Small Business – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com Save time with your high-quality podcast Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:08:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.18 https://maxpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-MaxPodcasting_favicon_gold-32x32.png Small Business – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com 32 32 Melinda Emerson – Wild Business Growth Podcast #205: SmallBizLady, America’s #1 Small Business Expert https://maxpodcasting.com/melinda-emerson/ https://maxpodcasting.com/melinda-emerson/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:08:31 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=6043 Ever dreamed of starting your own small business? Or started one, but feeling stuck? This week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Melinda Emerson, has you covered. Melinda is the SmallBizLady – America’s #1 Small Business Expert. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 205: Melinda Emerson – SmallBizLady, America’s #1 Small Business Expert

Melinda Emerson, the SmallBizLady, joins the show to share her journey from leaving her “dream job” to becoming America’s #1 Small Business Expert. Hear the top things to keep in mind when launching a new business, the most effective way to scale, how to set up processes and systems without slowing down efficiency, decide what type of exit is best, and the coolest college town Melinda’s spoken at. This episode covers everything from finding your niche customer to Punk’d. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • How did Melinda’s friends and family react when she left her “dream job” so quickly
  • Bare Bones Bills
  • What’s the #1 thing you should keep in mind when launching a new business
  • How do you craft messaging with your niche customer in mind
  • What’s the #1 mistake small business owners make
  • How do you document your processes
  • What’s a surprising fact about working at a newsroom
  • Endless tequila

Connect with Melinda on social media @SmallBizLady, SmallBizLadyUniversity.com, and her book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

Melinda Emerson - Wild Business Growth Podcast #205: SmallBizLady, America's #1 Small Business Expert
Not pictured: Melinda’s broken foot. Feel better soon, Melinda!
Melinda Emerson - Wild Business Growth Podcast #205: SmallBizLady, America's #1 Small Business Expert
Melinda Emerson - Wild Business Growth Podcast #205: SmallBizLady, America's #1 Small Business Expert

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Melinda Emerson on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. And start a small business (or 2 or 3) with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> https://maxpodcasting.com/melinda-emerson/feed/ 1 Diane Helbig – Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach https://maxpodcasting.com/diane-helbig/ https://maxpodcasting.com/diane-helbig/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:22:45 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=5360 What’s the most important thing for you to focus on in order to grow your small business? There are some exercises to help you figure this out – and it may change how you operate. These exercises are led time and time again by this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Diane Helbig. Diane is a Business and Leadership Development Advisor and Founder of Helbig Enterprises. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 182: Diane Helbig – Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach

Diane Helbig, the Business and Leadership Development Advisor, joins the show to share her journey from lemonade and candy stand to helping small business owners shape their business strategy. Hear how to grow your small business, tools to prioritize tasks, how to be crystal-clear with communication, pull a weird unplug, and what she’d do if she were starting a lemonade stand today. This episode covers everything from candy to sweet business strategies. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • What was different about Diane’s lemonade stand
  • How did she start a day camp as a teenager
  • What business lesson did she learn from her babysitting business
  • How does she advise small business owners to find what they should be focusing on
  • What’s the “poker tell” that lets you know what a small business owner is passionate about
  • Alliteration x Anagram = Emc^2
  • Quionuuuuuu
  • What’s Diane’s secret for keeping children unafraid of the Boogie Man

Connect with Diane at HelbigEnterprises.com.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

  • Intro & Lemonade Candy Stands
    • [1:58] Seize This Day
    • [2:12] Greg Branstetter (my dad), Podcast Movement
    • [2:31] Podcast
    • [2:58] Entrepreneurs
    • [3:06] What was different about Diane’s lemonade stand
    • [3:21] Juicy Fruit
    • [3:58] What were the reactions to buying custom Juicy Fruit balls
    • [4:28] What did the Juicy Fruit balls look like
    • [5:26] How did Diane start a day camp as a teenager
    • [5:55] Arts & Crafts
    • [6:25] How did Diane have such a high “conversion rate” with her “prospects” back then
    • [6:45] Clients
    • [7:39] What business lesson did Diane learn from her lemonade & candy stand
    • [8:32] Why don’t kids get as rattled with “no”
    • [9:39] What business lesson did Diane learn from her babysitting business
  • Growing Your Small Business
    • [10:28] Thank you thank you for the segue
    • [10:58] Licking Stamps
    • [11:41] Sales, Account Executive
    • [11:58] What’s the #1 lesson for growing your small business
    • [13:43] Pri-or-i-ti-za-tion
    • [13:49] How does Diane advise small business owners to find what they should be focusing on
    • [14:45] Profitable
    • [15:28] What’s the “poker tell” that lets you know what a small business owner is passionate about
    • [16:03] What’s the next step
    • [16:18] What-Ifs
    • [17:37] I’ll procrastinate later
    • [18:13] What do you do about all that other stuff you have to do
    • [18:29] The SILOs System (Specific Itemized List of Objectives)
    • [18:42] Bonus Points on Bonus Points
    • [19:07] Alliteration x Anagram = Emc^2
    • [20:49] Write it down!
    • [21:18] Hippo Direct (Our Family Business)
    • [21:28] Post-it Notes, Microsoft Word, Evernote
    • [22:00] To-Do Lists
    • [22:54] We just invented the calendar
    • [23:04] What’s another tool Diane uses to prioritize
    • [23:15] Paper Calendar, Outlook Calendar
    • [23:52] Diane’s Podcast, Advising
    • [24:29] How do you be crystal-clear with communication
    • [24:55] Email
    • [27:24] What’s different about doing workshops vs. 1-on-1 advising
    • [28:31] Lecture! LECTURE! Ahhhhhh
    • [28:33] What would Diane say to someone who wants to advise businesses and conduct workshops
    • [29:58] That was an incredibly poor joke
    • [30:33] Virtual Training
    • [30:52] How long should an outline for a workshop be
    • [32:06] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach
Just a couple of CLE buddies
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach
  • The Unusual: Pet Peeves, Quirks, and Weird Talents
    • [40:38] What’s a weird talent Diane has
    • [40:57] What’s her biggest pet peeve
    • [41:44] Podcast Host
    • [41:53] What’s a quirk Diane has
    • [42:19] Shoutout Grandma Adele!
    • [42:42] Persnickety!
  • Rapid-Fire Q&A
    • [43:28] Luca, sarita, Summer House
    • [43:58] What’s the biggest difference between Ohio State & Michigan fans
    • [44:12] Michigan State
    • [45:03] What makes a good babysitter
    • [45:19] What’s Diane’s secret for keeping children unafraid of the Boogie Man
    • [45:51] Cleveland Guardians
    • [46:01] If Diane was doing a lemonade stand today, what would she do to differentiate
    • [46:34] Connect with Diane at HelbigEnterprises.com
    • [47:02] What are Diane’s Final Thoughts
    • [48:05] Check out the Wild Business Growth Podcast on GoodPods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
    • [48:07] Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn @MaxBranstetter
    • [48:09] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
    • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Diane Helbig on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. And ask them 2 thought-provoking questions or impress them with the Magic Rule of 3. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

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