The Biz Call

Elina Furman invented the Kahlmi, the world's first baby massage wand for the simple reasons that babies absolutely love massage.  There are so many benefits to this massager that was designed and constructed especially for infants,  Bridging the gaps between love, touch and science can foster learning, brain development, better sleep and happier babies.  It's a great start -- but she's nowhere near finished.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

One of America's finest original traditions is moonshine, which David Suk is determined to share via Saint Luna Spirits. Not only does moonshine have a rich history, it also provides the foundation for marvelous news tastes and flavors.  You'd have to be both an adventurer and adventurous to start up and distribute a legendary product like moonshine, and David is just the man to do it.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Babies love to be held.  When they're held snugly, they sleep better, longer, which is healthier for them -- as well as their sleep-deprived parents! After extensive research and development, Tara Williams created her unique weighted baby blankets that help babies sleep soundly. But that's just where she started. She's growing the business through smart marketing and product creation.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Knowing your business is one thing.  Knowing how to work through communication inside and out is another.  Nate Regier has grown his communications company to an international presence by working through challenges and growing revenues while keeping costs low.  Lean and agile are the watchwords here.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

In the worst of times, when everyone is scrambling to the Zoom screen, Randall Heer funded the construction and operation of Vista, a revolutionary production studio where all facets of state of the art audio/video production is professionally done under one roof.  If you've even done more than pointing your iPhone, you know that coordinating and sourcing services and facilities costs both time and money. Vista solves all that and more, proving that bricks and mortar is not only alive, but thriving.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you think running a non-profit isn't about turning a profit, think again.  Non-profits are classified that way for tax reasons, but they still have to generate profitable revenue. Anthony Stanowski is the CEO of CAHME, the accreditation unit in the health care sector, devoted to building and training leaders in the industry.  Working on a very limited budget, he's been able to turn around the fortunes of CAHME and attract excellent employees using resourcefulness -- and smarts.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

You can either take the hit from negative events or, like Jim Schultz of Grand Teton Flooring & Window Coverings, you can turn them into opportunities.  At least twice, Jim was faced with situations that might have discouraged others. But he and his team saw the opportunities and pursued them, building a profitable business where others before him had failed.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Working from home isn't new.  Renting out workspaces isn't new.  But strategically locating fully-equipped work centers and meeting rooms that are closer to where you live, instead of in the middle of the city is new, which is the main concept behind Daybase. Nic Rader and his team have formulated a hybrid that delivers the best of both worlds -- at an affordable rate.  And when you hear how they plan to grow the business, you'll understand why Daybase could become the Starbucks of work spaces.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

John Murphy has been opening the eyes of businesses for 30+ years, providing much more than solutions: John provides options they've never even thought about.  And instead of simply dropping off a report, he produces tangible business results on both the bottom line and corporate practices.  Adapt and improvise are key aspects to getting ahead in a business environment that's constantly changing. Through his books and counsel, John's guided many successes throughout the world.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

GeniusOnTheGo.com is the brainchild of Vin and Shem, two ex-Apple tech employees who knew there was a better way to offer all kinds of tech support top their Macintosh and Apple customers.  Locally, they're mobile. Globally, they're the long sought-after alternative to those of us who have found out -- unfortunately -- that Apple's Genius bar is exactly overflowing with Apple geniuses.  These two are the real deal, offering pinpoint custom solutions instead of "replacements" and excuses.  This is what real customer service is about, which is why they've been thriving for years.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you're an entrepreneur with inventory challenges, discover the risk-free services of Sean DeClercq's Kickfurther.com, which sources and places inventory for buyers and sellers across the business spectrum.  This is the kind of service the internet was made for: fast, efficient, global connections to make the supply chain move more smoothly.  A fascinating invention unlike others in this space.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Just when you thought you heard it all, we hear from Colleen Francis, who totally turns the tables on everything you've been listening to from other business owners.  If you run a practice where you ARE the business, this is a very worthwhile listen.  As a sole practitioner increasing sales for others, she must be doing something right, because it's been working for quite a while.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

William Osgood never stops learning, which is why his business never stops growing. Starting out with what he knew, he branched out into representing veterans in business and then helping all kinds of businesses navigate the world of government contracts.  It's a much bigger world than you might think -- with lots to learn and profit from.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

FIRST, let me apologize for the terrible sound quality on this episode.  We tried some unreliable technology which dampened the questions, but the answers are still very clear.  If you don't know the questions, they're the same ones asked in every episode and can be downloaded from http://www.TheBizCall.com.  As for this episode, meet Connie Sobczak, owner of The Body Positive, a hybrid non-profit that has been turning people's body images -- and their entire lives around -- since 1996.

Jane Owen never really meant to become a publicist, but her gift for the game drew her into the trade, starting in the music business and blossoming into her own lifestyle/luxury specialty agency with presence around the world. But even now, she chooses clients who are interesting over those with big budgets.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

You know how Krista Neher gets new business?  She answers the phone. Clients new and old call on her 15+ years of experience in the hottest-growing field in business today: digital marketing.  While suckers click on too-good-to-be-true schemes promising surefire results, Krista uses her brains and critical thinking to boldly go where success is most assured, rather than "doing it because everyone else is."  Listen to what it's like to go your own way, in both philosophy and practice, while paying off big time.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you thought organizing and training for social and political causes was about passion and staying poor, you need to meet Becky Margiotta.  Her Billions Institute works internationally with organizations who get grants and funding, but have no idea how to deploy their resources.  This is a window into a world most of us assume doesn't exist.  But it does. And there's good money in it.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Hollywood's version of Artificial Intelligence is completely fake. But Colby Turnick's ReFocusAI is as close as you're going to get for increasing sales in real time. Learn the difference between what technology can -- and can't -- do to increase results with 94% accuracy, and how real sales improvement technology differs from warmed over promises.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Kimberly Wiefling is part of Silicon Valley Associates, an interesting kind of consulting collective that changes corporate cultures and practices that build the bottom line. Most "collectives" don't manage to survive beyond an idea, but the Silicon Valley Alliance has bucked that trend.  They must be doing something right!Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Mat Chacon not only drives a successful immersive collaboration technology, he also has been around the block and has surprising comments about how and when to get funded.  And it's not at all what you'd expect.  Doghead  Simulations begins where conferencing apps like Zoom and Skype leave off, providing an almost 3D environment for teams around the world, at a price that prospects and customers simply can't refuse.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Learning from experienced professionals and going with her gut allowed Kaitlyn Study to successfully manage and grow South Street & Company, a digital marketing agency not only accomplished at growing her clients, but maintaining long-term rewarding relationships, as well.  Starting out from a completely different end of the universe, she followed her gut instincts, balancing those with guidance from professionals.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Wait til you hear about how Bob Butterfield built his property management and tax service company.  It's everything they DON'T tell you about hiring, servicing and incredibly, recognizing even the most random opportunities as doorways to success. In just about every area, this reads like a primer that contradicts just about everything you're told about how to start, run and excel at business, no matter what field you're in.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Matt Stansbury's Nominee Design focuses on brand strategy and creative executions, partnering with a circle of partners to promote and build brands across the country.  Hear how his New Age design firm is helping businesses in all kinds of categories.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Commercial real estate is much more than simply buying and selling buildings and dirt. In an industry that's famous for cut throat dollars, Gregg Aguirre's Capital Rivers builds long term relationships in a creative and prosperous field -- and tell people that the best way to break into the business is old school: person to person relationships.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

The mind-blowing business of Akash Networks is both creative and brilliant. Owner Greg Osuri's firm uses blockchain technology to decentralize computer storage and computing power, which means anything from a parked Tesla to your own workstation can earn money by simply allowing its unused storage/computing capacities to be used by Akash customers. Instead of paying for a large server's unused space, businesses save costs by using 100% of the capacity they find in Akash's network.  Wow.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

It's one thing to know how to be a dentist.  It's a whole other thing to know how to run a dental practice efficiently, profitably -- and in a manner that keeps the practice popular and growing among patients.  Listen to how Kiera Dent's Dental A Team serves practices throughout the country, taking a top-down approach to enhancing each individual practice's performance.  You don't have to be a dentist to learn from this one.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

With a history of journalistic experience, Paul Wilke is determined to bring back the news in as balanced a format as possible.  Gathering news items and presenting them in a number of formats, his Walking Duck episodes can be heard/watched everywhere, including various streaming channels.  If yours is a story worthy of attention, you may want to keep this medium in mind. Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Unlike most marketing agencies, Joanna Reese's Tangible Strategies specializes in custom service for small businesses.  High ethics, strict attention to the client's specific challenges and opportunities ensures that each client gets real results, as opposed to cookie-cutter solutions.  If you're serious about marketing success, this is worth a listen.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

After becoming the top performer in the entire country -- including banks and loan institutions -- Christopher Hussain realized there was a much bigger, much broader and much better solution to the mortgage business than just automation.  More to building a business than just paying for advertising. In his latest career, he's set the stage for not just years of growth -- but decades.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

What kind of background prepares you best for your business?  College? Grad school?  Experience?  How about "None of the above?"  You won't believe how Rodney Agan's lack of business experience actually propelled his company into the top tier of his field.  Great story and a great company -- with a special offer for listeners!Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Business success is never as easy as they make it look.  You've got to hit the pitches life throws at you, even if some of them are curveballs. That's Paige Wiese's story and it's a good one -- with a seriously happy ending.  Look, adversity is a part of life, but it doesn't get in the way of smart success.  If you're as smart as Paige, you actually make it work *for* you.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you know how to spot opportunity, success is a lot more likely.  J.R. Rodriguez saw the internet and digital markets opening up.  While everyone else jumped into the sexy, glamorous world of content, J.R. went where the money was:  network and digital cables.  After all, *something* has to connect all that stuff together!  After one interesting misstep, he corrected course and has never looked back. Plus, listeners get a discount!Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Lots marketing agencies call themselves "creative," but successful marketing requires way more than clever taglines and spiffy logos.  "Creative" strategies and tactics are what Aaron Watson champions in all aspects of his clients' campaigns.  You'll definitely learn some incredibly useful facts and tips from this one.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

For all those people who think "being creative is what business is about," forget about it.  Being creative isn't about being cute or clever.  It's how Lanette Fydrych approaches just about everything in her business. Smart, sharp and brimming with energy, Lynette has built Cycledog into a thriving business using creativity where it matters most: on the bottom line. Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

So you thought marketing in the digital age was simply posting to your Facebook account? Boy, is THAT the wrong number.  Chase Friedman's Vanquish Media knows every nook and cranny of the online, social media and digital world.  Whether it's creating content or placing it for clients, his group probably forgot more than I'll ever learn.  In fact, I learned one fact that helped me market The Biz Call!Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you're serious about business, you're serious about funding.  If you're not self-funded, you need more than money.  You need know-how, resources -- and most importantly -- connections to get you the right deal.  Anyone can get you money.  Jacob Wilson adds those all important resources you won't find in bank brochures.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business! 

Some people are born salesman. Most people aren't.  Noel Walsh has the gift and makes his living teaching and training us non-salesmen not only how to close more sales, but to enjoy the process along with the results.  If you dread making those sales calls, this is one episode you simply can't afford to miss.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

What? Just "another" protein bar?  Hardly.  Will Nitze *started* with healthy bars, but very quickly learned there's way more to the business than food.  Like many businesses, his assumptions and expectations differed radically from his customers' -- and he adapted without compromise. The second lesson was even more critical to his business success.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

You'll never complain about adversity again after listening to Kendra Leonard's story of how her  successful life and burgeoning businesses were nearly destroyed by personal tragedy and urban riots. Despite her retail dreams literally going up in smoke, Kendra is rebounding from all she's experienced and learned.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Disrupting a trillion dollar industry is a tall order, so you know Stephen Bulfer was serious when he created Streamloan to take the antiquated mortgage industry into the digital age.  As his fifth startup, Streamloan is a pioneer in the field, challenging -- and winning -- over the likes of bigger companies like Rocket Mortgage and others.  He also is offering a special deal for The Biz Call listeners.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Robert Becker thinks medicine and health are too intimidating, difficult and expensive, which is why he's built Humaginarium.  A real rogue approach to the  health care sector, Becker is one of those rugged individuals who knows that just because the crowd says so doesn't mean it's right.  In fact, he's proving it.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business! 

C.H.O.I.C.E. -- Consider How One Individual Changes Everything  -- is a most unusual non-profit business with an astounding 95% success rate.  Using on its one-to-one method, Jessica Bartnick's organization partners with hard-working, under-served young people and puts them into environments in which they apply their abilities to achieve success.  This is what Americans love about reaching out and helping someone who needs a helping hand. Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Taylor Wellman runs a video marketing enterprise that's anything but "just another video shop."  Smart, successful and always on the lookout for how to build the business better.  Not what you'd expect by any means.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Just when you thought you knew EVERY kind of business there is, along comes someone with a business that not only is profitable, but smart and environmentally sound -- in a category you've never heard of.  Gary Testa runs Engineered Fluids, which is fulfilling every entrepreneur's dreams -- not to mention financial success.  This is one episode you have got to hear.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

After a successful career in oil and gas, Gary Evans operates Generation Hemp, a middle operation for processing hemp products.  Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!