The Small Business Radio Show

SEGMENT 1: There is at least one overlooked component to small business success and it’s something we don’t get enough of: sleep. For many of us, when we don’t get enough sleep, we aren’t at our best. Here to help is coach and mentor Giles Watkins, author of “POSITIVE SLEEP: A Holistic Approach to Resolve Sleep Issues and Transform Your Life”. SEGMENT 2: Too many small business owners have no idea...

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SEGMENT 1: Securing funding and resources as a women or minority entrepreneur has always been difficult. Elizabeth Gore aims to change all that with the company she co-founded, Alice. SEGMENT 2: Empathy and compassion used to take second place to profit in business. But now, they are becoming the focus of business as the customer experience becomes the key element to attract and retain customers....

SEGMENT 1: The best way to succeed today and guarantee long term success as an entrepreneur is to become a subject matter expert or thought leader. This is because selling is now about educating the prospect and customer. Here to show you how you can become an expert is Dorie Clark who helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. SEGMENT 2: Family business...

SEGMENT 1: Tom Golisano built a $30 billion company with $3000 and a credit card. How did he do it and what wisdom does he have to share with entrepreneurs starting their first company? SEGMENT 2: What does behavioral science have to do with small business? For starters, its principles can help you bring out the best in your people by motivating them to unleash their potential. Charlotte Blank, ch...

SEGMENT 1: Prospects and clients want proof. One of the best ways to do this is to publish a case study to show prospective clients how people just like them have been successful with your product or service. What are the key points of the customer story you want to cover for a great case study and what are the common case study mistakes you want to avoid? Here to help is Brian McCarthy who is a d...

SEGMENT 1: For many small business owners, starting a business is a dream of financial freedom; doing what they love and working when they want. Unfortunately, more often, it becomes a personal prison where they are required to work more hours than any job they’ve ever had and serve customers they dislike. How do you identify if starting a business will be a personal prison or financial freedom fo...

SEGMENT 1: There's no lack of people out there telling you to go find your passion and dream big. But why does it seem like when we try, we end up feeling more lost and overwhelmed than when we started? Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of Sseko Designs, wants you to rethink everything you've been told about finding your passion and following your dreams. As she says, you're never going to find your pa...

SEGMENT 1: One thing that we are all working on is how to become better leaders. Unless we can lead our team, we will never get the leverage to build a big and profitable company. My next guest, Chuck Runyon, Cofounder of Anytime Fitness, is here to share how he built a company that has close to 5000 franchise locations in over 50 countries across seven continents. SEGMENT 2: 50-70% of small busin...

SEGMENT 1: The business of personal fitness certainly has changed over the past decade years. It used to be if you wanted to exercise, you would go to a gym. Then you could join a fancy health club to work out. Then there were exercise videos to follow along at home. But now, there are companies like Peloton and Nordic Track that can bring a personal trainer into your home and you can work out wit...

SEGMENT 1: In the business world, there are a lot of great people who will help you achieve your goals, but there are also some mean people who really suck. Here to help us deal with the mean people who suck is the globally-recognized keynote speaker on leadership, culture, and marketing, Michael Brenner. SEGMENT 2: One of the biggest issues very small business owners face is how to keep track of...

SEGMENT 1: What if you could predict the future? For the past ten years, Rohit Bhargava has published an annual trend report that has been read or shared by more than a million readers. He’s here to share a few of the megatrends from his all new tenth (and final!) edition, which looks back at more than a hundred past predictions to spotlight the biggest megatrends that will change how we buy, sell...

SEGMENT 1: One of the most explosive entrepreneurs of our time, Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix, is here to share the birth story of Netflix, why everyone doubted Netflix’s success, and how they ultimately beat Blockbuster, a company they tried to sell themselves to early on and were rejected by! SEGMENT 2: What is the best way to find people to work in your company especially in this environ...

SEGMENT 1: I hear people complain about having too many meetings all the time. But I don’t think having meetings is the problem, it’s how we’re having them. Done right, meetings can be extremely valuable. Here to help is Meeting Maven Elise Keith. SEGMENT 2: There has been a huge shift toward small business owners using freelancers instead of employees because they can keep their overhead low plus...

SEGMENT 1: In any difficult relationship, whether professional, romantic, family, friendship or some other type of relationship, there are two sides to the story. What if there was a way to rid any relationship from its dysfunction, even if you think you aren’t the cause of it? Bryan Falchuk, best-selling author, professional speaker and executive coach who helps people change their lives for the...

SEGMENT 1: Every entrepreneur dreams of building the next Amazon. But how? Steve Anderson says you can learn the way CEO Jeff Bezos succeeded by reading his shareholder letters – which are public! He is here to summarize the principles he found – your guide to growing your business like Amazon. SEGMENT 2: One of the gold rushes in this decade has been crypto currency. My son Daniel and I even dabb...

SEGMENT 1: Communities can be a very powerful force in helping to grow your company. But how do you harness the power of them? Here to show us how is Jono Bacon, a leading community and management strategy consultant, speaker, and author of “People Powered”. SEGMENT 2: Online networks are important for small businesses as we try to connect with an ever-expanding market for our products. But there...

SEGMENT 1: You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today, but Ashley Goodall says they are all lies and he’s here to share why. SEGMENT 2: Online networks are important for small businesses...

SEGMENT 1: What is it like to be the son of a legend and follow in your father’s footsteps? George Foreman III shares his experience working with his father, then starting his own fitness studio, EverybodyFights. SEGMENT 2: In the last decade, technology has empowered remote workers in all locations to function as effectively as in-house staff. In fact, Forbes has written that by 2027, half of all...

SEGMENT 1: The Head Administrator at the Small Business Administration has the opportunity to have an impact on so many small business owners. Here joining us for an inside look is the former Head Administrator for the US Small Business Administration, Karen Mills. SEGMENT 2: On January 1, 2020, recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois as it has in so many states across the US. So many entr...

SEGMENT 1: What is our culture telling us about the path to success? Are we going backward where there is now even more pressure to conform if we want to succeed? Sunny Bonnell, award winning CEO of one of the top branding agencies in the country, shares how she felt pressure to conform, but ultimately found success staying true to her rebellious and weird self. SEGMENT 2: With so many small busin...

SEGMENT 1: Business owners are faced with the challenge of balancing their business and personal lives so they don’t burn out trying to “do it all”. How do we achieve a healthy balance and get out of this “doing it all” mindset? Nicole Lapin is here to share what’s worked for her from her new book “Becoming Super Woman, A Simple 12-Step Plan to Go from Burnout to Balance”. SEGMENT 2: Yahoo! was on...

SEGMENT 1: One of the most impactful startups of this generation has been Kickstarter. For entrepreneurs everywhere, Kickstarter changed how their new companies and products received funding. Co-founder Yancey Strickler shares how Kickstarter got its start to now $5 billion raised for startups on the platform. SEGMENT 2: Many small business owners know there is tremendous opportunity in doing busi...

SEGMENT 1: Scientific research shows that your physical environment affects how you perform at work. Over the last 30 years alone, we have gone from very structured office spaces to open office spaces to now working at home or in a coffee shop. What is the best work environment to maximize creativity? Architect Donald M. Rattner is here to help. SEGMENT 2: Millennials are on track to make up 75% o...

SEGMENT 1: We all have crazy ideas in business, but few of us have the courage and the resiliency to bring those ideas to life in the marketplace. Safi Bahcall studies crazy big ideas he calls “loonshots” and helps liberate them within organizations. SEGMENT 2: Many small business owners experience betrayal somewhere in their career – from a long time employee leaving or a loyal customer going to...