Humans Doing Business

Matt Browning & Adam Griggs•humansdoingbusiness.com

The Humans Doing Business podcast features authentic small business stories from people in the trenches. Matt Browning and Adam Griggs interview leaders small businesses who have overcome the incredible challenges of launching, branding, financing, staffing, social media marketing, growing and increasing profitability. Learn straight from our entrepreneurs exactly what made their business successful, how they survived making mistakes, and how it isn't all peaches and cream behind the scenes! Listen as we deconstruct their journeys so that you can take these business lessons and apply them to your organization and reach YOUR very own "next level." Click subscribe and get weekly interviews delivered right to you and start learning from Humans Doing Business.

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Episodes

E5 - Jeff Davis w/ Vinylux

A lot of us recycle cans, plastic bottles, and other common things around the house. But have you ever thought about what happens to some other items around the house such as vinyl records once they become unplayable? Jeff Davis of Vinylux has made a career out of “upcycling” worn out records and creates some EXTREMELY cool pieces of art and décor with them. This episode dives in to the process of taking a good idea and monetizing it with a realistic growth scale. What you’ll learn in this episo...

Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min

E4 - Nick Collier w/ DoubleStar Corp.

Nick Collier is the kind of guy you just love to be around. With 20 years experience in the firearms industry, Nick has worked at just about every level of his company and is a perfect example of the success someone can have if they treat every job they do as an important piece of their company's puzzle. As the Director of Special Operations, Nick wears many hats with DoubleStar Corp . He's had roles that sent him home covered in grease and grime, and with the ebbs and flows of the gun industry,...

Aug 12, 2021•44 min

E3 - Judd Watkins w/ A&A Wall Systems

"Hire Heart, Train Skills" Judd Watkins is a perfect example of someone who has found success with great treatment of the people around him. After 25 years of service to his employees, Judd has driven A&A Wall Systems (Cincinnati, Ohio) forward into more than just commercial success. Judd has intentionally and aggressively leveraged his position of ownership into opportunities to bless and enrich the people around him. Judd's story will inspire you to think deeply about the types of bonds yo...

Aug 05, 2021•57 min

E2 - Robert and Kristin Purdy - Purdy's Coffee Co.

Want to Buy us a Cup of Coffee? Click Here to Financially Support Matt and Adam and the Humans Doing Business Podcast. "It has had its challenges over the years. But, you know, we care about each other at the end of the day. And we all would bleed for this business and what it represents. So at the end of the day, we all, of course, share the same vision. And and we all have different strengths that we bring to the table." - Kristin Purdy on growing business with family Sometimes a new business ...

Jul 29, 2021•43 min

E1 - Matt Patty w/ Chattanooga Beard Co

"Put one foot in front of the other and just take a step. It becomes so overwhelming when you try to think about the whole picture. Just take a step." -Matt Patty Matt Patty with Chattanooga Beard Co. started with his wife doing something they love, cutting hair. Not being satisfied with just the shop itself, Matt pursued a big idea and created a thriving e-commerce business of selling his own beard products. As a self proclaimed "average guy" who loves country music and cutting grass, Matt reco...

Jul 29, 2021•46 min

Introducing: Humans Doing Business with Matt Browning and Adam Griggs

Humans Doing Business is like Career Day, but with super interesting business owners who have amazing stories! Each episode we will sit down with real people in small business sharing their wins, their losses, their reasons why they started and some advice for YOU! Small business is the backbone of America, but how can we learn from interviews with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos when we're just a small, local business in Everytown, USA? Instead of trying to figure out how to adapt the advice from thes...

Jul 08, 2021•2 min

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