
The Small Business Radio Show
Barry Moltz gets small businesses unstuck. He has founded and run small businesses with a great deal of success and failure for more than 25 years. Barry knows the formula for taking your company to the next level!This is a business radio show where we talk about all the craziness of small business. It’s that craziness that actually makes it exciting, interesting and totally unpredictable.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.
Latest episodes

Aug 29, 2022 • 53min
#704 Retail Gangster: The Insane Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
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 McCracken, starting at 19:30: A hundred years ago, when we went from an agrarian society to an industrialized one, life changed for most Americans. It changed where we lived, how we worked, and what we did in our spare time. Is our society changing yet again—from an industrial economy to an artisan one?SEGMENT 3 with Howard Makler, starting at 36:00: What if I told you there was a payroll tax refund out there for every small business that has employees that could net you $10,000s or $100,000s? You want to hear more, right?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Aug 21, 2022 • 53min
#703 The Ancestry CEO Reveals 10 New Rules for Women at Work
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 not too many people I know would have the vision of empowering a billion women. Ingrid Vanderveldt is here to share how she is giving women around the world the ability to get over 6-7 figures annually and beyond doing what they love.SEGMENT 3 with André Stewart, starting at 38:30: What would do if the stress from the work you loved was literally killing you? André Steward found himself in that situation and is now on a mission to help others from all walks of life discover mental awareness and financial independence.Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Aug 15, 2022 • 53min
#702 Preparing Your Small Business to Survive a Recession
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 outlasts the competition?SEGMENT 3 with Adora Winquist, starting at 33:30: According to many experts, the covid pandemic transformed self-care and holistic wellness. What happened here and how is it affecting us today?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Aug 6, 2022 • 53min
#701 How to Capitalize on the Shift to Shopping Small
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 19:00: How do consumers perceive and prioritize smaller brands? There’s no one better to talk to about this than the folks at NielsenIQ who give small business owners insights that can help them grow their companies. SEGMENT 3 with Scott LaPierre, starting at 36:30: Many people struggle with spending and debt problems, including small business owners. As we face a recession, what is the best way to get this under control?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jul 31, 2022 • 53min
#700 The Man that Changed IBM
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 owners become experts in their field and then find themselves writing books. What is the best way to do it? Should you get an agent, a publisher, or self-publish your book? And once the book is out, how do you get copies sold and make it onto the bestseller lists?SEGMENT 3 with Ryan Dohrn, starting at 37:00: How did selling change during the pandemic, and is set to change again in the coming recession? Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jul 25, 2022 • 53min
#699 How to Detox the Conflict that’s Hurting Your Company
SEGMENT 1 with Gabe Karp, starting at 0:00: How do you encourage people with different opinions to have critical conversations and healthy conflict without instigating toxic tendencies?SEGMENT 2 with Erin Austin, starting at 18:30: Most people start a business to create wealth when they sell it. But statistics say that only 30 to 40% of businesses listed for sale actually ever sell. What can you do to improve your chances and price when selling your business?SEGMENT 3 with Talia R. Boone, starting at 35:30: How can flower arranging help our employees?Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jul 18, 2022 • 53min
#698 Why Everyone Should Think Like an Entrepreneur with Sean Castrina
SEGMENT 1 with Sean Castrina, starting at 0:00: How does a recovering drug addict go from job to bankrupt to millionaire? Sean Castrina, Founder of The Weekend MBA, is here to share his story and discuss why every person should think like an entrepreneur. SEGMENT 2 with Matthew Dicks, starting at 20:15: People tend to be filled with excuses. They say, “someday I will start a business…”, “someday I will make that change…”, well on the small business radio show that someday is today!SEGMENT 3 with Burton Kelso, starting at 37:30: It’s National Internet Safety Month. Now that so many people are working remotely, what can small business owners do to make sure they don’t get hacked and lose a lot of money? Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jul 11, 2022 • 53min
#697 The Magic Question to Influence Others
SEGMENT 1 with Dr. Zoe Chance, starting at 0:00: Every day, business owners try to use their influence to get customers and make a difference in people’s lives. Dr. Zoe Chance says that our influence is our superpower. She’s here to show us how to use our influence at work and in our personal lives.SEGMENT 2 with Britt Frank, starting at 20:15: I have been saying for a long time that the next pandemic is a mental health crisis, but as business leaders, we have to understand what part is a myth and what actions we need to take now to prevent our employees from burning out.SEGMENT 3 with Ash Ali, starting at 37:30: How can your business establish an unfair advantage in the marketplace? Ash Ali is here to share how entrepreneurs can rethink how to capitalize on the strengths they already have.Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jul 5, 2022 • 53min
#696 How Ingrid Vanderveldt is Empowering a Billion Women Entrepreneurs
SEGMENT 1 with Ingrid Vanderveldt, starting at 0:00: Many of us have bold visions. But not too many people I know would have the vision of empowering a billion women. Ingrid Vanderveldt is here to share how she is giving women around the world the ability to get over 6-7 figures annually and beyond doing what they love.SEGMENT 2 with Richard S. Hawkes, starting at 16:45: As we speak, the world and our companies are becoming more toxic. How do we navigate this mess inside our companies? SEGMENT 3 with Mike McDerment and Claire McDerment, starting at 35:15: Who inspired you start your business? Our next guest says it was his mother. Mike’s mother Claire inspired Mike to found and scale FreshBooks into the unicorn company it is today. She launched several not-for-profit projects while balancing life as a mother of four. Sponsored by Truly Financial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Jun 27, 2022 • 53min
#695 Should We Really Be Imitating Superstar CEOs?
SEGMENT 1 with David Gelles, starting at 0:00: In our society today, we revere many of our most financially successful business leaders with almost religious dedication. Think about all the memorials at Apple stores by consumers when Steve Jobs died… or the respect that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson get. Is this deserved?SEGMENT 2 with Ivy Walker, starting at 19:00: I always said that if entrepreneurs knew the risks they were taking in starting a business, they never would be doing it. Risk management is something that every small business owner needs to do. Here to simplify it for entrepreneurs and small business owners is Ivy Walker. SEGMENT 3 with Garrett Baird, starting at 36:15: Bookkeeping and accounting consistently confounds small business owners. How can we make it simpler? Garrett Baird 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.