Business Insanity Talk Radio

SEGMENT 1 with Aaron Smith, starting at 0:00: Dealing drugs, while not a legal business, is similar to running a legitimate small business in many ways. Aaron Smith discovered this after going to federal prison for the distribution of heroin and fentanyl. He shares how he has been able to “switch hustles” and use the entrepreneurial skills he learned dealing drugs to grow his own media company and make a positive impact. SEGMENT 2 with Steven Van Cohen, starting at 17:30: Being an entrepreneur has always been lonely, but it got a lot lonelier during the COVID-19 pandemic. Steven Van Cohen is here to share how leaders can use connection and purpose to combat the loneliness that is plaguing them and their workers.SEGMENT 3 with Elaine Pofeldt, starting at 35:00: There are about 22M solo entrepreneurs in the country. As a solopreneur, how do you expand your team once you realize can’t do it all yourself?Sponsored by NiceJob.

SEGMENT 1 with Tamara Scott, starting at 0:00: How can small business owners can do more in less time? Tamara Scott is here to share how small business owners can utilize automation, workflows, and analytics to drive results for their companies this year. SEGMENT 2 with Amir Jafari, starting at 18:00: How can technology drive innovation at your company? Amir Jafari discusses how implementing a smart payments platform can help businesses collect payments faster, free up time previously spent on manual entry, improve cash flows, and mitigate risk.SEGMENT 3 with Alan Cheesley, starting at 35:45: How can your website do more for your small business? Alan Cheesley shares the five opportunities that most websites miss to drive more leads and new sales.Sponsored by NiceJob.

SEGMENT 1 with Jim Glassman, starting at 0:00: It’s the time of the year when we look into our crystal ball and try to figure out what the economy will look like in 2022. Leading economist Jim Glassman is here to share his perspective.SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones, starting at 17:15: What are the biggest technology issues facing small businesses in 2022 and how should a small business owner respond? SEGMENT 3 with Keewa Nurullah, starting at 35:45: One of the biggest challenges facing small business owners this year is inflation, which rose almost 7% in 2021 - the highest in 30 years. With the cost of doing business arising from goods to employees, what should a small business owner do?Sponsored by NiceJob.

SEGMENT 1 with Adam Jonathan Kaat, starting at 0:00: What is it like to work at a grocery store during a global pandemic? Adam Kaat shares his experience as a front-line worker. SEGMENT 2 with Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, starting at 19:00: The pandemic has made many people reevaluate what they want in a workplace and in life, but how exactly do you tune into your purpose and discover what you were born to do?SEGMENT 3 with Ramon Ray, starting at 37:15: After the disaster of 2020, small businesses started to get their sea legs in 2021. What does 2022 have in store for small businesses? Sponsored by NiceJob.

SEGMENT 1 with Roberta Matuson, starting at 0:00: Some call it the Great Resignation. Some call it the Great Refusal to Work. Whatever we call it the unemployment rate in April 2020 was 20 percent… now it’s 4.6 percent. Small business owners report it is increasingly difficult to find people and the employee turnover rate is at an all-time high. What’s going on here and how can your small business survive it?SEGMENT 2 with Devora Zack, starting at 20:15: In business and in life there are thinkers and feelers. Can they get along in your office? Can someone be both?SEGMENT 3 with Jacky Goh, starting at 39:15: We haven’t talked a lot about crypto for small business on this show, but it’s time to dive in. What types of retailers are accepting cryptocurrency and how can you actually use it to shop and earn rewards along the way?Sponsored by NiceJob

SEGMENT 1 with Demi Skipper, starting at 0:00: Before there was money, there was barter. People traded one thing for another. Demi Skipper made 28 trades over 18 months starting with a Bobby pin and ended up with a house in Tennessee. She is here to share her story.SEGMENT 2 with Gerald Kasulis, starting at 17:00: Passwords - we love them, we hate them, we can’t remember them, and we can’t live without them. They are essential to protecting your company’s data, but your employees may not be managing them well. What is a business owner to do?SEGMENT 3 with Jill Duffy, starting at 35:45: Working remotely was once a privilege for business owners and employees. Now working remotely is a right. How do you build a company when people are no longer working together in person?Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Marvin L. Storm, starting at 0:00: If you are interested in exiting your small business, how do you make sure you get the most money for your company? Marvin Storm is here to share valuable insight for how to double the amount of money you put in your pocket when you sell your business.SEGMENT 2 with Jeremy Dauber, starting at 19:30: What role do comic books and graphic novels play in our society and the retelling of history? Jeremy Dauber is the author of “American Comics,” which tells the sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination.SEGMENT 3 with Tammy Smith, starting at 36:15: America is filled with family businesses, but family business is a difficult business and it’s hard to pass it along to another generation. Here to share her experience running a family business is Tammy Smith, CEO and Founder of Wheelers Accessible Van Rentals based in Phoenix, AZ.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Liz Elting, starting at 0:00: This pandemic has unequally put more pressure on women in the workplace. Here to talk about why women now face even more challenges than men and what can help is entrepreneur, business leader, and philanthropist Liz Elting. SEGMENT 2 with Ben Argov, starting at 20:30: Supply chain disruption is affecting businesses across every size and industry. What can companies do to better manage their supply chain in this environment so that it doesn’t affect their sales?SEGMENT 3 with Victoria Jones, starting at 36:30: One of the tools that every small business needs is a customer relationship management (CRM) system. Too often in small businesses, customer data lives in the owner’s head or the minds of their salespeople. This will severely limit your organization. What are the key elements for implementing a simple CRM that your organization will actually use? Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Matt DB Harper, starting at 0:00: Kelly Ann Conway called them alternate facts. Newt Gingrich said it doesn’t matter what the facts are, it’s what people believe. Propaganda in politics and business have been around forever. But why do people believe something that simply isn’t true?SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Nelson, starting at 19:00: When 70% of your sales are in-person, and then you’re forced to close that down, how do you survive? Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, shares his experience managing Lovesac to 100% online and back to in-person again and how they’ve continued growing at the same rate the entire time. He also provides entrepreneurs insight into retaining their best people, handling inflation, inventory challenges, going public, not giving up, and more.SEGMENT 3 with Barry McCarthy, starting at 35:45: We are in the middle of a small business revolution. Small businesses are the backbone of economy, they provide the livelihood for the majority of Americans, and are the source of

SEGMENT 1 with Rainer Zitelmann, starting at 0:00: We live in the age of self-marketing genius with celebrities like former President Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian. How have people like this leveraged self-marketing and how can you use it for your business?SEGMENT 2 with Evan Goldberg, starting at 18:30: SuiteWorld returned to an in-person conference this year. Evan Goldberg is here to share the highlights and advice to help small business owners manage their supply chain and cash flow. SEGMENT 3 with Tegan Kehoe, starting at 35:30: When we think of inventions and innovations, we rarely think in terms of medical advancements throughout history. Like business, medicine has had it shares of twists and turns and false starts. Here to share more of this fascinating history of American healthcare is public historian Tegan Kehoe.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Mark Zhang, starting at 0:00: There is a new movement that is washing across the business world. It’s called pro-napping and the idea is that team members should be able to take power naps every day at work. Mark Zhang is here to share his experience running a pro-napping company. SEGMENT 2 with Ross Buhrdorf, starting at 17:15: What are the biggest fears and challenges of starting a business? Ross Buhrdorf is here to help entrepreneurs navigate rejection, asking for money, paperwork, pricing, and more.SEGMENT 3 with Robbie Samuels, starting at 36:45: How do you launch a new offer even if you have a small list? Robbie Samuels walks us through a practical process for researching, creating, and launching a new offer to an audience that actually wants it.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Stoyan Kenderov, starting at 0:00: Credit cards have existed for 70 years, yet 85% of suppliers don’t accept cards because the cost of acceptance is high. Stoyan Kenderov is here to share why this doesn’t stop you from using your credit card to make a payment.SEGMENT 2 with Aygemang Clay, starting at 18:30: A lot of people may not know that over half of the products purchased on Amazon are actually sold by the millions of small and medium businesses that sell through Amazon. In the U.S. alone, there are over half a million small and medium businesses selling on Amazon. Aygemang Clay is here to share his experience using Amazon for his company ATLEXO.SEGMENT 3 with Victoria Jones, starting at 36:30: Your business probably looks like a series of siloed departments rather than a company. The departments run software that can’t talk to each other and the same customer appears separately in both your CRM system and your accounting system. That means your sales people don’t have a clear picture of

SEGMENT 1 with Jose Palomino: To increase sales, a lot of small business owners jump to hiring more sales people. Jose shares why this almost never works and what small business owners need to do first to increase sales.SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hill: What if you didn’t have to rely solely on your marketing budget to grow your reputation among customers, prospects and your community? Shawn shares how companies can turn internally and empower their employees to grow their reputation and maintain a connection with the community. SEGMENT 3 with Whitney Eckis: Many entrepreneurs create products as a result of trying to solve a problem for themselves and learn that others have the same issue. Serial entrepreneur Whitney Eckis shares how her anxiety disorder led her to create Get Supr, an instant coffee infused with hemp extract.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Joe Sanok: Although COVID is waning, the idea of people working 5 days a week in the office is a thing of the past. Is the 5-day work week also out? Joe Sanok shares how small business teams can actually get more done in less time with a 4-day work week. SEGMENT 2 with Inbal Claudio: Influencer marketing tactics are the future of marketing for small businesses. But what happens when you can’t afford to pay $20,000 for a sponsored post? Inbal Claudio is here with a solution.SEGMENT 3 with John Bischof: What tools do small business owners need to invest in to support the hybrid workforce that’s here to stay? John Bischof helps small businesses think through the technology considerations for having a productive and secure team no matter where they work.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Gene Marks: Is an employee ownership plan a key to increasing company profits and retention of employees? Gene Marks is here to share more so you can decide if offering an employee ownership plan is right for your business.SEGMENT 2 with Natasha Pearl Hansen: Breaking up with your spouse or your business partner is hard, but Natasha took those lemons and turned them into lemonade by turning her cancelled wedding into a comedy special and a new business venture to help people going through similar situations.SEGMENT 3 with Bill Reidy: Customer referrals are a key revenue generation tool for any small business, but Bill Reidy believes that the traditional referral process - even with hard work and a commitment to managing the process - still yields very little ROI. He is here to share a better way to get referrals.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Asha Tarry: It’s called the Great Resignation. People are leaving their jobs after 18 months of COVID because they are stressed and burnt out. How can small business owners help their team through this time?SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones: Small businesses usually implement software solutions piecemeal - they implement one system for accounting, one for sales, one for production, and so on. But what happens when those systems can’t share information? SEGMENT 3 with Dr. Karyn Gordon: With all the competition to find top talent, it’s as important as ever to retain your staff. Being a great leader is a big part of retaining your employees, but most small business owners were never taught these skills. Where do they start?Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Jane Hanson: Effective communication has always been the key to being a successful small business owner. But now with most of our communications happening online, have the rules of being a powerful communicator changed? Here to help small business owners become powerful communicators in every medium is long-time TV anchor and communication coach, Jane Hanson.SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hill: A lot of small business owners think that the only time you can get a review is after the customer has purchased from you. But what if you could get a review at multiple points in the customer’s journey to increase your chances of getting a great final review? Shawn Hill is here to share how small businesses can utilize reviews and reputation marketing to grow their business.SEGMENT 3 with Andrea Kayne: Now is the time to think about how your company can fit into the personal lives of your employees, not the other way around. The pandemic has caused people to reject “universal truths” and “shoulds” that don’t re

SEGMENT 1 with Yaro Starak: A lot of small business owners think they need to be at the center of everything in their company, but in reality, the best scenario is that you get out of the way so your company can grow without you! Yaro Starak is here to share why and how to make it happen.SEGMENT 2 with Kerry Hatch: While financial payment systems have been going digital in the past 5 years and are now sped up by COVID, so many B2B transactions are behind and it’s hurting the growth of small businesses. Kerry Hatch is here to share a powerful solution that will give you more choices for how you handle business transactions.SEGMENT 3 with Monique Golden: In this ever-changing world, we need innovation and evolving skillsets to adapt to it. That’s one of the reasons why XPRIZE was born. XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development to benefit humanity. Monique Golden is here to tell us more about it.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq

SEGMENT 1 with Gloria Feldt: What will it take to achieve gender parity and propel more women to leadership roles? Gloria Feldt, a nationally recognized social and political advocate of women’s rights, is here to share how we can move toward gender equality.SEGMENT 2 with Zeke Bronfman: How do you start a beverage company from your dorm room? Zeke Bronfman, grandson of the late Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman, and his roommate Nate Medow did just that, and Zeke is here to share their story.SEGMENT 3 with Libby Hikind: What grants are available to small businesses and nonprofits that are not well known? Libby Hikind, founder of Grantwatch, is here to share tips for finding and applying for grants to help fund your organization.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.

SEGMENT 1 with Tim Higgins: For a lot of entrepreneurs, people like Elon Musk are their hero - they buck current trends and can be brash against the establishment. What is Elon Musk really like and how did he build Tesla? Journalist Tim Higgins gives us the inside story.SEGMENT 2 with Pamela Slim: What if dozens of your ideal clients were easy to find? What if you could show up in networks that really wanted what you are offering? Pamela Slim shows us how to discover new customers that are right in front of us.SEGMENT 3 with Jonathan Friedman: We are facing a mental health crisis in this country. People are more anxious and overworked than ever. Jonathan Friedman shares what you can do to take care of your mental wellbeing and that of your employees.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.