The Unscripted Small Business Podcast
Ditch the Script. Find the Value.
Off-the-cuff, honest interviews with small business owners and the experts who serve them. No rehearsed talking points — just real founders talking through the wins, the scars, and the decisions that actually moved the needle.
Browse Episodes →Be a GuestWhy we made this show
Most business advice is polished, scripted, and forgettable. We wanted the opposite. Every episode is an unscripted conversation — our hosts get comfortable, get curious, and let the guest take them somewhere real. We never know exactly where a conversation will go, and that’s the point: the most useful insight usually shows up when nobody’s reading from a slide.
What you’ll get from every episode
No fluff, no infomercials. Practical takeaways you can actually use.
Real Founders
Owners and operators who’ve done the thing — not gurus selling a course. Their lessons come with receipts.
Unscripted Conversations
Expert hosts who explore instead of interrogate, so guests open up about the parts most interviews skip.
Actionable Insight
Concrete moves you can apply this week — on marketing, operations, hiring, pricing, and growth.
The Human Side
Burnout, doubt, delegation, and the personal cost of building something. The stuff that doesn’t make the highlight reel.
What we talk about
Across dozens of industries — trades, e-commerce, agencies, SaaS, creative, and more.
Who’s behind the mic
The show is part of the Unscripted Podcast Network, founded by SEO consultant and serial small-business builder Jeremy Rivera, and powered by a growing bench of expert hosts who each bring their own lens to the conversation.
It’s produced the same way we help clients build authority at SEO Arcade — turning real conversations into content, links, and visibility that actually compounds.
Come on the show →🎧 Recent Episodes
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The Status Quo Is Your Biggest Competitor — Jorge Chavez on Selling Without Selling
Topaz Sales Consulting’s Jorge Chavez on why the status quo is every seller’s real competitor, why you don’t…
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Design Your Life on Purpose — Ameera Virani on Habits, Visibility & Wealth
Life-design coach Ameera Virani of The Designed Life on why designing your life is a responsibility, the internal…
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Julika Novkova on the Human Side of Small Business
Business psychologist Julika Novkova on why rigidity blocks creativity, the freeze response in business, authenticity as alignment, and…
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George Rivera on Building a Business You Can Step Away From
Founder Dad Tables creator George Rivera on the deathbed sentence that changed everything, why founder dads have a…
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Jared Harman on Running a Full-Service Agency in the AI Era
One Group Agency founder Jared Harman on where AI actually adds value, why human connection is the differentiator,…
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Txldian The Destroyer on the Smoke and Mirrors of the Music Business
Independent artist Txldian The Destroyer on leaving a Sony deal to go fully independent, treating music as a…
Have a story worth telling?
We’re always looking for small business owners and experts with hard-won lessons to share. If that’s you, let’s talk.
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