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Nov 6, 2022 • 53min

#714 How the Founder of Grubhub Built a $7 Billion Business

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 at 34:00: If you're a woman over age 35, you need fitness and wellness advice that's uniquely tailored to your needs so you can look and feel your best. Nicole Stuart is here to help!Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Oct 31, 2022 • 53min

#713 What Tom Herman Learned From His Movie, Startup.com

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 – is a very real phenomenon. Unfortunately for a lot of business folks, there is also choice overload. How do you deal with it, especially if you are not rooted in a solid professional calling?SEGMENT 3 with Steven Myers, starting at 35:30: What entrepreneurs need, but nobody ever talks about. Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Oct 24, 2022 • 53min

#712 Design Your Business to Be Successful Without You

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 think of small business. But our next guest says that “labor trafficking” happens at many small businesses, including restaurants, massage parlors, hotels, and farms. Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Oct 17, 2022 • 53min

#711 Why Your Employees’ Mental Health is At Risk

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 ever apply to, to turning a side hustle into a successful business?SEGMENT 3 with Ryan Tuchman, starting at 38:00: The growth of a business is not linear. Growth can happen through one location, multiple locations, or even franchises. How do you decide the best way for your small business to grow? Ryan shares his experience growing Hi-Five Sports from a local family business to a national brand. Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Oct 10, 2022 • 53min

#710 This Serial Entrepreneur Reveals the Reality of Selling a Company

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 part of the day in life and in business.SEGMENT 3 with Nathan Hirsch, starting at 35:45: Entrepreneurs don’t start companies because they’re passionate about numbers, but understanding your business finances is key to being successful. Where do we start?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Oct 2, 2022 • 53min

#709 Why People Believe Things That Aren’t True Inside Your Company

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 their dream or not. Do you stick with the job you have or do you, as our next guest says, Chase the Bear?SEGMENT 3 with McKenna Sweazey, starting at 37:00: Over the last few years, we’ve all had to learn how to understand and share feelings in a digital setting. Our next guest calls this digital empathy. How can we get better at it?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 53min

#708 Why Your Employees are Practicing Quiet Quitting

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 crisis in this country, especially among our employees. As business owners, we need to understand the problem and how we can help.SEGMENT 3 with Sharon Sullivan, starting at 36:30: A recent report came out citing the best and worst cities to live in during a ZOMBIE apocalypse. What are the results? Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Sep 18, 2022 • 53min

#707 Why You Don't Need an MBA to Be an Entrepreneur

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 Hare shares how he’s grown a business that helps entrepreneurs build, launch, and fund their ideas while avoiding the pitfalls that kill most startups.Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Sep 12, 2022 • 53min

#706 The Financial Illiteracy Problem Among Small Business Owners

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 to share her experience.SEGMENT 3 with Corey Reid, starting at 37:30: Why create another company that sources and distributes coffee? Corey Reid shares how Counter Culture Coffee is a coffee roaster unlike any other. Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
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Sep 5, 2022 • 53min

#705 Hacks for Hiring Employees Faster

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 calm sea–but what happens when things get rough in your business? Are you ready to lead? Michael Kurland helps small business owners prepare.SEGMENT 3 with Bill Reiman, starting at 34:45: In the world of business, family businesses are unique because they are based on personal relationships that have so much history attached to them. That can be a good and bad thing, and it certainly makes family business especially tricky to operate. Bill Reiman is here to share his story of growing up in a family business, then returning to it later in life.Sponsored by Truly Financial. Visit https://barrymoltz.com/blog/ for show notes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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