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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Building Your Sales Operation Systems with Liz Heiman

April 15, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Liz Heiman is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Sales Strategist at Regarding Sales LLC. She and her team help companies build sales systems strategies to drive extraordinary growth. She employs a strategic process to create a roadmap for success to focus her clients and their employees on getting the results they need. She holds a […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: complex sales problems, effective lead generation strategy, marketing-qualified lead, sales operation system, sales process, sales-qualified lead, small business mistakes

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Scale Your Small Business with Jeff Chastain

April 8, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Jeff Chastain is a Business Transformation Coach and Founder of Admentus Inc, helping business leaders gain clarity and get more of what they want from their business. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of North Texas. Following a career as a technology integration consultant and after noticing many companies had […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business vision, financial resources, Outsourcing, scaling your small business, scaling-up process, successfully scaling a business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety with Dr. Chloe Carmichael

April 1, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Dr. Chloe Carmichael is a Leading Clinical Psychologist and TV Expert. She heads a successful practice in New York City working with people on stress management, relationship issues, and career coaching. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, VH1, and other media outlets to share her expertise, is on the Advisory Board for Women’s Health […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: anxiety, coping with stress, harness your nervous energy, high-functioning people, highly successful people, stress, worry time

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Small Business Recovery Through Collaboration with Dave Walker

March 25, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Dave Walker is the founder of the B2SMB Institute, an organization that helps Business-to-Small-Business brands keep winning when working with small business customers. He has worked for 30 years as a business innovator with Fortune 50 companies and lean startups that are scaling to build their offering and grow their revenue in the small business […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: advocate for small business, business recover from the pandemic, business startups, grow your small business, selling to small business, small business customers, small business recovery

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Embracing the Digital Pivot with Tekoa Hash

March 18, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Tekoa Hash is a Creative Director and Change Agent for beauty creatives. Using her 25 years of experience as a makeup artist and dot connector in the entertainment, beauty, and sports industry, she pivoted her career and became the Founding Partner of the Teknique Agency, a beauty and lifestyle talent management firm. They have worked […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: digital format, digital pivot, digital transformation, pivot your small business, pivoting your business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: The Art of Selling Your Business with John Warrillow

March 11, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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John Warrillow is a best-selling author and founder of The Value Builder System. His team helps businesses worldwide to build the value of their company using his software system and a team of independent advisory experts. His best-selling books include Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, The Automatic Customer: Creating […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business acquisition, business exit, business selling trends, sell your business, selling your business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Boost Your Industry Icon Status with Dr. Catrise Austin

March 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Dr. Catrise Austin is a trailblazing expert in dentistry, also known as The Queen of Smiles, and an award-winning cosmetic dentist to stars. Her clients include models, athletes and actors, and big names such as Cardi B and Wendy Williams. She is a best-selling author of multiple books, including How to Become a Celebrity Doctor: […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: brand spokeperson, celebrity dentist brand, hiring a publicist, successful cosmetic dentistry brand, unique icon status

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Boost Your Small Business Cash Flow with Eliot Buchanan

February 26, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Eliot Buchanan is the Co-Founder of Plastiq, a company that helps small businesses send and receive payments via credit card or cash for any expense. His strategic vision and innovative business model have helped thousands of companies receive billions of dollars in payments, many in cash where credit cards are not accepted. Originally from Canada, […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: cash, cash flows, managing business finances, Plastiq, small business cash flow, small business owners

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Attracting Corporate Sponsorships with Linda Hollander

February 11, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Linda Hollander is an International Sponsor Expert, Professional Speaker, and Author of Corporate Sponsorship in 3 Easy Steps. She is an industry leader in helping people achieve sponsorship success and the founder of Sponsor Concierge and the Sponsor Secrets Seminar. Linda started working from her kitchen table with no employees – except for her […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: corporate sponsorships, leverage sponsorships, multi-year sponsorship deals, pursuing sponsorships, small business corporate sponsorship, sponsorship package, sponsorship proposal

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Business Marketing and SEO with John Jantsch

February 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, TEDx speaker bestselling author, and the Duct Tape Marketing founder. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network and the Duct Tape Marketing system, a program that trains small business consultants worldwide. He has written many industry-leading books including Duct Tape Marketing,  Duct Tape Selling, The […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: attracting customers online, customer experience, importance of keywords, invest in SEO, SEO roadmap, small business marketing, social media

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