Shark Bite Biz - Business Growth Podcast
279 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Shark Bite Biz, hosted by David Strausser, started as a show on how to navigate to your business during the Covid Pandemic and now focusing on "the 3 G's": personal growth, professional growth, and business growth. This show has hosted many CEO's, VP's, Managers, and Small Business Owners all giving their insight as a subject matter expert in their field. The show has had legendary music producer Jack Douglas, Soledad O'Brien, film director James Cullen Bressack, Recruiter.com and CNBC Contributor Evan Sohn and many more. Strausser is a member of the Forbes Business Development Council. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/support
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#027 Leadership During Pandemic with Vernon Webb, Founder Webb Group Leadership Development
October 05, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBTimes are tough, no way around that. How can you be a strong leader during uncertain times? It's tough. Lead by example and all the other clichés exist, but during unprecedented times, can you really follow them? How do you have to change and adjust? Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser interviews the amazing Vernon Webb of Webb Group Leadership Development to talk about how to be a leader during the current global pandemic, communication, attracting positivity, and just down right being a dang g...
#026 Digitally Transform Taxes with John Regan of Avalara
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBMany businesses switched to selling via ecommerce once the pandemic hit. Sounds cool until you realize that you have to deal with State and Local tax codes that can be burdensome. How do you manage this? Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser interviews John Regan of Avalara about how to digitally transform and automate the hectic tax system of the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters....
#025 Pandemic Financial Situation with a Mainstream Financial Advisor
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBThe 25th episode of Shark Bite Biz has arrived and is all about showing you the money! Finances are hard. Doesn’t matter if personal finances or your business financial status, unless you are Jeff Bezos, it is way tougher than usual.. Host David Strausser interviews Danny Li of Eagle Strategies and New York Life to chat about money and some business success stories during the current health crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message ...
#025 Pandemic Financial Situation with Danny Li of New York Life & Eagle Strategies
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBThe 25th episode of Shark Bite Biz has arrived and is all about showing you the money! Finances are hard. Doesn't matter if personal finances or your business financial status, unless you are Jeff Bezos, it is way tougher than usual.. Host David Strausser interviews Danny Li of Eagle Strategies and New York Life to chat about money and some business success stories during the current health crisis. Reach out to Danny Li here: [email protected] Visit our NEW Merch store: http://teespring....
#024 Future Production Technology with Todd Seligman of Tiger Pig Entertainment
September 24, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBShark Bite Biz's David Strausser chats with Todd Seligman of Tiger Pig Entertainment about the current status of the entertainment industry. Todd and his wife are small business owners that have some pretty awesome production technology that's been put on hold due to the ongoing global pandemic. David chats with Todd about these struggles and some pop culture. And yes, Baby Yoda makes an appearance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message...
#023 Driving Innovation During a Pandemic with Bob Berry of AnswerLab
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBCrazy times right now. Everything is changing. People and busineses alike are starting to re-evaluate how they do business. Why do they do what they do how they do it? Is there a better way? The one positive that came out of this global pandemic is that innovation is a driving factor right now. Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser interviews Bob Berry, a Principal at AnswerLab about the evolving business environment, AI, BI, VR, augmented reality, work from home and some tips on how he helped the...
#022 Being Creative During a Pandemic with Shanna Forrestall of Forrestall Consulting
September 17, 2020 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIt's tough being a business owner right now. Sometimes you just have to get to the basics though and be a storyteller to get your message out. Many businesses are using the pandemic to revamp the way they do everything from business processes to marketing. It's a great time to reinvent. In today's episode, Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser chats with actress, writer, and producer, Shanna Forrestall. Shanna talks about what she's doing to create more during this time period. She also talks abou...
#021 Restaurant Pandemic Branding with Shawn Walchef of Cali BBQ Media
September 14, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThe restaurant industry has been hit hard. Today's episode talks about the food industry and how exactly it can digitally transform in order to find a future for tomorrow. Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser chats with Shawn Walchef of Cali BBQ Media on how restaurants can achieve growth during this global pandemic. On top of that, Shawn talks about the tough losses his own personal restaurant has had to take. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz...
#020 Border Region Manufacturing with Jason Wells, Exec Director, San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce
September 10, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBHow much do you know about NAFTA or the brand new USMCA? What about the impact that the global pandemic has had on the busiest land border crossing in the world, San Ysidro / Southern San Diego and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser chats with Jason M-B Wells, the Executive Director of the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce about how this virus has impacted the Baja Cali megaregion extraordinarily hard. They'll discuss some manufacturing and distribution in the bin...
#019 Inside the Music Business with Jack Douglas, Legendary Music Producer
September 07, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBThe music industry has been hit hard. What most people do not realize is that this is something that has an impact on more people than just superstar artists. It impacts people on all around from bars, to food vendors, to roadies, to t-shirt manufacturers. It has a much larger impact than one thinks. For this special Labor Day episode, Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser interviews the legendary music producer, Jack Douglas talking about the current status of the industry, digital transformation...
#018 Up Your Pandemic Sales with Pete Paisley of the Duplais Group LLC
September 03, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBYour margins are probably thin. It's hard to contract a sales rep that you so desperately need to grow your business. Everything was turned on its head because of the global pandemic. David Strausser of Shark Bite Biz chats with Pete Paisley, CEO, Duplais Group LLC to discuss how you can use somebody like his agency in order to up your market share in a time of uncertainty. Pete and David also discuss some other items about running a small business and how he has had to shift his business bec...
#017 Pandemic Supply Chain Challenges with Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group
August 31, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWe are passing through an unique period of time. The global pandemic was extremely difficult to be prepared for, but yet here we are. If your business depends on products or parts from another business, how well do you know your supplier? How well do you know your supplier's supplier? There is a whole chain reaction of disruption happening in the manufacturing and distribution world and you really need to make sure your business will be a good place. Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser is interv...
#016 Pivot Your Marketing & Branding with Bryan Gusdorf of Gusdorf Marketing
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBEverybody had a pretty solid business plan back in January. Then March happened. Everything you thought you knew evaporated. Your company, if it wasn't shut down, was faced with major challenges due to the global pandemic. Your marketing campaigns may have been considered "out of touch". Suddenly your company had to re-evaluate all of your branding, creatives, images, and full marketing plan to adjust for the new realities of the current market. David Strausser interviews Bryan Gusdorf, Presi...
#015 Unleashing The Hemp Industry with Sandro Piancone, CEO of Hempacco
August 24, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBA little over a year ago a whole new industry was created, hemp. In today's episode you'll hear from an experienced small business owner. Somebody who accidentally found an opportunity in this new market, did his research, and seized the opportunity. You'll hear the great story of a person who runs several very successful binational businesses between Southern California and Mexico. Today's guest is about to be featured in an upcoming Netflix documentary on the growing hemp market. Shark Bit...
#014 Nutrition for Work From Home During Quarantine with Jess Tarleton of Group Reset
August 20, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWork from Home is tough on your body. How are you handling it? Are you staying healthy? Are you eating right and moving regularly? Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser interviews Jess Tarleton of Group Reset to talk about staying healthy during quarantine. You'll also hear a great story about how Jess digitally transformed her business out of necessity during the pandemic and now serves clients globally instead of just in a local radius. Really empowering story here from the health and business a...
#013 Logistics During a Pandemic with "Betty" Benal Topuzlu, Director at UPS
August 17, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBBack in March, people started freaking out because of the global pandemic and things were flying off the shelf. Things may have been much worse and it really put our logistic and distribution channels under stress. UPS was ready for the challenge and was able to pivot quickly in order to make sure people, whether consumers or businesses, got the supplies they needed globally with minimal delay. Shark Bite Biz's host, David Strausser, interviews "Betty" Benal Topuzlu the Director of Business D...
#012 Events in the New Norm with Sam Castro of Five Star AV
August 13, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe way that events happened in February 2020 compared to how they are in August 2020 are totally different. The event and live production landscape has changed. Some people are turning to hybrid events to keep people connecting. David Strausser of Shark Bite Biz interviews Sam Castro of Five Star AV and Sam Castro Photography to discuss the future of business gathering, events, and conferences. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Sup...
#011 Tune Up Your Dream Biz with Jenny Mann of the Rock Jewelry Brand of Strung
August 10, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBGetting a business off the ground is tough. So tough that many people end up giving up when they have their high hopes come crashing down to the ground. This episode focuses on perseverance and how believing in a dream allowed her business to grow enormously during a global pandemic. Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser takes a journey with Jenny Mann, lead singer of the band Blameshift and owner of the rockin' guitar string jewelry manufacturer Strung. Included in this episode is an inspiring st...
#010 Visualize Your Meetings with Heather Willems of TwoLine Studios
August 06, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe all have Zoom fatigue during these hectic times. Staff meetings, internal get togethers, webinars, calls with clients. It's very extremely easy to drift off into space during one of these calls and the topic of the meeting can easily get lost. Heather Willems, author of the former top selling Amazon book "Draw Your Idea" and partner of TwoLine Studios joins Shark Bite Biz's host, David Strausser to discuss how to visualize your meetings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s...
#009 Rock Star Business Branding with Brian Vander Ark, Lead Singer of The Verve Pipe
August 03, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThe global pandemic has hit all small business owners. Those in the music industry are no exception. One small business owner and rock star, Brian Vander Ark, lead singer of The Verve Pipe, with his former #1 smash hit "The Freshmen" joins host David Strausser to discuss how he has changed his business philosophy during the current health crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...
#008 Use AI to Better Your Book Writing with Authors AI
July 30, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThe book industry has been going through changes for the past two decades. Since Amazon started selling books online over 2 decades ago, to digital books and the Kindle making it mainstream, to now Audio services, like Audible, becoming ever popular. This everlong industry has been forced to digitally transform at a rapid pace. Today's episode covers the other side of the industry. This episode focuses on helping writers and authors to digitally transform their writing using Artificial Intell...
#007 Sell by Using Your Mind with "The Shiny One", Shiny Burcu Unsal
July 27, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBIt is very difficult to make real connections with people these days. People are working from home and are generally stressed. They are overworked between schooling for kids, stuck in the house, and it is negatively impacting Sales Cycles. Today's guest, Shiny Unsal, joins David Strausser to discuss how you can unlock the mind with NLP to help advance sales deals by knowing your customer's mind, personality, and reading their body language. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s...
#006 Lose the Quarantine 15 with Matt Begansky of Iron Stella Personal Training
July 23, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBGyms were closed. Offices were closed. If you are like many business professionals out there, your life was essentially turned upside. Fitness and healthy eating took a back seat. If you were like us, you probably gained the "Quarantine 15". You'll also hear the story of a business owner that already digitally transformed his business prior to the shutdown. Shark Bite Biz host, David Strausser, talks with Matt Begansky, owner of Iron Stella Personal Training, of how you are able to remain hea...
#005 Dream Big with William Hung of American Idol
July 20, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBDreaming is a part of business. You need goals, but you also must have big dreams. This allows you to make decisions today that will lead you on the path of those big dreams. Today’s guest is a dreamer. He’s a “Champion by Choice”. William Hung of American Idol fame joins Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser to discuss dreaming, goals, and being successful in business. Visit William Hung’s website at: http://www.willhung.com Subscribe to the Shark Bite Biz YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube....
#004 Employment During Quarantine with Faith Thomas of AGS Advantage
July 16, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBYou probably felt your job was secure in February. As an employer you probably had an aggressive hiring plan built upon expected growth. In mid-March that all changed. We went from record low unemployment to record high unemployment in a 30 day span. How do employees looking for work and employers looking to rehire as businesses reopen strategize around finding the right fit? Faith Thomas of AGS Advantage joins David Strausser on this Shark Bite Biz podcast episode to discuss this and more. ...
#003 Pandemic Business Law with Elizabeth Yang
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBCan you force your customers or employees to wear face masks? What happens if your business is the scene of an outbreak? How do you protect yourself from liability? Elizabeth Lang of Yang Law Offices joins Shark Bite Biz with David Strausser to discuss these legal questions and to discuss how she pivoted her business to make the most out of the situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
#002 Marketing During Quarantine with James Hsieh of Cybertegic
July 09, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBEverybody had a marketing plan for 2020 as of January. Mid March that plan got thrown out the window. Lifestyles have changed. Business has changed. What can you do to still reach your customers? James Hsieh, CEO, Cybertegic joins Shark Bite Biz's David Strausser to discuss how to market during a global pandemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/support
#001 The Journey Begins with David Strausser
July 06, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBShark Bite Biz's inaugural podcast episode. Host, David Strausser, discusses the goals of Shark Bite Biz and lays out the journey ahead. The podcast will features in depth discussions about growing a business during a global pandemic. Topics will cover business strategy, legal, marketing, sales, and tech. This is the explainer episode that lays out the format of the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shark-bite-biz/message Support this podcast: ht...
Shark Bite Biz: Episode 001 - The Journey Begins
July 06, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBShark Bite Biz's inaugural podcast episode. Host, David Strausser, discusses the goals of Shark Bite Biz and lays out the journey ahead. The podcast will features in depth discussions about growing a business during a global pandemic. Topics will cover business strategy, legal, marketing, sales, and tech. This is the explainer episode that lays out the format of the podcast.