The Small Business Radio Show

SEGMENT 1 with Tamara Scott, starting at 0:00: How can small business owners can do more in less time? Tamara Scott is here to share how small business owners can utilize automation, workflows, and analytics to drive results for their companies this year. SEGMENT 2 with Amir Jafari, starting at 18:00: How can technology drive innovation at your company? Amir Jafari discusses how implementing a sma...

SEGMENT 1 with Jim Glassman, starting at 0:00: It’s the time of the year when we look into our crystal ball and try to figure out what the economy will look like in 2022. Leading economist Jim Glassman is here to share his perspective. SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones, starting at 17:15: What are the biggest technology issues facing small businesses in 2022 and how should a small business owner respo...

SEGMENT 1 with Adam Jonathan Kaat, starting at 0:00: What is it like to work at a grocery store during a global pandemic? Adam Kaat shares his experience as a front-line worker. SEGMENT 2 with Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, starting at 19:00: The pandemic has made many people reevaluate what they want in a workplace and in life, but how exactly do you tune into your purpose and discover what you were b...

SEGMENT 1 with Roberta Matuson, starting at 0:00: Some call it the Great Resignation. Some call it the Great Refusal to Work. Whatever we call it the unemployment rate in April 2020 was 20 percent… now it’s 4.6 percent. Small business owners report it is increasingly difficult to find people and the employee turnover rate is at an all-time high. What’s going on here and how can your small business...

SEGMENT 1 with Demi Skipper, starting at 0:00: Before there was money, there was barter. People traded one thing for another. Demi Skipper made 28 trades over 18 months starting with a Bobby pin and ended up with a house in Tennessee. She is here to share her story. SEGMENT 2 with Gerald Kasulis, starting at 17:00: Passwords - we love them, we hate them, we can’t remember them, and we can’t live w...

SEGMENT 1 with Marvin L. Storm, starting at 0:00: If you are interested in exiting your small business, how do you make sure you get the most money for your company? Marvin Storm is here to share valuable insight for how to double the amount of money you put in your pocket when you sell your business. SEGMENT 2 with Jeremy Dauber, starting at 19:30: What role do comic books and graphic novels play...

SEGMENT 1 with Liz Elting, starting at 0:00: This pandemic has unequally put more pressure on women in the workplace. Here to talk about why women now face even more challenges than men and what can help is entrepreneur, business leader, and philanthropist Liz Elting. SEGMENT 2 with Ben Argov, starting at 20:30: Supply chain disruption is affecting businesses across every size and industry. What c...

SEGMENT 1 with Matt DB Harper, starting at 0:00: Kelly Ann Conway called them alternate facts. Newt Gingrich said it doesn’t matter what the facts are, it’s what people believe. Propaganda in politics and business have been around forever. But why do people believe something that simply isn’t true? SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Nelson, starting at 19:00: When 70% of your sales are in-person, and then you’r...

SEGMENT 1 with Rainer Zitelmann, starting at 0:00: We live in the age of self-marketing genius with celebrities like former President Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian. How have people like this leveraged self-marketing and how can you use it for your business? SEGMENT 2 with Evan Goldberg, starting at 18:30: SuiteWorld returned to an in-person conference this year. Evan Goldberg is here to share th...

SEGMENT 1 with Mark Zhang, starting at 0:00: There is a new movement that is washing across the business world. It’s called pro-napping and the idea is that team members should be able to take power naps every day at work. Mark Zhang is here to share his experience running a pro-napping company. SEGMENT 2 with Ross Buhrdorf, starting at 17:15: What are the biggest fears and challenges of starting...

SEGMENT 1 with Stoyan Kenderov, starting at 0:00: Credit cards have existed for 70 years, yet 85% of suppliers don’t accept cards because the cost of acceptance is high. Stoyan Kenderov is here to share why this doesn’t stop you from using your credit card to make a payment. SEGMENT 2 with Aygemang Clay, starting at 18:30: A lot of people may not know that over half of the products purchased on Am...

SEGMENT 1 with Jose Palomino: To increase sales, a lot of small business owners jump to hiring more sales people. Jose shares why this almost never works and what small business owners need to do first to increase sales. SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hill: What if you didn’t have to rely solely on your marketing budget to grow your reputation among customers, prospects and your community? Shawn shares how...

SEGMENT 1 with Joe Sanok: Although COVID is waning, the idea of people working 5 days a week in the office is a thing of the past. Is the 5-day work week also out? Joe Sanok shares how small business teams can actually get more done in less time with a 4-day work week. SEGMENT 2 with Inbal Claudio: Influencer marketing tactics are the future of marketing for small businesses. But what happens when...

SEGMENT 1 with Gene Marks: Is an employee ownership plan a key to increasing company profits and retention of employees? Gene Marks is here to share more so you can decide if offering an employee ownership plan is right for your business. SEGMENT 2 with Natasha Pearl Hansen: Breaking up with your spouse or your business partner is hard, but Natasha took those lemons and turned them into lemonade b...

SEGMENT 1 with Asha Tarry: It’s called the Great Resignation. People are leaving their jobs after 18 months of COVID because they are stressed and burnt out. How can small business owners help their team through this time? SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones: Small businesses usually implement software solutions piecemeal - they implement one system for accounting, one for sales, one for production, and...

SEGMENT 1 with Jane Hanson: Effective communication has always been the key to being a successful small business owner. But now with most of our communications happening online, have the rules of being a powerful communicator changed? Here to help small business owners become powerful communicators in every medium is long-time TV anchor and communication coach, Jane Hanson. SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hi...

SEGMENT 1 with Yaro Starak: A lot of small business owners think they need to be at the center of everything in their company, but in reality, the best scenario is that you get out of the way so your company can grow without you! Yaro Starak is here to share why and how to make it happen. SEGMENT 2 with Kerry Hatch: While financial payment systems have been going digital in the past 5 years and ar...

SEGMENT 1 with Gloria Feldt: What will it take to achieve gender parity and propel more women to leadership roles? Gloria Feldt, a nationally recognized social and political advocate of women’s rights, is here to share how we can move toward gender equality. SEGMENT 2 with Zeke Bronfman: How do you start a beverage company from your dorm room? Zeke Bronfman, grandson of the late Seagram CEO Edgar...

SEGMENT 1 with Tim Higgins: For a lot of entrepreneurs, people like Elon Musk are their hero - they buck current trends and can be brash against the establishment. What is Elon Musk really like and how did he build Tesla? Journalist Tim Higgins gives us the inside story. SEGMENT 2 with Pamela Slim: What if dozens of your ideal clients were easy to find? What if you could show up in networks that r...

SEGMENT 1 with Mary J. Nestor: Communication with team members has always been a tough part of any small business owner’s job. Working remotely has made it even tougher. What will happen when we head back to the office? Mary Nestor is here to help us communicate authentically at work. SEGMENT 2 with Tony Drockton: Under the Obama Administration, the SEC began allowing small businesses to crowdfund...

SEGMENT 1 with Shawn Hill, starting at 0:00: 72% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations from real people, and 90% of consumers say that positive online reviews influence their buying decisions. Sean Hill is here to help small business owners build their social proof, get more powerful reviews, and grow their business. SEGMENT 2 with Ruth King, starting at 18:15: Most...

SEGMENT 1 and 2 with Melinda F. Emerson, the “SmallBizLady”, starting at 0:00: It’s eighteen months after the pandemic has started and many small business experts think that now is a great time to start a new business. Why now? What do you need to know before you actually get a business off the ground? SEGMENT 3 with Kelly Knight, starting at 37:45: In a post-pandemic economy, how do you get every...

SEGMENT 1 with Hikari Fleurr: Being a “social media influencer” has become a legitimate way for people to make money, both part-time and full-time, as many brands are seeing the power of hiring influencers to push their products. What exactly does it take to become a social media influencer, and what goes on behind the curtain between brands and influencers? SEGMENT 2 with Joel Libava: With the ri...

SEGMENT 1 and 2 with Melvin J. Gravely, II: Over the last year, the subject of race has been front and center in the news and business… and it’s time for all of us to care. Addressing this issue can help improve the economy of every community. Melvin Gravely is here to help us talk openly about race in America and our path to economic growth. Melvin is the CEO of Triversity Construction in Cincinn...

SEGMENT 1 with Marcus Sheridan: We all know that video is a powerful sales and marketing tool… but why don’t more small businesses use it? Marcus Sheridan is here to help business owners and professionals get over their fear and aversion to video and show them just how it can explode sales, drive marketing, and grow their business in a virtual world. SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones: When Amazon coul...