The Weekly Pick and Pack

That's right! The Weekly Pick and Pack is back with a short re-introductory episode hosted by Nate Fullmer and Colby Sanford. We discuss changes at Fishbowl, upcoming events, and what to expect from this new season of the podcast.

This week we chat with Russ Graf, VP of Channel Management at Netstock, to discuss the supply chain challenges business owners are facing right now across the US. We discuss whether or not manufacturing will continue to be done as much overseas and also give some tips on what you can do as a business owner during these challenging times. To learn more about Netstock and their solution, visit netstock.co.

This week on The Weekly Pick and Pack we have on Fishbowl partner, Beverly Lang from Diversified Business Solutions, to talk about all things SBA Loans. We discuss the application process, the resources out there to assist you, and how to ensure you track expenses with those funds once you receive the loans. We also discuss how Fishbowl and DBS clients are adapting during these crazy times. You can learn more about Diversified Business Solutions and the services they can provide by visiting www.dbs-hsv.com

This week we have Jamie Chynoweth and Nicole Coulter on talking about working in tech as women. They have worked together at different companies in multiple roles over the years and have a lot of great advice for the women out there dealing with stereotypes.

This week we have Jake Sardoni on to talk all things plugins and integrations. We discuss all the different plugins and integrations available to SMBs who are trying to manage their inventory and grow their business. We cover ecommerce, shipping, CRM, tax, and the QuickBooks integrations. We also dive into the latest pranks done at the Fishbowl office.

This week's episode we sit down with the OG of Fishbowl implementation, Lucas Miller. We discuss whether or not project management certifications are worth it, how to create a good roadmap and how to develop project managers. This week's episode is sponsored by Diversified Business Solutions. They specialize in QuickBooks accounting services and Fishbowl integrations. Check them out at www.dbs-hsv.com

This week we are lucky enough to have "Fact-checker" Sean join us to discuss our favorite conferences of 2019. We discuss what we liked, what we didn't like, and which SMB conferences we will be attending in 2020. Also, here is the source of Sean's claim at the end about errors in Excel. Enjoy.

This week we discuss branding and video marketing with James Shores, the Creative Director at Fishbowl. He gives some good examples on how to go about branding and the design process with your company logo - and he also gives some not-so-good examples. We add 2 new segments: Office Peeves and Quick Questions. We also learn the sad truth about what iPhone fact-checker-Sean is rocking. This week's episode is sponsored by ShipWorks and their "20 days of Giveaways"! To enter go to promo.shipworks.com/20days. ShipWorks is a long time Fishbowl partner and is a multi-carrier shipping software that integrates online sales and marketplace systems including eBay, Etsy, PayPal, Amazon, and Yahoo.

In this episode we discuss project management with Benson and Andy from the Fishbowl development team. They share their insights on valuable tools you can use to manage a team and a project and Benson tells us about his sketchy training in Belize on a shrimp farm.

This week we have guest George Nielsen, our digital marketing guru, giving his take on how to start building an online presence for your company. We talk SEO, PPC, and a bunch of other fun acronyms. We also discuss some surprising statistics about how many people actually still don't have websites and also the fact that they only just stopped printing the yellow pages this year.

This week we have on Fishbowl's Director of Training, Jason Larsen, to discuss some major internal changes Fishbowl made with their support team and how he and other management went about such a massive project. We discuss how this relates to other SMB projects and how change is most effective from the top down. 

This week we have special guest Osita Egbukichi from Out of the Box Technology on to talk about the new features of QuickBooks 2020! We discuss what we like, what we don't like, and what we are hoping is still coming in future releases. 

In this week's episode we discuss what you need to do before implementing a new inventory system. We are joined by two long-time Fishbowl trainers, Colby and Zach, who tell us some of the worst warehouse situations they have come across and how to be adequately prepared for a system change. 

Welcome to The Weekly Pick & Pack, the podcast about all things inventory! Join us this season as we discuss inventory, manufacturing, and supply chain with experts and business owners in the SMB space.