Unscripted Small Business

Jeremy Rivera sits down with Jorge Chavez, president and co-founder of Topaz Sales Consulting, on the human side of selling in an AI-saturated world. AI can research the prospect and draft your questions — but it can't read tone, listen in real time, or find the next question on the fly. Jorge makes the case that trust is still built person-to-person, and lays out a refreshingly counterintuitive philosophy: stop trying to clo...

Jeremy Rivera sits down with Ameera Virani of The Designed Life — a coach with two decades in personal and professional development who grew up producing the stages for icons like Wayne Dyer, Bob Proctor, Tony Robbins, and Robin Sharma. Ameera helps women (especially in midlife and seasons of change) get exceptionally clear on what they truly desire and build a blueprint to live it intentionally across health, business, wealt...

After a stretch of major life changes about five years ago, Mark Pearson trained as a life coach through Tony Robbins, then narrowed into business coaching and, ultimately, AI consulting for small and mid-sized businesses. Today he's the founder of Agent Buyable, where he helps companies do two things: get found by AI and get paid by AI agents.

What We Cover

• Why search has split into two l...

Brad Poulos is an educator and consultant in the small business space. He teaches in the entrepreneurship department at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, where he has been on faculty for about fifteen years. Alongside his teaching, Brad consults to small businesses in Canada and the United States, primarily those in the $5–50 million revenue range. He is the author of three books — Most Problems Solve Themselv...

Discover the multifaceted life of Txldian The Destroyer, a Pennsylvania-born musician, content creator, and pro wrestler, as he shares his journey through music, wrestling, and societal issues. This episode offers insights into creative resilience, independence in music, and embracing one's unique path.

In this episode:

• Txldian’s musical influences, early start in gospel choir, and inspiration from icons like Mi...

Paul Pape is the barkeep and game master at Gamify Business, where he converts business strategy, marketing, and operational obstacles into role-playing game mechanics. He has run a successful freelance art and design practice for over 20 years, spent six years coaching creatives on Twitch, and holds two TEDx talks to his name — with a third on the way in October focused on dispelling the myth of the starving artist. He works...

Cameron Tope is the founder and president of Emerson Property Management, a full-service residential property management company serving the greater Houston area. He started investing in rental properties in 2013 after the oil crash threatened his petroleum engineering career at BP, grew his own portfolio to more than 30 doors, and launched Emerson in 2019 after failing to find a professional property manager he trusted. Cameron is...

Discover the intersection of Nashville law, accounting, and emerging AI challenges through this insightful conversation with Nashville-based entrepreneur Knight Lancaster. Whether you're a small business owner or legal professional, learn practical tips on cash flow models, regulatory hurdles, and avoiding AI pitfalls in legal and financial sectors.

Key Topics:

• How AI and technology advancements can lead to accelerate...

Meaghan Wall is the founder of The Hot Girl CFO, a boutique accounting agency specializing in fractional CFO services, bookkeeping, and taxes for creator economy businesses, marketing agencies, influencers, and online service providers. With over 15 years in finance, she works with businesses in the 500K to multi-million dollar range.
In this episode Jeremy and Meaghan cover:

— What a fractional CFO actually does a...

Mason McCumber on AI Agents, Agentic Workflows & Building Smarter Business Systems

Guest: Mason McCumber, SEO and AI expert — buildwithmm.com Host: Jeremy Rivera

About Mason McCumber

Mason McCumber is an SEO and AI expert based in Houston, Texas. He has built hundreds of tools and resources to help business owners and individuals learn and apply AI and SEO strategies. He consults with startups and private equity-backed co...

In this episode, Jeremy Rivera sits down with Kate Hendrickson of Strategy Lane to explore effective marketing, strategic planning, and leadership development for small businesses. If you're feeling overwhelmed by tools, social media, and growth challenges, this conversation offers practical advice rooted in experience and authenticity.

Key Topics

• The importance of face-to-face engagement in marketing efforts for smal...

In this episode, Brandon Moon from TD Pine Advisors shares practical strategies for small business owners to plan their exit, grow intentionally, and create lasting company culture. Whether you're thinking about scaling, partnership dynamics, or succession planning, this discussion provides valuable frameworks to navigate your business journey with purpose.

Key Topics

• The importance of planning your business exit earl...

Episode Summary

In this episode, Jeremy Rivera sits down with Juliana Weiss-Roessler, co-founder of WR Digital Marketing, to talk about the marketing habits that separate thriving small businesses from those stuck in a perpetual feast-and-famine cycle. With 15 years of experience working directly with business owners — plus deep experience in nonprofit marketing dating back to her work with TV's Dog Whisperer —...

Have a social impact idea? Wondering when to choose between a social enterprise and a nonprofit? In this episode, Bruce Ashford reveals how storytelling, messaging, and AI tools can boost your organization’s influence and growth.

We discuss:

• How nonprofits can leverage business strategies without losing their mission focus
• The importance of clear vision and mission statements for branding and marketing
• ...

In this episode, Jeremy Rivera sits down with Mark Gilliland, founder of Kyoto Botanicals, a THC-free hemp CBD and functional mushroom wellness brand he's been building for six years. Mark shares the science behind broad-spectrum hemp extraction and his brand-new functional mushroom blend, the regulatory patchwork small wellness brands navigate every day, and what it's actually like to go from zero SEO knowledge to a six-month, 10-...

In this episode, host Jeremy Rivera sits down with David Pourquery, the founder and CEO of Groas — the world's first fully autonomous AI Google Ads management platform. David shares how a background in private equity and late-night e-commerce experimentation led him to build a system that's replacing entire Google Ads teams, why 90–95% of the accounts he inherits from agencies are misconfigured, and how 80% of his custo...

Join host Jeremy Rivera as he sits down with spa industry veteran Denise Dubois, who has been transforming lives through beauty and wellness since 1983. In this revealing conversation, Denise shares her 38-year journey from paper appointment books to a thriving multi-location spa empire with a clean beauty product line.

Discover the truth about aging (spoiler: 90% is in your control!), learn why consistency beats quick fixes every ...

The Philosophy of Renovation

Join host Jeremy Rivera for a deep dive into the world of residential construction with Alec and Josie Davis, the husband-and-wife team behind H&H Construction in Cookeville, Tennessee. This two-part conversation explores how they've built a thriving renovation business focused on relationship over transactions, creativity over cookie-cutter solutions, and preserving the beauty in old homes w...

Listen: unscriptedsmallbusiness.com Host: Jeremy Rivera Guest: Chad T. Jenkins, Founder of SeedSpark & The CoLAB

Episode Summary

Chad T. Jenkins grew up on a small farm in South Carolina, started his first real estate deal at age 11, and spent 25 years building over 50 businesses across wireless phones, data centers, construction, HVAC, GPS leasing, and more. Then he stopped. Not because he failed — but because h...