Small Business Journal Podcast

Just on the other side of fear and uncertainty lies the greatest joy you may ever experience. It's that amazing dopamine rush you get once you have conquered something really challenging. Join Aaron Ogden in his amazing journey into adventure, which creates a most compelling WHY to do anything worthwhile. Then sign up to join Bernell and Aaron for the Eskimo Roll kayak experience that promises to provide that joy in real time. Get the link on our website: https://smallbusinessjournal.org

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I'd guess that most business owners don't know how to clearly describe their product or service. They get lost in the details, features and benefits. It often takes outside eyes and experience in branding to create that clear message that will move your prospect to becoming a valuable client. Amy Kendall is a master wordsmith who specializes in crafting your brand story. She's helped me several times and is one of my favorite vendors.

Lessons from Experienced Entrepreneurs - Timely Topics - Authentic Learning

On our 48th wedding anniversary, RaNae and I share what we've learned over the years and how we've found a happiness that not many experience. It's not that ours was the storybook romance from fairytales, but how we have learned to hold together during storms with our eyes firmly on an eternal perspective. Join us for this romantic memoir and maybe you'll pick up a few pointers for your own amazing love story.

Lessons from Experienced Entrepreneurs - Timely Topics - Authentic Learning

You've spent years building your image, reputation, and a successful business, but guess what? There are a bunch of bad guys out there who would like nothing more than to hack into your life and mess things up big time. My friend Mike Saylor has learned by hard personal experience how disruptive life can get when people are dishonest. This, along with his extensive training in the military and private sectors makes Blackswan Cyber Security a valuable ally to help protect your precious stuff. And just because things are good today does not mean you're safe. Think about it.

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Small businesses often win against large ones because they are more like a dirt bike than a freight train. Dirt bikes can accelerate fast, turn sharp, and adjust to their environment much better than those big behemoth companies that lumber along, staying on their tracks. Element Land Surveying, owned by Chad Anderson, is like a dirt bike. He's small and agile and can serve his customers like the big boys can't.

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Josh and Mckay have got an amazing thing going. They've created a small business incubator that seems to produce success after success, in a wide variety of rather disparate products and services. Their magic? Mckay is the visionary while Josh is the implementor, and that creates a dynamic duo that wins.

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Having your product produced and imported from off-shore can't be that difficult, right? After all, there are basically only six steps in the process. Would you believe there are actually over 240 steps? Brian Sather has learned the hard way that the supply chain beast is much more complex than he first imagined. Today, he has a team here in the states as well as remote members in Asia who provide all that you'll need for your project. Learn from his experience and save all that unnecessary angst.

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Owning your own business is not always about making tons of money, growing exponentially, and killing it. For some people, it is discovering their happy place where they can do what they love to do while contributing to society. Samantha Bretheim is such a person. And she has very ambitious goals with a noble purpose to boot. Find your happy place and appreciate the journey.

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The story of Chris Felton's life is one of rising from the ashes of poor decisions and self-blocking thinking, to one of liberation and freedom from the fetters that held him back. Now he shares his journey, filled with wisdom and good down-home advice that can help others get out of their own way and become their best selves just like he did. 

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David Bradford was a humble kid from Red Deer Montana who embarked on an amazing career that would take him around the world. Yet he is one of the few who have kept their perspective and remained humble. His story will impress you and his gratitude for all those who have been key along his journey is exemplary. 

Lessons from Experienced Entrepreneurs - Timely Topics - Authentic Learning