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He Took the Risk Most Engineers Won't - Brian Balthasar | Balthasar Industries

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He Built Over 100 Manufactured Home Communities - Jeff Cook | Cook Properties

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He Bet His Retirement on an Idea - Tom Akers | Junk Free Skin

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From Swinging a Hammer to CEO - Patrick Hayter | Hayter Construction

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Most Business Owners Get SEO Wrong - Mariah Magazine | SEO Consultant

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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Physically Home, Mentally Gone Family Series David Schaub

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

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Separating Vision From Execution | Mark Siwiec | Elysian Homes

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

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Using AI Without Selling Your Soul | JMan Maneiro

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

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The Questions that Shape Your Year | David Schaub

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How Entrepreneurs Play Monopoly | Cheryl LaTray | LaTray Unlimited

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

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

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From CTO to Consultant – Emily Carlson – PBA Consulting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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From Real Estate to Ice Cream: Scaling in Two Industries

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Life is Sweet: Howard Cadmus

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Shawn Glogowski: Financial Fitness for Business Owners

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Growing a Legacy: Frank DiMaria

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

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Beyond the Front Door Upstate Roots Design

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Beyond the Buy: Talking with Rich Chiaino

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

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

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

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

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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

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Clear to Close: Talking with Emily Cornwell

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Cooking up success with Bailey Seafood

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The Pin King: Talking to Jason Wood

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Foundation For Success - Jeremy Ballsmith - Founder of Towne Housing

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Power of Podcasting with Mike DiCioccio - Founder of Social Chameleon

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

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

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Short Term Rental Investing in Upstate New York - Josh Briner

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

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Derek Acker - Who Dares, Wins

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

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

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

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

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Jeffrey Raugh - Telling Stories using Numbers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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