Minding Our Business

Minding Our Business

Minding Our Business is your weekly pit stop for founder well-being. We dig into confidence and self-care, unpack self-improvement hacks, and arm you with stress-management tools—all so you can build your business without burning yourself out.

Episodes

October 15, 2025 33 mins

We’re talking shop (literally) with Jessica of Ocasional Flowers—the faux floral studio in Yardley, PA that’s quietly becoming a local legend. Jess shares how she went all-in on brick-and-mortar, why her silk creations are anything but fake, and how she balances creativity, systems, motherhood, and straight-up hustle.

We dig into:

  • Why she opened the store before launching online

  • What it’s really like juggling entrepreneurship and ...

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Guest: Pete Bondarenko | PBAdjusting.com | AdjustingAcademy.com

This week on Minding Our Business, we’re chopping it up with Pete Bondarenko—a man who’s all in on Plan A. Pete’s the founder of PB Adjusting, a public adjusting firm based in Bucks County, PA, and the brains behind the brand new Adjusting Academy, where he’s helping train the next generation of adjusters to build real careers and real wealth in a recession-proof in...

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Live from Yardley Harvest Day 2025, Jess and Jonesy set up shop with mics in hand, babies on speed dial, and beer on the brain. This one’s a little messy, totally unscripted, and full of community chaos—aka our favorite kind of episode.

We’re chatting with neighbors, signing up new Yardley Business Association members, and hyping Yardley Beer Fest (October 18!)—the fundraiser that fuels our town’s Christmas parade. Wanna support? Sn...

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🔧 Guest:

Jake Gordon, Yardley Service Center

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🛠️ Episode Description:

Running a small business ain’t for the faint of heart—and running an auto shop? Whole other level of grit. In this episode, we sit down with Jake Gordon of Yardley Service Center to pop the hood on what it really takes to lead a local service business through chaos, customer demands, and constant curveballs.

Jake gets real with us about launching ...

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September 17, 2025 25 mins

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Sometimes you’ve just gotta hit record—with a mimosa in hand. On this very real Friday morning episode, Jess and Jonesy toast to the chaos, clarity, and caffeine-fueled joy of parenting, business-building, and living life your way (leggings and all).

We talk back-to-school whiplash, reclaiming time as a parent, what self-care really looks like, and why we’re embracing our inner Adam Sandler. Plus, Jess spill...

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In this episode of Minding Our Business, Jess and Jonesy sit down with Nicole Garrison and Christina Lees from PA Behavioral Services for a wildly honest, hilarious, and totally relatable convo about what it really looks like to protect your mental health while running a business.

They cover friendship and business boundaries, compartmentalizing chaos, why Zebra Cakes launched their partnership (yes, really), and how even therapists...

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This week, Jess and Jonesy sit down with Nicole Cloud—a nurse, a mom, and a mental health warrior—to talk about what it's really like behind the scenes in healthcare. From overnight shifts and pandemic trauma to finding moments of peace and grounding (literally), Nicole gets real about burnout, boundaries, and the small rituals that help her stay afloat. This isn’t just about nurses. It’s about how we take care of ourselves...

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From Golden Gloves champion to entrepreneur and podcast host, Ron Marvo is no stranger to resilience. In this conversation with Jess and Jonesy, Ron shares how his underdog story shaped his mindset, the mentors who guided him, and why resilience is about more than just pushing through—it’s about knowing when to let go, adapt, and keep moving forward.

We dive into trust-building in business, overcoming setbacks, an...

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Ayurvedic Practitioner Angelique Flynn joins Jess and Jonesy for a deep dive into real self-care—and not the “spa day and forget” kind. We’re talking energy healing, burnout recovery, and the life-saving power of yoga, warm food, and five-minute resets. Angelique gets real about her 15-year recovery journey, what stress is doing to our bodies, and how to build better habits without flipping your life upside down.

Whether you're ...

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with Kelly McGlynn, LCSW

What happens when you’ve spent so much time in the patient’s seat that it shapes your entire purpose? In this episode, Jess and Jonesy sit down with psychotherapist Kelly McGlynn for a raw and honest look at what it really means to turn your personal healing into a professional mission.

Kelly shares how her own mental health journey led her to become a therapist later in life, how EMDR and DBT became pillars ...

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August 6, 2025 37 mins

This one hits close. Jess and Jonesy are back in the studio with no guest, no outline, just real life and real energy.

Jess gets raw about slipping out of routine, battling the inner critic (say hi to Benjamin), and the mental spiral that can happen when your nervous system's off track. She shares how it feels to be "down" and the slow climb back to feeling grounded, clear, and alive again.

Jonesy adds his own take on h...

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July 30, 2025 29 mins


This week, Jess and Jonesy are taking on that loud, obnoxious voice in your head that says you're not good enough. Yep, we're talking about the inner critic. Where it comes from, how it shows up in your business and personal life, and why naming it (hi Danielle, hi Benjamin) can help you take your power back.


Jess is literally shaking hers off. Jonesy’s giving his a seat at the table... just not the mic.

If you’ve ever second-guessed...

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July 23, 2025 27 mins

Welcome to the first-ever episode of Minding Our Business with Jess and Jonesy. We’re kicking things off by getting real about the one thing that’s shaped every win, every burnout, and every bounce-back in our entrepreneurial journeys: mindset.

Jess opens up about her struggles with depression, the power of self-awareness, and how DBT tools (yep, we’ll explain) became her lifeline. Jonesy shares how hockey, humor, and a therapy-savv...

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Welcome to the janky pilot, the rough cut, the soft launch of Minding Our Business — the podcast where two very different people (Jess and Jonesy) unpack the very real connection between mental health and entrepreneurship.

We’re not licensed professionals, but we are professionals at living through it.

In this teaser, you’ll meet your co-hosts and hear the raw, unfiltered reason this show exists.

  • Why we’re doing this: Our stories...

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