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Build Your Website for the AI, Not the Human — Richard Hickman on Coaching in the AEO Era
Piqued Consulting founder Richard Hickman on building a CRM foundation, pricing coaching offers above $4–5K, and optimizing your website so ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude cite you.
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How I Built a Home-Rescue Business by Accident — and Fight the Insurance Company for You
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Built a Home-Rescue Business by Accident — and Fight the Insurance Company for You Ana Schwab of Total Home Rescue on floods, mold, and fighting insurers so homeowners never pay out of pocket. ▶ Listen to the Episode My name is Ana, and I own Total Home Rescue…
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Why You Don’t Need a Travel Agent — You Need an Advisor
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast Why You Don’t Need a Travel Agent — You Need an Advisor Ali Raymer of Peace and Pearl Travel Co. on the advisor-vs-agent divide, why AI can’t replace an advocate, how advisors really get paid, and turning every trip into marketing. ▶ Listen to the Episode Jeremy Rivera sits down…
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Why Most Business Owners Fail to Plan Their Exit — and What to Do Now
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast Why Most Business Owners Fail to Plan Their Exit — and What to Do Now Brandon Moon of TD Pine Advisors on the exit 100% of owners will face, why value is built years before the sale, and the mistakes that cost owners the most. ▶ Listen to the Episode…
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How I Built the World’s Largest Bed-Building Charity From My Garage
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Built the World’s Largest Bed-Building Charity From My Garage Luke Mickelson of Sleep in Heavenly Peace on child bedlessness, the delivery that changed everything, and why service is the real source of joy. ▶ Listen to the Episode Zaneta Chuniq Inpower sits down with Luke Mickelson, founder of…
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How I Keep a Creative Business Thriving by Choosing to Adapt, Not Die
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Keep a Creative Business Thriving by Choosing to Adapt, Not Die Dallas film director and photographer Stewart Cohen on balancing creativity with the bottom line, adapting to new technology, and building a boutique production company that lasts. ▶ Listen to the Episode Stewart Cohen is a Canadian-born film…
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How I Fuse Marketing Strategy With Copywriting To Get Clients Results
🎙 Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Fuse Marketing Strategy With Copywriting To Get Clients Results Copywriter Sarah Ashley of Portal Copy Co on starting with introspection, pivoting into freelancing, AI as a thought partner, and why marketing strategy sits behind everything. ▶ Listen to the Episode Host Zaneta Chuniq Inpower sits down with Sarah…
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How I Failed for 15 Years Before Building a $250K YouTube Business
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Failed for 15 Years Before Building a $250K YouTube Business Scott Curry on the COVID pivot, the YouTube grind, and the loss that sparked Faith Roar. ▶ Listen to the Episode Some success stories skip the messy part. Scott Curry refuses to. Before he built a YouTube channel…
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What Allen Halas Taught Me About Marketing Yourself in the Social Media Age
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast What Allen Halas Taught Me About Marketing Yourself in the Social Media Age Milwaukee music writer Allen Halas on how independent artists and small creators can pitch the media, build a brand, and grow an audience without a label. ▶ Listen to the Episode When I sat down with Allen…
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How I Get Employees to Care About the Business Like Their Own
🎙️ Unscripted Small Business Podcast How I Get Employees to Care About the Business Like Their Own Team-building consultant Andrew Lamppa on Employee Success Agreements, the CARE framework, and open-book transparency for owner-run small businesses. ▶ Listen to the Episode Most small business owners are experts at the work — the advanced degrees, the craft,…