You're Going To Be Great At This!

You're Going To Be Great At This!

Information to help small business owners, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and other self-employed people. Marketing, sales strategies and other tips and tricks from the host and an occasional guest.

Episodes

October 22, 2025 28 mins

Dorien Morin-van Dam of the Strategy Talks podcast discusses using LinkedIn efficiently. 

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Social media and AI strategist, Dorien Morin-van Dam, gives us some great insights on how to make an in-person event work for you. She's also the host of the "Strategy Talks" podcast and a public speaker.

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Davan Johnson, president of Davan Enterprises, and I discuss the features of start.me and if it increases productivity.

Disclaimer: Neither of us are being paid by start.me

Contact Davan: davan@davanenterprises.com

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Davan Johnson, president of Davan Enterprises, talks about what to look for in a CRM and how to find one for your business. 

Contact Davan: davan@davanenterprises.com

LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/davanjohnson

You can reach Chris at⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠

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Adam Griggs, founder of the Own It Love movement discusses the journey that entrepreneurs travel. His advice ("Don't swim alone") is helpful and insightful. 

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Adam Griggs, founder of the Own It Love It movement discusses AI and the effects on small businesses. He shares some examples of adapting to innovation.

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Victor Fernandes, of Fernandes Fit and the Fitness Is Our Business podcast gives us some insight on how and why we need to get our minds and bodies in a good place to be successful.

Victor's email:  ⁠info@fernandesfit.com⁠  

Victor's website: ⁠https://fernandesfit.com⁠   

Victor's book: ⁠Purchase My Bestselling Book – Reclaiming My Authentic Self: A Journey From Fear to Freedom⁠ 

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Victor Fernandes, of Fernandes Fit and the Fitness Is Our Business podcast gives us some insight on how and why we need to get our minds and bodies in a good place to be successful.

Victor's email:  ⁠info@fernandesfit.com⁠  

Victor's website: ⁠https://fernandesfit.com⁠   

Victor's book: ⁠Purchase My Bestselling Book – Reclaiming My Authentic Self: A Journey From Fear to Freedom⁠ 

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Carl Willis of Remodeling Marketing Team explains why communication is an important part of your skill set. Communicating your message in person or via social media can be vital to being successful in your business.

Carl's website: remodelingmarketingteam.com/get-started

Connect with Carl on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlwillis

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Carl Willis of Remodeling Marketing Team helps us get our goals and priorities in place. He also talks about making sure you are communicating your value. 

Carl's website: remodelingmarketingteam.com/get-started 

Connect with Carl on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlwillis

You can reach Chris at ChrisCastanes.com 

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Wendy Malenfant, Business Development Manager for the Little River (SC) Chamber of Commerce shares a few of the benefits of joining your local chamber. She also gives some insight into the work that is done behind the scenes. 

#business #networking #chamberofcommerce #sales #selfemployed #littleriver 

Wendy's email: Wendy@littleriverchamber.org

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Wendy Malenfant, Business Development Manager for the Little River (SC) Chamber of Commerce shares a few of the benefits of joining your local chamber. She also gives some insight into the work that is done behind the scenes. 

#business #networking #chamberofcommerce #sales #selfemployed #littleriver 

Wendy's email: Wendy@littleriverchamber.org

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Dave Campbell of True Media Solutions and host of 9 podcasts, discusses being a "doer" and not just a "sayer". His content has created community and stories - speaking with guests from around the world.
You can reach Dave at truemediasolutions.ca

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July 23, 2025 10 mins

Whale Hunting is the art of trying to capture and land that deal with the elusive giant account. Here are a few helpful tips on how to hunt for whales while staying afloat. 

#sales #business #success #goals #speaker #author

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Patrick Kagan from PK Solutions Group helps us clarify our work by asking ourselves 3 questions to have CLARITY in your small business vision, which will lead to BIG business outcomes.

He's the host of the Sales Hindsights podcast, an author and was recently named the #1 source worldwide for Sales & Leadership Differentiation Development.

Patrick's website: https://pksolutionsgroup.com

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LinkedIn is an awesome way to meet and network with people in or out of your geographical area. If you haven't used it before to cast a wider net of prospects, then now is the time.

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Data analyst JoAnn Gibbs explains how to mine your data for chunks of data that can be used for all kinds of information. She also explains how problems can be created and how to avoid the errors that can cause the information to be incorrect.

JoAnn Gibbs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joann-gibbs/
https://analytics4growth.com/

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A good "drip" campaign is a great way to build rapport with your prospect and stay top of mind. In this episode I talk about a good tool that you may have not heard of that can make dripping easy.

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#sales #business #businessowner #linkedln #author #prospecting 

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June 18, 2025 8 mins

Referrals are a cost-effective way to keep your customer acquisition costs low while building a community of clients.

#sales #referral #business #selfemployed #businessowner #speaker #author #linkedln

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Activity is the key to keeping customers coming. If you look busy then you’ll get busier. If you don’t have a full calendar, go out and find people to talk with. 

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