The Best Small Business Podcast

108 - Industry Disruption - Don't Drive Yourself When Your Car Can

AI and machine learning are taking us all on new journeys. It’s time to look at what will help your business and propel your plans into the future. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

107 - Social Media - Growing your Audience One Hashtag at a Time

Social media is changing your business every day. How do you currently leverage social media? Does it help? Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

106 - What You Need to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

Today, we want to talk about the time before you ‘make the jump’ and start your business. This is the moment to really look inward and ask some hard questions of yourself. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

105 - Changing Corporate Culture - A New Work-Life Balance

We all need to regularly redesign how our business works - to better understand the challenges of juggling work and life in a more effective manner.  Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

104 - Moving On! When and Why to Sell Your Company

Many entrepreneurs say to themselves, "When is the right time to sell my business?" Rich & BJ are here to help you plan the right moves and make the right decisions. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

103 - How to Negotiate with an Adult Toddler

Negotiations are a necessary part of a healthy sales process and will strengthen your business relationship. Today we are breaking down the toughest of cases: The obstinate opponent. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

102 - Preparing Your Business for a Recession

How will your clients/customers first react? Will they retract/retreat? Is your business/service one where they will reduce their dependence on you or drop you all together? Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com  

101- Trust Your Gut - Know When It's Time to Pivot

100 - How We Pull Off This Podcast

Our 100th podcast! How do you start and maintain a podcast for 100+ episodes? BJ & Rich will cover all the aspects of hosting, writing, posting, marketing, and accountability when it comes to laughing your own podcast. In addition, it’s not as difficult or expensive as other ‘podcast services’ might make you think.

099 - Industry Disruption - Appealing to the Millennial in All of Us

The millennial is a complex industry disruption that is truly being driven by a wide swath of unique demographics. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

098 - Email Marketing in the Age of Geotargeting

Integrated marketing at its best! The benefits of using specific demographics to draw the interest of a specific audience. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

097 - Big Picture Thinking vs. Day-To-Day Details

Ever work with a new company with a sharp team and see how they divvy up their roles? They leverage their aptitudes and passions while modifying the role to best fit the overall goals. Today, BJ and Rich are going to show you how to do it! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

096 - You Have 10 Seconds - Master Your Elevator Speech

It’s a noisy world out there. We’re all busy, we have too much to do, too many people to meet. But somehow, you have to get your message across so people not only understand it, they are excited about it.  That’s where a finely crafted elevator speech comes in. You have to be quick, personal, to the point and make it powerful. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

095 - How Self-Improvement Radically Improved Our Businesses and Lives

We want to be positive people. We walk forward with the premise to live abundantly and hope the same for others. It's not radical thinking but a powerful choice. You need to have a 'glass-half-full' attitude.  Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

094 - Attend AND Show Up - Engaging in Professional Associations

If you have a business, people need to find you - get out and meet key movers and shakers in your geography and industry. Rich & BJ will cover some of the more powerful groups you can join and relate where they think networking is going in the next few years. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

093 - Why People Quit Managers, Not Companies

"The way your employees feel is the way your customers will feel." It's the #1 reason why people leave corporate and start their own business - it's usually your manager who makes your life a living hell -- and you eventually make the decision to move. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

092 - Optimize Your Business Model To Accelerate Your Revenue

Rich & BJ focus today on your business model and all the hidden landmines that are ready to go off. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

091 - LIVE at the NC Chamber: Small Business Big Ideas - Marketing In Today's Climate

We recorded our latest podcast for a LIVE AUDIENCE at the New Canaan Chamber Small Business/Big Ideas Conference. Our topic is Marketing in Today’s Climate: When to Bring in the “Professionals”. FYI - This is going to be a longer format podcast - you have been warned. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

090 - Fences Make Good Business - Geofencing Made Simple

It is now possible to target adverts to the right person at the right time in the right place. But that is not enough. Geofencing might be the way to go for your business.  Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

089 - Processes & Protocols - Next Steps To Success

When you first leave a company you want to get away from the structure and rules that were holding you back. You feel free and able to do your business, your way. Today, BJ & Rich are going to talk about what are the NEXT steps to success. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

088 - Taking Your Meetings from Ordinary to Extraordinary

Time to kick your meetings up a notch! BJ & Rich deliver the tips and techniques they’ve employed over the years to make each one of your meetings effective and memorable. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

087 - How to Confidently Communicate In-Person

Do you find it hard to get your point across? Do client meetings leave you anxiety-ridden? Does your staff not listen to you and do what they want to do? Are proposal negotiations fraught with indecision? We’re going to help you today with powerful tips to help you better communicate in-person. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

086 - Are You The Best Kept Secret In Your Industry?

Are the right clients finding you? Are you attracting them? Have you drilled down deeper to your unique selling proposition? Are you satisfying their curiosity, needs, and pain? BJ and Rich are going to help you do just that during our podcast. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

085 - Make Your Own Rules As An Entrepreneur

Understand what your customer base wants and deliver it to them in your own special way. It might go against what other people might think - but it’s YOUR business. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

084 - Marketing 301 - Machine Learning

Like it or not, data is critical to run a successful business in 2019. You can learn from your data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. And guess what - your competition is doing it. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

083 - Who Gets Paid First?

While there can be many different challenges when starting and managing a small business, money concerns top the list for most small business owners. There are many ways you can give your business a financial overhaul by modifying your operations processes, but there are also some easy things you can do in the day-to-day management of your business to improve your finances. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check ou...

082 - Stop Extending Your Business - Tax Tips For Small Business

Being a small business owner is expensive as it is -- every penny counts when you're living on razor-thin margins and fighting for market share. But owning and operating a small business is even more expensive when you pay more taxes than you owe. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

081- Industry Disruption - Finding the Great Idea

Sometimes we’re ahead of the curve and sometimes we find ourselves behind the new competition. BJ and Rich help you stay ahead of the curve and out-innovate your old and potentially new competition. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

080 - How To Be Motivated Every Day

It’s hard to keep your motivation up every day - but Rich & BJ have a few tricks to help you re-motivate and keep your eye on the prize. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

079 - How is Communication Changing in Your Business

How do you currently communicate with clients and prospects today? Is it still working or do you feel you might have to tweak it in a few areas? Today, Rich and I are going to help you diagnose, treat, and test new communication strategies for your business. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

078 - Smart Money Management in Business

How much do you worry about money in your business? All the time? How to pay your employees -- your vendors -- and ultimately yourself? Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

077 - How To Keep Your Best Clients

When was the last time you took a hard look at your client base? Do you love working with ALL of your clients? What ones cause you to say “Oh no, it’s THEM.” Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

076 - Presentations - How to Grab Your Audience's Attention

Do your presentations need a little boost? Rich and I have helped many of our clients substantially improve their talks, presentations, and workshops with just a few simple tweaks. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

075 - If You Plan For The Recession It Won't Happen

Fasten your seatbelts -- today we’re going to talk all about something SCARY. Something that’s all on our minds lately — A possible recession. Oh my! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

074 - Rev Up Your Products

Today we’re going to talk all about how to rev up your product line for 2019. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

073 - Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones The Two Heads Way

Today we’re going to talk all about building better habits and breaking the bad habits that hold us back. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

072 New Year Goals - Work-Life Balance

Since it’s the fourth week in January, we’d like to spend a little time showing you how to incorporate a better Work/Life Balance in your life. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

071 - New Year Goals - Energize Your Branding

Since it’s the third week in January, we’d like to spend a little time showing you how to energize your branding! These last couple of weeks, we have been talking about many powerful steps successful businesses take to kick off the new year in style! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

070 - New Year Goals - How To Craft a Plan

Since it’s the second week in January, we’d like to spend a little time to develop a plan to execute your New Year Goals! Over the next four weeks, we will be talking about many powerful steps successful businesses take to kick off the new year in style! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

069 - New Year Goals - Start with Your Dream(s).

Since it’s the first week in January, we’d like to spend a little time to set up your New Year Goals! Over the next five weeks, we will be talking about many powerful steps successful businesses take to kick off the new year in style! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com  

068 - Pick Yourself Up Mentally When You Fail

Rich and BJ are going to give you powerful tips to refocus and move beyond a failure or a disappointment and use it as an opportunity to forge ahead to success. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com  

067 - The Five Things You Need To Change Today On Your Website

When was the last time that you looked at or changed your website? Rich and BJ are going to give you powerful tips to rev-up your messaging and get your website producing for you. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com  

066 - Small Things, Done Consistently, Add Up to Big Things in the Long Run

When you feel overwhelmed and want to do more with your business. Rich & BJ are going to give you powerful "baby steps", done regularly, will add up to extraordinary success! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

065 - Reprimand Your People To Encourage, Not To Discourage

What happens when you have to have that critical conversation with one of your staff? Rich and BJ are going to give you some powerful tips to get your people happier and more productive than ever! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

064 - Spark Creativity In Your Business

When things aren’t going your way or you find yourself doing the same old thing - Rich & BJ will deliver four powerful tips to accelerate your business and get better clients! Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

063 - Escape From Obscurity - Get More Clients

Too busy to go to networking events? Do you huddle in your office? Don't know why people aren't walking in your door? Clients need to find you - and you have to be visible and present so they will do business with you. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

062 - Leverage The 80.20 Rule With Your Clients

Too often, we spend too much time on low profit clients and work. Rich & BJ show you how to turn the tables and focus on high-profit clients and spend less time with unprofitable activities. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

061 - Get Ready To Change Your Money Beliefs

There's always money out there - you just have to get past your money scarcity beliefs to reach it. Sometimes we get scared and retreat - Rich & BJ build your confidence so you will be money abundant. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

060 - Who Are The Real Time Vampires That Drain Your Business

The average person checks email 74 times a day and switches tasks 566 times a day. BJ & Rich review the most egregious time wasters and how to combat them to make more time during the day. Reach out - let us know how we're doing: [email protected] Check out Rich: www.richgee.com Check out BJ: www.nurenu.com

059 - Interview - Marc Halpert - You, Us, Them- LinkedIn Marketing Concepts for Nonprofits

This is the only book on the market specifically aimed at teaching LinkedIn concepts to nonprofit professionals. It contains actual case studies from three non-profits who use these concepts successfully. Marc is a self-described "multi-preneur." Since leaving the corporate world in 2001, Marc started 3 companies, 2 of which provide guidance and consulting to nonprofits, NGOs, membership associations and trade organizations. To get Marc's book, click here. Reach out - let us know how w...