The Small Business Radio Show

The Small Business Radio Show

Barry Moltz gets small businesses unstuck. He has founded and run small businesses with a great deal of success and failure for more than 25 years. Barry knows the formula for taking your company to the next level! This is a business radio show where we talk about all the craziness of small business. It’s that craziness that actually makes it exciting, interesting and totally unpredictable. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

Episodes

April 12, 2025 41 mins
Segment 1 with Dominick Miserandino starts at 0:00.

While the current President implements his "on again off again" tariffs, small businesses will still have to deal with the highest tariffs on imported goods in the last 80 years. 

My first guest this week is Dominick Miserandino, CEO of Retail Tech Media Nexus who breaks down what the tariffs are, how they will affect consumers and what actions small businesses need to take.

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Segment 1 with Michael E. Gerber starts at 0.00

Inc. Magazine calls him “the World’s #1 Small Business Guru” — the entrepreneurial and small business thought leader who has impacted the lives of millions of small business owners and hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide for over 40 years.

Michael E. Gerber is a celebrated entrepreneur, author, and business coach renowned for his groundbreaking book, "The E Myth: Why Most Busin...
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Segment 1 with Dr. Abbie Maroño starts at 0.00.

A lot of small business owners feel shame when their company fails because they link who they are so much with their business. This is compounded when they lose money from people they know. What do we do with this shame?

Dr. Abbie Maroño has a new book called "Work in Progress: The Road to Empowerment, The Journey Through Shame" which offers a fresh perspective on the often-overlooked r...
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Segment 1 with Karin Hurt starts at 0:00.

To say there is increased conflict inside of small business and workplaces is an understatement; it takes now more than ever a courageous leader to deal with this.

Karin Hurt is the CEO and Founder of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership company known for practical tools and leadership development that sticks. She’s the author of five books including, "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Wor...
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Segment 1 with Lisa Greene-Lewis at 0.00.

It’s the scariest time of year for small business owners- no not Halloween, its tax time- March 15th for businesses and April 15th for everyone personally. Why is it so scary for so many small businesses owners and what we all need to know.

Lisa Greene-Lewis is a CPA and tax expert for TurboTax. Lisa has over 20 years of experience in tax preparation and breaking down tax laws. She has contri...
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Segment 1 with Mark Hickman starts at 0:00.

What does the future look like for small business in 2025 with the economy still relatively solid, but the "on again off again" tariffs looming?

Mark Hickman serves as Managing Director for Sage in North America. Sage serves small and midsized businesses, providing them with finance, HR, and payroll software to make work and money flow. With more than 20 years of experience at the executive...
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Segment 1 with Mike Colias starts at 0:00.

We are moving to electric vehicles no matter what the current president thinks.

My first guest is Mike Colias who is a Wall Street Journal reporter and veteran of the US automotive beat. He is based in Detroit, where he has covered General Motors for fourteen years and, five years ago, added Ford to his duties. With access to all the key players in the automotive industry, he has tracked the...
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February 9, 2025 33 mins
Segment 1 with Josh Drean starts at 0:00.

Since COVID 19, we have seen a drastic redefinition of how people define work and employment - and a redefinition of how they want to make a living.  As my first guest says in the title of his book – Is employment dead?

Josh Drean is cofounder of the Work3 Institute. He is also a Web3 and Workforce Advisor at the Harvard Innovation Labs and cofounder of DreanMedia. Josh is an HR transformatio...
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This episode's guest is James Sweeney.

Most entrepreneurs see insecurity as a bad thing. They tell themselves that they have to be overly confident in everything they do. But what if insecurity actually feeds success? I love the title of the book from this guest- “Creative Insecurity: Lean into the Unknown and Unleash Your Inner Misfit.”

James M. Sweeney is a serial entrepreneur who started 14 healthcare companies with original ideas...
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Segment 1 with Karla Trotman starts at 0:00.

As Baby Boomers prepare to retire, family-owned businesses across the nation are at a pivotal crossroads. Transitioning leadership and ownership is a complex process, often more challenging in family-run businesses, especially for Black-owned enterprises that face unique obstacles in succession planning and recognition.

Karla Trotman, who CEO of Electro Soft, Inc.,a Black-owned electronics...
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As I grow older, I have realized one thing for my business and professional life- Friends matter. For men, making and keeping friends at the later part of your career and life is more difficult for us than women.

My guest is esteemed professor and research psychologist, Dr. Kimberly Horn has worked with top-tier academic institutions, including West Virginia University, The George Washington University, and Virginia Tech. Devoting h...
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One of the most successful companies that helps small business is Zen Business.

Ross Buhrdorf is the CEO & Founder of ZenBusiness®, a company that provides an easy, all-in-one platform and trusted guidance for small business owners. In his current role at ZenBusiness, Buhrdorf empowers the new generation of entrepreneurs through the delivery of innovative tools, fintech, and educational resources to support millions of small bus...
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The idea of masculinity has come into focus with this past election of Donald Trump – it was one of the biggest gender divides with Trump emphasizing his brand of masculinity and the idea that men had to take care of women. When the votes were counted, men overwhelming voted for Trump and woman for Harris. 

So what's going on here? Is this something new or a throwback to the past?

My guest is Dr. Ronald Levant who is Professor Emerit...
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Can we improve our business brain by participating in art? My guest did the research to confirm this;  it's called neuroaesthetics.

Ivy Ross is the Vice President, Design for Hardware at Google.

She was trained at Harvard Business School for general management with outstanding record of achievement with Fortune 500 companies in retail, direct mail, and manufacturing environments. One of nine executives selected by Fast Company Magazi...
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Segment 1 are 2 are with Brian Solis. 

Brian Solis is Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow. He designs and delivers strategic engagements with important customers to advise on digital and business innovation strategies. Brian has been called “one of the greatest digital analysts of our time.”

He is an award-winning author of 9 best-selling books including In his latest book called "Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation...
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Segment 1 with Kenneth Davis starts at 0:00.

What are the greatest non fiction books of all time? Kenneth C. Davis called "The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Non Fiction"the best and most important short nonfiction works of all time, chosen by This historian. Kenneth’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications. He has appeared on national television an...
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It seems if one thing is for sure, is that we are living in “the age of outrage”. Social media and politics certainly has turned up the heat and people seem to be outraged and angry almost everywhere about almost everything. How can we still lead in such a highly charged environment?

My guest is Karthik Ramanna who is a professor of business and public policy at University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, where he has ser...
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Segment 1 with Tobias Sturesson starts at 0:00.

Having grown up in a religious cult and later confronted its toxic culture, Tobias Sturesson evolved into a prominent advocate for the vital importance of cultural health for organizational success and human flourishing. He  is the author of "You Can Culture: Transformative Leadership Habits for a Thriving Workplace, Positive Impact and Lasting Success". Tobias has identified the four ...
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Segment 1 with Barry Conchie begins at 0:00.

What talents does it take to be a great leader?

My first guest is Barry Conchie who is the founder and president of Conchie Associates and author of " The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance", with his business partner Sarah Dalton. He is an expert in psycho- metric talent assessments, leadership research and development, team building, and su...
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Segment 1 with Spencer Carroll starts at 0:00

Taxes…there isn’t another word that sends shivers up the spine of a small business owner or gives them such a feeling of dread- but it really doesn’t have to be that way. There is help to put together sound strategies so you don’t dread April 15th and get to keep more of your money.

My first guest is Spencer Carroll who is an experienced CPA with a background in public accounting and tech...
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