Work Hard. Be Nice.
Conversations About Business Operations, Leadership & Growth Work Hard. Be Nice. is the podcast from Operator's Edge Co. where host Sheri Horvath sits down with business owners, leaders, entrepreneurs, and community changemakers for honest conversations about what it really takes to build something meaningful. Each episode explores business operations, leadership, growth, entrepreneurship, and the lessons that come from building businesses, leading people, overcoming challenges, and creating lasting impact. Some conversations dive into systems and strategy. Others explore leadership, relationships, community, and the values that shape successful businesses. No matter the topic, you'll leave with thought-provoking insights, fresh perspective, and ideas you can put into action. If you believe success is measured by more than the bottom line, you're in the right place. Building a great business starts with working hard, being nice, and leaving people and communities better than you found them.
Episodes
Inside this special Episode 13 of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath steps away from the guest interview format to introduce a new recurring series: Debriefing the Dozen.
Every 13th episode, Sheri will look back at the twelve conversations that came before it to reflect on the lessons that stayed with her, the ideas she keeps carrying forward, and the patterns that begin to emerge when you listen closely to people who are activ...
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath (CEO & Founder of operations consulting firm, Operator's Edge Co.) sits down with Brett Shagen, founder of Gravity Lens, for a conversation about what happens when the career path you once thought was a detour turns out to be part of the training.
Brett shares how he originally studied filmmaking and worked in music television before spending years in IT, supporting ...
Ep. 11 - Build It Better, Not Just Bigger w/ Dr. Angela Mineo, DNP
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath (founder & CEO of Operator's Edge Co.) sits down with Dr. Angela Mineo, founder of Cheval Wellness, for a conversation about what happens when you leave a system that no longer reflects how you believe people should be cared for...and then have to learn how to build something better from the ground up...
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath sits down with Kelly McCarthy, founder of Ignite Dance Company, for a conversation about what it takes to keep building the same dream for 30 years and still be willing to change how you build it.
Kelly shares how dance became a safe place for her as a child and eventually inspired her to create that same sense of belonging for generations of students. What began as a lo...
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath sits down with David Geiger, founder of SPUR IT Services, for a conversation about what happens when being the person who can fix everything is no longer enough to build the business you actually want.
David shares how years of technical expertise prepared him to solve complex problems, but not necessarily to lead a company. He talks about the shift from being the &ldquo...
Ep. 08 - Find What You Love, Then Build Around It w/ Nicole Atwood
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath (Operator's Edge Co.) sits down with REALTOR® Nicole Atwood for a conversation about reinvention, entrepreneurship, relationships, and what it looks like to finally build something for yourself after years of building for everyone else.
Nicole shares how her career path moved from interior design to manufa...
Ep. 07 - Don't Let Them Steal Your Joy w/ Judy Lambert
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath sits down with insurance broker, longtime accounting professional, former restaurant owner, and entrepreneur Judy Lambert for a candid conversation about business, leadership, money, resilience, and learning not to give the wrong people too much power.
Judy shares how a difficult experience navigating insurance during...
It’s Not Worth the Growth If You Lose the Heart w/ Colleen Kurtz
Inside this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath sits down with Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Colleen Kurtz, founder of Mindfully Nourished Wellness, to talk about what happens when the thing you once needed becomes the business you’re responsible for growing.
Colleen shares how years of struggling with her own health, an...
Ep. 05- High Capacity, High Standards, & Knowing When To Give It All To God w/ Jessica Smalley-Perry
Episode 05 - High Capacity, High Standards, and Knowing When To Give It All To God w/ Jessica Smalley-Perry
Inside Ep. 05 of Work Hard. Be Nice., Host Sheri Horvath talks with Jessica Smalley-Perry about leadership, faith, service, and what happens when being highly capable means everyone knows you’ll figure it out.
Jessica shares her work with Pasco Kids First, the realities of leading and fundraising in the nonprofit...
Ep. 04- Still Building: Confidence, Failure & The Lessons Before The Finish Line w/ Chellsey Barnett
Inside Ep. 04 of Work Hard. Be Nice., Host Sheri Horvath talks with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Chellsey Barnett about what it really looks like to build a business while you’re still becoming the person capable of leading it.
Chellsey shares the story behind building her private practice, the risks she took before she felt ready, and the expensive business decision that became one of her greatest lessons. Together, Sheri...
Starting something doesn’t obligate you to stay with it when it no longer fits.
In this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., Sheri Horvath, Founder & CEO of Operator's Edge Co. sits down with entrepreneur and travel advisor Heidi Bushko for a candid conversation about knowing when to stay, when to pivot, and when it’s simply time to move on.
After more than 20 years in business, Heidi is building something new and bringing...
What happens to your business when the person leading it isn't operating at their best?
In this episode of Work Hard. Be Nice., host Sheri Horvath, Founder & CEO of Operator's Edge Co., sits down with Kate Lazzarotti, National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach and founder of KCL Wellness, to talk about total optimal health for entrepreneurs, executives, and business leaders.
Kate shares the personal health journey that ...
Every builder has a story. This one is mine.
Before there was Operator's Edge Co., there was a young pastry chef building hundreds of wedding cakes by hand, convinced that working harder was the only way to succeed. It took burnout, closing a business I loved, and years spent leading companies across multiple industries to realize that operations, leadership, and growth were never separate conversations.
In this debut episode, I ...
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