The Small Business School
Craig Staley, a 20-year retail veteran and eCommerce practitioner interviews successful small business owners from a variety of industries with one objective, to find out what makes them successful. Whether you have owned a small business for decades or are a budding entrepreneur you will discover ideas and learning lessons that others have implemented to grow their business.As small business owners a lot of the time it feels like we are just figuring stuff out and while there is a lot of truth to that, it doesn’t have to be this way. The Small Business School will help you find answers to questions like – How do I attract more customers? How do I pick the best location for my business? Should I start an online only business? How do I make it through the tough times? How do I use social media effectively? How do I scale my business from 1 person to 100? All of these are questions that are currently rattling around my brain when it comes to my business so I will be learning right along with you.The best way to learn is through experience and these business owners have experienced many challenges, successes and failures that have shaped them and their businesses. Sit back, grab a notepad and pen, maybe a glass of wine or whiskey (not if you’re driving) and let’s learn from these teachers that are gracious enough to open up and tell their stories and help us to grow.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
044: Balancing Your Entrepreneurial Life with La'Vista Jones
Today, La'Vista and I talked about what self-care looks like during this past year of Covid. Also if you feel like you're burning the candle at both ends, as an entrepreneur. She talks about some ste…
043: Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur with Charlene Walters
My guest today is Charlene Walters, she is a mentor and author of launch your inner entrepreneur. Today we talk a little bit about what imposter syndrome is and what you can do to overcome it. If you…
042: Taking Care of Your Health as an Entrepreneur with Shaun Provost
Today's Guest
Shaun Provost
Ironman. World Class Triathlete. Marathoner. Runner. Gymnast. The original Live Unbreakable Athlete. She’s the sassy, sarcastic red-head who leads all things Live Unbreakabl…
041: Carole Baskin A Life Changing Year
My Guest today is none other than Carole Baskin of the Tiger King Documentary on Netflix. I talked to Carole about a number of things concerning Tiger King and her Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary. I asked …
040: Deciding Your Destiny with Kyle Spyrides
My Guest today is Kyle Spyrides. Kyle is a photographer based out of Perth Australia. I talk to Kyle about the nuts and bolts of being a photographer from how he prepares for shoots to how to best h…
039: Marketing Your Brand for Free with Brittney Lynn
My Guest today is Brittney Lynn Founder of the Human Connection Agency. Brittney helps her clients land interviews with top publications like the New York Times. I first heard Brittney on Pat Flynn'…
038: LinkedIn Strategies with Paul Higgins
My Guest today is Paul Higgins Founder and High Performance Mentor of Build Live Give. Paul is a master of LinkedIn with over 2 million views of his posts. He shares his strategies to create highly …
037: 2020 Year in Review with Craig Staley
Today is my first episode with out a guest. It is just me and you today. I wanted to give you a review of my business and the podcast in 2020. We will discuss a few episodes that really stood out to …
036: Building Technology to Build a Business with David Wachs
My guest today is David Wachs CEO of Handwritten. David has been an entrepreneur since a young age selling candy door to door as a kid to eventually starting a text marketing company before iPhones w…
035: Pivoting During a Pandemic with Melanie Marconi
Today’s guest is Melanie Marconi Founder and CEO of Vida a curated co-working space in Portland Oregon. She talks about what changes she made to adjust during the pandemic. She also talks about the a…
033: Work Less Hours Be More Fulfilled with Matt Yahes
Today’s Guest is Matt Yahes Founder and CEO of Extend Your Team a Virtual Staffing Agency. Matt talks about how his life as an entrepreneur changed when he transitioned to using VAs in his business. …
032: The Nuts and Bolts of a Profitable Business with Connie Vanderzanden
Today’s guest is Connie Vanderzanden Founder of Profit with Connie. Connie is a cashflow and business mentor. Connie talks about the top Key Performance indicators you should be paying attention to. …
031: Impact of Robots and Artificial Intelligence with Aman Y. Agarwal
Today’s guest is Aman Agarwal founder and president of Sanpram Transnational. Aman is a former business executive and engineer who worked on self-driving trucks in Silicon Valley. Aman is bringing up…
030: Podcast Guesting to Attract and Win Clients with Kristin Molenaar
Today’s guest is Kristin Molenar Founder and CEO of Yes Boss. Yes, Boss is a PR company focused on getting their clients guest spots on podcasts. Kristin talks about why podcast guesting can be a gr…
028: Automate to Eliminate Tasks with Will Christensen
Today we have an expert in all things automation on the show he is Will Christensen Co-Founder of Data Automation. Will shares his expertise on a variety of automation topics. If you are thinking yo…
027: Improving Your Sales Process with Sarah Mae Dickinson
Today we have a sales expert on the show her name is Sarah Mae Dickinson CEO of SMD Coaching. Sarah shares her expertise on a variety of sales topics including why having an elevator pitch is so imp…
026: Overnight Success with Andrea Lake
My guest today is Andrea Lake she is a serial entrepreneur having run 14 businesses since 1999. Andrea was also a contestant on The Apprentice in 2006. So being election day of course I had to ask he…
025: The Right Price for Everyone with Rhett Ruehle
Imagine you walked into a business and asked the owner how much are your services and they replied, whatever you can afford. Likely that would be the first time you had ever heard that, right? Well i…