B2B Obsessed: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Metituk
Obsessed with all things business. From hearing origin stories of great leaders, to how they pivoted during hard times, and what expertise they bring that you can apply to your business. My goal is you walk away learning at least one new thing.
In this interview we meet Chelsea and Shannon, two young entrepreneurs who have built an online and in person community for women in Northern Alberta.
Through hosting events, tradeshows and workshops they are supporting and empowering women entrepreneurs.
If you watch this video you will learn:
- How to leverage online virtual tools to stay connected
- How to build a community and then monetize it
- How to leverage tools like Crowdfunding to move to the next level (ATB BOOSTR COVERED IN DETAIL)
- What Co Working might look like going forward
Watch this episode on youtube:https://youtu.be/J56yRRyhRyM
Let the ladies know you appreciated their insight by following them: The Glow Collective: Chelsea Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theglowcolle...Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the.glow.co...
Nick helps us understand cashflow and how to improve your cash situation.
When you watch this interview you will learn:
- Difference between offering terms and Paying COD to a business How to get deposits on projects
- Best practices to collect faster
- The importance of SPEED from order to invoice and collection
- How you can be profitable today
Nick is a partner in VEA PROS in Calgary where they leverage contract virtual assistants to help you grow today. NickThompson veapros.com Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickthomp...
Instead of doing little bits of everything, what is the ONE Thing you should fix next to move your business forward? Mike walks us through his newest Best Seller 'Fix This Next' and how your business has ONE vital need at a time, no matter what. Using his Business Hierarchy of Needs he shows you how to analyze then act.
In this episode I ask Mike:
- Where his story began?
- What is the biggest problem business owners have?
If you listen you will learn
- How to set your business up to be permanently profitable
- Why your business is NOT unique
- Why your clients WANT you to be profitable
- How to access the secret chapters of the new book
Use this FREE online evaluation tool to help you determine what your VITAL NEED is https://fixthisnext.com/ and start the process of fixing what is next.
Mike is author if multiple best selling books The Pumpkin Plan, Profit First and more. His latest book was released mid pandemic and hit the ground running.
Follow Mike on social media or his other works here https://mikemichalowicz.com/
Carol has a backstory that you would think was fiction.
She was broke, her only credit card frozen in her freezer, living off $200 per month for food and gas.
She had a masters degree, but could not find a full time teaching position.
Did we forget to mention she also moved to a new community 9 hours away from her childhood home and here 100,000K + of debt came along with her?
And in that moment buying a Mary Kay Consultant Kit seemed like a good use of her small about of credit on her frozen credit card.
Fast forward 10 years and Carol has built a team of over 300 consultants, and thousands of retail customers... which landed her and her team as #1 in Canada. She had earned and qualified for the first level of Mary Kay SUV in 12 months.
Is she a sales savant?
Did she have a secret weapon?
In a way yes she did.
- If you listen to this interview you will learn
- What is the same between traditional business and direct sales
- Her tips if you are thinking about getting into a Direct Sales Business
- Her tips on what to do if you ARE in a Direct Sales Business and not getting the results you want
- Why her success has NOTHING to do with loving makeup
John Jantsch has spent 30 years being inspired by and tired out by Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs.
His 6 Best Selling books from Duct Tape Marketing to The Referral Engine and more have been primarily HOW TO books.
His latest book the Self Reliant Entrepreneur is a WHY TO book.
In this interview you will learn:
- John's 4 Seasons of Entrepreneurship
- What does Self Reliant really mean (hint its not Lone Wold Syndrome)
- What Local Brick and Mortar Businesses need to do right now to be relevant
- How to use Daily Reflection to boost your creativity, efficiency and happiness
The Self Reliant Entrepreneur is meant to inspire a daily practice of asking yourself questions and listening to the real answers.
John can be found on
Twitter https://twitter.com/ducttape
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ducttapemarketing www.ducttapemarketing.com
Podcast https://ducttapemarketing.com/about/duct-tape-marketing-podcast/
Or find his books at your LOCAL :-) Favorite Book Seller.
This episode we talk about a new model of collaboration between business services - modeled after the Compass Collective in Edmonton.
On the site www.avail.gp service Providers under one domain offering complimentary services to business owners in the area. It is a model that could be duplicated in other regions.
In this interview we talk about:
- Why the model works
- How the model works
- What the expectations are from the participants
You will learn
- How to connect with business services providers in the area
- How to become a listed service provider
- How you can emulate this in your region
Ryan is a managing partner at nine10 Agency
Jennifer is the CEO of Speedpro Signs Grande Prairie
This interview was broadcast live on Facebook in the group Alberta Small Business Success which is open to all business owners to connect and collaborate.
Chris gets paid to be paranoid and he systematically likes to break his customers security systems. So when the Alberta Government introduced a new contact tracing app many assumptions have been made. So what is the truth? How at risk is your personal data, what does the App do?
We also talk about Small Business security and the greatest risks for your small business - email.
Faith is an expert in human behaviour, and has some great tips on how to get your brain to cooperate. From snapping out of negative mindsets and more, she offers a lot of insight and humour along with her teaching.
Sandra helps us understand the best ways to have conversations with your landlord or tenant on how to navigate bumpy roads.
Sandra has some great advice from asking the landlord to lower your insurance coverage while closed to using your damage deposit against your gross rent. Listen as she helps you navigate these speed bumps.
For any small business owner who has questions about their commercial leases.