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 smart payments platform can help businesses collect payments faster, free up time previously spent on manual entry, improve cash flows, and mitigate risk.SEGMENT 3 with Alan Cheesley, starting at 35:45: How can your website do more for your small business? Alan Cheesley shares the five opportunities that most websites miss to drive more leads and new sales.Sponsored by NiceJob.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 respond? SEGMENT 3 with Keewa Nurullah, starting at 35:45: One of the biggest challenges facing small business owners this year is inflation, which rose almost 7% in 2021 - the highest in 30 years. With the cost of doing business arising from goods to employees, what should a small business owner do?Sponsored by NiceJob.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 born to do?SEGMENT 3 with Ramon Ray, starting at 37:15: After the disaster of 2020, small businesses started to get their sea legs in 2021. What does 2022 have in store for small businesses? Sponsored by NiceJob.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 survive it?SEGMENT 2 with Devora Zack, starting at 20:15: In business and in life there are thinkers and feelers. Can they get along in your office? Can someone be both?SEGMENT 3 with Jacky Goh, starting at 39:15: We haven’t talked a lot about crypto for small business on this show, but it’s time to dive in. What types of retailers are accepting cryptocurrency and how can you actually use it to shop and earn rewards along the way?Sponsored by NiceJobBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 without them. They are essential to protecting your company’s data, but your employees may not be managing them well. What is a business owner to do?SEGMENT 3 with Jill Duffy, starting at 35:45: Working remotely was once a privilege for business owners and employees. Now working remotely is a right. How do you build a company when people are no longer working together in person?Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 in our society and the retelling of history? Jeremy Dauber is the author of “American Comics,” which tells the sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination.SEGMENT 3 with Tammy Smith, starting at 36:15: America is filled with family businesses, but family business is a difficult business and it’s hard to pass it along to another generation. Here to share her experience running a family business is Tammy Smith, CEO and Founder of Wheelers Accessible Van Rentals based in Phoenix, AZ.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 can companies do to better manage their supply chain in this environment so that it doesn’t affect their sales?SEGMENT 3 with Victoria Jones, starting at 36:30: One of the tools that every small business needs is a customer relationship management (CRM) system. Too often in small businesses, customer data lives in the owner’s head or the minds of their salespeople. This will severely limit your organization. What are the key elements for implementing a simple CRM that your organization will actually use? Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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’re forced to close that down, how do you survive? Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, shares his experience managing Lovesac to 100% online and back to in-person again and how they’ve continued growing at the same rate the entire time. He also provides entrepreneurs insight into retaining their best people, handling inflation, inventory challenges, going public, not giving up, and more.SEGMENT 3 with Barry McCarthy, starting at 35:45: We are in the middle of a small business revolution. Small businesses are the backbone of economy, they provide the livelihood for the majority of Americans, and are the source of the most job growth. What do small business owners need to know to make their company thrive so that we all may thrive? Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 the highlights and advice to help small business owners manage their supply chain and cash flow. SEGMENT 3 with Tegan Kehoe, starting at 35:30: When we think of inventions and innovations, we rarely think in terms of medical advancements throughout history. Like business, medicine has had it shares of twists and turns and false starts. Here to share more of this fascinating history of American healthcare is public historian Tegan Kehoe.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

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 a business? Ross Buhrdorf is here to help entrepreneurs navigate rejection, asking for money, paperwork, pricing, and more.SEGMENT 3 with Robbie Samuels, starting at 36:45: How do you launch a new offer even if you have a small list? Robbie Samuels walks us through a practical process for researching, creating, and launching a new offer to an audience that actually wants it.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.