WCBS 880 Small Business Spotlight Podcast

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In the Small Business Spotlight, Joe Connolly sits down weekly with a successful small business owner for an in depth conversation on how they got their start and where they are today.

WCBS 880 Small Business Spotlight


    • Mar 15, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 141 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from WCBS 880 Small Business Spotlight Podcast

    How a Top Local Manufacturer has Survived and Expanded Over 85 Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 12:10


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Taubner, the president of Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Mount Vernon, NY. 

    Events business sees record growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 11:47


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Wizard Studios founder and CEO Matthew Saravay about how his production and events business grew out of the COVID pandemic on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Optimism Prevails among NY Small and Mid-Size Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 13:48


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso chat with Cory Schouten, editor-in-chief of Crain's New York Business on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    This Business is Nimble Enough to Follow Sales in a Changing Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 15:20


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso speak with Ellen Aschendorf, president of Egg Electric, Inc. on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Why Suburban Small Businesses are Thriving

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 11:58


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Kathryn Wylde, the president and CEO of the influential Partnership for New York City business group on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    An 'Unconventional' Dance Studio Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 14:19


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Busola George, founder of SoL-I Movement Center on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

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    User-Generated Content Leads Digital Sales Growth at Hoek Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 11:21


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Hoek Home founders Conor Coghlan and Brian Chu about how they are essentially competing against Ikea for space in the DIY home furniture space.

    Bronx Fashion Business Grows through Partners with Non-Profits and Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 10:19


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bronx Fashion Week founder Flora Montes on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Small Businesses Have an Advantage in this Sector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 1:00


    Side Hustles Will Become More Common in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 0:54


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    This Industry is Booming in Manhattan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 0:53


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    New Businesses are Catering to Changing Demographics in Manhattan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 15:15


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jonathan Bowles, executive director of the Center for an Urban Future.

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    How to Modernize Your Sales Force

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 11:03


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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    Harlem Chocolatier Becomes More Sustainable after COVID Supply Chain Woes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 17:41


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jessica Spaulding of Harlem Chocolate Factory about her long journey from her mother's kitchen to running a growing local chocolate brand and jumping economic hurdles.

    New Opportunities for Businesses in Green Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 16:45


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Reid Garton, CEO of NY State Solar and board member of New York Solar Energy Industries Association.

    How to Negotiate Anything!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 11:56


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Rich Cohen, son of the "World's Greatest Negotiator" Herb Cohen.

    Practical Course for Beginner and Experienced Business Owners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 16:45


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at a business program in Connecticut with a strong track record, called the Women's Business Development Council, which provides practical operational and marketing training.

    Brooklyn Clothing Store Sees Sales Jump after One Key Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 13:40


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Doug Grater of Something Else who has found ways to grow his business during the pandemic.

    New Health Care Businesses Flock to Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 15:38


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at the business environment in Queens with Justin Rodgers, president and CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation. 

    The New Hospitality Jobs in NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 16:48


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ariel Palitz, the senior executive director of New York City's Office of Nightlife.

    UWS Photo Store is Growing in New Ways

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 12:42


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Kim Duncan of goldenlight visions for a Small Business Spotlight survival update.

    Growing Sales without Finding New Customers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 22:32


    Slice founder Ilir Sela tells Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso about his digital platform for local pizzarias and how it enables these small businesses to maximize revenues within their core customer base.

    How to Build a Sustainable and Profitable Social Media Following

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 14:37


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Stephanie Cartin, co-founder of Socialfly and Entreprenista on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

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    CT Automotive Supplier Begins Installing EV Chargers Nationwide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 17:47


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Joe Shomberg, president of Viking Equipment of Connecticut, which is installing chargers for electric vehicles at homes, dealerships and gas stations nationwide.

    Future of NYC Offices Under Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 18:00


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman of RXR Realty about the future of New York City's office buildings and what it will take for the city to be competitive in a post-pandemic environment. 

    Kickstarter Pilots 4-Day Work Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 20:39


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Kickstarter's chief strategy officer Jon Leland about the crowdsourcing platform's pilot program of a four-day work week for all employees and whether productivity has increased.

    Why Brooklyn is the Fastest Growing Borough in NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 17:45


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso speak with Randy Peers, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

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    CT Bagels Breakthrough in NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 12:02


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Connecticut's Adam Goldberg whose @PopUpBagels are getting traction in Manhattan and growing rapidly by word-of-mouth.

    Travel Specialists Guide Small and Mid-Size Businesses through Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 13:20


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg of Valerie Wilson Travel.

    Why Businesses are Flocking to Downtown Brooklyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 18:27


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Regina Myer of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Dan Kaplan of design and architectural firm FX Collaborative about the growth outside of Manhattan. 

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    How Adventureland Amusement Park Successfully Markets to Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 13:02


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso chat with Steven Gentile, president and co-owner of Adventureland on Long Island, about running an amusement park business in 2022. 

    Five Dimes Brewery Launches BYOF to Support Surrounding NJ Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 13:23


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Chris Alepa, founder of Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood, NJ on the 250th Small Business Spotlight. 

    How to Improve Your Sales Presentations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 15:41


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to accomplished TV and Broadway actor Adam Grupper on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

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    Licensed NYC Home Inspector is Busy Amid Hot Real Estate Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 10:04


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jacqueline Gathers, a trailblazing franchise owner of Pillar to Post who is the first licensed Black female home inspector in New York City.

    MOJO Sports App Reaches 3 Mil Youth Sports Families, Partners with Pro Sports Leagues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 20:13


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ben Sherwood, founder and CEO of MOJO Sports and former president of Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News who founded the platform to make youth sports more fun for kids.

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    DTC Kosher Meat Brand Uses Video to Scale, Fights Inflation with Locally Sourced Products

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 10:37


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Eillot Moscowitz, a former Wall Street trader who is running a high-end direct-to-consumer Kosher meat company called Prairie Street Prime.

    Entrepreneur's Pandemic Pivot Becomes Second Growing Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 17:27


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Andrew Abatemarco of A La Carting and Jen Gould Luxe Events on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    How Flag & Anthem Grew into Multi-Million Dollar Clothing Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 16:30


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Flag & Anthem co-founder and CEO Brad Gartman on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Brooklyn Daycare Center Growing Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, Faces Hiring Hurdles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 9:35


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Eladia Causil-Rodriguez of Eladia's Kids daycare center in Brooklyn on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Uniform Maker Moves Manufacturing In-House to Combat Supply Chain Crunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 10:36


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to James T. Gregory of Turn 2 Sports, LLC, which makes sports and school uniforms about the worsening supply chain issues.

    Why the Outer Boroughs Play a Critical Role in NYC's Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 14:15


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Partnership for New York City president and CEO Kathryn Wylde on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.

    Smorgasburg Founder Shares Growth Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 18:39


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Smorgasburg founder Eric Demby on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight.

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    Fmr. NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on How NYC Businesses Can Deter Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 17:07


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Bratton, former NYPD Commissioner and current executive chairman at Teneo, about what the city can do to limit crime that is impacting businesses' pandemic recovery.

    How Entrepreneurs Optimized Pandemic Battered Sectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 13:25


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Bill Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

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    Casualization of Work Hurts Local Hair Salons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 8:56


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Queens and Greenwich master stylist Michael Alick about the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his business.

    Car Dealerships Discover New Models and Revenue Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 22:06


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Robert Alvine, president of Premier Automotive Group in Branford, CT about the drastic changes in his industry. 

    NYC Fitness Studio Begins Manufacturing Equipment for At-Home Workouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 17:10


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Amanda Freeman, founder and CEO of SLT, which owns fitness studios in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. 

    BentoBox Opens Incremental Revenue Streams for Restaurants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 20:49


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at how local restaurants are improving their digital presence to grow revenue while recovering from the pandemic.

    Improving Hiring and Retention Rates among Early Career Candidates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 16:59


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to RippleMatch founder and CEO Andrew Myers about how his platform matches early career applicants with jobs that data indicates are a good fit.

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    Redefining the Landlord-Tenant Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 15:36


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ofo Ezeugwu, founder and CEO of Whose Your Landlord, who has built a platform where tenants can inform others about property managers and buildings before renting.

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    Leveraging Virtual Events to Grow Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 21:15


    Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Donvil Collins who has mastered the art of engaging, broadcast quality virtual events for businesses with his company VeeKast.

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