The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.

Improving & accelerating small business performance. Chuck Gumbert is an entrepreneur, business mentor & coach, and he is known as The Turnaround Specialist. He helps his clients improve their businesses by accelerating performance. He shares his life journey from serving as a navy fighter pilot to becoming his own boss. Henry Lopez is the host of this episode of The How of Business show – dedicat...

Small business insights from Serial Entrepreneur Jonathan Rivera. Stories from his journey to business success (including previous business failures), successful podcasting, and other tips & advice for small business owners. Jonathan is the founder of The Podcast Factory, and is the King of Podcasting! He helps business owners reach more customers through podcasting. Henry Lopez is the host of thi...

Digital Marketing & Social Media for small business. Joe Apfelbaum is an entrepreneur & co-founder of Ajax Union - a digital marketing agency that helps companies generate leads online. He shares his entrepreneurial journey, insights on starting & growing a business, social media and digital marketing for small business, and other tips & advice. He also explains how he overcame his fear of public...

Growth by Referrals and productivity tips from Stacey Brown Randall. Stacey is a business owner and founder of Stacey Brown Randall and the Growth by Referrals program. She shares a unique approach to building your small business through referrals, and how to improve your productivity. "It's not about B2B or B2C – it's about H2H – Human to Human is where we build trust and become resources to our...

Balancing entrepreneurship and working with your spouse. Tony DiLorenzo - entrepreneur, coach, author and podcaster – shares stories from his entrepreneurial journey, productivity & time management techniques, being in business with his spouse, and other tips & advice for business and personal success. "Life and entrepreneurship is a journey." This episode is hosted by Henry Lopez. The How of Busi...

Clinical Pharmacist, business owner, and business coach Alex Barker shares his entrepreneurial experiences, his 66-Day Experiments, and tips & advice for small business owners. Alex explains his approach to getting 10% better. He intimately shares his personal focus on eliminating his personal debt, so that he is in a better position to expand his business in 2017 and beyond. This episode is hoste...

How to be Passionate & Extraordinary in Life & Business.  Adele McLay is an entrepreneur, speaker, business growth strategist, adviser, personal branding strategist, investor and author. She shares her entrepreneurial journey, defining success, personal branding, and overcoming adversity. Adele is the author of "Big Profits - 12 Strategies to Substantially Grow Your Business Profits", and "Branded...

What is Product Marketing and why is it important for a small business? Chris Deardorff is a product marketing expert and founder of Market Compass, helping small businesses grow through optimizing their product marketing. Are you giving your customers a compelling reason to buy? Chris explains how it works and where to get started. His company also helps small business owner with marketing strate...

Outsourcing to grow your small business with Ric Thompson, founder of Done For You Solutions - an outsourcing company helping entrepreneurs and small business owners reclaim time, move their business forward and their bottom lines higher.  Ric is also the author of "Outsource This Now: How to Triple Your Profits Through Smart Outsourcing", a #1 best seller on Amazon for Technology Outsourcing. He...

Start, Scale & Sell your small business. Jason Swenk shares his entrepreneurial journey, building & selling a small business, the value of business systems, bootstrapping, and his tips & advice for business and personal success. Jason is an entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, and host of The Smart Agency Master Class Podcast, and The #AskSwenk Show. Jason leads JasonSwenk.com, a unique consult...

Buy - don't build - your small business. Ace Chapman, a serial entrepreneur and author, shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey, and why he believes it's better to buy an existing small business than to build one yourself. He considers himself a Deal Maker, not an entrepreneur. Ace also shares ideas on preparing your business for sale, and other tips & advice for small business and personal s...

From English major to Social Media Entrepreneur. Diana Mitchell - small business owner, author and social media consultant - shares her entrepreneurial journey and insights, examples, tips and advice on social media for small businesses. She recommends alignment between your marketing strategy and growth goals for your business, and introduces the "Top Ten Essentials for Mastering Content." We dis...

From professional athlete to entrepreneur. Drew Taddia shares stories about becoming his own boss, writing a book, developing & distributing a health supplement product, and hosting a successful radio and podcast show.  He helps people detoxify their life and improve their small businesses. His mission is to share knowledge on clean lifestyles and healthy living with as many people as possible. He...

Write, publish, promote & profit from your book. Rob Kosberg is an entrepreneur, speaker, small business growth expert, author, and founder of Best Seller Publishing. He shares his personal story, from early success in the corporate world and small business ownership, to significant business failures in 2008, and then writing a book and reestablishing himself as a highly successful entrepreneur. B...

Sales & Client Account Management skills for small business owners. Dan Englander shares his journey from history major in college, a marketing a sales career in the corporate world, to launching his own business. Dan is an entrepreneur, consultant and the author of Mastering Account Management, and The B2B Sales Blueprint. He's the founder of Sales Schema where he helps salespeople, business owne...

Entrepreneurship, online training, raising start-up capital, and interesting conversation with John Colley. John is an entrepreneur, online instructor, marketer, speaker, podcaster (The Online Courses Insider Podcast), blogger and investment consultant. His clients include multi-billion dollar corporations as well as start-up entrepreneurs. He is a highly successful online instructor, with over 37...

Building Social Wealth for success in life and entrepreneurship. Jason Treu is an entrepreneur, business coach and author of Social Wealth. He shares his personal journey and tips and advice on building relationships that result in social wealth. He also shares advice on avoiding overthinking, creativity and finding your business purpose and vision. He works with experts, entrepreneurs and executi...

Transform your life and your small business to achieve greater success. Craig Ballantyne is an entrepreneur, author, and an expert on productivity and success transformations. He is the editor of Early to Rise and author of The Perfect Day Formula. He introduces the 3 Secrets to Changing Your Life, and The 5 Pillars of Personal Transformation. He's also a Strength & Conditioning coach, creator of...

Freedom-Based Luxury Lifestyle Design with Erica Duran - Business Coach for modern online entrepreneurs. She shares her journey from her corporate career to starting her first small business. She also shares insights on how to design your life and develop a business that fits your desired entrepreneur lifestyle. We also talk about avoiding and managing procrastination. This episode is hosted by He...

The Formula for Business Success = B+C+S. Ken Bator explains how and why the alignment of Brand, Culture and Strategy is the key to achieving success in your small business. Ken is an entrepreneur, author and owner of Bator Training & Consulting. The Formula is all about answering the questions: What's the image you want to portray to the public, what's the experience you want to create through an...

Becoming a Champion Entrepreneur is about taking 100% responsibility for your own success, and becoming a high achiever in every area of your life and small business. Greg Faxon is an entrepreneur, business coach, and author of "Don't Let the Fear Win: How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Grow Your Business...Fast". He shares his personal journey and deep insights to help you improve your mindset. G...

How to turn ideas into a product. Filip Valica, a mechanical engineer and small business owner, shares his personal journey, and tips & advice on how to develop your product idea and bring it to market. He helps people take a DIY (do it yourself) approach to product development. Filip's business, and podcast (recently named "10 Best Podcasts for Designers and Innovators" by Inc.), is The Product S...

No-nonsense common sense advice for achieving success in life and as an entrepreneur. Kathleen Gage overcame significant setbacks and mistakes in her early life to become a successful small business owners. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, online marketing expert, podcaster, and the owner of Power Up For Profits. She introduces her "Speak, Sell, and Profit" approach to growing a business....

From broadcasting to starting her own public relations & marketing firm for small businesses. Erika Taylor Montgomery shares her entrepreneurial journey and valuable tips & advice on public relations, social media, blogging, and on-line marketing for small business owners. In 2005 she launched Three Girls Media, a marketing agency specializing in working with small and emerging companies. Erika is...

Launching & building a business, and the value of relationships. Matt Ruedlinger is an entrepreneur, the founder of the small business marketing firm Triple R Marketing and co-founder of Fanvious. He shares his entrepreneurial story, and tips & advice on starting a business, marketing, service, and developing long-term relationships. "Getting started is the hardest part." This episode is hosted by...