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Episode 158 - Kind but cut-throat -Wrapping Up Season 11
Episode 157 - No More Guesswork: Scaling CPG and Food and Beverage with Sabeen Abbas
Episode 156 - Greedy, Lazy and Wrong? Rethinking the Story We Tell About Capitalism with guest Douglas Stevens PhD
Episode 155 - What It Really Takes to Scale Your Business w/Andy Goldstrom
Episode 154 - Assertive, Not Abrasive: Lessons in Leadership with Dr. Julie Gurner
Episode 153 - What 2026 Will Demand from Every Company
Episode 152 - Expertise Isn’t Enough: Bringing Humanity Back to Business with Lisa McGuire
Episode 151 - From Classroom to Company: How Lisa Shaw Turned Language Love Into A Business
Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft
Episode 149 - Venture Capital for STEM Professionals with Erika Jefferson
Episode 148 - Business Ownership with Content Monsta A. Lee Judge
Episode 147 - Winning In Tech with Caroline Dunn
Episode 146 - The Math Isn’t Mathing - What Small Business Owners Get Wrong About Growth with Jess Villegas
Episode 145 - Wrapping Up the ETA Series - Buying vs. Building: The Best Growth Strategy for You
Episode 144 - What Investors Really Look For w/Mario Montag - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 143 - Cash Flow Mistakes That Sink Businesses w/Josh Tejkl -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 142 - What Business Buyers Get Wrong w/Kinza Azmat -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 141 - Not Meant to Scare You -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 140 - Financial Due Diligence w/Yvette Owo -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 139 - After A Business Fails -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 138 - Business Acquisition is a Marriage -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 137 - LIES! Laundromats are NOT Passive Income - The Acquisition Chronicles Series w/guest Keira Hamilton
Episode 136 - Hard Truths About Selling a Business - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 135 - What Happens If The Business Fails? - The Acquisition Chronicles Series - What
Episode 134 - Who Can You Trust? - The Acquisition Chronicle Series
Episode 133 - Buyer Beware: Lessons from the Frontlines of Buying Small Businesses - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
Episode 132 - Style As A Strategy - Special Holiday Episode w/Morgan Wider
Episode 131 - End of Hustle And Humor Series - Farewell Message
Episode 130 - Hustle And Humor Series - From Scams to Solutions: How AI is Changing the Game—For Better or Worse
Episode 129 - Hustle And Humor Series - Can Women Really Have "It All"? with Kacie Lett Gordon
Episode 128 - Hustle and Humor Series - Humor and Landing Pages with Tas Bober
Episode 127 - Hustle And Humor Series: When Work Doesn’t Work Anymore and BWD Summit 2024 with Brandeis Marshall
Episode 126 - Hustle And Humor Series: Silent Laughter and Avoiding Whack-A-Mole in Business
Episode 125 - Hustle and Humor Series: Why More Women Are Going Solo In Business
Episode 124 - Hustle and Humor Series: How to Avoid the Burnout Trap in Consulting
Episode 123 - Hustle and Humor Series: Why Your LinkedIn Company Page is Like a Treadmill—Useful, But Mostly for Show
Episode 122 - Hustle and Humor Series - Navigating Entrepreneurship: Get Snarky, Sarcastic, and Smart
Episode 121 - Hustle And Humor Series - From Zoom UX Mysteries to Psychic Insights
Episode 120 - Hustle and Humor Series: Corporate Cushions to Construction with Guest Tato Corcoran
Episode 119 - Hustle And Humor Series - Team Meeting Shenanigans: Secrets, Strategies, and a Dash of Creativity
Episode 118 - Hustle and Humor Series: From Break-ins to Breakthroughs
Episode 117 - Inside the Laundromat Business with Mark Csordos
Episode 116 - Stop Wasting Money On Marketing-Intro To Effective Marketing with Megan Bowen of Refine Labs
Episode 115 - Entrepreneurial Voyage: Surf, Sales, SaaS, and AI with Scott Leese
Episode 114 - Avoiding Common Scams in Tech Development for Startups with Igor Belagorudsky
Episode 113 - The Future of Data and AI with Dr. Kruti Lehenbauer
Episode 112 - The Shift from Free to Fee: A Business Perspective with Monique Mills
Episode 111 - Connection Codes, Communication, and Storytelling in STEM with Mark Bayer
Episode 110 - HR Due Diligence for SMB Acquisition Success with Mark Sinatra
Episode 109 - Business Clarity and Hypnotherapy with Beki Darlin
Episode 108 - The Generosity Mindset with John Ray
Episode 107 - Scaling Success w/The Fractional COO Caitlin Ferguson
Episode 106 - Entrepreneurs Need More Than Money
Episode 105 - Burnout Breakthrough with Brian Lee Shields
Episode 104 - "White Collar" Gig Economy w/Monique Mills
Episode 103 - Accounting and SMB Acquisitions with ETA Entrepreneur Yvette Owo
Episode 102 - "Good People" w/Monique Mills
Episode 101 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Navigating the Hiring Landscape w/ Jane McCracken
Episode 100 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Charting New Territory w/Talisha Shine
Episode 099 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Demand Gen Mastery w/Tory Kindlick
Episode 098 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Journey Beyond Entrepreneurship w/Jibril Sulaiman
Episode 097 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD -The Art of Partnership with Amanda Nielsen
Episode 096 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Pixels to Prototypes with Robert Johnson
Episode 095 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Humanizing Technology with Melanie L. Flores
Episode 094 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Career Comeback Strategies w/Brenda Mariah
Episode 093 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Seizing The Reins w/Cameo Doran
Episode 092 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Mastering LinkedIn: Insights from Gregg Burkhalter, "The LinkedIn Guy"
Episode 091 - How You Make Money Will Look Different - Season 6 Wrap-up w/Monique Mills
Episode 090 - Small But Mighty: Unpacking SMB Ad Strategies w/Stephanie Smith
Episode 089: Bridging Psychology And Profits w/Dr. Kenya Oduor
Episode 088: From Engineering to Finance Maven w/Shehara Wooten
Episode 087: Acquiring Small Businesses w/Saumil Jariwala of Feta Fund
Episode 086: From Ministry to Mastery (of Sales) w/Jay Lee
Episode 085: Sweaty Startups w/Nick Huber
Episode 084: Controversy And The Power Of Podcasts
Episode 083: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Ethics, And The Politics Of Academia w/Dr. Brandeis Marshall
Episode 082: Overcoming Self-Sabotage w/Lori Potts
Episode 081: Buying and Selling Online Businesses w/Christine McDannell
Episode 080: End of Season 5 Message
Episode 079: Staying Alive In Tech w/Melinda Byerley
Episode 078: I Made $30Million Doing This - Creator Economy
Episode 077: Freedom Through Acquisition w/Eric Hsu
Episode 076: What Makes Your Plans "Strategic"
Episode 075: You're A Walking Library!
Episode 074: Yikes! Get Better Tik Tok Strategy w/Amerie Mills
Episode 073: Celebrating Your Wins w/Ryan Cox
Episode 072: From MBA to Founding a Healthcare Startup w/ Shielvonda Haith
Episode 071: A Real Conversation About Entrepreneur Burnout w/Ryan Baker
Episode 070: What's The Worst That Can Happen? w/Scott Leese and Richard Harris of Surf and Sales
Episode 069: Influencer Marketing And Family Business w/Richard Grove
Episode 068: "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up" w/Brian Feroldi
Episode 067: Behind The Scenes Of Food Industry Entrepreneurship With Award-Winning Cookbook Editor Shaun Chavis
Episode 066: LinkedIn "Secrets" EXPOSED, EQ, and Intentional Motherhood w/Monique Russell
Episode 065: Is It All About The Money? End of Season 4 Message
Episode 064: Networking: The Path to Profits, Promotions, And Power w/Kirk Barnes
Episode 063: "Silently Saving" the Earth and Mentoring Young Engineers w/Sol Rosenbaum
Episode 062: Do You Lowkey Wanna Be A Consultant?
Episode 061: "Falling" Into Consulting (By Accident)
Episode 060: Burnout in Content Creators w/Walter Gainer II
Episode 059: Doing A Startup And Doing An MBA Are NOT Comparable w/Palash Soni