Being In "It" - Managing Small Business & Life.: Recent Episodes
C.J./Jessy
C.J. & Jessy Figgs sit down and talk about about personal life while running a business. C.J. owns CrossFit Smithtown in Saint James, NY and Jessy owns Jessy Figgs Film & Photography. You'll listen to stories about managing everyday personal life and being in "it" with business. It is no easy task and it takes a solid mindset to be in it to win it not only for your business, but for your own well-being.
It's been a while since C.J. & Jessy recorded an episode because life simply happened and got in the way during this weird time. In this episode they basically are just shooting the shit and just catching up with each other from the 2 months off. They discuss everything from the most recent crossfit news, their current business situation and even talk about aliens. It's worth a listen!
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It's been a while since C.J. and Jessy sat down to discuss their life as small business owners because both of them currently don't have business due to the Corona virus. After 2 months being quarantined, they sat down to chat about a couple different updates in their business and in their personal lives as well as keeping hopes high for the future. Tune in to listen!
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To shift gears away from the COVID-19 pandemic, C.J. and Jessy sit down with their very first guest, Michelle Demetillo who manages Northfork Brewing Company, a local brewery out East on Long Island. They discuss long island history's with craft beers, being a women in the brewing industry and things that her and the brewery are doing as a result of the pandemic. Tune in and listen!
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C.J. & Jess chat this week about the things that are keeping them occupied during this long quarantine as well as addressing the things that are keeping their business afloat.
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In this week's episode, C.J. & Jessy continue to talk about COVID-19 updates and how it's still affecting their small business. With new information, they discuss about the Payment Protection Program as well as other programs that the government has passed to help them, as well as many other small business owners, through this confusing and uncertain time. Tune in and listen!
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Due to the sudden COVID-19 pandemic, C.J. & Jessy chatted through zoom to talk about how this is affecting their small business. With C.J. being forced to shut down and close his gym doors while Jessy is dealing with couples postponing their wedding and canceling shoots for the next 2 months. Listen to hear what they are doing to stay positive through this time.
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C.J. & Jessy sit down and chat about supporting other small businesses, and from here on out they'll be tagging all of the small businesses they mention in their social media posts!!!
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C.J. and Jessy sit down and reminisce about the previous 9 episodes, and talk about the journey of the Being In It Podcast and what direction the podcast is going to go in! This is also the first Video podcast that can be found on. Youtube.com/beinginitpodcast
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Jessy & C.J. talk about how to you use and produce content for your social media platforms. Follow this podcast, Jessy, and C.J. on Instagram!
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On this episode of Being In It, Jessy & C.J. discuss their experiences with negative social media and how it effects their business and them personally. Follow Being In It on Instagram @beinginitpodcast
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Jessy & C.J. talk about how money isn't always the primary purpose for investment. Especially if it's something that you would like to do for yourself and that you would enjoy it. There's investments with Time, Skills, Creativity, Relationships, Your Mind, and Your Body.
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Jessy & C.J. talk about some of their failures in business and their own journeys before owning a business. What you should take away from this episode is that emotions can drive you in the wrong direction (Especially if you're living in your head all the time). Listen to this episode, send a message through instagram and share your thoughts about your failures and how you connected with Jessy & C.J..
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On this episode of Being In It, C.J. and Jessy not only talk about their goals for 2020, but their everyday goals! As entrepreneurs having both personal and business goals is a way of life. They discuss their short term goals and long term goals with both genres. You'll also get a taste of passion of Jessy & C.J.'s reason for why CrossFit is such a huge part of their lives, and why CrossFit is the best choice of fitness.
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C.J. & Jessy discuss Employee and Customer Feedback along with Employee and Customer recognition. This is extremely important for the growth of your business as well as you're own personal growth as a business owner.
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C.J. & Jessy discuss previous experiences about customers that aren't your ideal customers. This ranges from Discounts, to No shows, to getting completely screwed out of money needed to grow the business. Most importantly, what you'll take away from this episode is what did C.J. & Jessy learn from these situations and how they're still learning.
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C.J. & Jessy discuss value in all aspects of business. They discuss values as a business owner, values as a client, your knowledge value, value as in money, value as in resources, and probably the one of the most important forms of value is your time and energy. Give us a follow on Instagram @beinginitpodcast. Subscribe to us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
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This is episode 1 of Being In It. C.J. Schiatta and Jessy Figuccio give their own introduction about there businesses they run and how they got started.
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