In 2015, it was estimated that one out of every six business owners would seek the help of a business coach. How has business coaching affected the landscape of startups and entrepreneurs? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website CGC Water Treatment Instagram Facebook Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1991, the first website that was ever published was launched. What are some major red flags when looking at websites? Let's get into it Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1959 Julian Koenig developed one of the most famous advertisements ever created. what was the advertisement? How can good copywriting help your business? Let's get into it Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2010, the Small Business Administration started an initiative called Small Business Saturday. How effective has Small Business Saturday been and should you always shop local and shop small? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2019, as Rob was getting the company off the ground, he made a critical mistake and lost $6,000 over the course of two days. How did that happen? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website CGC Water Treatment Instagram Facebook Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube...
In 2007 Facebook started business pages which led to an incredible boom in the digital marketing industry sparking agencies all over the country. How have digital marketing agencies failed small businesses? What questions should you ask so you don't fall under that same category? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2003, Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe started Myspace. A platform they hoped would connect people to their friends, allow individuals to customize their profiles and of course, share music. What happened to Myspace that caused them to fail? How can we learn from their mistakes as small businesses? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia...
In 1941, the first ever television commercial aired before a Brooklyn Dodgers game on NBC. So as we come up on the 82nd anniversary of that particular event, how should we look at television commercials in a 2023 context? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1920, Charles Ponzi defrauded investors of over 15 million dollars in what we now know as the Ponzi scheme. So what's a Ponzi scheme? What's a pyramid scheme? What's multi-level marketing? How does it affect commerce? Let's get into it! Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website CGC Water Treatment Instagram Facebook Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2014, arguably one of the most significant podcasts in American history released and changed the face of podcasting forever. What was the show? What was the impact? Let's get into it! Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1976, the company that would go on to be the richest organization in the world was founded. What was the company? How can your business model what they did for ecosystems to have similar success? Let's get into it! Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2023 Rob decided to shake up literally every single piece of software we use as a company just over 5 years in. Why did he do that? Let's get into it. Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1861 a man was born who would go on to make significant innovations in the project management system. So much so that the tools he developed in that time, we still use to this very day. So who was this man and why does it matter for your small business? Let's get into it! Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2005, Google started one of the most important tools for a small business to generate leads and become more known in their area. What is it? Let's get into it! Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2018 Rob started the Wayne Consulting Group which was an organization built around helping small businesses become more effective both internally and externally. So how did a company that focused mainly on consulting grow into what it is today, which is Wayne Media and Speakeasy Podcast Network? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1954, Victor Gruen designed the first open air shopping mall in the United States. At the time of his death in 1980, Victor would be called the Founding Father of the American mall due to all of his influence and design work on both open air and closed shopping malls. So how does something like the design of a shopping mall impact how we as small business owners ought to think about our customers? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram...
In 1852 Henry Wells and William Fargo founded an innovative startup company that helped people and businesses manage and build wealth. So how did Wells Fargo, a company that survived the banking panic of 1857, a half dozen or so recessions and the great depression go on to defraud millions of its users? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2022 OpenAI launched a revolutionary artificial intelligence platform called ChatGPT, in just 6 months this platform has revolutionized both the small businesses and creative marketplace. So the question is, is ChatGPT good for business? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launched the Facebook, a social media juggernaut that would go on to be worth over 500 billion dollars. Facebook's intent initially was to connect Harvard students on campus through the Internet. So what is the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes down to Facebook for small businesses? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the show? Contact us at: start@waynemedia.com...
In 1913, American industrialist, Henry Ford invented and implemented the modern day assembly line. This assembly line allowed Ford Motor Company to reduce the average amount of time it took to create a car from 12 hours down to just over 93 minutes. This also allowed Ford to create cars in larger quantities and at a lower cost. How does an invention that took place over 110 years ago factor into small businesses today? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeas...
In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law the fair labor standards act which did a lot of things, but chief of most, it put into practice for the first time in our nation's history, a federal minimum wage at a rate of 25 cents per hour. So how should business owners interact, talk about and utilize the minimum wage in a 2023 context? Sponsor Info: KeyBank Website Wayne Media Group: Wayne Media Website Speakeasy Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Have any questions about the sh...
In 1971, Phil Knight, who at the time was the co-founder of Nike was in search for a new logo for his company. He contracted graphic design student Carolyn Davidson to create what we now know as the Nike swoosh. He paid Carolyn $35. In Carolyn's perspective the logo represented Nike, the greek goddess of victory. On today's podcast Rob talks about whether or not Carolyn Davidson was underpaid for the $35 she received for making the logo of a company that would go on to be worth billions. So was ...
