************************************************...

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Small Business Success Talk podcast! If you haven't gotten the chance to listen to the previous podcast titled "Strategy Is...", I highly suggest that you do because I go over all things STRATEGY. Setting that strategic foundation comes first (core messaging, brand identity, etc.) and second comes setting expectations and strategic execution. There ar...

Welcome back to the Small Business Success Talk podcast! Today, your very own host, talks all about strategy and the difference between having a plan and having a STRATEGIC plan. Yes, there's definitely a difference! What got Christy started in the world of business strategy was the fact that most businesses work so hard on their strategy only to just put it on a shelf and forget about it. Meanwhi...

 For this episode of Small Business Success Talk, we're joined by Sylvia Leach Lovely. She describes herself as "a lawyer by training, a CEO by experience, and a media mogul...in my dreams" with multiple businesses that she juggles. Her passion though lies in stories which she included in one of the books she wrote. In 2008, she explained that she had a pretty big, life-changing event that happene...

Join Christy as she talks with her friend and coach, Deryl Sweeney, about his own experience with business ownership and the real power coaching has had for him. Listen long enough to hear Christy share some of her own work that Deryl has put her through and the impact it has on her daily life. Deryl Sweeney is a Professional Coach focused on helping entrepreneurs and high performance professional...

In this episode, I discuss what being professional looks like today. If you're a person out in the workforce, you already know that 'being professional' has definitely evolved and looks much different than it did many years ago. What being professional looked like years ago, does not look the same today. It could mean having tattoos, dressing a little differently, being a full-time parent, having...

For this episode of the Small Business Success Talk podcast, we're joined by Amy Torres of Director of Marketing Inc. and Kristina Stubblefield of SoIn Media Group. We're calling ourselves the 'Marketing Mavens' because of our combined knowledge and experience in the field of marketing. Brittany Murphy of One Thing Marketing was not able to join us for this episode, but she will be joining us in t...

   For this episode of Small Business Success Talk, we had the chance to sit down with our good friend Dallas Montgomery of Montgomery Farms. A family-owned business, it's a beautiful 40-acre outdoor venue located in Underwood Indiana and they do everything from corporate events to weddings. He got into his second calling as a chef and did that for 7 years until teaming up with his sister at Montg...

This episode of Small Business Success Talk, Christy shares insights about utilizing the SWOT analysis in a more personal meaningful way and the impact you have on the world without even knowing it. ********************************************************************* This episode of Small Business Success Talk brought to you by: Chrysaetos. Making a better human experience by building better lead...

Our first guest since the rebrand of our podcast (which is now Small Business SUCCESS Talk if you haven't heard yet), is Michael G. Hall. A Louisville native, he has his degree in accounting and economics. After being a CPA and moving into corporate finance, he realized he wanted to do something different and less self-driven which is what got him into human analytics. What exactly is human analyt...

For this episode of Small Business Small Talk, we had the chance to sit down with a good friend of ours, Cara Silletto from Magnet Culture. We enjoyed getting to hear about her background where she grew up as a theater kid, then moved on to being an Event Planner for a state association which then planted the seed for her to eventually become a speaker trainer. Her main focus at her business, Magn...

"In this episode of Small Business Small Talk host, Christy Smallwood, gives a fun recap of 2021. It's been a great year for Small Business Small Talk that has hosted many wonderful business owners. If you've not listened to all episodes, you need to. Lots of great content for all of you business owners out there. Christy also started a NEW travel podcast with fellow host, Tara Branch of Vacations...

On this episode of Small Business Small Talk, we had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Jordan Babineaux, former NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. We discussed his childhood in Port Arthur, Texas, his journey with the NFL, and how he got to where he is today with his business, Pivot to Win. At the young age of 39, Jordan has already accomplished so much in his profess...

We recently sat down with Jeff Chandler on Small Business Small Talk. He's been in the business of IT since the 80s and owns his own IT company, Z-JAK Technologies. His desire to be an engineer as a kid is what got him started in the field. With small businesses also being prone to cyber attacks, his clients enlisted his help in helping to secure their systems. Thus, Jeff 's book on cybersecurity...

Jeremy Shere of Tribal Knowledge Podcasting sat down with us and talked about why Corporate America just wasn't his thing and how owning his own business is all about the aspect of control. For Jeremy, it's all about being goal-oriented as well. We also had the chance to talk about having twins in the family and other random topics (Brendan Fraser included). This was definitely a fun episode so ma...

After realizing that less than 3% of the apparel that we buy and wear is made here in America, Dean Wegner wanted to change that. In this episode of Small Business Small Talk, we get to hear about his background and how his business, Authentically American, got its start. Having a passion for creating more jobs and a great company culture is what Dean is all about along with his faith being an imp...

On this episode of Small Business Small Talk, Joe Hulsey, owner of Joe Hulsey Photography shares his experience and love of telling stories through pictures, as well as the impact caring about people has in his business. www.joehulsey.com Small Business Small Talk is sponsored by: The Chamber of St. Matthews ( Welcome to the Chamber of St. Matthews!) Eagle Eye Strategies **************************...

"In this episode of Small Business Small Talk, host Christy Smallwood brings us all up to date on what's been going on with her. Getting sick is rough, especially as a business owner! Sometimes it's good to have some down time to regroup, but the show must go on. It's also important to have a great team to back you up to make sure the balls are still rolling. This is a fun show packed with some gr...

Jason Koerner of Perfect Pitch DJ Services talked with us for this episode of Small Business Small Talk. We loved hearing how he makes events like weddings and business expos a personalized experience with not only his DJ service, but his high-tech photo booth as well. In addition, he talks about how it's important to stand out in his field of work, what he loves the most about this business, and...

 Rick Smith founded News USA in 1987, and more than 30 years later continues to innovate new ways to make his customers and clients look brilliant. Early in his career, while at Deloitte & Touche, he realized that PR and advertising people were basically ‘flying blind’ since no news feature service was then providing real, solid metrics to measure success. So he founded News Canada, then launched...

 I thought of this about 20 years ago because I had hardwood floors and my decorative pillows slid off of my cedar chest when my cats jumped on the bed. I didn't do anything about it until 2019 because I was trying to survive all those years as a very busy single mom. In 2019, I was happily married to a very messy man and he constantly cluttered the chair in the master bedroom so I needed a place...

Military veteran, author, and technology expert, A-Jay Orr, took time to talk with us on this episode of Small Business Small Talk. We spoke with him about his transition out of the military, how he got his start in the tech industry, his book "The Art of War In Business Technology" and everything else he's bringing as a business owner.  BIO: A-Jay is an author, veteran and is a global digital ris...

We had the chance to talk with Tristan Wright, owner of Evolve to Grow in Victoria Australia. He shared with us his pain points of having a business and how he got to where he is today with great advice for all business owners. BIO: I wasn’t a natural born Business Coach. In fact, I started adult life as a moderately successful (and unengaged) Engineer. Work was never my focus, I’d live for time s...