Jim Barnish

The Dirt

Business EN ↓ 107 episodes

The Dirt is a new kind of business podcast built to Maximize Business Value. Being an entrepreneur isn't easy; it's painful, it's ugly, it's dirty and it usually entails things that people don't want to hear. Host Jim Barnish has spent the past two decades working alongside business owners in 'the dirt' and he brings those lessons to this show so you can avoid some of the pitfalls that others have faced before you.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.orchid.black

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Jim Barnish

Episodes

7. Finally, Your Awful Relationship Building Skills Will Stop Wrecking Your Sales Percentages, with Stephen Timme 05.04.2022 41:46

Win loyalty by building bedrock relationships. Founder and President of FinListics, Stephen Timme walks us through his journey from finance professor to fintech entrepreneur and bringing financial insights down to the sales floor. Building relationships is at the core of any business. Whether it’s a Founder/CEO consistently checking in with the team, or enabling your sellers to better build relati...

6. Identify Gaps; Plug Appropriately with Matt Brown 05.04.2022 44:04

Every entrepreneur has weaknesses. You can’t do it all, the more you try, the harder it will be. How do you fill those gaps as an executive to relieve the weight on your shoulders and boost your business? With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience in the tech industry - including two exits in the last five years - ThumbStopper’s CEO Matt Brown joins today’s episode of The Dirt with his frien...

5. Let Go of Micromanagement and Learn to Lead with Juan Betancourt 29.03.2022 35:10

Our distinguished host, Jim Barnish, is excited to bring you another episode on The Dirt Podcast, with a long-term leader and founder who left his cushy job in pursuit of his passion: Juan Betancourt. Juan will share some of the most important lessons he learned about leadership the hard way, from finding the right sales person to letting go of the reigns. Discover the company-wide future impact o...

4. Sail Into Success by Building a Business Community that Lasts with Stephen White 22.03.2022 56:31

Jim Barnish is back in the host seat on this episode of The DIRT Podcast, where he invites a fellow grit-weathered entrepreneur to the table: former US marine and founder/CEO of RentPrep, Stephen White. Their discussion is all about community, specifically how to build an effective and safe space for your members, by securing operational systems and spending more time on the business instead of in...

3. Why Orchid Black is Changing Founders and Why The Dirt Will Change You with Jim Barnish 11.01.2022 12:17

We wrap up our first guest here on The Dirt Podcast, who is, coincidentally, also our host, Jim Barnish. Join him and interviewer Josh Tapp as they greater discuss the elements of Orchid Black’s exit strategy, review what types of entrepreneurs Orchid Black can apply to (hint: it’s more than you think), and give the one piece of advice Jim Barnish would leave with all of his viewers, whatever thei...

2. Maintaining the Growth Mindset: Why Orchid Black Partners with Already-Profitable SaaS Clients 07.01.2022 22:13

Jim Barnish and Orchid Black’s origin story continues on episode two of The Dirt Podcast, where our original host, Jim, is asked questions as the first guest on the show about his company: its goals, its purpose, and why in the world it’s named after a flower. Tune in today and get key information on why Orchid Black only takes on companies that are already profiting, how they boil an exit strateg...

1. Welcome to The Dirt With Jim Barnish 06.01.2022 16:01

Today, we kick off our first episode with a reverse-host situation. Jim Barnish takes a turn in the hot seat as first guest on his own show just so you viewers can get to know his origin story and why he really does what he does–transparently. Tune in to part one of this inaugural episode and find out how this entrepreneur had his first experience at age three, why it’s important to get deep into...