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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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Can Doing Good Be Good Business? 4 Founders Answer
Four founders — Luke Mickelson of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Bruce Ashford of The Ashford Agency, Matt Tyner of Bone Dry Roofing, and accessibility consultant Rebecca Prejean — on whether doing good is actually good business.
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Stop Trying to Please Everyone: Why Focus Wins
Three founders — Paul Pape, Kate Hendrickson, and Bruce Ashford — explain why chasing every customer is the fastest way to reach no one, and how narrowing your focus turns casual buyers into superfans.