Podcast Episodes

The Old Rules of Hiring Are No Longer Working

Episode 275

For years, business owners have been told to follow a familiar playbook when it comes to hiring: Take your time. Be selective. Hire slow, fire fast. …

8 months ago

Dashboard: This Company Covers All of Its Employees’ Health Care

This week, Adam Russo, co-founder and owner of The Phia Group, explains how his company helps employers reduce their healthcare expenses. The key, he…

8 months, 1 week ago

Do You Have the Stomach for This? 2025 in Review, Part 2

This week, we take another look back at the conversations we’ve had over the past year, highlighting some of our happiest, smartest, funniest, and mo…

8 months, 1 week ago

Dashboard: You Can Still Save on 2025 Taxes!

This week, Gene Marks tells us it’s late, but it’s not too late to reduce this year’s tax bill. There are still steps you can take, including writing…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Do You Have the Stomach for This? 2025 in Review, Part 1

This week—and next week—we take a look back at the conversations we’ve had over the past year, highlighting some of our happiest, smartest, funniest,…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dashboard: This Is Killing Small Businesses

As the year comes to a close, I often reach out to John Arensmeyer, who is founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, to get his take on the state o…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Three Branches, Three Brands: Anatomy of a Rebrand

Episode 274

This week, special guest Rich Jordan takes us inside a marketing challenge presented by his successful acquisition of home services businesses. Do yo…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dashboard: Your Forecast Will Be Wrong. Do It Anyway

Most business owners know they should build a forecast for 2026. But many won’t—because it feels intimidating and time-consuming, and let’s be honest…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Healthcare Dilemma: Protect Employees? Or the Business?

Episode 273

This week, in Episode 273, David C. Barnett, Paul Downs, and Sarah Segal tackle health insurance, one of the least enjoyable issues business owners c…

9 months ago

Dashboard: Tracking the Entrepreneurial Economy

This week, Brandon Gray, a partner with CRI Simple Numbers, talks about how his firm tracks the performance of what he calls the entrepreneurial econ…

9 months ago