Solspace Podcast
How do businesses streamline their sales processes? Go digital. In the Solspace Podcast, we discuss topics related to how businesses are making the shift to rely on digital in their growth strategies.
Episodes
Industrial brands often treat design as an afterthought, then wonder why prospects hesitate.
In this episode, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough sits down with Paul Kiesche, President of Aviate Creative, to break down branding for manufacturers and tech firms.
Paul explains:
- Why branding is far more than a logo and how it shapes first impressions, employee pride, and sales momentum.
- How Norwalt used a rebrand to break into pharma...
In this candid conversation, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough talks to Director of Growth, Mel Connolly, about the fundamentals of marketing that often get overlooked when shiny new tactics come along. Drawing on real client stories and her own experience, Mel breaks down how to identify your target audience, craft messages that resonate, and create a consistent content plan, even if you find marketing “boring.”
Whether you’re a ...
In our latest podcast, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough welcomes back Leslie Camacho, an EOS Implementer who helps creative agencies and professional service firms scale. Together, they explore the key traits, humility, discipline, resilience, and a blue-collar work ethic, that build lasting client partnerships.
They discuss why open communication is the glue that binds relationships, how ambition and accountability drive growth,...
In this episode, we chat with Brandon Kelly and Brad Bell from Pixel & Tonic about Craft Cloud and its potential to revolutionize web hosting. Learn how Craft Cloud simplifies infrastructure with built-in optimizations, handles scaling seamlessly, and eliminates the headaches of managing third-party services. Whether you’re a marketing director, IT leader, or developer, this conversation breaks down the practical benefits of mo...
In this solo episode, Mitchell shares how marketing directors often become the go-to problem-solvers for digital challenges far outside their job description. Drawing from real client stories, he breaks down the stages of digital maturity in organizations and Solspace's role in bridging gaps between DIY tools and complex, scalable systems.
For actionable insights, visit our site to download the accompanying whitepaper, “Beyond the ....
When a healthcare client’s website was unexpectedly taken offline by their previous developer, Solspace stepped in to restore it. In this solo episode, Mitchell Kimbrough shares the behind-the-scenes story of how they resolved the crisis and why businesses must prioritize web reliability. If you’ve ever been left in a lurch by a web developer, wondered how to navigate a website emergency, or how to choose a trustworthy web develope...
In this episode, Solspace’s own John Henry Donovan shares his expertise on the importance of digital accessibility and inclusive design. He discusses key principles, challenges, and solutions for making websites more accessible to people with disabilities. Learn how businesses can create more inclusive online experiences and why accessibility is essential for everyone. Whether you're a developer, designer, or business owner, this c...
In this episode of the Solspace Podcast, Mitchell Kimbrough chats with Matt Everson from Astuteo. They talk about their experiences in the Craft CMS community and dive into the world of web development for industrial manufacturing.
Matt shares how Astuteo focused on this niche market and found success since 2014-2015, inspired by Mike Michalowicz's "The Pumpkin Plan."
The discussion covers the ups and downs of industrial web develo...
In this episode of the Solspace podcast, we welcome back Shawn Busse from Kinesis to discuss the concept of change in business. The conversation delves into recognizing the need for change within an organization, whether driven by external friction or a proactive vision for the future. We explore the challenges of convincing people to embrace change and the importance of fostering a culture that is open to transformation.
In this podcast segment, Shawn Busse discusses the concept of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) and the need to adapt to a changing business landscape by making small bets and embracing experimentation. He points to examples like GE and Boeing to illustrate how traditional models are no longer reliable. Making small bets allows companies to explore new opportunities while mitigating risks and uncertainties. Shaw...
In LinkedIn Best Practices part two, featuring the brilliant Abby Kelsey, we delved deep into the art of engagement and the power of meaningful commenting in the digital sphere. From sparking conversations to building genuine connections, Abby shared invaluable strategies to elevate your online presence.
Abby will share her expertise on the crucial role of branding in B2B web development—helping streamline processes and enhancing client trust. Branding isn't just logos; it's about conveying trust and clarity in your product's value proposition.
In our web development work, we continue to encounter a lot of private equity activity in the industrial manufacturing sector. In this episode, I interview Thomas Davenport of Davenport Capital Management. Mr. Davenport generously answers my private equity 101 questions and helps us all see how things fit together.
Mitchell and John Henry from Solspace have a conversation with Nate and Bryan from the image and asset optimization web service imgix. We talk about how their service once saved our butts and how it can help businesses easily manage and deliver photos and video without sacrificing page load times or quality.
Mitchell and Scott attended the Industrial Marketing Summit in Austin, TX at the beginning of February. They discuss what they learned, specifically about the shift from Boomer owners and buyers to Millennial buyers and how that changes business needs on the web.
Gustavs Gūtmanis, Lead Developer of Products at Solspace, and Ivars Bariss, Director of Operations at Solspace, join me to discuss the idea that websites can make a gradual transition to a headless architecture.
We start by discussing external search appliances like Algolia and Meilisearch. We talk about how these, by nature, are headless. We create an HTML / Javascript presentation layer and consume the search index through API cal...
Gustavs Gūtmanis, Lead Developer of Products at Solspace, and Ivars Bariss, Director of Operations at Solspace, join me again to discuss the idea that websites can make a gradual transition to a headless architecture.
At Solspace, we focus on making websites more and more reliable on a daily basis. We do this by looking for ways to reduce friction. This activity usually turns into money for our clients. The less friction, the greate...
On this episode I am joined by Thomas Payet, the co-founder and COO of Meilisearch. From the Solspace side I am joined by David Estrada, the developer on the Solspace team with the most Meilisearch experience.
Meilisearch is an open source API-based utility focused on excellent search speed and relevance of content within a given website. In this first episode of our two-part series with Thomas, we get into an overview of how Meilis...
On this episode, I am joined again by Thomas Payet, the co-founder and COO of Meilisearch. From the Solspace side, I am joined by David Estrada, the developer on the Solspace team with the most Meilisearch experience.
This episode builds on the previous Meilisearch episode by discussing use cases for Meilisearch in more depth. We discuss the power and usefulness of acted searching to allow users to drill down more deeply into search...
This episode features Solspace’s Mitchell Kimbrough in conversation with longtime friend Leslie Camacho about EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®), including why Mitchell has decided to implement it at Solspace. You may know Leslie for his leadership at EllisLab and Pixel & Tonic. Leslie has recently embraced a new mission as an EOS Implementer, helping businesses grow from small and scrappy to strong and scalable.
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