Brian and Shavonnah talk with Bran & Bobby the founders of the new dog supplement company All Fido (https://allfido.com) launched as a company in 2020 they are just about to begin sales of their first products - The Chill Chew and Clear Ears. A

Guest Megan Silianoff, founder of MadMeg Creative Services

Aug 19th, 2021 29m

Brian and Shavonnah are joined by entrepreneur and author Megan Silanoff and have an open discussion about starting and running businesses. We discuss building and working in effective teams, and uncover that we as entrepreneurs all enjoy, or a

Guest Ali Nasser, CEO of AltruVista

Jun 25th, 2021 37m 47s

Brian is joined by Ali Nasser, Founder & CEO of AltruVista. Ali is a passionate leader and entrepreneur who shares his approach to living your best life, industry disruption (in financial servies), challenges with building wealth, culture and v

Win-Win-Win Business Development strategies with guest Will Coleman, CEO of Alto Rideshare

Apr 22nd, 2021 35m 31s

Will Coleman, CEO of Alto joins Brian and Shavonnah to have an inspiring discussion about business development, differentiation, and perseverance . He is very open and honest about the struggles of launching his company in the middle of the pan

The Leadership Gap - Part 2: A Business Owner Panel

Mar 26th, 2021 47m 49s

Brian and Shavonnah are joined by guests Jordan Harton, CEO and Founder of RISE UP Recruiting and James Brown of James Brown Jr. 360 Chief Talent Officer, International Speaker and Voice Over artist. We explore leadership in the current busine

The Leadership Gap - Part 1

Jan 22nd, 2021 35m 35s

Brian and Shavonnah discuss the leadership gap -- The business world needs strong leaders now more than ever! They explore how leaders need to adapt and change to the new business climate and provide some resources and examples drawn from their

Strategic Planning 101

Nov 18th, 2020 49m 7s

Are you doing strategic annual planning for your business? If not what better time to start than now, and if you are, how are you holding yourself and your team accountable throughout the period? Hosts Brian and Shavonnah draw from their person

Personal Branding

Oct 27th, 2020 35m 18s

Brian and Shavonnah discuss the importance of being intentional and strategic about your personal brand. They offer tactical advice based on their own experiences in how to build your own value-based personal brand foundation.

Further Faster with Best Selling Author Bill Flynn

Sep 22nd, 2020 40m 44s

Brian and Shavonnah interview best selling author and business coach, Bill Flynn. Bill shares his philosophies on how to grow a business starting with the distinction of if you are a startup or a scaleup. We then dive into leadership strategies

Jeremy Jenson - Hiring to Business Culture not education or experience

Aug 19th, 2020 35m 35s

We are joined by Jeremy Jenson CEO of Encore Search Partners, LLC discussing strategies for hiring commissioned sales people! Encore has been featured on INC 5000, Houston Business Journal Fast 100, and HBJ Best Places to Work and all more than

#Winning - Sales & Business Development Keys to Success Series Kick-Off w/David Ranucci

Jul 22nd, 2020 33m 35s

The Big Ideas team are having a conversation with David about the characteristics of a strong sales person, how to keep selling and teams motivated in a particularly unstable environment, and much more! David is the head of Global sales for RS

Announcing our Six part series! Being Nimble and Responsive in Rapidly Changing Environments

Jun 15th, 2020 20m 37s

A call out for feedback, guests, sponsors, and other partners to help us with our six part series where each month we will cover a different topic starting in July. We will be looking at how businesses remain nimble and responsive in rapidly ch

Running a Business virtually - Maximize the effectiveness of Using Digital Platforms

Jun 15th, 2020 32m 2s

Brian and Shavannah discuss running a business virtually and how to adopt and thrive with the new communication and cultural norms. We’re losing human-to-human non-verbal communication but we still have to run businesses and run the well but we

Business Survival Tips and Lessons Learned from both a Public Health and Economic Crises

Apr 23rd, 2020 38m 57s

Hosts Brian Gendron and Shavannah Roberts Schrieber have record a casual conversation about how small business owners can weather the storm caused by the COVID-19 national public health crisis and the economic impact. We explore the ideas of st

Surviving the Coronavirus - Resources to Help Your Small Business

Mar 18th, 2020 27m 1s

Lead, stay calm, communicate, be resourceful, be opportunistic, stay on mission, don't panic! Coronavirus and the impact it is having on our daily lives and the economy presents huge challenges for business owners but remember we are problem s

Funding Your Business with guests Heath Butler and Bobby Bryant

Feb 19th, 2020 30m 19s

Season 3, Episode 2 "Funding your Business" - Brian and Shavonnah discuss different ways of coming up with the capital needed to start your business. Since they started their services businesses with their own capital and credit, they welcome

Finding Your Purpose in Your Business

Jan 28th, 2020 30m 10s

#052 - Season 1, Episode 1 - Finding Purpose in Your Business If you are in business or thinking about starting a business, you are doing that with a goal in mind - maybe a financial goal a freedom goal or a change the world goal. So you have a

Alla Nowowiejski Immigration Attorney It's all about relationships

Jan 27th, 2020 39m 45s

Episode 51 - Alla started her own immigration law firm and discusses lessons learned from her first year in business including goal setting, balancing family life, and the importance of maintaining relationships. Books Alla would recommend: M

The role relationships play in the “marketing mix.” with guest Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber

Jul 30th, 2019 38m 13s

Episode 50 – We welcome back Founder and Managing Director of SNR Creative, Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber to discuss the importance of Developing personal relationships as

Changing Food Culture with Naughty Noah’s Vietnamese Pho Noodles Founder Jimmy Tay Trinh

Jul 9th, 2019 33m 13s

Episode 49 – Changing Food Culture is Jimmy Tay Trihn’s purpose and BIG IDEA! How does a start up entrepreneur tackle a huge global problem? Keeping on purpose is key. His six P’s Founding Principles: Purpose, Passion, People, Product, Pla

Think it All the Way to the End with guest Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber

Jun 3rd, 2019 38m 14s

Episode 49 – Brian is joined by Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber the Founder & Managing Director of SNR Creative. We dive into how the differentiators of her business drive her success. How the culture of her agency is built on fast execution o

Demonstrate Your Value with Elle Pierson CEO of Digital Healthcare Consultants

Apr 24th, 2019 35m 17s

Elle’s journey from a nurse to a hospital administrator to entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring and informative. Elle was able to recognize how much value she was bringing as an expert in her work for the hospital. Over time she found a w

Finding Careers for Autism Candidates with Guest Jeff Miller, CEO of Potentia

Mar 20th, 2019 13m 32s

Episode 48 – Brian is joined by Jeff Miller, founder and CEO of Potentia, a full service staffing firm with a passion for finding careers for candidates with autism. Learn about Jeff’s journey as an entrepreneur driven by learned skills, his pa