The Small Business Radio Show

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with ‌ Jonathan Jay ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ :‌ ‌ ‌ A lot of entrepreneurs have to make the build or buy decision: do they want to build their own company, or is it better just to buy one? With company valuations down, this may be the year that you buy a small business. SEGMENT‌ ‌2 with Thane Lawrie ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ 35:30 :‌ ‌ In the mid-1990s, I suddenly got sick from the stres...

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with ‌ Philippe Bouissou, Ph. D. ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ :‌ ‌ What do you do to outpace the market and grow faster than your competitors? Philippe Bouissou shares a new paradigm that is designed to accelerate any business. SEGMENT‌ ‌2 with Nadia Michel ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at 16:30‌ :‌ Many American entrepreneurs are too focused on business that is going on right here in the US. Our ne...

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with ‌ Judy Wilkins-Smith ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ : ‌ ‌ ‌What if our ancestry held all the clues to what is holdings us back and what is waiting to be unleashed? Judy Wilkins-Smith says that once we discover our patterns, we can transform our lives. SEGMENT‌ ‌2 with ‌ Frazer Nagy ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ 19:15 :‌ ‌ ‌ What is it like to run a restaurant in a post-covid world? Frazer Nag...

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with John Leonard,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ :‌ ‌ Can you imagine taking on multi-billion-dollar soft drink giant PepsiCo? John Leonard did just that when he tried to claim a Harrier jet from Pepsi as a result of a contest they were running in the 1990s during the peak of what the industry called the Cola Wars. Now, John is the subject of the Netflix documentary series Pepsi, Where is...

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with Charles Ferguson ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ :‌ ‌ ‌What if you could book awesome spaces in your city by the hour? Charles Ferguson shares a new marketplace for all of your gathering needs. SEGMENT‌ ‌2 with Eleni D. Janis ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ 18:45: ‌ ‌ The toughest thing for small businesses to find, especially in a recession, is capital. My next guest, Eleni D. Janis, CEO of Equ...

SEGMENT‌ ‌1 with ‌ Jarl Jensen ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ ‌0:00‌ :‌ ‌ ‌ So many small businesses are worried about the economy and what 2023 will bring. Our first guest, Jarl Jensen, says that we need to take an engineering approach can fix our economic problems. What does that look like? SEGMENT‌ ‌2 with Mark J. Carter ,‌ ‌‌ starting‌ ‌at‌ 18:45 :‌ ‌ I’ve always believed that ideas were meaningless wit...

SEGMENT 1 with Frank O’Connell, starting at 0:00: Frank O’Connell shares his experience running diverse companies, from Reebok to HBO Video to Indian Motorcycle, and the unconventional approach to high performance that he discovered. SEGMENT 2 with Hayden Miyamoto, starting at: How does a high school dropout start three businesses and acquire 30? Hayden Miyamoto is here to share how to optimize yo...

SEGMENT 1 with Andrew Warden, starting at 0:00: With all the changes in search engine optimization (SEO), it has become more difficult to make money and be found online. Andrew Warden is here to help and urges small business owners that now is the time to invest in SEO, not shy away from it. SEGMENT 2 with Blake Hogan, starting at 17:30: How can we help military veterans start businesses? Blake Ho...

SEGMENT 1 with Clate Mask, starting at 0:00: How do you grow a business with inflation, supply chain problems, and scarcity of skilled people? CEO and co-founder of Keap, Clate Mask, is here to share his advice and lessons learned from growing his startup to $100+ million. SEGMENT 2 with Weldon Long, starting at 34:45: One of the ways to be successful in small business is actually one of the bigge...

SEGMENT 1 with Scott Hallman, starting at 0:00: How can your company experience hypergrowth amidst inflation, a recession, and supply chain issues? Successful entrepreneur and business advisor Scott Hallman shares his success drivers to hypergrowth. SEGMENT 2 with Marc H. Morgenstern, starting at 18:45: How does a professional deal-maker handle uncertain business and economic times? SEGMENT 3 with...

SEGMENT 1 with Mike Evans, starting at 0:00: Let's face it: nobody likes being rejected. For entrepreneurs, hearing "no" can be a make-or-break moment. A smart entrepreneur will let the "no" be a motivation to learn about your business from the inside out. Mike Evans, the founder of Grubhub, shares his experience growing the company to a $7 billion business. SEGMENT 2 with Nicole Stuart, starting...

SEGMENT 1 with Tom Herman, starting at 0:00: In the early 2000s, one of the best entrepreneurship movies about the dot com bubble was called Start up.com. It followed two partners, Tom Herman and Kaleil Tuzman, who started Govworks.com. Where are they now, 20 years later, and what can we still learn from their experience? SEGMENT 2 with Mike Gardon, starting at 18:45: FOMO – fear of missing out –...

SEGMENT 1 with Mike Michalowicz, starting at 0:00: Simon Sinek said this about our next guest: “if there was ever a patron saint for entrepreneurs, he would be a top contender.” If you’re working harder and harder in your business and want your time back, Mike Michalowicz is here to help. SEGMENT 2 with John DiGirolamo, starting at 28:30: When we think of human trafficking, we don’t ordinarily thi...

SEGMENT 1 with Michael Adamse, starting at 0:00: The Covid pandemic, inflation, supply change shortages, the great resignation, quiet quitting, war in Ukraine, Donald Trump, election deniers… how many things can we handle? Dr. Michael Adamse says he has a solution to make America sane again. SEGMENT 2 with Andrew Stallings, starting at 18:45: How do you go from being rejected to every college you...

SEGMENT 1 with John Vitti, starting at 0:00: Many small business owners dream of selling their company and having a successful exit. What is this process actually like, and what can you do today to improve the likelihood that your business actually sells? SEGMENT 2 with Shelley Hymes, starting at 18:15: In a culture where people often skip lunch, Shelley Hymes reminds us that lunch is an important...

SEGMENT 1 with Katharina Schmid, starting at 0:00: Why do people think things are true without any shred of evidence? Our next guest says its due to the Illusionary Truth Effect which is the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure. SEGMENT 2 with Ric Keller, starting at 18:15: Somewhere along the line, every business person must decide whether they want to chase...

SEGMENT 1 with Mark DiMassimo, starting at 0:00: The new buzzword among small business owners and other employers is quiet quitting. This is when people only do the minimum at work to keep their job instead of resigning. What can small business owners do to prevent quiet quitting from happening in their workplace? SEGMENT 2 with Dr. Gabe De La Rosa, starting at 20:00: We face a huge mental health...

SEGMENT 1 and 2 with Omar Zenhom: Anyone can start and run a business with the right motivation and information—no expensive college or graduate degrees required. Omar Zenhom shares why he dropped out of Wharton Business School and what he has learned about being a self-taught entrepreneur. SEGMENT 3 with Jake Hare, starting at 34:45: Why is it that most startups never get off the ground? Jake Har...

SEGMENT 1 with Lisa Baker, starting at 0:00: There is a lot of financial illiteracy that exists among small business owners. Lisa says that it’s especially true for minorities and is here to share what to do about it. SEGMENT 2 with Christy Bowe, starting at 18:30: What would it be like to photograph history as it happens for the last 30 years? Former White House photographer Christy Bowe is here...

SEGMENT 1 with Greg Powell, starting at 0:00: This year, a lot of your small business success is how effective you are at finding, hiring, and training your new employees. Greg Powell is here with tips and tricks for hiring faster and more efficiently so you can run and grow your business. SEGMENT 2 with Michael Kurland, starting at 17:45: There is a great saying that anyone can be a captain in a...

SEGMENT 1 with Gary Weiss, starting at 0:00: Crazy Eddie was one of the most brazen, longest-running frauds in history. For twenty years, the criminal mastermind Eddie Antar fooled everyone he came into contact with, from Wall Street 'masters of the universe' to the government, the media, and the people who came into his stores. How’d he do it and what happened to him? SEGMENT 2 with Grant McCrack...

SEGMENT 1 with Deborah Liu, starting at 0:00: When many small business founders become leaders, they lose who they are. They don’t recognize the person they have become, what comes out of their mouth, and the actions they take. How do you become the leader your company needs without losing who you are inside? SEGMENT 2 with Ingrid Vanderveldt, starting at 23:15: Many of us have bold visions. But n...

SEGMENT 1 with Gini Dietrich, starting at 0:00: All the latest talk is about whether or not there is a recession coming or if we’re already in one. How can you be prepared? SEGMENT 2 with Keegan Edwards, starting at 17:45: We all know that just because you put a website up, does not mean people will visit it. How can small retail businesses build an online presence that outranks, outshines, and ou...

SEGMENT 1 with Alison Levine, starting at 0:00: Leading a small business is full of challenges, and navigating them can be daunting. Sometimes it never feels like you’ll reach “the top of the mountain.” Alison Levine, a history-making adventurer, shares leadership lessons for small business owners and leaders on how to lead teams in extreme environments. SEGMENT 2 with Andrew Criezis, starting at...

SEGMENT 1 with Nicholas M. Donofrio, starting at 0:00: We’ve interviewed a lot of interesting businesspeople over the course of 700 shows and nearly 14 years, and this episode is no exception. Nicholas Donofrio is here to share how he changed IBM, one of the most innovative companies in the world, over his 44-year career. SEGMENT 2 with Michelle Kulp, starting at 19:00: A lot of small business own...