The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth

If I asked you, "what would make your small town thrive?"…would you have an idea? Maybe you're thinking of a new event that would bring in visitors from out of town. Maybe you know how to bring in new volunteers for that committee that needs a breath of fresh air. Maybe you know of a family looking for a new town to move to. Or maybe you have dreams of a new type of business that your small town c...

This week at Small-Minded, we discuss our first small-town jobs, in particular working at the local café or restaurant. From learning about guest service to performing under pressure, many life lessons can be learned while running from table to table in those slip-resistant shoes of a server. In today's episode, we'll tackle some of my key takeaways from my first jobs in the restaurant industry. R...

How do you know when it's time to hire on help at your business? For some industries, extra hands are needed right away, like if you're a building contractor, a restaurant, or a boutique. You need more people to cover your hours of operation and provide optimal customer service, so you build a team from the get-go. But in other industries, growth happens slower. If you're a solopreneur or freelanc...

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Perfection. It's the quality we all strive for, even though we know it's impossible to attain. Pushing for "perfect" can be a great quality because it motivates us to do better and put forth our very best. But the quest for perfection can paralyze us into inaction , particularly if we are business owners launching something new. Join Molly from the Small-Minded Podcast as she walks listeners throu...

Also known as how a mom of 4 started a social media marketing business out of her home office while only one kid was old enough to be in school and all the lessons she learned as a result...LOL! Please don't let that intro scare you off! I open with that anecdote just to say that no matter your dream or your current situation, small towns need the idea you have and the unique skills you offer your...

This one is for my small-town small business owners, volunteers, and community organizers, and it's a topic I'm passionate about.   If you have a product to sell, a service that helps somebody, or a mission that the masses need to know about, then you need to get online and share it on social media, my friend.   I know that it seems like social media is a dumpster fire at this point of 2020 or tha...

By definition "small-minded" means having or showing rigid opinions or a narrow outlook; petty.   And though this sometimes is associated with tiny towns, I find that in these places you find creativity, volunteerism, and HEART, that make the people in these places full of love, hope, and vision for a better future.   So I want to flip the script.   I want small-minded to show that playing small c...