This is the final episode of The Small Business Storytellers and what a journey it has been. Thank you for joining us over the last 100 episodes. We believe bringing seasons to a close is healthy and so we are bringing this show to a close so we can focus our creative energy on other shows in the business space. To stay in touch with our upcoming shows and Seth Silvers, please visit www.successwithstories.com . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seth-silvers/mes...
Mar 10, 2023•16 min
Shana Francesca is the Founder & Lead Designer at CONCINNATE, a design firm that grew from interior and architectural design to life design. Shana believes that everything from the spaces we dwell in, to the clothes we wear, to the music we listen to, are reflections of ourselves, and her company empowers clients to build a vision for themselves and create actionable steps to apply that vision through presence and intentional decision making. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, S...
Jul 21, 2022•35 min
Tim Fitzpatrick is the founder and President of Rialto Marketing, a company that helps B2B professional service firms accelerate revenue growth and attract more ideal clients to their business. Tim started Rialto Marketing ten years ago and has been providing a lasting positive impact on business through his expertise in marketing strategy, planning, and leadership. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Tim Fitzpatrick get back to the business basics to talk about mark...
Jul 14, 2022•34 min
Evan Sohn is the CEO of Recruiter.com, a hiring platform for the world’s largest network of recruiters that helps businesses find specialized talent faster with virtual teams of recruiters and AI job-matching technology. Evan has over 25 years of experience in eCommerce at Fortune 500 and start-up environments, and he is here to share some of his stories and experience with building business and leading a top talent acquisition platform. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silve...
Jul 07, 2022•37 min
Guillaume Wiatr is a Strategic Narrative Consultant who founded MetaHelm, a company that helps businesses build a strategic narrative that will get their audience to understand their vision, get behind it, and believe in it. He has successfully been building narratives for over 20 years and has trained dozens of business owners to use their narratives to accelerate innovation and grow their businesses. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Guillaume Wiatr dive into the...
Jul 01, 2022•37 min
Bharat Kanodia is the Founder and Chief Appraiser at Veristrat LLC, a California-based professional services company that provides valuation and advisory services for tangible, intangible, and financial assets. Bhara has valued over 4000 companies and assets including some you may know, like the Golden Gate Bridge, Atlanta Airport, Uber, Airbnb, and Yahoo! In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Bharat Kanodia talk about valuations and how to actually find out how much a...
Jun 24, 2022•21 min
Charles Read is the President and CEO of GetPayroll, an all-inclusive payroll service that provides professional payroll services to businesses nationwide. Charles has over 50 years of financial leadership experience that give him a unique authority on all things finances when it comes to running a business, no matter how big or small. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Charles Read talk about some of the challenges that entrepreneurs and small business owners tend ...
Jun 16, 2022•31 min
Andrena Sawyer is a Business Development Specialist and the President of P.E.R.K. Consulting, an advisory firm that specializes in business development and capacity-building support for nonprofits and small businesses. Andrena has been working to help the small and mid-sized business grow their companies for over 10 years, and she has some amazing input on how to successfully take a business to the next level. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Andrena Sawyer talk a...
Jun 09, 2022•24 min
Ted Lau is the founder and CEO of Ballistic Arts, a full-service marketing agency that works with business-to-business companies and smaller firms to provide them with the tools to grow and succeed. With the help of Ted and his team, businesses can benefit from digital marketing plans, website development, video production, brand design, and so much more. Ted’s 20 years of experience have given him a unique perspective on how to successfully curate these services to fit the needs of any business...
Jun 02, 2022•36 min
Kendra Swalls is a proud mompreneur living in Dallas, Texas. She is the founder of Girl Means Business, a marketing and coaching company that gives unique and personal advice to help mothers build and grow their own businesses. She also hosts a podcast with the same name! In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Kendra Swalls talk about mothers who are maintaining an entrepreneurial lifestyle while raising kids at home, otherwise known as mompreneurs. Kendra shares her st...
May 26, 2022•24 min
James Laws is the Co-Founder and CEO of Saturday Drive, a company designed to develop and assist other small businesses. For over twenty years, James has been building and improving products and businesses as well as designing systems and processes for everything from churches, coffee shops, freelance designers, to product businesses. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and James Laws get into the topic of holding companies. Together they discuss what it means to have st...
May 17, 2022•37 min
Diane Pleuss is a consultant for FranChoice, a franchise consulting company that utilizes industry experts to provide the tools and resources needed to help franchise candidates realize their dreams. With her years of experience, Diane has helped business owners place franchises in nearly every state, and she understands the difficult yet rewarding process of franchising your business, and what it can mean for the future of your company. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silve...
May 09, 2022•24 min
Chandler Walker is a co-owner and head coach at Stone Age Fuel School of Fitness, a company that specializes in providing various fitness, wellness, and athletic programs for its patrons. While many in-person businesses were forced to make the switch to remote platforms during the pandemic, Stone Age Fuel saw the need and make the transition to remote before the pandemic even started, allowing them to continue to grow and provide service during a time when most businesses struggled greatly. In t...
May 02, 2022•32 min
Mike Capuzzi is the founder and owner of Bite Sized Books, a publishing company that specializes in nonfiction short helpful books, or “shooks”, to allow business owners to promote themselves and their business. Mike’s team works with local business owners, corporate executives, service providers, and online entrepreneurs to create book-centric marketing strategies that are efficient, strategic, and profitable. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Mike Capuzzi dive in...
Apr 25, 2022•31 min
Derek Moore is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coffee & TV, a London-based, independent creative content studio that produces world-class visual content all while staying completely carbon neutral. Derek has worked to center his company’s purpose around creativity, efficiency, and sustainability. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Derek Moore discuss the vast topic of creativity. Together, they dive into the origins of Coffee & Tea, the purpose behind creative wor...
Apr 11, 2022•38 min
Kate Bezar is one of the co-founders of The Better Packaging Co., the world’s largest supplier of home compostable packaging for eCommerce that has set a new standard for sustainability in packaging. The Better Packaging Co. has a mission to create innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for businesses all over the world. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Kate Bezar take it back to the basics by breaking down the packaging industry and discussing the complexiti...
Apr 05, 2022•32 min
Emily Heck is the founder and owner of Evergreen Strategic Communications, a marketing agency based in Indiana that specializes in nonprofit, education, and purpose-driven small business marketing services. Emily uses her many years of experience to elevate her client’s brands and grow the engagement of their audiences with business strategies that evolve and grow with the market. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Emily Heck dive deep into the topic of communicatio...
Mar 28, 2022•30 min
Ryan Kimler is the founder and CEO of Financial Clarity, and his company works with small business owners to provide them with bookkeeping, accounting, and fractional CFO services to really help them keep a hold on their finances. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Ryan Kimler discuss finances and fractional CFOs in small businesses, and really get into why small businesses owners should be bringing in a fractional CFO before they even think they need one. Connect w...
Mar 21, 2022•25 min
Michelle Seiler Tucker is the founder and president of Seiler Tucker, a company that helps business owners to find buyers and successfully sell their businesses. She has compiled over two decades of experience into a new best-selling book called Exit Rich . In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Michelle Seiler Tucker will dive into all the details of selling your business, including how to decide if you should sell, how your business might be run differently, and the d...
Mar 14, 2022•38 min
This week’s guest, Brandon Kleinman, has had a unique journey in business. From working as a Disney Imagineer to founding several different businesses over the years, Brandon has always centered the work he does around community and connections between people. His most recent title is the founder ad CEO of the Birthday App, a mobile application that finds and compiles your friend’s birthdays onto a convenient birthday calendar. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Bra...
Mar 07, 2022•35 min
Rob Kischuk is the founder and CEO of Bellwood Labs, a product development agency in the Atlanta area, that is focused on partnering with companies to build and scale software products, apps, and platforms for their businesses. Rob is also a fellow podcaster with the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast, a show that features CEOs, founders, business owners, and marketing and product development firms to discuss all the different facets of marketing. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers,...
Feb 28, 2022•35 min
David Wood is the founder of Focus.ceo, a business dedicated to helping other businesses. With over 20 years of coaching experience, David works with other business owners to teach them how to set clear goals, stay focused, make more money, and be extraordinary. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and David Wood discuss an essential skill every business owner must know how to use: focus. From growing your business and making more money, to gaining the financial freedom t...
Feb 22, 2022•38 min
Erik Croswell is the founder and CEO of Bridge City Media, a Portland-based video production company that specializes in corporate video marketing and commercial video production. Their mission is to create honest connections between brands and their communities and to tell the stories of local businesses and changemakers. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Erik Croswell discuss the relationship between local businesses and their communities, visual storytelling and...
Feb 14, 2022•34 min
Rachel Kois is the founder and CEO of Simple Switch, an online platform dedicated to providing a tool for people to be more conscious when spending their money, and to support businesses that seek to improve livelihoods, protect the earth, and empower people to change the future. Rachel has a passion for using business as a force for good, and changing the culture around online shopping. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth and Rachel dive into a conversation on the products we u...
Feb 08, 2022•36 min
Connie Matisse is one of the owners of a pottery manufacturing company called East Fork, which has taken a completely different approach from traditional corporate America and the typical way to build a business. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Connie Matisse discuss the intention behind each facet of a business, systemic problems with pricing and wages, and ways businesses can work to make a positive impact in communities and in the world. Connect with Connie an...
Feb 03, 2022•39 min
Kristy O’Leary is the co-founder and creative director of Decade Impact, a business strategy organization that is dedicated to the belief that every company can leave the world better than how they found it. Together with her team of activists, Kristy works to promote a message that encourages companies everywhere to use their business to make an impact and create a better world for us all. In this week’s episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers and Kristy O’Leary dive into the impor...
Jan 31, 2022•46 min
John Lee Dumas, the host of one of the most successful podcasts in the world, Entrepreneurs On Fire, is known for his complete transparency on the details of his business, and for sharing his experiences in business to help aspiring entrepreneurs find success. In this week’s episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers sits down with a fellow podcaster and dives into the topic every business owner is familiar with: money, and how your business could be making more of it. Check out more f...
Jan 27, 2022•18 min
Dr. Brooke Pearce is a co-founder of Dizzy & Vertigo Institute of Los Angeles, and is internationally known for her commitment to help patients with assessing, treating, and managing inner-ear dizziness and other dizziness-related symptoms. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth and Brooke discuss how Dizzy & Vertigo began, and how it has filled a huge need in the medical field for a personalized and customizable approach towards a usually very overlooked and misunderstood ...
Jan 24, 2022•39 min
Chris Healy, a.k.a El Rubio, is the co-founder of The Longhairs, an e-commerce and lifestyle brand focused on creating a global community for men with long hair. Together with his partner, Chris has created a company with a vision to inspire confidence, develop masculinity, and foster community among guys growing their hair. In this week’s episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth Silvers learns how The Longhairs co-founder Chris Healy started a small business for men with long hair that has ...
Jan 20, 2022•39 min
Marcus Sawyerr is the founder and CEO of EQ Community. Together with his team, he is working to build an amazing platform that empowers multicultural professionals to thrive through a combination of authentic social interactions, as well as a professional network that supports people with the connections, the communities, and the careers that they need to be successful. In this episode of Small Business Storytellers, Seth and Marcus talk about his story, how the desire to give economic empowerme...
Jan 17, 2022•58 min
