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Episode 18: Wendy Jensen and Linda Sidhu - The Email Collection

Small Business, Big Mindset - July 14, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This week we chat with Wendy Jensen and Linda Sidhu of The Email Collection. This duo left full-time executive roles in their respective corporate careers to jump into entrepreneurship for something most of us crave - more time and schedule flexibility. What they found, after spending some time ...

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Episode 18: Leveraging Quizzes to Triple Your Email List Growth

Small Business, Big Mindset - July 14, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This week we chat with Wendy Jensen and Linda Sidhu of The Email Collection. This duo left full-time executive roles in their respective corporate careers to jump into entrepreneurship for something most of us crave - more time and schedule flexibility. What they found, after spending some time ...

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Communicate With Other Local Business Owners | Hannah Lane Critzer, Owner of HLane Dry Goods & Coffee

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - July 10, 2020 22:07 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
After relocating to Pittsburgh with her husband, it didn’t take long for Hannah Lane Critzer to realize her dream of owning a local business within walking distance from her home. HLane Dry Goods & Coffee is a modern, industrial-rustic coffee and dry goods store located in the Swissvale neighbor...

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Episode 17: Laney & John Sturdivant - Back Office Drafting and One People's Kitchen

Small Business, Big Mindset - July 07, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This power couple each run two completely different businesses, but their biggest commonality is building them based on acts of service - the key marker of a true entrepreneur. We welcome Laney and John Sturdivant, owners of Back Office Drafting and One People's Kitchen. Perhaps one of the bigg...

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Episode 17: Success Tips for Entrepreneurial Couples

Small Business, Big Mindset - July 07, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This power couple each run two completely different businesses, but their biggest commonality is building them based on acts of service - the key marker of a true entrepreneur. We welcome Laney and John Sturdivant, owners of Back Office Drafting and One People's Kitchen. Perhaps one of the bigg...

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There Are No Mountains Without the Valleys | Connor Claussen, Co-Owner of Axel's Pretzels

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - July 05, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
Axel Claussen longed for the kind of authentic, soft-baked pretzels that he once enjoyed in his native Germany. After his search in Pittsburgh came up dry, he decided to make some himself. Even though he didn’t have a baking or culinary background, he did know what a genuine German pretzel shoul...

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Episode 16: 5 Steps to Making Quick Yet Intentional Decisions to Change Your Business

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 30, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Raise your hand if you have dealt with the following struggles whether in your professional or personal life: accomplishing goals you thought you were 'supposed' to go after, making sure outward appearances on your life come across as polished and perfect, trying to handle every single thing you...

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Episode 16: Sara Palmer - Sara Palmer Speaks

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 30, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Raise your hand if you have dealt with the following struggles whether in your professional or personal life: accomplishing goals you thought you were 'supposed' to go after, making sure outward appearances on your life come across as polished and perfect, trying to handle every single thing you...

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It's OK to Reach Out for Help | Brittany Hartle, Owner of Yogi Be Wellness & Your CBD Store-North Hills

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - June 26, 2020 05:40 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
After working in several different industries, Brittany Hartle found her passion in health and wellness. She is currently the owner of two businesses – a unique yoga practice with one-on-one coaching and outdoor group sessions and a brand-new CBD store. Whether it’s teaching people how to find p...

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Episode 15: Making Your Content Marketing Plan The Bomb

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 23, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
As we continue to explore the role that content plays in a successfully scaling business, this week we chat about creating a solid content marketing plan. Without a clearly documented path, consider your content marketing strategy dead in the water. In this mini-episode we take a look at what c...

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Episode 14: Top Content Types to Attract Your Key Audience

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 23, 2020 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
As an entrepreneur, many times it may feel as though you have multiple plates spinning in the air. You are doing so much, stoking so many fires and yet your business isn't scaling as you'd like it to. In this mini-episode we take a look at what could be the missing piece - content. This is a HU...

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Constantly Develop Your Customer Pipeline | Dan Hersh & Sam Stein, Owners of Engaged Prospect

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - June 19, 2020 17:50 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
If you have a business, then you have to sell your product or service. For some people, this comes naturally, but for the majority, it can feel a bit awkward to sell what you make. In entrepreneurship there’s the pervasive attitude that just because the product is awesome, people will line up to...

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Episode 13: How a Digital Course Business Took a Single Mom from Struggling to Six-Figures

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 16, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This week we chat with Danira (Dani) Cancinos of Dani's Dulce Confections. Dani and I met as students of Amy Porterfield via her Digital Course Academy and Momentum Membership. Dani's story is one of true determination that resulted in breaking the economic and scarcity mindset cycle that was ke...

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Episode 13: Danira Cancinos - Dani's Dulce Confections

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 16, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This week we chat with Danira (Dani) Cancinos of Dani's Dulce Confections. Dani and I met as students of Amy Porterfield via her Digital Course Academy and Momentum Membership. Dani's story is one of true determination that resulted in breaking the economic and scarcity mindset cycle that was ke...

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Addressing the Pandemic & Introducing Season 5 | Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - June 14, 2020 21:21 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
The pandemic has brought many challenges with it, and all of us have had to adapt in one way or another. This podcast is no different. All of the interviews in Season 5 will be virtual. This will be an extended season, and the plan is to go back to in-person conversations once it is safe and app...

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Episode 12: Nicie Andrew - The Millennial Perspective

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 09, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Sometimes you run across someone in life and you feel the nudge to reach out and get to know them better. Nicie Andrew is one of those people. We were reading an article on Austin Monthly, 'Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Austin' and saw that her business was featured. The more we learned a...

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Episode 12: Launching a Business While in College

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 09, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Sometimes you run across someone in life and you feel the nudge to reach out and get to know them better. Nicie Andrew is one of those people. We were reading an article on Austin Monthly, 'Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Austin' and saw that her business was featured. The more we learned a...

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Practice Your Craft | Marah Frank, Owner of Botanical Gypsy

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - June 05, 2020 19:17 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
Whether it was rearranging furniture in her bedroom to create a new look or starting an American Girl doll seamstress business, Marah Frank’s sense of style and creativity was evident at a young age. Today, she expresses herself through her popular blog, A Gypsy in the City, and her mobile flowe...

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Episode 11: Melissa McLaughlin - MB Studio Salon and Spa

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 02, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
We all know, either from first-hand experience or via media coverage, how hard New York has been hit with COVID-19. This week we speak with Melissa McLoughlin owner of MB Studio Salon & Spa in Rochester, NY. Since the time of this recording, hair salons in certain regions have been able to reope...

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Episode 11: Leading a New York Salon to Success During COVID-19 and Beyond

Small Business, Big Mindset - June 02, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
We all know, either from first-hand experience or via media coverage, how hard New York has been hit with COVID-19. This week we speak with Melissa McLoughlin owner of MB Studio Salon & Spa in Rochester, NY. Since the time of this recording, hair salons in certain regions have been able to reope...

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Episode 10: Launching a Jewelry Line to Celebrity Status

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 26, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Oh my goodness. This woman has such a story, such a mission. This week we connected with Crystalyn Aucoin of Crystalyn Aucoin Jewelry. She has built a solid business over the past 18 months - so solid that you would think she has been in business for a decade. Out of New Orleans, she has gone ...

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Episode 10: Crystalyn Aucoin Jewelry

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 26, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Oh my goodness. This woman has such a story, such a mission. This week we connected with Crystalyn Aucoin of Crystalyn Aucoin Jewelry. She has built a solid business over the past 18 months - so solid that you would think she has been in business for a decade. Out of New Orleans, she has gone ...

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You Can Balance a Business and a Career | Aja Maria Bencsics, Owner of Aja Maria Floral

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - May 24, 2020 17:06 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
After her wedding, Aja Maria Bencsics wanted to preserve her bridal bouquet in a way that expressed her sense of style and flair. Little did she know it at the time, but her creation would ultimately inspire a business idea centered around a medium that she treasured. Aja is passionate about flo...

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Episode 9: Soaring Real Estate Success the Innovative Way During COVID-19 and Beyond

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The real estate industry is one in which many flock to with aspirations of financial gains, schedule flexibility, and fulfillment by helping others. Our guests this week, Sarah and Stephen George of Magnolia Realty (yes, the same Magnolia of the infamous Chip and Jo Gaines) take this to a whole ...

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Episode 9: Sarah and Stephen George - Magnolia Realty

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The real estate industry is one in which many flock to with aspirations of financial gains, schedule flexibility, and fulfillment by helping others. Our guests this week, Sarah and Stephen George of Magnolia Realty (yes, the same Magnolia of the infamous Chip and Jo Gaines) take this to a whole ...

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Never Give Up | Lauren Work Phillips, Owner of The Farmer's Daughter Flowers

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - May 18, 2020 02:54 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
If you’ve been paying attention to the flower scene in Pittsburgh, you know that there’s a constant buzz surrounding The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers in Deutschtown. After working a number of gigs in New York City, including a stint at the popular ZuZu’s Petals in Brooklyn, Lauren Work Phillips dec...

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Share Your Goals With the World | Victoria Smith, Owner of Victoria's Mobile Flower Shop

Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast - May 10, 2020 21:40 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
Victoria’s weekend hobby quickly became her passion when she started Pittsburgh’s first mobile flower business. Her vision was to bring beautiful, fresh flowers to all of our unique neighborhoods, especially the places that typically never get a visit from a business like hers. And after purchas...

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Episode 8: Celebrity Hair Stylist Turned Solopreneur and Single Mom

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 07, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
One of the most loved industries that has been one of the most impacted during the global pandemic has been hair salons. I can tell you (from personal experience) that when public officials call a press conference to announce the gradual and safe re-opening of local businesses that many of us ar...

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Episode 8: Rita Fellers Hair

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 07, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
One of the most loved industries that has been one of the most impacted during the global pandemic has been hair salons. I can tell you (from personal experience) that when public officials call a press conference to announce the gradual and safe re-opening of local businesses that many of us ar...

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Episode 7: Gabriel Gonzalez and Maya Sanchez

Small Business, Big Mindset - May 04, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This episode has an additional layer of specialness to it, as Muscle Creative's own Joey Ramirez is reunited (via Zoom) with his best friend since he was a little tike. This week we welcome serial entrepreneurs, Gabriel Gonzalez and Maya Sanchez. Gabe and Maya have a variety of business interes...

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