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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Brad Poulos on Building SMBs That Run Without You — Barbados Tests, Bulldozer Parents, and the Delegation Mindset
Toronto Metropolitan University entrepreneurship professor Brad Poulos shares what 15 years teaching lean startup, managing teams, and consulting…
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Paul Pape: How Gamifying Business Makes Entrepreneurs Finally Get It
What if the reason your clients can’t understand your process is that you’re explaining it wrong — not…
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Cameron Tope: Building a Property Management Company With Integrity
Cameron Tope of Emerson Property Management shares how he built a Houston property management company from 30 doors…
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Knight Lancaster: Navigating Finances, Marketing & Law in Tennessee
Knight Lancaster — attorney and CPA — breaks down the cash flow models, marketing attribution strategies, and legal…
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Cash Flow Is Queen — and It’s Also Baby | Meaghan Wall of The Hot Girl CFO
Jeremy Rivera sits down with Meaghan Wall, founder of The Hot Girl CFO — a boutique accounting agency…
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Starting From Zero: How Real Founders Built Small Businesses That Actually Lasted
Founders who started from zero — a YouTube channel built after 15 years of failure, a wedding photographer…
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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