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WNY Entrepreneur — 232 episodes

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The HR Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Business - Alyssa Klimuszka | HerHR Solutions

2

What Most Service Businesses Get Wrong - Clyde Miller & Jacob | Level Up Painting

3

Why Most Business Owners Overpay Taxes - Heath Hendrickson | Allied Financial Partners

4

She Built a Business in Survival Mode - Tereasa Janese | Diva Girlz Cleaning Service

5

What It Really Takes to Open a Venue - Elaine Hanford | The Venue at The Trail

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Love What You Do or Don’t Do It - Pete Andrews | Eagle 1 Photography

7

Stop Building a Transactional Business - Anthony Butera | Owner of Keller Williams in Buffalo & Rochester NY

8

Can You Actually Sell Your Business? - Austin Moyer | Business Broker

9

What Are We Really Passing Down As Business Owners? | Family Series | David Schaub

10

Run Your Family Like A Business | Family Series | David Schaub

11

Physically Home, Mentally Gone Family Series David Schaub

12

Does Our Business Ruin Or Empower Our Families? | Family Series | David Schaub

13

Separating Vision From Execution | Mark Siwiec | Elysian Homes

14

The Cost of Waiting on IT | Chris Sirianni | IT Insights of Rochester

15

Using AI Without Selling Your Soul | JMan Maneiro

16

Moving States to Build a Business | Joanna O’Connell | C and J Dryer Vent Cleaning

17

The Questions that Shape Your Year | David Schaub

18

How Entrepreneurs Play Monopoly | Cheryl LaTray | LaTray Unlimited

19

Taking Over a Failing Family Business | Patrick Donovan | Aladdin’s Carpet Cleaning

20

The Line Between Hobby And Business | Kathryn O’Donnell | Botanicus Interior Landscaping

21

From CTO to Consultant – Emily Carlson – PBA Consulting

22

Fail Fast, Learn Faster – Robb Everhart – Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp

23

Finding What Makes You Most Alive – Dan Greco – Most Alive

24

From College Dropout to Housing CEO – Christian Bauman – Buffalo Corporate Housing

25

From Audit Fears to Business Freedom – Rob Picone – Picone Landscaping & Snow Plowing

26

From Doubts to Ownership – Travis Matheny – Burn Boot Camp Williamsville

27

From Stay-at-Home Mom to Franchise Owner – Vanessa Palumbo – Vacations by Vanessa

28

Behind the Scenes of Smart Hiring for Business Owners – Lauren Lewis Co-owner of StaffBuffalo

29

The ROI of Self Awareness: Why Entrepreneurs Need Mindfulness to Scale - Nicole Chumsky - Founder of Be Embodied

30

The Power of Planning Ahead: Lessons From Family Transitions That Apply to Business – Ann Marie Klosko, Eldercare Transition Consulting

31

How to Build a Pro Basketball Team from the Ground Up – Kayla Crosby, Founder of the Jamestown Jackals

32

From Kitchen Table to Global Shelves – Rebecca Brady, Founder of Top Seedz

33

The Free Resource Most Business Owners Overlook with Rachel Rumbold – Score International

34

The Health Benefit Mistake That’s Costing You Top Talent – Brian, Founder of Business Health Market

35

How Tonya Cunningham Grew WNY’s Largest Organizing Team at Next Chapter Solutions

36

What I’ve Learned the Past 6 Months as a Business Owner - David Schaub

37

From Appraisals to Auctions: Building a Brand on Transparency and Trust

38

The Hidden Cost of Business Growth No One Talks About - David Schaub, Founder of WNY Entrepreneur

39

From Real Estate to Ice Cream: Scaling in Two Industries

40

The Systems Every Contractor Needs to Scale – Anthony Valerio, Owner of Four Winds Chimney

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Scaling After a Setback: How Sal Alaimo Rebuilt His Business After Injury

42

When to Risk It All: How Tony Galbo Knew It Was Time to Expand

43

Beyond the Business: Jennifer Whitmarsh on Community, Leadership, and Success

44

From Idea to Industry Disruptor: How Bill Testa Revolutionized Direct Mail Marketing

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How Eric Adams Built a Business Around Art, Service, and Community

46

Why Owning a Salon is Harder Than It Looks—Justin Charles, Salon Justin Charles

47

SEO, Systems, and Scaling: What Jeremy Mindel Wants Local Businesses to Know

48

Life is Sweet: Howard Cadmus

49

Shawn Glogowski: Financial Fitness for Business Owners

50

Growing a Legacy: Frank DiMaria

51

The Power of Knowing Your Numbers: A CFO’s Guide to Smarter Decisions

52

Beyond the Front Door Upstate Roots Design

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Beyond the Buy: Talking with Rich Chiaino

54

Falling for Niagara Falls: Nick Hurd on how he turned his passion to a business

55

Behind the Numbers: Rosanna St. John on her Bookkeeping Business

56

ChatGPT will not replace you; the people who use it will!

57

Mastering the Art of Hiring and Training Sales Reps with David Schaub

58

Trust the process OR automate it! A Conversation with Nick Arnot on the Age of Automation

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Nobody owes you anything in this world. Chistopher Schunk on his success in the furniture industry

60

Clear to Close: Talking with Emily Cornwell

61

Cooking up success with Bailey Seafood

62

The Pin King: Talking to Jason Wood

63

Everything You Need To Know About Airbnbs and Managing Them - David Schaub

64

Airbnb Success: Lessons from Buffalo’s Top Host, James Wangelin

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Looking for a Pro? Call Mortgage Joe! A conversation with Joe Petralia

66

Moving on Up: Joe Klem, Owner of Joe's Moving Company

67

Transforming Trash to Treasure: A Conversation with the Owner of Junk Kind Buffalo, Joe Manzella

68

From 9-5 to Entrepreneur: Gary, Lutz, Owner of Lutz Bookkeeping Solutions

69

From Military, To Construction, To Home Inspection Franchise - Clinton Hawkins, Pillar to Post Franchisee

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Mcdonalds Manager to 26 Employee Cleaning Company - Jeffery Gerber, Owner of Buffalo's Cleaning Crew

71

Transformation from Accountant to Pool Boy - Matt Duve, owner of 716 Pool Services

72

Building Your Brand by Partnering in the Community - Drew Cerza - Founder of The Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival

73

Foundation For Success - Jeremy Ballsmith - Founder of Towne Housing

74

Power of Podcasting with Mike DiCioccio - Founder of Social Chameleon

75

Employee Training That Sticks - Ginine Capozzi, Owner of Knowledge Force Consulting

76

Creating Better Systems For Business Owners - Stas Balanevsky, EOS Implementer

77

Short Term Rental Investing in Upstate New York - Josh Briner

78

Dealing with Anxiety as a Business Owner - Wendy Pegan , Owner of The Creative Relationship Center

79

Derek Acker - Who Dares, Wins

80

Happy Feet Business Owner - Sean Macaluso, Founder of The Mac Groups

81

Creating a Buffalo Real Estate Machine - Jim Roberts, Founder of Metro Roberts

82

Covering Your Butt in Business- Tom Larsen, Founder of Larsen Insurance

83

Sticking to Servant Leadership Even When its Tough - Stephen Lutter, Franchise owner of Ace Handyman Services

84

Jeffrey Raugh - Telling Stories using Numbers

85

How do Small Local Businesses in WNY Do Social Media These Days? - Matthew RIley- Cofounder of Retune Marketing

86

Feeling Secure in Business - Mario Rodriguez- Founder of Forsetti Group

87

Finding Alignment & Balance While Owning a Business - Lindsay Amico, Founder of Picture Perfect Mind LLC

88

You can take the man out of Buffalo but cant take Buffalo out the man - Ryan Brandenburger, Owner of CrossCountry Mortgage Buffalo

89

Best Practical Marketing Practices Today - Mike Davern, Founder of Incept Digital Service

90

Finding Employees in Todays Market - Kelly Cultrara - Managing Partner at AP of WNY

91

Getting the itch for Business - John Pusateri - Co-owner of Green Genie

92

Blogger to Multi-Six-Figure Business Coach - Ines McNeil - Founder Ines McNeil Enterprises LLC

93

Knowing Your Worth as a Business Owner - Dana Goodemote - Owner of Adore Studio

94

When, How & Why You Should Hire a Debt Collection Agency- Katie Borchers, Found of Beyond Green Solutions Debt Collection Agency

95

Building a Business From The Inside Out - Angelo Natale, Owner of Natale Builders

96

How is Your 2022 Going so Far? Let's Recalibrate. - David Schaub

97

Fourth Largest Law Firm Helping Local Businesses-David Pfalzgraf Jr - Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham

98

Jamaica to Local Celebrity Chef in Buffalo - Darian Bryan

99

How To Be a FT Social Media Influencer in WNY - Maddie Hall - Founder of Buffalo Food Slut

100

Why & How HealthCare Matters When Retaining Employees - Dan Vecchio, Founder of Sheridan Benefits

101

Get Paid Back For Keeping Employees - Ryan Stang, Owner of Stang Insurance Consulting

102

Engineering Products & Software in WNY - Dan Buckmaster - CEO of Tresca Design

103

Inspiring Others in Buffalo - Robert Grant - Serial Entrepreneur

104

The Crypto World in WNY - Michael Colyer - CEO of Foundry Digital

105

Full Time Youtubing - Eric Worral, Founder of LocoVentures

106

How You Will Have Your Best Year Ever in 2022

107

What to do in Social Media in Your Business - Stephanie Kennedy, Founder of Reach DMS

108

Getting The Most Out of Your Legal Dollars - Andrea A. Tarshus, Esq

109

My Story - A Cup of Coffee With The David Schaub - Founder of WNY Entrepreneur

110

Building Your Business to Sell, Jeff Knauss, Founder of Digital Hyve

111

Changing Careers & Why Employees Are Really Quitting - Cathy Lanzalaco, Owner of Inspire Careers LLC

112

Making & Selling High Ticket E-Courses - Joel Erway, Founder of High Ticket Courses

113

Business Owner To Author - Gary Friedman

114

Creating Your Own Empire - Amanda & Deleon Alford, Owners of Alford Angels

115

Brand Identity- Where Local Businesses Get it Right or Wrong - Brandon WIlson

116

Starting Multiple Businesses, Real Estate & Partnerships in WNY - Greg Straus, Founder of 716 Realty Group

117

Experience is Knowing What NOT to do Again! - Daniel Fuglewicz, Founder of RDTNE Technologies

118

Building an American Dream - Lena Levine, Founder of Forcoda

119

From Massachusetts to Buffalo - Louis Mulone, Owner of Addys Wine & Spirits

120

Creating Raving Fans - David Schaub, Founder of WNY Entrepreneur

121

Keep Pushing as a Business Owner In WNY- Stewart Fonville

122

Signing Up To Be a Business Owner - Rory Allen

123

Owning a Job, Not a Business - Mark Utech, Owner of Utech Basement Waterproofing

124

How to “Own Your Moment” with Eric Bond

125

People Strategy: the overlooked and undervalued business element.- Emily Martin, Founder of Aly HR Partners

126

Learning How We Are Wired As a Business Owner - Evan Giokas

127

The Secrets of Running Local Events

128

The Keys to Success in Business and Life - Michael McGreevy

129

Building Relationships by Creating Value - Craig Turner, Founder of Momentum Public Affairs

130

Disrupting the 50-year old Food Industry - Sharon Cryan, Founder of FoodNerd Inc

131

Business Turned Out Pretty Sweet - Michael Flore, Owner of VIllage Bake Shoppe

132

What Start Ups Need in Buffalo - David Kimelberg

133

The Customer-Centric Business - Andrew Moquin, Founder of Andrews Jewelers

134

Travel Hacks For Business Owners in WNY - Lisa Kulpa, Co-Founder of Basic Travel Couple

135

Mistakes, Creating Systems, Mentorship- Kanishka Wanninayaka

136

Psychology in Business - Nita Bhatia

137

5th Generation Beer Distributor- Paul Vukelic, CEO of Try it Distribution

138

Fixing Hearts to Fixing Problems in Business - Irfan Khan

139

Covering all the bases in Business in WNY - Paul Ciminelli

140

Navigating The Start Up Community During Covid - Colleen Heidinger, Founder of Ignite & President of 43 North

141

Changing with the times - Michael Mule, founder of Designated Drivers of WNY & Anchor Bar Franchise Owner

142

Creating Communitea And Thinking Outside The Box As An Entrepreneur in WNY - Justine Duquette

143

The Luckiest Entrepreneur You'll Meet In Buffalo - Patrick Whalen

144

Evolving As An Entrepreneur - Zach Schneider, Owner of Rus Pierogis and Agency 15

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Start With Sleep As An Entrepreneur - Soda Kuczkowski

146

Building The Entrepreneur Community in Buffalo - Jack Greco

147

The path from Idea to Market - Merry Constantino

148

Founding Bills Mafia & 26 Tshirts - Del Reid

149

Content Marketing & ADD in Entrepreneurship - Steve White, Founder of RentPrep.

150

Bringing Gamification to the Workplace - Jimmy Chebat

151

Starting a Doggone Business Buffalo- Greg Rollins

152

Buying & Selling a Franchise in WNY - John Adams

153

How & When To Start a Podcast

154

Trial, Error, Repeat - Emily Morrow, Co-Founder of Step Out Buffalo

155

A Love Story; From Passion to Profit - Dan Henderson

156

Dreams, persistence and pizza - Joe Town

157

Leading in Entrepreneurship - Larry Mietus

158

Not Your Average Joe In Business - Joe Farage

159

The Raugh Truth in Business - Robbie Raugh

160

Grow Buffalo With a Side of Business Insurance - Michael Anderson

161

Building Our Community Up With a Non Profit & Passion - Darren Cotton

162

Who We Are, Not Just What We Do - Thomas Anderson, Financial Advisor

163

How To Create & Run Amazing Events in WNY - Therese Forton- Barnes

164

The Transition From Starting Up A Company To Selling Products in Box Store to Online Only - Steve Coulton- Fonder of Oncore Golf

165

Developing A Business Over 25 Years - Eric Pyne

166

From Cow Manure To Over A Million Dollars In 3 Different Industries- Dan Herlehy

167

How To Find a Good Website Designer For Your Business - Mark Dominguez Jr

168

Going Completely Virtual in a Non Virtual Business - Michael Mertens

169

Working Through COVID-19 Time As a Business Owner - Jason Pearl - Nacre Consulting

170

Building Your Instagram Page- Attracting New Followers And Clients- John Chiavaro

171

How and Why To Market Your Business During COVID-19

172

How Do Businesses THRIVE Verses Just Survive The Next Couple Months? Here's How! - David Schaub

173

Succeeding at What You Love - Kelly Schultz - Owner of The Great Pumpkin Farm and Antique World

174

Eyeing What's Next In Business - Dr. Fichte - Founder of Fichte, Endl & Elmer Eye Care

175

Video Technology in Business, Networking & Influences – Heather Sidorowicz, SAV

176

Refuse to Lose - Matthew Cylbuski, Owner of M.A.C Fitness

177

How Retail Store Owners Can Thrive & Have an Advantage in an Ever-Growing E-Commerce Era - Ken Slomovitz, Owner of Ethan Allen Furniture Store

178

From New York State Lifting Champion To Creating A Fast Growing Dietary Supplement Company - Nicholas Stella, CEO of Ryse Up Sport Nutrition

179

Digging a New Work Space in WNY For Entrepreneurs - Sean T. Heidinger

180

Blindly Entering Entrepreneurship - Patrick Engasser

181

Starting a Non Profit You Love - Max & Marc Muscato

182

Balancing Multiple Businesses - Dan Mania

183

Thriving in a Relationship Business When You're Not From WNY - Enas Latif

184

Changing Paths as an Entrepreneur - MJ Karp

185

Creating an Environment to Thrive as an Entrepreneur - Tammy Pollino

186

How to Motivate, Retain and Develop Millennial's as an Business Owner

187

How to Market Your Business For Free Part 2

188

How to Market Your Business For Free

189

Generational Business Owner Starting His Own Legacy - Eric Balsom

190

Starting a Business As a Surgeon - Dr. Tamara Dawli

191

From Immigrants to Succesfful Entrepreneurs - Anatoliy Aponchuk

192

Mindset Talk as an Entrepreneur - Brians Ellsworth

193

Starting and Becoming a Staple in The Photography and Videography Business- Three Sixty Views

194

How To Be Healthier As a Busy Entrepreneur - Sandra Haseley

195

Growing Up in Business And Creating Your Own - Jake Torcello

196

Culture Makes All The Difference - Eric Schnirel

197

Entrepreneur Since Day One - Nico Toliano

198

Combining Passion And Business - Jaime Brawdy

199

Thriving in a Business in Small Town - Nick Bohdanowycz

200

How a musician can make it in Western New York Full Time - Joe Sikorski

201

Starting a Business & Distributing Products - Andrew Svisco

202

Two Reasons Why No One Is Reading Is Your Articles or Blogs About Your Business

203

Creating Your Own Content When You're Just Starting Out - Dan Zajac

204

Why Most Employees Leave & How Leadership in Every Business Matters

205

Empowering Our Financial Goals In Business - Nicholle Overkamp

206

Designing Your Own Business - Caroline Barr

207

Rebecca Mercurio - Birthing a New Business

208

Paul Banas - The Mortgage & Real Estate Investing Business

209

Slowly becoming who you were meant to be - Janna Willoughby-Lohr

210

Taking over an existing business & making it your own - Dr. Sara Griffin

211

Chris Naugle - How to take action & be resourceful in your business

212

From Healthcare Field To Award Winning Farmer - Mike Parkot

213

Christine Howard - Buffalo/ Niagara President of the National Association of Women Business Owners

214

Mark Metzger - Creating Success At a Young Age in WNY

215

Mike Bean - Catching Up On Digital Marketing in Business

216

Tom Ulbrich - What Stops Small Business Owners From Taking The Next Step?

217

Amy Bueme - Playing To Your Strengths & Evolving As a Business Owner

218

Marie Pazych | Cultivating the Freelance Community in Buffalo

219

Bill Knoche - How To Effectively Make More Sales & Teach Others To Do So

220

Seth Greene - How To Dominate Your Market with Direct Response Marketing

221

Leveraging Your Business to Build Your Ideal Lifestyle - Tom Sylvester

222

Danielle Nyhart - Authentic Entrepreneurship

223

Bob Moses - Acquiring & Maintaining Hard To Reach Clients

224

Joe Ervolina and Rob Meissner - The Financial Side Of Business

225

Greg Norton - Figuring Out Business Along The Way

226

Ann M.Freer-Caroll - Cutting It In Business

227

Tony Gangarossa And Derek Solly - Raising The Bar In Business

228

Robert Giuseppetti - Inspecting Our Business

229

Carol Esposito- How to Open Doors In Real Estate

230

Mike Del Zoppo - Eat Rite Foods - Fueling Your New Business The Right Way

231

Jerry West - Mulitple 6 Figure Earner In Network Marketing Shares His Secrets To Success

232

Riding The Digital Marketing Wave With Nick Arnot