

The Small Business Radio Show
Barry Moltz
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.
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Feb 16, 2019 • 53min
#521 Is Your Online Sales Funnel Working As it Should?
Segment 1: Dave Woodward is the Chief Business Development Officer and Chief Revenue Officer for ClickFunnels, the online sales and marketing software designed as a simple-to-use, all-in-one marketing solution for business owners who want to market their services and products online. We talk about the elements of successful sales funnels. We have all heard of sales funnels, where you identify a prospect and bring them through a series of steps so they eventually become your customer. But how do these funnels work online?Segment 2: Himanshu 'Sue' Bhatia is the Founder of Rose International. She works to help promote and develop women entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurship around the world. We talk about how small business owners are facing the lowest unemployment rate in a decade. What does that mean for finding skilled people to fill the jobs we need in our organizations?Segment 3: Rob Rosenblatt is the head of lending for Kabbage, a fully-automated online lending platform for small businesses. Rob has over 25 years of overseeing product development, marketing and relationship management across the financial services sector. We talk about how one of the biggest challenges small businesses face is getting the access to credit they need to grow and manage cash flow, and what makes a Kabbage line of credit quick to get and a great fit for small business.Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate DirectBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Feb 9, 2019 • 53min
#520 How Courage Can Save Your Company
Segment 1: Ryan Berman is the author of RETURN ON COURAGE, the Founder of Courageous, a creative consultancy that develops Courage Brands® and trains organizations through Courage Boot Camp. He has helped brands such as Caesars Entertainment, Major League Baseball, Puma, Qualcomm, and Subway. We dive deep into courage. It’s a word that is thrown around small business and our society a lot these days - you need to have courage to start a business, you need to have courage to say what you stand for. But what really is courage? What does it take and do any of us really have it? Segment 2: Jessica Moser is senior vice president and the leader of Small Business Solutions in MetLife’s U.S. Group Benefits business. She oversees sales, strategy, underwriting, and overall P&L for businesses with fewer than 100 employees, and does the same for Specialty Markets, which includes Professional Employer Organization and Association businesses. We talk about how small businesses can attract and retain the best employees by offering attractive ancillary benefits.Segment 3: Bill Furlong is a serial entrepreneur and currently serves as a mentor and investor in a variety of adata and b2b centric companies. He is Founder/CEO of SquareStack. He is also the author of Appify Your Business: Harness the Power of Apps to Save 10 Hours a Week and Reinvent Your Business. We talk about how it can be a challenge to manage all the technology it takes to run a small business these days but we show you a solution that can simplify it for you.Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate DirectBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Feb 2, 2019 • 53min
#519 What Does Love Have to Do with Sales and Marketing?
Segment 1: Michele Pariza Wacek is a professional copywriter where she writes promotional materials for businesses and her work has sold over $50M worth of products and services over the past 8 years. She's the author of the bestselling "Love-Based Business" series of books, which includes "Love-Based Copy," "Love-Based Online Marketing," "Love-Based Money and Mindset" and "Love-Based Goals." We show you why the most effective marketing copy is love-based copy, and how to write it.Segment 2: Nitzan Aschsaf is the VP and GM of the consumer experience division at Wix.com. Prior to joining Wix, he was product executive at several companies including Yahoo Search and Sonic Bids. Nitzan is also the co-founder of two web startups, Safety Nest and Exposed Box. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in computer science. We show you a solution that will allow you to run your business all from one software application.Segment 3: Sean Cohen is Chief Operating Officer at AWeber, a leading small business email marketing software company, where he oversees the activities of all teams and directors, collaborates with the CEO on strategic goals, and advocates AWeber's core values throughout all company initiatives. We talk about what exactly is culture and you as the owner can shape it.Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate Direct.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Jan 28, 2019 • 53min
#518 Can Combating Loneliness, Low Productivity, and Low Engagement Really Be as Simple as Putting Your Phone Down?
Segment 1: Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author, Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, and the Founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com. He has been recognized on several lists including Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Business Insider’s “40 Under 40”, and BusinessWeek’s “20 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow”. He is the author of the new book Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. We first talk about how our hyperconnectivity has actually made us more emotionally isolated, and what we can do about it.Segment 2: Paul Jarvis is a small business expert and author of the forthcoming book Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. We talk about how most of the messages that we get in the marketplace is to grow our company big, but that is not a good fit for all of us. Growing your business could be the worst decision you make for the longevity of your business.Segment 3: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon is the CEO of Incredible One Enterprises, LLC a million dollar business coaching and consulting brand. She is an award-winning CEO, speaker, consultant and strategist whose work has been featured in Essence, Success, Black Enterprise and O Magazines. She is a best-selling author with 7 books to her credit, including her latest projects Burn the Box: 7 Fire Starter Strategies Leaders Can Leverage and Market Like a R.O.C.K. Star. We talk about how being spiritual in business can help you go further faster.Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate DirectBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Jan 18, 2019 • 54min
#517 Can Emojis Really Help Business Communication?
Segment 1: Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America's top communication coaches and thinkers. His clients include leaders of Fortune 50 companies, and he has coached people to give Congressional testimony, to appear on the Today Show, and to take on the investment community. His acclaimed books on public speaking and communication include Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing your Personal Impact, as well as Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma. His latest book is Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in a Virtual World.Segment 2: Katie Rasoul has led leadership development, team culture, employee engagement, organizational development and human resources best practices for more than a decade. She has most recently served as a Vice President of Human Resources for a nearly $4 billion publicly traded company. She is the author of Hidden Brilliance: A High-Achieving Introvert's Guide to Self-Discovery, Leadership and Playing Big.Segment 3: Corey Blake is the publisher of Conscious Capitalism Press, the founder and CEO of Round Table Companies (RTC), and a speaker, artist, and storyteller. He previously has won 15 independent publishing awards, and has been featured on the cover of the Wall Street Journal and in the New York Times, USA Today, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, and Wired.Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate DirectBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Jan 11, 2019 • 53min
#516 Why One Family-Owned Company Turned Down a $2.5B Offer from a Large Company
Segment 1: Phuong Uyen Tran, the author of Competing with Giants, is deputy CEO of the THP Beverage Group, a leading beverage company in Vietnam that was founded by her father. She also leads THP’s international marketing programs across 16 countries where THP’s products are distributed including Canada and China.Segment 2: Garrett Sutton is a corporate attorney, asset protection expert and bestselling author who has sold more than 900,000 books to guide entrepreneurs and investors. For more than 30 years, Garrett has run his practice assisting entrepreneurs and real estate investors in protecting their assets and maximizing their financial goals through sound management and asset protection strategies. The companies he founded, Corporate Direct and Sutton Law Center, have helped more than 10,000 clients protect their assets and incorporate their businesses.Segment 3: Annalisa Parent helps entrepreneurs finish, publish, and sell their expert books. She is the CEO of Laurel Elite Books, a two time teacher of the year nominee, and a recipient of the French Congressional Medal of Honor. Sponsored by Nextiva and Corporate DirectBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Jan 4, 2019 • 53min
#515 Cards Against Humanity’s Secrets to Success
Segment 1: Jenn Bane is the Community Director of Cards Against Humanity and was employee #1 at the company.Segment 2: John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing, is the owner and broker of RE/MAX Results and its 38 offices across Minnesota and Wisconsin. With annual sales of more than $5.3 billion, RE/MAX Results is now one of the largest RE/MAX franchises in the world. Segment 3: Rudy Ruettiger played college football at the University of Notre Dame. Against all odds, as a walk on and part of the practice squad, Rudy got in a game at the University of Notre Dame. As fans repeated that famous chant "RU-DY, RU-DY," he sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career. He started life as the son of an oil refinery worker and the third of 14 children. Today, he is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the United States... Now, there is a new documentary on Amazon Prime called “Rudy Ruettiger - The Walk on”.Sponsored by Nextiva.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Dec 28, 2018 • 53min
#514 Navigating Ethics in a World of Digital Fear and Greed
Segment 1: Jim Blasingameis one of the world's leading experts on small business and entrepreneurship. He is the creator and award-winning host of the syndicated weekday radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show, since 1997. Jim just released his fourth book, The 3rd Ingredient.Segment 2: David J.P. Fisher (also known as D. Fish) is a speaker, coach, and author of 8 books, including the best-selling Hyper-Connected Selling and Networking in the 21st Century: Why Your Network Sucks and What to Do About It. He is also a published poet, and recently released five seven five: a daily glimpse of Chicago life seen through haiku. Segment 3: Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy serving business leaders who deliver high stakes presentations— whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd or from an electronic platform. DiResta is the author of Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz. Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedInBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Dec 22, 2018 • 54min
#513 How to Build a Massive Social Media Following in 30 Days
Segment 1: Brendan Kane is a business and digital strategist for Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities. Starting his career at Lakeshore Entertainment, Brendan oversaw all aspects of their interactive media strategy. He then went on to build applications, platforms and campaigns for celebrity clients such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katie Couric, Charles Barkley, Michael Strahan, and Jason Statham. Brendan is known for creating an innovative application for Taylor Swift and Rihanna that can automatically turn any Facebook profile into a website in less than 60 seconds. He is the author of One Million Followers: How I Built a Massive Social Following in 30 Days.Segment 2: Michele Dupre is Group Vice President of Retail, Hospitality & Distribution for Verizon Enterprise Solutions.Segment 3: Mike Mooney has developed a trusted reputation over the last 25 years at senior-leadership posts in the fast-paced and high-profile world of motorsports. Having led numerous crisis and reputation management efforts over his career, Mike is a go-to resource for those in repair mode, but also those wanting proactive-branding and business-driving strategies. Mike’s experiences in motorsports led him to write the acclaimed book Reputation Shift – 5 High-Performance Truths for Success. Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedInBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com

Dec 15, 2018 • 53min
#512 A Look Inside Social Media Site Reddit as a Resource for Small Business
Segment 1: Christine Lagorio-Chafkin is an award-winning journalist who has covered culture, emerging technologies, and entrepreneurship for the past 15 years. She is senior writer at Inc. magazine and her work has appeared in many other publications, including The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the Washington Post. She was raised on a sheep farm in rural Wisconsin and now lives in New York City with her husband, cats, and toddlers. She is the author of We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory.Segment 2: John Lawsonis an Amazon #1 best-selling author, IBM Ecommerce Futurist and Ebay Influencer. He is regarded as a Platinum Ecommerce Powerseller who has generated millions through online selling. John is the CEO at ColderICE Media.Segment 3: Dan Sachs is a professor at DePaul University’s School of Hospitality Leadership and is the Entrepreneur In Residence at DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Dan is the founder and owner of the BIN 36 restaurant and wine brand. Recently, Sachs published a book, The Million Dollar Greeting, that focuses on integrating hospitality practices across the service economy. Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedInBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.Listen to all the episodes of The Small Business Radio Show at www.barrymoltz.com