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WNY Entrepreneur — 228 episodes

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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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

Physically Home, Mentally Gone Family Series David Schaub

8

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

9

Separating Vision From Execution | Mark Siwiec | Elysian Homes

10

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

11

Using AI Without Selling Your Soul | JMan Maneiro

12

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

13

The Questions that Shape Your Year | David Schaub

14

How Entrepreneurs Play Monopoly | Cheryl LaTray | LaTray Unlimited

15

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

16

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

17

From CTO to Consultant – Emily Carlson – PBA Consulting

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

From Real Estate to Ice Cream: Scaling in Two Industries

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

44

Life is Sweet: Howard Cadmus

45

Shawn Glogowski: Financial Fitness for Business Owners

46

Growing a Legacy: Frank DiMaria

47

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

48

Beyond the Front Door Upstate Roots Design

49

Beyond the Buy: Talking with Rich Chiaino

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

56

Clear to Close: Talking with Emily Cornwell

57

Cooking up success with Bailey Seafood

58

The Pin King: Talking to Jason Wood

59

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

67

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

69

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

72

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

73

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

75

Derek Acker - Who Dares, Wins

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

Jeffrey Raugh - Telling Stories using Numbers

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

Jamaica to Local Celebrity Chef in Buffalo - Darian Bryan

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

Inspiring Others in Buffalo - Robert Grant - Serial Entrepreneur

100

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

101

Full Time Youtubing - Eric Worral, Founder of LocoVentures

102

How You Will Have Your Best Year Ever in 2022

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

Business Owner To Author - Gary Friedman

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

Building an American Dream - Lena Levine, Founder of Forcoda

115

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

116

Creating Raving Fans - David Schaub, Founder of WNY Entrepreneur

117

Keep Pushing as a Business Owner In WNY- Stewart Fonville

118

Signing Up To Be a Business Owner - Rory Allen

119

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

120

How to “Own Your Moment” with Eric Bond

121

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

122

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

123

The Secrets of Running Local Events

124

The Keys to Success in Business and Life - Michael McGreevy

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

What Start Ups Need in Buffalo - David Kimelberg

129

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

130

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

131

Mistakes, Creating Systems, Mentorship- Kanishka Wanninayaka

132

Psychology in Business - Nita Bhatia

133

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

134

Fixing Hearts to Fixing Problems in Business - Irfan Khan

135

Covering all the bases in Business in WNY - Paul Ciminelli

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

Start With Sleep As An Entrepreneur - Soda Kuczkowski

142

Building The Entrepreneur Community in Buffalo - Jack Greco

143

The path from Idea to Market - Merry Constantino

144

Founding Bills Mafia & 26 Tshirts - Del Reid

145

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

146

Bringing Gamification to the Workplace - Jimmy Chebat

147

Starting a Doggone Business Buffalo- Greg Rollins

148

Buying & Selling a Franchise in WNY - John Adams

149

How & When To Start a Podcast

150

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

151

A Love Story; From Passion to Profit - Dan Henderson

152

Dreams, persistence and pizza - Joe Town

153

Leading in Entrepreneurship - Larry Mietus

154

Not Your Average Joe In Business - Joe Farage

155

The Raugh Truth in Business - Robbie Raugh

156

Grow Buffalo With a Side of Business Insurance - Michael Anderson

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

Developing A Business Over 25 Years - Eric Pyne

162

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

163

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

164

Going Completely Virtual in a Non Virtual Business - Michael Mertens

165

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

166

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

167

How and Why To Market Your Business During COVID-19

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

Blindly Entering Entrepreneurship - Patrick Engasser

177

Starting a Non Profit You Love - Max & Marc Muscato

178

Balancing Multiple Businesses - Dan Mania

179

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

180

Changing Paths as an Entrepreneur - MJ Karp

181

Creating an Environment to Thrive as an Entrepreneur - Tammy Pollino

182

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

183

How to Market Your Business For Free Part 2

184

How to Market Your Business For Free

185

Generational Business Owner Starting His Own Legacy - Eric Balsom

186

Starting a Business As a Surgeon - Dr. Tamara Dawli

187

From Immigrants to Succesfful Entrepreneurs - Anatoliy Aponchuk

188

Mindset Talk as an Entrepreneur - Brians Ellsworth

189

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

190

How To Be Healthier As a Busy Entrepreneur - Sandra Haseley

191

Growing Up in Business And Creating Your Own - Jake Torcello

192

Culture Makes All The Difference - Eric Schnirel

193

Entrepreneur Since Day One - Nico Toliano

194

Combining Passion And Business - Jaime Brawdy

195

Thriving in a Business in Small Town - Nick Bohdanowycz

196

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

197

Starting a Business & Distributing Products - Andrew Svisco

198

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

199

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

200

Why Most Employees Leave & How Leadership in Every Business Matters

201

Empowering Our Financial Goals In Business - Nicholle Overkamp

202

Designing Your Own Business - Caroline Barr

203

Rebecca Mercurio - Birthing a New Business

204

Paul Banas - The Mortgage & Real Estate Investing Business

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

From Healthcare Field To Award Winning Farmer - Mike Parkot

209

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

210

Mark Metzger - Creating Success At a Young Age in WNY

211

Mike Bean - Catching Up On Digital Marketing in Business

212

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

213

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

214

Marie Pazych | Cultivating the Freelance Community in Buffalo

215

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

216

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

217

Leveraging Your Business to Build Your Ideal Lifestyle - Tom Sylvester

218

Danielle Nyhart - Authentic Entrepreneurship

219

Bob Moses - Acquiring & Maintaining Hard To Reach Clients

220

Joe Ervolina and Rob Meissner - The Financial Side Of Business

221

Greg Norton - Figuring Out Business Along The Way

222

Ann M.Freer-Caroll - Cutting It In Business

223

Tony Gangarossa And Derek Solly - Raising The Bar In Business

224

Robert Giuseppetti - Inspecting Our Business

225

Carol Esposito- How to Open Doors In Real Estate

226

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

227

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

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Riding The Digital Marketing Wave With Nick Arnot