Business Talk Sister Gawk

In this first conversation with Go Beyond Nuts, we dive into the world of freshly crafted, handcrafted nut confections from Cherry, Minnesota. Founder, Karen Hamilton, shares how she got started with small‑batch Bavarian-style roasted almonds, pecans, and cashews, each flavor invented and perfected by experimenting and taste testing. 

Join us as we explore:

• The origin story: how and why Go Beyond N...

Do you love blazing new trails, being in the great outdoors, and exploring land? Or maybe you’re a developer working on understanding what it takes to prep land for construction. This is the podcast to learn more about! This week, Curt Kleist shares how he got started in Wetland Consulting. In this episode we cover: 

🦌 The process of mapping wetlands

🔍 Identifying whether or not is an area that has wetlands

💡 How credits and wet...

What if the key to scaling your mission-driven business or organization wasn't a loan—but a capital campaign? In this episode, we sit down with Josh Lindstrom, from Fika Coffee (givefika.com), to unpack how they’ve used crowd funding to put the icing on top of their roastery business and deepen their impact in the community through being an employer that wants to even offer showers to their employees who have no running water at ho...

Have you ever dreamed of turning your passion for coffee into a full-fledged business? In this episode, we sit down with the founder of Fika Coffee, Josh Lindstrom, a small-batch roastery making big waves in the specialty coffee scene. From humble beginnings to scaling operations, Fika shares the real story behind launching and growing a coffee roasting business.

We dive into: ☕ How to get started with roasting—equipment, sourcing...

Have you ever wanted to rent party equipment as a business? Ted Arnoldy, from JETZ, does a fantastic job of talking through why they have the processes they do for efficiency, safety, and quality customer service and it’s the inside scoop into the real day to day things you should know about running a party rental business. This is part 2 of a two episode interview, so definitely take a listen to the first one as well!

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Have you ever thought about starting a fun, profitable business that brings joy to families and communities? In this episode, we talk with Ted Arnoldy, founder of JETZ Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider in the inflatable rental industry. Ted shares how he got started, what it takes to launch a successful party jumper (bounce house) business, and the secrets to scaling in a seasonal market.

Whether you're looking to start a side ...

This episode is about mental health and external things to business that make life hard and some ways you can combat them as an entrepreneur. Bekkah also covers one of the most important research projects she has ever worked on regarding the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the connections to a billion dollar problem within our society that you and I have the ability to change. You're not going to want to miss ...

How do VA's get started working for people remotely anyhow? Lauren Campbell Creative gives us the inside scoop of what it's like to get started. Lauren is a seasoned virtual assistant and executive assistant who shares all about the world of remote work and entrepreneurship. Lauren shares her journey getting burned with UpWork many times to building a successful VA business with clients all over the United States. Whether you're lo...

Ever wondered if you’re the only business owner encountering tricky situations? Bridger Hopkins, of Grand Properties Real Estate, carries on the discussion with Bekkah from the last episode regarding the secrets of what it really looks like as a business owner on the inside. While we may refer to this episode as a therapy session for current business owners to relate to, it definitely has some food for thought if you’re not a busin...

This episode is meant for business owners who are currently in the midst of running a business and for those who have ever wondered what the real life of it is like. Bridger Hopkins, of Grand Properties Real Estate, talks with Bekkah about relatable struggles many businesses owners have and that most online entrepreneurs won't tell you is actually going on under the hood of their business. They cover how they're both navigating tho...

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zach Biles, of Northern Wireless explains how broadband access spreads across the United States. We're exploring the wild west of fiber, government funding initiatives to support access to rural areas, upload and download speed struggles, and the scalability of being an internet company as a small business owner. If you've ever wondered how to get into the internet business or how it works, this epis...

Ever wondered the impact of art within a community? This episode covers the vision behind why we're putting an art gallery in down town Chisholm, MN, what data we used to make that decision, and the case studies we reviewed before moving forward with the business selection that we made. If you're into seeing the slow and gradual growth of economic development, we're into that too. Definitely follow along as we're finding ways to im...

It's been two years of hard work on our research and development project: Rehabbing an old building in a historic block of a small town. Most of this episode is for the truly nerdy person interested in understanding a lot of the real life moments and learning experiences we've been going through in trying to open a brick and mortar store front from a 20 year abandoned building. If you're into that kind of stuff, then take a listen!