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Why I Left Corporate IT to Become a Travel Guardian Angel
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast Why I Left Corporate IT to Become a Travel Guardian Angel Travel advisor Jim Hauck on the 2025 cruise boom, adults-only sailings, and building a business with purpose after a layoff. ▶ Listen to the Episode After spending most of his career in corporate IT — including 15 years at…
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How I Bought the Wrong Franchise So You Don’t Have To
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Bought the Wrong Franchise So You Don’t Have To Franchise consultant Rich Potter on dodging the wrong business, busting franchise myths, and who actually thrives as an owner. ▶ Listen to the Episode With roughly 8,000 franchises on the market, finding the one that fits your life is…
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How I Turned Grief and a Global Pandemic Into Two Businesses
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Turned Grief and a Global Pandemic Into Two Businesses Karen Aucoin on pivoting from ballet to a Florida event venue, turning competitors into collaborators, and staying fearless on pricing. ▶ Listen to the Episode When host Zaneta Chuniq Inpower sat down with Karen Aucoin, a former professional ballet…
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How I Broke the Consulting Grind Cycle to Find $100K in Hidden Profit
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Broke the Consulting Grind Cycle to Find $100K in Hidden Profit Rachel Minion of Rockstar and Moon on RevOps, automation, and helping consultants stop hustling and start scaling. ▶ Listen to the Episode I’m Rachel Minion, head rock star at Rockstar and Moon — a RevOps organization built…
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How I Turned My First DIY ADU Into a Full-Time Construction Business
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Turned My First DIY ADU Into a Full-Time Construction Business Gil Vaisman on ADUs, the ROI math, learning to delegate, and pivoting from Hollywood editing to Los Angeles construction. ▶ Listen to the Episode My background isn’t real estate. I was a picture editor for reality television. But…
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How I Run My Junk Removal Business on Systems, Tech, and Doing Less
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Run My Junk Removal Business on Systems, Tech, and Doing Less Jake Still on the tech stack, sustainability, and the do-less philosophy behind Junk Rescue. ▶ Listen to the Episode People assume a junk removal company is all muscle and brawn. Jake Still runs it like a technology…
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What a CPA and Attorney Taught Me About Reclaiming My 168 Hours
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast What a CPA and Attorney Taught Me About Reclaiming My 168 Hours Christopher C. Papin on why every owner controls the same 168 hours — and how to spend them on purpose. ▶ Listen to the Episode Christopher C. Papin is a CPA and attorney who owns and operates both…
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Why I Built a Tea Brand That Actually Sees Women’s Hormonal Health
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast Why I Built a Tea Brand That Actually Sees Women’s Hormonal Health Chelsea Jambo of Our Body on symptom-based teas, breaking the taboo, and building a women’s wellness brand. ▶ Listen to the Episode When Chelsea Jambo asked a doctor for preventative care at 24, with a grandmother dying of…
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Build Your Website for the AI, Not the Human: Richard Hickman on Coaching the Coaches
The founder of Piqued Consulting on CRM foundations and speed-to-lead, pricing to cover acquisition, why email is the most underused channel, and building your website so AI cites you.
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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 have to ask for the order, empathetic listening, and closing the gap between sales and marketing.