Main and Mulberry: Grindstone

Social Selling is essential for small business success! Grindstone's next guest and Social Selling Expert, Phil Gerbyshak, shares his top takeaways for businesses to leverage social media and build better customer relationships.

This episode of the Grindstone features Carolyn Michael-Banks, owner of A Tour Of Possibilities LLC, and her journey of gritty pivots to build a unique business that creates moving experiences for its customers.

P is for Pivot. On this episode of the Grindstone, America's #1 Small Business Expert, Melinda Emerson, talks about the critical pivots needed to stay relevant to today's customers and how to set up your business to thrive!

This week, Shawn talks with Medford Roofing President Meghan Medford. Meghan shares how she built a successful commercial roofing business by leveraging her employees' talents and workplace culture as key points of differentiation.

When you narrow your niche, then you can scale! We're meeting with Davina Frederick, CEO and Founder at Wealthy Woman Lawyer, who doubled down on her business niche to skyrocket her results.

What's your small business "secret sauce?" Today, we're meeting with Kim Garmon Hummel, Founder and Chief Growth Guide at Sauce Marketing. We'll ask Kim how she found her small business voice and brand, and discuss what you can do to grow smarter!

Meet Courtney Segal, our featured guest and owner of a local women's fitness studio in Germantown, TN - Delta Life Fitness. If her supportive community is any indication, Courtney has it figured out. We asked her about her sales strategy and processes, and she shares incredible insights into how she has retained loyal members and grown her studio - all in the face of the worst challenge a fledgling business could encounter.

There's no going back to the way you used to operate... In today's marketplace, mom-and-pop shops are competing with large, e-commerce retailers like Amazon, and the pandemic has changed buyer behaviors and expectations. How can local retailers custom-tailor their customers' experience to compete and even outdo larger outfits?

Is it harder to do business with a small business? Selling Expert Shawn Karol Sandy explains how local businesses are making it too hard for their customers and what they can do about it.

Looking for employees? Selling will save you! Restaurants and small business employers everywhere are desperately looking for employees, but how can they compete to recruit and hire in these challenging times? Selling Expert Shawn Karol Sandy outlines some smart, competitive selling strategies that small businesses can use to attract awesome employees - right now.

Cake can improve your bottom line! This week, Shawn coaches Keith through the importance of good culture, happy employees and how the small things can impact sales.

Hosts Shawn Karol Sandy and Keith Essary discuss how selling will save you... IF you have a plan. In this episode, Shawn and Keith will unpack what is a sales playbook and how it's a critical lifesaver on this week's episode of The Grindstone.

Selling Expert Shawn Karol Sandy returns for episode 2 of The Grindstone! This week, Shawn explains how leaders can empower their teams by "letting go of the wheel." Main and Mulberry: Grindstone airs on Wednesdays at 12:00pm on Facebook and YouTube.

Robbie McDaniel of Collierville's newly-opened Eye Specialty Group shares her experience treating patients' skin. On this episode of The Grindstone, Robbie educates us on the technicalities of Chemical Peeling, Microneedling, and Skin Rejuvenation.

In downtown Franklin, TN is Garner Blue, an indigo, color-splashed retail storefront that's all about… Blue! Host Keith Essary is joined by the Founder of Garner Blue, Lisa Garner, as she explains how creating handmade scarves and other textiles became a growing e-commerce business and clothing brand.

From a butcher shop, to a catering company, and now an events venue, Thomas Meat and Seafood has continued to evolve over the years. Their premium cuts of never frozen meat and exceptional customer service have customers coming back again and again. Candace Busby joins us on the Grindstone to share a little more about what Thomas has to offer and what makes them unique compared to local butchers and grocery stores.

After years at a national pizza chain, Dave Pippin founded 3 Guys Pizza Pies. Now operating several locations in the mid-south, Dave looks back at how it all started and provides insight into what it takes to be a family business. Hear candid conversation on operating a restaurant in 2020, and how being ingrained in the community is 3 Guys' most valuable asset during pandemic restrictions.

Buy a vacation home, rent it with a property management company, move in yourself, buy property management company! Hot Springs, Arkansas has a trend of vacationers becoming property owners and residents. Hear how Will Lindsay, with virtually no real estate experience, purchased Hamilton Shores Realty and changed his day job overnight. Now Owner and Principal Broker of Hamilton Shores Realty, Will takes us inside the world of vacation rentals and property management on this episode of the Grindstone.

Jim's Place Grille is a restaurant that has been around since the early 1900's, but even James Taras, nor his family, has witnessed anything quite like this. Listen to a discussion about how this beloved family business is continuing to serve their local community, despite COVID-19 Phase 2 restrictions – on this episode of Main and Mulberry.

Anna Bell, host of Main and Mulberry's primary series, interviews founder Keith Essary to announce the Grindstone. Hear about how an impactful video series in a small town in Tennessee was the inspiration for Main and Mulberry's the Grindstone - which will help small business operators tell their unique stories.